One Tilt
Smash Apprentice
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- Nov 28, 2014
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I really just feel the need to put as much emphasis on this point as possible: For Glory is the worst thing to ever be added to Smash. Nintendo's dail-up servers debilitate any meaningful use of shields, tight combos, and ATs, whilst serving as positive reinforcement to the likes of flowchart Link, unsafe aerial/dashing approaches, and simple projectile or smash spamming. Couple that with the laziest possible adherence to the idea of "appropriate competitive stages" in only allowing for one of the single best stages for campy play, with no platforms to allow for taking positional advantages, and you really just end up fighting the circumstances rather than the player who spawns across from you.
In any case, I've got 9 fingers that're in working, unmangled order after a complicated series of events involving a crossbow, and, I've got to say, it didn't hurt my progress in Smash nearly as much. Sure, I can't do ATs that involve remapping triggers, and I've weirdly ended up with better control on 3ds, but... I still learned to do new combos (which are pointless on FG), I improved my shield timing and follow-ups (neither of which function on FG), and I learned to cut out panic smashes and unsafe aerial approaches (which, on FG, are almost exclusively benefits).
Do I recommend cutting off a finger? No-- the hostpital bills are staggering, they have to pull out chunks of bone with a pair of pliers, and the painkillers really don't work. But I'd sooner repeat that mistake than attempt to improve at this game by playing it online. Least of all in For Glory. Which is really a shame, as I do sincerely love the feeling of discovering new strings and setups, of learning to utilize strange new techs, and of polishing my movement, spacing, and mixups... But there just isn't anyone meaningful to play against locally (as I'm in a rural area), and fiber optics still aren't enough to solve Nintendo's sadistic internet infrastructure.
As it stands, all I can think to do is hope for Smash to get a port to the Switch-- and to further hope that the Switch manages to be less garbage for multiplayer gaming. I've tried playing with people more directly online, but between cliquey BS, only getting a handful of rounds in, lacking communication, and egotistical garbage interfering with any attempt to actually practice, it... just isn't enough. Especially when Nintendo's terrifying netcode looms overhead like the god damn batman.
If there's any sincere advice as to what to do at this point, I'm certainly all ears. But the circumstances of my isolate locale after my relatively recent, unavoidable move is looking like an undeniable end to my progress. At the end of the day, there are some things that effort alone just can't overcome-- I certainly had to learn that when my afformentioned minor amputation brought my progress in Starcraft to an abrupt end.
Um... didn't actually intend to end on such a downer note-- this post is looking very "stages of grief", in retrospect. In any case, I really appreciate how reading up on things here has as least given me another outlet for my love for Smash. Even if it looks like I'll never really be able to properly play it. So... thank you. Really. This place has been a comfort ever since I got serious with Melee, and it's always gotten my hyped to try new combos, techs, and tactics.
I, uh... yeah... I can't really come up with a less melancholy spin to end on. Sorry. Normally, I'm better with finishing with more of a punchline. Even for me, though, this post is way too damn long. So... I'll just take my not-so-graceful bow out, then. This has all been a bit too stream-of-consciousness anyways. ^^"
Edit: Right! A tl;dr... Do not play For Glory. EVER. If you have no other options for multiplayer, it is a false hope that leads only to despair-- and I really cannot put too fine a point on that.
In any case, I've got 9 fingers that're in working, unmangled order after a complicated series of events involving a crossbow, and, I've got to say, it didn't hurt my progress in Smash nearly as much. Sure, I can't do ATs that involve remapping triggers, and I've weirdly ended up with better control on 3ds, but... I still learned to do new combos (which are pointless on FG), I improved my shield timing and follow-ups (neither of which function on FG), and I learned to cut out panic smashes and unsafe aerial approaches (which, on FG, are almost exclusively benefits).
Do I recommend cutting off a finger? No-- the hostpital bills are staggering, they have to pull out chunks of bone with a pair of pliers, and the painkillers really don't work. But I'd sooner repeat that mistake than attempt to improve at this game by playing it online. Least of all in For Glory. Which is really a shame, as I do sincerely love the feeling of discovering new strings and setups, of learning to utilize strange new techs, and of polishing my movement, spacing, and mixups... But there just isn't anyone meaningful to play against locally (as I'm in a rural area), and fiber optics still aren't enough to solve Nintendo's sadistic internet infrastructure.
As it stands, all I can think to do is hope for Smash to get a port to the Switch-- and to further hope that the Switch manages to be less garbage for multiplayer gaming. I've tried playing with people more directly online, but between cliquey BS, only getting a handful of rounds in, lacking communication, and egotistical garbage interfering with any attempt to actually practice, it... just isn't enough. Especially when Nintendo's terrifying netcode looms overhead like the god damn batman.
If there's any sincere advice as to what to do at this point, I'm certainly all ears. But the circumstances of my isolate locale after my relatively recent, unavoidable move is looking like an undeniable end to my progress. At the end of the day, there are some things that effort alone just can't overcome-- I certainly had to learn that when my afformentioned minor amputation brought my progress in Starcraft to an abrupt end.
Um... didn't actually intend to end on such a downer note-- this post is looking very "stages of grief", in retrospect. In any case, I really appreciate how reading up on things here has as least given me another outlet for my love for Smash. Even if it looks like I'll never really be able to properly play it. So... thank you. Really. This place has been a comfort ever since I got serious with Melee, and it's always gotten my hyped to try new combos, techs, and tactics.
I, uh... yeah... I can't really come up with a less melancholy spin to end on. Sorry. Normally, I'm better with finishing with more of a punchline. Even for me, though, this post is way too damn long. So... I'll just take my not-so-graceful bow out, then. This has all been a bit too stream-of-consciousness anyways. ^^"
Edit: Right! A tl;dr... Do not play For Glory. EVER. If you have no other options for multiplayer, it is a false hope that leads only to despair-- and I really cannot put too fine a point on that.
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