thread starter gstatue Jun 18 2010
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| I was just wondering why Buccaneers are in the very middle of the tiers. Before I get into what I mean, allow me to first put out there that I have been playing for years, and I have watched MANY videos of the game masters. My brother and I found out, through years of play, literally EVERY advanced technique in the game, except the chairdash, which we stumbled upon, but wrote off as simply hilarious. I was surprised to find that all the wacky observations we have encountered and adapted are actually defined in the glossary in the sticky topic above! Three of the particularly surprising terms that I could not believe had been widely known and utilized were the Phantom Hit (I just thought I had a glitchy game) and that effect where recovering at the right time from attacks that sent you flying results in an upward boost if you jump out/air dodge/whatever early enough (I cannot remember what it was called in the sticky), and the chairland. Now, I have been using Buccaneers against zakum lately, and it cannot seem to beat me. I think I know why, and I think it puts Buccaneers at the top of the tiers. I will be brief. Buccaneers have their air forward. We call it 'The Punch.' It has that special hitbox like a sword, hence it goes right through anything except an attack with that same type of hitbox. It does 17k max, is relatively fast executing, has basically instant recovery on a barrier cancel, and is quite massive, killing at rather low hp levels. If he misses, he can just do his A punch if the opponent tries to retaliate, or shield/roll. I am telling you, Buccaneers are crazy meat mountains who crushes bones with many attacks doing 15k+, survives to insane damages thanks to its hp, and has ridiculous transformation skills (Super Transform, Time Leap, ANOTHER Super Transform, ARE YOU SERIOUS, Demolition). Next, check its corkscrew punch. It goes like half screen. It makes them rather fast, nearly eliminating their speed problem on the ground, and a great character when it comes to the defensive game. It pretty much eliminates the need for his chairdash, which, with Buccaneers, who need to do most of his attacking from hops, is pretty much useless already unless you are looking to smash attack. Chairsmashing, however, in my opinion, is also a bad idea, because, in the time and damage it takes you to actually land a smash, you could have just used The Punch and killed you opponent by then. Even though they haveto fight mostly in the air, 3 of its 4 air attacks are pretty fast, and are quite massive. A major advantage they have is that nearly all their attacks move the opponent considerably, and can topple them from 10k hp, so the opponent gets little to no counterattack opportunity. The only explanation I can find for why they are low on the tiers is that no one has used them seriously. I think they really keep up, if not top, the top tier classes. I really do not like to simply shoot my mouth, and I am not one who thinks it right to shower a class i |
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