Month: May 2017

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Get On My Level returns for 2017, running from July 28th-30th at the International Center in Mississauga

Last year’s Get On My Level was full of landmark moments. None being the first Captain Falcon in a decade to defeat Mew2King, Ally winning his first Super Smash Bros. for Wii U major and defeating ZeRo in the process, and Leffen reminding the world of his talent by winning Melee singles. It was a fantastic opener for the 2016 Summer of Smash and one tournament that people won’t soon forget.

Hoping to build on that hype, Get On My Level is returning in 2017 with events for Super Smash Bros. 64, Melee, Smash 4 and Brawl. Rather than opening the Summer of Smash, GOML 2017 is now appearing during the height of the season, running from July 28th to 30th at the International Center in Mississauga, Ontario. Held two weeks after Evo, it looks to be one stacked event.

Registration is now open on the GOML 2017 smash.gg page, with early bird pricing running until May 31st. After that point, venue fee will go up from $45 to $55 until June 30th. There will be more announcements as we get closer to the event, so stay tuned to the tournament page for more info.

Sources: EvenMatchupGaming; smash.gg

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8WR|Mezza shows off Sceptile Debuff + Meter Steal combos for Pokkén Tournament

In Pokkén Tournament, Sceptile is one of the most combo-video friendly characters thanks to his jump cancels and wall resplats. There’s a lot of different routes he can take to get big optimal damage once he has his enemy pinned in the corner.

“Optimal” , however, is kind of a slippery word in Pokkén, particularly when Phase Shift points could suddenly cut off your combo. Luckily, damage isn’t the only thing Sceptile has going for him! Because of his many cancels, he can link into various supports, allowing him to also drain opponent’s super and apply status debuffs.

And if you pay attention to your Phase Shift points, you can still break 200 damage, get your debuffs in, and setup a trap on your opponent’s wakeup.

You can still break 200, apply a debuff, and not use an assist…

…and if you’ve got all your Phase Shift points to work with and Yvetal on deck, you can get nearly 300 with this wall combo.

All in one combo he gets damage, status effects, dash cancels, jump cancels, command grab synergy stealing, and combos in and out of assist. Few characters get to do so much with the system mechanics of Pokkén quite like Sceptile.

Source: 8WR| Mezza

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The_Cool_Kid_93 analyzes Alex’s changes from the second CFN beta for Street Fighter V

With everyone getting a chance to mess around with the long awaited balance changes coming to Street Fighter V with the second CFN beta, character specialists have been working hard to see if their character will improve with the upcoming patch. Dedicated Alex main The_Cool_Kid_93 has been toiling away in the lab over this past weekend, gathering all the data he can about the New York grappler.

Overall, Cool_Kid determines that Alex is indeed better following the proposed balance changes. Alex’s health has been buffed to 1025, his V-Skill is faster so you can potentially get two arm spins in after a stun and his Slash Elbow is now safe on block. The elbow is also quicker, meaning Alex can essentially loop his Slash Elbow on opponents trying to jump away.

Many of his medium normals are faster too, but Cool_Kid is still concerned about Alex’s ability to deal with pressure once someone gains momentum. His sub-par V-Reversal and lack of a three frame jab means he struggles to shake someone off once they get in his face. While his oki game is still weak according to Cool_Kid, he feels that it is much more enjoyable version of the character compared to at the start of Season 2.

Source: THE COOL KID 93