Ranked needs character switch option like MK11

[ClassicMetal]

1. In MK11 I could always start a set with a character I was learning and was weaker with, and if I lost I could change to my main. This made learning new characters in ranked very practical.

2. You could also calibrate your character choice to match the opponent's skill level which always made for even fights instead of boring stomps with your main vs a weaker player, or a boring stomp with a in-learning character vs a strong opponent.

3. Character switching also brought more gameplay variety into ranked which made the game more fun in general.

[Antasmunchie]

I don't understand what NRS was thinking. People dont like it Smash Ultimate, so why would they like it here? decisions like these are beyond comprehension

[Meganizm]

I think it is better this way. No more extra loading time whenever a player wants to change a character. If you want to learn a character, you should commit to it and not change whenever you're about to lose.

[㉑ Matt]

Originally posted by Meganizm:

I think it is better this way. No more extra loading time whenever a player wants to change a character. If you want to learn a character, you should commit to it and not change whenever you're about to lose.

This doesn't make sense given the fact you can change your Kameo. There are two reasons they are doing this: bo5 and if you are having a bad matchup, they want you to change your Kameo and not the main fighter.

This is just a way to push the Kameo system and make you lock yourself in a single main character, the fact you need to go to a different menu to change your main fighter and Kameo before online, or that horrendous grindy/mastery system that lock casual stuff like fatalities. You literally need 3-4 hours with each character to unlock all fatalities

[EranWest]

This game does not need an option to change character in ranked mode.
It's faster this way and it is compatiable with all the other FG out there this way.
Some players just like to troll and keep their opponents waiting for the counter to completely pass before choosing their character and it so annoying.

[ultsnv]

counter picking in ranked is aids

[Jirai]

To have a counterpick-fighter again? No ty.

[RickyRodrigo]

Its a lot better this new way than counter picking characters. It also prevents having to watch people purposely sit in the character select screen for ages because they lost the previous round and want to troll, was a huge waste of time.

[Cpt Obvious]

Counter picking is scrub.

[ClassicMetal]

It seems to me if you get "counter-picked" you're just not that good a player if you can't play with/against multiple characters. If you lose you get to change character in response to their change.

Also I think the first pick should be blind and not visible like in MK11, that was stupid. As for the timer trolling I think they could implement a system like in some tcg's where if you take a long time on your turn as a pattern, your timer will be shortened in the future.