Nooob Question! :)

[Strongobado]

I'm understanding lots of the advanced techniques that are being discussed, except for one.

Could someone tell me what the term DI is? Thanks!

And I hope this is a board I can post this in, if not, please lock.

 

[Phoenix_Dark]

Directional influence.

 

[Dragonbreath]

What that means is that you can tilt the control stick when you get launched by an attack. It slightly changes the direction you fly in, and lets you recover easier.

So, when someone says 'He didn't even DI out of it', that means he wasn't even trying to get out of the attack.

 

[Strongobado]

Thank you so much!

 

[Link Lord]

I'm understanding lots of the advanced techniques that are being discussed, except for one.

Could someone tell me what the term DI is? Thanks!

And I hope this is a board I can post this in, if not, please lock.

DI stands for Directional Influence. For example, if Marth hits you with a tipper(an F-Smash with the tip of his sword) at 50%, you would fly. However, if you tilt the control stick toward Marth as he hits you, you won't go as far.

 

[MagicJosh]

Don't feel noobish or anything, I mean I didn't know either, so thanks for the thread lol

 

[MagicJosh]

Most of the techniques here do get confusing at times, and while i may not know all of them, its nice to have them abbriviated for us.

 

[Kr3w]

Theres a whole thread full of all the terms and what not here..
http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=42749
:]

 

[Sonic The Hedgedawg]

What that means is that you can tilt the control stick when you get launched by an attack. It slightly changes the direction you fly in, and lets you recover easier.

So, when someone says 'He didn't even DI out of it', that means he wasn't even trying to get out of the attack.

if I may make a little point here... it was "slight" in melee.... but it seems that DI is actually quite appreciable in brawl.

I mean DI is REALLY obvious now in a lot of cases.