Pheta Ray
Smash Ace
Time to camp like a ***** and abuse Eruption super armor. If I have to gimmick my way through the whole damn match then by God I'll gimmick my way through the whole damn match!
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Ike Boards General/Q&A Thread
- Thread starter Teh Brettster
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Blubolouis
Smash Lord
Why did I never think of that as a strat ?!
Pheta Ray
Smash Ace
Because bad players like me come up with bad strategies.
Go to Shadow Moses and use the green shell. Go to the top platform, throw it, practice power shielding there. Then practice timing the Eruption super armor to take about 14% each time it hits.
Yeah, I've done that. And it works.
Heartstring
Smash Legend
The **** am I reading...
Man, rolex. I'm not sure how I can teach you how to approach vs. olimar, so instead im going to tell you to google 'feint' and hope that helps
Man, rolex. I'm not sure how I can teach you how to approach vs. olimar, so instead im going to tell you to google 'feint' and hope that helps
Pheta Ray
Smash Ace
It works, trust me. I get the empty jump and the feint thing. I'm just unsure about using it, because I'm overcautious.
Heartstring
Smash Legend
Well think of it this way:
by doing SOMETHING every time you approach, you're making yourself very predictable. i.e: 'he's going to do something every time he comes towards me, so i can just wait and punish'
And if you continue to do something every time you approach...isn't that being under cautious? you're just making yourself an easy W for the opponent
Pheta Ray
Smash Ace
Oh okay, so if I do SOMETHING everytime I approach, I'm going to get bodied. But if I do NOTHING sometimes when I approach, I have a lower chance of getting bodied.
(I'm a bit slow and approaching has never been my strongest point, thanks for being patient with me)
(I'm a bit slow and approaching has never been my strongest point, thanks for being patient with me)
theeboredone
Smash Legend
Both match ups are stupid and are the reasons I stopped playing.
Not really.
Edit: Can't find the dumb spoiler tag. My life is ruined.
Not really.
Edit: Can't find the dumb spoiler tag. My life is ruined.
Pheta Ray
Smash Ace
Bored, you ought to make a Skype and come join in the Ike social. We're usually pretty active.
The spoiler tag is "[ collapse ]" without spaces or quotes.
I swear it's not cancer
The spoiler tag is "[ collapse ]" without spaces or quotes.
theeboredone
Smash Legend
I do have Skype. In fact, I'm on it 24/7 on my phone. You guys just be hatin on my stylin.
Pheta Ray
Smash Ace
Awesome! If you drop your Skype name here I can add you to the group as soon as I get back home.
Also, ignore the newbies (me, a kid named Hero, and a kid named Oddyesy) if we say something blatantly stupid. We're there to learn, obviously. It's more of a social than an Ike-only learning environment, so talk about anything you want!
(Is Berserker always so grumpy?)
theeboredone
Smash Legend
Mmoon24
Go ahead do what you gotta do to get me in this group. I shall provide eternal wisdom to these youngins who are actually older than me in real life.
Go ahead do what you gotta do to get me in this group. I shall provide eternal wisdom to these youngins who are actually older than me in real life.
Blubolouis
Smash Lord
Every old timer Ike is grumpy in his own way. Altough "rugged" might be a better way of putting it.
Heartstring
Smash Legend
Berserker Swordsman
Smash Lord
No, I am not "grumpy," I just don't put up with chumps.
theeboredone
Smash Legend
BS just mad that I gave him a 2 month headstart on growing a beard, and I caught up in one week.
Pheta Ray
Smash Ace
Hey! I'm not a chump! :0
Heartstring
Smash Legend
Going to apex.
Hype.
See y'all there
Hype.
See y'all there
Ussi
Smash Legend
Oh its that time of the year? Well I'm not going but I'll be watching the melee stream
Heartstring
Smash Legend
Well I went in 2012 and 2013 too. It's only this year that the rest of the UK actually got its act together.What's with the sudden English invasion? Last time I looked I saw around 10-12 people from the UK on the list.
Anyways, good luck and see you all there.
Also accepting MMs 8)
vs
Also, why not. Ill take you up on that MM. $5?
Pheta Ray
Smash Ace
Ike best represent at this MM! Get it on stream maybe?
Good luck G~P! = ' ^ ' = b
Good luck G~P! = ' ^ ' = b
Heartstring
Smash Legend
Rango the Mercenary
The Mercenary
Anyone want to play online? I'd like a match or two with someone.
Pheta Ray
Smash Ace
You'd be better off asking in the Nu Smashboards Arena. This place is lucky if it gets more than one post in a day.
jamlosingthegame
Smash Lord
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Someone's slacking on posts per day.
Heartstring
Smash Legend
Likewise. Keep updated on this thread, I'll post in here what room I'm at :D
Ryuga
Banned via Warnings
If they woulda uploaded me vs stewy at my last tournament it shows how that Mu is played also but on another note.
VERSACE VERSACE VERSACE VERSACE VERSACE VERSACE
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Deleted member 189823
Guest
Ike is a great character.
I'm starting to find a problem though...why can't I play an aggressive follow-up game? )x
I'm starting to find a problem though...why can't I play an aggressive follow-up game? )x
Ussi
Smash Legend
Because Ike isn't a good character
Pheta Ray
Smash Ace
Unfortunately Ussi speaks the truth.
Compared to many characters like Diddy Kong or Meta Knight who can have extremely powerful rushdown and aggro games, Ike simply doesn't have the speed to perform follow-ups as fast as higher tier characters can.
This doesn't mean he's devoid of follow ups. He has follow ups, they're just not as good when compared to other characters.
Also, your follow-ups depend on the situation. Specifics here would be nice, if you would, please.
Ussi
Smash Legend
What to do as Ike:
Space well and be annoying with jabs. Ike in a nutshell. You want to hit with the tip of nair/fair also make good use of bair offensively and defensively. Also jab when close enough, though don't jab a shield.
There are no follow ups... Just tech chases. Ike can make it hard to come back down, if you can anti-air properly and avoid projectiles.
Space well and be annoying with jabs. Ike in a nutshell. You want to hit with the tip of nair/fair also make good use of bair offensively and defensively. Also jab when close enough, though don't jab a shield.
There are no follow ups... Just tech chases. Ike can make it hard to come back down, if you can anti-air properly and avoid projectiles.
Ryuga
Banned via Warnings
Ryuga
Banned via Warnings
And almost follow ups ike has are like literally 2-3 hits and their all based on how someone DI's
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Deleted member 189823
Guest
That's how I play with Ike. (= I am the boxer. Recently, as silly and basic as it may sound, I've been applying the turnaround grab (no, not the Pivot Grab) as opposed to the Pivot Grab which I usually implement a ton with my characters. Also, I am consistently turn-around jabbing, which is a must, for Ike (I couldn't do it consistently before, now it's just second-nature 8P).
I still have to work on my N-Air spacing.
By follow-ups, I mean the ability to keep an advantage once you get in your opponents face and be able to pull a full combo string and stuff like that. Like characters like MK, DDK & flaoc.
Also damn, 'dat avatar. I use that Ike color as well.
Pheta Ray
Smash Ace
Oz, your best bet would be to listen to Ussi here.
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Deleted member 189823
Guest
That Ike isn't a good character? Yeah, I knew that. 8P
I do most of what he says when I play, if that's what you meant.
I do most of what he says when I play, if that's what you meant.
Ussi
Smash Legend
Well if you want to speed up your ike heres what you do to move faster: short hop more and fast fall your aerials to hit your aerials just before your land on the ground. Spacing is fine and all, but you can't give your foe time to think and react to you.
You give off the feeling of being fast when you are always in the face of your foe ready with your next attack.
You give off the feeling of being fast when you are always in the face of your foe ready with your next attack.
Ussi
Smash Legend
Warranted double post (not like there is a mod here anyways)
Ryo got 25th at Apex
Ryo got 25th at Apex