By the way, I think I should let you guys into my mind a little bit...
I stopped listening to purely negative, uninformed opinions of Mario back in like...'09. Smashers...ALL smashers are extremely fickle. Sonic was the 5th worst character in the game and "justifiably so" because you could just dtilt and he would be completely shut down. Now where is he? "Randoms" of the character beating the top players of Europe in a match-up he loses, apparently.
Where was Ike before San came around? Where is he now? Where would he be without San's results?
Look at Kirby. He was top of mid for a LONG time because of Chu and Chu alone. Chu quits, then he begins steadily dropping...Chu comes back for one tourney and now people are talking about him being legit again? GTFOutta here.
I believe in what Monk is saying with his thread. There is NO WAY anybody's getting anywhere without understanding that Mario is a limited character and there's some things that you won't be able to do like everyone else in the game. But this thing about what Mario CAN'T do and what match-ups CAN'T win? Nobody knows that. People used to say the same things about just about every character on the roster at one point or another. It only takes ONE person with the drive, resources, and time to make a difference with this character. Don't be discouraged by the opinions of others. Take them into account, but don't accept anything that any smasher says as irrefutable fact unless you can back it with your own experience and ideas.
There isn't a Mario out using the character to his full potential. The number of Marios on par with Boss's '08 Mario is very few, if any at the moment. I dunno why that's the case, but it clearly is. Until there is someone who can do that, Mario WILL NOT MOVE. Make that person you. Practice, study the game, study match-ups, play, lose, and learn from GOOD players. If you can't drive, learn to drive to get to where you need to go. If you have no job, get a job to deal with tourney expenses. That's what it'll take.
**** everything else. Seriously.
I stopped listening to purely negative, uninformed opinions of Mario back in like...'09. Smashers...ALL smashers are extremely fickle. Sonic was the 5th worst character in the game and "justifiably so" because you could just dtilt and he would be completely shut down. Now where is he? "Randoms" of the character beating the top players of Europe in a match-up he loses, apparently.
Where was Ike before San came around? Where is he now? Where would he be without San's results?
Look at Kirby. He was top of mid for a LONG time because of Chu and Chu alone. Chu quits, then he begins steadily dropping...Chu comes back for one tourney and now people are talking about him being legit again? GTFOutta here.
I believe in what Monk is saying with his thread. There is NO WAY anybody's getting anywhere without understanding that Mario is a limited character and there's some things that you won't be able to do like everyone else in the game. But this thing about what Mario CAN'T do and what match-ups CAN'T win? Nobody knows that. People used to say the same things about just about every character on the roster at one point or another. It only takes ONE person with the drive, resources, and time to make a difference with this character. Don't be discouraged by the opinions of others. Take them into account, but don't accept anything that any smasher says as irrefutable fact unless you can back it with your own experience and ideas.
There isn't a Mario out using the character to his full potential. The number of Marios on par with Boss's '08 Mario is very few, if any at the moment. I dunno why that's the case, but it clearly is. Until there is someone who can do that, Mario WILL NOT MOVE. Make that person you. Practice, study the game, study match-ups, play, lose, and learn from GOOD players. If you can't drive, learn to drive to get to where you need to go. If you have no job, get a job to deal with tourney expenses. That's what it'll take.
**** everything else. Seriously.
