KJP's Throne Room. 09/08/2019: Fighting Alloy Team Pack Update

Alright had a nice session of playtesting him against a bunch of CPUs and here's my feedback:

AAA combo - I actually rather like how you can move side to side with it. It allows you to keep up the pressure with the move. But it's also balanced because the hitboxes are small and it's not too hard to DI out of

F Tilt - SPARTA!! SPARTA!! SPARTA!! *clears throat* Yeah I like the Sparta Kick XD Since it has more knockback growth than the D Tilt, it works better as a combo finisher.

U Tilt - It works pretty well here. It's quite hard to get off, but if you do you can link to the U Air. And, well, the U Air is 1337.

D Tilt - Awesome for building damage at low percentages, but not so at high percentages which is pretty good. It fits the overall style of this moveset. Easy to build damage at low percentages but very hard to build later on

Dash Attack - Don't really like this one. Although it's cool how it ends differently, the whole idea of it being based upon Luigi's dash attack kind is kinda meh. I know Carchar's a wacky character, but this attack just makes him look like a wuss, especially when he has moves like the Falcon Punch in comparison. It's not even that useful at the moment either. Since the foe can DI towards you when you do it and punish you afterwards.

F Smash - Sonic's actually works pretty well. Nice solid and well rounded smash attack.

U Smash - This smash I found was literally useless and it looks rather odd. Since the first attack doesn't link at all with the second unless the foe is in a very specific spot above your head, it means it's impossible to land. Not to mention that's it's also really slow as well. I think maybe either Wolf's U Smash would be quite cool here, or if you're intent on keeping it as a bite I could try help you out with the animation to give it more oomph.

D Smash - Very interesting. Quite slow, and average power and it only hits one side but has an impressive reach and is very unique. I found it was quite useful for spacing, though it's kind of overshadowed by his gunshot.

N Air - The only thing I think this needs is a larger hitbox so that it can be more useful for approaches. Apart from that it works nicely.

F Air - THE KNEE!! Awesome combo ender. Although one little thing I noticed is the fact that you can land both the sweetspot and the sourspot interestingly, and as a result deal a little more damage. It's not really a big deal though, and I wouldn't spend too much time or effort addressing it.

B Air - I feel that this is a less useful version of the U Air in a sense, and that it would work better with more knockback growth so that it would work more like a competent killing move because landing the combos with it is kind of a pain, and it's not as rewarding as the U Air.

U Air - My god this move is amazingly amazing. Even with the ability to DI out of it more easily, it's just so good and builds up damage so fast. There have been instances where I've been able to do 0 to death combos with just this and the knee. A little more knockback growth I think would make it less OPed.

D Air - I quite like how he bounces up a bit on contact. It's not too useful on the ground, but it's a nice gimping tool definitely.

Neutral B - So we have the gunshot, the spinning attack and the Falcon Punch. All three are very useful I found.

The main thing as regards to the spin attack would be the lack of control. It would be nice if there was some way to control how many bounces it does. It's somewhat irritating on occasion when he bounces too much, especially when it's off the stage.

The Falcon Punch is a way better version of Falcon's one rather ironically. Why? Because you can control your positioning in the air with it. It removes the risk of jumping up and doing it on an airborne opponent, because it has so much flexibility and is so easy to land. Though at the same time, I don't know what to suggest for this, as removing that mobility would make it worse than Falcon's Punch.

Finally, the gun shot. My gosh what an OPed projectile this is. It deals more damage than a smash attack. It's just too good of a distancing tool. As I said before, it's like a better, faster D Smash. I definitely think you should use a weaker super scope shot if possible. Or change this entirely.

Side B - Basically a faster version of Fox's Side B. I found some interesting possibilities with this if you hit it and cancelled it at the right time. With the right specials this move can be quite diverse.

Up B - Again, three up Bs too. The ROFLcopter, the explosion burst and the flight.

The ROFLcopter is definitely my favourite. I really like the idea of mashing B to make it go higher, and it offers a nice sense of control and deals some surprisingly nice damage if you position it just right after landing a Side B.

The explosion burst is the weakest in terms of actual recovery. I can understand why though, as with a powerful projectile, something else should suffer. I don't mind the effects it has. The stun effect is cool, but the flower seems kind of out of place. I mean, why would an explosion plant a flower on someone's head XD?

And finally the flight. I like how you can cancel this into the roll with B, however I find it a bit annoying how you can't move backwards or turn with it. My suggestion would be to reduce the horizontal movement, make it last for less time but allow it to go backwards too. Of course, you don't have to do that since it's pretty cool as it is now.

Down B - Wasn't sure what it was on the ground. Looks like either a counter or a reflector, but I never got the chance to properly use it. As for the air one, this is another very useful move. Why? Because unlike a lot of his moves, this can be cancelled even without landing it, allowing for some diverse follow-ups when used correctly.

The throws are all really cool too. I particularly liked the U Throw and F Throw, though I think with the F Throw he should land straight down rather than fall backwards after the knee.

Final Smash - Three FSs too. The super form, the giant mech and the meteor.

The super form was the most powerful I found. It was just too good. Mainly because it was so so easy to control, and you could relentlessly ram your foe into submission. It's like Super Sonic, with lower knockback and much MUCH easier control.

The mech is really cool. Probably my favourite simply for the crotch blaster. Though if you're using a separate model over the Landmaster, I think it would be cool if it had an actual mech texture to go with it. It's not necessary by any means, it would just be really cool.

And finally the meteor. It's a nice move definitely, but I think it could be a little more dramatic. Maybe have the meteor be bigger and fall slower. Have a look at the Sephiroth PSA's meteor Final Smash to better see what I mean.

Overall, I'm very much liking this. It's great fun to play and despite a couple of too good moves, for the most part it's surprisingly balanced and has an interesting playstyle with quite a bit of depth. And of course your creativity continues to shine through!

	Author	Topic: KJP's Throne Room. 09/08/2019: Fighting Alloy Team Pack Update (Read 1821865 times)
0 Members and 4 Guests are viewing this topic.