It does seem that they occasionally fail to explode. You might throw it, only to watch it not detonate. In those cases, you’ll want to be careful, because you never know when it might go off.So, now these explosives are essentially lose/lose situations. You cannot count on them to detonate when you need them to, but you would be an absolute fool to let your opponent obtain such a powerful item. It was bad enough before knowing that items spawn in a random sequence in preset spawn locations. Now, even after the item is revealed, it is a gamble to chase after it. It is no wonder that items are generally disliked by the competitive community. If they actually added some genuine depth instead of turning the game into Russian Roulette, item tournaments might have had a chance. It seems many items are still reserved for casual smashfests where everyone is there just to have a laugh.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Explosions and Dependability
I generally refrain from posting my thoughts on DOJO updates because there are too many personal reviews out there already, but today's update on explosives brought something to mind regarding the absence of items in competitive play. While explosions were primarily responsible for items' demise, at least the specific explosives (bob-ombs and hidden mines) were 100% dependable. The DOJO explains now states otherwise:
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You know what the problem with your blog is...?
Everything you write is so factually correct and thorough, backed by solid arguments and irrefutable proof, that it leaves no room for other people to comment without having repeated something you already said.
having said that... I'll just have to say...
I couldn't agree more!
Keep up the good write-ups, very interesting blog. ;)
You talk so seriously, it makes me think to myself, "Is this really the Buzz Saw that I know and love?" Then again, was there really ever a Buzz Saw in the world that I din't love. Well with that in mind, you are doing a great job with the blog, and I am well and truly stoaked to see the rise of Brawl. Looking forward to another post. Talk to you later buddy!
But Buzz, we don't know if the crates and containers in Brawl will randomly explode like they did in the last game.
So you're right that some items, like the "smart" bomb (somewhat of a misnomer now, what with the misfires and all), might be taken out of play due to the random factor. But if the crates and barrels don't randomly explode, we may see tournament rule-sets differ on which items are legal and which aren't.
We may be super-scopin'.
~Tom
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