1) Samus has already been buffed in multiple previous patches.
2) More importantly, win rates. Samus has high win rates.
Nintendo doesn't collect data from tournament games. It may highlight a few things that need to be fixed, but most balance changes stem from online data. The highest priority games they use are the win rates from For Glory 1v1.
The problem arises from For Glory and the nature of Samus. Unfortunately for Samus, since she has poor frame data and a high learning curve to understand her movement and spacing, bad players will not play samus, but good players will.
Statistically, the majority of Samus players have solid Smash bros fundamentals and win a lot against the average for glory player, who most likely has limited experience against Samus. Good samus players around the world increase the win rate for Samus globaly, and the bad Samus players... stop playing Samus and move to a high tier. The bad players will choose easier to play "top tiers" and lose as the high tiers because of their poor skill. This skews the data even more, preventing high tiers from being nerfed as hard.
The Solution? There is no solution... Samus mains have been ravaging FG for the past year and skewing the win rates... decreasing the chance of major buffs with every victory... there is no solution...
OR IS THERE...? ATTENTION ALL SAMUS MAINS! GO TO FOR GLORY AND GO ON A LOSING STREAK FOR THE NEXT MONTH AND WE SHALL GET BUFFS MWAHAHAHAHA.... but seriously, RIP samus.
2) More importantly, win rates. Samus has high win rates.
Nintendo doesn't collect data from tournament games. It may highlight a few things that need to be fixed, but most balance changes stem from online data. The highest priority games they use are the win rates from For Glory 1v1.
The problem arises from For Glory and the nature of Samus. Unfortunately for Samus, since she has poor frame data and a high learning curve to understand her movement and spacing, bad players will not play samus, but good players will.
Statistically, the majority of Samus players have solid Smash bros fundamentals and win a lot against the average for glory player, who most likely has limited experience against Samus. Good samus players around the world increase the win rate for Samus globaly, and the bad Samus players... stop playing Samus and move to a high tier. The bad players will choose easier to play "top tiers" and lose as the high tiers because of their poor skill. This skews the data even more, preventing high tiers from being nerfed as hard.
The Solution? There is no solution... Samus mains have been ravaging FG for the past year and skewing the win rates... decreasing the chance of major buffs with every victory... there is no solution...
OR IS THERE...? ATTENTION ALL SAMUS MAINS! GO TO FOR GLORY AND GO ON A LOSING STREAK FOR THE NEXT MONTH AND WE SHALL GET BUFFS MWAHAHAHAHA.... but seriously, RIP samus.