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Devs are practically phasing out angle damage differences; more than 4x as many attacks deal no different damage than those that do in Ultimate
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[[File:LuigiAngles.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Luigi using his forward smash in various angles.]] | [[File:LuigiAngles.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Luigi using his forward smash in various angles.]] | ||
'''Angling''' (officially known as '''shifting''') is the ability for a [[character]] to alter the direction of a [[forward tilt]] or [[forward smash]]. For example, angling a punch attack up will generally cause the character to punch diagonally upwards instead of straight forward, while angling it down will tend to cause the character to punch diagonally downwards. Additionally, | '''Angling''' (officially known as '''shifting''') is the ability for a [[character]] to alter the direction of a [[forward tilt]] or [[forward smash]]. For example, angling a punch attack up will generally cause the character to punch diagonally upwards instead of straight forward, while angling it down will tend to cause the character to punch diagonally downwards. Additionally, some attacks will deal slightly altered damage amounts when angled, with attacks typically dealing 1-2% more damage when angled up and 1% less damage when angled down. Starting in ''Smash 4'' it became common for angled attacks to have no damage difference to the non-angled attacks, along with some angled attacks starting to deal more damage when angled down. On the whole, attacks can only be angled if they are a straight punch, kick, or similar strike; attacks that cover vertical ground (such as an overhead sword slash) have no purpose for angling. | ||
Angling attacks downwards can aid in striking short or [[crouch]]ing characters such as [[Pikachu]] or [[Kirby]] in cases where the regular attack would miss just overhead, but most attacks deal slightly less damage when angled down as mentioned previously. Angling upwards is useful for intercepting aerial characters and often comes with the aforementioned slight damage bonus, but the aforementioned short characters will be even more able to avoid it. Angling can also help with [[edgeguarding]]; {{SSBM|Ganondorf}}'s and {{SSBM|Falco}}'s forward tilts in ''[[Melee]]'' are prime examples of forward tilts that are more useful at guarding the area around the edge when angled down. | Angling attacks downwards can aid in striking short or [[crouch]]ing characters such as [[Pikachu]] or [[Kirby]] in cases where the regular attack would miss just overhead, but most attacks deal slightly less damage when angled down as mentioned previously. Angling upwards is useful for intercepting aerial characters and often comes with the aforementioned slight damage bonus, but the aforementioned short characters will be even more able to avoid it. Angling can also help with [[edgeguarding]]; {{SSBM|Ganondorf}}'s and {{SSBM|Falco}}'s forward tilts in ''[[Melee]]'' are prime examples of forward tilts that are more useful at guarding the area around the edge when angled down. | ||