I think trolling is trying to start an argument when its obvious the other person doesn't give a crap and you're just annoying them. Yuna does that plenty here. Sure she's logical, and consistent with her views, that I respect. But honestly threads like this belong in a melee discussion board; I hate to cite the bloody troll tome but its true here... Brawl, isn't melee, really.
I agree that character specific stuff is hard to advance, but that doesn't change that its more diverse than melee for the fact theres so many characters. Of course as the game is right now, we can't tell if it'll advance further. Our only lead is the lack of hitstun, and other such paralyzing move properties, but is that the be all and end all? Wait it out, at least one or two years if not a few more years. If not, go play one of the many new age fighters that stand along side brawl as revival attempts for the genre. Plenty are coming out. Or go play Melee. I'm very tempted to learn it just from discussions here.
I'm sorry if I came off as hostile; yes, the apology is earnest. And I do know what I'm on about. It isn't experience, but I'm a very technical person and from a young age I've always loved competetive gaming of all varieties.
I think a mod should close this thread or move it to melee discussion, and smashboards as a whole needs better moderation when threads repeat. Especially troll tastic ones. You are not helping new brawl players wanting to learn to compete by proving their points wrong before they've even got their hands dirty in a serious round of smash. You are not helping them compete by trying to reason with yourself in the open and think aloud about your belief Brawl will never be on the level of melee.
I'm not saying to shield the truth, more importantly though, we can't tell what Brawl will be; pretending you can and then making up convincing reason would tip alot of people, like me if I never heard of smash before, very much away from the idea of competetive Brawl. This is exactly the sort of stigma that turns me off of a competetive game. Yet, I really like Brawl. Not astoundingly so, but it does feel intense when the other guy knows what he's doing. Whether its a fighting game vet, someone who retired from melee but regged tourneys, or even a self righteous noob on a level with smashballs and bombs bouncing everywhere who you just want to disprove against all unequal odds that you have more skill in any field.
I like it not just as a party game, but a 1 v 1 fighter on the flatter stages with a little bit of 2 v 2 with team attack off, and very occaisionally - but never seriously, albiet still technically and competetively - some of the less one side decisive items (healers, duh.) or fs for the odd seasoning. I research matchups and love the tactical board here. As you can see, differing community or not, me and you guys are quite alike. If you put aside my differing background, lack of melee experience and my hostile first impression, the same core is inside me.
I won't deny I probably will love melee and, hay, maybe be tempted to shelf brawl if I tried it. That 3 part tutorial vid that infected youtube is incredibly immense in terms of awesome. If third strike players organized tutorials and stuff in such an interesting way I'd be very happy, and the dynamic - not as dynamic as brawl because its less floaty, but far more concrete and practical - prediction of DI juggles makes my mouth water. Especially that falcon example in the first of the three parts.
But I still think Brawl'd be fun to me - and I don't mean casually as I don't play it like that much, except for sse, which is a guilty pleasure of mine as I love streets of rage and similar games. I know its no reflection of Brawl proper. I still think it isn't developed at all. Developed doesn't particularly have to be too different. It just means you're absolutely sure everything is weeded out. Patience. Or at least stop bloody trolling. Its a bloody eyesore. Get me my biscuits and daaamn tea you- kidding.
Also, Yuna? Yeah, point taken. That makes sense. Suprised you haven't attempted deeper replies though, argumentative - read tro... Yeah... - as you seem to be on Brawl general discussion.