Idea for next Smash Bros: Critical Hits

[SmashChu]

So after playing some Team Fortress 2 I was thinking, wouldn't it be cool if you had Critical Hits in Smash bros. The idea came before I even touched or knew of TF2, but after playing it, it seems like crits could work in games outside RPGs. It would very by character, so maybe you could have Tingle, a character who is generally weak but has an amazing crit rate,

What do you all think?

 

[Grunt]

Way to make smash even more random. I'm not really liking it...

 

[Shibby]

So after playing some Team Fortress 2 I was thinking, wouldn't it be cool if you had Critical Hits in Smash bros. The idea came before I even touched or knew of TF2, but after playing it, it seems like crits could work in games outside RPGs. It would very by character, so maybe you could have Tingle, a character who is generally weak but has an amazing crit rate,

What do you all think?

Like it in TF2

But in Brawl it would be not good, and don't really want to explain why but it would not ...

 

[Terrabottuti]

Haha, oh wow.

I can just tell this is going to be the best thread ever. While Crits actually work in a funny way in TF2, it wouldn't translate to Smash too well... and if I know this place well, you're going to be hearing A LOT about that. Let's just hope we can get some nice angry replies in here before the thread gets locked.

 

[RolandBeoulve]

I'm all up for new option to vary gameplay HOWEVER we should get the option to disable them.

 

[Shibby]

if I know this place well, you're going to be hearing A LOT about that. Let's just hope we can get some nice angry replies in here before the thread gets locked.

Yeah, get on your fire retardant suit.

It's about to get hot in here.

 

[D13]

Criticals are luck-based, so having the option to disable them would be nice, yes.

There's always Marth's final smash. Haha, I love that thing.

 

[Illussionary]

We already have Tripping, Dedede throwing smashballs, G&W Hammer landing on 9, and Peach throwing Bob-ombs. Adding crits would take away any need for skill in the game.

For future reference Critical hits only work in RPG's.

 

[Beo]

Crits are even lame in TF2.

"Dude I just dominated like 5 kids with that Crit Rocket LOL"

no skill needed.

 

[WolfCypher]

We have critical hits. Its called Sweetspotiing. Zelda, Wolf, Marth's tip of sword...and his Final Smash.

 

[Llumys]

Critical Hit... In a way we have it, as mentioned above, with sweetspotting. If we did add RPG-esque Critical Hits, the game would be even more random.

 

[Thand]

As interesting as this would be, I think it would be more hated than tripping. The only way I could see it working would be if it wasn't random... like using moves in a certain order or position guaranteed a critical.

 

[IWontGetOverTheDam]

I fail to see how this would work in a game like Smash. Critical hits are almost exclusive to RPGs.

 

[SmashChu]

I can just tell this is going to be the best thread ever. While Crits actually work in a funny way in TF2, it wouldn't translate to Smash too well

Why wont it translate well into Smash? It's all in good fun so this can add some variety, keep the battles fresh, and add some hilarious fun. Smash is no more competitive then TF2. Plus, it would also be helpful to weaker players as crits could be more often for losing players.

 

[LinkSpecialist]

Critical Hits=Charged up Smash Attacks

There you go!

 

[SmashChu]

Critical Hits=Charged up Smash Attacks

There you go!

That's no where near as interesting. Kind of lame.

 

[LinkSpecialist]

That's no where near as interesting. Kind of lame.

Yep, but you get the same effect afterwords. The critical hit does sound fun, but maybe more in a special brawl kind of way, but that's just me.

 

[SmashChu]

Yep, but you get the same effect afterwords. The critical hit does sound fun, but maybe more in a special brawl kind of way, but that's just me.

No. A critical hit is when you randomly do more damage (and impact in Smash). A charged one is over time. It was more purposful, but not as random or quirky as crits.

 

[Narukari]

Would be fun as a special effect that I can turn on/off, but horrible as a permanent effect.

 

[MarthTrinity]

Spoiler

IT'S SUPER EFFECTIVE!

 

[Endless Nightmares]

lol /v/

my critical hit is to choose Wario.

They would **** it up somehow, probably make the losing person more likely to do critical hits

 

[Furbs]

For future reference Critical hits only work in RPG's.

lol you don't play a lot of games do you?

 

[Cloak020]

I don't really think Critical hits would be a good idea for smash. I already think its dumb enough that someone playing G&W can just spam the judgment hammer move and eventually get a free kill with out any kind of skill. If you add crits then you take a lot of the skill out of the game

 

[orintemple]

Crits would make the game too random. We already have tripping, we don't need another thing for people to john about. "OMG you only beat me cause you got a crit F-smash, if it was regular I wouldn't have died!"

Yea, bad idea. Sounds cool, but it isn't practical.

 

[LinkSpecialist]

^It wouldn't matter to sakurai though. (JK)

EDIT: I meant the post on top of that (I posted a little bit too late)

 

[KhannKlan]

Another things to randomly influence matches? This one may even be considered worse than tripping, cool idea but not applicable, and CURSE YOU FOR GIVING SMASH DEVS THE IDEA!!!

 

[AlexX]

Spoiler

IT'S SUPER EFFECTIVE!

Correction: Weapon triangle advantage!
Because hammers count as axes and swords beat axes.

 

[Aran]

Why wont it translate well into Smash? It's all in good fun so this can add some variety, keep the battles fresh, and add some hilarious fun. Smash is no more competitive then TF2. Plus, it would also be helpful to weaker players as crits could be more often for losing players.

For one, when TF2 is played competitively, crits are always turned off. I know because I've been playing with a clan competitively. I mean, I enjoy a good crit rocket as much as the next guy, but when you throw them into competition, it just ends badly.

Secondly, crits in smash would be FAR more devastating than they are in TF2. In smash, you get 3-5 stocks. In TF2, you're on a 20 second timer with 5-11 other teammates to help out when you die. If you got unluckily killed by two crits in a smash match, that would already devastate you, because you be far, FAR behind your opponent. Even if I was just playing casually, I would be screaming at the TV if someone ever double critted me like that, leaving me two stocks behind.

 

[Pink Reaper]

You know what would be better than random critical hits? Random self destructs! If you start winning too much the game kills you so the loser doesn't feel bad.

 

[SmashChu]

I don't really think Critical hits would be a good idea for smash. I already think its dumb enough that someone playing G&W can just spam the judgment hammer move and eventually get a free kill with out any kind of skill. If you add crits then you take a lot of the skill out of the game

Well, certain moves wouldn't crit like Game and Watch's judgment. Some attack may have a lower rate of getting a critical then others (namely Marth's f-smash)

 

[Iwan]

You know what would be better than random critical hits? Random self destructs! If you start winning too much the game kills you so the loser doesn't feel bad.

**jaw drops**
awesome.

 

[Ramgigon]

Sure! That would be great!
Just as long as it only adds 1% damage and no extra knockback.

In all seriousness, put them in and let them be turned off (same goes for tripping). They sound fun... But horrible for competitive gameplay.

 

[Endless Nightmares]

You know what would be better than random critical hits? Random self destructs! If you start winning too much the game kills you so the loser doesn't feel bad.

Mario Kart Wii anyone?

 

[orintemple]

Mario Kart Wii anyone?

Lol yea, it will be like

"if you are down by 3 stocks, you respawn with a Smash Ball(which already happens...) bunny hood, metal box, curry, and a golden hammer in hand!

Thats kinda how Mario Kart is, except in Mario Kart it isn't quite as unfair as it would be in Smash.

 

[Psychoace]

What are you talking about Falcon gets criticals all the time.

 

[Snail]

People whine for months about tripping and you're suggesting CRITICAL HITS?

I admire your courage...

 

[InvincibleAgent]

How it could work, is every character could have a part of them that is the critical area, and if you hit it more so than you hit other areas, you do double damage. The critical area would vary by character.

 

[Snail]

That seems awkward... Some attacks have hitboxes that are as big as characters themselves... :/ Ever tried aiming a Falcon Punch right in someone's belly? x_x

 

[Mazaloth]

Haha, oh wow.

I can just tell this is going to be the best thread ever. While Crits actually work in a funny way in TF2, it wouldn't translate to Smash too well... and if I know this place well, you're going to be hearing A LOT about that. Let's just hope we can get some nice angry replies in here before the thread gets locked.

WEll, I guess I'll be that anger person.....
.....
[Mad face]
What the hell, what don't you understand of skill?
Wait... let me answer that for you, you probably don't have any, most of it is luck, allllllllllllllll luck!
And what now you want to a crits??!?!?!?!!?
It is bad enough that tripping was indtroducted so that it could potentialy kill a person.
Random luck and bad luck.
Yes, that's definitally what we need, more noobs spaming the smashes and eventally you get hit and that god****ed crit comes, and you die!

What a stupid idea, probably comming from a stupid person.
You are now offically declaired the "NOOB OF THE WEEK', Congratz!

[/mad face]
[actual response]

The idea of Crits are good in RPG's because it is a turn based system, and that it depends on the 'luck' attribute.

However, in brawl it is not a turn based system, and the users skill is dominant, tripping caused the skill of the player affecting the game slightly decreased, but with a killing crit, it would cause skill to take an all time low and people could just spam.
It might work, but only if they made a very complicated system of having crits.

 

[Yuna]

Why do you many people not only advocate using the random elements already in the game but also want to add more randomness to it? I mean, even when I was a Casual gamer, I disliked losing because the game just randomly gave my opponent a lucky break for no effort or skill at all.