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'''Global Smash Power''' is the name of the new online ranking system found in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', announced during the 4-8-14 Nintendo Direct. It is an inverse ranking system - in other words, whilst normally 1 would be the best player, 1 is in actuality the worst player - the number instead showing the number of people you outrank - a Global Smash Power of 251,357 would mean they outrank 251,356 other people. According to [[Masahiro Sakurai]], this score will only be influenced by solo play modes, and that multiplayer play will be ignored- however, he did note that "there would be some sort of matchmaking" during online play.
'''Global Smash Power''' is the online ranking system found in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. Announced during [[Nintendo Direct]], the system ranks all players on a numeric scale, with the number referencing how many players are considered worse than the ranked player. For instance, a player with a rank of 251,357 would be better than 251,356 other players. The system is is unusual for being an inverse ranking system; whereas other games would feature 1 as the best player, the Global Smash Power would rank this as the worst player, with the rank meaning that the player is better than 0 players.
 
According to [[Masahiro Sakurai]], the Global Smash Power of players will only be influenced by solo play modes, and that multiplayer matches will be ignored; however, he did note that "there would be some sort of matchmaking" during online play.


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Revision as of 17:11, April 15, 2014

Global Smash Power is the online ranking system found in Super Smash Bros. 4. Announced during Nintendo Direct, the system ranks all players on a numeric scale, with the number referencing how many players are considered worse than the ranked player. For instance, a player with a rank of 251,357 would be better than 251,356 other players. The system is is unusual for being an inverse ranking system; whereas other games would feature 1 as the best player, the Global Smash Power would rank this as the worst player, with the rank meaning that the player is better than 0 players.

According to Masahiro Sakurai, the Global Smash Power of players will only be influenced by solo play modes, and that multiplayer matches will be ignored; however, he did note that "there would be some sort of matchmaking" during online play.


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