Halcyondays17
Smash Rookie
- Joined
- Jan 2, 2019
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Hey Corrin Mains,
I’ve been playing Corrin since the character were DLC in Smash WiiU/3Ds and I want your opinion on Smash Ultimate Corrin. Do you all think Corrin is an example of overnerfing a character?
The character had glaring issues such as a spameable Dragon Lunge attack and powerful Counter Surge in Smash 4 that lead many people to dislike playing against Corrin. Sakurai and his team have addressed these issues by nerfing Dragon Lunge into a useful but also punishable option for the character.
However, in Ultimate it seems every special has received a massive nerf. Dragon Ascent no longer has the bit of momentum near the end of the move, reducing Corrin's horizontal recovery and making their recovery more predictable and punishable than it already was. In addition, Dragon Fang Shot's bite attack no longer feels like it reliably connects with the move, making Corrin lose a good kill option at higher percent. Dragon Fang Shot's stun time was also greatly reduced which doesn't allow for followup attacks other than the bite. Finally, Corrin's forward aerial no longer connects with itself or their amazing up-air as reliably, taking away Corrin's ability to rack up damage quickly.
Overall, it feels to me like the character received a lot of changes to their playstyle that did not change them positively in Ultimate. While many characters are able to easily rack up damage with combos or powerful attacks, Corrin feels like they require much more effort than other sword characters to get that damage. This mixed with Corrin's already predictable specials and smash attacks leads me to believe the character was nerfed too much. In my opinion, I think they should have left most of Corrin's moves alone and only balanced Dragon Lunge and Counter Surge. Had the changes been just these two moves, I believe Corrin would still be as good of a character as in Wii U/3DS while also being more fair to fight against.
What do you all think? If you disagree please tell me why, and if you agree with me then what do you think will be buffed in the future? I would love to be proven wrong by others that play Corrin.
I’ve been playing Corrin since the character were DLC in Smash WiiU/3Ds and I want your opinion on Smash Ultimate Corrin. Do you all think Corrin is an example of overnerfing a character?
The character had glaring issues such as a spameable Dragon Lunge attack and powerful Counter Surge in Smash 4 that lead many people to dislike playing against Corrin. Sakurai and his team have addressed these issues by nerfing Dragon Lunge into a useful but also punishable option for the character.
However, in Ultimate it seems every special has received a massive nerf. Dragon Ascent no longer has the bit of momentum near the end of the move, reducing Corrin's horizontal recovery and making their recovery more predictable and punishable than it already was. In addition, Dragon Fang Shot's bite attack no longer feels like it reliably connects with the move, making Corrin lose a good kill option at higher percent. Dragon Fang Shot's stun time was also greatly reduced which doesn't allow for followup attacks other than the bite. Finally, Corrin's forward aerial no longer connects with itself or their amazing up-air as reliably, taking away Corrin's ability to rack up damage quickly.
Overall, it feels to me like the character received a lot of changes to their playstyle that did not change them positively in Ultimate. While many characters are able to easily rack up damage with combos or powerful attacks, Corrin feels like they require much more effort than other sword characters to get that damage. This mixed with Corrin's already predictable specials and smash attacks leads me to believe the character was nerfed too much. In my opinion, I think they should have left most of Corrin's moves alone and only balanced Dragon Lunge and Counter Surge. Had the changes been just these two moves, I believe Corrin would still be as good of a character as in Wii U/3DS while also being more fair to fight against.
What do you all think? If you disagree please tell me why, and if you agree with me then what do you think will be buffed in the future? I would love to be proven wrong by others that play Corrin.