Okay......

Super Smash Bros. Brawl...
Perhaps I play this game way too much, but I really have to get an argument off my back...

Final Destination. It seems I can not play Super Smash Bros. Brawl online without some other player selecting Final Destination.
I suppose I can live with going to that stage once in a while. But rampant overuse of going to that stage time and time again and rarely ever going to another stage is hideously annoying...

I really had no idea why so many people keep selecting Final Destination, so I searched the internet for some explanation.. Apparently, there are people who believe it is a "fair" stage.
..I have to agree, somehow.... Final Destination does not have any stage hazards, so external interferences do not exist there.

blah... Oh my god...
Okay -- so its level of stage hazards is zero. BIG F*CKING DEAL.
It's a LOT more fun to play at all sorts of different stages. It's fun to not know where you're going next. If we're going to a stage that has a lot of hazards, SO BE IT.
HALF THE FUN OF SUPER SMASH BROS. ARE THE STAGE HAZARDS! I'm not necessarily saying the more stage hazards the better; I'm just saying it's fun to have an environment that interacts with you.

It's fun adapting your character to the stage.
I often see people selecting Ike when going to Final Destination... Pth...
Yeah, I'm sure Ike can be threatening at Final Destination. But when I do manage to get Hanenbow or 75m selected in the middle of a flurry of Final Destinations, those people playing as Ike don't really seem to know what to do....
That is so sad. Those sorts of people put way too much time and energy practicing at just Final Destination.
People who play at just Final Destination seriously should just play Smash Bros. offline for a day, set their character to random, and set the random stage selector to Final Destination OFF, every other stage ON.
If you don't find it fun to play at different stages all the time, there is something wrong with you.
I DON'T CARE if you think one stage is better than another for your player. Just ADAPT to your surroundings; learn how to use the different stages to your advantage! That's what makes the game FUN!

Well, I'm not saying Final Destination can't be fun.
If you want a showdown, fine. But it is just RUDE to bring all other players to one stage over and over and over again.




...On a related issue, I must say, I am rather annoyed when I don't see any items showing up during fights.
Items make battles a hell of a lot more fun, you know. I like to set all items ON, and appearances set to HIGH. I don't really mind if somebody else sets item appearances to low or medium, but the game does seem lame if all items are turned off.



...Okay -- one more issue. Computer players in "with anyone" online matches. I HATE THEM. They're just uninvited and they get in the way.
The whole point of playing the game online is that you'll always have another human to play with. If I wanted to play with a computer player, I would play offline! Sheesh.....