brawl has helped me think a lot more. from the first time i played brawl, i was kinda pissed that it was so slow, and i came to the conclusion that i would not let this ruin my experience on this brand new game. i resolved to take advantage of the slowness and place more "on-my-feet" thought into my game. therefore, i now have a better tech chase game, better mind games (i.e. looking/baiting for someone to roll right into me), a better camp strategy, and a new out look on dealing damage without trynna go for some huge combo at every approach.
tech skill on the other hand has not so much improved. the only thing i can say much for is my ability to shuffle marth's fairs twice in one short hop. other than that, i pretty much lost my tech skill in melee until i started playing it again for the first time since i went on a brawl binge.
overall, i still think melee>brawl; however, they are two different games. almost like comparing apples and oranges, but (imho) **** apples.
