How to NOT SHL like a n00b...

[Lightshade]

Unfortunately many videos, especially popular videos, are one's displaying aggressive flashy Falco playstyle. I understand that you've only seen PC or BS vids because thats typcially the only people talked about on these boards. But some other people you should check out are Forward and some people in the sticky at the top of the Falco boards. Forward has a few matches (maybe not in the sticky) with a good laser camping game.

Yes, believe it or not, I have seen a few of Foward's videos, he has a pretty good laser camping game. He's very skilled.

 

[xelad1]

Specifically I would recommend the Falco dittos between forward and Shiz, forward really uses full jumps and his overall laser game to position really well.

 

[straight8]

Ok, my bad if I said anything stupid.. I play a more aggressive falco, and I really hate it when other falcos camp lasers.

 

[clowsui]

well, the point of reading this thread is to look at a different KIND of aggression; SHL is not only a defensive technique but also an approach. The more you vary your approaches, the better of a chance you can express aggro!falco.

 

[Marth_marth]

What xelad said was great advice forward play a very good falco. Also a little off topic if you notice forward uses Falco's grabs very well. Here is a good link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA35Okf7ueg

 

[strider43]

^^^
W00t go Forward ^,^

 

[xelad1]

What xelad said was great advice forward play a very good falco. Also a little off topic if you notice forward uses Falco's grabs very well. Here is a good link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA35Okf7ueg

I'd already seen this match but for some reason I found it funny when forward used the SHL at the beginning to edgeguard this time.....

 

[Lightshade]

Yes, that was strange.

 

[Ixninjax]

omg xelad1 is a big pimp he's so awesome.!!!

 

[Vyse]

-Encorporate RSHL into your game. This is lacking severely with a lot of beginners, it allows you to "dance" back and forth and space yourself between your opponent... kind of acts like falco's dash dance since he doesn't have a great DD game, so use this instead

Seriously, Laser Dancing like this is all I do. I make IC's fail when I do this

 

[* Tha Judg3 *]

u should get a ray gun that would be twice the power!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[xelad1]

u should get a ray gun that would be twice the power!!!!!!!!!!!

it doesnt cancel when you land hence making it un "SHLable"

 

[technomancer]

Really there's no easy way to tell someone when or how to laser especially in such a general sense. The laser is quite dependent on character and opponent style.

I'd like to hear more on this

 

[mathos]

You can't hear more on it. Hence the second sentence.

But in general you can't laser spam a fox like you would a mewtwo as characters go. And you can't camp an aggressive marth the same way you would a defensive one. And pro players have different styles compared to complete nubs. All of this combined makes it hard to describe perfectly how to spam.

 

[Maplestory]

Why didn't Mathos start this thread? He's the bomb at SHL camping.

 

[mathos]

There was a thread but no one posted after so long. (Check out the subliminal link)

 

[xelad1]

You can't hear more on it. Hence the second sentence.

But in general you can't laser spam a fox like you would a mewtwo as characters go. And you can't camp an aggressive marth the same way you would a defensive one. And pro players have different styles compared to complete nubs. All of this combined makes it hard to describe perfectly how to spam.

we demand you go into infinite detail on all of this!

 

[mathos]

Ohhhh thats how you pronounce your name. Salad. . . . . . . . .

 

[xelad1]

Ohhhh thats how you pronounce your name. Salad. . . . . . . . .

lol not really, i guess it would be more like "zelad" or something (its really just my name alex spelled backwards and my last name initial "d" on the end, nothing that original). One time on the hub gimpy thought my name said salad.... and not xelad.

 

[4 Aces]

What's the timing for the full jump double laser? I think I'm doing it wrong; the second laser is still pretty high, not at all near ground level.

Is it important to master the distance at which you travel when SHL/RSHL? Like dashed or just forward jumped?

RSHL: I can do these, just that I can only do these well when I'm dashing backwards -- not when I just do a regular jump backwards. This also applies to Fox as well.

 

[teeman92]

my SHL's dont work right,it goes over my enemy's head,its not hitting in other words,and im losing like crazy

 

[Frigid_Aztec]

my SHL's dont work right,it goes over my enemy's head,its not hitting in other words,and im losing like crazy

You need to fast fall.

At least I think thats your problem

 

[Giggidax]

merely hitting ur opponent with the SHL isnt gonna make u win.. but teeman ur problem is that ur not fastfalling at the right time. practice it more

 

[Odin916]

This looks like good advice for all the Falco players to keep in mind. I think I learned a lot from this thread. Now hopefully with practice I won't make Falco look like such a complete noob; he'll just be really noob. >_<