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(→In competitive play: Ness has noticable disjoints on his aerials. (UP-Air and F-Air are good examples) Some smashers that he has giant hitboxes on his aerials such as ESAM and ZeRo. His ground game weak as his smash attacks are hard to land, smalle...) |
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===Tier placement and history=== | ===Tier placement and history=== | ||
Opinions on Ness' competitive viability has been controversial throughout the game's lifespan. During the early life of ''SSB4'', players immediately noticed the buffs made to Ness. He was widely considered to be either a high, or even a top-tier character due to possessing arguably one of the best throw games in ''SSB4'', a highly versatile aerial game, alongside excellent KO power and damage output. Ness's expectations remained strong, leading to great tournament representation and results, and securing the 13th position on the first official ''4BR'' [[tier list]]. While his results slightly fell since the first tier list, as well as the release of {{SSB4|Bayonetta}}, the significant buffs to {{SSB4|Mewtwo}} and the increased representation of {{SSB4|Mega Man}} having a strong impact on the metagame, he would drop slightly on the second tier list, placing at 16th. However, Ness' flaws became more apparent as time passed, with players noting that his subpar mobility, mediocre ground game, and notably gimpable recovery made him struggle against | Opinions on Ness' competitive viability has been controversial throughout the game's lifespan. During the early life of ''SSB4'', players immediately noticed the buffs made to Ness. He was widely considered to be either a high, or even a top-tier character due to possessing arguably one of the best throw games in ''SSB4'', a highly versatile aerial game, alongside excellent KO power and damage output. Ness's expectations remained strong, leading to great tournament representation and results, and securing the 13th position on the first official ''4BR'' [[tier list]]. While his results slightly fell since the first tier list, as well as the release of {{SSB4|Bayonetta}}, the significant buffs to {{SSB4|Mewtwo}} and the increased representation of {{SSB4|Mega Man}} having a strong impact on the metagame, he would drop slightly on the second tier list, placing at 16th. However, Ness' flaws became more apparent as time passed, with players noting that his subpar mobility, mediocre ground game, and notably gimpable recovery made him struggle against high and top tiers, despite his buffs. | ||
As a result, opinions on Ness began to fall off drastically. His results would become stagnant, as many of his players became significantly inactive (Specifically after [[EVO 2016]] to [[2GGT: ZeRo Saga]]). Despite again gaining results on Winter 2016 and 2017, most noticeably FOW's 17th placement in [[2GGT: ZeRo Saga]] and S1's 5th placement in [[B.E.A.S.T 7]], it didn't compensate the loss of his stagnant results he had suffered from mid to late 2016. Some of his previously not so troublesome matchups such as {{SSB4|Marth}} and {{SSB4|Lucina}} would also gain a large spike in popularity and viability, and prove to now be worrisome matchups for Ness. This resulted in a much larger tier drop to 24th on the third tier list, this drop being tied with {{SSB4|Pac-Man}} for the largest between the second and third tier lists. | As a result, opinions on Ness began to fall off drastically. His results would become stagnant, as many of his players became significantly inactive (Specifically after [[EVO 2016]] to [[2GGT: ZeRo Saga]]). Despite again gaining results on Winter 2016 and 2017, most noticeably FOW's 17th placement in [[2GGT: ZeRo Saga]] and S1's 5th placement in [[B.E.A.S.T 7]], it didn't compensate the loss of his stagnant results he had suffered from mid to late 2016. Some of his previously not so troublesome matchups such as {{SSB4|Marth}} and {{SSB4|Lucina}} would also gain a large spike in popularity and viability, and prove to now be worrisome matchups for Ness. This resulted in a much larger tier drop to 24th on the third tier list, this drop being tied with {{SSB4|Pac-Man}} for the largest between the second and third tier lists. | ||
Ness' ranking on the tier list became fair topic of debate due to several mains returning to the scene, with FOW briefly coming out of retirement to place 13th at 2GGC: Nairo Saga and 25th at 2GGC: Civil War respectively, NAKAT placing 3rd at [[Smash Factor 6]], 13th at EVO 2017, 17th at [[GameTyrant Expo 2017]], 17th at [[2GGC: FE Saga]], and 33rd at [[GENESIS 4]] while mostly using Ness, The Great Gonzales placing 5th at Royal Flush and 17th at Smash 'N' Splash 3 respectively and, most recently, a Japanese Ness player, Gackt, placing 17th at [[The Big House 7]], claiming wins against {{Sm|ANTi}}, {{Sm|Locus}}, and {{Sm|Mistake}} (although lost to {{Sm|Raito}} by 2-3). Regardless of these improved results, Ness dropped once again on the fourth and current tier list, at 28th, now sharing the spot with his | Ness' ranking on the tier list became fair topic of debate due to several mains returning to the scene, with FOW briefly coming out of retirement to place 13th at 2GGC: Nairo Saga and 25th at 2GGC: Civil War respectively, NAKAT placing 3rd at [[Smash Factor 6]], 13th at EVO 2017, 17th at [[GameTyrant Expo 2017]], 17th at [[2GGC: FE Saga]], and 33rd at [[GENESIS 4]] while mostly using Ness, The Great Gonzales placing 5th at Royal Flush and 17th at Smash 'N' Splash 3 respectively and, most recently, a Japanese Ness player, Gackt, placing 17th at [[The Big House 7]], claiming wins against {{Sm|ANTi}}, {{Sm|Locus}}, and {{Sm|Mistake}} (although lost to {{Sm|Raito}} by 2-3). Regardless of these improved results, Ness dropped once again on the fourth and current tier list, at 28th, now sharing the spot with his Earthbound represenative {{SSB4|Lucas}}, though due to the expansion of the tiers, he is now considered a high tier character rather than a mid tier character. To this day, Ness' tier placement remains a large topic of debate. | ||
==Trophies== | ==Trophies== | ||