talkingbeatles
Smash Ace
Winning can be a tricky thing in this game, especially for those of us who main Captain Falcon. There are aspects of Falcons physics and gameplay that we should all be aware of, no doubt. And of course, there are plenty of strategies and mind-games that a Falcon player has to be familiar with in order to consistently pull out victories. That having been said, I don't think any serious SSBB player jumps into a fight and attempts, without any real strategy, to simply throw a mix of their characters moves at the opponent in a haphazard fashion. Sure, at the root of the game, this is what occurs; but I believe it is a bit more complicated than arbitrarily picking moves in which to damage our enemies with.
Because there is strategy after all. We count frames, deliberate character match-ups, and create tier lists in an effort to better understand how to become a successful fighter.
I would like to introduce a specific way to look at the fighting in Brawl. I say "introduce," but I imagine a lot of people already view the game in a similar vein. Let's dig deep though now. In any given battle in Brawl, your strategy, and the in turn, your opponents strategy, changes drastically throughout the 5 to 8 minutes you're fighting. It's possible and beneficial to understand where these changes in strategy occur, both in your opponents performance and your own. I am positing that there is a way to control, or steer, the fight in a direction that allows you to more efficiently pull off wins.
By identifying the changes that occur within a match, and knowing what to do when said changes occur, we can understand how to properly control any given fight. I'd like to propose three stages: The beginning, or any neutral part of the fight where the percentages are relatively even; the end of the fight, advantage you (understanding how to finish off the opponent); being behind and near death, and knowing how to come back.
I figure we can start on Meta Knight, because, you know, that'll be fun.
The Falcon match-Up Index says it's 25:75.
The Official BBR Matchup Chart says we've got a -3.
What do you guys think?
Because there is strategy after all. We count frames, deliberate character match-ups, and create tier lists in an effort to better understand how to become a successful fighter.
I would like to introduce a specific way to look at the fighting in Brawl. I say "introduce," but I imagine a lot of people already view the game in a similar vein. Let's dig deep though now. In any given battle in Brawl, your strategy, and the in turn, your opponents strategy, changes drastically throughout the 5 to 8 minutes you're fighting. It's possible and beneficial to understand where these changes in strategy occur, both in your opponents performance and your own. I am positing that there is a way to control, or steer, the fight in a direction that allows you to more efficiently pull off wins.
By identifying the changes that occur within a match, and knowing what to do when said changes occur, we can understand how to properly control any given fight. I'd like to propose three stages: The beginning, or any neutral part of the fight where the percentages are relatively even; the end of the fight, advantage you (understanding how to finish off the opponent); being behind and near death, and knowing how to come back.
I figure we can start on Meta Knight, because, you know, that'll be fun.
The Falcon match-Up Index says it's 25:75.
The Official BBR Matchup Chart says we've got a -3.
What do you guys think?
