Social Home of the ROBSquad - R.O.B. Social Thread

[zephyrnereus]

sup, beepos. I'm Zeph the Blue but you can call me Zeph. been a pretty old member here though most of the time I lurk. I did try to help out on the ROB Brawl and PM forums a while ago. I'm studying game development and am currently the best smash 4 and PM player in my college (though honestly that's not saying much). just now I'm starting to get into the competitive scene, and I managed to get top 40 out of 120 in my first tournament despite the fact that I could only practice on the 3DS for a WiiU tournament. I'm hoping to get better in both singles and doubles and destroy the competition with lasers and gyros. by the way, I usually use the SNES (purple) color, the Wii (white and cyan) color, and the Virtual Boy (red) color. also, autocancelled Nair to Down smash may be a thing.

 

[Mister Eric]

Them APEX pools be up.
And I got shafted in almost every one lol.

Stacked af.

O well, gotta make a name for myself somehow.

 

[BluePikmin11]

I'm BluePikmin11, loved using R.O.B. since his debut in Brawl, always used the classic Famicom design. Really hoping to master R.O.B. as soon as possible.

 

[Mister Eric]

Really hoping to master R.O.B. as soon as possible.

If you ever wanna practice, hit me up!

 

[BluePikmin11]

The three match-ups I had with ZSS (Yori) in For Glory inspired me to master him if you're wondering.

 

[GwJ]

Who would be a better choice for a secondary:

Diddy
Sheik
Pit

I think it would behoove us to have an ace up our sleeves for certain matchups. In Brawl I chose not to learn MK or anyone else because I didn't want to win because I chose the best character, but I think it's important to embrace the "play to win" mindset. Most people agree Diddy is the best at the moment, but Sheik is also up there as well and I think Pit just feels really good.

Who do you all think would cover ROB's weaknesses nicely?

Also, add my NNID and I'll add you back and we can play friendlies.

 

[zephyrnereus]

I'm still unsure what secondary I wanna use for tough matches. currently keeping DH as a secondary, with Megaman and Mac as a possibility. maybe even the Pac. my problem is, I play my top 3 pretty similarly: with lots of zoning and heavy focus on projectiles. they all seem to have a bit of trouble killing faster characters and can get rushed on if any opening is made. I really enjoy Mac's rushdown playstyle, but its so tiring to see the enemy on the edge just waiting for a grab and gimp...

 

[Awestrike]

Hello, I am Awestrike (NotPro ingame on 3DS), a Smash player who, surprisingly, has never played Melee. I picked up ROB in Sm4sh because I liked his special moveset, having a passive charge projectile, an active charge, and a projectile reflect (doubles as a shieldbreaker in teams). After I picked up ROB, I quickly realized that his projectile game was not nearly his entire game, and grew to absolutely adore his aerials and ledgeguard potential. I hope to improve my competitive game with ROB greatly without relying on gyro/laser spam from learning about his meta both here and in actual play.
I am a student (Junior in high school right now) from Indiana looking to eventually become a radiologist.

Side note: My mission is to teach everyone that ROB is truly a mechanical bird that spits blades, lasers, fire, and salt.

 

[Jams.]

Who would be a better choice for a secondary:

Diddy
Sheik
Pit

I think it would behoove us to have an ace up our sleeves for certain matchups. In Brawl I chose not to learn MK or anyone else because I didn't want to win because I chose the best character, but I think it's important to embrace the "play to win" mindset. Most people agree Diddy is the best at the moment, but Sheik is also up there as well and I think Pit just feels really good.

Who do you all think would cover ROB's weaknesses nicely?

Also, add my NNID and I'll add you back and we can play friendlies.

I would choose Diddy out of the 3 characters you mentioned, simply due to his low skill floor. You can have a good Diddy Kong simply by having strong fundamentals, and he requires the least practice out of those characters (and perhaps anyone on the cast) to perform well with. I feel like these traits all make for a very potent secondary. The metagame is also not at a point where everyone knows the Diddy matchup so well that pocket Diddys are useless (kind of like pocket MK in Brawl), so might as well pick him up now.

 

[B_Bech]

Who would be a better choice for a secondary:

Diddy
Sheik
Pit

I think it would behoove us to have an ace up our sleeves for certain matchups. In Brawl I chose not to learn MK or anyone else because I didn't want to win because I chose the best character, but I think it's important to embrace the "play to win" mindset. Most people agree Diddy is the best at the moment, but Sheik is also up there as well and I think Pit just feels really good.

Who do you all think would cover ROB's weaknesses nicely?

Also, add my NNID and I'll add you back and we can play friendlies.

Take both Sheik and Diddy. Learning those characters is easy and learning the ins and outs/ hitboxes and such will aid you immensely, considering they are the top crop.

That's what I'm doing. My fundamental Diddy and Sheik tend to beat most ROB mains too, since I abhore the ditto.


I think I've actually used my Diddy on you!


EDIT:


I suppose I should do an introduction as well. My name is B-Bech. I'm a member of the NJ Smash scene, and new to competitive play. I've been making a decent name for myself and getting better each day. My goal is to build the metagame for ROB and help inspire people to play the character! I'm currently watching videos of 8Bitman and thinking... Why didn't I think of that!?

Anyways, I'm a writer and novelist. Some times, a huge spaz when it comes to nerves at tournaments. I love chatting about pretty much anything you can think of so feel free to hit me up. I'm down to train and discuss tactics whenever you guys are!

Wii u: B_Bech
Skype: bradvertise

 

[zephyrnereus]

I personally hate following the meta. like it just feels like I'm abandoning my characters cause people say these guys are unbeatable.we just gotta find a way to get through them.

 

[GwJ]

That's a respectable position to hold, don't get me wrong. There's nothing wrong with playing one character and getting around their faults however you can. On the other hand though, you need to consider why you go to tournaments.


Do I play to win? Do I play to have fun? Most people will say yes to both questions. Then the question becomes: is it more important to win or have fun?

Here's where people disagree. I think having fun is more important but winning is also very important.

Basically, I want to play to win AND have fun.

 

[zephyrnereus]

I guess you're right. for me, I want to win with my skill and knowledge of my favorite characters, and personally I dislike playing as sheik and diddy. their playstyle just doesn't click with me.

with that out of the way, I'm starting to consider Pit or DDD as possible characters to cover for ROB's weaknesses. any thoughts on that?

 

[Mister Eric]

Tiers, tiers, tiers.
This topic interests me. Especially for a lot of new players and how they adapt to the world of tiers.
In Brawl, I stayed a ROB only main. And that... hmm... let's just say I grew and learned a lot. I mean, I was a monster with ROB.

@ GwJ I think ROB can do it. All by his lonesome. And you might think that you might know that, and just have the outlook that you don't want to struggle more than you have to. I'm in it to win it dude (& have fun). So I'm completely understanding to those that want to tier up or just pick up a 2ndary that can cover bad MUs. You've been around long enough to know what's up. Diddy will be one of the easiest to pick up. I honestly don't think a high level Sheik is that easy. I'm sure we'll talk more about it @ APEX.

For now, I'm going to keep at the ROB only mode and level him up and get a true feel for where I think he stands.
So far I struggle against Sheik and Fox. Maybe Sonic. Maybe Luigi. Maybe Diddy. But definitely Sheik and Fox. Oh...and Lil Mac *blushes*

 

[PowerHungryFool]

Been looking into Lucario or Sheik as a secondary, but I have to agree with Eric that I'm pretty much gonna stay in ROB only mode for now.

 

[RBreadsticks]

Hi y'all names RBreadsticks been lurking this particular character forum for a while but just signed up. I'm looking in particular to practice against people who have tournament experience I want to get destroyed so I know what I'm doing wrong. I have a pretty good win rate on for glory 94% over the last 50 matches but that doesn't mean much when everyone on for glory kind of sucks lol.

My Wiiu name is RBreadstik I would love to have some people to practice with especially Rob mains who have good pocket side characters.

 

[Mister Eric]

Hoping to start streaming soon! Perhaps within the next month.
APEX is so close! AHHH. -nervous-

Hi y'all names RBreadsticks been lurking this particular character forum for a while but just signed up. I'm looking in particular to practice against people who have tournament experience I want to get destroyed so I know what I'm doing wrong. I have a pretty good win rate on for glory 94% over the last 50 matches but that doesn't mean much when everyone on for glory kind of sucks lol.

My Wiiu name is RBreadstik I would love to have some people to practice with especially Rob mains who have good pocket side characters.

Welcome dude! We have a Skype grp if you're interested in getting in. Hit me up with your skype id if you are.

Also, I'd be down to practice sometime!

 

[PowerHungryFool]

Hi y'all names RBreadsticks been lurking this particular character forum for a while but just signed up. I'm looking in particular to practice against people who have tournament experience I want to get destroyed so I know what I'm doing wrong. I have a pretty good win rate on for glory 94% over the last 50 matches but that doesn't mean much when everyone on for glory kind of sucks lol.

My Wiiu name is RBreadstik I would love to have some people to practice with especially Rob mains who have good pocket side characters.

I have a little bit of tourney experience and a decent pocket lucario, add me and we'll practice sometime. also, I'd recommend using anther's ladder instead of for gory, it's alot better for practicing competitive play.

 

[RBreadsticks]

I have a little bit of tourney experience and a decent pocket lucario, add me and we'll practice sometime. also, I'd recommend using anther's ladder instead of for gory, it's alot better for practicing competitive play.

Thanks for the warm welcome y'all. I don't have skype yet I'll have to get on that.
Power hungry fool you mentioned anthers ladder, not to sound like a complete noob but how do I acess that? Is it a thread in the forum or is it something more akin to pokemon last generation where there was ways to search for smogon ladder matches via wifi?

Sorry for my greeness im just getting into competitve smash with this generation

 

[PowerHungryFool]

Thanks for the warm welcome y'all. I don't have skype yet I'll have to get on that.
Power hungry fool you mentioned anthers ladder, not to sound like a complete noob but how do I acess that? Is it a thread in the forum or is it something more akin to pokemon last generation where there was ways to search for smogon ladder matches via wifi?

Sorry for my greeness im just getting into competitve smash with this generation

No problem, anther's ladder is a matchmaking website at www.smashladder.com where you can find people who seek to take the game to the next level just like you. Just sign up, put in your NNID/FC , send your match a friend request, and start playing. It has friendlies and ranked games, and keeps up with all of your records in ranked matches, who won or lost, what characters were played and on what stage. Props to Anther for running all that, it's a huge contribution to the community.

 

[Mister Eric]

You can also consider the ladder on www.nintendodojo.com

 

[RBreadsticks]

Thanks so much too the two of you^ Definitely valuable resources that I'll be checking out in the coming days, thanks for being so patient with a forums noobie.

 

[Mister Eric]

Thanks so much too the two of you^ Definitely valuable resources that I'll be checking out in the coming days, thanks for being so patient with a forums noobie.

Gotta start somewhere, man.
Get that skype together and join us. We're always happy to help.

 

[NintenRob]

8-bit man here, not to be confused with @8Bitman

Important question, have they fixed the glitch with R.O.B.s eyes in the update?

 

[Breadbot]

Shout out to all the R.O.Bs at Apex!
Good luck!
Have fun out there and show everyone what the bot's got!

 

[KeithTheGeek]

Shout out to all the R.O.Bs at Apex!
Good luck!
Have fun out there and show everyone what the bot's got!

Too bad about APEX being screwed over, eh? Hope you guys over there are doing well.

 

[Mister Eric]

Too bad about APEX being screwed over, eh? Hope you guys over there are doing well.

the struggle is real my friend, but we are hanging in there

 

[Jams.]

It sucks to see Apex face so many complications. Somehow, it has pulled through so far though, with some help and a lot of diligence. Crossing my fingers nothing else goes wrong.

 

[GwJ]

The apex crew is doing a fantastic job and I hope tomorrow goes well.

 

[PowerHungryFool]

Thank god for a second venue on such short notice. Apex being outright canceled would suck :/

 

[Breadbot]

Great to know that everything worked out fine.
Good luck out there everyone!

 

[Brazen Rook]

Hello, I'm Brazen Rook, or just Rook. I've only been playing smash since the early Brawl days, and back then never competitively. I decided to give competitive smash a shot when Sm4sh released and so far I'm really enjoying it!
I've always liked playing ROB, and decided to main him early on. In fact, in a game full of living fighters, I find beating them up as a quirky, plastic toy is actually kinda funny!

Edit: Also, good luck to everyone at Apex! I will be watching!

 

[Mister Eric]

my wii u pool is at 4:30. my pool is not ez so I'm a tiny bit nervous going in. but w/e, gonna play my best. only rob main I've ran into so far is B-Bech. o and BO X7

 

[Brazen Rook]

my wii u pool is at 4:30. my pool is not ez so I'm a tiny bit nervous going in. but w/e, gonna play my best. only rob main I've ran into so far is B-Bech. o and BO X7

Oh, so for me that would be at about 9:30, I'll keep my eyes open.
Just watched someone named Vinny play a Diddy while using ROB. The stream chat was pretty hype about the ROB action, so I definitely won't be rooting for you alone once you're up haha.

 

[GwJ]

my wii u pool is at 4:30. my pool is not ez so I'm a tiny bit nervous going in. but w/e, gonna play my best. only rob main I've ran into so far is B-Bech. o and BO X7

I'll pop by and say hi when your wave starts. What's your pool number?

 

[Mister Eric]

sent Larry Lurr to losers, got messed up by him on stream in losers finals. didn't get as far as I wanted, but I still got a lot of work to put in

 

[Leisha]

Goodluck to all the APEX robs :O

Wish I could go, the hype would be amazing.

Maybe one day ;,)

 

[Sol0ke]

Sup guys, I decided to pick up R.O.B. cause
1) I needed a counterpick
2) He fits my playstyle
3) The little guy needs some love!

Hope to learn get along with you all!

 

[KeithTheGeek]

I'm probably preaching to the choir here, but dang do I love ROB's tops. I feel like I'm actually good at the game when I get some sick set-up off of them. I'm not sure how viable this actually is, but my favorite thing is getting bairs off a z-dropped top when it pops them up. Earlier did that, put my opponent off-stage, and then chased them off with his dair.

I've also simply let a spinning top pop them off the ledge for a dair set-up before also. :D

 

[THE 6r]

I've been playing smash ever since a friend loaned me a copy of Brawl. I only recently picked up ROB as I used him for the 3ds conquest and fell in love with him. Also I needed a counterpick. I hope to contribute and learn from this forum.