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@kizzagaming6523

8 ай бұрын

Doubling up here on the shilling, but I've still got cotton tee's I wear from into the am lol. And some wolf / fox hoodies & bought my sister a purple rose hoodie they had some time ago too she still wears. Good shiz.

I feel like Glutonny was starting to be in contention for a potential #1 contender in the second half of the year, though obviously getting 17th here shut down any hopes of that.

@illford

8 ай бұрын

I feel Gluto has to be the ultimate gatekeeper. He has been the most consistent top player over time I feel. Other ones have had big falls but Gluto feels like he's perpetual

@wailmoregd140

8 ай бұрын

I would still lobby for him to be in the top 5. He’s had a very good track record this season in spite of Port Priority, and while Tweek hasn’t gotten a 17th place finish like Gluto has, he’s also fallen short of the top 8 way more times than Gluto has

@PuppetMasterIX

8 ай бұрын

17th*, though point still stands

@Myst1c_OW

8 ай бұрын

idk he falls to bayos a lot, that result alone isnt very consistent@@illford

@jonny7444

8 ай бұрын

Hes number 5 for sure

Sparg0's a very weird case. Imagine being able to destroy everyone in top 5 but then drop to a #30.

@BarderBetterFasterStronger

8 ай бұрын

Ultimate is volatile and has 80 characters. That's just too many matchups and variance. Anyone can get sharked. Well almost anyone.

@nathanlevesque7812

8 ай бұрын

I mean, there's like 2 people who don't have peaks and valleys.

@spookysquirtle

8 ай бұрын

@@nathanlevesque7812 who

Acola: the king of consistency Sparg0: turbo-shits on the other top 4 but has the potential to get upset. Miya: functionally does the exact same thing as acola with 2nd place instead of first. Sonix: probably improved the most of everyone here this year, easily my bet for #1 for 2024

@gabrielmoravargas4728

8 ай бұрын

Miya has been beating Acola recently though

@user-hh7fn3yd8g

8 ай бұрын

Sparg0 might be beating Sonix, but they're kind of even-ish. Last time they played Sonix win in winners and Sparg0 won grands, and back in GOML it was the other way around (I think) But, it's also important to consider the fact that Sparg0 hasn't played Acola since Battle of BC 5 and Miya since Kagaribi 10, so it's hard to think of it so highly given the time gap (especially with Miya, who has improved so so much)

@AndreasSaag

8 ай бұрын

I think Sonix was prepared for Miya this time but I think he lacks the creativity and depth that Miya has. If Miya gets the chance to play someone over time it seems he breaks the matrix and downloads the opponent like no-one we’ve ever seen before. To me it looked like it already happened at PP8 I was really surprised that Sonic managed to clutch the GF reset. My prediction is that Miya will win their next set(s) and that after that it will take a miracle for Sonix to catch up since his only gameplan is getting the lead and threaten the timeout. If people figure out how to pressure that then what’s left for Sonix to do? Without the threat of timeout he will not be able to win and #1 consistently. I guess we’ll see at WTT if I’m right :)

@user-hh7fn3yd8g

8 ай бұрын

Sonix has said he has been preparing for Acola way more (or at least he said how much he prepared for Acola, not how much he prepared for Miya). I think Sonix is a very very hard worker and could also prepare for Miya very well

@AndreasSaag

8 ай бұрын

@@user-hh7fn3yd8g you could be right :) I guess WTT will give us the answer. But I stand by my point that I think Miya is the most adaptable player we’ve seen in ultimate.

13:41 I like how the f-smash knocks him back irl

Great video Finally somebody is narrating the sets deeply instead of just making a montage of highlights.

@GabrielMora16

8 ай бұрын

why is my man RisterMice catching strays??

@nathanlevesque7812

8 ай бұрын

not a new format

UP A STOCK? YOU KNOW THE VIBES ⛺️ ⬆️

8:40 Like, it's hilarious, yes, but if miya hadn't charged that 3rd usmash, sonix would've hit But also 3 usmash in a row😂

6:45 "That was just stupid" I'm kazuya's back throw, nice to meet you

Maybe just tunnel visioning on the super-stacked tourney win, but Sonix's run here seems to be strikingly similar to Amsa's Yoshi run at Big House last year. Smash is sick

@HavasuHorror

8 ай бұрын

the doubted low tier aspect and 20 year history is lacking but both may come later. Ultimate is a deep game if it gets pushed that long, id compare this more to mango’s first big win with jigglypuff. He likely solidified Sonic as a top tier character despite their seemingly simplistic moveset just by maximizing a couple really strong moves used perfectly

guys stop everything walt uploaded

@jorgfe7060

8 ай бұрын

But this Mac n cheese is bussin

@brucepoop47

8 ай бұрын

@@jorgfe7060 true my brother, just eat the mac and cheese while watching walt

@RealBroccoliHour

8 ай бұрын

TURN DOWN FOR WALT

@takoinche

8 ай бұрын

Bruh

@brucepoop47

8 ай бұрын

@@RealBroccoliHour TRUE

Great video!! I wish you didnt spoil who won at the beginning of the video lol

YOU KNOW THE VIBES 🏕⬆

Unfortunately the #1 race isnt really close in ultimate imo, but the #2 race (specifically between miya sparg0 and sonix) is very interesting

@raintalonxOc

8 ай бұрын

acola doesnt have a winning record on sparg0 miya or sonix, does that mean he cant be #1, absolutely not, is he in the lead, probably, but is the #1 still up for grabs, id certainly say so

@grimxdisstracks3178

8 ай бұрын

@@raintalonxOcyeah but he can’t be moved if his worst placement is 7th at genesis at a P tier. He has a turbo record of winning game 5 with a 90%, he places top 8 100% and top 2 95% of the time. Plus, he won the biggest event of the year SSC. His match ups against the top 50 is immaculate compared to the other contenders.

@henryreturns1397

8 ай бұрын

@@raintalonxOc What carries Acola hard is his consistency. Every top player have its "fall down" but only Acola is up there. He can lose to the 3 players below him but he literally beats everyone else. While those do struggle either with each other or have potential players that can beat them. Sonix loses hard to Light , and somewhat DD can give him the Pacman again, Sparg0 can turbo clap the Top 4 and still get upset before Top 64 , Miya is really good and have been getting better but he does get upset too. So yeah , I do agree with Acola been #1 but the #2 Spot is for the grabs , but I do believe Miya have the best arguements for it.

@nevohyams

8 ай бұрын

​@@raintalonxOcthis year it is not up for grabs actually, Acola solidified his spot. rather, it's up for grabs in 2024

@dankdanny9883

8 ай бұрын

All 4 shit on Acola he’s carried by Steve

your pacing was pretty perfect on this one.

another fantastic video! thank you!

Nice coverage, thank you

tdfw always delivers

If Miya had managed to take down Sonix at port priority 8, they would have easily been my #1… but of course Sonix had to go and win, and now I have no idea.

@rance-sama3168

8 ай бұрын

He took a set in grands

@insan3giraff39

8 ай бұрын

@@rance-sama3168 correct. Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to win the whole tournament. If he wasn’t able to take a set, I’d likely just say that Sonix is #1. But he took a set, so now I’m not sure.

Ok so much for eating breakfast, Walt just uploaded

Where did you get your Phob controller? I am trying to get one but am overwhelmed by choice and vendors and modders!

Calling Smashies 2024 Most Improved Award: Sonix

Watch the throne will decide!

Not to discredit or anything but I see few people who know the difference between spin dash and spin charge

@jacksonbranby

8 ай бұрын

To be fair, the game makes it truly as unclear as possible in the moment But yeah as a competitor its your job to know those things 💀

@randomzergling

8 ай бұрын

​@@jacksonbranbyCan you explain the differences lol, I'm a semi casual and down b spin dash just seems like worse side b spin dash

@organbandage4822

8 ай бұрын

@@randomzerglingI believe that spin dash hits once with better knockback and spin charge hits multiple times but with worse knockback.

@jacksonbranby

8 ай бұрын

@@randomzergling okay so: spindash doesn’t have a mash mechanic, has invincibility on startup, hits a single time, and cannot crossup shield Spincharge: you mash to increase its charge, hits multiple times, can crossup/through shield, has no invincibility Both can be canceled into spinjump, which makes them safe on shield/parry when they make contact

@jacksonbranby

8 ай бұрын

I’m no sonic main myself, so i may be missing some nuances, but those are the major points

I’ve never seen Sonix pop off before this tourney

asum saus like thumbnail i like it 💯

"I'M ALREADY SUBSCRIBED.... I CAN'T SUBSCRIBE ANY HARDER!!!"

Spargo is so hype, he really deserves it!

You know the vibe 🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴

I feel like it's a war crime to include the. SSBM tags in the description when there's no ultimate tag

Why is the whole video titled “intro” in the timestamp?

@turndownforwalt

8 ай бұрын

Timestamps didn't update when I published, they're fixed now

Wake up babe new tdfw video just dropped

Steve being potentially #1 is just a bad feel. Hoo boy

This makes me even more sad that Nintendo is killing Melee again.

#1 isnt exactly close, 2-5 is very close rn though

@aloha8389

8 ай бұрын

Who you think ?

@memorization8574

8 ай бұрын

2-4*

@airhead5068

8 ай бұрын

@@aloha8389 its acola 1 and the other 3 are very close but its probably miya sparg0 sonix rn

@aloha8389

8 ай бұрын

@@airhead5068 sonix did one good result recently I say maybe wait to see how consistent he is rn But if so I agree

@airhead5068

8 ай бұрын

@@aloha8389 sonix just got 2nd at lmmm and has been the 2nd most consistent player in the top 10 the entire year up until miyas recent dominance

I love this guy

uhh the win percentages at end are wrong like really wrong. couple instances of the same win loss with different percentages and many other odd things, I dont think a single one of Sonix's percentages is right

Sonix is #1

Awesome tournament with a top 4 ruined by two sonics

The thing about Acola though was that he was having controller issues the whole tournament. Like he sent my boy Umeki down to losers with a faulty controller (the peach who beat MuteAce in top 8). He just seemed really tilted from his controller issues so his losses weren't as convincing for me this tournament.

@sladebrandes5042

8 ай бұрын

cope.

@purpleconvict4152

8 ай бұрын

@@sladebrandes5042 watch the tournament bro 🤷🏽 im not even an acola fan but he changed his controller 3 times in his set with Umeki which he still dominated in

@sladebrandes5042

8 ай бұрын

​@@purpleconvict4152 I am not saying acala is bad. It just sounds like cope to me.

Acola attempting to play anyone other than Steve at this level was the funniest part of Port. Kid isn’t even close to a top 5 player without Steve’s kit playing entire parts of the game for him.

11:54 🤒🤒🤒

Cloud beats GnW, Sonic, and Steve. Sonic beats GnW and Steve. Wario loses to all of them. The MUs add some context I think.

@Kyselito

8 ай бұрын

Cloud beats Sonic? For god's sake, on what world do you live...

@judithforever9494

8 ай бұрын

@@KyselitoPythra is what he talking about

I think #1 is still unambiguously acola. like, he's just got consistency unlike anyone else. his head to heads against the top few players aren't amazing, but he only loses to them while they lose to a buncha random barely top 100 players. I feel like the people saying it's miya or sonix are just recency biasing, and the people saying sparg0 are caring about consistency less than I would. I think the race for #2 is interesting, and I'd currently prolly give it to sparg0 because of how well he does against the other top few players (he has been inconsistent but miya and sonix haven't been so consistent that it's enough to take it imo), but the year is not over and it's certainly still up in the air

@firefatesgaming1855

8 ай бұрын

Idk, watch the throne could shift that if acola gets 9th

@wonkywombat12

8 ай бұрын

@@firefatesgaming1855 you think so? I think anyone other than maaaaaybe sparg0 (because his acola h2h is already very positive) would need probably another win on acola, and a tournament win, *and* for acola to underperform to get there, and unless there's some wild seeding or an absolutely nasty losers run that's unlikely to be possible

@firefatesgaming1855

8 ай бұрын

@@wonkywombat12 mkleo , spargo , sonix, dabuz & miya can all beat Acola, imo even lui$ has a good shot off getting the dub.. Then you have ken that also inside the tournament depending how everything works out acola could definitely get a bad placement he got 7th at Genesis because of spargo + mute combo.

@wonkywombat12

8 ай бұрын

@@firefatesgaming1855 oh I'm not saying acola can't get a bad placement, I just can't imagine that seeding would work out such that he could get a bad placement and also lose to the one of those 3 people, and have that person go on to win the tournament, barring a wild losers run or something maybe

K

Sparg0’s results against the top 5 make him the best player imo. His biggest problem is that he plays two characters that are very prone to being upset and are difficult to play for an entire tournament. If he was good with Steve Sonic or GnW he’d very clearly be consistent.

@doctordice2doctordice210

3 ай бұрын

I often feel that it's a hand that suits the glove kinda thing Leo preforms so much better with the high tier byleath then he dose with the top tier bthra because byleath fits his play style so well etc

Man, I love this game, but most of the top tier characters really ruin the experience for me

@doctordice2doctordice210

3 ай бұрын

Honestly I just despise the game community and wish it had a better one

Sonix is #1.

As much as the Sonic game plan can be a buzzkill, you gotta hand it to Sonix for the dedication and hard work. Truly one of the best players.

The way how it goes on the "4 way fight" - Acola should be #1 , he is stupid consistent and his worst placement was Genesis where only Sparg0 from losers was able to stop him - Miya is pretty much like Acola but either gets Top 3 - Top 2 and sometimes 1st, He just needs more Ws and he is giving Acola a run of his money - Sparg0 is like a coin flip , he wins the whole tournament or gets upset and is out before top 8. Also Sparg0 is the only one with positive records vs Acola and Sonix - Sonix is pretty much an insane player that have been climbing all his way up , and pretty much can beat both Acola and Miya , can be 50/50 vs Sparg0 but loses to Light and maybe to others - I think as a general consensus , the current best players at the moment are Miya and Sonix but we can all agree that Acola is number 1 and rank 2-4 is heavily under dispute.

@nathanlevesque7812

8 ай бұрын

Miya has 1 fewer major win...

@henryreturns1397

8 ай бұрын

@@nathanlevesque7812 you mean from "this season" or from "the whole year"? Cuz if its from this seasno , then yes Miya has 1 fewer win. If its from the whole year , Acola has it lock and also he won Smash Con , which puts him very far to reach.

Up smash

RON WINS AGAIN AHAHAHA

@enemyskill4286

8 ай бұрын

The yoshi? 😭

@sigmaguroamite930

8 ай бұрын

YEP LMAOOOO RON THE GOATTTT@@enemyskill4286

@sigmaguroamite930

8 ай бұрын

The reference is that he took a set off of one of the four contenders.

I gotta be honest... It feels like hypocrisy that people hate smash 4 so much but act like ultimate was okay. At least Bayo was exciting, at least things happened. Ultimate has the most boring roster of top tiers in any fighting game.

@doctordice2doctordice210

3 ай бұрын

Idk, Steve doesn't have the grapple hold bayo bad in 4 and the meta while crystalized (I mean the game is half a decade old) still has surprises under its sleeves

walt’s intros give me the biggest ick, at least he’s not naked this time

@turndownforwalt

8 ай бұрын

I can wear less next time don’t worry

@georget4141

8 ай бұрын

@@turndownforwalt is that what you tell girls in the ny melee scene when they tell you to stop sending unsolicited pics

@turndownforwalt

8 ай бұрын

I’ve never spoken to a woman

@Juniper205

8 ай бұрын

​@georget4141 that is an insane accusation to just throw out with no evidence WTF

@jameshalldorsson9695

8 ай бұрын

@@turndownforwalt Walt punching back after getting accosted online with his own brand of self deprecating comedy is the funniest thing I've seen in these comments sections.

nah acola's still fairly clearly #1. it's the discussion for #2, and how quickly acola's gonna fall to that #2 player, thats way more interesting imo.

you can't really say Acola has insane clutch factor, it's more fair to say that since he plays Steve he can just throw out basically anything with diamond or put a few blocks around or below ledge and cheese people

@leacwm

8 ай бұрын

or you could look at the fact that hes lost a game 5 a total of 3 times despite being brought there frequently

@mydude7876

8 ай бұрын

@@leacwm no, it’s objectively Steve He would be doing the equivalent of flipping burgers at McDonalds if he didn’t have a character that just wins 90% of sets off the character select screen

@leacwm

8 ай бұрын

@@mydude7876 ok he literally took a game off sparg0 as aegis yesterday

@mydude7876

8 ай бұрын

@@leacwm ok? It doesn’t change what I said about Steve and Steve mains

@leacwm

8 ай бұрын

@@mydude7876 it changes what you said about acola

Man, ultimate scene is just sad

@Andrzejkl94

8 ай бұрын

Why

@Yokai_Yuri

8 ай бұрын

Because Ultimate Meta has evolved into using lame unbalanced characters like Sonic or Steve.

@rizvan1632

8 ай бұрын

​@@Yokai_YuriSonix has been using Sonic for 6 or so years now, including start of Ult when people said Sonic was mid tier or worse. The way you are saying it, it's as if some randoms are picking up Sonic and top 8ing majors(which is the case for Steve but 100% not for Sonic) instead of Sonix advancing the characters Meta and improving

tasteless advertisement, but i like the video behind it

@turndownforwalt

8 ай бұрын

Wait what is tasteless about it lmao

@sentryslayer16

8 ай бұрын

@@turndownforwalt the clothes are mid as hell. get some drip my guy for real

@turndownforwalt

8 ай бұрын

I actually really like their clothes but to each their own I guess

1 view 20k likes Walt like Botting?!?!? Jk

man, we hate to see sonix win.

We should acknowledge Sonix’s hard work and talent, yes. But we should criticize him for his choice of character/play style and never ever congratulate or celebrate a player who plays every single game 100% for the timeout or the threat of timeout.

@rizvan1632

8 ай бұрын

Didn't go for a timeout in any game against Acola.

@sladebrandes5042

8 ай бұрын

Sonic might be a really lame character, but he is no where near as free as Steve is.

@AndreasSaag

8 ай бұрын

@@sladebrandes5042 free or not I think neither is so OP they should be banned but I think it should be adressed whenever a characters biggest strength is to not engage and threat a timeout.

@sladebrandes5042

8 ай бұрын

@@AndreasSaag It just sounds to me that your trying to diminish his win, By saying hes using a cheap character. You need to learn how to separate the player from the character.