IS DK worth putting time into??

[SGF rocker]

title of the post says it all??? ive seen some pretty good DK players but is he really worth putting time into. do you think he can hang with high tier characters if used in the right way?? i need some honest feed back.

 

[Micaelis]

Depends. If you have enough fun playing DK then yes. DK is a solid character that with practice can handle most match-ups. But he does have a handful of bad match-ups where you feel like you're fighting an uphill battle.

In short, it's not about whether the character is good (he's solid) but whether you like him enough to MAKE him good.

 

[GooseMainsDiddy]

Yes, he can handle a lot of high tier characters and is a very solid character. I've been seconding him from the beginning and I see all the possibilities.

 

[Ragnar0k]

You should pick him up so that we can ditto at a tournament sometime.

 

[SGF rocker]

Yeah I'm def maining IC but I'm interested in learning DK, pit, GW, or wario. It's a tuff decision for me cause I don't want to waste time if he's not worth it. I def dig DKs moveset tho he's so darn powerful. I wish he had banannas like Diddy. I was using GW as my second but he's so predictable and his moves are so repetitve and boring.

 

[ZxChrono]

i wish they had given him a better dash attack and recovery move but oh well i still love playing the big lug. even against the high tier characters where he has a disadvantage its winnable and the only REALLY bad matchups we have is DDD and Wario if they know how to buffer the cg well.

 

[Corrupted]

Eh not much to learn about DK. If you can analyse his moveset well and you're a clever player you'll be good DK.

 

[Tujex]

DK is a very good, and balanced characters. I'd say he goes about 60-40 against just about anybody...with a few matches where it's vice versa...and only two that are roughly declared (unwinnable) <Wario/DDD>.

Very solid, good speed, high strength, nice recovery, great offstage and ground game, good air game....and one of the most lovable beasts with the most heart-warming smiles in gaming.

 

[Veggi]

If you main IC's there shouldn't be a down side of learning DK. The main reasons for not picking up DK are Dedede, Wario, and Falco. You main IC's though so it shouldn't be much of a problem.

 

[SGF rocker]

thanks, yeah i do like DK's move set. and like i said i dont reallly play with any of the other bigger characters. hes def one of the best of the bigger characters. the only think i cant figure out is a good move to do when he gets knocked in the air and coming down his down smash in the air seems like its non existent. any tips there??? i didnt realize he was a mid tier character either thats great for DK. someone give me some good tips tho when im knocked air borne with DK so i can get some help and not so defenseless there. thanks!

 

[Veggi]

If you are facing backwards try to bair them. If you are not facing backwards just try to land somewhere that is not close to them.

 

[Donkey Bong]

side b is also a possibility, since it stops your aerial movement for a few frames.

and of course, airdodging helps. if you dont fastfall you have 2 frames of landing lag. fastfalling gives you 5 frames of landing lag.

 

[SGF rocker]

thanks for all the tips guys keep posting some if you have anymore im gonna go try these!!

 

[Big O]

side b is also a possibility, since it stops your aerial movement for a few frames.

and of course, airdodging helps. if you dont fastfall you have 2 frames of landing lag. fastfalling gives you 4 frames of landing lag.

another cool trick/bug is that if you jump from your shield, and hold the shield button during your jump, you can land and immediately have your shield up as opposed to having the landing lag from your jump. that means you can immediately go into a roll/sidedodge. this works for any character btw, not just DK

I just tried that out and it isn't true. You always get landing lag. Also he gets 5 frames of landing lag when he has a hard landing not 4. How much landing lag you get is based on how fast you are falling but you do get hard landings without fastfalling when you full hop.

Anyways to answer the OP, as long as you have fun owning with DK and enjoy his style of fighting then he is worth putting time into. If you are good with him you can give just about anyone a run for their money aside from the obvious silly MU's.

 

[Donkey Bong]

I just tried that out and it isn't true. You always get landing lag. Also he gets 5 frames of landing lag when he has a hard landing not 4. How much landing lag you get is based on how fast you are falling but you do get hard landings without fastfalling when you full hop.

Anyways to answer the OP, as long as you have fun owning with DK and enjoy his style of fighting then he is worth putting time into. If you are good with him you can give just about anyone a run for their money aside from the obvious silly MU's.

to be honest i never really tested it, just from playing around it seemed that the shield came out faster if you jumped from it and landed while holding the button.

 

[Neon9837]

Yes Dk is worth putting time into, i picked him up about 2 months ago and recently made a combo video.
One option that should be used sparingly when your in the air is fair. It has great range, and when retreated can be hard to punish. Its hitbox actually reaches higher than his uair, just learn how to time it.