BDC and Ike

[WoodyWiggins]

Buffered Dash Cancelling
A very simple and cool technique that may help improve Ike's speed and overall metagame.
I may be jumping the gun here, but I think BDC may be more useful to heavies than lightweights. I want to test this out so bad, but my Wii is no longer with me. But nonetheless, is this a technique worth incorporating into Ike's gameplay?

 

[•Col•]

All of Ike's aerials are too slow to do this, except bair(unless you do full-hopped rising ones).

 

[Nidtendofreak]

Wouldn't Nair work as well Colaya?

 

[•Col•]

Ah, I guess it would, since it autocancels. I'm not sure why running around like this would be very useful anyway... <_<

It'd get predictable fast, and degrade the move, so w/e. xD It's fun to run and do the bairs though. It makes Ike look fast, lol.

 

[Nidtendofreak]

I honestly think it depends on how fast Ike can go while doing this. He does have TL's aerial speed after all. I honestly think that this combined with Nair could help Ike's approaching a tad. It would be easy to switch it up between Nair and AD as needed. AD if being attacked, Nair to keep the opponent back. I guess you could move it easily into a RAR.....anyhow, you can also land it into either a shield or the sidestep -> jab with slightly more range. And jab having slightly more range doesn't hurt obviously.

Of course, this is all theorycraft.

 

[Atria]

Yeah it looks awesome and everything, but IMO I think Ike is better off spacing his attacks to avoid retaliation. Also, I don't think that Ike is the type of character who should be using that technique. Yes it may make him more intimidatingly fast, (lol) but I feel safer approaching my opponent carefully and analysing what they might do to me so I can counteract their actions accordingly.

 

[Nidtendofreak]

But think of the mindgames if this works like I think it can.

"Bah, it's just Ike. He'll move slowly with SH'd Fairs and Nai- OH SNAP he'smoveingfasticallhaxswhyamigettingapproachedbyikeisn'thesupposetobeslow!?!?!?"

 

[Palpi]

The only thing i can see happening from this would be your nair getting shielded and you getting punished.

 

[WoodyWiggins]

Well, as an approach, any thoughts on SHAD -> BDC -> jab?

 

[doom dragon 105]

Maybe for a safe bair, but I don't see a point for ike

 

[Ussi]

... i buffer dash from the air for approaching spamming projectiles... that's all I use this for..