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'''Cheap''' is a word that has been used to complain about almost every aspect of a game. <ref>[http://www.sirlin.net/ptw/intermediates-guide/introducing-the-scrub/ "Cheap" in ''Playing to Win''], by David Sirlin, First Edition, 2006.</ref> Because of this, it has no clear meaning. The closest definition is, "a strategy that someone can not figure out how to beat." Almost every aspect of SSBM and other [http://www.shoryuken.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page competitive fighters] has been declared cheap at some time.
'''Cheap''' is a word that has been used to complain about almost any aspect of a game. <ref>[http://www.sirlin.net/ptw/intermediates-guide/introducing-the-scrub/ "Cheap" in ''Playing to Win''], by David Sirlin, First Edition, 2006.</ref> Because of this, it has no clear meaning. The closest definition is, "a strategy that someone can not figure out how to beat" or "a strategy that is seen as unfair or in poor sportsmanship".  


==Examples of Tactics That Have Been Claimed to be 'Cheap'==
==Examples of Tactics That Have Been Claimed to be 'Cheap'==
'''[[SSB]]'''
''Tactics that one player sees as cheap can be seen as fair to another, and vice versa. This list is not complete, official, or accurate for judging a player in any way. It is simply a compiled list of tactics that many players feel is unfair in some way.''
<br/>[[Infinite throw trap]]


'''[[SSBM]]'''
===[[SSB]]===
*[[The kamikaze glitch]]
*[[Infinite throw trap]]
*[[Teleport (SSB)]]
 
===[[SSBM]]===
*[[Box glitch]]
*[[Chain grab | Chain grabbing]]
*[[Chain grab | Chain grabbing]]
*[[Wavedash]]
*[[L-cancel | L-canceling]]
*[[Edge-guarding]]
*[[Edge-guarding]]
*[[Edge-hogging]]
*[[Edge-hogging]]
*[[Freeze glitch]]
*[[Infinite Super Scope Glitch]]
*[[The kamikaze glitch]]
*[[Ken combo]]
*[[Ken combo]]
*[[Shine spike]]
*[[Projectile]]s
*[[Spike | Spikes]]
*[[Short hop laser]]
*[[Meteor_Smash|Meteor canceling]]
*[[Spike]]s
*[[Projectile | All Projectiles]]
:*[[Shine spike]]
*[[Short hop laser | Falco's Laser]]
*[[Soul Breaker]]
*[[Super Wavedash]]
*[[Yoyo Glitch]]
 
 
===[[SSBB]]===
*[[Earthquake Glitch]]
*[[Laser Glitch]]
*[[Puff Up glitch]]


===All Games===
*[[Sacrificial KO]]
*[[Camping]]
*[[Stale Moves]]/[[Spamming]]
*Abusing [[glitch]]es
*Ganging up on one player (e.g. uneven teams)


'''All Games'''
===Outside of the video games===
<br/>[[Kirbycide]]
*Constantly/randomly [[pause|pausing]]
<br/>[[Camping]]
*Distracting other players
[[Stale Moves]]/[[Spamming]]{{stub}}
*"Accidentally" knocking down controllers or the entire console


== See Also ==
== See Also ==

Revision as of 21:36, July 1, 2008

Cheap is a word that has been used to complain about almost any aspect of a game. [1] Because of this, it has no clear meaning. The closest definition is, "a strategy that someone can not figure out how to beat" or "a strategy that is seen as unfair or in poor sportsmanship".

Examples of Tactics That Have Been Claimed to be 'Cheap'

Tactics that one player sees as cheap can be seen as fair to another, and vice versa. This list is not complete, official, or accurate for judging a player in any way. It is simply a compiled list of tactics that many players feel is unfair in some way.

SSB

SSBM


SSBB

All Games

Outside of the video games

  • Constantly/randomly pausing
  • Distracting other players
  • "Accidentally" knocking down controllers or the entire console

See Also

References

  1. ^ "Cheap" in Playing to Win, by David Sirlin, First Edition, 2006.
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