Is it necessary to use X/Y to jump to be good?

[Shadow Light Master]

I was raised on the control stick, and it feels intuitive to me. It's a hard habit to shake. I'm trying to pull of aerials with the C-stick while using X to jump, and I find it pretty difficult. Is it possible to be a top level player and use tap jump? Is there a way to turn it off?

 

[Xyzz]

Are Silent Wolf and Lovage good? Both use the control stick to jump

 

[Shadow Light Master]

Are Silent Wolf and Lovage good? Both use the control stick to jump

Looks like I'm gonna look up this Silent Wolf guy and make him my role model, then. I've heard really good things about him. I'm willing to hear both sides of the argument though.

 

[Xyzz]

So your question isn't whether it's possible, but whether it's generally a good idea?

It's easier for most people to do stuff with a jump button (e.g. perfect control over your aerial momentum, consistent short hops, wave dashes), but it's not written in stone that it's the easier way for you.

 

[EddyBearr]

I became PR level in my state using the control stick to jump.

I switched from the control stick to the X button, and it was a great improvement, but I have several years of control stick habits, and I still have some troubles from it.

Please use the X and Y buttons before the control stick habit becomes too much.

 

[EPsilon933]

I'm trying to pull of aerials with the C-stick while using X to jump, and I find it pretty difficult

You're using the same finger to jump and attack. X to C stick is a lot of distance on a controller. If you want to use X to jump, use the control stick to hit a direction and A or Z to attack

 

[AirFair]

I've always used X, and I only use control stick for when I play fox/falco and jump out of shine for shine bairs and whatnot.
I used to use control stick to jump, and I feel like I improved a lot more after using a jump button.

 

[mythbust4000]

Use x and y for real if you tap to jump you can't wave dash and its really hard to shorthop
To wave dash you would have to move your control stick up and down 9 frames with 7 frames with 6 frames 5 frames 4 frames and this game run on 60 frames per second you wound have to tap then be in a neutral position in that time span to short hop and once you do that you have to go in that amount of time that is 0.15 of a second for 9 frames the slowest I'm not going to do other times but divide the frames to jump by 60 ex.4/60 that's how many seconds to do a short hop or wave dash

 

[The Prince L]

Uh, I'm using the stick to jump since the beginning and I'm okay with it.

I'm using L to L-Cancel, R to wavedash, C-stick for aerials and the stick to jump. I never use X, I only use Y to multishine. It's been so many years that I'm using this, I don't want to change.

Use x and y for real if you tap to jump you can't wave dash and its really hard to shorthop

I don't have any problems with shorthop and wavedash. I can do it consistently without having troubles.

 

[Deleted member]

I think it's fine. You might struggle with some things but you just do what YOU want to do.