I don't really know how to word this, but I'll try my best in hopes that someone will get what I mean. 
I started playing melee around 2013 JUST before the documentary came out. I don't really look back on my progress too much but when I do it sort of baffles me and I'm curious if anyone else knows what I mean.
Naturally, when I first picked the game up (competitively, at least) I started off trying to learn short hopping and I just couldn't do it. It was too fast for me and even harder to do during an aerial. And when you throw fast falling and L-canceling in the mix? It was too difficult, I'd never master it, so I just shut the game off.
I don't recall ever practicing short hopping or L-canceling after that day or even playing melee frequently. And yet one day I could just do it. It didn't feel gradual or anything, sure I tried in game, but it was never like "wow I'm hitting like 70% of my L-cancels now!" It sort of just went from like, not being able to do any to being able to do them all the time.
As I get better at the game, I find that that's still the case. I picked up Falco, and tried waveshining. Couldn't do it at all. Then one day, it was like no sweat. Then, I decided to start doing shine wavelands to extend combos. I don't know how or why, but I sort of just picked them up and didn't go back.
Maybe that's why the game is so addictive to me. You'll just start doing new things that you didn't do before every time you start playing. But still. I'm curious to know if anyone catches my drift, and if I'm not making any sense you can say that too
Thx all
I started playing melee around 2013 JUST before the documentary came out. I don't really look back on my progress too much but when I do it sort of baffles me and I'm curious if anyone else knows what I mean.
Naturally, when I first picked the game up (competitively, at least) I started off trying to learn short hopping and I just couldn't do it. It was too fast for me and even harder to do during an aerial. And when you throw fast falling and L-canceling in the mix? It was too difficult, I'd never master it, so I just shut the game off.
I don't recall ever practicing short hopping or L-canceling after that day or even playing melee frequently. And yet one day I could just do it. It didn't feel gradual or anything, sure I tried in game, but it was never like "wow I'm hitting like 70% of my L-cancels now!" It sort of just went from like, not being able to do any to being able to do them all the time.
As I get better at the game, I find that that's still the case. I picked up Falco, and tried waveshining. Couldn't do it at all. Then one day, it was like no sweat. Then, I decided to start doing shine wavelands to extend combos. I don't know how or why, but I sort of just picked them up and didn't go back.
Maybe that's why the game is so addictive to me. You'll just start doing new things that you didn't do before every time you start playing. But still. I'm curious to know if anyone catches my drift, and if I'm not making any sense you can say that too
Thx all
