The Battle for Power! (Matchmaking & Video Thread)

[Gold_TSG]

Can hands even catch a cold?

 

[Blobface]

Verbanubis is Verm's slightly-more-villainous grammar-obsessed alter ego.

 

[Naroghin]

Can hands even catch a cold?

Could've been dictated.

 

[PRGN]

> Watch out for Diddy's new 0-to-death combo on Ganondorf:

 

[Showyoucan]

Welp, I better get used to put videos on this thread instead of making new threads.
Montage made by yours truly

 

[_Magus_]

New Ganon Meta discovered. This unbeatable tech has so many applications.

Jk. I was trolling on For Glory and got a few interesting replays

 

[Gold_TSG]

We see the Trapdoor Spiderdorf stalking its prey in the Gaur Plains. Isn't it majestic in its trickery, confusing its prey before striking?

 

[Opana]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bonFWGAqZQ4

Not super serious, just a string I messed around with out of boredom. I don't have any partner to di though lol.

 

[Showyoucan]

I need some feedback on my neutral. I don't know what to do against a Bowser so if you guys have any advice, I'll gladly accept them. Here's some footage

 

[Scarlet Jile]

Well, I definitely wouldn't aerudo much in neutral unless you really feel like you have a read on your opponent's reactions. But especially don't do it the wrong way.

 

[Showyoucan]

Well, I definitely wouldn't aerudo much in neutral unless you really feel like you have a read on your opponent's reactions. But especially don't do it the wrong way.

Some were mispaced on my part, but on the game on FD, I read that he would press a button so I tried to aerudo but... it went the wrong way because I b-reversed it I believe. I'll take your word on using aerudo when I see an opening/read

 

[_Magus_]

In general in the Bowser MU, you can play a safe, noncommittal neutral with empty movement and good spacing, and try to get a read on your opponent's style. Bowser can't do anything very devastating to you that you won't see coming from a mile away, but at the same time don't underestimate the tricky movement of the Bowser player. You can convert a lot from pokes like D Tilt and Nair while still staying relatively safe, and Bowser is really easy to edge guard with Ganondorf's kit.

Bowser is just too fat. Ganon's range makes a safe play style very rewarding and easy to win with against him.

 

[| Kailex |]

My braindead ganon against an average player, help pls

 

[Vermanubis]

My braindead ganon against an average player, help pls

Good stuff using the BAir ledgehop. Truthfully, it's hard to critique when a lot of the stuff you did worked, but if you're looking for sort of "what if" advice, it'd be:

-Don't mess around on the ledge too much against Sheik
-Never take the offensive initiative against a Sheik, e.g. at some points you exhausted your doublejump and threw out a BAir upon landing
-Use NAir like a flyswatter: it's great to get Sheik off of you
-Wizkick's really good at mid-range when the Sheik starts throwing empty FAirs (but use with caution, obviously)

I think you've got a really creative playstyle, and your mechanics are generally on point. The areas of improvement, imo, would be to attack shields less, utilize SH aerials a bit more (NAirs, empty BAirs), be more mindful of unsafe maneuvers (FAirs, etc.) and taking advantage of opponents who hold their shield. Good stuff, dude.

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Case anyone's interested, here's the set from the tourney a couple weeks ago that didn't get uploaded 'til today:

- vs. Kimidori's Sheik/ZSS (don't watch the 2nd match! I have no idea why I flopped like I did )

 

[| Kailex |]

I have a problem with being impatient, but thanks for the tips

 

[Vermanubis]

I have a problem with being impatient, but thanks for the tips

It's hard not to be impatient sometimes, especially against a Sheik. But it always helps to reestablish poise when you remember that you're only a few hits away from evening it up.

Against Sheik, a Ganon benefits from nothing more than inhibition. We're masters of locking down movement patterns, but Sheik is so mobile that our strongest temptation is to act upon baits because she can move so quickly and threaten us from so many angles.

 

[Blobface]

Vermanubis I watched a few of your tourney matches and noticed that a few times you used U-air immediately out of knockback. Was this meant to decrease your knockback? Because using stuff immediately out of knockback actually increases knockback now.

 

[Vermanubis]

Vermanubis I watched a few of your tourney matches and noticed that a few times you used U-air immediately out of knockback. Was this meant to decrease your knockback? Because using stuff immediately out of knockback actually increases knockback now.

Just a little idiosyncrasy to give my fingers a way to fidget.

 

[Swoops]

http://www.twitch.tv/gamingzoneaz/v/20113856

Footage from a 48 man tournament in AZ this past weekend. Made some dumb choices that cost me sets, but otherwise pretty happy with 4th. Timestamps:

1:20:10 vs AM Dodd (Sheik)

1:49:00 vs Wulfn (Fox)
2 SDs in this set make me very sad

2:17:45 vs Kallor (D3)

2:40:40 vs Saiki (Sheik)
You can skip the first match...please lol. I'm going in hard with the johns though because my shoulder button was doing weird things :/

 

[Vermanubis]

I'll watch soon as my internet can actually load Twitch.

 

[jmanup85]

I'll watch them in a bit. Also your johns are accepted for there can only be one Johnondorf!!!

 

[Showyoucan]

http://www.twitch.tv/gamingzoneaz/v/20113856

Footage from a 48 man tournament in AZ this past weekend. Made some dumb choices that cost me sets, but otherwise pretty happy with 4th. Timestamps:

1:20:10 vs AM Dodd (Sheik)

1:49:00 vs Wulfn (Fox)
2 SDs in this set make me very sad

2:17:45 vs Kallor (D3)

2:40:40 vs Saiki (Sheik)
You can skip the first match...please lol. I'm going in hard with the johns though because my shoulder button was doing weird things :/

That DDD matchup got my heart pumping. Good patience and trying to counteract the jump stalling tactic.
/

 

[Showyoucan]

Something funny happened when I was playing doubles with others

 

[Swoops]

That DDD matchup got my heart pumping. Good patience and trying to counteract the jump stalling tactic.
/

Thanks! Yeah I've learned that match up is a lot of patience since we don't really have the tools or speed that other characters have to overwhelm DDD. BAir and multiple jumps alone really shut down any sort of spacing Ganondorf would want to do. It's much better to play as patient as possible and walk the DDD's space down, until you're in a safe range to take advantage of quicker aerials.

 

[WwwWario]

My newest Ganon montage I had tons of fun making this!

 

[Koskinator]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gEFuM1ianBQ

Just a little match vs Sykkamorre
Sorry buddy lol

 

[Sykkamorre]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gEFuM1ianBQ

Just a little match vs Sykkamorre
Sorry buddy lol

Holy hell I was playing like ass last night xD

 

[Blobface]

Have you ever been mad about ZSS? Here's a video:

Courtesy of Omega Tyrant

 

[Opana]

I made a compilation of some of my best stuff since the replay feature was added, taken from my other vids lol.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U-wMDg-HeM

 

[CrypticStorm]

A montage made by yours truly. Enjoy!

 

[jmanup85]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYq5aJ4gXGA

Critique my Ganon. I'm the green one.

 

[MezzoMe]

Here is an adventure of mine I got one day whhen playing as Ganondorf. I wanted to work more on this, especially some animations, that I've learned to improve from when I did them, but time constraints limited me to finish it like this; I'm pretty proud ofhow it came out anyway.

 

[Bloodynite]

http://www.twitch.tv/vgbootcamp/v/21105842 5:20:00 mark is my pool semifinal match.

You can look ahead yourself for my shameful pool final set.

 

[adom4]

http://www.twitch.tv/vgbootcamp/v/21105842 5:20:00 mark is my pool semifinal match.

You can look ahead yourself for my shameful pool final set.

The beggining of the 2nd stock on SV was sexy as ****.

 

[jmanup85]

It's about that time people. Vermanubis I'm gonna have to challenge you to some matches when you can

 

[Showyoucan]

This is the most technical Ganondorf that I have ever seen.

 

[Sykkamorre]

The only legit game I took off Ray without him killing himself. He whooped me so hard the rest of the time.

 

[Daeyrat]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp_zMtn4zck

I love Ganon's uair

 

[Rizen]

Ganon is my 2nd most used character after Link but I never asked the pros for advice. If someone can critique this, especially with MU advice, I'd appreciate it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eSq6PUIDYk
Thanks.

 

[PRGN]

Just a quick ganondorf combo vs c.falcon (FG)