Assautist

Let's face it, Smash Bros is an unbalanced piece of crap. The reason is actually quite simple:

There are three factors which are important to balance each single move: power, range and speed. If a move has great power and range, it needs to be slow to not be overpowered, and if a move has great range and speed, it needs to be weak. You get it.

Then why is it that basically every character in the game with a sword have attacks which almost lacks startlag, are super strong KO attacks AND have 180 degrees of range (plus every single frame counts as a strong hit)? Why is Sakurai not even trying? Doesn't he want people to keep playing Smash for years to come? Isn't it more important with good balance than making characters look cool?