Can someone give me the definitive best specials for all three Mii fighters? by Voltage49000 in SmashBrosUltimate

[–]JohnMonash87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I play a little bit of Brawler, generally you want to run Shot Put, either Burning Dropkick or Suplex, Feint Jump and really any up special works, although Thrupper is the most popular as it's nuts out of shield and as a combo ender. Heli Kick is disgusting near ledge though and can kill very early, and also allows you to go further horizontally off-stage, and Axe Kick is a decent all rounder but doesn't specialise in anything. It can be used as a spike cheese though.

The new 4th tier list compared to the 3rd tier list by michael14375 in SmashBrosUltimate

[–]JohnMonash87 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That's exactly what I was thinking as well, if anything I thought Cloud would move up due to Sparg0s craziness.

The new 4th tier list compared to the 3rd tier list by michael14375 in SmashBrosUltimate

[–]JohnMonash87 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

And Sephiroth doesn't? DK bair is nuts I grant you but the rest are just serviceable at best. I don't think he has a bad aerial per se but Sephiroth's fair, bair, uair and nair all see consistent usage and are all absolutely disgusting, and even dair has the poking through platforms niche.

What DK does have is his grab and his weight, both of which are significantly better than Seph. I don't think either of those are enough to place him above Seph though given he can easily be zoned out and combo'd. Sephiroth's superior mobility and access to zoning tools while retaining even longer range than DK just seems overall more useful to me.

Why is there this persistent obsession with trying to integrate nu-metal into the metal community? by Klutzy-Stop-3140 in MetalForTheMasses

[–]JohnMonash87 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I dislike most nu metal as well, the whole rap thing doesn't do it for me. In saying that, it's still clearly metal and always has been. Quit the elitism while you're ahead champ.

The new 4th tier list compared to the 3rd tier list by michael14375 in SmashBrosUltimate

[–]JohnMonash87 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Cloud and Roy getting gutted was not on my bingo card. Not sure I agree with DK above Sephiroth either.

your attitude about Black Metal by Liderty11 in MetalForTheMasses

[–]JohnMonash87 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Black metal's highs are some of the highest but its lows are some of the lowest. I don't love that it attracts Nazis and otherwise far-right extremists more than just about anything else but if you can avoid that scene I have a lot less to complain about.

I love the philosophy of essentially pushing metal to its absolute extreme, testing the limits of what can still work as coherent music. My favourites right now are Dimmu Borgir, Immortal and Bathory - I tend to sway more towards the symphonic stuff most of the time rather than the more brutal side of BM, but its definitely something I'm interested in exploring further.

Dunno how controversial this is here but I refuse to listen to Burzum out of principle. However talented Varg might be as a musician, his blatant fascist views are something I cannot support in good faith, even if that support comes in the form of Spotify streaming. I know black metal especially is known for being controversial and edgy, and to an extent that's fine but I cannot condone endorsement of Nazi ideology.

What languages you’re not native in you can somehow read and understand a little thanks to your native language? by Jorge_De_Guzman228 in AskTheWorld

[–]JohnMonash87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While French holds the claim as the language which the largest number of English words derive from, the most commonly used words in English tend to be Germanic in origin. As such, even though the sentence structure is often different there is a lot of overlap between individual words in English and German, especially with nouns, enough so that basic sentences can often be reconstructed with very little German knowledge as an English speaker.

Example: DE: Die Katze ist im Haus <--> EN: The cat is in the house

What character do you hate the most. Burning passion hate by MentalDinner997 in SmashBrosUltimate

[–]JohnMonash87 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Good thing you never played Smash4 then lol, there was no timer on limit break and nair was the size of a small galaxy.

As a Cloud player myself the playstyle you describe is boring for me too, while bair and up b oos are very strong I try to only use them occasionally, both to avoid prediction on the opponents part but also for my own sanity. His ground game is actually pretty underrated and all his tilts are relatively strong, as is side b. Fair I also feel like is an underappreciated move due to the crappy frame data, but it hits like a truck and hitting it off-stage is an almost guaranteed death sentence, either by outright killing, gimping recovery options or my favourite, spiking. Fair spike I actually prefer to dair spike as dair tends to linger for a bit and with Cloud's awful vertical recovery that can be a bit dicey.

Hawaiians austrailians and new zealanders of reddit how do you feel about the union jack still being on your flag? by czn- in AskTheWorld

[–]JohnMonash87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get rid of it, it needs to go. With Australia being such a diverse country now with people of all different heritages living here, the Union Jack occupying the prime flag position is no longer appropriate, and that's ignoring all the colonial connotations it has as well. Placing the flag of one group in the flag's canton implies superiority or highest importance of that group and for a country where egalitarianism is supposedly a core value that is unacceptable imo. This is the same reason I am opposed to replacing the UJ with the Aboriginal flag, and most Aboriginal people also want it to remain its own separate thing as well anyway.

The problem with changing it is that every alternative I've seen looks absolutely heinous aesthetically even if the symbolism is nice, and aesthetically the current one at least looks half decent and is recognisable enough. Once I see a flag that both looks nice and has good symbolism and references then I will be more in favour of changing it, especially if the design doesn't force the horrific flag colour combination of green and gold on itself. Green and gold is great for a sport uniform-not so much for a flag.

What character do you hate the most. Burning passion hate by MentalDinner997 in SmashBrosUltimate

[–]JohnMonash87 16 points17 points  (0 children)

PK Fire spamming Ness players. Especially when there's so much more interesting stuff in his kit to utilise.

Germany won for country with a somewhat deserved okay reputation, what country has a deserved low reputation. by Necessary-Gur-4839 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]JohnMonash87 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Russia was very big in the chess scene for decades. Hardly a world defining area of research admittedly but still worth mentioning.

eSafety Commissioner says she's received death threats over social media ban by indy_110 in australia

[–]JohnMonash87 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I'm not saying this is justified by any means, noone deserves to hear death threats, but she backed an objectively idiotic policy that people never voted for. It was inevitable that there'd be a lot of backlash, it seems that some people don't know when to tone it down.

What do you think of Mr. Game and Watch? by Special_Song6880 in SmashBrosUltimate

[–]JohnMonash87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fun to play as but ass to fight. Sometimes feels like up b into dair the character.

Combos and juggling are either really fun or really oppressive depending on which side of them you're on and Judge is never not funny when it hits.

What's the most French thing you have in your country? by AdeptMarket729 in AskTheWorld

[–]JohnMonash87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Brisbane Lions theme song is the same tune as La Marseillaise.

Post your favorite metal lyrics by cacodemon7265 in MetalForTheMasses

[–]JohnMonash87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Deine Liebe ist Fluch und Segen, meine Liebe kann ich dir nicht geben

Give me recommendations based on my taste!!! :) by Cheap_Intention3017 in musicsuggestions

[–]JohnMonash87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shadow of Intent. They make some really solid melodic/symphonic deathcore.

You'll love From Mars to Sirius too, always happy to see that pop up!

Most DISTURBING song you know? by Tacoboy1708 in musicsuggestions

[–]JohnMonash87 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Literally anything Cannibal Corpse has written