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While a great way to keep up on your training between tournaments, playing fighting games online is typically a crapshoot in terms of quality connections and opponents. Sure, some titles do it better than others, but it’s always a smart idea to have an idea of which players to look out for before jumping into netplay.

With Street Fighter V currently dominating discussion (both good and bad) in the fighting game community, Patrick “DaFeetLee” Lee has compiled a list of some of the stronger competitors rampaging through the Capcom Fighters Network. Though still a work in progress, this breakdown should do wonders in helping you learn matchups and characters. Even better, it also provides some insight into the pseudonyms specific players are using instead of more familiar names.

Of course, a project of this magnitude will likely never be perfect, but Lee is open to suggestions on Twitter. Give him a polite shout if you find that someone is missing or an entry needs to be edited.

Source: DaFeetLee

After a short period of maintenance last night, Nintendo has revealed the existence of yet another balance update for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and its handheld counterpart. As with past patches, nothing official was released to explain exactly what was adjusted, but the Smash community is nothing if not diligent and quickly worked to put together their own change list.

While a complete breakdown is still in the works, early discoveries are available for viewing on Smash Boards. Some of the more notable tweaks include an increase in Mewtwo’s weight, slight buffs for landing recovery on Greninja’s forward and back airs, an improvement of Kirby’s knockback growth on smash and hammer attacks, and a decrease in damage on Zero Suit Samus’ up and neutral airs.

But that doesn’t mean the newest characters haven’t seen changes of their own. Bayonetta and Corrin have both received their fair share of nerfing, with the former’s Witch Time and the latter’s speed and damage taking hits.

Even though development on post-launch content may be over, this update shows Nintendo’s willingness to continue improving Super Smash Bros. for the competitive community. How long players can expect to see these updates, however, remains to be seen, but let’s enjoy the support for now.

A full list of known changes can be found here.

Sources: Perfectly Nintendo, Smash Boards