Any good way to practice offline alone?

[Lucario1337]

I can't really get a constant source of Wifi for my Wii. So any input would be appricated.

 

[Zzuxon]

I practice by fighting level 9 cpu's, but that might not be enough for a competitive player.

 

[Dyclone]

All I can think of is to practice the basics and patience with lvl 7 or less CPUs but don't take them seriously at all . Not much I can think of to practice alone.

 

[Pachinkosam]

play level 9 the time put none and practice in it ur tired of practing.

 

[tekkie]

practice against garbage CPUs, at least you can practice spacing against something that randomly wiggles around

 

[Supreme Dirt]

There is no good way to practice against CPUs.

 

[link2702]

the ONLY thing you'd want to practice against cpus for are like the ice climbers chaingrabs timing on the whole cast.


thats honestly the only thing i'd ever think of using a cpu to practice against.

 

[Dnyce]

training mode, set cpu to run, chase them (practice spacing)

level 9, never approach them / play defensively

level 9, give yourself 300% handicap, try to win


there's plenty of ways, idk what these people are talking about

 

[Life]

The problem with CPUs (in almost any game, in fact) is that they're good for completely different reasons than people are good. CPUs have perfect reaction times and very good (if not perfect) spacing, but they are uncreative and make poor decisions. Meanwhile, strong human players make better decisions and are creative (why CPU Climbers are pathetic but human Climbers are terrifying), but, being humans, they are limited by their reaction time and technical skill.

As such, when you practice against CPUs, you tend to stagnate yourself, using strategies that the AI has much more trouble with than humans (such as gimping recoveries and chaingrabbing). What you have to do is practice in ways that DO help you against humans--such as practicing technical skill, avoiding being hit, the like.

 

[Claire Diviner]

The problem with practicing against CPUs, especially for beginners, is that it oftentimes results in bad habits, like excessive/unnecessary rolling. Also, let's face it, Lvl 9 Snakes are pathetic, often do they not use their Up B to recover properly, and they suck with their projectiles. It's a mixed bag, really.

Another thing you really can't do is mindgame a CPU, since they react to your button inputs and act accordingly. As for wi-fi, that is a terrible place for practice with the lag spikes that are always present.

 

[FoxBlaze71]

DON'T play a LVL 9, they're really ****ing gay. ( or ********, see Snake )

Actually, they're all really ****ing gay. ( Except for the LVL 6 and under, they just get *****. )

Find a real person if you can't get wifi.

 

[Twinkles]

Thing is, practicing against CPUs pretty much requires that you know what you wanna practice. They're alright for helping you get more used to your character

 

[-LzR-]

I practice today alone. What you do is, don't play against a CPU. Go to training mode. Pick something like FD or SV. Feel your characters movement, learn how to autocancel your aerials or how to do them as fast as you can and practice certain techniques and master your range. You will learn new things everyday I promise.

 

[Green Yoshi]

Yeah, it's not that Lvl 9's aren't good at fighting, it's that they are predictable and after a while it seems to be the same battle over and over.

Idea: Mid-levels, like 5-7, to get used to your character and become better at combos... eventually though you're gonna have to battle real people to get good at... battling real people

 

[BSP]

The best thing you can do alone IMO is practicing on controlling your character.

Any ATs that could have the slightest possibility of being useful, you need to know how to do them, and be able to do them at will. Trust me, you feel really bad when you lose a match or set because you didn't get a tech down 100%.

Maybe practice your spacing so you know the exact range of your attacks. Practice getting your pivot grabs in so you don't fail them when you need them. Basically, know your character inside out.

When you play people and you don't know what to do vs. a certain character, that's when you look at videos of other players and see what they do.

Do not play LVL 9 CPUs seriously. They will airdodge after every hit, and they do not catch on to your patterns if you have them. They also don't DI or momentum cancel well, and those will make a huge difference when you play the against the character IRL and they're living much longer. Avoid them if you can.

 

[Ussi]

Without any real player experience, CPUs will not benefit you at all. You may think it'll help you learn a character, but you won't know what moves to use against a real player.

 

[FoxBlaze71]

It's really just best to find a real player at all costs. But otherwise, you can still learn a lot on LagFi.

 

[Tacket]

Practicing against CPUs will only work if you're trying to practice chaingrabs and advanced techniques that don't require combat (such as spacing and edge guarding).
If you spend your time fighting CPUs, you will easily get ***** by a real smasher.