Recent content by Caliburn89

Link Highlights I’ve been working really hard on my play based on feedback I’ve gotten from the folks on Smashboards and Reddit. I put together some highlights I’m pretty proud of. I’m not in Elite yet, but I’m hopefully on the road!

Oh man, I appreciate you saying so. I’ve actually been working based on feedback I got on reddit from this fight, and this fight already seems like it was weeks ago. I’d be interested to see if you think I’ve improved from here. Anyway, the positive feedback is really appreciated-I finally...

Link vs. Ness I picked a win for critique because I'm applying more skills I've learned over the last few weeks, and I want to get feedback on how I'm implementing them. I figure if folks can poke holes in a game where I feel like a played pretty well, it's more useful than a match I know was...

I’ve been avoiding playing against the computer to avoid learning bad habits, but I think I’m gonna take your advice. Thanks a ton.

Thanks for all the advice! I’m definitely going to take this all into practice mode. One thing-I practice short hopping a ton in training mode, but I can’t seem to translate it into actual matches. It’s like my brain shuts off what I’ve been working on learning and just goes on instinct. Any...

I'm looking to improve my Link game, and it was suggested that I upload a match of mine here to get some advice on what I could do to play better. For context, I've been playing since Brawl, but have only really seriously been trying to get better since Ultimate came out. GSP seems to run around...

Good idea. I will do just that. Link v Richter This was one of my better matches tonight-I might have one if not for that stupid SD at the end. Critique away!

I just spent the weekend getting bodied in arena trying to figure out where I’m going wrong with my play. What I have worked out is I’m not effective in my grabs or combos, and I can’t “put” other fighters whee I want them to be to punish them. I feel like I might need some advice or coaching to...

Hey all, In my quest to improve my Smash game, I’m probably overthinking my choice of controller. I’ve been playing almost exclusively with the pro controller, and while I love the overall ergonomics and feel of the pro, I keep wondering about switching back to the GC Controller because of the...

I had a basically identical post I wrote last night-glad to know I'm not the only one! Check out the thread for the advice I got, but the TL;DR version was watching videos for strategies with your mains, and get off of Quickplay and start practicing in Arenas (or with a friend) to see where the...

This is great advice. I’m definitely gonna follow it and put quick play to bed for a little while. Thanks a lot!

It honestly helps knowing I’m not alone in feeling like that.

I have tilts set to my C stick, so those aren’t a problem. I’ve got a couple losses from tonight recorded, and I do intend to watch them. I’ve been as high as 2 million, and it just feels like I’m going backwards the more I try to learn.

I love playing the new Link. The remote bombs are a lot of fun, and I just feel like he is overall stronger and faster. I’ve been watching a lot of tutorial videos like Art of Smash and some character specific stuff, and I feel like it’s improved my knowledge of the game without a coresponding...

Lately with Link I’ve been hovering around 1 million. I’ll have bad nights like tonight and drop quite a bit, but that’s where I more or less level out. It’s not so much the win/loss ratio (somewhere around 45-47%) as it is I just feel like I’m getting no better. I don’t really have anyone in...