What "basic" parts of gameplay. Its not like he's losing to randoms or something with MK because he doesn't know x character matchup. If he ever even drops games it's to other top players usually- even with some basic matchup knowledge to the extent that everyone knows the MK mu will naturally make it hard.
Ugh I would need to go forum digging to find out exactly. It was alot of stuff relating to dealing with Diddy's bananas that had existed for alooooooong time.
He also said it himself, he doesn't really study matchups that don't pertain much to his gameplay.
So he wasn't exactly studying the Sonic matchup when Malcom beat him since well, Sonic is irrelevant.
How? Knowing you and your opponents options verse not knowing them automatically will automatically give you a skill gap vs a player that wouldn't.
How?
Just to clarify, are you trying to say that because you have knowledge of the matchup automatically creates a skill gap?
Let us put it this way, if you and I were to play Sonic vs MK, and you did not know anything about Sonic.
More likely than not, I would still have a difficult time winning. Since while my knowledge is superior, you have greater skill in terms of execution.
If knowledge did cause an increase of skill, then I should win if my knowledge is so much greater than yours.
Furthermore, if I miss any of your posts, it is not intentional. Understand I am in the process of moving to South Carolina so I tend to be rushed.
he vastly overestimates his own knowledge and thus makes the correlation that him being bad at the game = knowledge doesn't matter
Assumptions make you look like an ***. You should not make them.
To be honest, this is the ONLY community that takes such a foolish view towards analyst, I don't see any of this nonsense in any other reputable game community.
Heck you can look at Basketball and watch at how Lebron was pretty criticized for similar views.
he vastly overestimates his own knowledge and thus makes the correlation that him being bad at the game = knowledge doesn't matter
not that I'm very good either but I've definitely seen the connection that the more I know the better I've gotten, studying the game is at least as important as being technically consistent, doing the wrong thing perfectly isn't going to get you very far either
Oh look, a hypocrite.
You are trying to relate your own experience to prove your argument, and then try to accuse me of such a thing? Really? *sigh*
@afterdawn: Yes unfortunately I have a habit of mixing the two like an idjit.
@gheb: Really? I won't deny that I am far from being high level. Hell it isn't as if I am in any position to practice at the moment but as to my knowledge and understanding of high level play? Might I ask if the reason for your second question is purely because of your disagreements with me, rather than the actual content of my post.