My fox sucks, help make it better!

[Dirtydeeds]

So I have only been playing Melee for about 4 months and fox for a little over 1 month and I decided to finally ask for some help on the boards. I need a lot of help to get better but I think my spacing is my biggest issue.

This match was played against my friend on like a 4 inch screen so we had some trouble seeing;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0woQKZwObc&feature=channel_video_title

Any help you guys could render would be very much appreciated!


-Dirtydeeds

 

[Palpi]

Computer practice moar!

Seriously, you just need to get a better grasp for the game and the character. There isn't anything else I can really say other than, tech skill practice, movement practice and other things you can do by yourself.

 

[Sinji]

Fight level one cpus. it helps your spacing

 

[Wenbobular]

I don't think it helps your spacing at all <_< it definitely helps your speed once you get a hit though

 

[lanabo]

I noticed that you rolled a lot, so I would recommend to try perfecting your wavedash out of shield. I find that it's a lot more mobile than rolling and harder for your opponents to punish.

Even though this Falco didn't seem to punish you for the rolling, I can think of a million different ways that he could have.

Other than that, just practice practice practice! As you master your advanced techniques your playstyle should become a lot more fluid.

 

[Dirtydeeds]

Thanks a lot for the advice so far and I will definitely practice more and play with as many people as possible.

Other than that here is another match vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ckfvBRQ6Zg

Ill put up more ASAP.

 

[Lovage]

my advice for new players:

first, love the game

and then playplayplayplayplaypaylapyalyaypaylapyalypaylaypapylaypyalypaypylaypapyla

 

[lanabo]

Oh, one more thing. You tend to use jump a lot to get out of your tumble. I don't know if you're aware of this, but you can use the dashdance input with the control stick (moving it left and right very quickly) to get out of the tumble animation so that you can save your jump in case you need it. I find that most of the time you recover a lot quicker from the tumble using this method.

Examples at 1:12 and 2:25

Just thought I'd point that out, because it took me a long time before I discovered it, since I think that it's supposed to be a common fact among smash players.

 

[mers]

You don't escape hitstun any faster. Hitstun is decided by a number of factors, and once calculated cannot be reduced. So whether you wiggle or jump, youll leave hitstun and escape tumble at the same time.

 

[Dirtydeeds]

I really thank you guys for the advice you've given so far, I appreciate it a lot.
I would really help if you guys could give me any advice or strategy for the captain falcon matchup. I really have a lot of trouble in this matchup in general but mostly in approaching and recovering against him. Thanks in advance for any advice.

-Dirtydeeds

 

[lanabo]

You don't escape hitstun any faster. Hitstun is decided by a number of factors, and once calculated cannot be reduced. So whether you wiggle or jump, youll leave hitstun and escape tumble at the same time.

I thought the only way to escape tumble was using wiggle and up B, though. I read it in this thread under the definition of 'Tumble':

http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=42749

 

[Wenbobular]

Sounds like some BS ... I mean think about it, do you wiggle out of every tumble before doing an aerial <_<

 

[Brookman]

find more people to play with/go to tournaments.

 

[Problem2]

tumble isn't hitstun. It's a state you enter when your hit by a certain strength attack. You can do most of your options while in tumble such as jumping, but you don't have all your options and yes you can wiggle out of tumble.

 

[PK Webb]

i have actually played against ur fox so here is what u need to do:
1)GRAB!!! you never even attempted to grab and those equal free aerials and sometime 0-deaths
2) your techskill is lack go practice waveshine grab/upsmash like its your job
3) your recovery needs more creativity cuz i knew every angle u would come at because u did the sme 1st angle everytime.
4) when u rush in u kinda just ran into my moves. come in with a plan
5) stop teching the same way 9 times in a row it becomes too easy to kill you
6)when u actually hit me u would back off and reset.....NOOOOOO when u hit me tack on as much percent as u can
7) go to alot of tourneys after a while u will get it i no it took me 4eva