Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4054869-20141011231910

Its become apparent that Dr. Mario, Lucina and Dark Pit are kinda being talked down on the net by people who dislike Clone Charaters. Usually with the term "pointless" being in the volcabulary. A friend of mine found a LARGE comment that slams down said complaints. He's fair and Im fair in his statements. If you dont like clones then I dont mind but please read this first and...no arguing in the comments

People honestly amaze me. It's incredible how many people think that clones stole a slot from another character, how many people think that developing these characters took a lot of time away from development, and that they cause any real issues at all. Sakurai has stated multiple times that the roster was determined from before development started, and that no one has been taken off the roster because of having too many characters. Yea, clones aren't the best, but they're in no way a blemish to the roster. If you don't like them, who cares? Don't play them. They're extra characters that don't even matter. And the term "clone" is kind of misleading. A clone is an exact copy. These characters all have something very distinctly different, which is what made them their own characters.

Lucina does equivalent damage all across her sword, unlike Marth who does more at the tip of his sword. This makes her basically just Roy without the Fire damage. Did people complain when Roy was a clone of Marth? No. And people regard Melee as the best game in the series.

Dr. Mario's down+b has been changed from F.L.U.D.D. to the tornado (which was also his Melee down+b) to let people who like that move more have it (and you can't customize it because customization is with friends and offline only).

Dark Pit is the only inclusion here that isn't actually different from Pit, Sakurai just wanted to have Dark Pit have the dash and final smash that he would use, which couldn't be changed as an alt. If anything, Dark Pit is the one clone character that didn't add anything.

So, to everyone complaining, I have only this to say: You have the freedom to say what you like, and you are entitled to your own opinion, but educate yourself before you start spouting ignorant comments without any actual knowledge of the topic.' If you don't like clones, I don't mind. That's your opinion.' However, it's not going to change anything. Many people like the clone characters  and Sakurai felt that they should get their own spot in the game. They took little time to develop, they cause no problems other than people getting upset, and they in NO WAY took away a spot from any other character. End of story.

TL;DR '''You complaining about clones will not change anything. Ever. Period. There will always be characters that are similar in Smash Bros. So, instead of picking out the things you don't like about the game, focus on what's amazing'''. We have a roster of over 40 completely unique characters with a huge range of different play styles. 'This is the most diverse roster we have ever seen in Smash Bros. Let's all just stop complaining and be happy that Sakurai put in so much time to make everything else about this game great. '  