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Machspeed said:
t!MmY said:
Yes.
MetaKnight's final smash really can combo decently (but not against a player that knows what they're doing), it can be done out of a throw out of a throw. MetaKnight's attacks can't string together as well as people assume they can because of the launch trajectory. But take this with a grain of salt considering that we haven't had enough time to experiment with said character.
Does that imply that both MK and Pit have a slow air game.
Drill Rush isn't a good meteor move because the knockback at the end knocks the opponent upwards, but it can be used to push an opponent off the edge then safely DI back.
No, it isn't. I often found myself using it as a substitute for a roll at random, or I would just use it to get safely to the ground if i'm above my opponent considering that MetaKnight is vulnerable from below.
MetaKnight can persue an opponent in mid air well because of his horrible aerial mobility. MetaKnight's moves can be used as recovery techniques, but his Shuttle loop should be his primary recovery method because all of his B moves end in free fall.
Kirby is terrible at pursuing foes in midair, both in chasing and in comboing. Meta Knight is about on par with that, but the game itself has changed so it's not as detrimental as in Melee.
Drill Rush is not usable as a spike/meteor smash. It hits multiple times, dragging your opponent with you, and then pushes them away at the end. Tilting it up and down just changes it's trajectory, and doesn't do much more beyond that from what I saw at the demo.
It's not a good edge guard. No one I saw used it well, and some people described it to me as "like Kirby's Stone, but faster" because they just held Down after executing it. I used it to vanish from an oncoming attack and reappear behind the attacker and swipe at them with my sword. I also used it to vanish from a platform to the ground (you can see me try it in my Meta Knight vs. Sonic video but accidentally do a Drill Rush instead because of the sensitivity of the Classical Controller). You can also use it in place of a Sidestep Dodge, vanish in place to avoid an attack, then reappear and strike your attacker immediately afterward. It also adds to Meta Knight's already awesome recovery.
Yes.
This may be biased on my behalf to an extent, but I love Mach Tornado. It's a move that is fairly easy to manuever around and can inflict as much damage as Drill Rush if used properly. The ability to move around and elevate MetaKnight with this move is amazing, and can blanket MetaKnight in a scure position. One of the things I live about this move is it's ability to negate projectiles early in the animation. I would actually use this move often when i'm vulnerable. This move is under rated.
From my description of its speed above, you can guess how poor of a job Mach Tornado would be to pursue people. I won't say it's not possible, but you'll have to get close to execute it rather than chasing them down with it. It's about as fast as his normal air mobility.
also, at the end you can hear mk talk in his sexy non-spanishvoice.It can be canceled if you angle the glide wrong or do an attack.
Gliding moves fairly fast. It's as if you're running in the air (A speed comparison).t after it's used once, you can't use it again after another jump. When you land from the glide, there is a very laggy animation at the end, and you can potentially slide along the ground if you come in at a horizontal angle. Gliding is good for recovery purposes, but don't use it when it isn't necessary.
There is virtually no difference between the amount of air mobility/momentum of Kirby and Meta Knight. They have multiple jumps, but have horrible air mobility (Unlike Jiggs, who has amazing air mobility and momentum control). Physical movement for them is the same.
