Super Smash Bros. Invitational @ E3 2014 participants, hosts and rules detailed

Apparently. Thanks to the absence of official-game credentials though, there's a bunch of dumbos asking why she got in

Had a nice good eyeroll reading the comments on her and Lilo's profiles.

One day I'll learn not to read the comments.
 
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Smash thread :)

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=113899777&postcount=4086

Why does Luigi slide on his ass so far?
 
They already have an avenue of advertising all its features, without any restrictions, though. It's called a Direct.

If you're going through the trouble of setting up a tournament, then maybe it should cater to that crowd.

I don't want to sound ungrateful, because it is still cool Nintendo is doing this, but it's not like Nintendo lacks ways of showing off all the features of a game if it really wants to.
I'm part of the crowd and I like items. Is it OK to exclude me?
 
He came pretty close to winning too.

Dude has the best IRL DI.

I hope Hungrybox forgets it's single elim and gets salty on stage after realizing he can't come back.

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Why does Luigi slide on his ass so far?

It's a forced trip that a bunch of moves in Brawl had. While not as bad as random tripping is in general, it can lead to weird things if one expects one outcome and gets that instead.

looking forward to the stage selection

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz96eSYdFvc

Still the greatest video.
 
I guess Bowser's F-tilt has just been buffed.

I don't remember that happening in the other Smash games, even though he plays like he's covered in oil.

No, in Brawl every attack in the game has a % chance of inducing a trip on the person who got hit. That is what's happening in that .gif there, Bowser's Ftilt has induced Luigi to trip and thus, because of his friction he slides on the ground across the stage in his trip animation. I don't recall tripping ever taking into account your friction, though, so that might be new -- someone would have to check Brawl by doing the same thing (Bowser's Ftilt on Luigi until he trips).

That .gif basically confirms that attacks inducing trips are still in the game (or possibly leftover, they could be removing them slowly, the game is WIP after all. I'm HOPING this is the case). I really wouldn't want attacks to trip again, especially when aerials like Ganondorf's/Captain Falcon's Dairs can cause it to happen when they don't want it to and they're trying to go for follow-ups instead -- not an unintentional trip.

The most commonly intentionally used trip-inducing attacks in Brawl were Dtilts like Lucas, Ness, Meta Knight, Diddy Kong, etc. But every other attack in the game you can't feasibly plan for it to happen and that's why it's bad. It wouldn't be a good thing for Bowser's Ftilt to randomly trip characters like that.
 
no but seriously, who is she/ why is she in this?

No one really knows other than guesses, such as Nintendo probably wanted more diversity aka more female representation. Demographics and all that, you know?

I would have preferred someone like Admiral from Texas who mains ICs and probably has more notable accomplishments in terms of female Smashers, though.
 
No, in Brawl every attack in the game has a % chance of inducing a trip on the person who got hit. That is what's happening in that .gif there, Bowser's Ftilt has induced Luigi to trip and thus, because of his friction he slides on the ground across the stage in his trip animation. I don't recall tripping ever taking into account your friction, though, so that might be new -- someone would have to check Brawl by doing the same thing (Bowser's Ftilt on Luigi until he trips).

That .gif basically confirms that attacks inducing trips are still in the game (or possibly leftover, they could be removing them slowly, the game is WIP after all. I'm HOPING this is the case). I really wouldn't want attacks to trip again, especially when aerials like Ganondorf's/Captain Falcon's Dairs can cause it to happen when they don't want it to and they're trying to go for follow-ups instead -- not an unintentional trip.

The most commonly intentionally used trip-inducing attacks in Brawl were Dtilts like Lucas, Ness, Meta Knight, Diddy Kong, etc. But every other attack in the game you can't feasibly plan for it to happen and that's why it's bad. It wouldn't be a good thing for Bowser's Ftilt to randomly trip characters like that.
I actually would find it great, if there are still tripping-effects on some moves. Slow characters like Bowser could really befit from it, since it gives him more time to catch up. Also it looks great, like in the gif, when the power of the attack makes characters slide on the ground.
Like you said, it being a random element, would really create some problems. But Sakruai already changed some random attacks already (like Dedede's Waddle Dee Toss), so it could very likely be, that the tripping-effect on Bowser's tilt isn't random.
 
WELP

4 PLAYERS 4 STOCKS


ITEMS ON



so much for that

This should've been the first post. I was pretty hype watching the video (even though I don't know half the players), but as soon as the rules hit my hype was gone.

1 step forward, 2 steps back
 
This should've been the first post. I was pretty hype watching the video (even though I don't know half the players), but as soon as the rules hit my hype was gone.

1 step forward, 2 steps back

They're trying to show off as much of the game as possible for the E3 audience, and it's a fact that the majority of players play with items. You get your tournament rules in the Grand Finals.

The competitive community is very pleased with what they got.
 
I love the tournament rules. Items are the heart of Smash Bros. I also love that they're making them all pick different characters so we don't get like 16 Foxes battling it out.
 
I love the tournament rules. Items are the heart of Smash Bros. I also love that they're making them all pick different characters so we don't get like 16 Foxes battling it out.
I kinda hate items, but I'm totally with you on the character thing. I know at least 3 or 4 of these people would probably pick Marth if possible. It's great that we'll see a little of the game's variety. I do wish the rest of the revealed roster were up for grabs though.
 
I kinda hate items, but I'm totally with you on the character thing. I know at least 3 or 4 of these people would probably pick Marth if possible. It's great that we'll see a little of the game's variety. I do wish the rest of the revealed roster were up for grabs though.
It's too bad this won't be representative of high skill play since they have no way of practicing with a random character (even though they MIGHT get some time to practice before the actual tournament). I hope even with the small amount of time they have to use their character, we still see some cool stuff.
 
I do wish the rest of the revealed roster were up for grabs though.

The ones we'll really be missing out on are Peach, AMSA's Yoshi, and Hungrybox's Jigglypuff. Then again maybe it'll be interesting to see these players step out of their comfort zone. I assume all the newcomers will be taken.
 
What kind of actual tournament only has 16 players and a limited roster with the competitors not advanced with the mechanics of the game? None.

This is a celebration of Smash and is supposed to show how amazingly fun the game is. The way they are proceeding with the event is great.
 
The ones we'll really be missing out on are Peach, AMSA's Yoshi, and Hungrybox's Jigglypuff. Then again maybe it'll be interesting to see these players step out of their comfort zone. I assume all the newcomers will be taken.
Inviting aMSa there and not making Yoshi playable should be illegal or something.
 
1v1 would have been better, not for fairness sake but for viewers sake. It's really not fun to watch a 4 person free for all because its honestly just extremely difficult to follow. I can live with everything else.
 
BANNED

BAAAAAAANNED

YO THAT'S BANNED ALREADY

Way too funny

I love D1's charisma and passion. lol.
I'm looking forward to watching the smash bros. invitational if not only to get an inside view of the competitive Smash Bros. community. It appears to be a melting-pot of comedic personalities. I would so join if I didn't suck at competitive Smash haha


edit: does Yipes! play Smash?
 
#TeamZelda

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YESSSS! RT @NintendoAmerica Get excited! The #WiiU version of #SmashBros. will be playable with GameCube controllers. pic.twitter.com/bNBx9FAm0Q
 
#TeamZelda

Zelda Williams ‏@zeldawilliams 22m

YESSSS! RT @NintendoAmerica Get excited! The #WiiU version of #SmashBros. will be playable with GameCube controllers. pic.twitter.com/bNBx9FAm0Q

I want to know what Robin Williams's response is.
 
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Zelda Williams ‏@zeldawilliams 22m

YESSSS! RT @NintendoAmerica Get excited! The #WiiU version of #SmashBros. will be playable with GameCube controllers. pic.twitter.com/bNBx9FAm0Q

You got to atleast link he tweet man
 
Curious that the finals are on Battlefield after the big "no items final destination only" mode debacle. If their idea of serious play was FD, why not play it there? It's Nintendo, so I'm not prepared to believe they actually reacted to the fan feedback that quickly, but a curiosity nonetheless.

Sorry, not sure if this got answered

Yeah, the competitive scene doesn't actually think that FD is the best stage. A few players do, most players prefer Battlefield or Pokemon Stadium. One of the issues the competitive scene has with Nintendo's For Glory mode is that it's possible certain characters will be straight up better without any platforms and will effect the For Glory tier list. Competitive players would actually want a variety of stages, we just don't want stages that are unplayable for competitive play.
 
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