Recent content by Leirkov

If I'm not mistaken, Falco can always CC / ASDI down + tech Sheik's dash attack until 50-60%. So yeah, it's VERY much worth looking into when moves keep an opponent grounded, and when you get knockdowns. That's just one example but it's something that happens in every matchup.

tldr - Yes, study percents. My take on this, is sometimes at the beginning of learning / optimizing punish game (people learn and have different views of the game), this can seem extremely tedious, but as you get deeper into understanding the game and little intricacies these will all become...

Aerial Side-B is not optimal because they can tech and be out of lag before you're back on the ground.

uThrow -> Sweetspot uAir is underrated. DI mixup on throws into Bair is also good. I feel these two moves get me the most kills in a floaty match.

What is a good application of AC Fair in terms of using it to control space near the ledge against a Fox? I struggle when having center stage to really press the advantage. I can time the AC on shield but I don't really know how to get a strict advantage out of this. I usually flub, get shined...

uTilt - > B -> Shield -> uTilt -> repeat ASC (B -> Shield) is about 13 frames of end lag after shield press, and (this part I may be wrong on) about 3 frames to cancel from your attack (in this case, uTilt). This is one of those things you just need to grind out in practice. ASC is very useful...

DI. You talk about being comboed. The answer is firstly not getting hit, but also altering your trajectory to prevent the most optimal follow up (or at least make it hard). For example. Falcon aerial combos will keep you juggled if you DI his Uair up and in. That's how a Falcon takes you to...

Dedede's count. ipk used that a lot against Ripple. Using dsmash and cancelling into down-b in neutral was effective vs Waddle camping.

The aura formula is as follows. 1.2x the % dealt on a physical strike (unblocked, and only accounts for non grabs and projectiles. Aura Sphere, Flame Aura from SideB etc don't count) is converted to aura points. 50 Points = 1 Charge, and obviously you can max at 100 Points / 2 Charges. 0.6x...

Apparently all VoDs but one of the most recent ones were lost. I dunno what happened to the channel.. bummer.

Wanna get this thread going again. Looking for some advice. http://www.twitch.tv/long_island_smash/b/645862254?t=8m44s [vs. R.O.B] - I won this 2-0 but I felt a bit sloppy. My recovery was definitely a weak point in this set. My DownB cancels were trying to be uTilts, not jabs. Working on that...

I would argue 55-45 in Marth's favor, for reasons you mention already. It is generally very hard to get in on a Marth due to disjoints and his insane grab game off Lucario (easy combo weight). In my experience, comboing Marth is slightly difficult. Once you get going though, it's hard to stop...

Lucario recovers high: If he just uses up-b, smack it with uair. It's fast and safe. If he cancels, watch to see if he uses an aerial (nair/fair usually) or airdodge. You can punish dodge with uair/fair/bair. If Lucario uses an aerial he'll try to cover himself, so this is more dependent on a...

I started playing Brawl casually in my (commuter) community college's Recreation Room. I loved Melee as a kid and I had MANY hours invested into it. So Brawl was my gateway to enjoying Smash again. I played Falco just for the generic reason I side-played him as a toddler ("looks cool, heh"). At...

Grab combos are brutal. From my own experience it's a mini Marth ditto where grabs lead to crazy, beautiful things. But like Shazam said, spacing out is crucial. Even with tipped hitboxes getting chip damage works until you get a big punish.