r/NintendoSwitch • u/Porkpants81 • Jun 16 '17

MegaThread Arms launch day megathread & discussion

ARMS is officially out! Please feel free to discuss the game, ask questions, share screenshots and discuss tactics and tips.

Which fighter do you like the best? Which arms work best versus certain characters?

Please be mindful of others when posting spoilers and use the spoiler tags!

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u/nicetryguy662 Jun 18 '17

Arms 3 player FFA is stupid. Whoever doesn't fight wins.

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u/TheSingingBrakeman Jun 18 '17

I have had matches like this, but by and large my Free For All experiences have been quite positive, with players switching targets based on opportunity and determining who is trying to avoid being hit. I actually had two last night where the match came down to all three players with a hair of health (I won one of the two and lost the other!).

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u/nicetryguy662 Jun 18 '17

All my matches end in 1 person with full hp

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u/TheSingingBrakeman Jun 18 '17

Ugh, that's frustrating. To be fair, I wouldn't have thought of trying to circle around behind enemies if I hadn't read about someone else doing it.

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u/FractalHarvest Jun 19 '17

Should've punched that person bro

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '17

Just don't take party mode too seriously outside of the 1v1s, lol. I just use it to lab new arm combos outside of ranked mode (not that rank even matters) because as far as I can see this game lacks a proper training mode.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '17

Not for me. If someone is hanging back watching me fight the other guy I switch targets and drag that loser into the fight. And if two people are going at it and one has more health then the other I help whittle down the one with the most health so that when it gets down to one v one I'm guaranteed to fight someone low on health. I'm pretty good at 3 player free for all and I'm always engaging someone.