Schwamus
Smash Cadet
Hey guys! I'm relatively new to posting to this board but I've been reading around for a while. A bit of background about myself is that I played Smash since 64, but never took it seriously until the beginning of this school year. I play PM exclusively-ish and have been to a few tournaments. I main Samus/ Lucario depending on the MU/ my mood and sub Snake for a change of pace. My question comes with dealing with pressure in 3.5.
The specific characters I seem to be having trouble with are spacies (shocker) and CF, though this seems to be a problem I have with any sort of fast paced, aggressive character. The problem I seem to be having is when I get just unrelenting pressure from an opponent. I usually try to play patient with Samus and keep people out with ftilts and missiles, but I struggle when people just keep coming. With the decreased knockback on zair in 3.5, it seems like I can keep people out for a little bit, but it seems like a matter of time before they can get in before I secure a KO.
I've tried to reverse the pressure back on them like I do with Lucario, but it just seems that Samus doesn't have the tools to rival these characters' short game. Missile camping works for a little bit, but on small stages I won't have room to keep the spacing. I've found some success CC + Dtilt but that only works up to a certain percentage and is very easy to counter since I don't really have a way to switch things up yet.
In summary, what are some tools I can test out to deal with pressure as a rookie bounty hunter? Also, if possible, if anyone has any videos they could link that I could study/ pick up tips from that would be very helpful! Thanks for your help!
The specific characters I seem to be having trouble with are spacies (shocker) and CF, though this seems to be a problem I have with any sort of fast paced, aggressive character. The problem I seem to be having is when I get just unrelenting pressure from an opponent. I usually try to play patient with Samus and keep people out with ftilts and missiles, but I struggle when people just keep coming. With the decreased knockback on zair in 3.5, it seems like I can keep people out for a little bit, but it seems like a matter of time before they can get in before I secure a KO.
I've tried to reverse the pressure back on them like I do with Lucario, but it just seems that Samus doesn't have the tools to rival these characters' short game. Missile camping works for a little bit, but on small stages I won't have room to keep the spacing. I've found some success CC + Dtilt but that only works up to a certain percentage and is very easy to counter since I don't really have a way to switch things up yet.
In summary, what are some tools I can test out to deal with pressure as a rookie bounty hunter? Also, if possible, if anyone has any videos they could link that I could study/ pick up tips from that would be very helpful! Thanks for your help!
