jet56
Smash Journeyman
- Joined
- Jun 7, 2015
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- 442
hey, so i decided to post this to get the word out on what you read the title to be. No, this is not a For glory, lag, camping, rolling, or otherwise salty rant about the online atmosphere. this is just to verify the very important point that little macs meta game and viability drop off tremendously online, then when you were to do so online. that isn't to say that it is impossible to play mac online, or use him to his best. there are however a few things that need to be pointed out:
1. inherent online lag, which comes with every online game.
2. micro input lag, where the game will miss an input by a player.
3. delayed inputs, where the game reads an input late.
4. buffer lag, where the game will be very stiff for a solid 10 seconds or more, before play is stable again.
those are the main things, there are others but we won't get into them. little mac suffers greatly from this, due to his reliance on punishes, frame data, super armor, and movement tech (p pivots, dash dancing, etc.)
while everyone suffers the same online problems, little mac is one of those characters that suffers the most, since the reasons stated above hinder or even nullify little macs greatest strengths. this isn't a john or an excuse, just a fact that must be kept in mind.
i still play online quite a bit, anthers ladder anyways (senpaimac, silver II in case you want to find me). but for me and for other mac players as well, don't judge your own play too much on your online matches.
oh and if you have personal stories or something to say on the topic, please comment below, i love your guy's responses!
1. inherent online lag, which comes with every online game.
2. micro input lag, where the game will miss an input by a player.
3. delayed inputs, where the game reads an input late.
4. buffer lag, where the game will be very stiff for a solid 10 seconds or more, before play is stable again.
those are the main things, there are others but we won't get into them. little mac suffers greatly from this, due to his reliance on punishes, frame data, super armor, and movement tech (p pivots, dash dancing, etc.)
while everyone suffers the same online problems, little mac is one of those characters that suffers the most, since the reasons stated above hinder or even nullify little macs greatest strengths. this isn't a john or an excuse, just a fact that must be kept in mind.
i still play online quite a bit, anthers ladder anyways (senpaimac, silver II in case you want to find me). but for me and for other mac players as well, don't judge your own play too much on your online matches.
oh and if you have personal stories or something to say on the topic, please comment below, i love your guy's responses!