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[[File:SSB4 High Damage Steam.jpeg|right|300px|thumb|The smoke rising out of {{SSB4|Sheik}} and {{SSB4|Yoshi}} provides a visual indication of their rage level.]] | [[File:SSB4 High Damage Steam.jpeg|right|300px|thumb|The smoke rising out of {{SSB4|Sheik}} and {{SSB4|Yoshi}} provides a visual indication of their rage level.]] | ||
'''Rage''' is a new mechanic in ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', where a character's attacks will deal increased knockback as his or her damage rises. The effect is similar to [[Lucario]]'s [[aura]] mechanic, though the damage dealt by attacks does not increase, and the increase in knockback is | '''Rage''' is a new mechanic in ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', where a character's attacks will deal increased [[knockback]] as his or her damage rises. The effect is similar to [[Lucario]]'s [[aura]] mechanic, though the damage dealt by attacks does not increase, and the increase in knockback is less significant. Rage begins to take effect past 35% [[damage]], and maxes out at 150% damage. At maximum rage, attacks will deal 15% more knockback than normal. Rage is visually denoted by characters flashing red and smoke rising out of them when they reach 100%, and the effect grows more visually intense as damage rises farther until the aforementioned 150%; this visual effect making characters appear to be enraged is what led to the mechanic being named "rage" by the ''Smash'' community. | ||
The obvious application of rage is that it allows players at higher damages to land KOs sooner than they would be able to otherwise, which can help aid a losing player staging a comeback, but it can also be used to assist a player with a stock lead in surviving for longer by keeping the opponent's finishing moves at bay. Rage is not necessarily a comeback-friendly mechanic, not just because of that, but also because the increased knockback can prevent [[combo]]s from working sooner than they normally would, especially if the combo involves a setup from a high base knockback throw, making it more difficult for a highly-damaged player to rack up damage on a lower-damaged player. But on the other hand, rage can also assist in combos that rely on greater hitstun, such as stage-specific combos that rely on forcing opponents to close in on platforms to reduce defensive options and refresh the attacker's jumps. | The obvious application of rage is that it allows players at higher damages to land KOs sooner than they would be able to otherwise, which can help aid a losing player staging a comeback, but it can also be used to assist a player with a stock lead in surviving for longer by keeping the opponent's finishing moves at bay. Rage is not necessarily a comeback-friendly mechanic, not just because of that, but also because the increased knockback can prevent [[combo]]s from working sooner than they normally would, especially if the combo involves a setup from a high base knockback throw, making it more difficult for a highly-damaged player to rack up damage on a lower-damaged player. But on the other hand, rage can also assist in combos that rely on greater hitstun, such as stage-specific combos that rely on forcing opponents to close in on platforms to reduce defensive options and refresh the attacker's jumps. | ||
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Like [[stale-move negation]], Rage is not present in single player modes such as [[Training]] mode. As such, its effects cannot be tested in that mode, requiring the player to do testing in [[Versus mode]] instead. | Like [[stale-move negation]], Rage is not present in single player modes such as [[Training]] mode. As such, its effects cannot be tested in that mode, requiring the player to do testing in [[Versus mode]] instead. | ||
This mechanic was originally discovered by the Japanese community at the launch of Smash 3DS there and called the 'Hot Hot Effect'. [[Ayuha]] and {{ | This mechanic was originally discovered by the Japanese community at the launch of Smash 3DS there and called the 'Hot Hot Effect'. [[Ayuha]] and {{Sm|Chibo}} then worked together to make a tutorial video on it and bring the information to the US scene, where Chibo then named it the 'Rage Effect'. | ||
The Rage multiplier is 1+[(p-35)*0.15/115], where p is the damage of the attacker if it is between 35% and 150% inclusive, 35 if the damage of the attacker is below 35%, or 150 if the damage of the attacker is above 150%. [http://kuroganehammer.com/Smash4/Formulas] This multiplier is applied to the end of the knockback formula as the variable '''r''', which is a ratio that can also be multiplied by the [[crouching]] penalty ( | The Rage multiplier is 1+[(p-35)*0.15/115], where p is the damage of the attacker if it is between 35% and 150% inclusive, 35 if the damage of the attacker is below 35%, or 150 if the damage of the attacker is above 150%. [http://kuroganehammer.com/Smash4/Formulas] This multiplier is applied to the end of the knockback formula as the variable '''r''', which is a ratio that can also be multiplied by the [[crouching]] penalty (x0.85), [[smash attack]] [[charge]] interruption bonus (x1.2), or the grounded [[meteor smash]] penalty (x0.8), if conditions are met. The first two multipliers are mutually exclusive to each other, as one cannot be crouching and charging a smash attack (even down smash) at the same time. | ||
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