I need tips and g&w main's opinions on this

[Cel]

Ok, heres the deal. Recently ive been playing misc ppl and hav been doin very well against them. For a while I had a winning streak going amongst the ppl ive been playing on aib but ive come across a very annoying and in my opinion unhonorable play style that is causing me to take a lot of losses that shouldnt be happening. People are taking "playing defensive against g&w" to a new level. They are playing a hit and run style which basicly boils down to them landing a hit, attempting to combo with that hit, and if they dont then they run and force me to come to them. The problem here is that when I come in with an attack they run from it and counter my lag time (even the turtle), if I do a shielded approach I get grabbed. I feel that having to chase an opponent puts the person chasing at a huge disadvantage. What are your opinions/strategies for this issue?

 

[Gates]

We have a Q&A thread for this you know.

Is there a specific character you're having trouble with?

 

[cutter]

Umm... your opponents are simply taking advantage of the fact that G&W has no real projectile and has to actually approach when behind in percentage.

That's Brawl for ya, and it's basically what the game is degenerating into.

 

[PentaSalia]

yea people who play defensive against G&W suck:[
but it works...
i say just don't get too aggressive or it'll make it worse

bacons a projectile lol:D ^^^^^

kinda D:

 

[AzNfinesse]

ya it sucks. defensive and campy players are ftl...even against other characters. gaw is just hit really hard by the campy players due to the lack of projectiles. i'd say counter-camp them. eventually someone has to attack, and if you're patient enough, you'll most likely have the advantage. campy gaw is probably one of the most annoying playstyles in the game IMO

 

[ADMJP]

you can only camp if you are winning.

 

[POKE40]

Counter pick so running away is a bad idea like
*cough* Rainbow Cruise

and never pick
*bad cough* Final Destination

for turtle make sure you have proper spacing.
Playing defensive on G&W is not good for you...
CP and attempt to put them on a bad position.

 

[Sachertorte]

For a shielded approach, I think the best idea is to use your bair on them. If they shield it, the last hit will hit them, leaving them open for another possible attack.

That's just me though, if it doesn't work, try playing some mindgames.

 

[Splice]

On one occasion, I ran up to a camping player, and Used DownB a decent distance from them.
They took the bait and I managed to Down Air them (The Key) and hit them off the stage.
Like Sachertorte said, try playing some Mindgames/

 

[_Phloat_]

Nice avatar.

Also, don't bait with bucket.

 

[Hostility]

That's what you're supposed to do in brawl. If you want a game where agression is good, play melee.

 

[omegablackmage]

lets go ahead and move this to the q and a thread