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Dear, UTD Zac, Vinnie, and any other top 5% G&W.

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Publix

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Could you please reply with a video or a set that you think shows the best way to play brawl? One that lesser players could analyze and watch over and over to see what it means to play perfectly.

I hear regular people say "play defensive", and I hear high level people say that you have to play aggressive at high levels of play,( even tho that person seems to play campier than a samus). And M2K said that only metaknight can play aggressive. I saw Vinnie's matches against Seibrik and I seriously don't understand how he did so well while playing aggressive as freak! I'm good at brawl, and i beat other people that are good at brawl, but then there are those who are on a higher level of play than me. I play good people that i know i can beat, and i don't mind losing the lead, or letting them take a game, cuz i know i can win the set if i have to, and i do. I feel like these higher level players have the same feeling towards me. Specifically i'm speaking of Ryo(ike player) who makes me feel like the match up is 39 61. Masky( who about makes me think we can't turtle meta's shield without getting shuttle looped.) Yele (Red Halberd's brother, who makes me think Snake can just keep pulling out grenades and win.). And Dewdadash to lesser degree( aka doodoo trash, who amaze's me every time his DDD's bair beats out any of our areals.

It seems that Masky and Doo doo trash, can just wait for me to approach and punish me for it. It seems like Ryo can do that and go aggressive as **** on me as well. When i ask for help, Ryo just tells me to mix it up which doesn't really help and Masky tells me i'm dumb and has too strong of opinions for me. I'm prescribed adderall and when i take it for a class and then play my friends afterwards, and i can play more patiently/smart, bait more, but i'm still not on their level.

I see that it is way better to not try and land an attack everytime the opponent is near, and to wait/camp/not approach and let them approach sometimes(which usually bores the crap out of me and makes me hate brawl) and maybe i just need more patience.

I understand brawl, but at the same time, i don't, and i don't get what it takes to play at the highest level. I want to try and figure it out by watching videos but i don't want to watch the wrong ones. Please, Top 5% players, and I'm speaking from this Ranking System http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=262480

Please, post the vids, where G&W is played how he should be played in Brawl. Maybe even put which parts where dumb or smart and why
Please, post any thoughts/theories you have or anything that got you to that next level of play
Please, post thoughts on playing aggressive and defensive.
Please, be Blunt, If you think that what UTD Zac or Vinnie said is wrong(as long as your in the top 5%), be polite, but say it. Get it clarified. We're a pretty dang loving community and we can handle some mature debate.

I appreciate any serious posts, and sincerely thank you guys in advance. Best of luck to all G&W's!
 

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Vinnie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbTj8dZeltQ <- Good video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLA1KMbydzU <- Vs Top Level Snake

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbnCcHhoQ6U <- Vs Top Level MK

UTDZac

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRgMQLHkQEw&feature=related <- Vs Top Level Diddy

http://www.youtube.com/watchv=BJsgsu4Ok5k&playnext=1&list=PL0FDCE911CD598278 <- Vs Top Level Snake





I'm not a Game and Watch main, but I am picking him up as a secondary for fun after teaming with Vinnie at a recent national. Won't be using him in tournament though. Game and Watch just requires really really good reads, superb spacing, and a clear understand of the game and your opponent.
 

Publix

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Sweet, Thank you Illmatic!
Vinnie and UTDZac do ya'll have any comments about the vids? Would you guys have picked these matches?
I have to get back to studying, but i should be pretty active on this board. I'll try and update it, with general video's posted by Seibrik on how to play at high levels.
 

z00ted

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you could always locate the video archive...
 

Publix

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you could always locate the video archive...
Right, but i don't want to analyze a match where UTD Zac or Vinnie are sandbagging against a scrub. I can find all the vids myself, but what i want are vids that they think are G&W at his best. either being very campy or aggressive or a nice mixture. and maybe some commentary about why they did things, and why they were a good idea.

a sample might be, "i played a mixture of campy and aggressive until i knocked off his first stock, and then played campy, letting him approach since i had the lead. Since i had the lead he had to approach and i didn't."

I feel like that is a viable strategy( although kind of depressing) and i'm also just kind of a good scrub, so my opinion doesn't count.
 
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