How does one find their main?

[Lmessi24]

How do you decide who you should main, for competetive players? Should you try to use each character for a while to see who your most comfortable with, and the best with?

 

[RaqTasmeneth]

Sounds right.

 

[OmegaXXII]

Pretty much, just experiment and find a character you're most suited playing with, as soon as you realize who you're good with try to aim to get better with it.

Also, there's no need for this thread, check it out below:

http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=282144

 

[Lmessi24]

Yeah I saw that thread, but I wanted a more serious thread about how competetive players pick their main. I've mained DK for all smash games, so im bored of him. He also seems to not do well against high tier characters, according to the matchup chart. I think im good with defensive characters but I want to try a different type of character. How long should you practice, train, and play with a character until you know if your good with them?

 

[BlueXenon]

To find a main, you should make a list of all the characters on a paper. Erase all the characters that you don't want as your main until you have a few characters left. Start using the few characters left and pick the one your best with. If that character has some bad match ups, choose a second character that would do well on those match ups.

 

[Vinylic.]

Take it from me, just choose one of them that's suitable for you and repeat until you find a character you'd mostly fit into.

Nuff Said.

 

[Deleted member]

It depends on what you like to do.

If you like comboing main diddy/lucario

If you like killing early and living forever main Snake/DDD

If you like being gay main Meta Knight

 

[popsofctown]

It depends on what you like to do.

If you like comboing main diddy/lucario

If you like killing early and living forever main Snake/DDD

If you like being gay the winner main Meta Knight

Fixed.

Don't be a scrub.

 

[Deleted member]

Im not a scrub for hating Meta Knight.

Half of Smashboards hates Meta Knight.

Obviously you say that because you main Meta Knight.

 

[Vinylic.]

Obviously, people just need to get better. MK's never gonna get banned anyways.

 

[Zankoku]

Wow why are people being so serious in GBD?

To find a main you point at a character and say "that is my main" and then you use that character all the time and it's your main.

 

[Steam]

Lucario can't combo if the opponent is smart and can DI. you have to make hard read after hard read unless the opponent is D3 or DK.

 

[Lmessi24]

Alright, thanks for the help guys.

 

[BKupa666]

By either liking a character and playing them regularly, or by playing a character regularly and liking them. Both work just fine.

 

[Gatlin]

Generally picking a main is completely dependent on you and your decision. Other people can tell you who to main, but it's not the best way to go about it in my opinion. Like a lot of the others in this thread have said, it is simply going through the list and experimenting with characters. Eliminating the characters you dislike playing, while keeping the ones you do like playing. You don't necessarily have to narrow it down to one character either, that's what secondaries are for. I found my main simply because I like playing as him, nothing else really.

You can also try bouncing around in the Brawl Character boards, it might make your decision easier.

Good luck.

 

[Lmessi24]

Ok I'll check the character boards, although sometimes it sucks when the characters you like are lower middle tier or bottom, like when I used to main luigi.
One last question I have is that do you have to play the same playing style as the pros do when using a character. For example, if I try to main people like pikachu or sonic do I always have to be running,jumping, and moving in order to be good?

 

[EpixAura]

There's only one character. Meta Knight. The question isn't "main Meta Knight" or "not main Meta Knight." It's whether to play gay with MK, or play REALLY gay with MK. Trolololol.

 

[Gatlin]

Ok I'll check the character boards, although sometimes it sucks when the characters you like are lower middle tier or bottom, like when I used to main luigi.
One last question I have is that do you have to play the same playing style as the pros do when using a character. For example, if I try to main people like pikachu or sonic do I always have to be running,jumping, and moving in order to be good?

Meh. It happens.
Those are the key words though "characters you like". You learn to live with it and accept whatever position they are on the tier list if you like the character enough.

To answer your second question, you certainly don't wanna be standing still lol You'll learn how to control characters properly over time with enough practice. If you want, you could try asking for a character mentor in the Smashbarods Mentoring Program. It's basically a 1-on-1 learning scenario with an experienced player. There are mentors for each individual character as well, so it's not like broad/vague information. Or if you have any specific questions relating to a specific character, you should definitely ask for advice/answers in their sections.

 

[Lmessi24]

i'm not that bad, I just don't think I can think quickly enough to use fast characters with quick moves and long combos, thats why ive used dk, luigi, and use slower defensive characters. I'm trying to branch away from the slow characters. Idk, i guess I'll just have to learn to think faster/play different play styles.

 

[SupaSairentoZ7℠]

I always been into characters that have high learning curves. That is partly why I picked Peach to play and use.

 

[Lmessi24]

I guess that would be good to challenge yourself.

 

[Deleted member]

Tiers dont matter.

Just find a character you are comfortable with.

 

[Lmessi24]

I think I've decided on using sonic.

 

[Supreme Dirt]

Here's how to pick a main if you're competitive.

Metaknight.

The rest of us are just scrubs.

 

[Segastorm]

What the others said, get a character you're comfortable with, learn their advanced techniques, and practice.

 

[Le vieux lapin]

Here's how to pick a main if you're competitive.

Metaknight.

The rest of us are just scrubs.

So tru.... can't stand it.... but it's tru.
If ya suck, ya turn to the dark side.

 

[Propeller Toad]

I just choose the character I like, and then I try to main them. It may take practice, but at least it gives me some happiness when using my favourite character as opposed to using the stronger ones.

 

[-Ran]

If I'm serious about performing well in a game, after I begin to grasp the fundamentals of the system, I look at the tier list and match up chart if the community for the game has reached that point. If not, I look at tournament results and the regional rankings for characters. At that point, I look at the top/high tier characters and determine which ones I feel that I could operate with efficiently in a tournament environment. The goal of selecting a character is to find one that offers enough tools that I am capable of using to win.

I'm a tier ***** in many respects. Just like I wouldn't play an MMORPG with a bad class, I'm going to find an option that will allow me to play competitively.

 

[Vinylic.]

There's only one character. Meta Knight. The question isn't "main Meta Knight" or "not main Meta Knight." It's whether to play gay with MK, or play REALLY gay with MK. Trolololol.

That was odd of you. You like plushies?
We should consider him as a Tyrant of Smash Bros.

 

[TheMarioFinale1.0]

Well I dont really have a "main" but there are characters I like to be, but once I get really good with them I move on to other characters I am not so good at. Here I will show you this guide that shows how easy the characters are to play as which kind of shows how I got good with people. By beginner medium intermidiate and expert i mean how hard it is to do combos and powerful attacks.
Beginner Characters
Kirby Mario Mr.Game and Watch Jigglypuff Donkey Kong
Medium
Peach Zero Suit Samus Bowser Ike Meta Knight Ganondorf Link Toon Link Shiek Captain Falcon Fox
Intermidiate
Marth Samus Diddy Kong Wario Luigi King dedede Falco Wolf Pit Pokemon trainer Lucario Pikachu
Expert
Snake Sonic Olimar Lucas Ness Zelda

 

[Le vieux lapin]

If you play to win, you should main MK, Diddy or Snake.
If you play to have fun... pick a cute low-tier and have fun in the little leagues.

 

[TimboJimbo]

What I'm doing at the moment is having a tournament of all characters...only I'm playing all of them.

Its a double elimination bracket of 37 (including Shiek and ZSS separate) and I play 1 match with one character, 1 match with the other, and then the third match of the set with the one I either had most fun with or won most by (usually they're the same).

The character who wins the tournament will be my main

I recommend it as you play a few games with each character and just generally improve your skills

 

[Twinkles]

Whichever character feels most comfortable and brings me the most success should be your main.
...
Short answer: Go MK

 

[Le vieux lapin]

Whichever character feels most comfortable and brings me the most success should be your main.
...
Short answer: Go MK

Sad but true... hey that gave me an idea!
I should throw an all MK tourney!

 

[Pachinkosam]

i guess people dont want that NoW IF U youll excuse me i got get ReADY FOR THE TOURNAMENT

 

[GibbytheCreator]

the way i usually do it is try to find my fav characters from other games and play them. usually i get comfortable and good with them fast making them my main

 

[Le vieux lapin]

i guess people dont want that NoW IF U youll excuse me i got get ReADY FOR THE TOURNAMENT

Its a reference bro.