Recently I have learned about an exploit that seems to be making the rounds throughout Kid Icarus: Uprising's online scene, and I think that this is something players should be aware of.
Recently, a growing number of players online are starting to see others 1HKOing them, and immediately decide that said player is cheating.
This is not the case in 99% of matches.
Apparently, using a decently strong Magnus Club with either the Trade-Off, Energy Charger, or Libra Sponge Powers will give the player the ability to one-hit-KO any other player, or reduce their health from full to only one more hit before death takes them.
This is not a glitch or a mistake in the programming.
It is a verified, completely legal, and very cheap tactic that many players are starting to catch on to and use with other high-ranked weapons besides the Magnus Club, during online matches, for the sake of kill stealing if not out-right killing on their own.
There are counters to this that players should be aware of.
Use Pisces Heal, Brief Invulnerability, Aeries Armor, or Super Armor, in conjunction with either the Bumblebee or Counter powers.
However, in the interest of long, fun, non-frustrating matches for everyone involved, I would like to propose the following suggestion to all members of the Kid Icarus guild.
The use of the Libra Sponge, Energy Charger, and Trade-Off powers should be restricted to use only with very weak weapons[2 stars or less on both Range and Melee], or else be banned altogether, during matches with friends and guild members.
This is not something I shall enforce, nor is it something that I will condemn others for not doing, for the sake of those players that DO like being super competitive within the matches.
Your decision on what powers to use during a match is yours alone, regardless of what others think of you for it.
However, if everyone starts using this strategy for the sake of competing on an even level with someone who DOES use it on a frequent basis, then we will start getting into nothing but matches where 1HKO's are the order of the day, and players use either the 1HKO powers build or an Anti-1HKO powers build during matches, which will severely limit the variety of player strategies via power-weapon set-ups that we will be using during matches, since everyone would either be using the 1HKO build, or using a build that counters it.
It would cut severely into the level of actual skill required to battle and would reduce matches to little more than first-strike-wins scenarios, which would eventually become tiresome and stale.
I am all for being competitive, but not if it makes matches tiresome and stale.
Therefore, for the reasons outlined above, I do hope that all of you will take this suggestion to heart, to improve your standing amongst your peers, and to make matches far more enjoyable for everyone involved.
Again, thank you for your time, make sure to add as many friends in our guild as you can, and I hope to see you all in-game very soon.^_^[PM me if you add me, k? K.^_^]
Recently, a growing number of players online are starting to see others 1HKOing them, and immediately decide that said player is cheating.
This is not the case in 99% of matches.
Apparently, using a decently strong Magnus Club with either the Trade-Off, Energy Charger, or Libra Sponge Powers will give the player the ability to one-hit-KO any other player, or reduce their health from full to only one more hit before death takes them.
This is not a glitch or a mistake in the programming.
It is a verified, completely legal, and very cheap tactic that many players are starting to catch on to and use with other high-ranked weapons besides the Magnus Club, during online matches, for the sake of kill stealing if not out-right killing on their own.
There are counters to this that players should be aware of.
Use Pisces Heal, Brief Invulnerability, Aeries Armor, or Super Armor, in conjunction with either the Bumblebee or Counter powers.
However, in the interest of long, fun, non-frustrating matches for everyone involved, I would like to propose the following suggestion to all members of the Kid Icarus guild.
The use of the Libra Sponge, Energy Charger, and Trade-Off powers should be restricted to use only with very weak weapons[2 stars or less on both Range and Melee], or else be banned altogether, during matches with friends and guild members.
This is not something I shall enforce, nor is it something that I will condemn others for not doing, for the sake of those players that DO like being super competitive within the matches.
Your decision on what powers to use during a match is yours alone, regardless of what others think of you for it.
However, if everyone starts using this strategy for the sake of competing on an even level with someone who DOES use it on a frequent basis, then we will start getting into nothing but matches where 1HKO's are the order of the day, and players use either the 1HKO powers build or an Anti-1HKO powers build during matches, which will severely limit the variety of player strategies via power-weapon set-ups that we will be using during matches, since everyone would either be using the 1HKO build, or using a build that counters it.
It would cut severely into the level of actual skill required to battle and would reduce matches to little more than first-strike-wins scenarios, which would eventually become tiresome and stale.
I am all for being competitive, but not if it makes matches tiresome and stale.
Therefore, for the reasons outlined above, I do hope that all of you will take this suggestion to heart, to improve your standing amongst your peers, and to make matches far more enjoyable for everyone involved.
Again, thank you for your time, make sure to add as many friends in our guild as you can, and I hope to see you all in-game very soon.^_^[PM me if you add me, k? K.^_^]
