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I'm finally back home with my beloved Wii U. no more stupid 3DS crap anymore! But this is how rusty I am at smash 4





So if anyone wants to battle just know that I am not 100% yet.

Also good luck Zerker.
 
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Wifi warriors have to realize those of use who don't play wifi often are really affected by the lag. All the inputs are late and sometimes don't work :/
Yeah I just don't do wifi for this. It's awful and feel like I'm playing with molasses on the controller.

It's kinda rude to not give you ample time to warmIp and claim victory like that. Was best of three decided before hand or did you just decide afterwards
 

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Sup. I'm a Rosalina main but I've recently been enjoying Link a ton in this game. Who are the top Links to watch in terms of tournament play?
 

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Scizor is pretty hot right now
Thanks! I like the way he plays for sure. I really need to get comfortable tether recovering and learning the intricacies of that.
He doesn't place bombs on the ground at all though. Is that not a common tactic among Link mains for some reason?
 

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Izaw. :troll:

Edit: IN all seriousness, though, I would watch your opponent's movement and general playstyle to determine whether or not to place traps. If you are not in danger and you know it may affect their movement to your advantage then go for it, but don't try placing bombs at the cost of spacing or punishes.
 
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Izaw. :troll:

Edit: IN all seriousness, though, I would watch your opponent's movement and general playstyle to determine whether or not to place traps. If you are not in danger and you know it may affect their movement to your advantage then go for it, but don't try placing bombs at the cost of spacing or punishes.
All very good. Another thing about Link is he's all about the basics. Solid fundamentals are very important
 
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Sup. I'm a Rosalina main but I've recently been enjoying Link a ton in this game. Who are the top Links to watch in terms of tournament play?
We have a wealth of useful information in the stickies as well. If you think you'll be posting here frequently, be sure to read them. Particularly the one at the top.

Welcome to the Link boards.
 

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Izaw. :troll:

Edit: IN all seriousness, though, I would watch your opponent's movement and general playstyle to determine whether or not to place traps. If you are not in danger and you know it may affect their movement to your advantage then go for it, but don't try placing bombs at the cost of spacing or punishes.
Thanks! I'm trying to get used to f-tilt and f-smash having the same start up (whaaa) and spacing my single hit bairs properly but I think my punish and on stage presence game will definitely improve as a result.

Why does Izaw get a troll-face though? That guide was legit.
 
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Thanks! I'm trying to get used to f-tilt and f-smash having the same start up (whaaa) and spacing my single hit bairs properly but I think my punish and on stage presence game will definitely improve as a result.

Why does Izaw get a troll-face though? That guide was legit.
it also had some useless showy stuff...and old stuff. Not a good guide since there are some things that have been changed since then.
 

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Sup. I'm a Rosalina main but I've recently been enjoying Link a ton in this game. Who are the top Links to watch in terms of tournament play?
Scizor, Hyrule Hero, Requiem, Unknown, Afrotwist, Catana, Chuck, Link7, BrimeZ, Zerker and I have a generous dose of tourney matches available. KirinBlaze has attended little last few months, but he uploaded a bunch of FG replays yesterday which are worth watching.

Most relevant Links to watch for playstyle are Scizor (carried over from Brawl, very much involved with using upward bombsliding for mobility &c., check out this glorious brawl match first); KirinBlaze, who is very-zoning based and has excellent spacing and camping; Staticmanny and Ninjalink, who don't main Link which makes them very intuitive players with Link: very aggressive in Ninjalink's case and down to earth, collected with Staticmanny; Hyrule Hero, who uses bombs very sparingly and utilizes his basics excellently; and Cat, with her cutesy bomb trickery. All is available in the video archive.
Thanks! I like the way he plays for sure. I really need to get comfortable tether recovering and learning the intricacies of that.
He doesn't place bombs on the ground at all though. Is that not a common tactic among Link mains for some reason?
No it's because literally all sets we have of him save on I saved from Twitch in awful quality (against Pefect_Edge's R.O.B.) are of him losing all kinds of terrible MUs, he often doesn't have the opportunity to. You can see him do it in the double games he wins here where he has room:
Scizor:4link:/:4greninja: + S2H:4metaknight: vs Larry:4fox:+ Terry:4mario:
16 February 2015 Tournament
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59jJ2qWflCg

Scizor:4link: + S2H:4metaknight:vs Zenyou:4mario:+ Bam:4sonic:
16 February 2015 Tournament
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6bfSZXKK-M
 

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Most relevant Links to watch for playstyle are Scizor (carried over from Brawl, very much involved with using upward bombsliding for mobility &c., check out this glorious brawl match first); KirinBlaze, who is very-zoning based and has excellent spacing and camping; Staticmanny and Ninjalink, who don't main Link which makes them very intuitive players with Link: very aggressive in Ninjalink's case and down to earth, collected with Staticmanny; Hyrule Hero, who uses bombs very sparingly and utilizes his basics excellently; and Cat, with her cutesy bomb trickery. All is available in the video archive.
Do you have this chunk just copied and saved somewhere? lol
 

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I'm guessing it was "check out this glorious brawl match first".

I wish I could have convinced my friends to play smash this weekend, I really wanna smash it up :(
No it was "Cat with her cutesy trickery".

I have a whole group of casual smashers too from High School who want to play but nobody else really sets it up, the just open their houses and someone else has to say "hey we should play some time"... I'm rather tired of doing it.
 

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Why does Izaw get a troll-face though? That guide was legit.
The trollface has less to do with his actual ability or tactics, and more to do with his status here on the Link boards. He's not necessarily terrible (better than I am for sure), it's just that many here on the Link boards believe his presence is based mostly around the hype he creates around himself and the momentum he maintains through it; the sometimes unadulterated hatred that can be found here has more to do with his mindless fans, or "Izawmbies," as some have dubbed them. This is not to say that everyone who watches him is mindless, just that the cacophonous praise rising from the dripping lips of his writhing mass of zealots is what feeds his godhood, not his deeds.

He's good, but flashy. Flashy play is dangerous for Link. Observe:

Best of 3 NN friendlies against the Ganon boards' own z1gma. Old videos, but great to watch and representative of high level play at the time.
 
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No it was "Cat with her cutesy trickery".

I have a whole group of casual smashers too from High School who want to play but nobody else really sets it up, the just open their houses and someone else has to say "hey we should play some time"... I'm rather tired of doing it.
We play every wednesday but I'm just in the mood to smash right nows
 

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Let's all wish @ Zerker Zerker the best of luck at WA's big monthly tomorrow, Northwest Battle Grounds. Make some noise with Link. If you don't place 1st in doubles, we'll all be VERY disappointed in you. No pressure though.
Good luck.
We got janked by Lucario and Villager's one-hit-kill custom aura sphere bull****.
Go away.
 
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