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Is there something you can't get over about Marth?

Miggz

Pancake Sandwiches
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May 28, 2007
Messages
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Bermuda [We Gotz De Triangle]
Hey everyone...Bermudian smasher Miggz (Miguel) here. It’s been ages since I posted something here. I just have a discussion topic for today. However, new vids of my Marth and ROK's are coming in a few weeks time, all new and improved. So I look forward to recording and posting those, and some of my secondary character, Fox, will up you know where. ^^

Theory: "The more a smasher hates a character, the more they like losing to them.”

Now onto my topic for today. First, please fill in the blank for this question for me. "It annoys me when my friends/foes complain about Marth's ________.

Now a few of my mates back home always seem to complain about Marth. Weather they play me, or ROK, and are exposed to his range, F-Smash, there is always something. I always tell them "well excuse me, let me put away my sword, and pull out my special beam canon. Oh yeah that's right, Marth has no projectiles.” As mentioned above, I picked up Fox too and to me, my foes should be complaining more about my Fox's shine abilities then anything. But what really bugs me is when people complain about something as simple as a certain character's color. I once used green for Marth, but apparently its one of my mate’s signature color as well. I'm not one to argue, so to save time, I switched to white. At first I didn't like Marth's white clothing, but it makes him look more...built maybe? So yeah...totally love the red clothes now. Something I discovered to those that are very picky about costume color....don't panic, but you won't lose your skill if you have to change it! Although I must admit that I now LOVE red* Marth and plan on using that color whenever I can.

Some might say "stop playing with people that complain like that." That is why I decided to no longer try to change people's outlooks on Marth as a character. To me, it just shows absolute fear when people complain about things like his sword range. Not to mention they spend so much time complaining about how his sword gets through anything, they fail to come up with an effective counter strategy. It’s why I decided to hate no character in the game.

. Again, to me, the more a smasher hates a character, the more they like losing to them.

I use to HATE Peach, and as long as I had that rage, I lost to her quite a bit. I even found myself complain about her down smash and turnips, and then it hit me, not the turnip, an idea. =P If I stopped ranting about a characters ways, the better I can think clearly to counter that character. Now I do not struggle as much against Peaches as before simply because I realized complaining about her down A won't make it go away.

In closing, a few questions for you, the Marth player. Is there something you can't get over about Marth? Is there anything that boils your blood in particular when it comes to people bashing on Marth?

And finally, once again, I would love it if people who answer to my post fill in the blank to the top question, Thanks everyone.

P.S. Anyone thinking of coming to Bermuda anytime soon? You know, before Brawl comes out? ^^;

Laters
 

Randizzle

Smash Ace
Joined
Aug 9, 2004
Messages
744
Location
Ann Arbor, Michigan
i grab a lot and i like to think i abuse marth's grab range quite a bit
so naturally, the people i smash with will occasionally complain about Marth's grab range. I'm really not ever bothered when people complain about marth since the people that do the most complaining typically aren't that good anyway. I just smile and continue abusing whatever is bothering them =)
 

Jeth

Smash Rookie
Joined
Jul 1, 2007
Messages
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I never thought of that, but I never actually complain about a character's advantage(s). When the people I play with complain about Marth being fast/rangy/having strong tipper, I tell them about the advantages of their characters. Projectiles, it seems a lot use them. But I only say that because they have to complain first.
 

ArcNatural

Banned ( ∫x, δx Points)
Joined
Jul 19, 2006
Messages
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Location
Boston, MA
Dash dancing spot dodges to grab.

"OMG HOW DO YOU ALWAYZ KNOW IM GOING TO SPOTDODGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Gets me everytime when people can't realize what they are doing.
 

SOPF

Smash Apprentice
Joined
Jun 3, 2007
Messages
107
Location
Apopka, Fl
I can't stand when people ***** because Marth's range is gimpy and his grab range is even worse or whatever.
"Screw that! I got two options for you then buddy. The first pick up Marth so we have even range and try to beat me then, or GET BETTER."
Yeah, I'm being gay for exploiting my character's strengths. My Bad. That's like telling a Samus to not use projectiles, a Fox not to shine, U-smash, or Uair, or a Falcon not to use the knee.
 

Randizzle

Smash Ace
Joined
Aug 9, 2004
Messages
744
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
when someone complains about something, just smile at them and abuse it even more. There's not much they can do if you don't bother arguing with them.
 

Dark Sonic

Smash Hero
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Jun 10, 2006
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6,021
Location
Orlando Florida
My friend plays Jigglypuff so naturally he complains about my uptilt and fair. He calls the first one the foward/up/back tilt (which it kinda is anyway) and hates when I use it to out range his pound. He hates my fair because messes up his edgeguarding.

So far the strangest complaint I've heard is people complaining about Marth's aerial recovery. They're basically complaining about how they can't combo him 'cause I fair them out of everything. I would point out Marth's other weaknesses to them, but then they'd know how to beat me XD.
 

GofG

Smash Champion
Joined
Jul 6, 2005
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2,001
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Raleigh, NC
I have never played a decent marth in my life, so I'm going to complain about stuff that I hate about him when I'm playing him. 1: After being hit by a single of Falco's dair, his shield no longer covers enough of his body to avoid being hit again if you miss the shield grab.

Bah, I realized there's nothing else to complain about.
 

Dreadlord Santa

Smash Journeyman
Joined
Apr 20, 2006
Messages
274
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Southern Maryland
Shield lighter if you're getting hit after a falco dair. Not only will it shield his next few attacks, but it should put you further away from him so that he won't be able to keep pressuring you as easily.'

On topic, my brother complains about Marth non-stop. This shouldn't be a surprise, since I'm better than him and we play a lot. The thing that bothers me is that he doesn't have anything to complain about; I'm pretty open to criticism of Marth, there's no reason why his tipped slashes should do more damage than Roy's similarly sweetspotted attacks only tactically superior thanks to their range. But, if you're going to complain about Marth, at least have a REASON. He always just says, "I hate Marth, I just can't play against him," no matter how many times I say, "You play me ****ing 20 times every weekend, there's no excuse for you to not be able to fight Marth by now." It's getting really annoying and old.
 

Saph66

Smash Journeyman
Joined
Feb 13, 2007
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269
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Toronto, Ontario
I like the imba range of the sword that always gets complaints, and the range of his grab. Oh yea, i can't forget I love his tiara rofl. He's the only one man enough to wear one! :D
 

Vice Lord

Smash Apprentice
Joined
May 16, 2007
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133
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Scarborough, Ontario (Scarberian barbarians)
What do my friends complain about my marth? A better question would be, What don't they complain about? Honestly whenever i'd play smash with my friends they ***** about about his speed, his recovery, his forward smash, his grabs, his spikes and his combos. (if he had a projectile they'd complain about that too.)

my friends are nubs btw

Eventually it got to the point where they won't play my marth anymore (pivot grabs/FSmash and 2xSHfairs pushed over edge ) so i picked up YLink & Peach (not as good as my marth) and they won't play me at all, now if i want to play smash i have to play with the asians at my school, otherwise no smash for me =(

i hate you smash forums!!! >.< (not really)
 

Vashima

Smash Rookie
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Jun 11, 2007
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Tulsa, Oklahoma
*copies and paste*
It annoys me when my friends/foes complain about Marth's counter.

It's not my fault my friends/foes are so predictable...:(
 

Puffin

Smash Apprentice
Joined
Aug 4, 2007
Messages
161
Kinda off-topic, but DreadlordSanta, your signature is full of win. Brings back old memories.

Anyway, my friend plays Jigglypuff, and any time I pick white Marth and he loses, he says he gets it confused with pick Jigglypuff... Despite Marth having twice the height.
 

SOPF

Smash Apprentice
Joined
Jun 3, 2007
Messages
107
Location
Apopka, Fl
People suck, Marth's sword is nasty, THE END.

Oh, and Vice Lord your friends not being willing to play you is really gay on their part.
 
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