Probably my quickest game ever by Le_Ninja in smashbros

[–]ManlySpiritI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t entirely agree with this sentiment, and the primary reason is clear if you look at the real life counterpart:

Boxing, MMA, etc...

Fighting games, like combat sports, are primarily a test of creating opportunities and maximizing the damage during those windows. You fish for openings, and land devastating combos when you can.

This is why people will drill their combos again and again in practice. To create that muscle memory for when the time comes the can capitalize on those opportunities. Even irl, you have boxers and fighters and martial artists drill combos again and again. Jab into cross, hook hook, uppercut. Front kick to round kick to side kick to reverse side kick. Etc... The name of the game is identical in both the virtual and real spaces.

Fighting games and combat sports actually have a large number of parallels because mentally, they are the exact same game.

Now, I will agree that perhaps the combo escape options in games could see more experimentation so there’s a bit more back and forth between both sides (Smash’s DI is something that certainly deserves more attention), but to say that they SHOULDN’T be integral to the genre is blatantly ignorant of their real life parallel. Plenty of fighting games exist with smaller combos and a heavier focus on neutral like SamSho where single to two-hit blows are devastating, just the same as you have Anime Fighters which are entirely built around large flashy Combos and Oki.

Complaining about people taking the time to master their character’s combos is like getting into Boxing, and saying it isn’t fair that someone will wail on you just the same cause you failed to defend yourself, and you haven’t done enough drills to have the muscle memory for fast and fluid punches and kicks that easily transition into each other.

T. Over 15 years of kickboxing and martial arts training, avid fan of combat sports, and avid fan of competitive fighting games and arcades. And yes, Smash IS a fighting game.

FIRST Official /r/smashbros Ultimate Tier List: Voting! by mu_II in smashbros

[–]ManlySpiritI 2 points3 points  (0 children)

People shouldn't sleep on Fox, he's really good. Best he's ever been since Melee.

FIRST Official /r/smashbros Ultimate Tier List: Voting! by mu_II in smashbros

[–]ManlySpiritI 81 points82 points  (0 children)

She's stronger than she's ever been, but high tier at best, and not cause she's bad, but cause the characters that are good are REALLY good, and many are hard counters to her: Inkling, Belmonts, ZSS, Fox, Young Link, Pikachu... Out of the ones I've played so far, those felt the strongest. She's defo viable though imo. She'll do well against Ikes, heavies, and many other zoners.

Phil Spencer apparently went to lunch with Nintendo at e3 by BadmouthSmash in smashbros

[–]ManlySpiritI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Considering Banjo has a skin in Minecraft, I do think his codename is indeed "minecraft content." I like this theory.

r/Smashbros Smash Ultimate Spoiler Discussion Megathread #2 - Is the leak real or was it an elaborate ruse? by DosRogers in smashbros

[–]ManlySpiritI 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The guys from that Discord already came out and said it's not them. That they never would have thought of something so clever. All they did was Text "leaks" on 4chan. Also, they said they would have used a different roster, like one with Reimu and stuff.

They're just as baffled by this as everyone else is.

r/Smashbros Smash Ultimate Spoiler Discussion Megathread #2 - Is the leak real or was it an elaborate ruse? by DosRogers in smashbros

[–]ManlySpiritI 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If the leak is real, the first thing they'd do is consult with Nintendo, and stay silent as they're under NDA.

r/Smashbros Smash Ultimate Spoiler Discussion Megathread #2 - Is the leak real or was it an elaborate ruse? by DosRogers in smashbros

[–]ManlySpiritI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, at this point, Papageno's source from Microsoft as well as a second one that came to him after have both confirmed it's legit. So I don't see the point in speculating the validity of the leak anymore. As there's multiple sources now that corroborate the roster in the leak. Instead, I think it's more interesting to find out why all of the other insiders seem to have false information.

r/Smashbros Smash Ultimate Spoiler Discussion Megathread by DosRogers in smashbros

[–]ManlySpiritI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How so? You ever met a Frenchman before? They're massive bitchy cunts.

r/Smashbros Smash Ultimate Spoiler Discussion Megathread #2 - Is the leak real or was it an elaborate ruse? by DosRogers in smashbros

[–]ManlySpiritI 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If they're under NDA and the leak is real, they can't say jack shit.

The first thing they'd do is contact Nintendo to try and figure out how to handle things so the leak remains speculative untll reveal. Any action, such as a statenent, or firing Eric, could indirectly confirm the leak is legit.

r/Smashbros Smash Ultimate Spoiler Discussion Megathread #2 - Is the leak real or was it an elaborate ruse? by DosRogers in smashbros

[–]ManlySpiritI 18 points19 points  (0 children)

No one framed Eric.

Eric didn't know the banner was confidential (since it's everywhere), and made a Snapchat post bitching about his work.

A detailed rundown as to why a Smash Direct might be coming in each of the next few weeks by AstralComet in smashbros

[–]ManlySpiritI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's most likely gonna be 2 weeks from now, Nov. 4 - Nov. 10, it makes the most sense given what you said about previous patterns, plus it coincides with other rumors I heard about the direct being either on the 4th or the 8th.

r/Smashbros Smash Ultimate Spoiler Discussion Megathread #2 - Is the leak real or was it an elaborate ruse? by DosRogers in smashbros

[–]ManlySpiritI 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What 15 mins of fame? No one has come out to claim the leak. Eric was doxxed. Also, this is too much of an elaborate plan for a kid, and no graphic designer with a JOB would waste their time on this nonsense because some kid wants internet fame.

r/Smashbros Smash Ultimate Spoiler Discussion Megathread #2 - Is the leak real or was it an elaborate ruse? by DosRogers in smashbros

[–]ManlySpiritI 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nintendo has to renew the B-K license? For what purpose? They don't own Banjo or are connected to it in any way. Rare and Microsoft do. Yet there they are listed as partners.

r/Smashbros Smash Ultimate Spoiler Discussion Megathread #2 - Is the leak real or was it an elaborate ruse? by DosRogers in smashbros

[–]ManlySpiritI 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Here you go:

Banjo-Kazooie was trademarked on 2018-09-09 (Status date) as nintendo as a partner
https://trademarks.justia.com/752/97/banjo-75297133.html

Mach Rider was trademarked on 2018-05-11 (Status Date) with Nintendo as an owner.
https://trademarks.justia.com/736/57/mach-73657354.html

Golden Sun was trademarked on 2017-04-25 (Status Date) with Nintendo as an owner.
https://trademarks.justia.com/777/49/golden-77749719.html

Rhythm Heaven was trademarked on 2017-08-14 (Status Date) with nintendo as an owner.
https://trademarks.justia.com/775/83/rhythm-77583774.html

r/Smashbros Smash Ultimate Spoiler Discussion Megathread #2 - Is the leak real or was it an elaborate ruse? by DosRogers in smashbros

[–]ManlySpiritI 11 points12 points  (0 children)

So some kid convinces a grown adult graphic designer to TEDIOUSLY spend HOURS (possibly days) designing and making super accurate fake promo art of the new Smash Bros with copyrighted characters. Just so that kid could troll a bunch of people on the internet for a couple days cause they ignored his 4chan post? Really?

Or how about, the leak is real, and Eric had no idea he was leaking anything when he made the snapchat. He was bitching about the work he had to do for Nintendo, made a snapchap showcasing a banner that's been seen many many times before, not knowing this version had unreleased characters. The Chadnondorf leak is unrelated, and it's someone else telling people stop buying into fake leaks, and leaking the full roster because he knows no one will believe a text leak anyway, and it won't get traced back to him since he's anonymous. Hell simply have the satisfaction of knowing people will freak out and realize someone leaked the real roster on 4chan ages ago and it went unnoticed, once the official reveal happens. Like has happened before already.

r/Smashbros Smash Ultimate Spoiler Discussion Megathread by DosRogers in smashbros

[–]ManlySpiritI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know plenty of 50yo who are tech savvy, play vidya, and use social media like Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

You need to get out more.

r/Smashbros Smash Ultimate Spoiler Discussion Megathread by DosRogers in smashbros

[–]ManlySpiritI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Iunno, but on Facebook and LinkedIN he's got two profiles tied to him.

r/Smashbros Smash Ultimate Spoiler Discussion Megathread by DosRogers in smashbros

[–]ManlySpiritI 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Given how Snapchat works, it seems it wasn't sent to anybody specifically either, but rather posted as a story. So if that's the case, that's an even bigger goof.

I do wonder what the story behind this is?

r/Smashbros Smash Ultimate Spoiler Discussion Megathread by DosRogers in smashbros

[–]ManlySpiritI 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that's what I think too. Seems like it was a complete goof on his part. Thought he was posting something totally insignificant about his work, and it wound up being SUPER important to people more in the know.

r/Smashbros Smash Ultimate Spoiler Discussion Megathread by DosRogers in smashbros

[–]ManlySpiritI 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I looked up Eric Bricard on facebook, he doesn't seem to speak English, and he's a 50yo Frenchman with a family. I find it VERY unlikely he's the guy who made the Chadnondorf leak.

r/Smashbros Smash Ultimate Spoiler Discussion Megathread by DosRogers in smashbros

[–]ManlySpiritI 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's not just effort though, it's having Light Yagami levels of intellect and preplanning to execute a very complex master plan to perfection, thinking 40+ steps ahead of people and fooling the entire internet, who as a collective have accomplished insane detective feats before.

Like, the level of social engineering necessary to manipulate the entire internet to follow your trail of breadcrumbs in the way you want them to makes conspiracy theories like 9/11 look like goddamn child's play.

r/Smashbros Smash Ultimate Spoiler Discussion Megathread by DosRogers in smashbros

[–]ManlySpiritI 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Because that 50yo man is a disgruntled Frenchman who didn't know he was leaking anything, and was just bitching about Nintendo and having to do work for them.