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| | #REDIRECT[[Knockback#Launch rate]] |
| '''Launch rate''', also known as '''Damage %''' in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' and '''Damage Ratio''' in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', is a feature in all ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' games that alters how much [[knockback]] is given and received (despite the name in ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'', [[damage]] is unaffected). All knockback in a match is multiplied by the launch rate value, which by default is 1.0 but can be set from as low as 0.5 ([[attack]]s have half knockback) to as high as 2.0 (attacks have double knockback). The minimal launch rate is ideal for [[combos]] while the maximum launch rate is ideal for [[OHKO]]s. In ''Smash 4'', attacks that deal [[set knockback]] are unaffected by changes to the launch rate, allowing those attacks to still combo into each other.
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| Launch rate is not to be confused with [[handicap]], which is another feature that increases/decreases knockback, but in an entirely different way. | |
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| There has been some discussion among ''Brawl''{{'}}s competitive community as to whether using a launch rate value other than the default 1.0 results in a more healthy metagame; 1.1 is a commonly-mentioned value claimed to make many polarizing attack chains (such as using Sheik's forward tilt into itself endlessly) less viable while also shortening the length of stocks. The idea has never attained serious consideration among tournament organizers.
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| In tournament play, nonstandard launch rates are difficult to detect during games, which has led to some tournament matches unintentionally having been played at an incorrect launch rate. Some of the most infamous examples are the games between {{s|smasher|komorikiri}} and {{s|smasher|CaptainZack}}, and {{s|smasher|ZeRo}} and {{s|smasher|Dabuz}} at {{s|tournament|GENESIS 4}} both being played at a setting of 0.9, as well as the set between {{s|smasher|Armada}} and {{s|smasher|SilentSpectre}} at {{s|tournament|Pound 4}} also being played at 0.9; the latter incident remained undiscovered for nine years until 2019.
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