Recent content by TheChocolateLava

I've been working on my neutral game vs marth but I've noticed that I'm relying a lot on lasers and ceding space, which makes yoshi's/fod a nightmare. Spending my time shielding and doing aerials seems risky. Which of falco's tools do you think open up the neutral in small spaces like on...

This question is probably a low-level concern, but how do you guys start the process of having your play reflect a gameplan instead of your impulses? Like, I do a lot of things in game that I know I shouldn't be doing, but it's really hard to control, especially with several years of "brain...

I'm looking for some feedback on a small piece of neutral analysis I did on a recent set of mine. I'm working on making PP-style neutral game analysis notes a bigger part of my improvement and was hoping to get some thoughts from the man himself. In this example, I take note of a neutral...

Donkeyspace! http://gamedesignadvance.com/?p=2346

@Dr Peepee I'm pretty sure I've seen you answer this question a bunch, but I can't find where so I'll ask it again. Do you have any tips/resources for developing a growth-oriented mindset? Is that mindset something you've had from the beginning? (I guess that question reveals some...

I think you need to build up your own gameplan and make those decisions for yourself? You don't have the tech to execute westballz's gameplan, but neither does anyone but him. You can play without ever using doubleshine if you choose, and you can do fine. Common advice for new falcos is to...

Copying a question I asked a friend here for more responses! Complicated vague question that doesnt have an easy answer- I'm finding it very difficult to hold center stage on battlefield (and similar stages) against fox. A common situation for me; fox will jump to the side platform, and I am...

Did some checking on your vods, and it seems to confirm my intuition that it's not a pivot. I think that it's dash (<---) jump input flick stick back (--->) analog jump (--->) release stick to neutral press b Recall that all jumps can be angled, and that your control stick's...

Do you do it with a literal "pivot"? Or do you do it with an analog jump as I described? Thanks for describing its context as a tool among other "dash back" tools. Do you still use the full dash back laser often? Maybe against higher range characters?

@Dr Peepee I remember a while ago you streamed some of your practice routine. I remember being surprised that you practiced two types of retreating laser, which I remember (probably incorrectly) you calling "dash back laser" and "half dash back laser" or something like that. Dash back laser was...

What are your main options when sheik is at dash attack range? I was watching you vs Reno and noticed that 1. you didn't often find yourself at this range, is this intentional? 2. You did a sh laser a few times just as sheik came in with dash attack/grab and jumped over them, is this reliable...

@Dr Peepee What kinds of things are you referring to when you say "properties of moves"? Stuff like "laser gives you frame advantage in this situation"? or more like "dair is a spike so it beats crouch cancel" or like "the shape of this hitbox lets you win or trade with this other move"?

@Dr Peepee mang0 put out a video a while back where he talked about falco. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRa7249dBWk Someone reminded me about it recently, and it got me thinking about falco's general plan when using lasers. I'd love to hear your thoughts on some of these ideas: whether you...

That's a good assumption Hector, but surely he sees the value in some modern innovations. @bboss you'd be surprised the difference it makes. frame-perfect inputs aren't feasible to hit 100% every time. using a setup that has an extra frame of leniency on the jump and airdodge inputs makes 100%...

@Dr Peepee you've seen this thread I hope? https://smashboards.com/threads/falco-ledgedash-timing-and-intangibility.442300/ Just wondering if you're conscious of how your ECB affects ledgedashes in various scenarios. This makes refreshes pretty key (imo) for consistent ledgedashes.