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One of the newest variations of Dave's Stupid Rule, known as "Modified DSR", states that a player cannot pick the last stage they have won on during the set, while any stages of previous wins are fair game. In the previous example with Falco and Ike, if Ike wins on [[Battlefield]] and [[Lylat Cruise]] for two back-to-back matches, followed by Falco winning a match on [[Final Destination]], the Ike player can select Battlefield, but they cannot select Lylat Cruise. This ruling is intended to allow for a greater variety of stages to be available. | One of the newest variations of Dave's Stupid Rule, known as "Modified DSR", states that a player cannot pick the last stage they have won on during the set, while any stages of previous wins are fair game. In the previous example with Falco and Ike, if Ike wins on [[Battlefield]] and [[Lylat Cruise]] for two back-to-back matches, followed by Falco winning a match on [[Final Destination]], the Ike player can select Battlefield, but they cannot select Lylat Cruise. This ruling is intended to allow for a greater variety of stages to be available. | ||
Modified DSR, however, became controversial because of the "{{Sm|Mew2King}} Effect", wherein a player that wins on the counterpick stage of their opponent is able to pick | Modified DSR, however, became controversial because of the "{{Sm|Mew2King}} Effect", wherein a player that wins on the counterpick stage of their opponent is able to pick his initial counterpick again. The effect was named after the smasher Mew2King who infamously kept using {{SSBM|Marth}} on Final Destination against Fox and Falco after unlocking it by winning on their counterpick. | ||
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Amid the criticism of Modified DSR, the German ''Smash'' community elected to modify Dave's Stupid Rule again to rectify the perceived flaws of the previous ruling. | Amid the criticism of Modified DSR, the German ''Smash'' community elected to modify Dave's Stupid Rule again to rectify the perceived flaws of the previous ruling. Jockingly called "Tero's Smart Rule" after tournament organiser {{Sm|Tero}} and later renamed the "Stage Dismissal Rule" (SDR) as a visual pun on DSR, the ruling states that players cannot pick a counterpick stage again if they have previously won on it. Initially obscure, the rule was given greater exposure after top professional smashers {{Sm|Scar}} and {{Sm|Armada}} praised it in a [[Melee It On Me]] podcast; it is now commonplace within the European ''Smash'' scene. | ||
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