Game journalists think Little Mac is OP in Smash, publish actual articles about it

love it. because fighting scrubs that use him is so easy.

just camp at the side and eventually they will forward b off the side.
 
Mushroomer25 said:
It's been a popular opinion in the Smash community for awhile, though the game hasn't been out anywhere near long enough to determine if he breaks balance of the game. His aereal abilities are very weak, and other characters may prove to be powerful counters by exploiting that weakness.

Frankly, Rosilina is more likely to become this game's Metaknight.
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There won't be a MetaKnight this time, Rosalina has actual weaknesses. Until tourneys consist 80+% of Rosalina, there's no way she of anyone will be the next MK.
 
As someone whose main is Little Mac, it's a lot of fun nailing that KO uppercut. But once anyone puts me off a platform I might as well down tap down and end the suffering. A lot of characters have answers to him so all I see is professionally published Johns.
 
His attacks are strong but get him anywhere near the edge and he's done for.

That's kind of his whole gimmick. He's a glass cannon.
 
Echoenigma said:
Of course he's everywhere in for glory. He's easy as hell if the person you're playing against is awful, and considering it's super smash bros, that's gonna be a lot of people.
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He is everywhere in for glory because they couldnt be bothered to also add Battlefield variants cause hurr durr meme
 
Pinko Marx said:
The thing is the For Glory Omega stages kind of play to his strengths. If there were some stages with a few platforms like Battlefield or Dream Land things wouldn't be so bad. As it stands LM has a clear advantage in For Glory. #NerfBatLittleMac
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This is a fair point, actually. For Glory is all Omega stages, which are completely flat, making it easier for Little Mac to negate his only weakness.

That being said -- whatever. Keep playing, and one is bound to figure him out eventually. I'm not quite there yet going against the good Macs, but it's interesting, at least!
 
1) Choose Toon Link
2) Spam Arrows and Bombs
3) ?????
4) Profit

Or so I’ve been told. Guess I’ll find out next month
 
Neiteio said:
This is a fair point, actually. For Glory is all Omega stages, which are completely flat, making it easier for Little Mac to negate his only weakness.

That being said -- whatever. Keep playing, and one is bound to figure him out eventually. I'm not quite there yet going against the good Macs, but it's interesting, at least!
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I deliberately seek out Mac players so I can level up against him. My win rate is suffering but it will pay off in years end...
 
Tried him once and was impressed with how fun he is and how much work clearly went into him.

As far as nerfs go. Nintendo needs to wait. No knee jerk shit.
 
Slow news day huh.

I like using Mac, he has very clear strengths and weaknesses and you can counter them easily if you're not some kind of busta ass games journalist.
 
What nerfs would be suitable for Little Mac?

Neiteio said:
Little Mac is everywhere in For Glory because Little Mac is America and America is now online
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I have played ~100 For Glory matches, and Little Mac is by far the most popular. That said, I rarely lose to a Little Mac player. They are just too aggressive for their own good, usually.
 
Out of all the new characters I played, I think Little Mac was probably the most fun to play, actually. He's satisfyingly speedy and powerful on the ground, but he's absolute garbage with aerial attacks. Seriously, it's like all of your aerial moves have the power of a thrown Mr. Saturn.
 
Karsticles said:
I have played ~100 For Glory matches, and Little Mac is by far the most popular. That said, I rarely lose to a Little Mac player. They are just too aggressive for their own good, usually.
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The good ones don't play like fucking Looney Toons. They actually stay near the center, dodge a lot and pick their shots. They're rare, but they're out there.
 
friskykillface said:
I usually wait at the ledge if I see a little Mac now in for glory lol

But his counter is crazy though 0_o
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I ounce countered and it carried my momentum off the stage and I died because of his recovery.

I didn't sleep that night, only cried.
 
Back dash to corner. Bait attack. Dodge roll. Punish them off the edge and laugh.
Alternatively.
Back dash to corner. Bait attack. SHIELD. Side throw them off edge. Laugh as they struggle to get back on.
Also if you put him into the air you can juggle his ass pretty free. If he doesn't air dodge something and you got any jumping combos (like Sheik who can fucking march you off stage with jump normals) then he is dead.

But you know...whiny journalists with small census pools and smaller egos that lose to him get to promote whatever they want.

Destroy them Lil Mac. You're fine as you are. I'd love to see how many of these folks actually knew how to use cast like Rosalina...or anyone with a COUNTER.
 
I handle Little Macs for free in FG. They can't recover and have zero air game. And no projectiles.

C'mon, interwebs.
 
In for glory mode maybe but Little Mac has that one weakness that works against him, his aerial attack sucks meaning his recovery isn't that great.

dimb said:
When the only competitive map Nintendo put in the game is Final Destination they could be right.
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Well guess I everyone should come over to for fun mode aka the superior mode.
 
perorist said:
This is hilarious because the reality is the opposite
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This is the most compelling proof I've ever seen that Smash is a real competitive game. Masses love a character because he seems really strong when you have no clue what you're doing, people who go a level higher understand that he's limited and not worth worrying about.


What I'm saying is that Smash Bros is basically Dota.
 
I definitely believe he could have an advantage in For Glory because there are no platforms and his primary weakness (no air game) is nullified. It's an issue with the silly Final Destination style of For Glory, on most competitive levels he'd be no problem.
 
I thought casuals didn't care about competitive viability though?

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That said, this is just sad. Adapt people. We don't need any stupid ass knee jerk "Patch MVC3 Sentinel" style changes for anyone this early. Get the data from when people get versed enough in the game and then go nuts.

Fake edit: That is the most brilliant thing I've seen in a while Shun. :lol
 
Little Mac is great for novice players and just fun go play but against higher level players on a stage with platforms he is pretty vulnerable. Zone, pressure, and punish Little Mac.
 
JC Lately said:
1) Choose Toon Link
2) Spam Arrows and Bombs
3) ?????
4) Profit

Or so I’ve been told. Guess I’ll find out next month
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This literally happened to me the last time I played as Mac in For Glory. I accepted his very obvious shortcomings early on, he's fun to play as but not someone I really want to rely on. I'm havin much more fun playing Lucina. I was super hyped when I found out he was in. I'm glad he made the roster.
 
We surveyed 20 people that don't know how to play Smash Bros.

Good Mac players are tough, but fair. Most Mac players are not good, however.
 
I remember reading reviews for Red Alert 3, with different reviewers claiming Japan was both severely over and underpowerered. That was pretty hilarious.
 
i want to point out that when the game came out in Japan, competitive players were calling Little Mac absolutely terrible on the first few days



Also it's actually funny when you're playing Mac and know what you're doing and people get mad that their super obvious edge baiting attempts aren't working
 
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