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Tortfeasor

Tortfeasor

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    Hello former DK main and welcome to Smashboards. This conflicted DK main would like to know why you dropped the character in favor of lower ranked heavies.
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    There are several reasons why I consider Ridley and K. Rool to be my mains now, rather than DK. First, from Smash 64 to Smash 4, I considered DK my main because he was the character I used most and probably my best character. However, I never played competitively and my friends don't really care about Smash, so I never really had the chance to play against anyone else. So, he was my main, but playing against lvl 9 CPUs and a group of generally disinterested friends can only help you improve so much.

    I started off using DK in Ultimate; I cleared World of Light pretty much only using DK (I managed to get him quite early) and collected the remaining Spirits on the Spirit Board using him. Then I tried playing online and got my butt kicked to put it mildly. I fell to around 200k GSP in short order. I gave other characters a try and found that Ridley and K. Rool were easier for me to use and I managed to get them into Elite. Not to mention that I had wanted both characters in Smash since Melee, so I was pretty excited to use them anyway. I still use and practice with DK. I even managed to get within striking distance of Elite with DK, but recently lost a lot of GSP thanks to my tendency to always rematch. That being said, it seems to me that I am better with and have more success using Ridley and K. Rool versus DK.

    I'm also a sucker for underdogs, so Ridley and K. Rool's status as low-tier appeals to me. I much prefer the challenge of succeeding with a low-tier character, even if it means I struggle a bit more. There isn't a competitive scene near me either and I have no intention of going pro, so tiers aren't really a meaningful limitation on my enjoyment of the game.
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