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However, Samus also received some nerfs that can offset her buffs. Her forward smash now has a new sourspot that is weak and runs along the Arm Cannon as well as more ending lag, while her up smash now deals less damage overall. To compound this, some of her finishers in ''Brawl'', such as her down tilt and down smash, can no longer KO until extremely high percentages. Her projectile game was weakened slightly, as [[Missile]]s are less effective due her losing the ability to perform her Missile Cancel technique, though her projectiles are still powerful in their own right. Additionally, many of Samus' attacks deal slightly less damage and have more landing lag (although these are universal nerfs among the cast), meaning that she still has some trouble in racking up damage. However, this has resulted in Samus being re-balanced to be slightly less reliant on projectiles and now wielding an improved close-range game. | However, Samus also received some nerfs that can offset her buffs. Her forward smash now has a new sourspot that is weak and runs along the Arm Cannon as well as more ending lag, while her up smash now deals less damage overall. To compound this, some of her finishers in ''Brawl'', such as her down tilt and down smash, can no longer KO until extremely high percentages. Her projectile game was weakened slightly, as [[Missile]]s are less effective due her losing the ability to perform her Missile Cancel technique, though her projectiles are still powerful in their own right. Additionally, many of Samus' attacks deal slightly less damage and have more landing lag (although these are universal nerfs among the cast), meaning that she still has some trouble in racking up damage. However, this has resulted in Samus being re-balanced to be slightly less reliant on projectiles and now wielding an improved close-range game. | ||
While it is debatable whether Samus has been buffed or nerfed overall, her competitive standing is largely the same as in ''Brawl'', where she was widely considered one of the worst characters in the game. Like in ''Brawl'', this is ironic considering her status as a top-tier character [[Zero Suit Samus (SSB4)|when she is not wearing her Power Suit]]. As many of Samus' issues were not addressed, she has little representation in major ''SSB4'' tournaments, despite having some dedicated players such as {{Sm|ESAM}}. | While it is debatable whether Samus has been buffed or nerfed overall, her competitive standing is largely the same as in ''Brawl'', where she was widely considered one of the worst characters in the game. Like in ''Brawl'', this is ironic considering her status as a top-tier character [[Zero Suit Samus (SSB4)|when she is not wearing her Power Suit]]. As many of Samus' issues were not addressed, she has little representation in major ''SSB4'' tournaments, despite having some dedicated players such as {{Sm|ESAM}}. However, like numerous other characters with weak tournament presences such as {{SSB4|Charizard}}, {{SSB4|Wii Fit Trainer}}, {{SSB4|Zelda}}, {{SSB4|Marth}} and {{SSB4|Lucina}}, Samus has received a number of useful buffs via game updates, which make her slightly more viable than how she was during the initial release of ''SSB4''. | ||
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