my tech skill isn't helping me...

[red stone]

yeah so i play a couple characters. usually shiek, marth, falco, or mario


anyways, i try to be really flashy with them. i wavedance, wavedash everywhere, fair to waveland, double shine, dashdance, and a bunch of other stuff.


yeah, so i look really fast on screen. however, this doesn't let me win easy. if fact, i do worse.


so instead, i try moving less. i do subtle movements for spacing, and just enough motion for mindgames. whoa, i do much better. i observe my opponent more, and punish them faster.

the problem is that when i play that winning style, i don't look as impressive. so what should i do?

 

[Rock Lobsta]

depends on if you like to win or lose. Its up to you.

Im sure if you just played alot more you can incorperate flashyness into winning too, take phanna for example.

 

[Zankoku]

Speed and mindgames are two things. They do not automatically integrate with each other. Your slower play is better for now, but more limited in terms of potential. Learn to pay attention to your character when you're moving fast, and try to incorporate your mindgames into your quicker movement.

 

[Adi]

The problem is you're thinking about yourself more than the opponent, once all the flashy jazz becomes second nature to you you'll find it easier to incorporate into your gameplay.

 

[MARIOWNAGE]

play to win fool, trying to show off tech skill that you can't actually harness is for scrubs

 

[psicicle]

Compromise- do that stuff inbetween stocks. It kinda works as a mindgame too because they might be like "oh crap he's like bombsoldier"

 

[mukoe890]

play flashy in friendlies. if its serious get the job done son
edit:my 100th post!

 

[th0rn]

just because you can wavedash and DD really fast doesn't make you good. You use advanced techniques to help you play smart, not to be random.

 

[mark.]

th0rn got it.

even if you are flashy, it just makes you a flashy loser.
just do what you need to win.

 

[Haruno Kotetsu]

Its not about looking good, its about winning.
Technical skill and mindgames are totally different.
Techniques are like tools for your use, mindgames are like your priority to win.
That dosent mean wavedashing and the like to look good is bad, but doing it to simply look good isnt the key. Doing whatever you simply can to win is the key.