Attempting to play competitive

[Blue_Falcon757]

I want to learn how to play competitive, but don't know where to start. I know it's not going to be easy but all the technical
techniques that I've seen look like they would be a blast to learn. So as a beginner to the competitive scene what should I work on first? I plan to main Falco/Marth.

 

[pershona]

First work on learning on your characters movement, recovery tools,short hopping and your combo tools. Then i would say move on to more advanced stuff like L-Cancels, wavedashing and crouch cancels. Also remember to play agains't a lot of different characters and how your character combo's them compared to others. I also really recommend play actual people more than bots.

 

[Spak]

Also, since you plan on playing Falco, you should learn more about shine combos and work on SHL; they will be extremely useful in the future.

 

[AirFair]

Work on the basic tech first. Look up Wak's advanced how to play video. Learn movement, and then some character specific tech, like waveshines.

 

[Blue_Falcon757]

Alright cool cool appreciate the advice everyone. So I should definitely look into getting a CRT TV as well, and also is 20xx a good way to train as well? I just found a SoVa smash community on FB they run weeklies on Sundays. I'm definitely going to go even though I'm going to get bodied pretty bad at first lol.

 

[EpixAura]

20XX is a great way to practice, especially if you plan on learning spacies.

Another tip (admittedly pretty basic, but probably the most useful tip I've ever learned) is to take time to picture what you want to do before you do it. I'd recommend finding a top player you like and try to play like them. Eventually, it will evolve into your own style.

 

[gmBottles]

Alright cool cool appreciate the advice everyone. So I should definitely look into getting a CRT TV as well, and also is 20xx a good way to train as well? I just found a SoVa smash community on FB they run weeklies on Sundays. I'm definitely going to go even though I'm going to get bodied pretty bad at first lol.

Don't worry about getting bodied dude, getting bodied makes you improve. You'll learn what you're doing wrong and maybe pick up some new tricks too. Playing people better than you is usually a great way to get better, it teaches you how to actually play and how to handle getting destroyed.

 

[AJawesome07]

Because you're so new to competitive smash, I wouldn't set yourself to a mindset of: "I'm new to competitive play, and I want to play falco and marth, so I'm going to play falco and marth." I strongly recommend you try many kinds of chars at first, low tiers included. I'm not saying you shouldn't play falco and marth if you want to, but give other chars a chance.

 

[MTGEL33T]

Not gameplay tips, but the only way to get started in the competitive scene is to get started. The best way to learn is to play casually a bit then go into tourneys and do your best. I can guarantee you will get bodied, but you just have to continue to play and learn from getting bodied. If you can get a good player as a sparring partner or just play casuals with them that's also a good way to progress.

The experience you get from playing in tournies is priceless and can't be compared to studying online and fighting cpus.