Directional influence: Difference between revisions

Directional influence acts in a very different way in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. Instead of altering the angle of knockback by a limited amount, the player inputs a vector that is added to the vector of knockback. As a result, instead of surviving longer by DI'ing perpendicular to an attack, players survive longer by DI'ing directly against the attack, and can also escape combos by DI'ing in sync with the attack (effectively adding to or subtracting from the knockback instead of reorienting it).<ref>[http://smashboards.com/threads/vectoring-the-replacement-to-directional-influence-in-smash-4.368780/ Smashboards - "Vectoring: The replacement to Directional Influence in Smash 4"]</ref>

In an attempt to distinguish the new mechanics from the old, some players prefer to call the new form of directional influence "vectoring", or "knockback influence". Another term gaining interest is VI (Vector Influence).