I just need some tips on the basics please

[Dr. Styles]

I haven't played Melee in forever, and I just picked it up again. In the past when I played a lot more, I was working on mastering wavedashing and L-cancelling, but I was also using a old gamecube controller and I would use "the claw" form, or so I've heard it called. It's where I use Y and R. But the thing was broken for the most part for a few reasons. So I bought one of those new controllers Nintendo was selling when SSB4 came out, and I'm having a hard time using the same form, so I'm starting to use X and L now, but it's really hard for me to pick up on. Any tips on re-learning to wavedash?

 

[Rpggames77]

Just grind it out

 

[Dr. Styles]

Just grind it out

Lol I mean, your not wrong

 

[Pachinkosam]

I haven't played Melee in forever, and I just picked it up again. In the past when I played a lot more, I was working on mastering wavedashing and L-cancelling, but I was also using a old gamecube controller and I would use "the claw" form, or so I've heard it called. It's where I use Y and R. But the thing was broken for the most part for a few reasons. So I bought one of those new controllers Nintendo was selling when SSB4 came out, and I'm having a hard time using the same form, so I'm starting to use X and L now, but it's really hard for me to pick up on. Any tips on re-learning to wavedash?

When I wavedash I press and and and maybe that will work.

It's all about what suit you the best.

 

[-ACE-]

Understand how to use wavedashing. In neutral, you use it to create new options out of dash as opposed to run (when you slam the stick, your character enters dash, where he can pivot instantly or shield stop, aka shield and stop your momentum in one frame [you can do lots of good things instantly out of shield also]. But after you begin a dash, your character enters run like a 1/4 second or so after, and in run, you can't pivot instantly or shield stop). So you can wd in situations where the wd won't be punished to set yourself for a pivot aerial (many characters back airs are much faster than their forward airs, so pivoting is big). After hitting your opponent, when you know you've initiated a knockdown and therefore a techchasing opportunity, you can wd immediately so that you can react appropriately out of dash depending on what he does. When you shield a smash attack also, you can wavedash forward out of shield to grab or counter attack them. Play around with it and master these 3 things and you'll be leagues ahead of the average player.