How long did it take you guys..?

[SpeedyJ]

Just answer where appropriate.

How long did it take you guys to become...
1. Competent (good understanding of the game, application of ATs, match-ups, etc).
2. Competitive (consistent and decent performance at tournaments).
3. Highly competitive (constantly win/top tournaments).

And how'd you guys do it?

My answer:

Spoiler

1. A few months, it was so long ago and I was constantly shifting games (no johns). I just practiced the ATs in training, read smashboards and played lv9 computers lol

 

[Jonas]

It's not a point you get to, it's a constant process of self-improvement.

 

[Kanelol]

1. 6 months before i actually had any idea what was going on

I've still yet to achieve points 2 or 3.

Like jonas said, it's more of a zen philosophy in the sense that this moment is the only moment, and you can only improve as much as you can right now. Every moment you're playing this game is a transcendent instant of incandescent revelation, that lasts simultaneously an nansecond and a lifetime

 

[EPsilon933]

How long did it take you guys to become...
As stated before, it's not exactly a point

1. Competent (good understanding of the game, application of ATs, match-ups, etc).
6-8 months after playing my first tournament

2. Competitive (consistent and decent performance at tournaments).
1 to 1.5 years

3. Highly competitive (constantly win/top tournaments).
Never got there

 

[Jonas]

Like jonas said, it's more of a zen philosophy in the sense that this moment is the only moment, and you can only improve as much as you can right now. Every moment you're playing this game is a transcendent instant of incandescent revelation, that lasts simultaneously an nansecond and a lifetime

If that's actually what I said, I don't know what I was smoking then.

 

[PEEF!]

1: 8 months

2: 1.5 years

3: Not yet lol

My path is pretty normal for someone who tournies alot in the midwest. The coasts should be a few months faster.

 

[MasterShake]

1. A year.
2. Like two years, and even then, only top ten in locals.
3. Nope.

 

[Wake]

1. 5-8 months
2. 1 year
3. Not there yet, not even close...

 

[Hydro_Smasher]

1. 8 months
2. 1.75 years.
3. (infinity symbol)

I may not be up to par with melee, have joind the scene late, dont go to tournaments, but
it is a darn fun game, and I will play it until the end of my days and get better

 

[Mooo]

1. 4 months, started smashing about 5 or 6 months ago.
2. i get *****.
3. i get *****.

 

[Rubyiris]

1. Started in 05. Became very knowledgeable of the game around 2007.
2. Summer-2009. Out of every in-state tourney starting from summer 09 that I've entered, I only placed below top 8 once.
3. I'm only recently getting there, but I still need that extra push to win in-state, let alone OOS.

for some reason i think everyone else has much lower expectations of themselves, lol "top 10 = decent?" Ok I guess. :|

I come from TCGs where you're ****ing terrible if you can't get top 8.

 

[Divinokage]

1. Oh boy.. uhh.. 5-6 years? Well.. objectively I always wanted to get better so I was always competitive with friends. And then eventually we wanted more so ya, I played the game since it came out but getting into competition took.. 5 years.

2. I'd say 2 years. When I started competition, it took about 1.5-2 years to get really good and start to beat really strong opponents.

3. I did win some tournaments but.. consistently no way. Forever trying though. =)

Comment: Hardwork pays off right? lol.. >_>

 

[Bigfish]

1. Oh boy.. uhh.. 5-6 years? Well.. objectively I always wanted to get better so I was always competitive with friends. And then eventually we wanted more so ya, I played the game since it came out but getting into competition took.. 5 years.

2. I'd say 2 years. When I started competition, it took about 1.5-2 years to get really good and start to beat really strong opponents.

3. I did win some tournaments but.. consistently no way. Forever trying though. =)

Comment: Hardwork pays off right? lol.. >_>

wait but... when did u become a warrior??

 

[Queen B. Kyon]

1. started in 5th grade
2. went to tournaments when I was 13 or 14
3. won my first national when I was 16 i think


(got 5th at TGMTSBCO out of 120 when I was 14 years old lol)


-hungrybox

 

[crush]

1. learned all the advanced techniques with fox/falco/falcon/marth over a period of around one month when i was 9 lol. didnt play for another 4 years then was bored so i made a smashboards account and started watching tons of matches and just went to my first tourney last month. proud to say i got pwned

 

[VGmasta]

1. It took me about a year to become confident.
2. I think I'm competitive enough to where I've become a tournament viable player and I've been going to about ten tournaments over the course of 2 years.
3. I've never won a tournament before. I'm still working on #2.

3. I did win some tournaments but.. consistently no way. Forever trying though. =)

Comment: Hardwork pays off right? lol.. >_>

It's really tough to win consistently with Ganon though. Ganon seems too slow at high level play.