Are Be People Now Holding Back When Playing Competitively On The 3DS?

[MindlessFire]

As to not break the their 3DS or friend's 3DS circle pad? A Japanese 3DS can cost anywhere from $120 used to over $200 brand new. It's even more pricier if that 3DS has been sent to be modified with a capture card which can cost another $200.

 

[KaZe_DaRKWIND]

Anyone who breaks their 3DS needs to hold back anyways.

 

[CFW]

I still very new and I haven't purchased a 3DS yet, but should I be worried about getting one now?

 

[KaZe_DaRKWIND]

I still very new and I haven't purchased a 3DS yet, but should I be worried about getting one now?

As long as you don't play like a monster and bash the stick you'll be fine.

 

[CFW]

Can't I use the d-pad as an alternative, or no? I would prefer using that for movement anyway, than that.

 

[Bakasama]

I have had the same GC controller since the cube came out 13~ years ago. I am a competitive smash player, and the damn thing still works great. You just need to have a specific handle on the controller, there's no reason to over press a direction when you know exactly how far the stick/pad allows.

 

[Hitzel]

I've played a ton of Kid Icarus and Street Fighter 4 on my 3DS, both of which require constant, abrupt stick movements, and my 3DS's circle pad has shown no signs of wear.

That being said, there are some people out there who I wouldn't want Smashing on my 3DS. You know those people. Watching them use my fightstick to play Marvel and Street Fighter is stressful enough already, and the fightstick is designed to take a beating.

 

[ParanoidDrone]

Can't I use the d-pad as an alternative, or no? I would prefer using that for movement anyway, than that.

The dpad is bound to taunts and can't be changed. It would be difficult to distinguish between tilts and smashes with it anyway.

 

[MechaWave]

Maybe. The 3DS has pretty ****ty ergonomics in general, you can't blame it on Smash only. My circle pad broke playing MK7, even.

The most that the 3DS version would harm me is my characters. I want to try Rosalina and use Jiggs but these two characters rely on the C-Stick, which the 3DS doesn't have, so I may have to hold back on them.

 

[Mario & Sonic Guy]

You just need to not be so reckless with the Circle Pad. Shame that the directional pad isn't an option.