Donkey Kong's dash attack is infuriating at times

[Agosta44]

Rolling into the edge and immediately charging Giant Punch ~40% of the time the momentum sends me off the edge while charging, causing me to lose a stock half the time.

Literally the most infuriating thing about this game.

 

[Brickbox]

This has never occurred to me ever.

So you are saying that you use dash attack near the ledge that you end up sliding off?

 

[Ogopogo]

git gud son.

 

[Agosta44]

This has never occurred to me ever.

So you are saying that you use dash attack near the ledge that you end up sliding off?

Yep, it's been happening to me since the 3DS version released.

Edit: before anyone mentions "get good" or other drivel I've done well over 1500 matches with Donkey Kong between both versions.

 

[Brickbox]

hmm, well I want to know how to reproduce this because I feel like it could be a good ledge mind game, as far as SDing from this I guess you have to just have the mental awareness to be ready to cancel the donkey punch if you accidentally start charging.

I have SD'd by accidentally charging punch, but it is usually because I panic.

 

[Agosta44]

hmm, well I want to know how to reproduce this because I feel like it could be a good ledge mind game, as far as SDing from this I guess you have to just have the mental awareness to be ready to cancel the donkey punch if you accidentally start charging.

I have SD'd by accidentally charging punch, but it is usually because I panic.

It happens a lot when I roll into the ledge to try and catch people in range of the roll, then immediately mash B to start the punch. I wind up sliding off the ledge and he falls immediately downwards. It's more of a hindrance than anything.

If I had a better setup to record I would upload when it happens.

edit: to be honest I'm amazed this has never happened to you.

 

[MasterCheeze]

Yeah, I know what you're talking about. The dash attack puts you as far on the edge as you can be without falling off, and then winding up your punch slides you off. This happened to me in teams with a Villager a couple times. My teammate would plant a tree near the edge, I'd roll as close to the edge as I could, then I'd start charging a punch and slip off the stage. It'd be cool if DK's dash attack was like DKC.

 

[itsaxelol]

happens all the time. thank god aerial canceling the mega punch isnt as ******** as brawl

 

[Metalbro]

I flip a **** every time I cancel my wind offstage into an airdodge. It's the worst way to lose a stock.

 

[Big O]

Yeah when you dash attack near the ledge, if you buffer a punch you slide off every time. It's just one of those annoying little things you have to keep in the back of your mind. Thankfully air dodging offstage isn't as crippling bad for your vertical recovery. If you realize that you messed up and cancel it asap you should be fine.

 

[OddCrow]

light-press shield to cancel charging without airdodging, then just jump to the ledge

 

[DaRkJaWs]

Since this is still potentially an annoying issue every now and then, I thought id just share that if anyone ever rolls or slides to the edge that a small hop while still on stage, to charge, is the best prevention of this.

 

[Luigi player]

You should know that if you have some momentum some specials will make you fall off of edges. DKs neutralB is one of them... I'm already used to if from Brawl, so I know when I could fall down and stop charging immediately (or wait a little bit before charging to make sure I didn't fall). If you're used to this it shouldn't cause you to SD.

 

[dahuterschuter]

I could name like ten more infuriating things just off the top of my head.

 

[Dsull]

Yeah, ive died many a time to that.

I die more to accidental Fair though since thats such a LONG animation, if youre anywhere near the ledge when you use it by accident youre done for. Ive been gimped sub 20% because i got pushed JUUUUST over the ledge so i did a Fair when i was trying to do a Ftilt and sunk into the abyss.
Thats so irritating....

 

[Donkeykong98123]

Didn't they remove the thing where B moves make you slide off the edge in the most recent patch?

 

[Big O]

Didn't they remove the thing where B moves make you slide off the edge in the most recent patch?

Ya they did. This thread is kinda pointless now lol.