ARMS thread What did you all think of the test fire? Will you

>>378291780
yeah I'll be getting it. I like how different my playstyles have been with the various characters

Really good, but I feel shock needs to be nerfed
Yeah, I'm getting it

>>378291780
If it was $20 I would.

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I'm liking it a lot and a bit more with each test punch. I hope they add a lot of content to this game because that's where I see a lot of the appeal of the game for me.

>>378293130
its cheaper when you order it from amazon

>>378291780
I might be retarded but is there an easy way to change where you character is facing or who they're targeting? So many times in the 1v1v1 or 2v2 I'd want to target someone else or got stuck with someone behind me kicking my ass but I felt like there wasn't anything else I could do

>>378291780
Dear god, Springman and Helix are drawn well but everything else is terrible.

>>378293130
Same. No where it's worth 50 or 60.
I just find it boring and too casual anyway.

>>378294312
Yes, press up on the d-pad

>>378294312
Besides that I've had a lot of fun with it so far and look forward to all the other characters and stages they'll have in the full game. Still a little on the fence about pre ordering but it was a lot better than I thought it would be

>>378294412
Nice, thank you

my arms are sore

I was working yesterday and today. There's one tomorrow, right?

10-3 in 1v1 matches today just by cheesing people with ranged lasers
I'm THAT GUY

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Fun
Probably will use GCU to get it at BestBuy, since I have the yellow joycons preordered there.

Sticks>>>Motion
fight me No Ribbon Girls, pls

>>378294804
ok

Yeah, no.

Oh it's $60?

*Breaths in*

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

No.

>>378294852
>stand completely immobile
>can't hit through shield

literally all he has to do is jump or dash to either side and punch OR throw a curved punch.
shield is actually too weak when players know what they're doing because its tracking is so piss poor and it can't be easily retracted, which puts down your guard for dash/jump and blocking.

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>>378294971
Yeah, but I've gotten pretty lucky with finding players who don't know what they're doing.

>>378294935
see >>378294018
fucking read

fuck yes I'm getting it

I still need to try out the motion controls, I just feel like I'd be wasting my hour with the game trying to adjust.

Fun fact, your fan's colors will change to match your alt colors. They also get upset if you do badly.

I'm not sure, maybe, it's not like I still have games to play though.

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I didn't get in the testpunch. Same for Splatoon 2. I don't understand why they just won't do a regular demo like Monster Hunter's.

When's the first next testpunch in West europe?

Around 1 PM or so?

>>378295958
Get in? This isn't something you get invited into anon.

I'm going to sell my Switch and get Street Fighter V instead.

>Mandatory motion controls

That alone was a deal breaker.

But I also hate the limited cast, the stupid gimmicks for the characters and stages, and and the lobby system.

>>378293203
That was also a big appeal of Splatoon, there was always something new in the game, it actually felt like a big something with every new improvement and splat fests and such.

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>>378296103

>>378295958
You download a file from the eshop and then just play during the designated times, anon. Were you expecting a Golden Ticket or something?

>>378295958
that because the test puch is not a demo and is not really there for the sol purpose of us trying it out.
They wana stress the games servers by by making as much people try and get in during short periods

>>378296103
its not mandatory motion controls, you can use any of the control setups you turd

>>378295958
Oh sweet summer child...

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Goo-boy cant be stopped

>>378295958
>I don't understand why
They want to stress test the servers. Which is why they're setting up very specific dates for very specific lengths of gameplay. With pauses in between them so that they can make adjustments server side between sessions.

This way everyone starts playing at the same time, for maximum server load. Which is what you want if you want to simulate a realistic post-release potential server load.

Played with Pro Controller and had a lot of fun. Definite buy. Much more competitive fighter than originally thought it could/would be.

>>378295958
>I didn't get in the testpunch.
You don't need to "get in". In fact, you still have a chance to play.
http://codeborn.se/misc/testpunch/
There are two sessions left for today. The next one being in a little under 4 hours and 50 minutes.
And then there'll be a second testpunch next weekend.

Everyone with a Switch can play. It's on the eshop.

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>>378296621
>freezepop
oh shit, it fits.
Someone tell me there's lore that states how delicious Helix is

>>378296621
what do Blorps even do?
theres no Arms wiki detailing what the debuffs and different arm combos do

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>you will never be good with DNA Man
Why live?

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>>378296846
blind when charged. They're also heavy, I think.

>>378296903
DNA man / lord helix / noodlefag is basically Dhalsim both in theme and in playstyle
just keep your distance on the enemy and kite them with ranged attacks while they can't hit back because you're a stretchy faggot who can move his entire body forward for a closer ice dragon shot then stretch his body back and either stretch left/right to dodge or jump from stretching back or shrink

you're basically the nope.avi engineer except you have a gun on your face

I'm honestly surprised by how well single Joy-Con play works.
Looks like ARMS will be just as easy to play multiplayer in anywhere as shit like MK8, Metal Slug or Neo Turf Masters.

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>amazon hasn't put up preorders for the yellow joycons

I signed up for the email alert but that shit never works

>>378296151
What the f

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When?

>>378298063
June 16th.

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>mfw its comeback time as permacharged spring man

>>378298165
THAT'S TOO LONG!

>>378291780

>pretty rad

MARIO'S A NIGGER

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>>378296903
>mfw no Spring Man has ever succeeded in coming back

who is the best up closes fighter with punches only?

Are Guardians the best Arms?

>>378291780

Thoroughly enjoyed it. Tried the first test with mothon controls and the second with sticks. Movement is night and day and I would take the sticks by faaaaar. Can't wait for 3 weeks from now

>>378298350
woops, meant for >>378298192

>>378296151
i'm laughing so fucking hard at this

>>378298408
probably Ninjara because of the invincible dash thing and being fast

Kid Cobra will probably be better when he's out

It doesn't have a lot of depth, and anything but 1v1 fighting is lame. I'll consider it in the future if the population can hold up. I could easily squeeze an extra month and a half out of Zelda while I wait for Splatoon.

>>378298473
nope. Ice dragons.

>>378298228
Not as long as THIS
*unzips*

>>378298618
literally how

it's been three months

>>378298618
2v2 fighting (non-volleyball, not 1v1v1v1) was fine
it just relies on you not having a braindead ally and then becomes immediately unplayable when one player is KO'd because you can't in 1v2

I get the feeling that 90% of players don't even know how to change their wake up.

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>>378298768
blorbs are best

>>378298857
Switching camera perspective in this game is cancer. I'd rather avoid any mode where I need to change it manually.

So what is the consensus on motion? People shit on it but then there are people going "no no it's good, you gotta hold it right" (which people are unless I'm missing something, face buttons on the inside, thumbs on R/L). I played in 2 test fires and don't really love either control scheme, but pro is definitely less exciting

>>378298970
thats true but at least the match is balanced which is more than you can say for FFA modes and its not fucking retarded like volleyball

>>378299028
most people like button controls better but motion is just fine

>>378299037
I'd rank 2v2 above all other modes with >2 players, but I would still rather just play the main duel mode.

>>378299028
both need some work, but I prefer standard buttons because moving around just feels better. I wanna give motion another fair shake tomorrow.

>>378299116
1v1: 10/10
2v2: 7/10
1v1v1v1: 5/10
1v1v1: 3/10
1v1 vball: 2/10
2v2 vball: 1/10

does that sound about right?
this game has a fucking basketball mode too thats going to suck just as much

>>378299028
I can give you my personal impression. I guess I'll simply get good with time. But still.

>Motion Controls
I can punch great. Curves. Control. Timing. All awesome.
Can't properly dash or jump worth shit.
>Traditional Controls
I can punch. But I can't curve worth shit.
The timing of my dashes and jumps are all impeccable.

I did better with traditional controls. But I feel like that had more to do with my own failings than anything else.

>>378299265
also:

FUCK THE STAIRS STAGE

>>378299265
The basketball mode is designed around grabs, so it's no different than the current meta.

>>378294312
Using joycons, up or right stick

>>378299170
>tomorrow
Why not in 4 hours?

>>378299270
The stick's downfall is that it can only control one arm at a time, and can't do anything like widen your grab. If they only mapped one stick to each arm, stick controls would be superior.

>>378299265
1v1: 10/10
2v2: 7/10
1v1v1v1: 6/10
1v1v1: 8/10
1v1 vball: 9/10
2v2 vball: 10/10

Volleyball was the most pleasant surprise. It's amazing.

>>378299290
this, they said the stage is a battle for the high ground and then start someone on the high ground

even if the high ground advantage doesn't matter (which it might not), the stage is long and campy as fuck

>>378291780
>What did you all think of the test fire?
Online is very stable, 1v1 is best, vball can go die in a fucking fire. 1v1v1 is bullshit, whoever avoids the fight wins, 1v1v1v1 is more fun because it's more chaotic so the fights are more forced.
>Will you be getting the game?
Yeah. Probably won't play this as much as Smash but I can see myself playing this game a lot.

>>378299265
any of those will be fine with friends. Except the 3-way and 1v1 V-ball, though I did enjoy that mode.
>>378299290
yes
>>378299321
I've been awake all night that i hadnt noticed it was tomorrow already

>>378296790
I love you for knowing this band.

Played for the first time yesterday and had a blast. The next was at 2 AM here and I passed out before I could play. It's really addicting.


I want to get good with Helix. He was my very fist pick and I won my very first online match with him.

Can someone explain the elemental damages to me?
Also why did people hate on the Shield gloves?

>>378299436
I realized how FUCK THE STAIRS i felt when I was playing helix and extended myself to maximum height by holding jump and my enemy punched me in the fucking face because he's just on level
i guess I could exploit the dash ducking but eh

>>378299605
>
Fire: Burns target and knocks them down
Electric: Temporarily stun and lower the defenses of target
Wind: Creates a huge knockback effect
Ice: Stuns and temporarily slows down an opponent
Stun: Holds a target in place for a limited amount of time
Explosion: Creates a large explosion and knockback
Blind: Temporarily blurs the opponent's screen with ink

>>378299692
>ink
So that's what Helix' blorb did to me.

>>378299653
On any game with staurs/slopes, always try to contest the high ground

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>mfw I'm Russian and can't afford the Switch
I just want to play some fucking games

>>378299308
t. turtlefag

>>378296790

there is lore stating that the blorb arms are in fact fruity and delicious

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>>378299770
the best way to seize the highground is a single decisive grab that your opponent wasn't expecting

>>378299605
people hate on the shield glove because it dies to Revolver and you can't use 2 at once

each element gives the glove a different effect when charged: Fire causes knockdowns, electric disables their ARMS, Stun interrupts their actions and stops them from moving for a moment, freeze slows them down, blind covers their screen for a moment, and explosive does more damage after a slight delay. There's also typeless ARMS that have a few different effects, like getting bigger or punching faster

>>378299783

well slow down and maybe you'll be able to

>>378291780
So, is it good?
It seemed pretty lame when they announced it.

I feel like the only Master Mummy player, and no one knew how to handle going against him it seems, since I won nearly all of my matches using him.

There were some really close matches though, that hype when you've both got extremely low HP but the match is still somehow carrying on.

I didn't realize how to target different players during my playtime, so now that I know how I have a feeling I'll like the 3 to 4 player matches more.

motion controls are legit or a gimmick?

>>378300023

I'm exhausted explaining over and over

but yes, it's pretty good

>>378300023
If you have a Switch, give it a try. There's another testpunch in 3 hours 45 minutes, and another one six hours after that.

I think it's really good.

>>378299958
>stick together when enemy has Magnus
2k shitters

>>378300058
I don't know how competitive they are, but airboxing was fun as hell.

>>378300058

gimmick until you're good and understand core mechanics

then basically necessary

>>378299783
Take up boxing and attach springs to your fists with boxing gloves on the end.

Live the dream.

Played it today and I don't know how anyones going to get more then maybe a month of fun out of it. Gameplay is fun at first but will get extremely boring. Pretty laughable how normie fags are praising this how its the next goty.

>>378300058
They're legit but you also have to know what you're doing.
Basically. The motion controls are very precise. Which is a good thing really. But also exactly because the motion controls are precise, the game expects you to play with them in a very specific way. Meaning that you have to do it right.

It's by no means whatsoever Wii era waggling. If you go in waggling you'll have hard time to even walk let alone throw a proper punch. There is no lenience for bullshit.
But the upside is that if you play correctly, it's legitimately legit.

>>378300045
I've been saying this a lot. Mummy just doesn't seem to be getting much love throughout the community. Everybody would much rather prefer the weirdos or girls over Mummy.

This is even shown in both fanart and views on all of the ARMS character trailers. Mummy has the least overall. Once the game goes live, lots of people will make their true choices on main character, which is just more from the weirdo/girl categories. In addition, Mummy is a very particular archetype, the slow and heavy bruiser, which is probably not too enticing to most players. The other six have things that make them cool or dynamic as a match goes on. Mummy's just got THE MUSCLES. I like it, but it appears most others don't.

It's a tough road we gotta walk for Mummy to be in the spotlight.

You can press + to return to the lobby fast

If you care about flexing your coin score, DO THE TRAINING BETWEEN ROUNDS, you can find extra coins sometimes

>>378300059
Nice, how is the combat? Fast paced enough?

>>378300081
I won't have a Switch until Splatoon bundle, that's what I'm asking.

>>378300183

will somebody field this one

I'm sick of wasting my breath

>>378300206
This. Basically it's a lot like boxing in that you have to think about dodging/blocking as much as offense. It's very easy to avoid hits from people that just keeps spamming attacks.

only nintendo fans could take a game this blatantly average and make fan art out of it, jesus christ i hate you fucks.

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>>378300427

>>378300323

It's going to feel slow as you figure out what you're doing. As your skill level and the skill level of your opponent improves, shit gets very fast paced. This is true of every fighting game though.

It also helps that the timer (in party mode at least) pretty strict. Every second counts.

>>378300427
>stop liking what I don't like reeeee

>>378300358
>ohhh noo the only exclusive for my system is being shit on
>better get defensive

>>378300427

Other people enjoying things you don't understand makes you angry. This is perfectly natural. Have you considered taking a deeper dive into the game?

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I'm warning you right now /v/
This clip means nothing to you today
But a month from now this will trigger PTSD

YOU HAVE
BEEN WARNED

>>378300485

People are shitting on a game that I enjoy after taking what is, all things considered, a really superficial, half-hearted look at it.

Normally I'd defend it with more rigor, but I've been doing this shit all day. I'm over it. If you're not into it, I could honestly give a fuck, but it's 4chan and starting shit is part of the culture so:

Fuck you. The game isn't shallow. You are.

>>378300684
>REEEEEEE THIS FUCKING WACKY INFLATABLE TUBE MAN
>FUCK YOU
>NERF WHEN

>>378291780

Why would I get a party game?

>>378300772
grab him?

>>378300772
i swear to god if nintendo winds up doing blizzard / icefrog style 'nerf everything thats meta' I will slap them. hope they get it out early enough so I can know not to buy it if they're gonna do that shit

people are going to get so assraged about ranged spam even if its completely balanced and fair, and then a shitty kneejerk dev would nerf it until its irrelevant
like techies

>>378300684
On every 3 for all or 4 for all. if some one was playing this fucker there was some kind of unspoken deal that he have the first to go down.

>>378300865
then he jumps over it and grabs you back

>>378300813

>Why would I get a game that's designed to be fun, especially with friends?

I think you accidentally burned yourself there, anon

>>378300865
he can jump or dash out of wacky inflatable mode instantly and his single punch lasers also deflect grabs
to counter it you need to dash zig zagging towards him while dodging lasers until you're close enough to grab him at point blank range

>>378299265
1v1 10/10
2v2 6/10
1v1v1v1 7/10
1v1v1 9/10
1v1 vball 4/10
2v2 vball 8/10
people complain about the 3 way fight but I think it's pretty funny. genuinely fun to play too when your opponents know how to switch targets

>>378300875
I was doing it today and people were definitely switching targets to gang up on me and I was still winning some anyway
the lobby mode meant once people had already faced you 1-2 times they knew exactly how much of a cunt you are and would team up to take you down

...and then I still won plenty of those ffa games anyway just by landing rush lasers on both players at the same time lmao

>>378300889

enough of this *teleports behind u* bullshit

Obviously you'll find a way to weasel out of their counter if you have a keyboard and an indefinite amount of time to make up an alternative strategy

>>378300692
There's very little mechanics to learn and anyone who plays this will get bored of it quickly. Stay on reddit where the rest of your kind gets autistic about differing opinions.

>>378301038
but the gay spam he's doing literally counters grabs already. Single punches deflect grabs so all he has to do is keep shooping lasers one by one and it will knock grabs out of the air. And he outranges grabs too

>>378301038
"grab him" doesn't fucking work unless you get close

grabs are super reactable since they make your fists glow green and they leave you really open

plus if he's already spamming charged dragons or whatever you probably won't get the opportunity to grab

>>378301062
Getting autistic about differing opinions is part and parcel for discussion on /v/. You haven't been here long, have you?

I didn't have any trouble with him. He's pretty slow despite the wacky tubeman shit, and the goo arms are easy to avoid.

>>378301062

The total amount arms combinations and loadouts that will be available at launch is currently about 9,600. This is BEFORE the DLC they're planning to release. So we can agree that the pool is at least wide, if not deep.

After a few very limited hours, people are already discovering zig-zagging, special ability cancels, widening and narrowing gloves, instant counters and shield parries, and a shitload more. This is all branching out from a core gameplay mechanic that is constant regardless of your arms loadout. This is in a few hours. Do you remember how long it took people to even accept that gyro controls were the way to go with Splatoon?

So when you say "there's very little to learn", you're going to have to expect that people call you out on not knowing what the fuck you're talking about

>>378300292
Yeah, I hear you Mummy bro. I just tried every character until I could decide which one I liked best, and that just so happened to be Master Mummy. I couldn't get the hang of Ribbon Girl or Helix, but I liked everyone else just fine.

>>378300292
>>378301326
doesn't mummy have a problem of sucking if your opponent isn't a spamming retard?
blocking becomes a lot less useful once people don't spam brainlessly and know to grab someone blocking.
you can't really hold down guard extensively to heal up much without getting punished

do you play standing or seated?

>>378301624
Lying down.
Handheld mode.

>>378301521
I'd say at that point, you have to take the small victories you get from heals. Heal for 10 or 20 during every knockdown you get as opposed to 30+ where you'll be a sitting, grabbable duck.

You COULD pull those big heals off in places where there are tall obstacles, but chances are they'll know how to effectively curve their punches.

>>378301819
only certain arms let you curve your punches
and it doesn't work so great with grabs to punish shields. You can easily angle a laser beam around a glass jar in the DNA lab and poke them, but its pretty hard to do grabs in any direction other than forwards

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>>378294852
Post a webm where you perfect beat an actual competent Springman effortlessly and maybe I'll listen to you.

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baaaaaah

>>378294971
You can hold the shield up and release when you want to. You can leave it hovering and fight with your other fist and then surprise him by letting go off the shield arm

>>378301649
I'm going to need a picture.

>>378302443
yeah but they can just move around it while its hanging there

>>378301521
Haven't had any problems beating up people so far. Big attacks that also blocks attacks is very effective.

>>378301624
seated

why the fuck would I stand

>>378302715
more room for your motion control

>>378302961
>actually moving your arms

you are doing it wrong. You only need to flick and twist

>>378302961
Despite the memes, this isn't Wii Boxing

>>378302715
One reason.

Immersion. You don't ACTUALLY have to stand or throw your hands out to punch, but boy oh boy it works you out about as much as Punch-Out Wii does. Which is some.

We won't know until the actual game launch. But I wonder how Minmin would do with a shield left arm.
Could she make shields work?

>>378303240
I would think she wouldn't have much need for it

http://arms.nintendo.com/

english site is up

>>378303616
PRAISE HELIX

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>want to play because of Minmin
>try all the characters even though I hate Mechanica's mech's fatass design
>lose every game as Minmin
>win every game as Mechanica

I hate this.

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>>378303616
>the fast/mind tricks character is F-tier
Like it or not, Ninjara is going to be the average pick for competitive shitters

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1v1 10/10
2v2 kill it with fire/10
1v1v1v1 5/10
1v1v1 8/10
1v1 vball 10/10
2v2 vball 4/10

Anything with 4 player is a fucking mess and should be scrape

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1 and a half hours to go lads, can't wait

>>378303616
Is this your opinion on how "cool" the character looks?
because after playing today an yesterday, from the 5 characters I have play so far the tiers would be:
Ribbon>=Mechanica>Helix>Springman>Min Min=Ninjara>Mummy.

>>378304001
sorry, meant to say 7

>>378303856
Charge them ARMS
Dodge Backwards
Curve Chakrams
Victory

>>378303925
>i only like casual gamemodes: the post
Anything that's frantic is funner in my book.

>>378304001
>Springman>Min Min
Fuck no, MinMin can have perma charge whatever you want and you don't need to be a scrub and be half-dead to get it

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>>378304001
Hi, I'm glad you replied to the official Nintendo ARMS best characters. This is Shigeru Miyamoto. I want to say first, Min Min is best girl, Helix is godlike, secondly, anyone who picks Kid Cobra or Ninjara are trash and should be commit seppuku. Thank you.

>>378304103
does charging arms do anything other than this?:

>slightly more increased damage (90 -> 100 for lasers)
>applies buff effect
>ability effects for specific fighters

is there some kind of hit priority or extra weight given to them? because getting +10 damage doesn't seem to matter much, so its really just a way to deliver special debuffs

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>>378304106
>call me a casual
>while saying that fun is more important than skill

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>Byte and Barq are cops
>long arm of the law

>>378304243
It's the specials that make them good. The site is up so you can check it out there >>378303382

>>378300292
I was getting wrecked with springman and mechanica but when I switched to Mummy I did alright. He is really good in 2v2 matches because you can alternate tanking with healing

>>378304243
They seem a little bigger too, or at least min-min's ramram's did. Besides an extra bit of damage each hit does build up over time.

>>378304424
That her dragon

>>378303616
No way Ninjara is that low, that teleport grab bullshit is unbeatable

>>378304510
Get gud, faggot

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>>378303938
You're one hour too soon.

>>378300292
For what I could tell, Mummy seemed like the low tier, but incredibly difficult to beat when you don't know what to do against him. A bit like Little Mac at the beginning of Smash 4.

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>>378304510
>he tries to grab
>jump
>hit him
>win

>>378304321
>hard counter to Kang Mummy
SHEEEEEEIT

>>378304335
some specials are crap, some gloves have no specials (? i think)
I mean the Blorp doing an ink blot on your screen is fucking annoying, but it has no actual direct gameplay impact.

I think except for specific builds aiming to exploit strong buffs like elemental stuns, the charge up won't be anything but incidental to normal dodging/jump holding

I only got to play one test punch because I'm a 2nd shifter, but me and my gf had fun. I'm a fan of the 2v2 matches because it meant we both could play at the same time instead of the alternating bullshit. I wish there was a way to both together online all the matches without resorting to having to buy 2 copies of the game. The switch really needs download play

>At the very start of the testpunch, get into a 1v1 with another player
>Barely lose
>Hyped up to fight them again, getting excited when both of your icons are floating around not in a match

>You never fight with them again for the rest of the hour
>Not even fucking volleyball

>>378304618
tricked ;)

>>378304901
I'll host Volleyball Only lobbies when the game launches.

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anyone up for one of this?

>>378305082
>HELIX
>lots of faults

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>>378305082
here is the template I used.

>>378305082
I play the mummy and I basically never lose. Why does everyone think he's weak?

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>>378305082
>Min Min
>Ribbon
>faults

>>378305140
Because baiting grabs only works for so long.

>>378305082
what are helix's faults? he has no special offensive capabilities but he's stupidly good defensively and ranged
he's not like one of the extreme big or small characters with speed or weight flaws. helix is middle range with all upside

>>378305247
offensive and how different he feels/plays from other characters.

>>378305185
The mummy players I've played against only use megatons, never heal, and basically never move. It's the fault of the players, not the character.

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>>378305185
Just use the Megaton with the multi-shot ARM. Shoot the megaton first, then the multi-shot so your opponent can't punch it away There's more to him than just baiting grabs. He can heal, he can't get stunned, etc
Master Mummy is amazing.

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What was the issue with the name DNA Man anyway? Helix is good too, but it feels like such an arbitrary change.

>>378305082
Put minmin in the same tier than ribbon,

Put ninjara in the top tier

>>378305451
do it yourself

>>378305474
My point if that your template is pretty shit

I don't understand the "mummy sucks" posts. Megaton is domininant against the bulk of the playable cast and no one thinks to block the Phoenix which comes out fast.

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>>378305349
>implying I'm not going to kick your shit

Just two hours left before another round.
I am ready!

>>378305417
Not sure, don't think Japs can pronounce Helix that well. I've heard many of them call Min Min "Men Men" for some reason too.

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>>378305082
>Min Min
>Below mechanica and helix

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>>378305557
Kicking shit only works for so long, too.

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>>378305515
its literally the same template used in any other fighting game.

>>378305642
I mean your ranks

>>378305589
>for some reason too
I'll just call Minmin, Minmin because I like the sound of it and since it's how it's romanized in English.
But Menmen should actually be closer to a Chinese pronunciation. Unless I am completely mistaken.

>>378305757
>Unless I am completely mistaken
You're not. It's a noodle pun.

Ribbon Girl, Minmin, and Mechanica are all so fun to play.
I like the guys too, but I still absolutely love the girls.

That my favourite girls also ended up being my favourite characters to play feels great.

>>378305589
The actual pronounciation for minmin is mienmien (ミエンミエン)

>>378305589
Her name is written ミェンミェン which should be like a "Myenmyen"

is there a fat chef with curly fries for arms yet?

>>378305312
reals only, feels not allowed

helix is classed as a midweight with no special drawbacks. The only thing that differentiates him from a vanilla fighter with no abilities is his stretchy body for holding duck/jump, thats it.

I don't see how a character with no drawbacks and midrange stats could be anything other than the epitome of "well rounded" as opposed to "has faults"

>>378306154
He can't dash.

>>378303616
Kidcobra is cool

>>378291780
Is the testfire done?

>>378306154
He has the lowest health

>>378306370
all characters have 1000 health
>>378306216
he can dash, and he ducks while dashing

I want to fuck Ninjara.

post your top 3 ARMS. mine are
1.Whammer
2.Phoenix
3.Guardian

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>>378305082
The only real "flaw" Ribbon has as of present is she lacks the survivability/damage of heavies which is a complete non-issue. Her Jump Cancel makes her better than anyone in the cast. Minmin's parry isn't being fully utilized yet but her ability to store a charge makes Spring Man's comeback ability obsolete in comparison since she can pull out a long charge anytime she wants. People might devise counter play around obvious charge attempts though. Mechanica's hover might not be as crazy as Ribbon but her sustain more than makes up for it.

Ninjara is probably going to go down in favor. Right now his teleportation makes him a scrub killer since he can easily get grabs, but people ain't countering grabs enough.

DNA Man could be great if his ARMS weren't poop. He's annoying to fight against but only in the sense that he his toolset is inherently disruptive so it takes much longer to battle him. Spring Man WOULD be considered an ideal all-rounder but as previously mentioned he's being outclassed by people who can do what he can do but better. That said I see room for improvement with him. I'm not sure what niche Master Mummy is there to fill other than being a Doubles Tank.

I kind of expect Kid Cobra to be Top Tier based on the description of his abilities.

>>378306991
That look pretty good.
I'd probably flip Minmin and Mechanica on the faults/rounded axis though. But aside from that it looks pretty good.

>>378307179
Agreed, Mechanica is too fat and slow to be all-rounded

When's the next testpunch?

I played last night and it was fun, wanna try again
Played mostly as Springman, will probably try one of the girls now

>>378306991
blorps and shield are poop but ice dragons are god tier for cheesing like dhalsim

DNA man will have more balanced strategies than his current degenerate set once the game is out and you can unlock more arm swaps.

>>378306323
anyone?

>>378306323
>>378307471
No. In fact. The next round starts in only but a little over one hour.
http://codeborn.se/misc/testpunch/
> 1 hour 16 min

>>378307429
How people aim with the dragons? The delay fuck with my aim and the beam fuck with my distance

>>378307626
its similar to curved shots
your initial punch controls the angle of the head of the dragon, but then you can tilt to aim in any direction after launching. The head turns while its flying out and starting the beam, then it slowly sweeps in the direction you aim while its firing

just remember that some arms are fire and forget and some arms are 1-2 punches. Blorp is fire and forget, dragon & shield are both 1-2 punches

Online play is fine? I remember doing smash on 3ds online, absolutely horrible.

>>378308242
Don't know about others but it was lag free for me, perfect

Smash sucked 95% of the time, lags were unbearable

>>378308242
I was playing vs japanese dogs with no lag

Testpunch made me decide not to buy it. I was really hoping I'd like the motion controls more, but the speed of your punches makes the punch curving really unsatisfying feeling. I didn't much like punches being locked to jerking the joycons forward either, or movement being tilts too.

The auto-lockon third person fighting reminds me too much of a lot of Namco's stuff, like Gundam VS and Pokken's field battles, but it doesn't feel as fast or like it's got as much going on to it.

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huh, apparently there are 7 levels of difficulty in the grand prix and only grand prix champions level 4 (?) and up can partecipate in ranked matches

didn't know that

>>378308708
Pokken was a disaster

>>378308772
>and only grand prix champions level 4 (?) and up can partecipate in ranked matches
Thank god!
I am sure critics will find some way to complain about this. But hopefully this will mean that people will at the very least know how to move and throw a punch in ranked.

Splatoon did the whole thing where they wanted people to level up in turf war for a couple of days before enabling ranked. And critics whined like no tomorrow because of it. Some even claiming the game only had one game mode because of it.
It was a great decision though. Because the level of play during the testfires and the first days of release versus later on launch week were like night and day.

>>378308772
If that is going to be for character it would be perfect

>>378309357
I doubt that. But it's still a good idea.

>>378308772
Which character are you going to beat the grand prix with first? I'm going to use mummy.

Is there a testfire in one hour or am I reading it wrong?

>>378309446
Yes

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>>378288903
Added. Come at me, bro.

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wow

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>>378306991
Question, when Ninjara vanishes, is he completely invincible until he reappears? Does it act more like a teleport?

If so, I don't see anybody taking advantage of that. Nobody's vanishing when someone throws a punch and teleporting TOWARDS the opponent, which seems like a missed opportunity.

>>378308242
It better be fine. We've got to pay for this later this year.

>>378309569
nice

>>378309890
Well I heard some bad things about mk8d played in handheld mode.

30 minutes remaining!

>>378309986
MK8 didn't seem to be optimized for the Switch. Seems like it was based on the same netcode it had on the Wii U. I guess ARMS will be the first real test of Switch online gameplay made for the Switch and nothing but the Switch, followed by Splatoon 2.

>>378309986
I've never had any crazy problems with it

Remember to go to your Switch's internet settings and change the DNS from automatic to manual and use a good one like google's 8.8.8.8

$20.
It feels more like a fun novelty game on steam like Chivalry or some shit.

I was expecting a bit more.

>>378310164
dont forget google's secondary dns

8.8.4.4

>>378310164
What's the benefits?

>>378310252
It fucks up your internet so bad that you'll be stuck searching for people even after maintenance starts. Lets you play in the practice range.

>>378310252
Well, I don't know what dns nintendo makes you use otherwise, but it did seem to make some people occasionally drop out of mk8d lobbies or races with connection errors. That mostly fixes that.

I've had an absolutely flawless mk8d and arms online experience

>>378309986
whats wrong with it? I've only played offline MK8 and theres definitely nothing wrong graphically

>>378310168
This. There doesn't seem like there is enough for me to warrant a 60+ dollar purchase. The game is kinda fun I guess but I just feel dissapointed, match making goes from working perfectly to basically not working at all (disconnects and shit) but then again I guess it is just a beta.

>>378308708
Play without the motion controls

I don't get people complaining without trying shit out

I started with the motion controls and struggled like a motherfucker, switched to controller mode and everything became fun.

It was pretty underwhelming, I'll probably pick it up when it's on sale or something

>>378310453
I had zero disconnects, but I'll still agree that I'm doubtful about it being fun enough for so long that it would warrant 60 bucks - full price.

The only mode I even truly enjoy is 1v1.

>>378310578>>378310539
>>378310453
>>378310168

T. Retard autists, please leave /v/ and never fucking come back

>>378310646
Sorry anon let me rephrase my post

Arms is the GREATEST game I've ever played and I'm also going to purchase 8 more switches just so I can play it on 8 different tvs

>>378310578

>>378310578

People will shit on me but if you join the arms /v/ discord you'll probably have enough fun to warrant $60, since you'll have in community run tournaments, team games, stuff like that.

Otherwise you can try playing with randoms online or maybe there will be a /v/kend, but those are rarely fun and filled with salt. The kind of fun you have from the game will depend on you, this applies to other games as well.

>>378291780
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcGQBDQkwkM

Challenge and fighting and fighting and challenging

>>378310646
Wouldn't it be more autistic to only play 1v1 multi for hours on end? Isn't that the whole draw for this game?

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>>378310794
>shilling the discord

>>378310794
>if you join the /v/ discord it's worth 60 bucks

Lol? Playing with /v/ is a bad enough idea but joining a /v/ discord server is never gonna be worth 60 bucks

>>378310794
>join the arms /v/ discord
NOPE

NOOOOOOPE

FUCK THAT

I tried the Mario kart discord and it was beyond fucking awful, namefagging was far enough, discord servers are way too far
I'll stick to the threads thank you

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Less than 15 minutes left.

I've learned a lot since the last testpunch. I am ready.

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15 MINUTES

POST MAINS

>>378310646
If you give me free shit I'll change my opinion Nintendo.

Just send me an application form

>>378310879

I'm not shilling anything, do you see an invite?

>>378310962
one heavy slow arm + one fast light arm is the best combo

>>378311008
ミエンミエン

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>>378294804
any r34 yet?
been waiting ever since the announcement

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>>378311008

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>>378311008
R-I-B! B-O-N!

>>378311081
>baiting with heavy followed by a light

Feels good man

>>378310794
>>378310879
>there are people that unironically like /v/ discord

>>378302057
its hard cause they dont exist

When does it START?

is it up yet?

>>378311283
8 minutes

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It's up!

>>378311183

It's pretty much the best discord community there is on /v/ familia. Hate discord all you want but its benefits are real, and there's a reason mk8 threads died as most of the decent players moved to the discord and the threads lost a lot of activity. Don't be surprised if the same thing happens to arms threads, specially because it's a 1vs1 game and there's bound to be salt and anonymous shitposting (which doesn't exist in discord since you'll just be ridiculed for getting salty).

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>>378311008

>>378310168
What more would you expect from it? Fighters are naturally devoid of traditional content. Their playtime comes from hours spent mastering mechanics. If you think you're already good enough to instant counter every block, use spring man's reflect time appropriately, dodge supers with Helix, then okay. But otherwise there's certainly time to be spent here mastering gameplay. If you don't find it appealing that's one thing, but expecting "more" doesn't make sense.

>>378301265
>zig-zagging, special ability cancels, widening and narrowing gloves, instant counters and shield parries
could you explain all of these

>want to change skin
>keeps moving over to the fighter to the left

I fucking hate the way you pick skins its so retarded

>Opponent disconnects.
>I get awarded a Perfect Victory.
Go-many-sigh, dishonourable jap,

>>378300684
this strategy doesn't work at all

>>378311321
>going to an anonymous board just to lose your anonymity

When you start introducing personas, you will have circlejerks and all the bullshit accompanying it. I'd rather take the shitposting knowing this is what people are truly wanting to express.

>>378311109
Check the archived threads. Some art for Springman and Ninjara got posted there.

The game looks pretty washed out on my TV. Is it 1980x1020?

>>378311964

>namefags and circlejerks don't exist in threads

You poor soul.

Just brutalized someone 90-0

>>378311738
how do you do it

>>378312041
>what is /feg/ before Heroes' release
They all lovingly stroke eachother's dicks on discord now.

>>378312043
....aaaand then got instantly put on a team in 2v2 with him

predictable results
THANKS NINTENDO

>>378312058
While picking a character, press the left stick DOWN and in a direction like left/down/right then press A

80% of the time it'll make you switch to the fighter on the left or right though

How long until the next testfire?

>>378312219
right now

>>378312219
It is happening right now

>>378312219
-8 mins

>>378312219
now

>>378312181
thanks mate

How can someone give me 200 damage and my screen turns all black and yellow?

i hate the tether in 2v2

how the FUCK do you beat double boomerang what the FUCK

>tfw won literally every match so far
minmin with the megawatt + ramram

I'm enjoying playing as Master Mummy.

Is there a better feeling than baiting your foes and attacking afterwards?

its a "bomb spawns next to me as I rush" episode

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>>378312469
how good is it, best combo.

Man the worst thing about this game is the fucking terrible camera.

>tfw too sick to play
I had fun with it. I'm sold on ARMS, just a matter of when I'll grab it.

Had anyone else not been able to connect to a lobby

volleyball is a waste and shouldn't exist
it's pure trash

1v1v1 game

1 guy runs into corner to camp
other guy comes at ONLY ME

I try to switch lockon to the camper and the aggressive retard wails on me while camper just runs away

most skilled streamer on right now?

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>>378312689
>tfw im the one who camps while you retards take eachother's health

>Be dominating every game yesterday
>Be getting annihilated in all but one today
Did everybody else suddenly get good ?

It's so funny trashing people at volleyball

>>378312658
its a bit of silly quick fun on the side calm down baby

>>378312793
its 100% up to RNG whether the dumb faggot is locked onto me or the camper at the start

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>>378312793

oh god I just got into a 2v2 against TWO FAGGOTS WITH JAPANESE NAMES

BOTH HELIX
BOTH DUAL ICE DRAGONS

>>378305417
hnnggg he's so kawaii

Anyone else just AFKing through the volleyball matches?

>10 in a row bonus!

kek
I'm gonna get into the 100+ ez

With L R and A you can taunt people in the lobby

>FIght a master mummy
>He gets 3 fucking specials in the round whilst I only manage one, is that meant to happen, how the fuck is it worked out because there sure as fuck wasn't any drink bottles dropped

>>378313213
Liar

>>378312793
They are developing their skills while you're not.

>>378313284
Press the button and you can do either laugh shake head or be aggressive

>>378313352
That's not taunting. That's emoting.

I want to rape the black goth ribbon girl

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>he blocked the ice dragon punch
>but not the laser beam

>>378295415
$50 is still too expensive for this game. It's fun, but, it's not that much fun.

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playing it right now for the first time and my god I'm so bad at this

I never particularly liked fighting games, I guess it's not a game for me

anyone else have a bit of trouble landing grabs

How do you change color of your character?

>>378313510
motion controls or classic?
also, you'll get better
this is my fourth testpunch and I'm now worlds better than during my first, I win all matches now

>>378313506
Go suck two dicks and you can afford it

People have definitely gotten better.

>>378313542
Every fucking thread. Go to GameXplain if you care so much.

>>378313510
give yourself some time

>>378313542
Hold L3 then move it in a direction, up is default

>>378313621
I can still only do it 10% of the time
It's the most retarded way of selecting skins I've ever seen