L33thal
Smash Apprentice
As a player, I try to theorycraft a lot and then draw from what I've studied in matches. This includes:
-which moves beat which (option select)
-noticing what moves my opponent picks (reads)
-what will help me take 4 stocks faster than my opponent (risk/reward)
-what moves I can do to put myself in more favorable situations than my opponent (stage control).
But, one problem I've been noticing is that the better my opponent is, the harder it is to juggle all my trains of thought. For example, I've been playing a bunch of good Fox players and--coupled with the speed--when I try to play out everything I listed above during a match, I 4-stock myself mentally. I would tend to put all my focus onto specific things like trying to hold onto stage and it's like my mind gets sucked into hard focusing on any exploitable habits from my opponent. But of course, the good players would pick safe options as well as mix them up without giving too much away. It's disappointing because it feels like when this happens I drop a lot of my game, or the stuff I've been theorycrafting.
What can I do to focus more on bigger picture, or incorporate all aspects of my gameplay? So far, what I have in mind is playing super slow with low APM. Also, I'm thinking of sticking to moves that feel second-nature so I don't have to wonder, "Oh shoot, what are some good moves in this spot" but instead think "Ok my opponent is trying to bait me into whiffing", etc. And then, I'd work my way to using more complicated setups as I get more comfortable and get more experience. Any thoughts?
-which moves beat which (option select)
-noticing what moves my opponent picks (reads)
-what will help me take 4 stocks faster than my opponent (risk/reward)
-what moves I can do to put myself in more favorable situations than my opponent (stage control).
But, one problem I've been noticing is that the better my opponent is, the harder it is to juggle all my trains of thought. For example, I've been playing a bunch of good Fox players and--coupled with the speed--when I try to play out everything I listed above during a match, I 4-stock myself mentally. I would tend to put all my focus onto specific things like trying to hold onto stage and it's like my mind gets sucked into hard focusing on any exploitable habits from my opponent. But of course, the good players would pick safe options as well as mix them up without giving too much away. It's disappointing because it feels like when this happens I drop a lot of my game, or the stuff I've been theorycrafting.
What can I do to focus more on bigger picture, or incorporate all aspects of my gameplay? So far, what I have in mind is playing super slow with low APM. Also, I'm thinking of sticking to moves that feel second-nature so I don't have to wonder, "Oh shoot, what are some good moves in this spot" but instead think "Ok my opponent is trying to bait me into whiffing", etc. And then, I'd work my way to using more complicated setups as I get more comfortable and get more experience. Any thoughts?
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