Off days what can you do?

[Tristan_win]

So I’ve started to notice a pattern in my game play that once every two-week or so I will have an off day in smash in which I will do completely terrible.

My playing speed, my mind games, and my own Meta game all go to hell.

It’s really ****ing annoying when this happens as I start catching myself making johns like (theses are thought’s I’ve had, I’m not actually saying this to anyone)

“God Marth is so broke that’s why he’s winning, I have more skill”

“If we didn’t have any lag I’ll win”

Poisonous thought like theses are very annoying and I know the arguments, which would put someone in their place if they said such things so I can’t help but hate this.

I know how hard my character is to use in the higher levels

I know the reasons why I choose my character over someone like Snake or Meta knight but yet when I start to suck *** my mind can’t help but make some excuse or blame somthing.


Hmmm, what do all of you do when you wish to play smash but are having a off day?

 

[Grunt]

I call it Epic lulz.
You and a friend team up against a lv 1 computer and see what wacky combos you can come up with.

 

[GimmeAnFSharp]

Play less; you're probably just burning out after a long time of playing heavy regularly every day. That, or take the above's advice and do more lax stuff on a somewhat regular basis. Sometimes improvement just requires you to have your hands on the game doing anything (coming up with new combos vs. lvl 1 compies, for example), and not be grinding against opponents online or your friends all the time.

 

[DarkWarCloud]

i sing... CAUSE YOU HAD A BAD DAY... YOU HAD A BAD DA... nevermind.
i actually try to get practice matches in. not enough warming uo makes me play crappy.

 

[Ageman20XX]

I totally agree - playing the game a lot more lax is not only an easy way to play (of course) but because you're not playing real people you aren't as shy about trying new things in your match - playing the computer can help you open up to experimentation like you otherwise wouldn't because, well, it's a computer and it doesn't matter if you loose.

Lol, I'm a geek,

-Age

 

[Reyairia]

I throw the controller at the screen.

Actually, I just practice with CPUs. Start with a level 3 and move up to level 9, it's generally gone by then.

 

[Grunt]

mango shows a great example:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=hK377cGmEVM

 

[~^.NoiR.^~]

Go play Evo. The variety will make your day so much better and you can win without doing anything

 

[boom-man97]

i really hate it when that happens
yea i just stop playing when it does

 

[mzink*]

i usually just goof off and play teams with a friend against cpu's. just play relaxed games when you have days like that, or just play an easy level cpu and then stop to end on a good note. same thing happens to me

 

[Newtwarrior]

play some boss battles and take out frustrations
best I do is take a break I some how do better after not playing for 2-3 days.

 

[Tristan_win]

play some boss battles and take out frustrations
best I do is take a break I some how do better after not playing for 2-3 days.

Yeah, that's what I decide to do maybe work on some tech now and then but I'm planing to not play for a few days, besides I have pile of games I've been putting off ever since I got Brawl so I'll have something to do.

Thank you everyone for posting your help.

 

[The Dinkoman]

When your having off days you... Come on here and write threads just like this one.

No but seriously, you just screw around online, like run in circles, or avoid the player and play a little game of "catch me if you can... I'M TEH GINGER BREAD MAN", randomly use taunts and make the other player so angry he attempts to kill you but ends up killing himself.

 

[MarthTrinity]

If I'm having an off day in Smash...I go play some Mario Kart instead. And if I'm having an off day in Mario Kart....then I play some

Spoiler

Pokemon Puzzle League

XD

 

[Ørion]

When your having off days you... Come on here and write threads just like this one.

No but seriously, you just screw around online, like run in circles, or avoid the player and play a little game of "catch me if you can... I'M TEH GINGER BREAD MAN", randomly use taunts and make the other player so angry he attempts to kill you but ends up killing himself.

Lol i can see someone doing that. People would go crazy if someone did that.

 

[ZSSamus]

ROFL. Off-days... That's a good way to alter a friendship. When my friends and I have SSBB tourneys If I lose unjustly (or fairly) I always blame it on items. That's why I usually turn them off, only Smash Balls and on a low setting.