need advice for upcoming tourney

[-619-]

So me and my friends are having a tournament this weekend for melee. None of us play competitively so its not too intense I guess. My main concern is that most of the people I play with totally abuse and rely on shield rolling. So I know I'm probably asking a noob question but what's the best way to abuse shield rollers? Please don't hate on me for asking I just want to know and I couldn't find any help google searching it. Thanks

 

[hectohertz]

no problem man, you need to multishine, its not that hard here's a vid on how to do it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCMLHdf-1R0

 

[-619-]

I forgot to mention I don't use fox or falco sorry. I usually use marth or sheik because from what I've looked up online they seem pretty solid and everyone around here uses the starfox characters so I wanted to stand out haha

 

[Jolteon]

wait for a roll and hit/grab them

 

[Terry]

Shield rolling is easy to punish when you know they are going to roll. Just keep track of when they try to roll away, predict their next roll and punish.

Also, if you don't, you and your friends should consider coming to some bigger tournaments. They're really fun and a good way to get better.

 

[-619-]

Shield rolling is easy to punish when you know they are going to roll. Just keep track of when they try to roll away, predict their next roll and punish.

Also, if you don't, you and your friends should consider coming to some bigger tournaments. They're really fun and a good way to get better.

I really want to go to some bigger tourneys. Looking for some in my area or at least more ppl to play with but sc isn't really booming with activity. Also thx for the advice.

 

[Sinji]

wait for the roll and then punish. cc first.

 

[Fågelholken]

I think there are certain areas you can look for which will subconsciously make your opponent roll more, such as being at the edge. If he shields, he really only has the option to either jump out of it to try and get away, or roll. (there are more, but in tight situations these will be the most common ones)

If he has a tendency to ALWAYS roll out of shield, just don't do anything. Wait for him to pick up his shield, and wait for the roll. Just make sure to pay attention to his character and react quickly. It will feel natural after a few tries, I'm sure.

 

[-619-]

Alright awesome for the advice. Its just aggravating when I study l canceling wave dashing shffling etc etc and everytime I play my friends it all comes down to a slow boring game due to roll dodge spamming. Ill practice with the advice you all gave me and hopefully they won't spam it anymore

 

[Peaquak]

I don't play tournies or anything serious but what I try to do if I play against a roll spammer is dash dance approach to a grab mixed with an empty dash dance just waiting for the roll chase.

Also try empty short hop approaches that make them shield and roll.


I play Cpt Falcon so it works well for me. You said you play shiek and marth which both are pretty quick so it should work decently for you as well.


If someone more skilled has any objections please feel to input as I play friendlies only.

 

[Massive]

Sheik's downsmash has a long hitbox that can trap people who roll/dodge a lot.

Also, if they shield too frequently/superfluously, use Marth's shield breaker and ruin their day.

 

[-619-]

Thanks for the advice everyone. Me and my friend played today and I was able to either down smash or grab him out his rolls a lot. Appreciate all the tips

 

[erbanez]

If they tend to roll towards/through you, try throwing a move behind you. For example, if you're Marth and they put their shield up, just forward smash behind you once in a while. Since they're so expectant that they dodged something, it catches them off guard nicely. If they tend to roll away, charge in and grab them.

 

[jazzlypuff]

Choose jiggly
Pick fd
Get their back to the edge
Walk up to where they will roll and sit there until they roll
Rest

 

[crush]

grab them, if you miss and they roll away, run up and attempt to grab them again, if it fails, try again.

and when youre marth, f smash a lot

 

[PGH Carroll]

My favorite thing to do is as soon as you die and have your invinciblity run up to them and couch and say. "which way you rolling?" they'll usually try to roll behind you. Fsmash them. Works every time.