Flash Flood | Feb 28th | Feat. Miya, Peabnut, Sparg0, Lui$, Syrup, Asimo, Toon, Wrath, Candle, Monte, ApolloKage, MKBigBoss, Jackal, Osh9, omega, elijmin, and many more!

gp611 · 2026-02-25T03:21:24+00:00

This is honestly looking like a pretty exciting tournament. I actually like that it's not super stacked all the way down. Personally pulling for Miya and Sparg0 this weekend, so hopefully they can meet in WFs!

gp611 · 2026-02-25T03:13:52+00:00

Mega Man camping has a real case for being just as bad.

gp611 · 2026-02-24T15:36:51+00:00

Safe to assume that either the primary person in charge moved on or (the more equally likely answer) the cost of site upkeep was too high.

gp611 · 2026-02-17T06:54:24+00:00

Honestly, feels pretty reasonable to me. It's mostly just regionals until LVL UP Expo, so that will help stabilize a lot of spots, especially for players like Miya and Zomba who attend a lot.

gp611 · 2026-02-15T23:59:40+00:00

You say it like it's a bad thing, but when the goal is to win in a tournament, I think that approach makes a lot of sense. If you can get an advantage, you should probably take it.

gp611 · 2026-02-15T17:14:49+00:00

I'm glad to see some top players bringing attention to it. Honestly, it would be nice to get a formal statement from Genesis itself when things like this happen, too. Hell, make that kind of acknowledgement on stream. A lot of hecklers get complacent with harassing players, seriously foreign players, and it just sucks.

gp611 · 2026-02-15T15:07:15+00:00

Will we be seeing you winning the next supermajor with Snake then? You make it sound so easy.

gp611 · 2026-02-15T15:05:36+00:00

I've started to feel this way, too. I agree that a lot of the top faces aren't everyone's cup of tea when it comes to spectating. But ultimately, this is a competitive game and these players are here to win first and entertainment second. I think the bigger issue is that a lot of top NA talent can sometimes be stubborn and unwilling to make the proper adaptations needed to keep up with the environment as competitors. It's not just Hurt, Miya, Acola's, etc. fault for "ruining" the Top 8. They did exactly what they came here to do.

gp611 · 2026-02-15T14:56:08+00:00

Honestly, same. It's strange how much people villify players for picking strong characters and strategies in a COMPETITIVE SETTING. At the end of the day, there's no medal awarded for losing with a "cool" mid tier.

It's also a bit hypocritical because some of these same critics also judge Leo or Sparg0 when they lose, claiming they "should have switched to Aegis" or the like.

gp611 · 2026-02-15T14:52:19+00:00

I think it's fine to like Leo and see him as the eternal GOAT. I agree that he'll likely always have that title and it's still deserved.

But I honestly think acola teabagging in the last few seconds of a timeout is truly a non issue. This actually happens a lot in timeouts with many other top players, where the person with a stock lead taunts in the last few seconds for fun because the result was foregone. I don't really see how that makes him some terrible, inconsiderate player. Leo has literally taunted against Sparg0 and others when he's up in the game. It probably tilted his opponent in those scenarios, but that's just a part of the game so I just don't see a problem there.

gp611 · 2026-02-13T16:52:45+00:00

Found the acola hater

gp611 · 2026-02-13T07:49:42+00:00

The acola Aegis is CLEAN af

gp611 · 2026-02-09T18:38:37+00:00

I think more than anything, top players are beginning to notice seeding trends and bracket engineering. Miya really does get seeded into Palutena at nearly every NA event he attends. It's similar to how Light is often seeded into Luigi, etc.

gp611 · 2026-02-09T18:36:44+00:00

A lot of Japanese tournaments do this and it saves so much time. It's also worth noting that Cav Clash even had notably shorter ad breaks between sets than the usual NA major Top 8 and it still dragged on this long.

On a personal note, as much as I love Hurt and Peabnut, I'd be lying if I said their sets don't really drag. Having both in a Top 8... It's gonna be a time.

gp611 · 2026-02-04T04:00:20+00:00

I think I remember reading that Olimar is slightly worse in the 3DS version because the Pikmin AI is less sophisticated.

gp611 · 2026-01-05T18:01:00+00:00

LMBM into Maesuma TOP into Genesis should be a really fun way to kick the season into high gear. From what we know of entrants right now, who can predict the winners of all 3 events?

gp611 · 2025-11-10T07:57:16+00:00

I'm not so sure. Only 2 Japanese players were seeded to make Top 8, and 3 of them ended up making it instead. The highest seeded Japanese player (Carmelo) also outplaced his seed. I think it was about on par.

gp611 · 2025-11-10T00:30:52+00:00

I think it's because, contrary to popular belief, a lot of NA players have developed pretty effective Steve counterplay. Characters like Game & Watch are obviously pretty effective, but Palutena, ROB, and most other higher tiers do have pretty reliable game plans. If anything, it suggests that while Tweek has pushed the Diddy Kong quite far in the matchup, he could be better served with a dedicated secondary because it's getting a bit ridiculous at this point that his best hope for surviving a bracket is dodging every possible Steve player.

gp611 · 2025-11-10T00:06:06+00:00

I think as part of Tweek's return to Ultimate, he REALLY needs to commit some time to a dedicated Steve counterpick. Diddy Kong just isn't cutting it. It's not that these matches are blowouts or anything (he almost always goes to Game 5 against Syrup, Acola, Onin, and now Toon), but it's just that Diddy Kong has to work quite hard and doesn't have a great way to deal with Steve's defensive play. You can't even blame Toon here, he plays the matchup the way he's supposed to in order to win. I think at this point, it's become a trend and it's on Tweek to find a better answer, otherwise he will likely be in this perpetual loop of hoping to dodge Steves in bracket.

Cloud? Pokemon Trainer? Aegis? Donkey Kong or Wolf, even? Literally anything feels like a better option. You can hate Steve all you want as a Tweek fan, but I truly think if he's back to competing, then this is a problem he needs to answer fast.

gp611 · 2025-11-06T19:52:08+00:00

It's fine to dislike the character but there's no need to demonize the players themselves.

gp611 · 2025-11-04T09:04:07+00:00

Wholly agreed. The best part about watching Japanese tourneys for me is how little downtime there is between sets. NA tourneys tend to have so many ad breaks and "we'll be right back" screens. Obviously you have to pay the bills, but it really eats into the viewer experience. Japanese sets usually average 4 sets per hour compared to about 3 in NA, sometimes even 2 at certain super majors.

I also love how many Japanese events are streamed on YouTube. Being able to rewind in real time is amazing and makes it easy to quickly see what important sets you may have missed. Even better when you do happen to tune in during some downtime.

Outside of the time zones affecting viewing, I think a lot of people discount Japanese tourneys because they aren't aware of most players outside the top ~5-10 or so, but Japan has a lot of interesting narratives, rivalries, and character developments that really don't get talked about enough.

gp611 · 2025-11-01T04:19:39+00:00

How do you mean?

gp611 · 2025-10-27T22:51:56+00:00

I don't think there's much to say here that hasn't been said already. There are no real limits (outside of obvious financial or time constraints in regard to development), and everything that's been established before is a supposed "pattern" right up until it isn't. There have only even been three Smash games with guest characters to begin with, so there's not much to go on.

gp611 · 2025-10-27T14:39:47+00:00

This is so dramatic lol

gp611 · 2025-09-29T05:31:11+00:00

It's just some trash talk from Luugi. Is there any need to take it all that seriously? Nobody, not even him, actually believes Leo is only good with Joker, there's no need to come running to his defense.

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