The worst thing about Steve is that he mines cobblestone but places normal stone Thats just a sin bro
@juniperrodley98432 жыл бұрын
He also gets to place blocks in thin air, which is also actually a balancing issue like bruh
@Xertuce2 жыл бұрын
Steve got Auto-Smelt enchant + use commands
@blackghostcat2 жыл бұрын
Steve is just playing in creative mode bro
@patrickmosebach78782 жыл бұрын
I think a solid and logical nerf would be that he can only place blocks on the ground like survival mode
@blackghostcat2 жыл бұрын
Honestly he's really balanced. Literally a skill issue
@PauloJrchannel2 жыл бұрын
I never thought "Players began to secondary Sephiroth in order to counter Steve from Minecraft" would be a sentence that someone would say unironically.
@aguyontheinternet8436 Жыл бұрын
lmao. The things we catch ourselves saying. And saying it passionately too, like this is a serious topic.
@Cerebrum123 Жыл бұрын
You didn't? I knew from the moment he was announced that he would be either too strong, or too weak. No amount of incremental changes can fix a character like this. Gimmick characters end up with problems like this all of the time.
@BladeTheGabite Жыл бұрын
The Sephiroth presentation even foreshadowed it too, Steve fights Sephiroth for a brief period when Sakurai talks about the Sephiroth Challenge
@rimzaaah5892 Жыл бұрын
I never thought we'd hear matchups of Steve and sephiroth in this game unironically
@alexfrostwalker10 ай бұрын
Funny thing is, Steve's Title is World Crafter
@BBB-pe3ip2 жыл бұрын
Steve is broken because he forces you to dangerously approach. He literally skips the neutral game and puts you in disadvantage by default. Your only option is to play high risk/medium reward by being aggressive. However, Steve is always one step ahead of you, because he makes you play the game on his terms. Ultimate's metagame revolves around punishing aggression and not approaching. Steve exploits this more than anyone.
@measlesplease12662 жыл бұрын
Plus he forces approaches and wins if you do or don't approach.
@pumpkinjack11172 жыл бұрын
Forcing approaches isn't new to Ultimate or even Smash as a whole. Covering landings is technically forcing an approach because you need to touch the ground to use your landing combos. There's been worse offenders of forcing approaches than Steve in my opinon. What makes Steve more controversal than them is that he plays so wildly differently than the other characters that force an approach. You can't rush down and press your Nair or you'll eat an Up-smash. Let's take another bait and punish fighter, Piranha Plant. He can juggle you to 80% off a frame 1 projectile trap, he can trap you at ledge if you're too fast picking an option, and smoke cloud forces a reaction that deals 50% if he guesses correctly. And he's mid-tier. Balanced by being a heavywait trapper. Luigi kills you off a single grab, has a frustrating two-frame, and has 2 combo breakers. And he's mid-tier for his predictable gameplan and terrible air speed. Kazuya has a DLC meter, intangibility on all input moves, and kills you if you crumple on FD. And he's no better than than the other shotos. Steve has heavyweight smashes after 1-2 minutes, anti-airs your bad DI for 60-80%, and has no projectiles without some decent supply of iron. Everything with Steve has a downside. Steve wants blocks? No stage control. Steve wants a projectile? You better risk an approach. Steve wants to camp offstage? That crafting table respawn is going to bite your resources. All Steves moves are about resource management. He's built around it. It's not as different than playing agaist hero's MP. Glance at it when you're thrown offstage to see how desperate he is, swordies can punch through his walls, and his sword is smaller than some brawler disjoints. Besides, banning a whole character was a huge deal even in Brawl. Saying "No, you can't play your 1,000 hours character" isn't something you can decide in such a short period of time. People love the characters they play because they resonated best with this one over the 80+ other ones. Banning a character needs time.
@measlesplease12662 жыл бұрын
@@pumpkinjack1117 dumb reply, shut up
@pharoahman4752 жыл бұрын
@@pumpkinjack1117 The thing about steve is he can easilly transition from one skillset to another in the game, mostly thanks to Block being OP. Steve wants blocks? If the player is smart with reasource management he can easilly zone the enemy out with 3 blocks to let him get a lot more. Risk Approaching with a Projectile? Steve chooses when he approached, can force the enemy into predictable movement patterns even without the projectile. Camping Offstage is limited in how long he can do it, but he can still do it far longer then anyone else; even ariel characters like Jiggs. The hero comparison shows just how bad this entire argument is. Hero's MP recharges overtime and needs to be spent to do anything. The Hero player has to carefully manage the reasource since it isn't limitless or easy to replace, and can completely gimp his recovery and kill power. Hero is also limited in what he can do, most of his spells are either charge based with higher charges using more MP; or randomly avaliable so he doesn't have full access to his entire kit. Steve's Blocks are both far easier to replace (He just has to get space, and he is very good at making space), nigh limitless in application, and different resources are used in different ways. Stone, Wood and Dirt get used for blocks first, Diamond and Gold Weapons, and Iron for the iron Attacks. Sure thats more to manage, but it also means he can use powerful attacks that use one resource with the remaining resource for the others being fine. Steve's issue is ultimately that he gets such massive rewards for such little risk. If he was exploitable like your saying he wouldn't be dominating competetive. I am not sure if its reached the point were a ban is warranted; but the character has been pretty bad for competitive.
@pjs2322 жыл бұрын
@@pumpkinjack1117 I think the argument for banning him isn't that he can't be handled at all by a skilled player with another top tier (definitely not the case that every tournament major is won by a Steve after all), but that he is over-centralizing in the metagame. Steve's blocks just straight up invalidate certain playstyles/characters. As such the simple presence of Steve in the metagame means that there is less variety of styles and characters that will be seen at tournaments, as it simply isn't viable to throw all your time into solo maining something that Steve can essentially just ignore when (as this video points out) like 10-15% of players you see in bracket will be Steves. Even if you do try to persevere, at the very least this means you will have to learn and run a secondary just to be able to (maybe) deal with Steve- and again as the video states even characters who should on paper be good against him (Cloud and Seph) cannot do this consistently. TLDR? The Metagame has a wider variety of valid strategies, characters and playstyles if you just remove Steve from it, and thus it would be a healthier, more fun and more interesting Meta for players and spectators alike.
@kcStranger2 жыл бұрын
I think that Steve exemplifies a common problem in game design/balance: If you make a character with huge strategic depth and flexibility (with blocks and such), that tends to give them a high skill ceiling. If you then give them the numbers to be accessible to mere mortals, that makes them OP at the highest level of play.
@ayar22 жыл бұрын
Minecraft itself (the game) gave the player endless potential to do whatever they want, it kind of reflects that on smash too, endless potential.
@pitimusmaximus2 жыл бұрын
If peach was so easy to pick up this game would straight up die.
@BBB-pe3ip2 жыл бұрын
@@pitimusmaximus Swordies counter her pretty well
@mrmrpineapple65422 жыл бұрын
@@pitimusmaximus good peach players are awful to fight against
@mrmrpineapple65422 жыл бұрын
@bruhskyy ssbu Steve is one of the few borderline impossible matchups in the game I play Steve and fighting against little Mac makes me feel so bad for Mac players.
@theBCEproductions2 жыл бұрын
Steve mains be like "his mobility is ass"; my brother in Christ, not moving during the match is your whole game plan
@juniperrodley98432 жыл бұрын
He also circumvents pretty much all the normal weaknesses of low-mobility characters, being that his best combos require very minimal movement and he can close distance easily using blocks and minecart.
@measlesplease12662 жыл бұрын
*uses minecart*
@miwiarts2 жыл бұрын
So exploit his lack lf mobility then?
@measlesplease12662 жыл бұрын
@@miwiarts lol that's not an objective or win condition in Ultimate. As long as you have good frame data and a good moveset you don't need to worry about movement.
@juniperrodley98432 жыл бұрын
@@miwiarts The entire point is that you can't. His lack of mobility is not a weakness in the context of his kit and gameplan.
@heehomgee46712 жыл бұрын
The fact that the "strongest" characters in the last 3 games are: - The most powerful swordsman in Popstar - A witch with a pact with a demon - Minecraft Steve is immensely funny to me.
@kone75492 жыл бұрын
Let's not forgot the best character two games before the games you just mentioned: an electric mouse that isn't even in its most powerful form. Even Melee has a funny best character: a fox that has no physical feats besides being good at flying a plane.
@Atlast_I_survived_through_this2 жыл бұрын
Well tbh Steve is pretty powerful in his game since he can carry a lot of blocks of gold while wearing an armor with ease and let's not forget he can puch trees without ever feeling pain
@ChickenJoeSchmoe Жыл бұрын
@@Atlast_I_survived_through_this plus he kills dragon and triple headed demon monsters with all that gold and armor on him
@Atlast_I_survived_through_this Жыл бұрын
@@ChickenJoeSchmoe and let's not forget he's master at crafting and building
@normanclatcher Жыл бұрын
@@supersonic_305 Melee Kirby is lightweight, floaty, lacks kill options, weak throws (one can literally take _him_ to the kill zone) and just generally has bad frame data overall.
@TheAAJYu2 жыл бұрын
It’s scary the amount of damage Steve can dish out just by looking up and pressing A. Seriously, that up-tilt is wack.
@grotto1852 жыл бұрын
Yep that's why some people suggest that tournaments use custom balancing
@ahmadkazan54732 жыл бұрын
In the same game with sonic's and villager's up tilts btw.
@TheEmperorGulcasa2 жыл бұрын
@@grotto185 Custom balancing is just really hard to get all the TOs and such to agree on. Also it makes it hard to practices vs custom balance since it's not available online.
@averagejoe30992 жыл бұрын
Izaw could never be more wrong putting Steve in bottom tier
@Mayadel1002 жыл бұрын
actually you just hold A
@BootyjuiceJenkins2 жыл бұрын
Minecraft Steve being a top tier is the most hilarious thing to come out of Smash.
@aguyontheinternet8436 Жыл бұрын
It would have surprised me if he wasn't broken. He's meant to have infinite possibilities, and the other characters. . . arent
@sanjivinsmoke2719 Жыл бұрын
@@aguyontheinternet8436 steve could actually outlive everything.. hes the alpha snd omega
@orangeslash1667 Жыл бұрын
@@aguyontheinternet8436 The fact that he's comparable to Game and Watch makes so much sense. They both have super designs, yet it allows for creativity. Kirby is proof that Sakurai really likes characters with simple designs.
@samuelkuhn4067 Жыл бұрын
As an avid Minecraft player, this brings a tear to my eye
@mattf59352 жыл бұрын
I have nightmares of a future major grand finals starting with two Steves building walls and just mining on opposite sides of the screen with no effort made to engage invoking that travesty with two Bayo's holding guns on opposite sides of the screen.
@thesonicslasher752 жыл бұрын
that would be so funny to see again ngl. I would die laughing if that were the case cuz it would remind me of that set in smash 4 where I couldn't help but laugh at how unprepared everyone was when that happened. everyone freaked out, the TO had to LITERALLY bring up the rules for the event and forcing the players to play the game, all the while both players were kinda just goofing around not even remotely looking like they wanted to take the set seriously. seeing a similar event in ultimate with steve will be hilarious cuz it would be a sign that no one has learned anything lol.
@johnmarkson19982 жыл бұрын
@@thesonicslasher75 what is the point of it though? is it steve players protesting to ban their OWN character? it all makes no sense to me. the only way i can tell is that salem and captain zack wanted to get bayo banned so they pulled that stunt?
@thesonicslasher752 жыл бұрын
@@johnmarkson1998 oddly enough it wasn't salem at all that pulled that stunt with zack it was lima and zack in grands and both but moreso on lima's side has stated that the whole stunt was done not as a means for people to ban bayo, but because they both played together a lot and wanted to have fun during their set, essentially they were playing friendlies during a serious match, on top of that because they were friends who played a lot they also said that they play against one another the best when they have fun, hence why during it 1 of them even homie stocked after an unfortunate SD.
@thesonicslasher752 жыл бұрын
@@johnmarkson1998 as for the point of it happening again with steve, I mean I would just find it funny more than anything due to how ironic it would be, but considering 1 of the best steve's in onin even wants his own character banned and the overall hate the character has gotten, makes it feel like the steve players can live with or without the character at least basing it off of how they act when a ban to their character is mentioned, now do I feel the character should be banned is a different thing entirely. but based on what I've seen in vods and interviews with steve mains, they seem to not care too much if the character is banned or not. treating the whole ban steve debate as more of a joke than anything.
@N12015 Жыл бұрын
@@johnmarkson1998 Nah, Captain Zack is just a massive a****** and a blackmailer.
@Aaron-cs3xl2 жыл бұрын
I've thought of Steve as a heavy like Donkey Kong that ignores all the weaknesses associated with being a heavy. He has a good combo game, frame data, kill options. His recovery is incredibly safe. And despite having a horrible dash and air speed, he can still force a fight by mining, and if they still ignore him he can use minecart, anvil or elytra to burst in. He's broken
@measlesplease12662 жыл бұрын
Yeah but Donkey Kong has not disjoints or projectiles.
@countyhare2 жыл бұрын
And he’s not even a heavy
@c97x2 жыл бұрын
Yeah he's like donkey Kong if you were fast and had infinite jumps and a projectile and a disjointed hitbox and an up a that does like 20%
@jackattackhissnack2 жыл бұрын
DK's arms are actually super disjointed
@measlesplease12662 жыл бұрын
@@jackattackhissnack i agree but they aren't intangible like a sword.
@juniperrodley98432 жыл бұрын
Steve's archetype is that of a Setup Character. The name varies in my experience, as not many people talk about them and not many games really have them. The idea is that a setup character is theoretically good at everything, but only get that strong if you let them set everything up. Steve's fundamental balance issue is that he sets everything up at once, in a second or two, with the same extremely safe action.
@aguyontheinternet8436 Жыл бұрын
Well you have to be extremely careful with setup characters. They either don't have anything to defend themselves with while they're building up and people kick them into next tuesday like it's nothing. Or, they do have tools from the get-go to give them a chance to get super powerful, and now they're S++ and completely untouchable. It's super difficult to find that inbetween
@Arc_TheAirPirate6 ай бұрын
I feel like you just described a trapper character and he already covered that...
@juniperrodley98436 ай бұрын
@@Arc_TheAirPirate maybe I did, idk I haven't looked back at this in months
@floofzykitty50722 жыл бұрын
Steve reminds me of what someone said about Pac-Man once: You spend all this time fighting to get in on them, but their frame data is actually good so all you won yourselves was a "fair" fight, not pushing them into disadvantage after you achieved overcoming their obstacles.
@Purpulear Жыл бұрын
People really slept on Pac. Still do. He's the closest character to Steve in moveset/playstyle.
@legrandliseurtri7495 Жыл бұрын
With the difference that pacman's hydrant is way less oppressive than blocks and that his attacks do significantly less knockback on average, but he has actually decent mobility to compensate.
@legrandliseurtri7495 Жыл бұрын
@@Purpulear Rob is also kind of similar.
@KirbyPhelpsPK2 жыл бұрын
My question is, why did it take so long for people to figure out how busted Steve is? I hadn't heard much about him at all until a few months ago when people were calling for him to be banned. Felt like it came out of nowhere.
@FlyingNinjaish2 жыл бұрын
Wi-Fi meta. Quick, highly technical characters like Steve are punished by the extra latency - its one of the reasons Joker kind of disapeared, for example.
@Sergio-wc1wn2 жыл бұрын
It’s because while other people won’t admit it, Steve isn’t an easy character to pick up
@nocturn3332 жыл бұрын
Earlier this year everyone was hating on Aegis. People were comparing them to Bayo and talking about how they are ruining the game and stuff. I remember there were quite a few videos of Steves dunking on Aegis and getting praised. Then one day Steve (and Kazuya) is the bane of the community. It's not even some gradual shift, it happened within a span of 2 days.
@KirbyPhelpsPK2 жыл бұрын
@@nocturn333 I know! That's what I find so crazy about this whole situation.
@Gurkan7902 жыл бұрын
@@nocturn333 people thought Aegis and Kazuya were the problem characters until they released it was Steve all along
@h-man13712 жыл бұрын
Remember when people were saying that Steve would be low tier because of his "lack" of mobility and range
@Xertuce2 жыл бұрын
I'm still laughing to these days XD
@measlesplease12662 жыл бұрын
I knew that was dumb. All that matters in Ultimate is disjoints and frame data.
@TheSneakyVikingJarl2 жыл бұрын
I remember. Copium before Copium was coined
@myoblivion4202 жыл бұрын
I remember those days where the majority of the people thought he was ass
@aguyontheinternet8436 Жыл бұрын
He's like the Sans of mobility and range. On paper, his mobility and range are the most ass of ass. But you aren't fighting him on paper.
@darkmetal24122 жыл бұрын
As a Sonic main I'm thankful for the existence of Steve mains as they help take the the heat off of us lol
@thefastcommenter7774 Жыл бұрын
Sonic mains SUCK
@arbalest32710 ай бұрын
You guys aren't nearly as bad as pyra mythra mains, I hate them more then Steve and sonic players combined
@thezsar50532 жыл бұрын
The moment I saw Steve’s reveal I knew he was broken. After playing rivals of aether seriously for a year I realized how incredible the option to place blocks are. In essence he’s built like a rivals character but put in smash bros. That makes him incredibly overpowered. We will soon see if there are work arounds but if there isn’t and he just dominates ppl need to just pull the plug. Lack of viewership and interest kills a scene.
@birds10622 жыл бұрын
I also think saying “sm4sh bayonetta and brawl meta knight weren’t banned” is a bad excuse to not ban a character. The general consensus among melee and ultimate players is that sm4sh bayo and brawl meta knight (and probably brawl ice climbers as well tbh) should of been banned. Plus, saying that “sm4sh bayo and brawl meta knight weren’t banned so steve shouldn’t be” comes off as saying that we shouldn’t learn from our mistakes. Since not banning bayo or meta knight were well…mistakes. I know sm4sh would of been replaced by ultimate regardless, but they still would of gotten more interest and viewership if they had banned Bayonetta. And frankly, It’ll be much easier to recover lost viewership if we just pull the plug and ban steve right now.
@thatlatiasuser2 жыл бұрын
Kragg on steroids basically
@xolotltolox76262 жыл бұрын
@@thatlatiasuser Kragg except he gets infinite pillars
@danlorett2184 Жыл бұрын
It's sad yall stuck with Nintendo. If you had an actual FGC dev there'd just be a patch to nerf him and then poof, problem gone. Like Leroy in Tekken. Instead yall stuck back here in 1996 with Nintendo who don't do shit.
@blikthepro972 Жыл бұрын
You really just said "Minecraft Steve is so strong he is going to destroy all viewership for ultimate"
@Xearrik2 жыл бұрын
The worst part of Steve is that the pro Smash players comunity brought this on themselves. I will never understand the madness that was people claiming Steve was low tier and Sephiroth was top tier. Me and all my friends were starting to think it was some sort of conspiracy. Tons of pro Smash players like Dabuz and Izaw were saying he was low tier, making laughably bad videos about him. Many of my other favorite Smash players like them were all saying the same thing. Few people were even willing to put him in high tier, and it couldn't have been more obvious that he was top tier. Instead, they should have been trying to push his meta as fast as possible so people took notice and nerfed Steve appropriately.
@juniperrodley98432 жыл бұрын
They weren't gonna nerf Steve, he's DLC
@jaytb58152 жыл бұрын
They already did, once. There was an infinite combo he used to have that got removed.
@measlesplease12662 жыл бұрын
Pro Smash players are weirdos. They're always conspiring behind the scenes. It's so annoying. I don't get it. Pretty sure they script tournament wins as well.
@juniperrodley98432 жыл бұрын
@@measlesplease1266 Absolutely wild take, no they don't lmfao
@measlesplease12662 жыл бұрын
@@juniperrodley9843 pretty obvious
@opal84342 жыл бұрын
My biggest question when it comes to Steve's design remains: why can he place blocks on thin air? If he had to place a block as it works in Minecraft, where it must be connected to the stage or another block, that would be a sensible limitation to his ability to create platforms, and would be more faithful to the game of origin, which certainly seems to have been a priority for at least the last several DLC fighters.
@analogapotheosis42752 жыл бұрын
My guess is because if it did follow Minecraft’s rule of block placing it could be too limiting for Steve. If Steve followed minecrafts rules of block placing he would only be able to build Up, and to the side, and off the stage ledge. Not having a building mechanic would feel wrong since it’s a core part of Minecraft. So they probably figured it would be better that way even though it seems OP, they balance the block placement by having them break really fast and by having stronger blocks take time to even get (Mining). Even further iron being the strongest block you can place is a balancing feature since placing iron blocks can be “Wasteful” since you need iron for Certain attacks, and vice versa.
@theBCEproductions2 жыл бұрын
@@analogapotheosis4275 well we certainly don't want to limit Steve at all, he's perfectly sensible and balanced as he is after all
@PauloJrchannel2 жыл бұрын
It's because placing a block is one the same button as mining, so they had the blocks be on air and mining be on the ground so the game can differentiate the two.
@lucg40052 жыл бұрын
Perhaps they could nerf this by automatically placing blocks would instantly place blocks connecting to the stage. Not sure about how it would work, but essentially it would mean that going for huge combos like that or air stalling would use up way more blocks than usual. He would still be able to block in air, but if he did it 5 blocks high, he would use 5 blocks. Again I know this might make some parts of him more annoying, but I think it would actually make his limited resources matter much more when he can’t place as many blocks.
@ivrydice09542 жыл бұрын
Considering that Sephiroth never uses Meagflare or Gigaflare in FFVII and Kazuya has intangible on multiple moves. It seems midair block placing is a creative liberty to make the character function better rather than a reference.
@liraco_mx2 жыл бұрын
Tl;Dr: "Steve is absolutely broken, but we'll see how things evolve"
@armandomorfin38452 жыл бұрын
Creates terrain in a platform fighter, has an overtuned moveset, can attain kill power, frame data and mobility incentivized through no interaction. People love and/or grew up with Minecraft
@omermilo48712 жыл бұрын
It's nice and all that Steve won smash con, but have you heard that sora won one game?
@aguyontheinternet8436 Жыл бұрын
That's adorable, good for him
@stevenmark4407 Жыл бұрын
Good for sora he deserves it 👏 👏
@branman9682 жыл бұрын
With how strong Steve is, it makes me glad I play Chrom. Being able to hit Steve through blocks, or being able to destroy them very safely with down tilt is so good. Not to mention Chrom's jab just kinda shutting down almost everything Steve wants to do
@measlesplease12662 жыл бұрын
HA
@eligibson35722 жыл бұрын
Imma pick up Chris now
@jairoharleyvids1002 жыл бұрын
@@eligibson3572 yea Chris is really good a beating steve
@eligibson35722 жыл бұрын
@@jairoharleyvids100 Chris Redfield for the win!!!! lol oops
@RoryRenee242 жыл бұрын
Steve is the definition of an overtuned character. Like seriously why does he even need a kill throw when he has 100 kill options that are all safe and kill at like 70-80. He's a combo character that can kill early that can camp and zone that can break the rules of the game that also has a comeback mechanic in diamond.
@aguyontheinternet8436 Жыл бұрын
Sounds like Minecraft lol. A million different options
@TheEmperorGulcasa2 жыл бұрын
I think it's not hard to understand why Steve is super busted. He's got pretty crazy good performance at almost every aspect. His moves have excellent famedata, he has super easy comically high damage combos, he has a plethora of reliable and safe kill moves that kill insanely early and even moreso with diamond. Anvil and Minecart make his disadvantage insane, mobility great and give him the ability to give pressure from most ranges and directions. And of course block makes him able to camp, be hard to kill, traps people and can gimp and stall offstage in impossible ways. He doesn't even need to go and risk his neck since he can sit back and mine, forcing the opponent to come in and make mistakes he can exploit instead. What I find more interesting is the discussion of is he so broken that he's a problem or is he counterable enough by enough of the cast that people just need to git gud and Steve's immense power will die down to normal levels. His biggest weakness is that early on before he can mine he's got relatively few tools. With greatly improved block breaking and early pressure it's been seen that you can get in his face and mess him up well. But his mining is somewhat inevitable if you don't take all 3 stocks super early. His inventory stays between stocks as does his progress to diamond. To pull this off cleanly you have to let him almost never touch the floor, while he just needs to get you off his back for a few seconds to get loaded up. The other main thing is his best tools like minecart and anvil burn through resources. If you can pressure him to not mine constantly as well as play around and force him to burn his resources he can end up suddenly stuck without his best escape and mobility tools. There is without a doubt a lot more counterplay to be developed. On the other hand, Steve's potential to get stronger is just as bottomless. He's got a lot of tech that isn't even in use by the top players much yet. He's also pretty capable even without his best tools. He's still plenty dangerous even with wood and some table scraps, he just actually has to play the game. Even as more people learn counter tech and the matchup, I think Steve is without a doubt the most dangerous character with most remaining untapped potential. I think some people are too confident all his stuff will have solutions. It might not and he still definitely needs to be kept an eye on. If anyone is going to run away with the game, it's probably him.
@nothingherezero71822 жыл бұрын
How would they answer to yophey Cart Bair if they don't even. Know that tech Yeah Your not only countering Steve your countering Steve mains labbing
@donovanmahan29012 жыл бұрын
his progress to diamond does NOT stick between stocks, it might just seem like that because the opponent plays more defensive, giving him more time to mine. Keep up the offensive and he might not get diamonds at all.
@carrymcbarry2 жыл бұрын
I’m a Steve main and I really appreciate this in depth take on Steve thanks for not just being like oh he’s super busted. One thing I would say is that until you really play as Steve you won’t learn the stress and constant disadvantages Steve puts himself in to gain resources. Constantly thinking about the next stock, what moves they can throw out depending on the durability of their item. Will they sacrifice moves to be able to have a chance in the next stock? And if they do a lot of Steve play relies on them not messing up when they have the resources because if they do lose that stock with diamond quick it can often be game over even with stocks to spare. He’s so in depth and the community is so quick to be like oh he’s busted, no credit to my Steve mains out there
@flaksturmAILD2 жыл бұрын
@@carrymcbarry but like, he is super busted though. It's not as bad as Bayo in Sm4sh, cause she would win of just one interaction, but he's gonna get close. He's not even close to being fully optimized yet. This Steve meta is gonna get worse before it gets better.
@Capta1nTD2 жыл бұрын
If they ever change their minds and decide to patch the game again (which I hope they do, Steve is way too overtuned and Pit is still dysfunctional), it would be a great start to make his inventory reset to game start on death. That would not only allow him to be limited on iron and not able to keep diamonds post death, but it would be true to the game too. Without a special setting you drop your inventory whenever you die in Minecraft. Doing the same in Smash would make pressuring Steve far more rewarding and actually possible. He would need other nerfs but that alone would be a great start.
@WhitePointerGaming2 жыл бұрын
Just think about this, in regards to Steve's in-game stage editor: We ban stages that are not considered fair, but we allow a character that can literally temporarily change a stage to suit them. eg: Some stages are banned because they mess with some character's recoveries but we allow a character that can edit the stage to place blocks at the ledge that literally prevents some characters making to back to stage. Some stages are banned cause of bad platform placement but we allow a character that can make his own platforms wherever he wants. Some stages are banned because they have hazards but we allow a character that can make his own stage hazards.
@FlamingBasketballClub2 жыл бұрын
W comment. You raised some excellent points. 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
@nothingherezero71822 жыл бұрын
You Also need to Ban Thins that Some of the items As and the gimmicks for the characters that do that too if your banning stages because of that how about the items
@commscan314 Жыл бұрын
@@nothingherezero7182 Random items are already set to not spawn, unless you're talking about character items.
@senormacaco2834 Жыл бұрын
Cry about it
@FlamingBasketballClub Жыл бұрын
@@senormacaco2834 The original comment made a valid point about why people in the Smash Bros community don't like Steve. Moronic response mate.
@QuilledQilin2 жыл бұрын
Coming from a casual spectator that barely plays Smash. I feel Steve is the direct result of what happens when you put a Rivals of Aether character in Ultimate. The way that he can use all of his tools in tandem with one another to completely lock down parts of the stage and greatly expand his threat bubble and damage is something that most of the cast just can’t do. And if they can it’s much more limited in comparison. It’s kinda true what they say, Steve simply isn’t playing the same game that the rest of the cast does. However I must say that for all of the grief he gives players, I don’t believe he’s gonna kill the game and he certainly doesn’t need to be banned (at least not now). Like, if other fighting games can deal with absurdly broken shit and still harbor a healthy competitive scene I’m positive the Ultimate community can do the same. Just gotta give players time to develop counterplay and if absolutely nothing changes in a year or so then maaaaybe reconsider.
@aguyontheinternet8436 Жыл бұрын
Steve is in an Alan Becker AvM episode and everyone else is playing smash
@PurpleFreezerPage2 жыл бұрын
A really good counter to Steve meta right now is playing Batman, since he never really has to deal with Steve stuff. If you don't like DC you can also try Bugs Finn or Shaggy.
@fartgarfunkeljr2 жыл бұрын
this is true! Steve can't even touch Iron Giant!
@angusweir17082 жыл бұрын
Omuatsu, a Japanese Min Min player, released a great video on Steve counterplay that I recommend you check out. That being said, that video also hints at some of Steve's moves being impossible to directly counter. To paraphrase two things he said, don't assume you can ever punish f-air and b-air because of the autocancel window, and you're screwed if you get grabbed by his Minecart. Also, while he was explaining stage picks, I couldn't help but feel sad that he seemed to miss the fact that Steve players can just ban Smashville and Town & City (Steve's supposed worst stages) in tournaments. However, that's the only criticism I have about the video.
@thetacoman96572 жыл бұрын
I remember speculating on the school playground about what Steve's moveset would be if he was added to Smash 4, and he was my #2 pick all the way up to October 2020 (#1 was Waluigi because I just assumed that Minecraft was too far a stretch for Smash) In my wildest dreams I never could have imagined that he would go on to become Ultimate's greatest villain
@Blue-fg8vt Жыл бұрын
Don't worry, he's just Speedruning
@hismajesty6272 Жыл бұрын
Well, we now know how the competitive community “adapted” to Steve…
@thx4chrckingin2 жыл бұрын
From the beginning, I knew Steve would dominate the competitive scene. Though, at first, people didn't like him, I knew he had a high skill floor but a TOWERING skill ceiling. People are just now reaching higher above that skill floor
@aguyontheinternet8436 Жыл бұрын
Even a tower has limits lmao, unlike this skill ceiling
@commscan314 Жыл бұрын
@@aguyontheinternet8436 Well we're talking expectations of Tower of Babel levels of skill ceiling, then.
@user-xv5gi7ef6e2 жыл бұрын
Lol it's funny because when I picked up Steve I did it just because I'm an avid Minecraft player. (I also love how close it is to actual Minecraft)This is when I first started playing smash. Now that I have been playing for a while, they definitely need to nerf him. Either reduce some of his kill power, or increase his setup time. It's way to easy to setup things, especially with muscle memory. That's why Steve can cover nearly all options, especially if you have good resources.
@Omnirose2 жыл бұрын
In vain of nerfs, I really want to see them remove his ability to set off TnT with down-smash without getting hurt himself. Every other explosive hurts both parties in range always. that has always bugged me
@N120152 жыл бұрын
@@Omnirose Making his airdodge frame 4 would do the trick. That would also give him a real vulnerability in being easier to combo than most middleweights. If he's going to have Ike's kill power then he should also have Ike's awful airdodge.
@abcrasshadow93412 жыл бұрын
@@N12015 heck just give him a frame 5 air dodge, make it bad!
@user-xv5gi7ef6e2 жыл бұрын
@@Omnirose I 100% agree. Never understood that tbh
@juniperrodley98432 жыл бұрын
I'd personally go with increasing setup time. I think Steve's meant to be OP if you get everything set up properly, so diamond killpower, for example, isn't too big an issue in a vacuum. The issue is that he gets diamonds easily and accidentally while also setting up literally everything else he needs.
@hodstrat37222 жыл бұрын
You should do a why no one plays Sora. By far one of my favorite character but has underwhelming flaws
@dimitrimoore33192 жыл бұрын
I second this
@connorself2 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love Sora, his aerial potential is unmatched and he has (in my opinion) the best recovery options in the game. The problem is, you can kill him at 50 and most soras don’t utilize his full set and end up reusing the same 3 moves, making him really easy to read and punish, especially sideb. To me, Sora is a character with a high a skill floor that many don’t want to try and meet because they could get the same results with a character that’s easier to learn, although they might not have as much payoff in the long term.
@PikablueRay2 жыл бұрын
Because he just came out? Steve only saw results this year and he was out for a year more than Sora. Sora needs time, it is not that nobody plays him at all, nonody plays him yet
@measlesplease12662 жыл бұрын
You sound like a fanboy that's mad your DLC character isn't amazingly broken. Sora is good if you aren't playing braindead.
@alexgg-50792 жыл бұрын
I don't like him because of his animations and phrases, he's too goofy for me as well as KKR (I like serious characters like ZSS, Snake, Kazuya, etc. Just personal preferences) but outside of smash he has one of the best lore I've ever seen in videogames for real
@SpyroTheGerudo Жыл бұрын
To this day, Steve makes me genuinely angry. I remember saying he would be a cancer online, and yeah, depending on your character, steve can just throw you off platform and build a ceiling while you recover, gimping your stock. The only thing more broken than him is my controller.
@aloeveil Жыл бұрын
Boohoo
@SpyroTheGerudo Жыл бұрын
@@aloeveil comments like this only confirm that I was right. Steve brought to Smash a new level of toxicity that completely throws the game off for me
@HGRAP12 жыл бұрын
A reasonable nerf would be him loosing material on death. As it is, the only difficult part is getting that initial diamond. After that your damage is so good and you’ll likely have enough time to get close to getting another diamond after getting a stock.
@riotron10262 жыл бұрын
That’s what makes NO sense to me. Why does he get to keep his stats upon death? You’d think that be a universal thing to reset everything character has after losing a stock but apparently it’s ok for Steve to keep his stuff(and Wario and his waft) smh.
@user-qc1yv6ws5k2 жыл бұрын
@@riotron1026 Steve raged one time after falling in lava and he turned keep inventory on.
@stevenmark4407 Жыл бұрын
Nah let’s not do that
@nothingherezero71825 ай бұрын
@@riotron1026 well he is fighting goda in this game so he thought eh might have to keep inventory on
@sylux702 жыл бұрын
I think the best architype steve represents in FGC terminology is that of a set play character. Set play characters generally have very strong options provided that they "set up" before engaging (charging, gathering resources, etc). Given the general disconnect smash bros has from the FGC and the over reliance on rush down, I don't think they were ready to experience this particular play style. the only other character I could think of that is similar to steve would be pacman in terms of play style.
@purplyoshi67542 жыл бұрын
Would olimar very slightly fall into this category too? The olimar meta seems to have the end goal of getting two purples, but in the meantime they play the game normally.
@sylux702 жыл бұрын
@@purplyoshi6754 I would say yes but there's no rule that says any given character has to be one type, not just for smash bros but fighting games as a whole.
@measlesplease12662 жыл бұрын
Nah. That's stupid. He can build walls to force you not to approach or approach in a bad way. That's way different than a set play character.
@sylux702 жыл бұрын
@@measlesplease1266 He still needs to Mine to put down those blocks, Steve without resources is a bad character, how is that not set play?
@measlesplease12662 жыл бұрын
@@sylux70 because mining takes seconds to do you absolute brainlet.
@waverazor Жыл бұрын
steve is the best thing to happen for this game
@senormacaco2834 Жыл бұрын
Agreed
@Chaoszard2 жыл бұрын
Another issue is that even when you take a stock the game gives him more materials and the invincibility frames allow him to craft an upgraded (usually diamond) tool for free. So even when you actually take a stock the Steve player able to reset if not upgrade his power output without you being able to do anything about it.
@lpgoodgamer71372 жыл бұрын
If Steve crafts diamonds you can frame trap him although if crafts anything else tough luck
@urnx61722 жыл бұрын
I think Shulk is a very fair and interesting comparison. They both have neutral Bs that completely warp the game in a similar way. Wall on back is alot like shield art, block in air is alot like jump art etc. However they rely heavily on micro managing that mechanic to counteract weaknesses like poor jump height. To be fair though there is a major mechanical difference beyond steve just having better numbers than shulk, and that's steve's drawbacks is tied to the time before combat, where shulks drawbacks are tied to combat allowing for more reactive punishment. For example smash art being symmetrical vs diamond charging like clouds limit.
@DOC_951 Жыл бұрын
Imagine if ff7 was real… and you have Steve from Minecraft saving the world from Sephiroth destroying the planet and all of mankind and becoming a god.
@shadowraith102 жыл бұрын
The most simple answer to steve, is to play the denial game with him, deny him damage against you, deny him resources, and make him use his resources up, try to stop him from upgrading whenever possible but don't give him percent against you. Figure out the playstyle the person has and exploit that the best you can. And most of all keep an eye on his resource gauge. If he's out of metal, use that to advantage, that means no minecart or anvil, but it does mean dirt blocks. Play aggressive because he WILL be mining at that point. If he has metal, play more passively and make him waste resources. It's all about a battle of attrition and patience. Steve punishes high aggression but also gains the tools TO punish you through NO aggression. You must waltz with him merely two steps back, not too close, not too far.
@alexterieur88132 жыл бұрын
Which is extremely hard to do
@joelcudjoe38332 жыл бұрын
That’s extremely hard to do when he puts the blocks and mines behind you legit either have to go above or break the blocks. Both options Steve can punish if u even try to do that
@riotron10262 жыл бұрын
Sounds like someone trying to explain to to deal with Smash 4 Bayo, like it’s easy or reasonable to have to put yourself through. Steve has the frame data and range to content up close. You’re losing if you give him space to mine. It’s extremely hard to consistently perform what you’re suggesting at a top level.
@squidwardjoeswanson54182 жыл бұрын
Exactly, smash ultimate fans are just fuckin stupid I’m sorry
@ae_angles2 жыл бұрын
@@joelcudjoe3833 well if he places blocks you should know what attacks on your character break them so you can get in on him because the player will have to think what you’ll do once you get in on them through the walls.
@paulfritz35522 жыл бұрын
How did anyone ever think making a moveset for Steve wasn't feasible. We had the Animal Crossing Villager in Smash on the Wii U. After that point it should be obvious that Sakurai and his team could make a moveset for anyone, and yet there was still debate on it.
@colmecolwag2 жыл бұрын
I mean i knew a lot of people who thought hed just play like Link. Swords and bows and maybe a fishing rod grab. Lot of boring stuff. Those people were Wrong and Cowards
@Strato_Casterrr98982 жыл бұрын
That's what happens when a fanbase condescendingly calls a game "kid-shit". Since I was 11, when Minecraft was still young, I had always been afraid of PvP. You think Steve is broken in Smash? Imagine getting spawn-killed the moment you join a server by grown ass men who took their anger out on kids online instead of their own children. But.imagine though, what if Steve in Dmash had access to redstone?
@Blue-fg8vt Жыл бұрын
If you ever had doubts, you should look up 2b2t
@theangledsaxon67652 жыл бұрын
Watching steve players is like watching modern Fortnite streamers. Come into a gun fight and build a full ass mansion before you start to fire
@ElMexa2032 жыл бұрын
Never compare minecraft steve with fortnite >:y
@ElMexa2032 жыл бұрын
Never compare minecraft steve with fortnite >:y
@joelcudjoe38332 жыл бұрын
The funny thing is your not wrong
@k-leb46719 ай бұрын
It's such a freaking piss-take that Meta Knight, Pit, and Charizard aren't allowed to glide anymore, but suddenly gliding is allowed again in Smash Ultimate now that Mr DLC Privilege exists? And only he can do it? What a load.
@zerodiversion45092 жыл бұрын
To be fair, Steve has a few more combat options once you get a bit more creative... and look into the Minecraft PvP Scene where certain tactics in that area include what we have seen in the Smash Moveset such as using a Fishing Rod, Flint & Steel to light fires on the ground, and using Lava Buckets as well as what we haven't seen such as Bows, Crossbows, Ender Pearls, Cobwebs to slow foes, and Potions.
@theSato2 жыл бұрын
This video will probably be one of your biggest (and almost definitely the biggest one on Vars 3).. I can see the algorithm blessing this toward people who have been looking up stuff about the Steve ban..
@Graysett2 жыл бұрын
Steve is proof that gag-manga characters > shonen characters in 1 to 1 fights.
@collective20072 жыл бұрын
All the comments about "Steve's easy combos" But none about "Funni block man from Minecraft"
@taylorrobertson6035 Жыл бұрын
Short version: HE'S BROKE AS HELL
@ct2xperience749 Жыл бұрын
You mean he has no money?
@taylorrobertson6035 Жыл бұрын
No
@zerochill40962 жыл бұрын
imo, Steve is pretty easy to overcome as long as you don't play the game like a platform fighter but rather a 2D fighter. Essentially, you want to always go for on-stage kills and never let him go far away from you (which even includes sending him launching). It's a difficult concept to grasp that really revolves around changing your entire way of thinking, but it works. In addition, Hero is pretty strong against Steve, as Hero's powerful spells and Kazap can not only hit through Steve's weak points, but also passively punish him for mining
@JDReC1002 жыл бұрын
So basically... punish cheese with cheese
@zerochill40962 жыл бұрын
@@JDReC100 Pretty much, though I see it as playing the game how it should have been played from the start
@JDReC1002 жыл бұрын
@@zerochill4096 ... I can vouch for that
@ishanparikh5587 Жыл бұрын
Heavy Projectile characters utterly shaft steve. It’s cheesy but cmon, it’s a valid strat lol.
@commscan314 Жыл бұрын
@@ishanparikh5587 Let me guess: Snake side special spam.
@gumimoon39062 жыл бұрын
This is the most funniest video to have come out about Steve, not because the vod is bad or inaccurate or anything but because Jzaw or whatever made a vod that age horribly about how Steve was prob the worst DLC because he has bad frame options and stuff. Lmao
@kaito22202 жыл бұрын
"Hey, Mr Sakurai! Can you put mine-camp Steve into the game?" "Sounds pretty cringe, I'll allow it."
@fartgarfunkeljr2 жыл бұрын
"I love building brown bricks with My Crap" - Masahiro Sakurai
@rafaelbordoni5162 жыл бұрын
Here's a nerf route they could do: disallow him to place blocks in the air. It would be more faithful to his game, which seems to be the most important thing when it comes to designing the new characters of Ultimate and thus making it more true to Ultimate's goal. With that, he would still be a pretty good character given most of his setups are grounded while removing the ladder combos and nerfing his recovery. He would be more inline with the likes of Byleth, Terry, Sephiroth, Sora and etc, all high tiers and well regarded as far as balance goes.
@lancetheking75242 жыл бұрын
If we do that, then couldn't his blocks also be permanent and you would require to break them if he chained himself in? Since well, blocks don't break with a time limit unless it's leaves on trees or snow near a torch
@lancetheking75242 жыл бұрын
Not defending Steve, but that's also part of it
@rafaelbordoni5162 жыл бұрын
@@lancetheking7524 There is a reason more important not to do that: balance. The point is not to just make them loyal to their series, but to do it while also being fun, which is the most important factor. Nerfing/buffing is easy, but doing so in a manner that makes them true to their goals while also being balanced and fun is what we're striving for.
@lancetheking75242 жыл бұрын
@@rafaelbordoni516 yes what you said is true
@EmperorPenguin1217 Жыл бұрын
If we’re talking about making characters faithful to their game then Ridley should be able to fly freely and almost nobody would be able to double jump
@anonymouscausethatshowirol828 Жыл бұрын
While in PvE Minecraft players mostly just use swords, shields, and bows, in PvP it gets a lot more complicated. Fishing rods to pull your opponent towards you or towards a cliff, spiderwebs to trap them and force a more circuitous approach, lava to disrupt opponents pursuing you with a promise of massive damage, chicken eggs to push opponents back while creating distracting hurtboxes in the form of the chicken, and all the various “clutches” that serve players in minigames where you can knock opponents off stage or off of high places like the bedwars minigame, which begins to look smash like. Ender pearl clutches, sometimes being started before you’re even knocked off the island, block clutches, the mlgs, etc. once you try and look at MCPvP it becomes clear just how various, if janky Steve's canon moveset is
@HawkTeevs2 жыл бұрын
In my opinion, the biggest problem with Steve competitively is how much depth and flexibility his kit has. Because of it, he has a very high skill ceiling, so competitive players can't just pick up Steve like they would with Wolf or Palutena and figure out the counterplay. They have to spend literal hours and hours of their time learning the combos, setups, and just in general what Steve players go for and even then Steve still has the element of surprise. It seems that every time you figure out a setup with Steve there's always 3 more that will be pulled on you, and you almost never get a chance to find out about them beforehand.
@thx4chrckingin2 жыл бұрын
I think what you mean is "skill floor." Learning Steve is incredibly hard. However, his potential is near infinite, which gives him a huge skill ceiling
@aguyontheinternet8436 Жыл бұрын
That infinitely high skill ceiling would be Minecraft for you lol
@Buglin_Burger7878 Жыл бұрын
It isn't so much a skill ceiling but a floor, at base all his tools are easy to use individually and offer huge power. From preventing all non-damage recoveries to throwing a minecraft command grab and chasing it. This is all more of a skill floor. The basics. When you start getting blocks to make the minecart harder to deal with this is the ceiling or going above the bare minimal.
@Magic_Ice2 жыл бұрын
I think it’s funny how the block man is making everyone mad
@themarioking71272 жыл бұрын
It's funny to me but I'm still disappointed in him
@Magic_Ice2 жыл бұрын
@@themarioking7127 what did he do? Did you tell him to take out the dogs and he forgot?
@themarioking71272 жыл бұрын
@@Magic_Ice 👍
@gabrielrivero4706 Жыл бұрын
"He can tech the blocks" Steve now: Casually techs move
@all_my_handles_were_taken2 жыл бұрын
I think he'll get better as time goes on but so will the counterplay. I can totally see a reality where he's just a better Luigi where people just run circles around him until they take 90-death from one hit.
@Shiggy_MZ2 жыл бұрын
Unlike Luigi Steve has a lot of kill moves and confirms. If you run around steve he’ll just mine and make sure he gets an advantage or he’ll just time you out
@Pkey9952 жыл бұрын
@@Shiggy_MZ then always consider steve to be at max material then what? He has to eventually approach. Characters like the links can just throw non stop stuff and run away all game long. Steve will be forced to approach at some point of the game. And thats the point where he sucks hard. Steve approaching is so bad.
@Shiggy_MZ2 жыл бұрын
@@Pkey995 max mats and if he has a damage lead, he can just time u out. If he doesn’t, mine cart gold is a fast burst option, and diamond tool will hit hard. Trust me if that was the case, zoners like mega man would be able to defeat leos byleth (slow and can hardly approach btw) and other slow characters, such as incineroar. There’s is no such thing as running away. All your doing is delaying the inevitable. If skyjay can do well with a character that’s probably the most easy to camp with the litter resources he has, then Steve will surely be able too
@Shiggy_MZ2 жыл бұрын
@@Pkey995 assuming your at 90% and already been combo’s outta kill confirms (which Steve doesn’t need cuz his diamond bair is enough) then you’re the one who’s gonna have to approach eventually, cuz then by tournament rules, who’s ever higher percent is gonna win.
@Pkey9952 жыл бұрын
@@Shiggy_MZ how does he have a dmg lead if you never approach? You say you begin at 90% yeah if you approach he can punish you but steve is bad himself at approaching. Side b? His run and jump speed is awfull af. The only reason you see people getting 0 to 64 is because of his punish game. Look at larry vs onin game 1. Watch the 2 stocks larry got and he still lost the game. Why because he started to approach steve. He could just run away lazer and down b but he didnt. As soon as he approached onin he was losing. Characters like falco the links maybe wolf and the 2 pk kids can just run away and force this little shit to approach.
@bismuth2966 Жыл бұрын
You executed your script and points in efficient clean and articulate fashion, very good production with a professional quality data backed argument
@kinetic6637 Жыл бұрын
I don’t know why people thought he’d be a gimmick or a bad character, the moment they showed he can place blocks anywhere, I expected him to appear in every game
@BLACKDISC2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video! I've moved onto fighting games from Smash over the years but wanted to keep up with Ultimate's metagame and this was the perfect channel. :)
@krys30012 жыл бұрын
9:06 I watched this Onin Riddles set but forgot about this amazing drop from ledge, phantom block for turn around Fair spike edge guard. No other character that I can think of can turn around and mix up fair or b air from ledge drop than Steve.
@PlayrR3D1562 жыл бұрын
You play Steve because he's a top tier with good frame data. I play Steve because I like Minecraft. We are not the same
@Tater8q3f2 жыл бұрын
I think a popularity factor that a lot of people miss is that he's the player character of the highest selling video game of all time. Minecraft means a lot to a lot of people. Many Steve players didn't really have an interest in competitive Smash before he came out.
@imam11132 жыл бұрын
They didnt have an interest in competitive smash before steve because they couldnt make it without him
@senormacaco2834 Жыл бұрын
@@imam1113 “You only play steve because he is op1!1!2!!!!” “Haha funni block man look at him go”
@ThirtyfourEC2 жыл бұрын
I'd love to read M2K's thoughts on Steve's frame data.
@ZackeroniAndCheese Жыл бұрын
Steve is too complicated for a casual player like me. Thank you for this explanation
@k___________2 жыл бұрын
I think the reason why steve is such a dank meme is that he doesn't follow the meta HE IS the meta , man's just T-pose over the very fabric of reality of this game
@TheExaltedHerobrine2 жыл бұрын
You would think it’s a coincidence that the most overpowered character comes from the best selling video game and is a DLC character.
@LoliPeeSlurper Жыл бұрын
He is such a hype character that's why 😍
@juniperrodley98432 жыл бұрын
Some abilities Steve just shouldn't have, from a canon loyalty *and* game balance perspective: -Placing blocks midair. For those who haven't played Minecraft, this is completely impossible there. No block in the game can be placed on thin air. It also *massively* dumbs down the move by allowing builds to start anywhere the player wants rather than requiring them to start from the stage. -Mining materials from his own blocks. If you tried anything like this in Minecraft, you'd break the block beneath you and only get its exact materials back. Moreover, this nonsensical feature makes camping heavily beneficial to Steve no matter the circumstances, since it's effectively impossible for his opponent to stop him from getting materials. -Moves that self-combo. Try spam attacking anything in Minecraft, and you'll find that a solid 2/3 of your attacks miss. This is because each one grants the hit enemy a large period of invincibility to your attacks, so large, in fact, that you'll frequently end up running past them entirely. Or more likely, you'll run into the enemy you're trying to combo and get whacked. If Steve couldn't true combo moves like jab and up tilt into _themselves,_ the skill floor of his ludicrously strong combos would skyrocket. He'd still be a stupidly high damage combo character, but said stupidly high damage combos would actually take skill and effort, and wouldn't be 100% consistent. -Immunity to TNT if he detonates it with down smash. In Minecraft, both lava and TNT, even those you place yourself, will hurt you just as much as they will anything else. Steve is also the only character in the entirety of Smash who can detonate his own explosives on top of himself and come out completely unscathed. He does *not* need this strong a ledge trapping tool alongside the rest of his numerous lethal traps.
@thx4chrckingin2 жыл бұрын
To be fair, his immunity to Tnt is not a feature Sakurai added, but a glitch the players exploited
@commscan314 Жыл бұрын
@Roger Loe You must be talking about the 1.9 cooldown, not the I-frames you get every time a player hits you in Minecraft.
@squidwardjoeswanson54182 жыл бұрын
Steve: *gets slept on and is one of the least used characters for like a year* Also Steve: *insanely busted because people can’t learn how to adapt despite existing forever* Such a smash bros ultimate moment
@aguyontheinternet8436 Жыл бұрын
Once people pick him up more and solve the game of chess that is Steves moveset, he should be fine. You just need to spend a lot more time studying him than any other character in the game
@squidwardjoeswanson5418 Жыл бұрын
@@aguyontheinternet8436 exactly Smash fans are just complete sheeple yet they try to deny bad game design that plagues most of the game (with some exceptions like Steve being ridiculed because they lack any skill to handle it)
@senormacaco2834 Жыл бұрын
Smash players do nothing but complain lmao
@squidwardjoeswanson5418 Жыл бұрын
@@senormacaco2834so true
@snolls1052 жыл бұрын
Do you think Steve would continue to be a popular character if he was no overtuned? Like if he got the Sheik/Bayo/Rosa treatment where they're fundamentally the same playstyle roughly as they were in 4 but they're just significantly weaker due to their really tight margins for error. Personally, I think he'd fall off in popularity because he has a really unique playstyle, which means players would probably decide he isn't worth the effort, with exception of people who just really like his playstyle. Similar to what happened with Rosa.
@imam11132 жыл бұрын
Unlike sheik metaknight and bayo i dont think anyone enjoys the steve playstyle of running and mining until you are at a large advantage instead of a small one
@notleader8128 Жыл бұрын
i mean people will probably still play steve by virtue of minecraft being absurdly popular
@snolls105 Жыл бұрын
@@notleader8128 While that is true, I do want to point out that Pikachu isn't the most popular character either despite Pokemon being insanely popular as a franchise. Tho there's definitely a point to be made about how Pokemon has so many reps with varied playstyles that if you want to play a Pokemon rep there's bound to be one that clicks with you. Still, I wonder if there's any characters who's playrate is carried by their franchise popularity. My first thoughts are DK and Sonic, but I don't really know enough about either character to judge.
@hakirayleigh Жыл бұрын
Look at Ridley...he was labeled by Japanese fandom as "Captain America" being a fan favorite in western...but after his mediocre playstyle, people forget him in a sad way. Not always being a fan favorite helps the character being relevant.
@boredtorchic7482 жыл бұрын
Because he breaks the game conventions, blocks most if not all recoveries
@blackghostcat2 жыл бұрын
People on release until literally just recently: "Steve is midtier"
@arktype5862 жыл бұрын
i really liked the video vars, thanks for all your hard work
@CrimsonSlayer72 жыл бұрын
Waiting to see people use the age old response "Steve isn't op/broken you just need to learn the match up." 😐
@djtempest0 Жыл бұрын
You do need some time to get to diamond, you know...
@kylespevak6781 Жыл бұрын
He's a terra-former. I think Rivals of Aether came up with the idea first, but now it's been in a bunch of platform fighters. In a game about spacing, having the ability to make platforms is pretty damn powerful
@N120152 жыл бұрын
Because he's busted beyond belief, is that simple. Why is he so busted? Well, he has very fast frame data aka a lot of combo potential, not a lot of range but disjointed moves nontheless, can create terrain at will, lots of buttons who just win neutral and has way too much kill power for how easy he has to determine the pacing of the match. And for some reason he doesn't lose diamond with the stock like with regular comeback mechanics.
@Hypeman102 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget to mention that he has a projectile/recovery option that can’t be shielded (empty cart) and an up tilt combo that does 50+ damage. Oh yeah! Need to camp to dig for material? Just build a wall bro!
@N120152 жыл бұрын
@@Hypeman10 Minecart and Up-tilt are what i meant with "Buttons who just win neutral".
@dave95152 жыл бұрын
Steve be playing Minecraft hungergames or survival mode while everyone else aside from Kazuya be playing smash ultimate.
@donovanmahan29012 жыл бұрын
@@N12015 if you think up tilt is a win button for neutral, allow me to introduce you to h o r i z o n t a l s p a c i n g.
@N120152 жыл бұрын
@@donovanmahan2901 B L O C K
@pizzatime1574 Жыл бұрын
I like how the lack of combat in Minecraft was a concern for fans when smash literally has animal crossing characters.
@danielferrieri74342 жыл бұрын
MYYYY DIAAAMOOOOOONNDS!
@themarioking71272 жыл бұрын
Heh
@plusah1268 Жыл бұрын
10:23. I would add nil. I started using rapid nil2s for movement outside of combos and it's extremely extremely broken. There's a few other Steve's who do it too but it's extreeeeemly busted. You could also turn all your smash attacks and grounded attacks and even grab into aerial burst options by using nil2.
@Aibadenshi2 жыл бұрын
I once comment, he would be pretty broken due to the fact he just build a wall at the ledge to combo and block you. Alot of comment instantly jump into my comment and instantly said it wouldn`t work and laugh it off. Look who laughing now.
@alter99332 жыл бұрын
At least your videos will still be bad regardless.
@philbusiness522 жыл бұрын
this is so well put together
@carlostheakwardbro54622 жыл бұрын
Me: Please ban steve. Me after picking him up: He is completely fair what are you talking about?
@commscan314 Жыл бұрын
I personally think that only base game should be used for competitive Smash.
@carlostheakwardbro5462 Жыл бұрын
@@commscan314 so fricking true
@tylerreade7578 Жыл бұрын
I think one of the easiest ways to nerf steve is to significantly decrease his mining speed. If you ever see him play, you'll notice that on wooden tools he can mine up to ~3 blocks per second, which is ridiculously fast. Along with that, the meter they give him isn't even his maximum block count as he can go higher than that, so reducing the amount of blocks he can have would also help. With a limited amount of blocks steve would be forced to actually think about what they would want to do with them instead of being able to place them for nearly free, and the character would def be a lot more balanced. also a bow would make steve god
@EddiePReacts Жыл бұрын
Steve is great because he rewards creativity. The smash team could learn from his character for future titles. Love watching unique combos and setups. Most characters in this game have a hard set meta. Steve just be schmooving.
@aguyontheinternet8436 Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, it would be very difficult to pull this kind of thing off again.
@ZyferscrollLP2 жыл бұрын
also many people just grew up with minecraft and it just makes it that much more likely that the next smash god starts out with steve
@sol_ARG2 жыл бұрын
honestly the funniest thing about this to me is that steve could be infinitely more broken if he was redesigned to fit around current _actual Minecraft PVP._ i don't really have much of a stake in this race on account of this video being recommended to me mostly because i like actual minecraft content but yeah, no, high-level Minecraft PVP is _absolutely insane_ -- it's a really good thing his recovery is elytra instead of enderpearling, for example. idk i just think it's neat that funny minecraft man op. he might need to be nerfed a bit probably
@commscan314 Жыл бұрын
Have you seen the shit 2B2T has for combat? End crystal PvP, to the point that the only usable armor is enchanted with max blast resistance WITH GOLDEN APPLES
@sol_ARG Жыл бұрын
@@commscan314 minecraft steve's final smash: chunkbans the opponent, instantly disconnecting them from the match
@commscan314 Жыл бұрын
@@sol_ARG So it omega-stocks them, then?
@sol_ARG Жыл бұрын
@@commscan314 i mean, yes, but if we're going for the flavor of an actual chunkban then no it would straight up disconnect them from the actual match and count it as a loss
@fredrickfraser1659 Жыл бұрын
64 Pikachu Melee Fox Brawl Meta Knight Sm4sh Bayonetta and now Ultimate Steve
@Spyder-Marth2 жыл бұрын
Nobody probably cares, but I'd like to apologize for coming off as a know-it-all at times (especially regarding the Steve drama). I honestly didn't realize it until now, but that's only because someone told me I may come off as such. I shared my opinions too much and accidentally offended some people. I'd say "Learn the MU" instead of saying something like, "Yeah Steve is great but practicing the MU and knowing his moves can make him seem less annoying to deal with." This is actually what I meant by saying "learn the MU," but obviously it's quite rude to put it like that. I don't even mean it in a mean way but this is the internet and words are seen as negative quite easily. I'm not here to change anyone's mind or gain pity, so I won't give any backstory behind my oversharing. It may be embarrassing for me, especially since I actually want to compete and become a big KZbinr now, but I felt like I had to say this as soon as possible. The community has seen enough negativity. If I was able to put this on a community post, I would. Instead, I'm putting this in any Steve-related video for the next 2 days. Once again, I'm very sorry. To those who don't even know what I'm referring too, thanks for reading anyway.
@cameronzeferino69382 жыл бұрын
Man your the first comment. Btw you have been forgiven. P.S. I don't think there's much counter play to Steve. It feels more like he is the counter play. He can switch on a dime😎👍
@itsyaboychipsahoy.79892 жыл бұрын
Definitely made this comment at gunpoint
@Hypeman102 жыл бұрын
Yeah there’s not much counter play. His game is mostly whif punishing. You’re mostly forced to approach and his kit makes approaching limited or just straight up hard.
@collective20072 жыл бұрын
@@Hypeman10 Steve is very lenient on his gameplay, you can either whiff punish, Rush down, or camp. And they are all viable, the scary Steve's are the ones that can switch to which ever-when ever
@Spyder-Marth2 жыл бұрын
@@itsyaboychipsahoy.7989 Nah lol.
@WhitePointerGaming2 жыл бұрын
Being able to place blocks in midair is definitely pretty stupid, and really shouldn't be a thing. He should only be able to place blocks that touch the stage, platforms or other blocks. Midair blocks make his recovery even better than it already is (and it's already one of the best in the game), they make his camping more effective, they make his trapping more effective (eg placing an anvil on top of a midair block), they straight up invalidate some recoveries when placed offstage and they set up lose/lose situations for the opponent that guarantees their death (don't tech you die, tech and you die anyway to a smash attack). Removal of midair blocks is one change that Steve needs. The other is to remove the command grab property of mine cart when he jumps out.
@nothingherezero71822 жыл бұрын
My guy The minecart thing is literally in Minecraft and Also let me remind you it not unlike a decision they made that isn't true to the source material plus if it like a one block plane they're on basically I could counter They're using barriers blocks and Invisible deny blocks
@WhitePointerGaming2 жыл бұрын
@@nothingherezero7182 Being true to the source game doesn't mean there shouldn't be a change in Smash for balance reasons.
@fgfhjfhjfbhfghf57712 жыл бұрын
@@nothingherezero7182 well you can't place blocks in midair in Minecraft
@l.n.33722 жыл бұрын
Really enjoy your video analysis! As for Steve, I don't play competitively so I can only speak about the experience as the audience/viewer. I don't enjoy watching Steve play. A character that good is just not enjoyable to watch because it's way too oppressive. It looks very unfun for those fighting against Steve, and it's not fun to watch Steve camping with blocks all set.
@colingregoire36292 жыл бұрын
Whenever I see Steve (or sonic) come on stream I just go watch something else cause life isn't long enough to do something you don't enjoy
@l.n.33722 жыл бұрын
@@colingregoire3629 Sonic is annoying to watch, but I don't have it as much. Min Min tho: there's a character I always stop watching until she's off the screen completely lol
@youvegot2 жыл бұрын
@@colingregoire3629 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ different people like watching different things then i guess, i really enjoy watching people working to slow down the pace of the game. its a really difficult way to play and i really appreciate the work they put into it when i watch. maybe thats just the competitor in me acknowledging their skill though, so i might be biased
@enn19242 жыл бұрын
I like watching steve because it's kinda funny and top players always surprise me with a new set up
@colingregoire36292 жыл бұрын
@@youvegot I can respect that at an analytical level you can enjoy it, but for me I'm just looking to turn off my brain when I'm watching smash. I respect players being able to place well at tourneys and know that their skillful but I'm just not tryna watch that style of gameplay
@ImPrettySureThisIsMax Жыл бұрын
Smash TO’s: now this looks like a job for me
@zechariahcaraballo87652 жыл бұрын
I hope they make steves uptilt slower and jab have more base kb but less bk scaling so that low percent combos are not as insane as thay are, but high percent combos are more consistent like roys jab, and make blocks worse for edgeguarding some characters, I like steve but he is a little overtuned in some ways
@jamesjoe16902 жыл бұрын
They won't, updates are over
@zechariahcaraballo87652 жыл бұрын
@@jamesjoe1690 yea I know, just stating what I hope happens, but at least modding will be easier seeing as its the last update, so I can add it myself lol
@spicymeatballs2thespicening2 жыл бұрын
@@zechariahcaraballo8765 how difficult is it to mod your own balance changes
@zechariahcaraballo87652 жыл бұрын
@@spicymeatballs2thespicening not sure but if I can learn lua in roblox im sure hacking a device made by a multimillion dollar company that hates modders and goes out of their way to stop and sue hackers and modders, to then altar the files of one the biggest games with some of the most complicated stuff in gaming and then add more characters to it should not be that hard right?
@juniperrodley98432 жыл бұрын
I don't get why jab combos into itself so well. Play Minecraft and try to spam sword strikes on an enemy. They get *a lot* of i-frames from each one, to the point where they can usually hit you at any given point in the string.
@jamespa71932 жыл бұрын
I’m ngl hearing about the move set being crazy was surprising, Master Chief would be harder cause he has weapons, wouldn’t really be fun or creative to play. Steve has a world of tools and blocks, it’s pretty obvious his kit would have “more.”
@robertocastro33102 жыл бұрын
Honestly everyone is going to say because he is busted, but i also think a lot of people play him because he is steve, steve from minecraft, one of the most popular games
@AshenDemon2 жыл бұрын
Literally no one cares what game you are from in competitive of that were the case all these Steve mains would have existed before he became broken. By your logic, Mario should have a ton of representation.
@robertocastro33102 жыл бұрын
@@AshenDemon steve mains existed before he became broken, and mario obiously is not going to have as much representation beacause he has been in every smash game, is not surprising.
@AshenDemon2 жыл бұрын
@@robertocastro3310 your missing my point
@juniperrodley98432 жыл бұрын
@@robertocastro3310 Being in previous games gives characters a *boost* to their popularity, not a reduction. People who mained them before will naturally check them out in other installments, and will likely main them again.
@robertocastro33102 жыл бұрын
@@juniperrodley9843 no, the new characters are always going to have more popularity
@dongzuyamishikong Жыл бұрын
Gonna need to change the title now to “Why No one Plays Steve”
@fluffythecat21132 жыл бұрын
I feel a little bad playing steve, but he's the only dlc character I really really wanted, so I will continue
@juniperrodley98432 жыл бұрын
Don't feel too bad. He's top 1, but he's by *far* the most arguable and balanced top 1 in any Smash game to date.
@dragonweirdocreap2 жыл бұрын
Compared to things like Brawl Meta Knight and... Sm4sh Bayonetta, Steve is pretty tame for being the best character on the roster.
@popanda3652 Жыл бұрын
Top level Minecraft pvp can be pretty intense. Even if some pvp is just click spam, some pvp modes are pretty tactical
@aeresys2 жыл бұрын
I hate playing against Steve, even though I main Terry so I can kick the minecart and input rising tackle through the anvil