* Nintendo Switch *

fez · 7 Dec 2018 at 16:44

So... I had been wondering how I could be so awful and couldn't do anything in smash and I wasn't using the right hand analogue stick at all...

Phate · 7 Dec 2018 at 16:49

Glad I'm not in Portugal waiting for my copy of Smash. Hasn't even shipped yet! Wonder what's going on. Ah well

Tibbz2 · 7 Dec 2018 at 16:51

fez said:
So... I had been wondering how I could be so awful and couldn't do anything in smash and I wasn't using the right hand analogue stick at all...

Do you need to use it? Isn't it just an alternative for using the A button and a quick direction I think? Maybe easier to use it

Plainsong · 7 Dec 2018 at 16:59

It's the Smash button isn't it?

Mobius 1 · 7 Dec 2018 at 17:01

satchef1 said:
On the Smash front, I think I'm pretty close to unlocking everyone now Not sure exactly how many characters there are, but I'm counting 67 on my screen.

Isn’t there something like 1200+ spirits to unlock too ?

Tibbz2 · 7 Dec 2018 at 17:03

Plainsong said:
It's the Smash button isn't it?

I have no idea, even looking at the controls im now confused

Kreeeee · 7 Dec 2018 at 17:44

fez said:
So... I had been wondering how I could be so awful and couldn't do anything in smash and I wasn't using the right hand analogue stick at all...

Yeah you really need to set it to tilt attacks otherwise you end up getting really unsafe smash attacks instead.

Plainsong · 7 Dec 2018 at 18:42

Played a bit of Smash online was insanely laggy at first then I rejoined and it was fine. Totally bonkers still trying to understand it all though I feel I am getting a hang of it. Just rolling with Kirby right now. It's great I have to say.

Kreeeee · 7 Dec 2018 at 18:50

Plainsong said:
Played a bit of Smash online was insanely laggy at first then I rejoined and it was fine. Totally bonkers still trying to understand it all though I feel I am getting a hang of it. Just rolling with Kirby right now. It's great I have to say.

The problem is that everyone is playing on WiFi with the Switch's dodgy packet dropping WiFi chip. It's not noticeable in games like Mario Kart and Splatoon but on fighting games, especially one that ties latency into frame rate, it sucks.

RIZZEE · 7 Dec 2018 at 21:22

Never played Smash bros before and I'm completely lost. There a story/tutorial mode or something

Kreeeee · 7 Dec 2018 at 22:01

RIZZEE said:
Never played Smash bros before and I'm completely lost. There a story/tutorial mode or something

This has always been a weakness of Smash. Play classic mode first.

Online is utter trash on this as expected due to the same old Brawl netcode and everyone having Switches with dodgy WiFi, so I won't be running a tournament.

Tibbz2 · 7 Dec 2018 at 22:56

Kreeeee said:
This has always been a weakness of Smash. Play classic mode first.

Online is utter trash on this as expected due to the same old Brawl netcode and everyone having Switches with dodgy WiFi, so I won't be running a tournament.

Any chance the online will be possible for them to fix? Or are we stuck with it?

Junglist · 7 Dec 2018 at 23:16

Just been having a few games with my housemate. It’s good fun 8 players is going to be madness. 4 alone is going to be good fun

spook2575 · 8 Dec 2018 at 01:16

JunglistE said:
Just been having a few games with my housemate. It’s good fun 8 players is going to be madness. 4 alone is going to be good fun

Did 7 players on one system this evening, it was mayhem but still just as fun!

Kreeeee · 8 Dec 2018 at 10:15

Tibbz2 said:
Any chance the online will be possible for them to fix? Or are we stuck with it?

I believe it's related to the game engine. There is no rollback netcode and that needs to be added at a very deep level of the game engine.

If Nintendo haven't bothered to do it for launch then they won't add it later.

McPhee · 8 Dec 2018 at 18:42

Who are people going with for main fighters this time out?

Mine are:

Captain Falcon (been my main since the series began)
Sheik
Ken
Roy

Probably fair to keep he info in spoiler tags as not everyone will know the full roster.

Plainsong · 8 Dec 2018 at 18:53

Played some more online it was much better tonight.

Kreeeee · 8 Dec 2018 at 19:10

satchef1 said:
Who are people going with for main fighters this time out?

Mine are:

Captain Falcon (been my main since the series began)
Sheik
Ken
Roy

Probably fair to keep he info in spoiler tags as not everyone will know the full roster.

My previous main characters have been Fox, Wolf, Falco, Marth, Cloud, Mario and Samus. I'll go for whichever of those hasn't been nerfed too hard (so not Wolf!).

Edit: Woah, you can now do a short hop aerial every time (with a 15% damage penalty) by pressing a direction + jump + "a" at the same time. This makes my ground offense game so much safer and reliable now.

Psycho Sonny · 8 Dec 2018 at 20:28

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nintendo...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

that any good?

someone recommended i get a screen protector might as well kill 2 birds with 1 stone

Grey M@a · 8 Dec 2018 at 20:37

I didn't bother with Smash as yet, will look at getting it in the new year I think.

I did grab this though on release

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