Getting better..

[dc2205]

I have been playing Smash for a while now. I have a group of friends that play pretty often but I play every single day Whether it be online, with friends or against level 9 cpus . But lately I have been in a rut, my roomate keeps beating me everyday. My friends who are way better than us keep telling me to keep playing my roomate until I beat him consistently. But I dont feel like I am getting better. I keep getting beat by him. will I really get better by playing him everyday?

 

[Locuan]

There's a lot of things you can do to get better. For example, learn your characters weaknesses and strengths. Learn how to predict your opponents reactions; seeing your opponents patterns. For example, will my opponent roll at this moment? If yes, then punish the roll. The first question I would like to ask you though is, what character do you main or use at the majority of your games?

 

[ValourWinds]

I'm sure you've already figured this out, but you need to tackle him / exploit where his weak spots are.

Smash Bros., especially this new one, is all about good reads, you have to really be able to anticipate what your opponents going to do, then act accordingly. If you see the same tried and true techniques and attacks being employed, you already have a good insight into how your opponent is most likely going to behave.

The trouble in answering your question there lies in the simple fact.. are you able to out-'read' your friend?

If he can do it quicker and more efficiently than you, you better step up your game. That's the best advice I could give. Start doing things he probably wouldn't play well to. Or if you guys are playing locally or whatever, start choosing character classes/builds that play into his weaknesses.

 

[visvim]

I have been playing Smash for a while now. I have a group of friends that play pretty often but I play every single day Whether it be online, with friends or against level 9 cpus . But lately I have been in a rut, my roomate keeps beating me everyday. My friends who are way better than us keep telling me to keep playing my roomate until I beat him consistently. But I dont feel like I am getting better. I keep getting beat by him. will I really get better by playing him everyday?

You will only get better by playing him every day if you are able to understand why he's beating you. If you can grasp this (by reflecting upon matches you lose or watching replays of said matches) you should start to see yourself improve and win more consistently. But if you're just playing him game after game without recognizing the patterns you both fall into, you probably won't see much in the way of growth.

 

[GhostUrsa]

I have been playing Smash for a while now. I have a group of friends that play pretty often but I play every single day Whether it be online, with friends or against level 9 cpus . But lately I have been in a rut, my roomate keeps beating me everyday. My friends who are way better than us keep telling me to keep playing my roomate until I beat him consistently. But I dont feel like I am getting better. I keep getting beat by him. will I really get better by playing him everyday?

Save a couple of replays of your matches, and then a few days later watch them as a spectator. When you aren't playing the game, you're able to focus your attention to more and may gain insight for things to pay attention to during your future plays. Most people have an easier time being analytical when not pressured by outside constraints, so spectating may give you the fresh state of mind needed to see what you haven't been able to during play.

 

[Locuan]

@ GhostUrsa 's suggestion is really good as well. Analyze your replays and look for the places where you had errors. That way you can focus on improving those areas.

 

[ELITEWarri0r115]

To Be a better Player. Try and practice a lot on your own. Like Go with your main, face all characters at level 9 at least 15 times. More or less, study how they fight, what their movements are, and predict what they will do. I play Better now when I did that. But I still need to practice more on Greninja and Peach

 

[GhostUrsa]

To Be a better Player. Try and practice a lot on your own. Like Go with your main, face all characters at level 9 at least 15 times. More or less, study how they fight, what their movements are, and predict what they will do. I play Better now when I did that. But I still need to practice more on Greninja and Peach

Good advice, though not with Lvl 9s. It is well documented that they are programmed to input read, which makes them inhuman with their reactive-focused defensive options, and can lead to bad habits forming when fighting good opponents. The rest is still sound, but go with other humans or lvl 7-8 cpus if none are available.

That and use Spectate mode. You'd be surprised what you can learn by watching how other get out of situations, plus it helps re-enforce your ability to make good estimates on match ups (the betting thing actually has helped me a little, since I've had to both improve my MU knowledge and ability to understand how players work).