Recent content by DuskMarthWater

Lol. You'd think if that was an actual mind set that meant something, that nobody would play traditional sports anymore.

Hmmmm...I don't think one 25th placing is necessarily enough evidence to support getting into this kind of tournament. If his motives are as true as he says though, it would be interesting to see him compete. I sincerely hope if he makes it that he doesn't embarrass himself though. Then again if...

Aye, you raise some valid points. Granted, I wrote this after 14 hours of school so I must admit I wasn't as diplomatic as I typically am. I apologize. All this about "entitlement" is a thing, you are correct. But you misunderstand. ESAM is NOT good enough. I don't really care if you think he...

If ESAM wants to try to steal a spot from someone more deserving than him, then so be it. Let him get beaten so badly that he realizes what a joke that was. The Melee community has a right to be irritated at it, but also a right to laugh him to death afterward. Enough calling the Melee...

You DI up. Then when she ftilts or whatever you SDI in the correct direction and avoid the follow up/counter attack.

Yes he can do that, but to be honest it's really not that effective. It CAN be used to mentally abuse your opponent, but you're not really going to rack up damage with a throw that does ~4%; that's like 12 regrabs just for 60%, which is really hard to land. Besides, pretty soon after around...

I think vs Falco that exploring options out of shield is something that Marth's have yet to do effectively. Being in your shield all day is, obviously, a terrible decision. However, the shield can be used to great advantage if utilized properly; I don't think it should be something purely...

Personally, I think tech chasing is an underused Marth utility. I think a lot of Marth's good options don't necessarily do a ton of damage, but aggravate your opponent. And when you're aggravated, you don't play as well. Mental game is WAY bigger than people give it credit for. That being said...

Wellp. That sucks. Broken animals is broken. It's okay though, Marth can still...fix...them. *Ahem* Yes. No space animal babies please. The question asked earlier about laser heavy Fox, to be on the current topic. I personally think that when Fox is focused on heavy lasers it's difficult for...

@Dr Peepee do you know if it is possible for space animals to smash DI tech a PERFECTLY timed up tilt when above you on a platform, after they have initially teched? As in, you get an up throw and they tech the platform, you read the tech into utilt or uair. I have seen Armada and many other...

Yeah, empty hopping can be useful too. But honestly, punishing floaties above you is really a test of how good you are at the baiting and waiting game; the skilled ones are looking for you to rush up there and smack them with an aerial, believe me. Sometimes that will work and they'll take the...

The best laser strategy is probably learning to powershield. I know saying that comes off as really "high and mighty" or something to that effect, but really that's the best way to shut down the dumb laser game. Crouching sometimes works, but only until they shoot lower. But powershielding is...

Platform play is a good topic to discuss I feel; it's something I constantly think about since I'm not terribly good at it. Often when my opponent has respawned I try to use platform movement to avoid those three seconds of invincibility, but it actually rarely works since I end up doing it...

Yeah, huge part of Marth's game. Movement in general, but DD in particular. Someone mentioned stage control; always a good thing. But then what if you ARE by the ledge? Sometimes it just happens. Maybe it's time to improve the ledge game. To play at top level, you can't just be good at one or...

Speaking of Sheik's, I find it difficult to DI properly against her (partly because I haven't had a good Sheik to play consistently in a very long time), particularly when she gets a grab. I hate Sheik grabs. Obviously it would be optimal to never let Sheik get a grab on you, but that's...