Coming From PM I need help choosing a Main...

[Chris_Skorniak]

Hey I have recently gotten into the competitive scene and I love PM and Roy in that game but when i go to smashfests here all they play is melee( i don't mind melee i just prefer PM). Melee Roy is just really bad so i can not main him in this game. I just cant decide who to main. I can play Falcon, Ganon, Mario, and Doc pretty okay, but i know that its not good enough for competitive. Yesterday i faced a really good Fox and i was actually thinking of putting time into either Fox or Falco and secondaries could possibly be Marth, Falcon, Ganon, and the Marios. I have 20XX to practice L canceling and all that fun stuff but overall i have a really hard time dealing with pressure and i have been told i need to work on movement and punish game( because i play Roy in PM). If you could drop any suggestions i would appreciate it a lot. And if anything is unclear just ask and i can try and help.

 

[AirFair]

Play one of the top 8 characters.

Secondaries can come after you've learned the basics.

Movement helps against pressure, as you can position better, and a good punish game is important to capitalize on techs and grabs.

 

[Chris_Skorniak]

The people in the AZ community say i should main Marth

 

[AirFair]

Well, at least try Marth before you do anything.

 

[Comet7]

Do you like having range or being a fast faller more? Marth if the former, Fox/Falcon if the latter. Doc might work as well but you'd have to make an adjustment in your overall playstyle.

 

[EddyBearr]

I would main Dr. Mario. I feel like people improve their fundamentals faster with Doc than any other character

 

[The Prince L]

Marth is just Roy with better moves in Melee. Try to play him.

 

[Spak]

Marth is just Roy with better moves in Melee. Try to play him.

Not quite. They changed Roy's moveset a decent amount in PM.

EDIT: Oh, never mind. I understand what you were saying now. Yes, Melee Marth and Melee Roy are pretty similar other than having to change the baser to the tipper.

 

[Chris_Skorniak]

Yeah i was gonna give Marth a shot and hell i can always actually main Roy in Melee. But i should keep him as a fun backup and try and learn a top character.

 

[Spak]

Yeah i was gonna give Marth a shot and hell i can always actually main Roy in Melee. But i should keep him as a fun backup and try and learn a top character.

Yeah, Roy isn't that viable competitively, but he's a fun character to play as (I've gotten decent with him as my secondary).