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jcgamer107 posted...

Not the biggest fan of the recent trend of down-airs being these kicks that just automatically zip you downward for so many characters.

Yeah I gotta say I absolutely hate those moves.
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HaRRicH posted...

Samus > Sheik is one thing, but I thought you were trying to say say ZSS > Sheik and I wasn't sure I was reading this as you intended.

ZSS, yeah. I'd (very marginally) take Samus over Zelda and I expect ZSS to retain more of Samus' strength than Sheik does of Zelda's.

I also had a terrible, terrible bracket in the last contest so take my predictions with a grain of salt!
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KamikazePotato posted...

Kenri posted...

I don't know that I'd pay $75 for a 5* copy of every single unit in the game plus 1000 orbs. Still no idea who the audience for premium currency in mobile games even is.

1. Rich people
2. Gambling addicts

Okay I get #2 but if you're rich you can just drop $75 on like... better games. Though I guess if you're rich you can just do both, probably.
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I don't know that I'd pay $75 for a 5* copy of every single unit in the game plus 1000 orbs. Still no idea who the audience for premium currency in mobile games even is.
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HaRRicH posted...

Is anybody rallying for Zero Suit Samus over Samus? I don't think it'll work as well as our rally, and Sheik is beating ZSS in a match anyway.

I'd absolutely take Samus there without a second thought. <_<

HaRRicH posted...

Is anybody rallying for R.O.B.? Id actually welcome that, but let's not act like he'll be strong either.

Didn't originate in a video game, technically.

Edit: I do think Dark Samus is kind of a cool rally choice, but it wouldn't be because of Smash.
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FlyingForever posted...

In what doomsday scenario is being fat an advantage?

any of them where food is scarce lmao
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HaRRicH posted...

Young Link or Toon Link in addition to Link would break the spirit of what we're dealing with here. LoZ has weird continuity with its characters so they may be recognized as separate characters, but the points above remind us how similar they are in Smash and that's before considering how similar they are in LoZ. Wolf Link and Fierce Diety Link are basically power-ups to existing Links in my mind -- nobody wants Fire Mario and Cape Mario.

With recognition that Sheik is a disguise for Zelda in LoZ:OoT, Smash still separates Sheik from Zelda more overall than these Links do from Link.

I agree with all of this. I think the best pro-Sheik line, for me at least, is that plenty of characters get into these contests on Smash and effectively nothing else, so it's not really any worse to try to get Sheik in on her Smash status. They're different characters in a "character select screen" sense rather than a literary sense.
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HaRRicH posted...

Sheik is more separated from Zelda than any of those Links are to Link.

I mean, aside from the fact that the different Links are actually legit different characters, while Sheik is Zelda in disguise. <_<

Ultimate kinda addresses that though by very clearly picking two different Zeldas to represent Sheik and Zelda.
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That might've been Han? Not sure, don't remember it being Harrich though.
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Vlado posted...

They're listed as a single people in every source

Sure, you can say the same thing about "Americans" or whatever. What counts as a single people is completely arbitrary and often dependent on the term used.

You'd think massive linguistic, cultural, and regional differences would be enough to say they're not a homogeneous group, but hey, keep on assuming 1.2 billion people are all the same based on, as far as I can tell, nothing.
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Vlado posted...

Let's see your case about Han Chinese not being a distinct people.

lol, do I have to prove water is wet now?

Burden of proof is on you here anyway since you're the one who made the original claim.
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Vlado posted...

Han Chinese are homogenous. "Grey mass"? They are a distinct people.

Sure, just like Native Americans are "a distinct people" if you ignore all the ways they're not.
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Vlado posted...

Not counted in the stats I checked...

Correct, China does not count them among its Han population even though they're Han Chinese.

My point is that who gets counted as what is arbitrary and the 1.2 billion Han people are not just one big homogeneous grey mass.
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Vlado posted...

They're among the remaining ~8%. They're just 10.5 million - less than a percent of the population.

But they're Han Chinese, why wouldn't they be part of the 92%?
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Including the Hui people or no?
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You're claiming the Han Chinese people are homogeneous?? All 1.2 billion of them in mainland China alone?
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Vlado posted...

China crime stats?

You're claiming China is a homogeneous society now?
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Playing Ike in Smash 4 broke me of my smash attack habit pretty quick lol

Relearned it during WoL though, unfortunately.
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HaRRicH posted...

We're glad you're on-board! I'm about to address "precedent," but I think you're thinking of things like Aeris/Aerith and we have another perspective.

Specifically Tales of Symphonia. Mithos/Yggdrasil. Not to mention Ganon/Ganondorf.

There are others but I haven't played their games so idk how comparable the situations are: Ren/Joker, Naked Snake/Big Boss, etc.
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Pokewars posted...

Kenri posted...

Ross is definitely the worst of all 10 characters in question.

Except Rachel exists.

It's not a coincidence that Rachel is the second worst (because she interacted with Ross the most)
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I'm down to try, but Sheik and Zelda are literally the exact same person. The precedent has usually been to combine those nominations. I can see Sheik's noms just getting wrapped into Zelda's total.
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Team Rocket Elite posted...

https://fireemblem.gamepress.gg/sites/fireemblem/files/2018-12/lv_1__40_legazura_and_ny.png

I hate this game.
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Ross is definitely the worst of all 10 characters in question.
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LiquidOshawott posted...

Good

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Vlado posted...

US crime stats vs. Japan crime stats among countless others.

What is that supposed to prove? You didn't even give me the actual stats for this single comparison between two different countries. Please tell me you're basing the things you say on more than just the general idea that numbers exist.
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Vlado posted...

Thanks to the 2nd, it's lower than it is in other countries with similar population division. But even the 2nd can only do so much when you don't live in a homogenous society.

Proof that crime and heterogeneity are linked?
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Suprak the Stud posted...

This is like 1000x dumber than I could have ever possibly imagined.

Don't call our president a "this".
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Lucina's literally just a costume, if you're gonna be annoyed about her you might as well be annoyed about Alph too.

Personally I'm glad they're finally putting more costumes in the game.
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ChaosTonyV4 posted...

9 million dollars sure could help a lot of disabled or homeless Veterans, and there'd be a tangible, measurable benefit.

lmao as if people who want to #buildthewall care about helping literally anyone
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Vlado posted...

Here's what a good man had to say about the withdrawal from Syria:

very specific phrasing on it though

like you could arguably count vietnam under "declare victory and leave"
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Chaotic people definitely aren't opposed to having a code. Like the "good" part of "chaotic good" already implies a code to do good, so you might as well throw them in the lawful camp?

Definitely think it makes more sense to define law/chaos as closer to "respect for authority and existing power structures" vs. "animosity to authority and existing power structures" (with neutral being more like "authority is okay unless it's bad, then it isn't").
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Espeon posted...

Well, theres a big difference between the mental image conjured when the attacker is using kitchen knives (could be anyone), and an attacker using a machete (Muslim terrorist).

Is this a real thing? I associate machetes more with, like, white gun owners who are "weapon collectors" and have a bunch of random-ass knives lying around.
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Underleveled posted...

How about stuff like the Djinn from Golden Sun, where each one in each class is identical and pretty much named for the purpose of keeping track of them?

They all have different official art. I say count 'em all.
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Olivia: Prancing Dancer
Cavalry (reindeer)

Donderblitzen (blue tome): 14 mt and if you attack while next to an ally that has already moved, they get another action. Unit-locked.
Dance

A skill: Dasher: Unit attacks twice when initiating combat. Unit-locked.
C skill: Frosty Dance: When you dance someone they get +6 Res or something

Stats: Way too fuckin high for a horsedancer
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Shame it wasn't for prizes, but nice predix nonetheless.
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Haste_2 posted...

-Alucard killing everything in his division, getting a respectable score on Cloud, and nearly matching up with Bowser

This.

Haste_2 posted...

-Amaterasu absolutely obliterating/annihilating/utterly destroying Draven

And this but the word you want is "butt-devastating"
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garetha200 posted...

At least once to see if it works out sounds like a good idea.

Agreed, it's worth a try at least.
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There should be an achievement for using all the hammers.
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ScareChan posted...

I dont know about him yet. His specials dont seem that good and his smash hitbox window seems weird also

His neutral and side B are pretty great, but his recovery is garbo and his down B is uhhhhhhhh good for a mix up like once a match I guess
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Vlado posted...

Kenri posted...

Vlado posted...

It is possible that Trump is compromised, I do not deny that. But his message is what's most important.

Why is a compromised message important?

The message isn't. People can be compromised, not messages.

Why trust a message from a compromised person? If the person is working against you, why wouldn't their message be a part of that work?
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Vlado posted...

It is possible that Trump is compromised, I do not deny that. But his message is what's most important.

Why is a compromised message important?
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Loser's bracket weirdness aside (and even that turned out better than expected), I felt like this was the least predictable contest that I've taken part in. Definite props to SBAllen for the bracket.
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You went very obscure for some of these.
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Vlado posted...

People shit on the streets of "tech capital" San Francisco, FFS! That's not Trump's fault, that's the fault of the globalist puppets before him.

Before Trump, they were both sides of the same globalist coin. Even now, half of GOP still are. Remove Trump and America First'ers and you're back to a one-party system, where elections are just circus for the plebs and nothing actually changes when the other party wins.

Man, you are so close to reaching an epiphany about America and about why Trump doesn't follow through on anything he says.
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Jakyl25 posted...

Also you REALLY need to study WW2 more

he's already fascist, i don't think this is the vaccine <_<
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Team Rocket Elite posted...

RIP Aether Raids

Wow, I hate everything about this.
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Yeah Peachline just killed herself for me too, luckily not even the AI can navigate 75m successfully.
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There are three different explore locations that give different things. The ruins pretty much only give SP but it's the quickest to run.

That said, I've gotten more than ~800 from it, so I think it depends on the spirits you send too? I usually just send whoever the game recommends and get over 1000.
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Somehow I beat The Boss on my first try. Footstooled her almost immediately.

Seems like I got lucky!
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I mean, the crusade against Kavanaugh wasn't exactly about his political views. <_<
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