Here are the modern counter agruments to Onett.
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Pick a character. Stand in 1 portion of the stage. Have MK tornado you, and move to another part.
Can your character catch him? 90% of the cast cannot.
Or pick a mobile character who can camp the left side. G&W/Marth/MK are hell to approach against on the left side with the edge there.
The problem with the stage definitely isn't Dedede, that's that old school ignorant mentality. But banning it was the right move when you look at how easy a lot of MU's get if you run away. Catching Wario on this stage is flat out bull**** for a good list of strong characters, same with trying to get MK or G&W. Even if there was some semblance of balance between character CP's there, it would be focused on timing out the other guy or finding a prominent character that counters the character you are trying to time out with, BY timing them out better.
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JJ, GG, Norfair, and Pirate Ship all need to be in before Onett. I'd also favor PTAD before Onett.
Yes, I know the cars are there, but I really don't like the idea of playing on any stage with a permanent walk-off, even with stuff to interrupt it and the walk-off not being full stage. Yes, you can just wait for the car, but I still don't like it.
I understand the arguments behind it, they aren't crazy or anything, but still. Permanent walk-off = auto ban in my mind.
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