Tatsuman I edited this and responded to you here! ;D
Since the phantasm spikes, that means that when used on a grounded opponent it will cause 25% more hitstun than a move that sends that far normally would.
Wow, really? So spiked attacks, on stage induce 25% more hitstun than normal on average? For example, Falco's Dair spike on stage induces that much hitstun too?
Like I said, the shine buff felt so natural, and made Falco so much more interesting to play that I'm willing to stab myself in the foot for it, even if the knife used is lessening the hitstun of his phantasm. I honestly think the Phantasm should stay the way it is. Either way, I think the new shine would fix any / all of Falco's problems in Brawl+. I'd be willing to live without a buffed fair, or any buffed kill moves-- simply because having more combo options with the shine means that I'll have more opportunities to combo to higher %s and finish the enemy.
Could the shine buff be re-added, as it was before? Please for the love of God? Omg, I'm begging now. lol.
Not a Falco B+ main, but in my attempt to get to know every character decently, I've picked him up and actually had a lot of fun with him. Only in friendlies, of course.
I've honestly been playing him a lot like I played Falco in Melee, and found that I laser much more often than I used to in vBrawl and Melee. In using the laser more, I've found that SHDL can seriously shut a lot of characters down with it's speed and the spacing of the lasers on a vertical plane.
Am I just not playing him right, or does he actually play this campy?
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Falco advice for a B+ Falco newbie? xD
Sorry that the guide in the OP isn't done! If it were, you could have been educated there! I'll be working on it more shortly!
Okay, so Falco+:
As you've found, and you're right, he is still quite campy. He relies HEAVILY on his laser game. This is by no means a burden, however, it does take a good amount of technical skill (lots of practice to master). To be effective with Falco you MUST use your lasers. As you've found, his SHDL is quite fast, stops the enemy dead in there tracks, and is otherwise difficult for the enemy to handle if you've mastered it. Aside from SHDLing, you have to learn to combine the shdl with b-reversed lasers, as such you're effectively b-sticking without the b-stick. This is the most diffiuclt tech for Falco's lasers, and the most important to master. It is GREAT for approaches, and it's hard to read for the enemy.
How do you do reversed lasers you ask? When you're moving in a direction (can't do it standing still) you jump, hit B, then mash the contro lstick in the other direction immedately after pressing B, then hit B again for the second laser. You're essentially pressing B at the same rate you normally would for a SHDL, however now you're pressing the joystick in the opposite direction to your current movement (in the direction you want to shift to). Basically, if done correctly, you will have retreated the enemy, running in one direction, jumped as if to do the SHDL, then suddenly bounched back in the opposite direction, unleasing both lasers as usual. This is ESSENTIAL to master for a serious Falco because this shift in momentum is not only surprising to the enemy, but it's one of his best approaches. This brings you into the enemy's face as the lasers hit them, creating stun time, and then you can immediately follow up.
Practice this technique! :D It's really diffiuclt to perform because there's a ton of risk involved. If you mess up with the timing, and you will mess up, you will accidentally do a phantasm-- this could be death by your enemy or flying of the stage accidentally.
When close the enemy, use utilt to work your way into a combo, to combo, use his Bair. His bair is essential to his combo game! You can string together multiple bairs once you get good with it!!! In addition, don't only use Bairs when your back is to the enemy, use it even if your facing them, it's more effective to hit them with the weaker hitbox for comboing because it doesn't knock them back as far and you can follow up!
Theres a good bit to practice... try this stuff out, tell me what you think! I hope this helps!! ;D