burntfish44
Smash Cadet
- Joined
- Jan 22, 2014
- Messages
- 53
A bit about me (no real need to read this):
With newfound inspiration from watching apex 2013 vods and 2014 live, I've come back to brawl with intentions of rising above the casual I've always been and becoming competitive-status material. I was playing mostly brawl off and on for the last few months, until just recently, in the last month or so, where I've realized how much better and more competitive melee is - and have since started playing project M. I hope to become competitive level in hopes of winning local tourneys, and just for the fun of it.
Ive been a marth main since I got back into smash these last few months, with inspiration from Mr R, and Ken recently.
Aside from the other fire emblem characters and zelda, I haven't really had a connection or enough of an interest to pursue improvement with any other characters.
I was dabbling with ZSS after watching Salem wreck APEX 2013, but felt like her high mobility and speed was hard to control - but now that I've gotten better and been trying her again in PM, I'm liking her. Despite having a bit of trouble controlling her still, a lot of her moves feel very natural to me and i love how her attacks string together.
Actual relevant part:
To expand on the last bit, a lot of ZSS's moves feel natural to me - most of these are her ground game. Her jab combo, d-tilt, u-tilt, and dash attack i can work with really well. I also love the increased knockback of PM of her f-smash.
But her arials seem really strong to if used right - but i'm not quite as good with them
1. do i want to stick to the ground, or be jumping around?
My immediate reaction is to stay on the ground - but to what extent?
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ZSS in brawl had very high defencive potential - medium-long range neutral B, medium range side B, good recovery, but there have been some big changes in project m, namely the entire pace and feel of the game.
2. with the new pace/feel of project M as a whole, what is the general playstyle i want to be using with ZSS? balls-to-the-walls on top of you like Shiek utilizing the movement and attack speed she has? or still a Salem-style defencive play utilizing her medium to long range moves?
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3. I'm having trouble with recovery, as it doesn't seem nearly as good as it did in brawl - any general tips? When to use side b or up b or down b directed towards the stage?
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4. Who's a good player that i can look up to learn from?
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5. I'm not too worried about matchup specifics right now - but what are the main people to watch out for?
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6. I'm of course looking up forum posts and guides and such, but any final general tips? Or main things i should keep in mind while playing ZSS?
With newfound inspiration from watching apex 2013 vods and 2014 live, I've come back to brawl with intentions of rising above the casual I've always been and becoming competitive-status material. I was playing mostly brawl off and on for the last few months, until just recently, in the last month or so, where I've realized how much better and more competitive melee is - and have since started playing project M. I hope to become competitive level in hopes of winning local tourneys, and just for the fun of it.
Ive been a marth main since I got back into smash these last few months, with inspiration from Mr R, and Ken recently.
Aside from the other fire emblem characters and zelda, I haven't really had a connection or enough of an interest to pursue improvement with any other characters.
I was dabbling with ZSS after watching Salem wreck APEX 2013, but felt like her high mobility and speed was hard to control - but now that I've gotten better and been trying her again in PM, I'm liking her. Despite having a bit of trouble controlling her still, a lot of her moves feel very natural to me and i love how her attacks string together.
Actual relevant part:
To expand on the last bit, a lot of ZSS's moves feel natural to me - most of these are her ground game. Her jab combo, d-tilt, u-tilt, and dash attack i can work with really well. I also love the increased knockback of PM of her f-smash.
But her arials seem really strong to if used right - but i'm not quite as good with them
1. do i want to stick to the ground, or be jumping around?
My immediate reaction is to stay on the ground - but to what extent?
-----
ZSS in brawl had very high defencive potential - medium-long range neutral B, medium range side B, good recovery, but there have been some big changes in project m, namely the entire pace and feel of the game.
2. with the new pace/feel of project M as a whole, what is the general playstyle i want to be using with ZSS? balls-to-the-walls on top of you like Shiek utilizing the movement and attack speed she has? or still a Salem-style defencive play utilizing her medium to long range moves?
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3. I'm having trouble with recovery, as it doesn't seem nearly as good as it did in brawl - any general tips? When to use side b or up b or down b directed towards the stage?
------
4. Who's a good player that i can look up to learn from?
-----
5. I'm not too worried about matchup specifics right now - but what are the main people to watch out for?
------
6. I'm of course looking up forum posts and guides and such, but any final general tips? Or main things i should keep in mind while playing ZSS?