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[Rizen]

So it looks like my state is about to get a new thread since our OP got bugged out with the new site updates. I'm currently in control of the thread, but someone wants to create a new account with shared access between trusted memebers (not me I bet) and then create the new state thread under that account. Either someone is going to jump the gun and do it anyway without the proposed vote or not make the alt acct, and just make the new LA thread themselves. We shall see if I will retain my power.

Anyway.... I need to message xiivi later today to see what the status is on getting us new mods.

I suggest you talk to the admins about keeping the LA thread too.
Scabe and Red Ryu were good mods but they're never around anymore :/

 

[Anonano]

Because Ryu is on the Lucario boards fur-realz and Scabe is outback doing stuff.

I'm sorry, those are horrible puns and I am a horrible person

 

[Bomber7]

I suggest you talk to the admins about keeping the LA thread too.
Scabe and Red Ryu were good mods but they're never around anymore :/

I will, but it will be a hard case to be brought if there's a lot of support from the community to start a shared account to control the thread. Though in the past, there's a lot of talk but no real movement. I may give it a few more days (maybe until tomorrow). I will just talk with reflex and have him delete the old LA thread in favor of the new one. I can't stand being in control of an obselete thread.

 

[Heero Yuy]

Honestly Rizen's done the most for all Brawl Links, period. He even made a flippin' guide in this forum on how to use Link, lol. I wish you'd look into the position a little more, but each to his own in the end. Ano would also make a fine candidate.

Two more weeks of vacation means two more weeks left of Smash. Must make the most out of these days. :o

 

[Bomber7]

Not to mention, Rizen is always on, he's a fair and just guy, and this board hardly ever sees drama.

 

[Rizen]

I try to stand up for Link players and help as much as I can.
I'll be a mod if Ano doesn't want to but I think he deserves first shot at it.

 

[Bomber7]

Don't worry Rizen, Herro and I will be your muscle in case something goes south and you need us to take someone "for a walk".
inb4mafiaofhyrule.

 

[Heero Yuy]

Me be a mod? Eh, I'm not a Brawl Link and only play him for fun. I'd rather have someone who can truly represent both the board and the character.

 

[Bomber7]

Wasn't talking about us actually being mods, I was just saying Rizen as a mod would be the boss and we'd be his muscle.

Also, just went on an interview today to get my old job back, things look very bright for me. My boss is going to call me later today to tell me what the next steps are. I'm so excited! I get to be a productive member of society again!..... and pay taxes.

 

[Rizen]

^Good luck Bomber

 

[Naroghin]

Yay, taxes!

So, are we getting a mod or what? Does someone need to be nominated here before anyone will officially take it to an admin or something? Will there be campaigning and recorded wifi tournaments? Is my thinking too grandiose?

 

[Anonano]

Bomber's already taken it to the admins if I'm not mistaken (he PM'ed me about who to talk to and I know I gave him a list of names to contact at least). They're prolly just taking their time making a decision.

 

[Bomber7]

talked to xiivi a couple days ago, he said he'd look into it.

 

[Naroghin]

Oh ok; I suppose that solves that then.

Happy Linkin'!
(insert picture of Link w/beard and top hat)

 

[Bomber7]

Bearded Link for 2014.

 

[Naroghin]

It is the Year of Link, after all.

 

[Bomber7]

I want a Zelda game where my foxy grampa is a Link from a previous game (or generation of adventure with a game not yet made) and he's telling me the story of his travels and stuff, then everything changed when the gerudos attacked.

 

[Naroghin]

aaaawwWWWW SNAP. I want that game.

 

[Heero Yuy]

Not playing my best today. Played three ladder matches, lost 1-2 in all of them. Oh well, I guess I had to have one off-day this week.

In much better news, I just realized I lost 15 lbs since the beginning of college.

 

[Rizen]

Not playing my best today. Played three ladder matches, lost 1-2 in all of them. Oh well, I guess I had to have one off-day this week.

In much better news, I just realized I lost 15 lbs since the beginning of college.

Something I learned is never play in a bad mood or when you're depressed. I play like **** at said times

Congratz I'm getting in shape too. In fact I haven't missed a day with at least my minimum exercises

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I'm going to rant about this. Some evil, evil city planner put power lines right in the middle of my awesome photo! That jack*** has no consideration for nature photographers!

I'll probably edit that out before posting on deviant art.

As you guessed it was fudging COLD out, reaching under 0 degrees f the other night.

 

[Bomber7]

We've only been about 20 degreese warmer down here, but no higher, the past couple of days. Regardless, F the cold. I swear, I'm like a bear, I just want to sleep until the cold is over and done with.

 

[Heero Yuy]

Yeah Rizen I've been working out everyday and doing 20-30 minute jogs. Lose another 5 lbs and I'm no longer overweight. :D

They actually cancelled school today for K-12 graders because it was so effing cold. In case you wanna know how cold it is, -18 degrees with the wind chill.

Makes me wonder how on Earth Link made it through Snowpeak Ruins in just a hat, leggings, and a tunic. :/

 

[Rizen]

Makes me wonder how on Earth Link made it through Snowpeak Ruins in just a hat, leggings, and a tunic. :/

He's freaking Link!

 

[Bomber7]

Makes me wonder how on Earth Link made it through Snowpeak Ruins in just a hat, leggings, and a tunic. :/

Green mint tunic. Highly frost resistent.

 

[Heero Yuy]

To my Brawl Link Broskis: I actually need advice from you all as a P:M player.

My problem right now is... My friend is a Brawl player and doesn't know how to wavedash or L-cancel and all that Melee baloney. HOWEVER, his defensive game with Sonic is so good that he manages to outzone and outplay me. I realize if I kept playing campy players like I normally do, I'll get dominated.

I'd like to know a little about the Link-Sonic MU, or better yet just how to handle really campy players in general.

 

[Rizen]

To my Brawl Link Broskis: I actually need advice from you all as a P:M player.

My problem right now is... My friend is a Brawl player and doesn't know how to wavedash or L-cancel and all that Melee baloney. HOWEVER, his defensive game with Sonic is so good that he manages to outzone and outplay me. I realize if I kept playing campy players like I normally do, I'll get dominated.

I'd like to know a little about the Link-Sonic MU, or better yet just how to handle really campy players in general.

Well in brawl, and a lot of this might transition over to P:M, to be aggressive Link needs to maintain safe spacing. What this means is kind of waltzing with the opponent and somewhat matching their movements but with Link's spacing (often lower hops and smaller movements with more emphasis on landing cancels). So approach and be near while throwing out bombs, Zair, Fair etc but never close enough the opponent can hit Link. If they move in move back and if they retreat, move in. It's a bit hard to explain but generally keep the opponent no closer than Fair/jab's tip and not much farther than Zair's tip. If they're past Zair's reach that's when to get bombs and projectiles into play.
Be sure to make full use of platforms, ledges and Link's fast falling/landing canceling attacks to support Link's spacing.

This concept is similar for various characters as opponents but you need to space a bit farther or closer with some characters. For example Link should be farther when spacing Marth or Ike than Diddy.
Also, Link shouldn't be aggressive unless he needs to approach or pressure the opponent when they're in a bad spot and should make the opponent chase him as much as possible.

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vs Sonic in Brawl at least Link's SH/jump game using bombs appropriately (throw them down as sonic runs under, invincible to cover landings, thrown the forward as needed, etc) and moving camping is hard for Sonic to deal with. Don't stay still and don't stay grounded. Save Link's 2nd jump for when he needs it but don't use it too often.
Sonic likes to delay spindashes and do all kinds of fake-outs. Spin dash sadly goes under bomb forward throws at some spacings and eats weak arrows so keep hopping around. Link should keep pressuring Sonic by sh/jumping projectiles. If you want to smash sonic land near enough that Fsmash 1 or 2 will hit without Sonic moving forward. If Sonic is pressuring Link, FF Nair is great to break air combos, jab or land>Utilt for ground stuff, and use the aggressive 'waltz' thing I described to hit him with sword attacks.
Also keep in mind Sonic has trouble KOing Link when Link plays keep away and you can eventually rack up a ton of damage before Sonic takes Link out.

 

[Bomber7]

So, thanks to Dr. Peepee, I figure out how to change the LA Thread's title. When you go to page 1, there's a little tab to the right, just above the OP, that says "thread tools" and the only option on there is to change title. That was annoying because it's not that conspicious. Though in the whole discussion about a new thread because we didn't know how to change the title, a couple people are looking to go to a shared account idea. I just won't say anything because if I do, then another flame war will start somehow, blah blah, I know the drill. It'll blow over because no one in that thread really acts on anything. Whole reason why I got ownership - taking initiative and responding to my peers to voted me to take over. I find it justified. Though in the end, it is a super mod's decision if I lose control of the thread or not. Now the pressure's on to be perfect. xD ..... oh boy.

But aside from that, how's everyone doing? What's new? - I'll be starting my job again soon, my first shift is sunday, so I'm pretty pumped!

 

[Rizen]

So, thanks to Dr. Peepee, I figure out how to change the LA Thread's title. When you go to page 1, there's a little tab to the right, just above the OP, that says "thread tools" and the only option on there is to change title. That was annoying because it's not that conspicious. Though in the whole discussion about a new thread because we didn't know how to change the title, a couple people are looking to go to a shared account idea. I just won't say anything because if I do, then another flame war will start somehow, blah blah, I know the drill. It'll blow over because no one in that thread really acts on anything. Whole reason why I got ownership - taking initiative and responding to my peers to voted me to take over. I find it justified. Though in the end, it is a super mod's decision if I lose control of the thread or not. Now the pressure's on to be perfect. xD ..... oh boy.

But aside from that, how's everyone doing? What's new? - I'll be starting my job again soon, my first shift is sunday, so I'm pretty pumped!

I could have told you that, lol. Well 'it takes a great man to raise a barn but any jack*** can kick it down' as the old saying goes; it's hard to do work and move forward and that brings mistakes that people who aren't helping can criticize

TBH I've been depressed yesterday and today and not gotten much done . But at least I exercised.

Edit, Dr.Peepee is a reference from 'That 70s Show'.

 

[Bomber7]

Sorry to hear that Rizen, but at least you managed to work out, that's always something! Oh! Have you taken any more super cool pictures?!

As far as the title thing goes, it was a wierd combination of having java script errors to them actually changing to format of how threads are made, so I was in the situation where I thoguht the solution was to make a new thread. TL; DR- I blame tech issues and ignorance.

xD

 

[Heero Yuy]

IIRC, in an interview PP named himself because he wanted a silly name that people remembered him by.

Lets take Rizen's pictures and make it the backgrounds of our default lame Battlefield stages.

 

[Bomber7]

That is a good idea.

 

[Rizen]

Sorry to hear that Rizen, but at least you managed to work out, that's always something! Oh! Have you taken any more super cool pictures?!

http://collidoscope.deviantart.com/art/Sherbert-Sky-1-425324715

I hope more info about the next Zelda and SSB games comes out soon.
I was playing Mario 3D World and it's not a bad game but Galaxy was a better game imo. I wish more games in whatever series would be taken seriously and really made to be the best game it can be.

 

[Bomber7]

Woahoh, Heero is 9th in the PM singles ladder on Aib. Nice job man. I'm going to try my hand at that since I'm starting to get that PM itch again.

 

[Heero Yuy]

lol thanks Bomber. My highest was 5th but then I lost 3 straight matches (two of them were from the 1st and 2nd place players) from a bad day so I'm dead at 9th lol. Thanks and hopefully you'll get back into the Smash mood soon!

 

[Bomber7]

I tried doing some wifi with a friend earlier today. Got my butt handed to me. He just picked up PM. However he's a guy who understnads smash, and well, to be honest, I was too tired to really try hard. Still demoralizing. Stupid snake... I could have done better. Johns johns johns. I'manoob. But anyway, after that, I went and beat up on some lvl 9s to make me feel better while listening to some upbeat music. Had a game of clarity where I could feel a rhythm and I did pretty well. I had long standing combos.

 

[Heero Yuy]

Snake's grab game in both Brawl and P:M = To stronk. Must nerf.

 

[Rizen]

Snake is a very broken character in many ways. He has a relatively easy grab to easy high payoff tech chase on everyone.

I can help someone learn Brawl wifi with advice, playing and critiques but not P:M.

 

[Zane the pure]

I would be happy with either Ano or MES!- I mean Rizen being mod. At least someone so the spam threads can shrivel up and die properly.
*sudden realization it's been nearly a year since I've posted among my honored comrades*

Uh, hey guys how's it been? Hope you've all been in good health as of late. My last tournament appearance was November's Apocalypse tourney in Denton Texas where I made it to round three before losing 1-2 to meta knights in a stacked region, but all in all I was satisfied to see how well my Link held up despite my inactivity. I've been lurking for a while and am glad to still see some familiar faces well remembered from the original Link boards here, and even when AiB was a thing.
I now play pretty often, and haven't gotten any worse at the game. I upload videos every once in a blue moon, and would be happy to record some matches for anyone in need here.
And as a parting statement I'll leave you guys a match from the tournament, and a little goof-off video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaTJrL2rs1M
The guy's MK was serviceable, but he didn't have any Link experience (despite me being badly rusted and making dumb decisions) hilarious ending though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52ZvMdclxAM
Literally done in one go, just me throwing out some AT's and chuckin' **** around for kicks. It has some quick descriptions in the annotations too.

*Looks at thread title* Lazy Lurker huh, ya sure this board isn't named after me?

 

[Rizen]

Hi Zane good to hear from some of the older Link players again! Good stuff; I'll check the videos out later

edit, DDD's back http://www.smashbros.com/us/characters/dedede.html
hopefully Link will have a better answer to him in SSB4.

 

[Zane the pure]

Aw thanks for the welcome pal, trust me when I say I missed the Link boards dearly.
So I've been working on perfecting my setups when I play, because as situational as they are, every bomb-footstool or arrow-lock to jab lock is important.
I got a really good snake player in a money match from 0 to 70 with a really good jab lock from the other side of FD and gimped him off stage. His response was "Wait what, I'm not Link, you are..."

All in all I've been working on damage conversion and making sure to maximize damage on garunteed hits (because they're few and far in between for Link)
I've all so been getting a lot of mileage out of the hylian shield lately, blocking IC's ice on crouch, and careful walking helps with approaching Falco.

ALSM went to MK, Diddy and Oli in tournaments (despite keeping Link for mid to low tier brackets) so I think I've become one of the best Link mains in my state, and I can take matches off of some our better players, and I'm almost never 2 stocked, so I've been holding up pretty well.
Hopefully soon I'll have another tournament appearance, and I'll get every match recorded to show you guys what Texas has in the oven.