Hot take: I don’t think TODs are inherently bad design provided it follows these rules.
- Hard to pull off
- The character performing the TOD should be undertuned in some aspects
- Combo doesn’t last too long (e.g a cutscene combo that lasts more than 15 secs)
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Hopefully the next smash game doesn’t completely remove this aspect from gameplay 😤
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@Nyte219
ICs TODs included within the 15 sec rule ? i think they're hard enough to override it no ?
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@HonorablyFX
it’s not a set rule but more of a guideline, I don’t think TODs rn are tastefully included in the game (luigi is way too easy to do combos with and so is kaz on fd)
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@Nyte219
What?? Tods literally shouldn’t exist in smash because in invalidates two basic design mechanics in di and sdi. Luigi has a Tod but you can sdi so the Luigi has to guess/react for it to be true so it’s not so bad, kazuyas is horrible cause it’s true and easy 😭
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@Nyte219
I at least appreciate it's a hot take. Usually folks say hot take and then list off something mundane.
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@Nyte219
I agree, and i think this is the opinion of most fgc players as well. heavy emphasis on the second point though, however next to impossible to accomplish in smash with its gigantic rosters
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@SoloJonesYT
Anything is possible to be consistent with provided speed isn’t a big factor, hard to pull off means tight windows and high risk if you mess up the combo
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@Nyte219
Hard to pull off meaning nobody can ever consistently do it or meaning it will take a year or so before people start consistently doing it
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@Nyte219
hard to pull off is subjective bc for execution demons like u riddles jolt it just becomes muscle memory anyways and kills the opponent
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@Nyte219
making a TOD character is just, a bad idea in general especially in platform fighters esp bc the vast majority of the time there is very minimal counterplay once hit by the combo starter
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