B-sticking or not?

[emoklops]

Hi Lucas mains.

I try to make Lucas a secondary, or maybe even my new main. Now, I have read some threads about Lucas' strategies and stuff, but I am not sure if I should set the C-stick to specials. On one hand, it would mean that I have to get used to a different control sheme, on the other hand I have read about some users telling that they accidentally start of a PKF instead of PKT and died helplessly, which I want to avoid. I think I am not doing too bad with Lucas right now (C = smashes).

Any suggestions?

 

[Levitas]

It's completely your call. I do recommend doing some modification to make it easier to zap jump, but bsticking comes down to whether you like to wavebounce or not.

I'm leaning towards not these days.

 

[HiddenBowser]

You shouldn't play Lucas at all, because he sucks.

Its true..

 

[Tyr_03]

^^^
Oh if it's possesive then it's just i-t-s but if it's a contraction then it's i-t-apostrophe-s...scallywag.

If you're going to troll, atleast use correct grammar.

B-sticking is not necesary. And I hate it because it made me PK Freeze all the time when I wanted to do PK Fire or Thunder. Who's idea was it to make diagonal's neutral? I personally suggest not using it because wavebouncing doesn't help your game that much and it's much easier to control aerials with the c-stick.

 

[HiddenBowser]

^^^
Oh if it's possesive then it's just i-t-s but if it's a contraction then it's i-t-apostrophe-s...scallywag.

If you're going to troll, atleast use correct grammar.

Oh man, you're a clever one.

 

[Neon Ness]

It's completely your call. I do recommend doing some modification to make it easier to zap jump, but bsticking comes down to whether you like to wavebounce or not.

I'm leaning towards not these days.

Yeah, I don't use it either. I wonder if most Lucases use it or not, or if only the experts use it.

 

[prOAPC]

i use it

 

[x9whitey9x]

If you do use it, do not use it to PK Thunder. It's so much easier to actually Up+B with the button and Ctrl stick. I have mine, when I B-stick, at L to jump, tap jump off, and B specials. That's the only change.

 

[ICEDTEA1325]

instead of B-sticking i set my Y to special because i can hit X and Y at the same time and makes zap jump alot easier. Just stating not something you have to do. But it helps me alot(especially with recovery).

 

[DemonicTrilogy]

I don't use B-sticking... I use recovery claw to do Zap Jumps. (this is where your thumb is on b and your Index finger is on y) However, it is hard to rope snake with this kind of hand position since switching from normal to recovery position to do a zap jump is nearly impossible to do on time...

 

[emoklops]

instead of B-sticking i set my Y to special because i can hit X and Y at the same time and makes zap jump alot easier. Just stating not something you have to do. But it helps me alot(especially with recovery).

That sounds good. I will test it soon

 

[GotenOnNimbus]

b-sticking makes it easier to zap jump and magnet pull, but it certainly sucks when you accidentally perform something that's not PKF. Sailing off the edge because of a PKT misfire is not fun. =(

 

[ICEDTEA1325]

Yeah man it works wounders. Let me know how it turns out for you.

 

[Veril]

I b-stick (with z=jump and x=grab). Whether or not you b-stick: the recovery claw is cr**. Seriously, f***ing hand contortion lag. The startup lag for carpal tunnel!

B-sticking use seems to be on the wane. I strongly feel that Lucas players should try using this for a little while, as it takes some getting used to.

The effect of a change in difficulty of recoils vs. aerials is pretty big. That said, losing the c-stick aerials isn't as bad as its made out to be. The b-stick effects (there are a bunch...), on the other hand, are a pain in the a** at best and impossible at worst without c-stick specials.

The playstyle, for me at least, changed significantly after switching to b-stick. Different strategy, new techniques, counterpick stages...

b-sticking makes it easier to zap jump and magnet pull, but it certainly sucks when you accidentally perform something that's not PKF. Sailing off the edge because of a PKT misfire is not fun. =(

PKT misfires are easily avoidable, more easily avoidable than just messing up a zapjump normally. Unexpected jumping, less so, but also less dangerous. PK Freeze is the worst b-stick accident.

 

[prOAPC]

i don't use b-stick for zap jump (well, sometimes for waveboucing zap jump, but just for fun)
i use it for wavebounce pk fire/psi magnet, thundersliding and magnet pull

 

[Veril]

i don't use b-stick for zap jump

Why not?

10 chars (I feel dirty)

 

[prOAPC]

^^^
i use a classic controller, with tap jump off, A - jump, X - special, i can press A and X at the same time with my thumb

 

[kataridragon]

I have my GC set to b-stick. I find it a good option to have. I guess the only reason I wouldn't have b-stick with lucas is if, A) I relied on the c-stick smashes. or B) Didn't have a GC controller in my hand while playing Brawl.

In truth its all preference. I feel pretty confident in my b-sticking after a few hours the learning curve really isn't that high. Why don't you just try it for a while and decide?

 

[Natch]

I use it. I find PK Fires very handy. Mixing them WBd and Non WBd PK Fires is fun.