Shanco

Those headphones are insanely popular where I am. considering getting a pair myself They're great though.

Cloud's side B will never be a threat unless it's Limit Broken. It's too easy to SDI out of and properly punish, especially on wifi where Cloud will most often be mashing his B button to get the whole thing out. However, Cloud can act out of it pretty fast if he chooses not to do the full attack, so the biggest decision with that move is knowing when to stop.

If the tournament doesn't start before 7 PM, then I'll probably be in for both wii U and 3DS. I hope Pyrrhon doesn't mind losing his share of the pot.

I really don't know what's taking so long for these 1.1.3 balance changes to be noted by Smashboards. Lots of buffs discovered though. You ought to be happy if you play any of these characters, for they got significant buffs: Bowser Ganondorf Kirby Link Lucas Mewtwo Robin Shulk Patch winner: Bowser. Holy shit Bowser is scary with U-throw to U-air. It's a KO confirm on the entire cast at varying percents (for example, 92 to 137 on Mario). He also received some other useful things, such as intangibility on Flying Slam, and ability to grab the ledge out of Whirling Fortress even while facing the wrong way. Ganondorf: D-Smash 2nd hit now pushes opponents away on block rather than pulling them in*, N-air completely reworked for more situational use, D-air hitbox nerfed slightly, all Aerials reduced landing lag, Wizard Hug deals more damage and knockback. Kirby: Knockback buffs to all Smashes, F-air, B-air, U-throw, and all iterations of his Hammer special. Overall, kills more easily than before. Link: F-smash 2nd hit kills earlier, large damage buffs to F-air, D-air now only spikes aerial enemies but grounded targets are now knocked back at an angle that allows Link to...well, link one hit of D-air into another. Each hit of D-air still does between 15-18% damage. Lucas: Reduced end lag on all of his grabs (standing, dash grab, pivot grab, applies only to whiffed grabs and does not affect Z-air), N-air damage doubled, hitbox improvements to F-air. Mewtwo: Much needed hitbox adjustments on Aerials, all Aerials reduced landing lag, increased damage on U-air, Confusion range improved. Robin: All Aerials reduced landing lag, N-air, F-air and D-air all now have bigger hitboxes when using the Levin Sword. Shulk: All Aerials reduced landing lag, all Aerials, Tilts and Dash Attack received slight damage buffs. * = this change also applies to Mii Gunner.

Bayonetta looks cool, but also looks super laggy. Whiffing one of those gigantic Smash Attacks is going to be devastating. Corrin...wtf is he supposed to be, zoner? Punisher? I ain't got a clue. Looks hella stylish though. Not to mention he's giving the shipping lord a run for his money. I will buy Cloud though, without question.

Haven't played LoL in a long time, so how bout a little warm up where the other team gets bopped?

Dedede has some of the highest range attacks in the game. Garbo frame data to compensate though. It's so bad that he makes even Shulk look fast. My bets are on Cloud, Wolf and Isaac coming in the next patch. I really don't know why people are suggesting the Inklings...what would a moveset even look like with them? EDIT: Might as well post mine @1:30.

Yeah Ness can be sorta braindead. In mid level play and above, he tends to get slaughtered. Once you learn how to deal with him (in Rosalina's case, it's doing Down B when he tries to recover), you'll realize how crummy and slow a character he is unless he is using his mix-ups properly. And I haven't seen such a Ness in a long time, if ever. Meta Knight's issue is his range. He can get rekt by high-range characters like Marth and Donkey Kong who can just zone him from using his most troublesome moves. His reward for getting in is very high however, much like his Kirby series cohorts.

If I had it I would organize a big grand prix or something in a heartbeat. Sadly, I only have Smash.

Name: Ryan Age: 22 Birthday: September 7th Location: Toronto Height: 5'10" Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown Live With: No one Pets?: a cat Relationships?: Not right now. Crushes lately?: Oh yes. Dream Job: No idea. Currently Playing: Ultra Street Fighter IV, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Unreal Tournament, Project X Zone 2 Favourite Food: Burritos that aren't from Taco Bell Favourite Drink: Irn Bru Favourite Color: Red Favourite kind of Music: 90's era rock Favourite Band: Weezer, Muse, The Tragically Hip Favourite Album: Don't have one Favourite Game: Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Favourite Genre of Game: Don't have one Favourite Hobbies: writing Favourite Movies: Space Jam Favourite Shows: Whatever's on at the time

We used to, but I don't believe we do anymore. With the new Discord server now being a thing we just don't see the logic behind putting money into TeamSpeak when Discord is not only so much more accessible, but free AND it's more reliable than both TS and Skype.

Here are my own nominations: (I can not vote) DobbyTheElf for Jack Frost Alexus (KosherKoneko) for Snow Queen Catherine Cook for Polar Monarch Rookie MVP - SHIA MVP - Rosesong Server Ace - Captain Breakfast T3RRA 4R4WR3D - Acquiescence Best new Fan Game - Aura

A couple o' quick notes. First off, about Reborn Royalty. There is an amendment to the time of the festivities. Pending approval from my fellow party organizers, Voting will now take place between 6:30 and 6:50 PM EST. That's two hours ahead of the previously announced time. Reason being, this change is aimed at increasing the magnitude and prestige of the award, in contrast to last year where everyone had partied their faces off by the time the three wonderful monarchs were crowned. Not to mention, this is way more convenient for our European friends. Remember that, as with every year, winners will only be chosen from those who are on the Showdown server when the final votes are tallied, or have been on the server since the festivities started! Can't have our dear royals being AWOL, can we? I'm also looking into prizes for Reborn Royalty, but I will say nothing before then. Lastly, I am not eligible to be nominated for any category of the Reborn Royalty. In addition, in regards to the Rebornies. These will still take place at their regularly scheduled time of 8:30 PM EST. As for auth eligibility, here's the major change. Auth eligibility now takes into account the auth roster as of September 1st. This means that LidaRose, Arkhidon, and DerpySimon are now eligible, while Hunter and Tacos are not. The reason for this change is so that recognition can still be given to those who gave what they did to the community to earn their position as a role model among the rest of us. In addition, given the magnitude of the awards, your presence at the event is no longer required to win the award. That's all for now, please be sure to direct any questions you may have to me! I will be happy to answer them. You can reach me on Showdown, Skype, Discord or via forum PM. EDIT: There seems to be talk of an award for Server Auth and "Best Auth" etc. Rose and I have talked it over, and we have decided not to incorporate an award for server auth. The awards in their entirety will be for Members, Familiars, Veterans, Aces, Voiced Aces, and Staff who have been appointed after the 1st of September. Along with that, Leaders and Administrators (Amethyst, Ikaru, Blind Guardian, Godot, and Jericho) will not be eligible to vote on Rebornies. They will be able to nominate for Rebornies as well as nominate / vote on Royalty (and of course, be royalty as well)! EDIT 2: False alarm on the OP; you actually can win both Reborn Royalty and a Rebornie. To recap: Reborn Royalty voting moved ahead two hours. Auth who have been auth since or before September 1st can not be nominated for Rebornies; and top 5 auth can no longer vote for them, either. Shanco can also not be nominated for Reborn Royalty. No award for server or forum auth. Everyone is eligible for Reborn Royalty, including new members.

There are some MUs in which Pit is better, and there are some in which Dark Pit is better. For example, Dark Pit is better vs people who struggle when behind, such as Sheik or Roy, as Electroshock Arm is a great tool at seizing stage control when used properly, and the stronger arrows can outtrade things like needles. Of course, its more horizontal knockback also makes it more beneficial vs characters where you're trying to knock them offstage, such as Rosalina and Captain Falcon. However Pit's specials consequently make him better at juggling characters with shit landing options (Bowser and Toon Link) alongside more frequently outright KO'ing whoever it hits (his side B hurts Fox a lot). Outside of differences in specials they're similar enough that while you can pick between one of them based on your taste, you're learning both the characters at the same time.

Kindred's ultimate only does so much to stop Zed. A smart Zed will hold onto things like Cutlass, Ignite, etc. to allow him to follow the target after the ult and finish them off through Kindred's flat heal. In addition, Zed is protected from dying when he's in the zone, nullifying one of the things that plagues him in teamfights. Death Mark also has 30 seconds lower cooldown than Kindred's ult at all ranks, so Zed can even bait it out of Kindred. I dunno how good at stopping Zed Kench is, since Ignite and red buff all persist through Devour, and it's got a high cooldown for a standard spell too. Great bait against a dumb Zed though. Wanna stop Zed? My preferred counterpick is Lissandra, but Kayle also does wonders.

Why hello there, welcome to this house of malice and sadism and other strange things! You'll definitely find a whole bunch of nice people to talk to (including myself), but expect some of the other folk to give you the stink-eye after you mentioned Fern in such a light. Nah i'm only joking bout that last part.

Raging and quitting is what we do best here! So welcome! Make yourself at home.

Erick, where you at? We got a linuxbro here.