Do you play Stock or Timed???

[NoNessNoProblem]

What do you prefer?
Stock


















Timed

and tell me why

 

[Chromepro]

Play Stocks always 12 stocks
sometimes i play 12 stocks and 10 min

 

[Nicktendo]

4 stock 8 mins

 

[smashbro29]

stock. time= zero skill

 

[Fearthesmash]

4 stocks, 8 minute timer. Or if its a free for all with lots of people around, 3 stock 6 minute timer.

 

[JustKindaBoredUKno]

I've always preferred stock because it's just made more sense. Defeating your opponent by death it just so much more satisfying.

 

[Twoje]

I like stock better 1v1 or 2v2, time better in FFA.

 

[ro0kie42]

i usually go 99 stock 1 minute timer. and i can usually get them down to about 45 lives before time runs out.

 

[mattc1231]

stock 4, unlimited time. just cause 4 doesnt take too long and unlimited time cause when i see the time up there it just gets me nervous

 

[Drclaw411]

stock>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>time

 

[Svatos]

Stock, but I always look at K.O.'s and judje the win based upon both facts.

 

[TheOfficialSonicFanboy]

If one on one friendlies, five stock, no time.
If I'm serious, four stock, no time.
Only in tournies would/have I used time.

 

[AlFighter27]

I play TIME, stock can have a victor from luck rather than skill, but with a time limit rather than dying after 3 or 4 deaths

 

[Finn Macool]

there are people who play timed?

 

[Garuda]

Out of reflex I play 4 stock with 8 minutes, but if I just want to fool around, I'd have probably 10 stock with unlimited time.

 

[Silfa]

Usually stock. Simply because I prefer it (not sure why).

But I'll play time sometimes.

 

[Pun]

I like stock better than timed.

 

[Finn Macool]

time has less strategy its just all in

 

[ZSnake]

STOCK 5 Live's, Sometime's i play Time i but 5 Also.

 

[FlyinG ShoosteR]

5 stock, no time limit.

 

[Zevox]

Stock, of course. A limited number of lives to work with just makes more sense and is more enjoyable to me, rather than earning points by killing foes, losing them when you die, etc etc that time mode gives you.

Zevox

 

[Ridley22]

3 stock no time.

 

[ARX-7 Arbalest]

between 4 and 5 stock match for me

i used to do timed matches but now i dont

 

[Firefalcon]

I play time when I'm alone and stock with friends.

 

[Doc Chronic]

3 stock no time.

damm straight, also why bother with the time limit ever? i just think its lame, unnecessary and distracting when you are already playing stock

PS: isn't this a melee topic technically?

 

[Sash]

Seven stock, 10 minutes. :D

 

[Destructioncalls]

Honestly i never thought anyone played time matches... I also don't understand why people like such short matches. I mean aside from tournaments i've been in, when i play at home we always play wit 15 stock when its 4 people and 10 stock when its 1on1.

The matchs take about 15 minutes or so which is fine. I mean usually everyone picks there best person and we go on a stage everyone likes, so why not just have one decent length match instead of 2 second ones.

 

[Finn Macool]

an even better question is if anyone ever plays coin or bonus
.....ever?

 

[Joeshi]

I always play 5 stock matches and sometimes 6 with a 5 min time limit.

 

[Venraneld]

3 stock, no time. Hell yeah. I can't stand it when I'm stopped in the middle of a match by a timer, especially if I'm just about to finish off an opponent and get another kill. But my friends and I play so that you only "truly win" if you're the last man standing AND you have the most kills. And I don't mind playing more than 3 stock, but I like to switch characters a lot so that gives me more opportunities to change. Plus when you're playing with a group the first two out don't have to wait forever for the last two people duking it out to finish their match.

 

[Venraneld]

an even better question is if anyone ever plays coin or bonus
.....ever?

Good point. I've played around with the bonus matches, but usually go back to stock after one or two rounds. And coin is possibly the worst of all of them.

 

[Deleted member]

I only play the N64 version (didn't like Melee). When we're playing in person, three stock, when playing online, five stock. No time limit.

 

[Mambo]

It has always been 3 stock, no time.

 

[Drclaw411]

I only play the N64 version (didn't like Melee). When we're playing in person, three stock, when playing online, five stock. No time limit.

ummmmm....yeah...N64 Smash didn't have online play. In fact, Nintendo Wi-Fi didn't even exist yet.

 

[Roatigas]

According to my Melee records section, I've played more coin battles - exactly 100, for the trophy >.> - than I have stock matches. So I guess my answer is timed, usually 3 minutes. I think my preference for timed battles stems from the fact that my only regular human opponent - my sister - doesn't like the definitive loss that is derived from stock matches, and so I had to play timed matches in order for her to play. After a while, it just became the way I rolled.

Back in the days of 64, when my friends retained an interest in it, I'm fairly certain all my matches were stock based though. Perhaps Smash is cyclical for me and I'll return to stock matches for Brawl.

 

[Tenkai]

I play in Stocks in 1vs1 duel. 5 stocks.

But I prefer Time when I play in Free For All. 5 minute in Smash 64, and 3 minutes in Smash Melee (since the game is faster, then there is more KO).
I think that playin' in time allow a more balanced gameplay with more comeback situation and all.
You have to attack enough to gain point, but being careful enough too to not lose them.

Stocks with 3 or 4 player tends to be less accurate (and basically, you can stay in a corner, wait for the moment when your 3 opponents already lose some stocks and begin to attack them.) than Time.

 

[Ronster87]

I play stock, I find time to be kind of cheap, since you can just try to run away when you have the lead

 

[MAST3R]

Stock! Usually 3 lives apiece.

 

[JayceMJ]

ummmmm....yeah...N64 Smash didn't have online play. In fact, Nintendo Wi-Fi didn't even exist yet.

Kaillera. Look it up.

I usually do timed stock when playing 1v1. 3 Lives 5 minutes. Having a time limit there usually forces more aggression.

With 3 or more people I play timed. Especially when someone's using Sheik or we're on Hyrule Temple. It's a good way to discourage turtling.

 

[Lecto2007]

there are people who play timed?

That i didnt know i thought everyone like me played stock