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[FZZ]

Something happened game 2

His Peach snapped

The powershields and conversions

His float cancelling was perfect

I wanted Plup to win, but that Peach was literally the highest level of Melee I've seen since Mang0 at MLG 2014

 

[DryEyeRelief]

Why should it be after Smash?

capcom game

 

[papertoonz]

About how long until SFV?

a little bit over 2 hours but this is smash so i could run long

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

smash at 176k viewers atm

 

[Hazzuh]

This is free for Armada. As soon as Hbox lost it was free.

Armada looking unbeatable so far. Really high-level stuff.

All of his brothers play Sheik at high level so he is amazing vs Sheik. Hasn't dropped a set to a Sheik since 2010.

 

[BY2K]

This Top 8 isn't as hype as last year's. Nothing crazy.

Did you miss the part where THERE'S A CAPTAIN FALCON IN TOP 8!?

 

[Spirit of Jazz]

Twitch streamers have had donations bullshit for ages, but I guess it was never really integrated into Twitch before.

Most streamers have alerts set up anyway. To be honest I quite like how it's set up for the players here.

Nintendo games are way more enjoyable when I'm not blind drunk and pissed that I won't be able to catch KI finals live because they take so damn long.

 

[Aaronrules380]

Because mistakes can happen that result in a complete loss of a stock which is completely unlike other fighting games that have health bars (barring Marvel). Not just bad decisions, but technical input mistakes such as wavelanding onto the stage incorrectly can lead to you losing your stock. Kind of like what you saw happen with Westballz's first stock vs S2J, he tried to waveland but instead held into the stage incorrectly and resulted in him airdodging into the edge and thus dying.

More stocks also leads to more time to adapt and comebacks to occur which happen incredibly often in Melee.

I disagree. Smash 4 has two stocks and there's plenty of skill in that. No reason Melee shouldn't be 3 stock other than tradition imo

 

[CuckFupertino]

Anyone have a link to the bracket for SF5 Top 8?

 

[jett]

About how long until SFV?

2 hours and 10 minutes.

 

[sixteen-bit]

smash at 176k viewers atm

15 year old game lol

eBay prices gonna spike

 

[kAmui-]

2 hrs

a little bit over 2 hours but this is smash so i could run long

Thanks. I'l set the alarm in two hours and check what's happening then.

 

[Hyperactivity]

When top 8 started, I doubted Armada was taking the tournament. Mang0 and HBox had been looking much better.

After WF, and not just because he's still on winner's side, Armada is probably gonna take it

 

[Aaronrules380]

no, smash 4 should be 3 stock at more events.

not even trolling i'd have so much more fun competing if tournaments were 3 stock.

I'd agree if it weren't for a few characters typically taking much longer for matches to end due to playstyle tbh

 

[Secret Character]

Oh great, Hungry box. Time to take a break. This will take a while.

 

[KingBroly]

Did you miss the part where THERE'S A CAPTAIN FALCON IN TOP 8!?

That's a pretty low bar for "crazy" then. Plop's Samus beating Leffen last year was crazy.

 

[cj_iwakura]

15 year old game lol

Catherine's pretty old, we had 2000!

 

[Mugy]

I hope S2J do the hype thing by winning both Westballz and Hbox

 

[kuroneko0509]

rest

 

[Vince DiCola]

Thank you for all the info guys. I'm gonna watch this match and see if I can follow it and enjoy it.

 

[wheeplash]

Did you miss the part where THERE'S A CAPTAIN FALCON IN TOP 8!?

THAT AINT FALCO

 

[Fitts]

I missed all of Xrd... shit. How was top 8?

 

[Beats]

Wow that was a great tech from S2J.

 

[Baleoce]

2 hours and 10 minutes.

YouTube it is then.

 

[Hazzuh]

I missed all of Xrd... shit. How was top 8?

Pretty good, they revealed Dizzy. She releases tomorrow.

 

[Mass Effect]

We tech those

 

[lsslave]

I missed all of Xrd... shit. How was top 8?

Insanely hype at the venue. Really good show, don't want to spoil it but the crowd was deaphening

 

[Alucrid]

hand movements look like they're on a sitcom pretending to play games

 

[depths20XX]

I think the thing that has always looked boring about this game is how it just looks like jumping around and fishing for hits. Fox just does the jump kick thing, Jigglypuff just does the jump spin kick thing. I KNOW there's a lot of skill going on there as far as movement it just doesn't look exciting.

 

[The Last One]

One of the problem with Melee at these events are these sets in which A) It's obvious whose going to win, B) It'll still take 5+ minutes per game. Definitely one for the fans more than FGC peeps.

S2J won over West
Plup sent Hbox to loosers

It's not obvious at all

 

[Revven]

What changed about Ganondorf

One thing that comes to my mind immediately his his forward air being weaker, leading to one of his best moves and ways to KO easily really hurt him. I alsoooo think his Dthrow changed but I can't remember for certain if it did, I could be mixing things up with something else.

The changes are somewhere on the Smash Wiki (too busy watching Melee to link lol)

 

[Xeteh]

I missed all of Xrd... shit. How was top 8?

It was really entertaining. They announced Dizzy afterwards, free for a week.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

man puff just flew off the stage completely horizontally lmao.

 

[MechaX]

I think the thing that has always looked boring about this game is how it just looks like jumping around and fishing for hits. Fox just does the jump kick thing, Jigglypuff just does the jump spin kick thing. I KNOW there's a lot of skill going on there as far as movement it just doesn't look exciting.

This is pretty much what a friend was complaining about. "Why are they just jumping around? Why are they dashing back and forth? Why does this Jigglypuff keep jumping off of the stage?"

 

[Spirit of Jazz]

Cap's knee is the most hype move to see pulled off in the game whilst Jigglie's jump kick is the least.

 

[LucidMomentum]

S2J won over West
Plup sent Hbox to loosers

It's not obvious at all

Like I said, don't bother if someone's talking like they clearly don't play / watch the game.

This is pretty much what a friend was complaining about. "Why are they just jumping around? Why are they dashing back and forth? Why does this Jigglypuff keep jumping off of the stage?"

I don't understand why people can't understand it's spacing just like footsies in SFV.

 

[Fitts]

Pretty good, they revealed Dizzy. She releases tomorrow.

Insanely hype at the venue. Really good show, don't want to spoil it but the crowd was deaphening

It was really entertaining. They announced Dizzy afterwards, free for a week.

Nice... thanks, y'all. Any specific matches I should look up?

 

[Hazzuh]

S2J won over West
Plup sent Hbox to loosers

It's not obvious at all

I wasn't talking about every single set. I was saying "these sets" to specifically talk about things like Armada vs Plup which was clearly NID from the start.

 

[Gunslinger]

Didn't smash break 200k last year?

 

[Revven]

I think the thing that has always looked boring about this game is how it just looks like jumping around and fishing for hits. Fox just does the jump kick thing, Jigglypuff just does the jump spin kick thing. I KNOW there's a lot of skill going on there as far as movement it just doesn't look exciting.

That's just like someone using Hadoukens at range to zone out the other player in Street Fighter for a little bit (which does happen). Or, someone putting out a move in SF in general to keep them out; it's the footsies just like it is in SF. If you find it boring here, you must find it boring in SF too then, no? Where it's more simplified (not as much movement going on).

 

[FZZ]

Didn't smash break 200k last year?

Yup

 

[papertoonz]

Because mistakes can happen that result in a complete loss of a stock which is completely unlike other fighting games that have health bars (barring Marvel). Not just bad decisions, but technical input mistakes such as wavelanding onto the stage incorrectly can lead to you losing your stock. Kind of like what you saw happen with Westballz's first stock vs S2J, he tried to waveland but instead held into the stage incorrectly and resulted in him airdodging into the edge and thus dying.

More stocks also leads to more time to adapt and comebacks to occur which happen incredibly often in Melee.

but how is that different to normal fighting games, it sounds just like you mess up an input your gonna get punished

like how is this any different from just lossing a round due to mess up

 

[KingBroly]

Didn't smash break 200k last year?

everything's down from last year

 

[SmackAttack]

Thank you for all the info guys. I'm gonna watch this match and see if I can follow it and enjoy it.

Anytime. Although, HungryBox isn't exactly the most fun player to watch, lol. Even if it doesn't end up clicking with you, I think it's worth trying to see anyway. I tried with Marvel and GG but no dice. Hope you enjoy!

 

[jman2050]

I think the thing that has always looked boring about this game is how it just looks like jumping around and fishing for hits. Fox just does the jump kick thing, Jigglypuff just does the jump spin kick thing. I KNOW there's a lot of skill going on there as far as movement it just doesn't look exciting.

How is any of that more "boring" than moving back and forth and throwing out jabs and range moves in neutral in Street Fighter?

 

[Ultra Numb]

When top 8 started, I doubted Armada was taking the tournament. Mang0 and HBox had been looking much better.

After WF, and not just because he's still on winner's side, Armada is probably gonna take it

If you think about it, it seems similar to 2015.

Armada started off pretty damn strong in 2015, begins to lose in the summer but then wins EVO and begins to dominate everyone.

It's literally the same thus far. He had a very strong start to 2016 [Genesis 3, Beast, Summit 2] but been losing more recently. Now its EVO and he hasn't dropped a game in Top 8. Will history repeat?

 

[EmiPrime]

hand movements look like they're on a sitcom pretending to play games

Welcome to competitive Melee, where carpal tunnel, tendonitis and RSI are always top tier.

 

[Xeteh]

How is any of that more "boring" than moving back and forth and throwing out jabs and range moves in neutral in Street Fighter?

Spoken like someone who knows nothing about Street Fighter.

 

[Tan]

dream is dead

 

[chaosblade]

At least S2J didn't go out like a total buster.


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