Meteor smash problem

[WiryGamez11]

I know that Roy's down air has a meteor effect if the opponent gets hit by the sweet spot of the blade: the hilt. But I don't know why I can't perform that meteor smash, even though I hit the opponent with the sweet spot. Do any of you know how I can raise my chance of getting that meteor smash?

 

[medofbr]

It's really not worth going for the meteor because it is so hard to hit, but if you really want it, SH off of the edge to get better positioning.

 

[Fledge]

I find it easier to meteor if the opponent is below and a little behind Roy, seems to sourspot the more in front and closer they are, so I usually RAR dair for meteor, or I'll double jump and fastfall so I have time to get the positioning more precise (though it's more readable/dodgeable). Short hop is great because it's fast and hard to read, though it seems easier to whiff, so practice in training mode helps a lot.

 

[EnGarde]

I'd be careful using your double jump to set up for the spike, tbh, because then you're offstage without a double jump, and a prime candidate for a reverse edge-guard. My personal playstyle tends to revolve around ledge pressure rather than offstage edgeguarding, but if you get the right read, a spike is definitely doable. Just takes practice.

 

[Creeeamy]

Roy's meteor is fairly easy to land with practice, it has to land during the start of the animation close to the hilt of the blade, go to training mode, or a level 1 cpu with 99 stock, and practise some setups such as jab to down air, it just takes a while. You also need to be careful of Roy's supbar recovery while doing this, don't drift too far.