Do you play Stock or Timed???

[Ca$hoholic]

i mostly play time, i think thats more fun and i win 75% of the time in it I just like it call me crazy, i like stock too though

 

[Machineking1313]

I always play stock. Time mode can be dumb because in free for all, a guy can just single weak people out and get KOs and once they got the lead just run to hills.

 

[Aeramis]

4 Stock 8 mins tournament rules.

 

[turboether]

rawk hawk says: STAWK RAWKS!

3 stock. no time. 5 stock for 2v2's

 

[Maben]

4 Stock matches, timed matches are just dumb. Example:

You are playing a timed match, both you and your opponent are at 150% damage. You K.O. your opponent and are now winning +1 to -1. If you let him come back and kill you then the score will be equaled back to 0 to 0. It is to your advantage to take the time that he is dying to SD yourself and make the score 0 to -1. Now you are winning by one point and you are both on a new life with 0% damage...it's a dumb system.

 

[Tenkai]

Maben:

That's why Time must be played with 3 or 4 players.
In 1vs1 duel it's indeed dumb for the reason you mentionned.
But it's different in a Free For All: if you suicide yourself, you'll lose 1 point, and the other players may be able to come back in the game by taking advantage of your one point loss.

 

[SuperLink9]

I play Stock, playing on Stock helps you practise not losing lives accidentally... it also just makes more sense, and you can tell who is winning. Those losing try harder in the end, and often do quite a bit of damage in their last stock (maybe it's a psychological thing? XD) so Stock FTW!

I usually play 7 Stock matches, not too short and not too long, they never usually go over 7/8 minutes. I think 7 lives is ideal, 'cos when it went to 8 temportarily, we didn't like it much XD

 

[Crystallion]

I prefer stock by far! I don't really like hectic battles, especially when playing Melee, battle's fast enough already.

 

[Nalafein]

I always play stock, either - 5 stocks, 10 stocks or 20 stocks. is pretty normal. Rarely i play 3 stocks.
But when we are many people that are playing to gether we often play under our custom house rule.
1 stock per character. Winner stands, looser swaps, untill there are only one player left.

 

[Smash_Gigas]

By myself: 3-minute Time.
With friends: 4-Stock (no time)

 

[Zuby]

I usually play timed, but when me and friends have a tournament we do 2-4 stock battles. I do stock a bit, but I prefer timed, because I can rack up more KOs that way.

 

[Peter_Parker]

5 stock. No time.

If there are more than 4 of us, the person who is 1st in stock left automatically stays in, no matter how many kills they get. After that, the person with the least kills has to switch out with whomever did not play the round.

 

[Metalknux]

I always play either 5 or 10 stock, no time.

 

[OrlanduEX]

Time is for fun. Stock is for competition.

In time natches, you can kill the opponent once then run away for the rest of the time and still win. You can also kill yourself before you would die to prevent your opponent from gaining points (though you lose 1 of course).
In stocked matches, this bs isn't possible.

 

[oxyborb]

I always play coin mode.

Stock is too cheap in 4 player in that you can run away from the other people fighting and then have all your stocks when the end and no one can win against you. Time is too cheap because people always kill steal right at the last moment. Bonus is pretty awesome because of all the skill that's required but coin is just better.

In Coin mode you don't have the other problems of stock and time so it's a lot more fair. Most of the higher classed tournaments I've competed at used Coin Mode for that reason. From my experience, most tournaments that people take seriously are Coin so it's always best to train under tournament standards like Coin Mode.
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Spoiler

/end satire made 4 freakin out teh n00bs.

 

[Link he come to town...]

My preference is timed (i make it -2 for SD's so you can't pull *******ery) and often on a fairly small map like fountain of dreams and stuff where you can't really run, my friends prefer stock so that's what i usually end up playing though, seeing as i can play smash for so long regardless, may as well keep other people playing as long as possible too. I expect i will do the same thing in brawl, if only to see the cool slowed down "TIME" at the end of the match. Oh btw i occasionaly play bonus, although it has almost no skill required its still funny to see who wins when youre bored, never play coin though, that mode just annoys me.

 

[Lucas_User]

Timed. (:

 

[bastula]

stock, 5 lives. no time.

 

[Revven]

Stock, 5 lives (some times 6 or 7 and rarely 10). I choose Stock for everything (FFA, 1vs1, 2vs2).

 

[Necrochild313]

Timed usually, so that all players are playing from start to finish.

 

[SmashChu]

Time. It's a lot faster and I find it to remove a lot of gay things you find in stock
-You cant win by camping
-You have to actually fight
-One mistake in time won't hurt you as much
-You can't team up on someone
I do agree with what someone said here. 1v1 and 2v2s are better with stock, and FFAs are better with time.

 

[Brawler1432]

I don't know what it is about Time, but i hate it. Stock on the other hand is awsome.

 

[Kowz]

4 stock no time 1v1. 1v1v1 I play 6 stock 10mins. If I'm bored I'll play 10stock 10 min.

 

[Speedy Gonzales]

Stock

 

[Cranberry Rogue]

Yeah, stock is pretty much the way to go. Having a time limit attached to that is stupid, just playing a straight five stock match is a fair way of doing things.

 

[Matt Silver]

Stock. Preferrably 3 on 3, and maybe 5 on 5 if I'm really bored. I don't like Time because I want to know where I stand, and with stocks I can know if I'm winning!

 

[Supa_Sonic]

I play 4 stock
Time sucks

 

[Boy Wonder]

Timed all the way, that way everyone is playing at all times. I always hated playing with people who preferred stock. I do 7 or 10 minute battles usually, depending on which character I'm playing with.

More people = more fun

I also enjoy not knowing is winning until the fight is over. Provides a bit of surprise at the end

 

[Desruprot]

Stock, you have to fight...

 

[soviet prince]

I play both stock and time

 

[camzaman]

I prefer stock because some of my friends are stupid and they just kill steal and camp if its timed.

 

[Brentos4o8]

Stock no doubt.
Time we do for like Super Sudden Death.
That's it though.

 

[The Slayer]

I prefer Timed (and Bonus) matches. Usually around 10 mins and maybe higher.

Of course you could say Timed matches is a silly mode, but unless you're playing with another person that is just as competitive as you, having it on a big stage, and that person keeps running away from you after a few KOs, then it's barely a wasted mode. In fact, my sisters get more enjoyment out of time than stock since they'll all be still playing and giving some sort of fighting chance. Really, it just comes down if you are competitive or not. I'm competitive, but I do like to have fun since that's what it was supposed to be played for.

 

[Airgemini]

Stock..Sometimes with and without time because I dont really like time...

 

[m0dredus]

This kind of belongs on the melee discussion... but just change the topic name to what will you play. I like stock. Time sucks.

 

[Eternal phoenix Fire]

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

I'm sorry, but I couldn't help but notice this ridiculous lie.

I play 4 stock, 8 min.

To inform people who think that timed stock is stupid, it's necessary for preventing unnecessarily long battles and camping.

 

[.selebu]

i play 4 stock, usually without any timelimits, but then again, i havent played ssbm for a heck of a long time =/

 

[blayde_axel]

People play time? lol.

Makes you wonder why the default's always time.

And Bonus is a good way to make noobs think they are winning. It'd be the only way I'd play it with someone.

Coin. Ha.

 

[Gup]

4 stock. No time. Always.

 

[error_alt_delete]

stock for me. time takes away from your skill cause at that point, its not who's best that determines who wins, but who can steal the most kills.(**** you ganon and you ^B!)

I sometimes do a little of coin, but the only ones I realy do are decision and stock.(both are dependent on skill)