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Recent content by Gibbs

  1. Gibbs

    PPMD's Falco Discussion Thread

    Just to add a little more to PPs response. In an absolute sense jumping into a FH drill that you're reacting to is usually not a great play. The risk reward on a read/callout/conditioned response, however is a totally different story. At low % in the fox mu, catching a jumping fox with FH Shine...
  2. Gibbs

    PPMD's Falco Discussion Thread

    It's kind of a technical slog to read through but I would recommend reading through this post by Druggedfox on optimal fastfall timings. Learning to do the 'Sami Nair' which is detailed in this post is really really good to build into your kit. DFox Blog Optimal Falco Fastfall Timings
  3. Gibbs

    PPMD's Falco Discussion Thread

    The mixup game against Marth's doesn't start until you've shown the Marth more than once that you're always playing to beat shield-grab. Bonus points for if you can show him you're able to beat a dumb shield grab in more than 1 way. If you get deep in Marth practice sets with a partner you start...
  4. Gibbs

    PPMD's Falco Discussion Thread

    Go watch the Bird Call podcast Ginger just had with Druggedfox last night. They talked about this aspect of the MU for like 10mins straight last night.
  5. Gibbs

    PPMD's Falco Discussion Thread

    Hey @Dr Peepee, I’ve been thinking about falco DJ a lot recently and am looking for a gut check on some of my thoughts. The basic gist of my idea is reconceptualizing DJ’s utility in the same framework as crouch canceling. There’s lots of talk in MU analysis that the %s where you’re able to...
  6. Gibbs

    PPMD's Falco Discussion Thread

    I'm not sure if this is an old school thing that I'm seeing more of, something kinda new, or something well known that I was just ignorant of, but recently I've been seeing mang0 go for upthrow > upsmash on platforms as a kill strat against marth and some floaties. I usually don't think much...
  7. Gibbs

    PPMD's Falco Discussion Thread

    Confirm is fgc lingo adopted into smash, most frequently confirm is used specifically in the context of hit-confirm. Hit confirms are pressure or punish sequences that allow you enough time to "confirm" that the hit landed rather than was blocked so that you enter your combo flowchart as opposed...
  8. Gibbs

    PPMD's Falco Discussion Thread

    So one thing that really helped me think about things this way is watching The Reads with Scar and Toph. While watching top players rag on silver foxes in lag sounds like just about the worst tape to study, the way the three person team coaches and points out habits from unknown players really...
  9. Gibbs

    PPMD's Falco Discussion Thread

    I think conscious attention is kind of like internet bandwidth, there is only so much useful information throughput possible before you start missing stuff. I think actual internal vocalization during a match should be kept to a minimum, simply because it takes up to much of this limited...
  10. Gibbs

    PPMD's Falco Discussion Thread

    @MambaGreenFalco, the nair has to be instant, so you can't be further than max range. I would say if you're out of shield grab range then you're too far. From ledgedash you can invincible turnaround grab, so with perfect reaction it should lose every time. That said you can most likely just jump...
  11. Gibbs

    PPMD's Falco Discussion Thread

    @MambaGreenFalco I was just working on this in 20xx, dash shield do put yourself close to the edge, then shine OOS between the first and second lasers. The timing isn't super hard and you have time to confirm it's not a ledge dash. I believe nair OOS works too, and shield grab in certain...
  12. Gibbs

    PPMD's Falco Discussion Thread

    I find hard DI in or out is usually react-able during the WD out of shine. If they're super good they can di to make landing on the platform lip super ambiguous. Is anyone on that level of DI in the current meta?
  13. Gibbs

    PPMD's Falco Discussion Thread

    Center stage on FD you can hit full DI away or in on reaction from a small WD forward right, does confirming the tech make you have to guess?
  14. Gibbs

    PPMD's Falco Discussion Thread

    Platform tech chase question. Say you have the following scenario where falco is about to land a shine on fox. Judging by some of the prior posts here it seems like after the shine a small WD forward or WD down would put you in the optimal position to cover both hard DI in that just misses...
  15. Gibbs

    PPMD's Falco Discussion Thread

    So maybe this is just where I'm at in my development, but something I've been focusing a lot on in my analysis is top falco usage of shield in semi-neutral stance. How often the bubble pops up seems to be something that defines how a MU can play out. Mang0 specifically used shield in neutral a...
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