So... why isn't she used in tournments more often?

[Nadeko Sengoku]

She's broken... Enough said...

That explains why she's barely used.....because sheik is balanced so she is used frequently, right?

 

[Guybrush20X6]

Why go to all the effort of learning to control two characters at once when playing Sheik gets 90% of the wins in 50% of the effort?

It's also why Spencer was a big thing in Marvel vs Capcom 3 before he was outstripped by Spider-Man. He was easier to learn. Spidey took his place later when all the big players got more practice so Rosy's star may rise.

 

[Skyfox2000]

She is used in tournaments.....

 

[NewZen]

As someone who is competitive and doesn't use her (I've fought against a good number of players, offline and online), I can easily say that it's two things that are the common case:

1.) Difficulty in Usage/Her learning curve is too high
-The number of people who I've faced who maimed her only abided by one style, because it's generally the most optimal against most of the cast, as I've been told-Camping. While Luma doesn't work in the same way as Nana, he's still something that has to be micromanaged, and in competitive situations where money is on the line, who truly wants to lower their odds of winning if they have to put in too much work with a character?

2. ) Her "Awesomeness" is a Plague to others
-I hate facing her with a passion, but I've found ways to deal with her and the meatstar. The issue arises in response to how others have played her so far and if it actually ends up growing in mass, nobody would really want to play this game in a competitive sense because too many matches would end in TO's (Of course, this is assuming people end up bandwagoning her in the first place which is a worse case scenario) and viewers wouldn't even bat an eye to the game given its reputation as is. And before anyone says, "Play to win" I know of the rule as I commit to it myself. That doesn't mean I should be surprised that I'm booed if I commit to a play style that is considered toxic to the game's overall standing as a competitive thing in the first place (Look at my Main for ****'s sake...), because as it stands, Rosalina is a character that can pull that off quite effectively, regardless of whether or not you view them using her is the "wrong" way.

Eh.

She is used in tournaments.....

It's more of the fact that she isn't seen often in tournaments, given that she is considered Top Tier, after all. Thing is, if a character is hard as balls to learn, them being top tier doesn't mean much if you have to work too hard to get the win.

 

[Snakeee]

imo:
1. Dabuz
2. Falln
for Rosalina as far as I know. Other players are snakee, ironkraken, and xaltis.

You joined on my bday and listed me as a top Rosa, you're my new best friend :3

 

[Stromp]

1 Hard to get used to
2 Not Sheik

But in all seriousness I feel like a lot of people perceive her to be very campy. Which she sort of is. This may turn people off

 

[WhiteMageBD]

This is a little off topic, sorry but, do you think this under usage of Rosalina will lower her chances of coming back in smash 5?

 

[MudkipUniverse]

This is a little off topic, sorry but, do you think this under usage of Rosalina will lower her chances of coming back in smash 5?

No, I think that the chance of them removing any character that isn't a clone is unlikely