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However, Ike's weaknesses such as his poor disadvantage state wore off most of the positive reception, with MkLeo dropping the character and Ryuga seeing a decline in results. With no top-player representation, opinions on the character dropped, and despite buffs in subsequent patches such as patch 8.0.0., public perception on the character continued to be mediocre. In the post-online metagame, Ike has seen success from players such as {{Sm|Yez}} and {{Sm|PsyKoD}}, however his weaknesses and below-average representation has led most players to consider Ike as a mid-tier at best, leading to his current placement on the tier list, where he is ranked in the mid-low tier at 65th. | However, Ike's weaknesses such as his poor disadvantage state wore off most of the positive reception, with MkLeo dropping the character and Ryuga seeing a decline in results. With no top-player representation, opinions on the character dropped, and despite buffs in subsequent patches such as patch 8.0.0., public perception on the character continued to be mediocre. In the post-online metagame, Ike has seen success from players such as {{Sm|Yez}} and {{Sm|PsyKoD}}, however his weaknesses and below-average representation has led most players to consider Ike as a mid-tier at best, leading to his current placement on the tier list, where he is ranked in the mid-low tier at 65th. | ||
Despite the overall lukewarm reception offline, Ike had a brief period of success during the online metagame. As [[Perfect shield]]ing | Despite the overall lukewarm reception offline, Ike had a brief period of success during the online metagame. As [[Perfect shield]]ing are harder to perform due to input lag, Ike's slow aerials and tilts are safer on shield compared to offline. This gives Ike a stronger perception online, with {{Sm|Yez}} and {{Sm|Ravenking}} representing Ike's online scene due to their high placements at large online tournaments and their placements on the [[Wi-Fi Warrior Rank]]s. | ||
===Most historically significant players=== | ===Most historically significant players=== | ||