"There's a rift at the heart of the Smash Bros scene"

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IIIIITHE1IIIII said:

curl-6 said:

Fire-hopping is a flaw in Mario Kart 8, just like wave-dashing and other exploits are flaws in Melee.

Games are not supposed to have exploits, that's why they're called exploits.

Well, my point was that neither wave-dashing nor fire-hopping was required for either of those games to be competitive.

Still, exploits are found in every sport but that doesn't mean that all of them should be banned/punishable. Especially not if they are well-received by the players.

I'd contend that Melee's exploits give a bit more of an edge than fire-hopping, particularly given the more random nature of Mario Kart.

The fact that they tried to put them back in with Project M speaks to me of a dependence.

When that which is new and different is spurned and the comfortable old ways are rigidly adhered to for their familiarity, that's when stagnation tends to occur.