noun, verb
Gaming Slang
Sweetspot
· noun, verb · gaming
The part of a move's hitbox that hits hardest — the spot you actually want to land.
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Definitions
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Lots of moves have multiple hitboxes, and the sweetspot is the strongest one — more damage, more knockback, the kill. Land the sweetspot and someone dies at 90%; miss it and they live to 140.
“Marth's tipper is the sweetspot — catch them with the tip of the blade and it kills way earlier.”
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Also a verb in recovery contexts: to sweetspot the ledge means to grab it cleanly so you can't be hit out of it.
“He sweetspotted the ledge perfectly, so the edgeguard whiffed completely.”
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Sweetspot In A Sentence
Marth's tipper is the sweetspot — catch them with the tip of the blade and it kills way earlier.
He sweetspotted the ledge perfectly, so the edgeguard whiffed completely.
Origin & Usage
Fighting game and Smash Bros community.
People Also Ask
What is a sweetspot in fighting games?
It's the part of a move's hitbox that hits hardest — the exact spot you want to land.
How do you use sweetspot in a sentence?
"Time it so you catch them with the sweetspot for max damage."
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