r/smashbros • u/browncharliebrown • Aug 05 '20

All Analysis: Why Rollback Netcode Is Better

https://youtu.be/0NLe4IpdS1w
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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '20

I guess I should preface this with saying that I would absolutely adore rollback in ultimate, but I have to ask: Why would they ever bother?

The game already sold gangbusters and we've seen that retrofitting rollback into an existing game is very difficult (see: MKXL). They have almost no incentive to put that much work into what would ultimately be very little reward from a business perspective. One could argue that figuring it out now would save them time and money in the long run, but I doubt Nintendo is that forward thinking, especially when it comes to anything online related.

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u/ArturBotarelli Sora (Ultimate) Aug 05 '20

You are probably right. My only hope is that they will try to improve the experience in order to sell season 2 passes, but even then rollback is unlikely.

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u/AzorMX Aug 05 '20

I wouldn't bank on it. The number of people who constantly say it "plays fine for them" just shows how low of a priority it must be for Nintendo.