11-26-2009, 09:26 PM
We're also talking about a power armor that can't easily be pierced by mere bullets. A katana-wielding bad-ass ninja can be stopped by a simple plumber for all that matters.
Hell, Sonic can't even swim, so that would put him at a disadvantage.
Instead of talking about nerfing him, you actually won't have to nerf him. YOU DON'T WANT TO. Ryu Hayabusa is all about cool moves, about speed. Sure he's powerful, but, as someone said, power is relative. Power can easily be traded in for speed, and it always balances out. And speed can always be countered by projectiles. And there are also other methods.
For example, he could have a decent jump, but it would require skills to fully benefit it with a slightly faster fall speed. Also, it is impossible to make every move a potential throw, or even a launcher or meteor, so some moves will potentially only cause little damage. But, fast and little can result in big damage overall.
But most of the power goes into the B-moves. Now, it wouldn't be easy to "nerf" them, but you don't have to. Let's say Ryu Hayabusa draws power from somewhere, so all his B-moves are connected to his power, which is visually seen on something, for example, his blade. The more it glows, the more damage each B-attack does, but each time you attack with said moves, the blade will glow less.
His Final Smash would be something entirely different. Instead of going with those simple one-hit KO type moves, make it a sort of dragon type move. He moves with fucking speed, with the same grace as in the Ninja Gaiden games, and just fucking hurts. Has the potential to be overpowered, but hell, nobody's going to use items anyway. Or, because it's so powerful, even more powerful that Wario Man and Yoshi's Super Dragon together, make it considerably shorter. Oh, and it can't get fall-down damage, and when time runs out, Ryu Hayabusa automatically gets teleported to a safe spot on the stage.
Seriously, fuck nerfing. We give nerfing the finger, that's why we can call ourselves smarter than the average bears, nyahee!
Hell, Sonic can't even swim, so that would put him at a disadvantage.
Instead of talking about nerfing him, you actually won't have to nerf him. YOU DON'T WANT TO. Ryu Hayabusa is all about cool moves, about speed. Sure he's powerful, but, as someone said, power is relative. Power can easily be traded in for speed, and it always balances out. And speed can always be countered by projectiles. And there are also other methods.
For example, he could have a decent jump, but it would require skills to fully benefit it with a slightly faster fall speed. Also, it is impossible to make every move a potential throw, or even a launcher or meteor, so some moves will potentially only cause little damage. But, fast and little can result in big damage overall.
But most of the power goes into the B-moves. Now, it wouldn't be easy to "nerf" them, but you don't have to. Let's say Ryu Hayabusa draws power from somewhere, so all his B-moves are connected to his power, which is visually seen on something, for example, his blade. The more it glows, the more damage each B-attack does, but each time you attack with said moves, the blade will glow less.
His Final Smash would be something entirely different. Instead of going with those simple one-hit KO type moves, make it a sort of dragon type move. He moves with fucking speed, with the same grace as in the Ninja Gaiden games, and just fucking hurts. Has the potential to be overpowered, but hell, nobody's going to use items anyway. Or, because it's so powerful, even more powerful that Wario Man and Yoshi's Super Dragon together, make it considerably shorter. Oh, and it can't get fall-down damage, and when time runs out, Ryu Hayabusa automatically gets teleported to a safe spot on the stage.
Seriously, fuck nerfing. We give nerfing the finger, that's why we can call ourselves smarter than the average bears, nyahee!