Ike Boards General/Q&A Thread

[Coolwhip]

Hello ike mains. I've been thinking about picking up ike as a secondary.
So what are ike's pros & cons on playing him?

 

[Heartstring]

Americans are lazy so they don't like to practice as much as the Japanese

same sort of scenario for europe bar a few exceptions (myself being one, my playtime is the highest in the uk yet still one of the newer members)
but i honestly reckon its a case that **** are naturally better at stuff like that anyway

 

[AN(M)ist]

wat're u talking about? Brawl is for n00bs!

 

[Mr. Doom]

Tripping is gay

I know that was a typo, but I'm still going to hound you about it.

 

[Ussi]

Hello ike mains. I've been thinking about picking up ike as a secondary.
So what are ike's pros & cons on playing him?

There is a guide.

Anyways short story;

Pros
Long reach and disjoint
Supreb killpower
Heavy punishers
Strong anti-aerial game
Long lasting nair/uair/dair
Jab
Throw combos up too 80~100%
Good fast fall

Cons
Limited to jab and aerials mostly
Hard to recover with
Juggle-able


Um.. Cons are short but a big deal

 

[Helix King]

I know that was a typo, but I'm still going to hound you about it.

:<





It... was?

 

[•Col•]

So.... Thinking about dropping Ike. D:

Just feel like I can't get any better with him and go into auto-pilot mode whenever I play as him... Feel the same way while playing as Marth, but I at least know with him that I have a bunch of stuff I can still work on...

I dunno, maybe I'll just stop playing Ike for a while and come back to him at a later date.

 

[jamlosingthegame]

Wifi saves me from Falco anf DDD CGs I just hold A and hope they didn't buffer the grabs correctly. If not I just try and have sucky SDI like Mr. Doom. I actually managed to SDI onto the stage from a Falco dair spike two or three times. If possible on Wifi then even moreso offline. It's even funnier to SDI up cause it looks weird like: "WTH? Why didn't he go all the way down?".

 

[Heartstring]

So.... Thinking about dropping Ike. D:

Just feel like I can't get any better with him and go into auto-pilot mode whenever I play as him... Feel the same way while playing as Marth, but I at least know with him that I have a bunch of stuff I can still work on...

I dunno, maybe I'll just stop playing Ike for a while and come back to him at a later date.

do it, honestly do
i dropped him for a bit and used rob. an equally average character with completely different pros and cons
made me appreciate everything ike can do so much

 

[Ussi]

Ike only helps those who show no sympathy

 

[theeboredone]

So.... Thinking about dropping Ike. D:

Just feel like I can't get any better with him and go into auto-pilot mode whenever I play as him... Feel the same way while playing as Marth, but I at least know with him that I have a bunch of stuff I can still work on...

I dunno, maybe I'll just stop playing Ike for a while and come back to him at a later date.

 

[Senliten]

~snip~

I admit.... I loled

 

[•Col•]

Geez... Pure Ike mains are so salty. D:

 

[Heartstring]

Geez... Pure Ike mains are so salty. D:

well, if youre gonna ask their opinion they be entitled to tell you whatever they think of the scenario

 

[Berserker Swordsman]

I think I'm considered an Ike/Falco main thanks to the PA rankings, even though I got the wins that made me eligible through Ike.

But I'll still tell you you're a nub, Colaya. And to pick up Sheik. But no worries on the latter, I will beat Sheik into you by the end of this weekend =)

 

[Ussi]

Vat, i have pika too.

I'm just sayin

 

[Berserker Swordsman]

I'll also point out that Zack Fair would never give up. Makes you a bigger nub D:<

Ussi, seconding Pika is like....Maining Ganon. People think you play other characters anyway. >_> Unless you're Verm.

 

[Zatchiel]

I want to try playing with tap jump off on my scheme. I have some questions, though:

What benefits/detriments come with this transition?
Do jump cancels become harder?
Are there any things with Ike that I cannot do without Tap Jump on?

I can Aether without using my second jump, but sometimes it takes frame time I need. Like when I FF offstage. Also, what part of my controller would be best mapped to jump?
I currently use Y on Shield, Dpad on attack (for mashing from grabs), Tilt stick, and everything else is default. I very often use X to jump, but only when I'm trying to full hop something or footstool. Even then, it feels weird to use it for much else, let alone primary jumping. I feel L trigger could work for me, but I just thought I'd ask for some opinions.

 

[AN(M)ist]

For you guys information, Ike would've had a noble lineage in Radiant Dawn; but he preferred to show no sympathy to nobility.

 

[Ussi]

Use the shield trigger you don't shield with (for you, the L button)

I'd recommend removing springs so you don't waste frames pressing down the button

 

[Mr. Doom]

I haven't completely dropped Ike, yet. He's on my bench now. And I refuse to do Ike dittos. You guys should know the D3 match-up when you play against me.

 

[Ussi]

How boring

Now there won't any hype Mr. Doom vs San. Ike dittos

And if he's on bench, you're using D3?

 

[theeboredone]

Don't care if this applies to recent talk or not of you Ike mains not being Ike mains anymore.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtayLUm3HL4#t=1m30s

 

[Zatchiel]

Use the shield trigger you don't shield with (for you, the L button)

I'd recommend removing springs so you don't waste frames pressing down the button

Hm, don't the springs push the trigger back into position? Also, I randomly use R, L, and Y to shield. Depends on the situation. I can honestly say I'll adjust if I have to use L to jump. I use Y for a majority of my shielding, including techs, shield dashing, and powershielding. R is situational, but when I can't think right (or I want to spotdodge or something), my mind goes back to my '10 gameplay, and I subconsciously use R for shield input. So long as I know the option is present.
If you believe it'd help, I can remove the springs to my controller(s). I'd need a tutorial on how to do so.

 

[Ussi]

You need a nintendo tri-wing screw driver. Worth $2-5 online.

Its not nessessary, but its such a bother to me how long i take to press down L and R

 

[Mr. Doom]

How boring

Now there won't any hype Mr. Doom vs San. Ike dittos

And if he's on bench, you're using D3?

Him and other characters. I picked up ICs because of 9B, D3 because of Atomsk, and Snake because of Ratman and Karmacide. I can use Marth, Falco, and Lucario, but they're all trash because I haven't really sat down and played with them.

D3 is more of a doubles character for me, but I'll switch to Ike if need be.

Truth is, I just don't like Ike dittos. That's one match-up I'm not familiar with at all. And lag-fi sucked so bad for me that I dropped from the wifi biweeklies early on.

 

[theeboredone]

In other words, Mr. Doom came in last place against the other Ikes

 

[Zatchiel]

The trollface completely drains the funny lurking in that post. For some odd reason, I wanted to laugh, but then I saw that littlle bugger. I dislike the ditto myself. You'll only find me playing the ditto if it comes to it in an offline tourney, where I only play Ike.

 

[theeboredone]

That's why I don't like to use it...then people know I'm trolling, and no one gets pissed off.

 

[Ussi]

Why so obvious?

 

[theeboredone]

Why so obvious?

That's why I don't like to use it...then people know I'm trolling, and no one gets pissed off.

That's why I don't like to use it...then people know I'm trolling, and no one gets pissed off.

That's why I don't like to use it...then people know I'm trolling, and no one gets pissed off.

That's why I don't like to use it...then people know I'm trolling, and no one gets pissed off.

Spoiler

yep, that's why.

 

[-RedX-]

i cant see, azn eyes halp

Didn't even know Mr. Doom participated in one of the events. :I

 

[Ussi]

But its funny when people get pissed off

I secretly laugh at people in my spare time.

 

[theeboredone]

 

[Mr. Doom]

In other words, Mr. Doom came in last place against the other Ikes

Taking the bait anyways.

You are delusional.

Didn't even know Mr. Doom participated in one of the events. :I

I didn't. I was there just to hang out.

 

[Zajice]

The Nike gifs even made it here?

loooooooooooool

 

[Helix King]

No complaints but..




Zajice, how are you on EVERY board I look at?????
/confusion

 

[Ussi]

Stalker :leek:

 

[Helix King]

 

[Ussi]

Its a farfetch idea