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[Edamite]

I just switched over from playing competitive halo to melee. It makes sense based on where I live (Pittsburgh) and I've been looking for a change. Anyways, going from a fps to a fighter isn't easy, and I was wondering where I should start at for practice? I have 3 friends who are locals and also looking to compete with me. Any tips? Thanks!

 

[Lola Luftnagle]

It appears y'all have decided on your main, and that's good. Before y'all think about entering a tournament: some key things to learn would be things like wavedashing, dash-dancing, pivoting, chain-throwing, and other (character-specific) advanced techs. There will be guides on here and SSBWiki about all those things. Y'all should also watch videos of your main in action and you can deviate from there. Yeah... a lot of resources to work with but just remember to have patience and have fun with it.

Oh, and I hope y'all don't use CPUs too much for training since they have so many flaws that y'all always win against them...

 

[Edamite]

It appears y'all have decided on your main, and that's good. Before y'all think about entering a tournament: some key things to learn would be things like wavedashing, dash-dancing, pivoting, chain-throwing, and other (character-specific) advanced techs. There will be guides on here and SSBWiki about all those things. Y'all should also watch videos of your main in action and you can deviate from there. Yeah... a lot of resources to work with but just remember to have patience and have fun with it.

Oh, and I hope y'all don't use CPUs too much for training since they have so many flaws that y'all always win against them...

Thank you so much, yeah we usually only practice against each other. I practiced wavedashing, fast falling and dashdancing for 5 hours last night haha

Thank you again for the advice! It's much appreciated!

 

[iAmMatt]

Oh, and I hope y'all don't use CPUs too much for training since they have so many flaws that y'all always win against them...

This is true, however fighting against cpus is a good way to learn combos that you would otherwise have trouble practicing on a real opponent. One thing you should not do, which I think L Lola Luftnagle was getting at, is use cpus as a manner of learning fundamentals like approaching and neutral game.

 

[clarify]

This is true, however fighting against cpus is a good way to learn combos that you would otherwise have trouble practicing on a real opponent. One thing you should not do, which I think L Lola Luftnagle was getting at, is use cpus as a manner of learning fundamentals like approaching and neutral game.

20XX cpus are also pretty good to practice against up until a certain point. Netplay is the best practice outside of playing actual people in your area.

 

[iAmMatt]

20XX cpus are also pretty good to practice against up until a certain point. Netplay is the best practice outside of playing actual people in your area.

20xx cpus are good for learning how to punish according to di and tech options. As for neutral, they're only good for a short while like you said because they don't adapt like real players would.