BALANCED SMASH BROS ULTIMATE

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[@Ridlay_]

This is the feature that everyone forgets about but it makes for some hilarious stuff. “It makes every character either like Sheik or Ganon” from Little Z pretty much sums it up.

[@sonicthehedgehog2644]

I use to use it then turned it off and forgot

[@logansumner]

Speaking of which I would like there to be another video of this where they play Sheik at least once because it would be NUTS.

[@diuxteranima4096]

how do I use this??

[@niels8195]

@@diuxteranima4096 I wonder too, this is standard in the game?

[@Electro4890]

@@diuxteranima4096 Go to options in the ZL or ZR tab, and there you can find Custom Balancing. From there you can nerf or buff the characters to your extent. I know this is really late but hopefully it helped lol

[@monkeyface3006]

Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.

[@Ravage_910]

All hail the hop of house cat

[@Matanumi]

Just a heads up.... it doesn't work for online....at all....even battle arenas. Just so you all know

[@MZ.VR.]

Perfectly balanced, as all things should(nt) be

[@anonymousnyancat492]

balance is a fools master

[@Tboogiex]

Thanos no

[@HikaruOfTheWind]

I love how this buffs Ganon by giving him the one thing he does *not* need more of

[@Matanumi]

Ddoyyahhh

[@brain_tonic]

Ganon is slow and his recovery sucks, guess he needs MORE POWER!

[@gramerpolice6429]

No period, WOW so uncultured.

[@luxxtcg]

@@gramerpolice6429 u can’t even spell grammar right my boy.

[@illford]

​​@@brain_tonicngl thats what Nintendo would do. I mean they never fixed falcon's dashback

[@FireStriker3064]

Nintendo: *Doesn’t buff Gannon* Hopcat: “Fine I’ll do it myself”

[@Robous]

Now time for all of the characters to get a 30% boost to all of their moves…

[@TekkyDelta]

This video was actually hilarious 🤣Hopcat's face when he died to plant up-throw at 100% was amazing

[@awesomeeevee133]

To be fair, plant up throw kills around that percent normally anyway

[@IccyFreeze]

@@awesomeeevee133 Pichu player, huh?

[@ThatOneWeirdFlex]

@@IccyFreeze I play Cloud and die at around 110%

[@SonicTheCutehog]

This mechanic is basically "You balance the game if you're going to complain".

[@TheColtonDougherty]

hopcat saving us from the holiday content drought

[@emberpowertcg7692]

People say I should "socialise" but like bruh smash Content

[@Trattt]

Every loner ever ig

[@orenkallay3243]

Does anyone know where poppt went

[@emberpowertcg7692]

@@orenkallay3243 on one of his last videos he said something about going on holiday or something along the lines of no daily content for a little while

[@orenkallay3243]

@@emberpowertcg7692 ohh I watched but I must have missed it. Hope he has a good holiday

[@amoose8517]

you guys should make spirit sets for every character, so that everyone has buffs specific to their character.

[@gamersread2405]

That would be awesome like giving little Mac ho oh so they get a third jump

[@brain_tonic]

That’s pretty high effort.

[@tuxedobird]

@@brain_tonic Yeah, but you only gotta set it up once, maybe make it a series where he can do like, a row of rebalancing so the effort gives a fair bit of content. Then the roster can be used forever

[@dmillz5501]

You can pretty easily set up Ganondorf to not flinch, have super armor, and buffed damage so you just charge up smash and the opponent can't do anything about it.

[@gamersread2405]

@@dmillz5501 I think the subject was to make them balanced not to make them a win button

[@FondantApple]

That’s probably one of the best balance changes I’ve seen. I forgot about that mechanic.

[@RushWheeler]

Pretty sure everyone did

[@shiningskies47]

Ohhh this is actually in the game lol I thought it was a mod

[@Matanumi]

@@shiningskies47 nope its on the game.... all it does is increase/decrease damage and resistance

[@3BigChins]

How do you do that?

[@RushWheeler]

@@3BigChins somewhere in smash rules or something, idk I don't have smash ultimate

[@Alex-hg7ek]

Fun Fact: Water bottle expiration dates are for the bottle, not the water.

[@missingno_LLC]

“Balanced” we say.

[@just-a-guy-dat-loves-Adventure]

Holy shit its missingNo

[@PomadaGaming]

Kenshi

[@lydia9822]

Gotta slap on underdog boost alongside this next time! I wanna see that ganon killing people at zero with an f-tilt!

[@ultimateabsol1268]

That’s where spirits come in

[@ecstaticwooper368]

@@ultimateabsol1268 max brass has entered the chat

[@FerdinandvonAegir]

Hopcat is out here secretly developing patches to keep the game alive over the years. Very fun idea that I mess around with at times: Put Pikachu at max buff, turn on spirits, and give him a full grab build (make sure the other player uses a spirit with similar power level but no abilities). Put on the Pikachu Libre skin. Win with *grabs, pummels, and throws only* while the other player is free to use whatever they want.

[@AverageCatz]

I am Ferdinand von Aegir

[@k-leb4671]

Who would've thought someone with such stubby limbs could be such a good wrestler.

[@section-le4jy]

That actually sounds kinda fun

[@MangoRiko]

Does anyone else just turn on custom balance without changing things just to have the different character select screen colours?

[@JetBlackGodhand]

You GOTTA play this with the other underdogs! And the twist would be called: "Smash Ultimate: Balanced as all things should be."

[@leomurry8195]

5:45 the fact that Zack is complaining about flame breath only doing 30% is proof bowser deserves the double nerf

[@StrikerElite923]

Yeah I'd like more of custom smash, it's fun to see the underwhelming characters be usable and it's such a treat to watch.

[@lazypaladin]

This was stupidly fun, now I wait for the inevitable "BOSS!" Series. Can we beat Lv 9 Kazuya with 30% Buff?!

[@alerttototoy9662]

Yes

[@kiingflash1212]

They could also revive the sephiroth challenge

[@solemnsovereign758]

@@kiingflash1212 Seph with custom balance maxed is honestly cracked as hell, especially if he gets wing sauce

[@castform7]

Costom Balance seems really fun. It's just that no ones tried it because nobody really cared. Kinda like Underdog Boost.

[@johnstarinieri7360]

So when me and my roommates first got Smash Bros, we bought it and the Switch from someone who had custom balances on. Isabelle was at the highest buff and we all thought she was OP as hell

[@perryflanagan]

This is actually a really cool idea! More people should do this!

[@kylethompson4543]

"Please Johns" killed me 😂😂😂

[@AureoVitor]

Thanks for this video man. I was in a dark place this week and you guys made me laugh. It really helped. And nice idea, now I wanna try it too.

[@StrikerElite923]

About time someone bring this feature up, it's actually underrated and turns Smash Ultimate from kinda dull to me meta wise to a more unpredictable and fun game that everyone is actually on even footing, and this video sure has entertained me a lot, I want this to be explored more and see if this can be a part of an extended competitive meta like Ultimate EX or something.

[@ultragamer8816]

Fun fact: swimming is just flying in water and flying is just swimming in the air

[@BigNoseEntmt]

3:21 He Hopped on the Cat lol

[@Stoeckel732]

I like how the K.O Punch at 9:55 sent Peter up with the force strong enough to see Pluto in person.

[@redpikmin6473]

This was great. Would love to see more of these

[@deep_fried_cringe7962]

'what's the best tier list?' Underdogs should make a tier list tier list

[@jordongodfrey9640]

Just me or is this video like SUPER crispy clean w the visuals. Always a fan!

[@CloneTr00p]

I completely forgot about this. This is great.

[@ddawesome449]

It’s the first “ you can’t complain of No John January

[@curtdog647]

10:25 He really just said "if my roy was good it'd be good"

[@boftungol9423]

This is a really good concept, and a great video. Thanks HopCat

[@milesredgate4596]

This was a surprisingly fun video, would love an doubles with a twist of this

[@leobardosantano8813]

Please do more of this. This is the correct balance of ultimate.

[@brandoncharles4415]

This isn't necessarily relevant to Custom Balance, but I recently replayed Adventure Mode on Hard, but I didn't use any of the skill tree buffs. Also, I tried to either use weak spirits or spirits that had less power than the opponent. It was brutal, but I think it helped me improve. For example I HAD to learn whiff punishing since my attacks did like 5% per hit. I'd recommend playing an "extreme" playthrough of Adventure Mode to anyone. It's super hard, but it'll practically condition you to get better at the game.

[@ritter8542]

Seeing poppt play this would be so funny, wish there was a way to hide the changes though

[@ultragamer8816]

Fun fact: if you stab a bowl of cereal you will be a cereal killer

[@Trevor-kc6zv]

“Worst of your best characters” Underdogs play Roy on a walk off, no more SDs (hopefully)

[@ultragamer8816]

Fun fact: if you work at security at a samsung store you will be a guardian of the galaxy

[@ultragamer8816]

Fun fact: a bear without teeth is a gummy bear

[@mechflip1]

Honestly, I love this idea. Totally forgot about this mechanic

[@ultragamer8816]

Fun fact: if you fall out of a plane without a parachute you will fall for the rest of your life

[@hi1hepop664]

I did this w/ my cousins once, and I gotta say... this makes everything better and perfectly balanced

[@Jia-dw3bp]

Now this should be the next doubles twist

[@NCozy]

They really went crazy with this last patch didn't they

[@magic3734]

Can't wait to see this in a Underdogs video

[@ganiz2944]

Zack struggeling to sneeze made me struggle to sneeze

[@mallow2429]

5:12 bowsers actually really good he has ridiculously strong attacks, not too slow for a heavy, and good hitboxes

[@mattpardy2826]

Congratulations for being the first underdog to upload in 2022!

[@ericm1373]

damn, that little z sneeze had like a minute of startup

[@questrequested9171]

i mean, bowser is incredibly good, so yeah

[@ethanschaffer5886]

This is basically like fighting an amiibo

[@connergoldsborough4093]

This was awesome!!!!! Do more!!! With poppt1?!? Sounds like the best video ever!

[@cellgoondude]

A damn nice balance to my new year.

[@narxmagee727]

13:40 Two of my favourite characters fighting? I'd pay to see that at grandfinals.

[@samurai_3013]

1:24 POPPT FACE AHAHAHAAH

[@NeilNSD]

12:56 Mario party 9 music my favourite!

[@ryanwong3670]

7:36 oh yea that'd be night night for peter from jigglypuff oops, jiggly-*buff*

[@kostadinpetrov1253]

Hungry Box would be very proud of the Jyglipuff's buff in this video

[@HoboGaming]

Hopcat perfectly balanced smash, as all things should be.... On a completely unrelated side note, can someone Photoshop Hopcats face onto Thanos for me???

[@domotron3598]

why would you need someone to do that

[@xJCLHx]

That Jet Set Radio Future music Noice

[@megandeng25]

I came here to write "you usually deserve your victories these days, Hop" and then realized it's canonical to say "HopCat deserves his victories unless they're HopCat Victories"

[@RoboSparkle]

I can't believe I forgot about this feature, that was amazing!

[@bingobo2551]

I wonder how giga bowser would be like with a 30% boost

[@code8882]

Man this NEW final patch looks…SPECIAL…

[@youtub5599]

Bro really said "you didn't buff ganon so I'll do it myself"

[@x8bitpixel]

Oh my god I just realized this was in the game again. Thanks for reminding me. Again.

[@nanceskiinanceskii4674]

Idk who edits for this channel but they're really good at it

[@ragingmonkeycritic]

I'd actually love to see a tournament of this ruleset

[@abrahammaldonado6037]

I would love to see this as a Twist™ on underdogs doubles!

[@AtlasKP]

Underdogs doubles with a TWIST

[@tonnenpanda]

Good video, def a fun idea. But I think some things need adjustment, like Bowser should not be -2.

[@coolcaden26]

For 2 years I played like this thinking it was a rating system. Finally, a few months ago, I figured it out…

[@andrewmags1926]

This was fun to watch

[@matthiashopkins7502]

the reason being so many characters are in top tier is simply because smash ultimate is so balanced. so many characters can hold their own against even the worst mu’s, even captain falcon vs pikachu

[@RPG_HikuAnime]

I think only the low tiers should've been buffed because now the low teirs are as good as high tiers without de-buffs but do to the de-buffs the high tiers are worse than the low tiers.

[@DunkTasticMan]

Disagree, most top tiers are good for their frame data.

[@RPG_HikuAnime]

@@DunkTasticMan True, but as the video represents you can have the best frame data but one hit evened up the game.

[@godofdreamzzz]

This is really creative didn’t even know this mode existed

[@sukmykrok3388]

As a Dr Mario main, I agree with this balance

[@traviscot5554]

so happy for zach's sneeze coming out or is it zack i do not know

[@joshuadraper8240]

Bring this to a present day tier list

[@Jordan-ux6ks]

id like to see a version of this where you only buff characters up and dont nerf any.

[@Appletank8]

if everyone's buffed, no one is.

[@Heartache2491]

13:51 how you gonna sneeze into your hand in 2022 😭🤢 Also Happy New Year Hopcat :3

[@maratby4364]

hey hopcat did you know you can ledge cancel pit/dark pit's side b roll getup on the ledge is the best setup I know. roll getup and side b towards offstage and the side b will cancel i do wonder if pit's down air spike actually kills in this mode.

[@arushnarra2829]

You should do smash doubles with a twist but the twist is that you are using custom balance changes

[@nicksilver7184]

Finally my Doc getting some love

[@pablothewartortle3143]

Seeing viable Doc makes me happy

[@Pepsiburkham]

This would be a fun doubles idea 👀

[@presto3014]

They should totally make a tournament with this. Just imagine...

[@x2stinkyfingersx844]

Had to use a BSD tierlist, which is prolly the worst one ive seen. Still a great vid!

[@youtuner9031]

This needs to be the doubles twist on underdogs

[@darkmewmewsans5481]

I remember I tried to use this feature once but I forgot about it because it’s such a chore to turn on and off

[@mc3941]

D-throw to thrust uppercut, kills early

[@silliest_gooose]

Smash? balanced? IMPOSSIBLE.

[@angoosekwong4529]

finally, smash ultimate balancing

[@judebarley4109]

this looks like a twist!

[@uchihajunior5648]

What if we start making some tournaments with all the characters that deserve buffs with this boost but top tiers with no custum nerf with top players competing just to see if it's gamebreaking or actualy healthy for competitive ultimate?

[@SherriJones7000Orphans]

Next you should bring poppt it would be cool seeing him not know what to play because the top tiers are nerfed.