User:Smash Master/Thoughts

Physic changes

• Wavedashing and L-canceling returned.
• Increased hitstun.
• Forward smashing with the Home Run Bat takes much less start up time.

Mario

Buffs

• Down smash has significantly increased power.
• Up smash is slightly stronger.
• Mario Tornado is his Down Special again and now gains hight if the B button is push quickly.
• The hight gained from Super Jump Punch was increased.

Donkey Kong

Buffs

• Giant Punch is stronger along with improved reach.
• Fair meteor smash is slightly stronger.

Nerfs

• Spinning Kong travels slightly less vertically.

Link

Buffs

• Spin Attack travels farther horizontally and vertically.
• Air speed was increased.
• Up smash is more powerful.

Samus

Buffs

• Charge Shot is significantly stronger and now KOs under 100%.
• Up air deals slightly more damage.
• Smash attacks are stronger.

Yoshi

Buffs

• Fair meteor smash is stronger.
• Down air's damage potential was significantly increased from 35% to 55%.
• Smash attacks are stronger.
• Egg roll is a more useful recovery move.

Kirby

Buffs

• A general increase in the power and speed of his attacks.
• Air speed was significantly increased and is now the 3rd fastest.
• Down tilt can now semi-spike.
• Back air is now fast enough to perform twice in a single short hop. It's hitbox also lasts longer (as long as his feet are out).
• Jump hight and speed was significantly increased and is now the 3rd highest.
• The first 2 kicks of his forward air have low set knockback, meaning that it always link in to each other at any damage.
• Kirby can Kirbycide with large and heavy characters again.
• Kirby can now wall jump.
• Walking and dashing speed was increased.
• Forward smash and down throw have less ending lag.
• Vertical endurance was slightly improved.
• Kirby's back air is now a Wall of Pain technique.
• Traction was increased.
• Final Cutter travels slightly farther horizontally, and much more vertically and can now grab a ledge from behind. The meteor smash produced has knockback scaling (38.57). It also grants him invincibility frames when used. It now has a new hitbox just before descent, and it no longer makes Kirby helpless.

Fox

Buffs

• A general increase in the power of his attacks.
• Air speed was slightly increased.
• Back air has less ending lag.
• Fox sustains less knockback in SSB4.

Pikachu

Buffs

• Down aerial can now meteor smash.
• Up smash is much stronger and is the 5th strongest.
• Up air can now semi-spike and is stronger.

Luigi

Buffs

• Down air is much easier to meteor smash with.
• The hight gained from Super Jump Punch was increased.
• Forward air is stronger.
• Down tilt is easier to meteor smash.

Nerfs

• Nair was weakened significantly.

Captain Falcon

Buffs

• A general increase in the power and speed of his attacks.
• Airborne Falcon Kick can now meteor smash.
• Vertical endurance was slightly improved.
• Traction was improved.

Ness

Buffs

• A general increase in the speed and reach of his attacks.
• Up throw is slightly stonger.

Jigglypuff

Buffs

• Smashes are more powerful.
• Rest is significantly stronger (it can now KO under 25%).
• Up and back airs are stronger.
• Down air can now meteor smash at higher damages.
• Jigglypuff's Wall of Pain is notably more effective.

Falco

Buffs

• Forward smash and down tilt are stronger.
• Dashing speed was increased.
• Air speed was slightly increased.
• Fire Bird travels slightly farther, improving it's recovery capabilities.
• Back air is slightly stronger and is now fast enough to preform twice in a single short hop.

Marth

Buffs

• A longer sword has resulted in a general increase in the reach of his attacks.
• Dashing speed and grab range were slightly increased.
• The sweetspot size of Marth's attacks (the tipper) was increased. (most notably down aerial)
• Aerials are stronger when tipped.

Bowser

Buffs

• Forward smash is slightly stonger.
• Whirling Fortrest travels farther horizontally.

Nerfs

• A general decrease in the speed of his attacks.
• Flying Slam can now be escaped.

Ganondorf

Buffs

• Up tilt is stronger.
• Up and down smashes are stronger.
• Forward smash has increased damage and knockback when angled upward.
• Back air is stronger.
• Dark Dive deals more damage and has increased power.

Ike

Buffs

• New up aerial has significantly improved vertical reach.
• Down air meteor smash is slightly stronger.

Wolf

Nerfs

• Air speed was reduced.

Character dashing speeds

Rank	Character
1	Sonic
2	Captain Falcon
3	Fox
4-5	Sheik and Zero Suit Samus
6	Meta Knight
7-8	Charizard and Pikachu
9-10	Diddy Kong and Marth
11	Yoshi
12-15	Kirby, Toon Link, and Donkey Kong, and Pit
16	Mr. Game & Watch
17-21	Lucas, R.O.B., Bowser, Ivysaur, and Mario
22	Samus
23-24	Lucario and Falco
25-28	Olimar, Ness, Wolf, and Ice Climbers
29-30	Ike, and Squirtle
31-35	Wario, Peach, Snake, Luigi, and Link
36-37	King Dedede and Zelda
38	Ganondorf
39	Jigglypuff

Character air speeds

Rank	Character	Air speed
1	Yoshi	1.275
2	Jigglypuff	1.270
3	Kirby	1.267
4	Captain Falcon	1.254
5	Wario	1.38
6	Sonic	1.1092
7	Donkey Kong	1.082
8	Squirtle	1.081
9	Mr. Game and Watch	1.080
10	Lucas	1.05
11-13	Bowser	1.034
11-13	Zero Suit Samus	1.034
11-13	Marth	1.034
14-17	Zelda	0.987
14-17	Samus	0.987
14-17	Charizard	0.987
14-17	Lucario	0.987
18	Ness	0.9588
19-21	Mario	0.94
19-21	Toon Link	0.94
19-21	Snake	0.94
22	Ike	0.9212
23	Pikachu	0.9110
24	Fox	0.9
25	Falco	0.899
26	Pit	0.895
27	Link	0.894
28	Wolf	0.85
29	R.O.B.	0.83
30	Peach	0.864
31	Sheik	0.846
32	Diddy Kong	0.8272
33	Olimar	0.82
34	Ganondorf	0.8084
35	Ice Climbers	0.7708
36	Meta Knight	0.757
37	Ivysaur	0.752
38	Luigi	0.750
39	King Dedede	0.660