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[ShadowzVoid]

For the past month or so I've been very busy, keeping me from playing/practicing Melee. Since this happened I basically lost all of my skill and I can't do all of the techniques that I spent a long time practicing and learning. I'm very conflicted and don't know if I should have a new fresh start or stop trying to play at a higher level and just be a bit more casual while still watching tournaments and maybe jumping in to play at locals. I want to make sure I dont mess up which is why I came here. And please don't give me "It's your decision" as an answer because I know this but I just want some other opinions. Thanks for your help!

 

[Stride]

You said yourself that not practicing is what's made you worse, so surely you must realise that all you have to do to bring your skill up to its previous level (and beyond) is resume practicing. Why are you suddenly conflicted about playing competitively?

What do you mean by wanting to "make sure you don't mess up"?

 

[EPsilon933]

You didn't entirely lose all of your skill. It's still there and will only need a jump start to get mostly back to full speed

Playing to win demands a lot of determination. If you don't have the time and energy for it, you might be putting too much strain on yourself. Being good at a competitive game is really really hard. If you don't put in the hours and years of practice and experience, you're not going to get far. And that's not a bad thing. You could have fun by simply playing the game at locals and watching streams

 

[Dandy_here]

I used to be pretty good at call of duty. I took a break for 2 months and I wasn't as good as before. I played a lot for a few days then I got back to where I was. Just have to put some time and effort in to anything and you will get right back into the swing of things

 

[ShadowzVoid]

Thank you everyone

 

[Elyssa Xey Hexen]

I routinely took a break ranging weeks between playing the game at all. Each time the first several games would be sloppy, but I would come back into a decent level of play. Certainly I lost a few details regarding certain match-ups. But, the physical ability is still there.

If anything, I believe the breaks helped me in a way. Every time I came off a break I could usually play well because I could focus on the game much more easily.

 

[ShadowzVoid]

You said yourself that not practicing is what's made you worse, so surely you must realise that all you have to do to bring your skill up to its previous level (and beyond) is resume practicing. Why are you suddenly conflicted about playing competitively?

What do you mean by wanting to "make sure you don't mess up"?

I mean that I dont want to mess myself up by using my time badly, but now I'm thinking up a routine.

 

[MrB_Tortuga]

In my experience, tech skill comes back a lot quicker than when you initially learned it. Kind of a bonus that I've noticed taking a break granted me was that I didn't do my same usual bad habits as much. As for being on the fence about continuing to play competitively, I say go for it. The more smashers the better if you ask me.