Non-Super Smash Bros. playing Nintendo fans was probably a little confused to see Wario climb tending maps on Twitter and other social media platforms over the past day, but those on the inside have struggled to figure out whether or not the harmful fighter has been essentially eliminated from the game.
The version 11.0.0 update for Smash Ultimate dropped last night with the release of Pyra and Mythra, where opinions quickly began to grow that Wario had probably regained his highest level status due to the nerves with which he was hit in the spot.
So Wario is trending!
Finally, our god Wario has the tendency among these unbelieving sinners. pic.twitter.com/3LgqUHF3VX
– see how long it takes to choose Wario (@selectwario) 5 March 2021
While the mini-game master has so far managed to stay among the best characters in Smash Ultimate for most of the game’s life, dampening just two of its main options could potentially cause its house of cards to collapse by flatulence. – but not everyone agrees.
Up Tilt combination in Wario Waft has won so many shares, games and sets over the past two years, but the iconic duo is now just dust in the wind.
Wario players when they have to hit their hits pic.twitter.com/BHcFwgwmbS
– Council | Vaevoe (@_Vaevoe) 5 March 2021
Wario’s big hands to heaven reportedly reduced their active frames from 11 frames to just 7, while both his half and full Wafts 3 frames saw additional startup to use it in a rope, much stricter, if not impossible not. .
These two / three changes were apparently enough to get one of Wario’s top players to leave the motorcycle immediately for greener pastures, but another one thinks the reaction may be a bit out of proportion.
Now I have absolutely 0 reason to ever touch Wario again
– Gavin Dempsey (@TweekSsb) 5 March 2021
Former EVO runner-up TSM | Tweek believes Wario has hit the hardest in the new update and tweeted that he has no reason to choose the character more than Diddy Kong and Sephiroth.
He previously had the always hungry fighter at the bottom of the S level after Minecraft’s Steve was added to the game.
While Solary | Glutonny joked that he would quit Smash because he would never win with Wario again, the leading French player, after putting himself to the test, said he could still stay below the highest level.
Feel free to tell me which char you want me to get nerf next patch 🙂 https://t.co/RGrSAGbkEe
– Solary | Glutonny (@GlutonnySSB) 5 March 2021
“If Wario was like that from day one, I think he’s going to be the highest level,” Glutonny said in his first stream to the patch. “But now that he’s changed, it’s going to take time to get used to it.”
He does admit that the additional framework will make Wario much harder to use online, but the fact that his up air and neutral air combinations / technological chases still mean he still has strong options in his arsenal.
It will probably take weeks or months to really see how Wario is doing now as a Smash fighter, but the internet was definitely ready to see how he gets hit with the grain bat.
They may just be celebrating too soon.
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