ATTN: New Pikas: The RIGHT Way to FH Thunder Jolt.

[Roller]

is it bad to short hop a thunder jolt?

No, it's situational. Some times you will want the full hop, others the short.

Also. To all those thinking about changing their controller setups for this. I'd advise against it. I have never had any problem at all doing this. And I use normal controls.

 

[KayLo!]

It's not really anything to advise for or against...... people can and should use whichever is easiest for them.

 

[Roller]

It's not really anything to advise for or against...... people can and should use whichever is easiest for them.

I'LL ADVISE WHAT I WANT. *huff puff*

Now then. All I'm saying is that for most people. Learning to press B a little earlier will probably be easier than learning to jump in a new way and hit B a little faster.

 

[altairian]

And I use normal controls.

Some of us don't use normal controls, and our current control setup makes it harder to press B earlier

Y->B is easy, X->B is less so (I can get lagless tjolts jumping with X, but i can't jump before hitting the ground, so switching R to jump gives me that option)

 

[Kiiro Caballero]

Quote: Y->B is easy, X->B is less so (I can get lagless tjolts jumping with X, but i can't jump before hitting the ground, so switching R to jump gives me that option)

Same for me only im having trouble sh jolting using shoulder buttons, i guess ill just have to practice and adapt lol

 

[Magik0722]

Good thing i play classic controller, just another benefit of the Glorious Classic Controller Master Race.

 

[neji32]

I thought it was just aim and blast away

 

[_umbra_]

ahhh I should really start doing thissss

gonna be tough getting used to going from x to b that quick, but if i can SHDL with fox in melee I should be able to do this ^_^

Thanks for the info!

 

[Pharrox]

I figure I'll add this since it's something I've thought about since this was posted. I see a lot of people saying it might be good to change a trigger to B for this. I tried this, and like Rollerking said, it takes quite a bit of getting used to to remap a core function like jumping to a shoulder button. I find it interesting that no one has suggested remapping B to make this easier.

If you were someone doing it wrong (like me) you're essentially learning a new movement to do it the right way anyway. I found it much easier to input one move a new way rather than to learn a new jump or have a special jump for that one move. That's just me, and as it has been said it's all personal preference, but I figured I'd throw it out there since I haven't seen it suggested yet.

 

[KayLo!]

Uhhh.... just because you map jump to a shoulder button doesn't mean you can't jump with X or Y too.

I only use the L button to jump for certain things..... otherwise I use X. Most people have a shoulder button that they don't use at all anyway, so it's not like you're losing anything by setting L/R to jump for specific techniques.

 

[Pharrox]

Oh no, that's not what I meant at all. Of course you will use the original inputs as well. My only point is that as someone just picking it up it may be easier to learn a new attack button rather than a new jump. Most people (I would say) use only one jump and are using it all the time, however we're all already used to multiple attack inputs (3 on standard controls).

Since shoulder to jump is mentioned in the first post, that is what most people will automatically go for (I did as well). I was just throwing this out since, as Roller said, I found it easier to just learn to hit existing inputs faster than to learn a new jump to only be used on one move. Still, I found this to be even easier than that. Obviously no setup is better once perfected, but I just find that this may be a quicker switch given the nature of Brawl's default settings.


Oh, and am I the only one getting "502: Bad Gateway"?

 

[KayLo!]

Ah, gotcha.

And yeah, the site keeps breaking.

 

[SR016]

Man i've been doing it wrong for a long time.....thanx

 

[mangan]

If you're looking for an easier way to FH TJolt correctly and use 'x' to jump, consider setting 'y' to special.

My thumb rests on both buttons. My thumb "pad" sits on x and the tip of my thumb rests on y. Super easy.