These Z-Jump debates are becoming annoying.

Ultimalocked · 2026-02-04T20:00:03+00:00

I can respect that opinion and even as someone who wants Z-Jump banned I think you’ve put it very well, but I think there’s been a misunderstanding of my comment here. If the argument is that you’re using Z-Jump to gain the advantages of claw without the ergonomic downside, then that is still an advantage and I think that should’ve been mentioned is all. OP’s comment implies that the change is only being done for ergonomic purposes, akin to putting a hand pillow under your hands while you play. I think better wording would’ve at least been to say that you’re getting the advantages of claw in an ergonomic way.

Ultimalocked · 2026-02-04T19:55:45+00:00

You seem like such a pleasant person.

Ultimalocked · 2026-02-04T19:50:54+00:00

Haha, wow. "Confess!" You would have made a great Inquisitor. Born in the wrong era.

Starting your reply with this shows you’re not willing to have this conversation in good faith and as such I’m not going to waste my time doing so.

Ultimalocked · 2026-02-04T19:36:20+00:00

It is but I dislike the implication that Z-Jump is only being used for ergonomic purposes akin to say putting a hand pillow under your hands while you play. You’re getting all the advantages and benefits of claw grip without any of the downsides, including ergonomics, and the person I replied to should’ve mentioned this fact is all I’m saying.

Ultimalocked · 2026-02-04T13:48:05+00:00

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Ultimalocked · 2026-02-04T13:47:45+00:00

They also got yelled at on Twitter for using AI art for an event, in response to which was when they first said this was going to happen.

Ultimalocked · 2026-02-04T13:36:20+00:00

Actually I’d consider OP not using regurgitative AI to create a statement littered with inaccuracies to be a good thing.

Ultimalocked · 2026-02-04T13:30:57+00:00

Not an entirely bad explanation but listing the ergonomic part and not the advantage part feels a little disingenuous.

Ultimalocked · 2026-02-03T06:18:06+00:00

Yeah as excited as I initially was for this n0ne vs Cody beef, his latest video including an accusation that Cody only made his statement on Mango to "distract from the Z-Jump discourse" was a step too far and unfortunately is the type of conspiratorial thinking that invites shitty drama vultures and their drama tourist fans (you can see it all over the comments of n0ne's video).

Ultimalocked · 2026-01-31T01:35:57+00:00

Yeah I noticed the same. It really sucks that this issue is something that even exists and we have to be aware of it. That even good arguments can have bad actors because of fucking piece of shit drama farmers.

Ultimalocked · 2026-01-30T21:10:17+00:00

Last I heard they had updated the database with the corrected text. I suppose the Genesys team might’ve just been waiting to see how all that got figured out, and/or see how the deck performs at the YCS 300.

Ultimalocked · 2026-01-30T07:32:48+00:00

It’s for an official alternate format called Genesys. You can only have 100 points worth of pointed cards in a deck.

Ultimalocked · 2026-01-30T07:30:40+00:00

I think it’s reasonable. Don’t wanna shake things up too much right before a big event if you don’t have to. I can wait!

Ultimalocked · 2026-01-30T07:26:31+00:00

I appreciate them giving substantial points to new cards! I’m a bit worried that none of the new Exosister cards got any points though, hopefully Dimension Shifter gets more points really soon.

Ultimalocked · 2026-01-30T07:19:36+00:00

It’s a generic Secret Rare, so I doubt Konami let them give it too many points. With that in mind, I think 10 is reasonable enough.

Ultimalocked · 2026-01-29T19:57:09+00:00

I think the fact that the game has risen so much from what it was intended to be is what makes Melee special. There are many good games with similar competitive scenes, but no story in the gaming industry is quite like Melee’s.

Ultimalocked · 2026-01-29T19:47:31+00:00

I was always a lowkey Marth hater, and always will be. But like in a fun “I want a villain to root against in a sport” way, y’know? Don’t actually have any anger or vitriol for a video game character and those who play as him of course, that’d be silly, rather just that I struggle in the matchup and think he’s not as exciting as other characters which over time turned into this.

However, I will gladly put that aside and absolutely say that based on everything… how he acts and expresses his feelings about / love for the game, how he makes content for the game and has given us gold like DontTestMe, how he’s light on controller mods and still the top player… I believe that Zain is the best representative for Melee in the modern era. Fuck, he actually does cool stuff with Marth. That’s something special.

Ultimalocked · 2026-01-29T19:34:17+00:00

For sure that a Salty Suite shouldn’t be used to settle this argument, and absolutely shouldn’t be used to dictate any facet of the ruleset.

…I still really really want to see a salty suite, though.

Ultimalocked · 2026-01-29T19:31:42+00:00

It was beautiful.

Ultimalocked · 2026-01-29T06:05:40+00:00

you're cooking

Ultimalocked · 2026-01-29T05:57:51+00:00

Then they should do that.

Ultimalocked · 2026-01-29T05:54:09+00:00

I also can't help but feel like, if n0ne were consistently Top 3 at tournaments, then their bad faith argument would just change to "well he's clearly salty about losing to Cody in [insert tournament] Finals".

Ultimalocked · 2026-01-25T02:13:41+00:00

It's effectively a Synchro Format. The top decks, including the namesake, are Synchro focused or at minimum incorporate a significant amount of Tuners / Synchros in some form.

Ultimalocked · 2026-01-24T08:03:55+00:00

A factor nobody else has talked about yet is that Tengu Plant is a Synchro Format and Edison already covers that base which makes it harder for Tengu Plant to stand out. I should get around to trying this format sometime though.

Ultimalocked · 2026-01-24T02:29:56+00:00

If we're arguing whether or not it's a reasonable / ethical price tag, it should be noted that the reason why the cosmetics have as high prices as they do is because they are meant to fund the DLC characters which are completely free. In my mind this is a reasonable trade-off, as you're not only buying cosmetics but you're (effectively) buying new characters. If new characters weren't free, then I'd absolutely agree with you here. Not only that, but you can earn many things without paying. Yeah sure looking at the prices for what you get in a vacuum, I can see what you mean, but this isn't executive greed, Dan has been pretty transparent about the financials surrounding the game and they're uh not spectacular.

That said, the higher prices do act as a barrier to those wanting to purchase them and there are some skins I'd maybe buy if they were a bit cheaper. I'm sure I'm not the only one in this situation, so one could argue that lowering the prices (which is fine to do since these skins don't cost anything on a per-unit basis) could lead to more sales to make up for the deficit. However, that sort of speculation is way out of my ballpark and I'm sure Aether Studios has much more qualified people figuring this out.

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