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I have been seeing a couple people questioning how valuable an AT is and if it is worth learning and my answer is yes. I am NOT forcing you use them in your game, I am telling you the importance of learning them. Let me explain.
Let me say this in a way we all can relate, school. While in school, you have your interests and what you do well in and what you don't. Lets say you love math and are really good because you took a AP calc test and did really well but you hate History. Substitute any subject that fits you but you most likely have said, "I love Math and want to do something in Math but History is not for me. I don't want to take that class because it isn't what I want to do."
We all have said this and despite our hatred for it, the school forces us to take it for a good reason. It makes you a well rounded person. With this knowledge, you can and will apply it to your life somehow. A professor at my college gave a good by example in one of his speeches,
"You never know when knowledge will help you. You (in the music field) could find yourself invited to a party where you meet someone you have never met (they are in the Science field.) Even though you hated Science, you remembered some information from high school Biology class that you can talk with with them. It may be small news to them, listening to something they already know, but it can make the difference of whether or not they will give you money for your music project you want to accomplish. Even though you both have completely different backgrounds, you found a way to bridge the gap between the two and it is good for networking."
The same goes for these AT's. The boards is the school and the AT's are the classes. We can't force you to learn them and use them, but speaking from experience, they DO help you improve. My style is more hand to hand combat and I don't use arrow looping too much because it doesn't fit my style as much as Wing dashing does. But I tell you, every time that I have used Arrow looping correctly and it has paid dividends in my matches.
I don't see what the harm is for spending a little bit of time learning techniques at a proficient level that has been proven useful in other player's game. Learning these tech does 2 things:
1. Increases your bag of tricks
2. Makes you a well rounded Pit player
1. You never know what situation will you will face in future matches. You may realize, "I think arrow looping will be good here" or, "I think this is a good time to use ART." Because you have done the homework and added these techs to your bag of tricks, you can pull them out at ANY time when needed. Also, certain techs will naturally take precedent over others with certain match ups.
I have recently learned that Wingdashing is not effective against Samus who spams Zair, but arrow looping is. I know from experience that Wingdashing works well against Mario, especially his fireballs. These are two examples and are definitely not the only ones.
2. Because you are learning AT's suited for different styles, this will help you find your style easier and it makes you well rounded. Being well rounded will help allow you to alter your style of play to fit the match up you are in, thus giving you an advantage. Also, it is nice to be able to perform any Pit specific AT at will if your friends ask, "Hey, can you show me the Angelic step? It sounds cool and I want to see it!"
In my opinion, Pit is one of the most unique characters in Brawl. I Believe that Pit truly has style in his game that is unmatched by any other character. I was very impressed looking at some footage of Japan Mario and looked forward to the Japan Pits. Unfortunately I was disappointed. I saw no AT's whatsoever and the result was an unimpressive, slow looking Pit. I am not the only person on the boards to share this same opinion mind you. Pit is flashy, fun to watch and that is the way he should be played.
In conclusion, I am NOT forcing you use them in your game, I am telling you the importance of learning them. I believe that you should learn these AT's first and decided later which ones are going to be more helpful to your game. These AT's are not there to look pretty on the wall but are there for YOUR benefit, personally growth, and well roundedness as a Pit player. Thank you for reading
Sincerely,
kupo
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I believe this is worth taking 2 mins to read. To whom this may apply
I have been seeing a couple people questioning how valuable an AT is and if it is worth learning and my answer is yes. I am NOT forcing you use them in your game, I am telling you the importance of learning them. Let me explain.
Let me say this in a way we all can relate, school. While in school, you have your interests and what you do well in and what you don't. Lets say you love math and are really good because you took a AP calc test and did really well but you hate History. Substitute any subject that fits you but you most likely have said, "I love Math and want to do something in Math but History is not for me. I don't want to take that class because it isn't what I want to do."
We all have said this and despite our hatred for it, the school forces us to take it for a good reason. It makes you a well rounded person. With this knowledge, you can and will apply it to your life somehow. A professor at my college gave a good by example in one of his speeches,
"You never know when knowledge will help you. You (in the music field) could find yourself invited to a party where you meet someone you have never met (they are in the Science field.) Even though you hated Science, you remembered some information from high school Biology class that you can talk with with them. It may be small news to them, listening to something they already know, but it can make the difference of whether or not they will give you money for your music project you want to accomplish. Even though you both have completely different backgrounds, you found a way to bridge the gap between the two and it is good for networking."
The same goes for these AT's. The boards is the school and the AT's are the classes. We can't force you to learn them and use them, but speaking from experience, they DO help you improve. My style is more hand to hand combat and I don't use arrow looping too much because it doesn't fit my style as much as Wing dashing does. But I tell you, every time that I have used Arrow looping correctly and it has paid dividends in my matches.
I don't see what the harm is for spending a little bit of time learning techniques at a proficient level that has been proven useful in other player's game. Learning these tech does 2 things:
1. Increases your bag of tricks
2. Makes you a well rounded Pit player
1. You never know what situation will you will face in future matches. You may realize, "I think arrow looping will be good here" or, "I think this is a good time to use ART." Because you have done the homework and added these techs to your bag of tricks, you can pull them out at ANY time when needed. Also, certain techs will naturally take precedent over others with certain match ups.
I have recently learned that Wingdashing is not effective against Samus who spams Zair, but arrow looping is. I know from experience that Wingdashing works well against Mario, especially his fireballs. These are two examples and are definitely not the only ones.
2. Because you are learning AT's suited for different styles, this will help you find your style easier and it makes you well rounded. Being well rounded will help allow you to alter your style of play to fit the match up you are in, thus giving you an advantage. Also, it is nice to be able to perform any Pit specific AT at will if your friends ask, "Hey, can you show me the Angelic step? It sounds cool and I want to see it!"
In my opinion, Pit is one of the most unique characters in Brawl. I Believe that Pit truly has style in his game that is unmatched by any other character. I was very impressed looking at some footage of Japan Mario and looked forward to the Japan Pits. Unfortunately I was disappointed. I saw no AT's whatsoever and the result was an unimpressive, slow looking Pit. I am not the only person on the boards to share this same opinion mind you. Pit is flashy, fun to watch and that is the way he should be played.
In conclusion, I am NOT forcing you use them in your game, I am telling you the importance of learning them. I believe that you should learn these AT's first and decided later which ones are going to be more helpful to your game. These AT's are not there to look pretty on the wall but are there for YOUR benefit, personally growth, and well roundedness as a Pit player. Thank you for reading
Sincerely,
kupo