We discuss the roster quite a bit, but what new/returning features and modes are you hoping to see in Ultimate?
I thought that the coverage of modes and features was the most exciting part of the new Direct. Smashdown and the Team Battle mode look amazing. I'm sooo happy to have offline Tournaments back. And the Smash Meter, Stage Morph, and Stamina options are super cool. I only wonder whether memory limitations prevented Sakurai from morphing two stages.
But I still want more stuff!
First of all, I'd like a game speed slider with more granular control. And I want it to be part of the main menu. I believe Melee or Brawl had a slider, but the options in Smash Wii U were limited to half speed and double speed. I want more granularity!
I'd love to see a beefed-up, more Roguelike Smash Run mode with more random elements and map generation and the ability to interact with each other during the first phase a la City Trial. I hope that this is the blurred out option. Oh, and it should be available online! I want this way more than Campaign Mode.
A more robust stage editor would be awesome. It would be cool to make less generic stages, featuring some of the hazards and items used in other stages. With online level sharing. I hope the hacking scene doesn't impact the existence of the stage editor. That would suuuuck. (Those bastards have probably already cost us a YouTube app and a Web Browser.)
I've always wanted the ability to make certain players invulnerable. Like, imagine a mode where there's an AI Juggernaut going around attacking people, and you have to fight each other while avoiding it. It would be a nice option for kids, too. Speaking of which...
More handicapping options! I want character-specific stock settings. It would also be nice to have profile-specific handicaps, as in Brawl. Auto-handicapping is a nice feature, but if it starts from zero every time, weaker players often get completely demoralized by the time it normalizes. Saving the handicap in the profile a la Brawl would avoid this. It would also be neat to be able to customize the Smash charging rate per player.
A random Special Smash mode, perhaps?
The match setup profiles are great, but how about item switch profiles? Are they included in the match setup? Can we save our Laser Pistols at Dawn stamina battle setup? Ooo, or maybe even start the match with a particular item? Or be able to make items like bats and guns and horrible gust bellows permanent? And maybe have the players fight over them like the Golden Gun? C'mon, Sakuraiiii...
I could keep going, but I probably shouldn't. What features and modes would you folks like to see in Ultimate?
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