So the reception for the nerfs and buffs from the latest patch is pretty diverse, and there seems to be a lot of hype surrounding Sheik right now. With that, I just decided that I'd give my thoughts. I wrote this long-winded statement on GameFAQs just a moment ago about my thoughts and feelings on the whole debacle that's going on, and much to my expectation, I was going to get trolled at least a little bit. Given that the etiquette standards are a lot higher here on SmashBoards, I thought I would post the very same statement on this forum as well. So here it is:
"This patch did admittedly hit Sheik pretty hard, because, now, she doesn't have any more easy-bake kill confirms and she is a bit more approachable due to her decreased range on her F-air and her Needles. However, she's not nearly as bad as people are making her out to be, because she still racks damage really fast (even still with her F-air linking into itself at low and mid-high percents), still has some of the best offstage game and recovery ability, still applies pressure extremely well, and still has Bouncing Fish kill confirms from offstage F-air and late hit N-air. And guess what? All you have to do to get a strong kill otherwise is get a decent read with U-air, Bouncing Fish, or one of her Smash attacks -which is almost exactly like what a huge majority of the rest of the cast is forced to do almost all of the time. Sheik lost nothing that made her a great character, but there is a sea of people complaining about the respective nerfs, a large portion of those people commenting on ZeRo's latest video about them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TacMTv3yTdU
Right now, people are acting like Sheik isn't even a top tier ("high-mid tier", "ruined", "Sheik isn't even viable anymore", etc.) just because they can't get pressure and stocks for free anymore. But instead of being told that they should adapt, they're getting sympathy! Imagine that; whenever you go somewhere and someone is talking about how their low tier main isn't getting enough buffs, most of the time you see people telling them that they're being a baby and they should adapt, but when someone is talking about how the highest tier character with no losing matchups gets nerfed, the general consensus for everyone is to lose their s*** or act like there should be a ceremony for the death of Smash. . .
Let me tell everyone something about babies: they love having everything they can get, they love having the most, and they don't care how much anybody else has as long as they have what they want. But if you take that away from them, that's when they start whining, and they think everyone else is the bad guy. Everyone knows this, it's human nature. Now, put it into perspective: the character you use is determined by your choice depending on what you want. If you knowingly pick a lower tier character, you are willingly strapping yourself onto a rollercoaster. If you knowingly pick a higher tier character, you are in it to win it, no matter what. So if you knowingly pick the best character in the game and feel satisfied by winning with free kills, and then lose your s*** and make a scene when you suddenly don't have that one little thing that lets you do that anymore, you are a spoiled, little baby. And you didn't deserve to have that thing you enjoyed so much, not even an ounce.
Everyone, pick a character that you enjoy as a character and not some object for your euphoric pleasure of easy wins. There's only one way to adapt, and that's growing up and realizing what you really want from yourself. Adaptation doesn't come from learning what's on the outside, it comes from learning what's inside you.
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Alright, I might have gone a little too far deep for a moment there, but my point remains: there is no reason for any competent player to be complaining about Sheik or saying that she is not even close to her original tier placement. All of what made her a great character is still intact. Just appreciate that she's still a great character with a lot of options, you only have to do what almost everyone else has had to do for the past year or so."
. . . and that's it.
Well, to conclude, I'd like to hear anyone's thoughts (and I guess I hope I was a bit of an inspiration in a way). So if you agree or disagree, shoot - I love feedback.
Also, I especially thank anyone who read the whole post - I love to write out my extended thoughts.
Peace
"This patch did admittedly hit Sheik pretty hard, because, now, she doesn't have any more easy-bake kill confirms and she is a bit more approachable due to her decreased range on her F-air and her Needles. However, she's not nearly as bad as people are making her out to be, because she still racks damage really fast (even still with her F-air linking into itself at low and mid-high percents), still has some of the best offstage game and recovery ability, still applies pressure extremely well, and still has Bouncing Fish kill confirms from offstage F-air and late hit N-air. And guess what? All you have to do to get a strong kill otherwise is get a decent read with U-air, Bouncing Fish, or one of her Smash attacks -which is almost exactly like what a huge majority of the rest of the cast is forced to do almost all of the time. Sheik lost nothing that made her a great character, but there is a sea of people complaining about the respective nerfs, a large portion of those people commenting on ZeRo's latest video about them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TacMTv3yTdU
Right now, people are acting like Sheik isn't even a top tier ("high-mid tier", "ruined", "Sheik isn't even viable anymore", etc.) just because they can't get pressure and stocks for free anymore. But instead of being told that they should adapt, they're getting sympathy! Imagine that; whenever you go somewhere and someone is talking about how their low tier main isn't getting enough buffs, most of the time you see people telling them that they're being a baby and they should adapt, but when someone is talking about how the highest tier character with no losing matchups gets nerfed, the general consensus for everyone is to lose their s*** or act like there should be a ceremony for the death of Smash. . .
Let me tell everyone something about babies: they love having everything they can get, they love having the most, and they don't care how much anybody else has as long as they have what they want. But if you take that away from them, that's when they start whining, and they think everyone else is the bad guy. Everyone knows this, it's human nature. Now, put it into perspective: the character you use is determined by your choice depending on what you want. If you knowingly pick a lower tier character, you are willingly strapping yourself onto a rollercoaster. If you knowingly pick a higher tier character, you are in it to win it, no matter what. So if you knowingly pick the best character in the game and feel satisfied by winning with free kills, and then lose your s*** and make a scene when you suddenly don't have that one little thing that lets you do that anymore, you are a spoiled, little baby. And you didn't deserve to have that thing you enjoyed so much, not even an ounce.
Everyone, pick a character that you enjoy as a character and not some object for your euphoric pleasure of easy wins. There's only one way to adapt, and that's growing up and realizing what you really want from yourself. Adaptation doesn't come from learning what's on the outside, it comes from learning what's inside you.
. . .
Alright, I might have gone a little too far deep for a moment there, but my point remains: there is no reason for any competent player to be complaining about Sheik or saying that she is not even close to her original tier placement. All of what made her a great character is still intact. Just appreciate that she's still a great character with a lot of options, you only have to do what almost everyone else has had to do for the past year or so."
. . . and that's it.
Well, to conclude, I'd like to hear anyone's thoughts (and I guess I hope I was a bit of an inspiration in a way). So if you agree or disagree, shoot - I love feedback.
Also, I especially thank anyone who read the whole post - I love to write out my extended thoughts.
Peace
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