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Enlong Court Dragon from The Underground Facility Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Court Dragon
#52202: Jul 30th 2014 at 8:14:07 PM

Some people get more engagement out of mastering their character and competing than they do out of unstructured battles. Neither is right. And neither is wrong. What's worse than either is trying to impose one or the other (or any other interpretation) on someone who gets engagement out of the game in a different way.

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CassidyTheDevil Since: Jan, 2013
#52203: Jul 30th 2014 at 8:16:26 PM

You shouldn't judge people. If someone wants to impose their views on others, that's their right.

Elbruno Mummy Woomy from Chile: Not As Dry As Space! Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
Mummy Woomy
#52204: Jul 30th 2014 at 8:17:20 PM

Lots of level-headed people. That's why I love these forums.

[up]Aaaaand there goes my point.

edited 30th Jul '14 8:18:16 PM by Elbruno

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Enlong Court Dragon from The Underground Facility Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Court Dragon
#52205: Jul 30th 2014 at 8:17:26 PM

[up][up]How dare you. Recursive arguments killed my family.

edited 30th Jul '14 8:17:44 PM by Enlong

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Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#52206: Jul 30th 2014 at 8:24:03 PM

How dare you say "how dare you"?

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Demonfly birdie fairy Since: Jul, 2012
birdie fairy
#52207: Jul 30th 2014 at 8:32:28 PM

At least put up a trigger warning first.

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Keybreak (Long Runner)
#52208: Jul 30th 2014 at 8:35:56 PM

I tempted to quote Cassidy as today's Most Ironic Poster.

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Mukora Uniocular from a place Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Uniocular
#52209: Jul 30th 2014 at 8:39:52 PM

I don't mind the competitive Smash scene. I just... don't understand how it exists. What makes Smash Bros so different from other party games? Like, why isn't there such a big Mario Kart competitive scene?

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Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
The Cat Knows Where It's At
#52210: Jul 30th 2014 at 8:40:50 PM

This is the best fora on the Internet.

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Marioguy128 Geomancer from various galaxies Since: Jan, 2010
Geomancer
#52211: Jul 30th 2014 at 8:41:49 PM

Smash is kind of a fighter. Kart is a racing game. Racing games don't have the same following as fighting games. I don't believe there was an option to turn off items in the past Mario Kart games. Kart is INCREDIBLY chaotic to the point that it can't be taken seriously as a competitive game.

[up]Eh, I wouldn't really say that.

edited 30th Jul '14 8:43:00 PM by Marioguy128

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Keybreak (Long Runner)
#52212: Jul 30th 2014 at 8:42:42 PM

Super Smash Bros is different because so many people know the characters from all over Nintendo from youth, and now that they're older they can use their new adolescent aggression to prove their worth to other people who also find importance in that.

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Hashil Since: Aug, 2010
#52213: Jul 30th 2014 at 8:46:27 PM

Mechanics.

Smash has the potential for a lot of deep mechanics and techniques, Melee was designed in such a way that it really favored skillful play under the right circumstances, and because it's got a bunch of popular Nintendo people in it it endures moreso than, say, Playstation All Stars. I dunno know much about that one but I'm guessing its competitive scene (or even casual scene) isn't much to talk about nowadays.

Mukora Uniocular from a place Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Uniocular
#52214: Jul 30th 2014 at 9:13:22 PM

I guess I just never see the "deeper" mechanics because I can't wrap my head around them whatsoever.

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NEO from Qrrbrbirlbel Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
#52215: Jul 30th 2014 at 9:22:56 PM

The transition from Brawl mechanics to Melee's was meant to actually improve competitiveness, so people who weren't skilled enough to wavedash like crazy could fight prosmashers on equal footing, using those skills that, you know, were actually intended. The only thing the team really screwed up was random tripping.

Not that I have something against Melee, in fact, I'm glad Project M is a thing. Still, wavedancing fights are pretty ugly IMO...

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Keybreak (Long Runner)
#52216: Jul 30th 2014 at 9:24:20 PM

Why aren't there any competitive 64 players? That game was initial. New, innovative...surely people would have taken time to learn that.

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Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
The Cat Knows Where It's At
#52217: Jul 30th 2014 at 9:27:10 PM

Pretty much the closest I've ever come to learning the advanced mechanics of Smash Bros is a period of time where I attempted to master the short hop so I could improve my approach as Marth.

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nigelstack345 Let's dance, boys! from Subspace Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#52219: Jul 30th 2014 at 9:39:40 PM

That is not a good imitation of Doc Louis's voice.

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Sterok Since: Apr, 2012
#52220: Jul 31st 2014 at 12:19:08 AM

I think those of you who wanted a particular Pokemon stage will be very happy. It also makes me think some more about a particular Pokemon I thought was deconfirmed.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#52221: Jul 31st 2014 at 12:29:33 AM

...Why Milotic, exactly?

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TPPR10 Craving for fish from up north Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Craving for fish
#52222: Jul 31st 2014 at 12:30:15 AM

So Wii U gets Kalos Pokémon League and 3DS gets Unova Pokémon League (the area shown in the picture is the stairway before Champion's temple).

Some might wonder "Why Milotic". Which is weird, yeah, but something tells me that it might contain Pokémon from different Champions. Milotic was the main Pokémon of Wallace.

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Sterok Since: Apr, 2012
#52223: Jul 31st 2014 at 12:33:38 AM

Why Milotic? Because Wallace is the true boss, and this is actually an ORAS stage.

Yeah, I got nothing. At least Cresselia on Spear Pillar was a G4 legendary.

Fawriel Since: Jan, 2001
#52224: Jul 31st 2014 at 12:33:45 AM

A Pokemon you thought was deconfirmed, Sterok?

Sterok Since: Apr, 2012
#52225: Jul 31st 2014 at 12:36:00 AM

Zoroark appeared in the Greninja trailer, but it hasn't been spotted since. It's the obvious G5 rep, especially since Victini and Genesect are out. I still doubt it, but Miis appearing in the Smash Direct gives it a remote possibility.


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