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[_eternal]

I know. I guess I just want a visualization of how far away the blast zones are. I hadn't even noticed that FoD had close horizontal blast lines but far vertical ones until I heard it in some match's commentary.

 

[Svvagcube]

Edit: Darn wrong thread.. Could some mod just delete the post? Sorry for the kerfuffle.

 

[john!]

Edit: Darn wrong thread.. Could some mod just delete the post? Sorry for the kerfuffle.

you are forgiven because you used the word "kerfuffle"

 

[Tech-Nelium the Shark]

Is there perfect shielding with light shield and can you reflect projectiles if you do?

 

[Xyzz]

I'm pretty sure in order to powershield the trigger has to click.

 

[KAOSTAR]

you have to fully depress the trigger in order to power shield.

 

[DeadLastClown]

Is it just me, or does it look closterphobic when a mosh of fans are watching finals?

 

[KrIsP!]

^That might be better in the social thread...but to answer your question, yes. Yes it does.

 

[Svvagcube]

Hey guys,
my situation is the following; I play Melee since a few Weeks now, my main is Falco and I just like to know what my next step on the "skill-ladder" would be.

I defeat the Level9Cpu 9/10 and already got hold on some of the techniques i.E. short hop, SHL and Fast fall (the last two aren't perfect yet).

So what do I do now? When I play i often have the Problem that I don't really know what to do. Like which attacks to use when and stuff like that.



Also if there are any good guides I should read, post them!

 

[_eternal]

You can learn to L-cancel and wavedash on your own and then find people in your area to play with (there are boards for each region). Once you start playing you can read the stickies on the Falco boards to find new strategies and figure out which attacks to use in which situations.

 

[Geenareeno]

Watch a bunch of top level Falcos play and try to do what they do. Dr. Peepee, Mango, Zhu, and Forward are all good resources.

 

[Svvagcube]

You can learn to L-cancel and wavedash on your own and then find people in your area to play with (there are boards for each region). Once you start playing you can read the stickies on the Falco boards to find new strategies and figure out which attacks to use in which situations.

What is L-Cancel and wavedash?

 

[KrIsP!]

What is L-Cancel and wavedash?

learn everything in the 3 video series by wak
part 1/3- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n4s5yB7ZkE

Playing level 9s constantly is near useless if not hurtful at times. Most people say play lvl 1s or 4s and just practice combos and tech skill on them, I still do play lvl 9s from time to time for fun.

Practice your tech skill in training mode a lot, slow it down if you have to. I'm also in that process, next step after that is playing good humans and getting tips. Also read stuff off your characters board and ask questions there, people will help...and watch videos of pros and even yourself if possible once you can kind more people to play.

 

[Svvagcube]

learn everything in the 3 video series by wak
part 1/3- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n4s5yB7ZkE

Playing level 9s constantly is near useless if not hurtful at times. Most people say play lvl 1s or 4s and just practice combos and tech skill on them, I still do play lvl 9s from time to time for fun.

Practice your tech skill in training mode a lot, slow it down if you have to. I'm also in that process, next step after that is playing good humans and getting tips. Also read stuff off your characters board and ask questions there, people will help...and watch videos of pros and even yourself if possible once you can kind more people to play.

Thank you very much for sharing that.

The Training Method for Fox's L-Cancel, can I use it on falco too?

 

[Bl@ckChris]

probably if you did the hit low enough. but since theres only one hit, it would have to be a low dair to see it combo.

 

[Xyzz]

Which wouldn't be too bad, since it is a good idea to practice low aerials for shield pressure anyways (:

 

[DeadLastClown]

Is there any rule against wasting time as Jigglypuff off stage just to vs some one in SSD?

 

[KrIsP!]

Rules against stallin, if they're going off stage to intentionally waste time(planking for example) then yes. Though there is no specific rule, the rule is no stalling and it's up to the TO to decide on how to enforce it.

Also, there's no sudden death anymore, is there? I guess that's my question. I'm pretty sure it goes; match count, stock count, percent and in the event of a percentage tie then rematch of set...or just one match?

 

[Geenareeno]

One stock match with 2 minutes timer on same stage same characters.

 

[Warhawk]

One stock match with 2 minutes timer on same stage same characters.

Hmm? I thought they just replayed the match, four stocks 8 minutes on the same stage in the event of a percentage draw...

 

[KrIsP!]

To the ruleset!

Matches that time out will be determined by the remaining number of lives, then percentage of the current stock. In the event of a percentage tie, the match should be replayed in full. Sudden Death is not to be played, and will not count.

Edit:
Someone should totally make a compendium of all smash-related phrases. Organized nicely and such. I know there's some really outdated one that just has stuff like CC and DJ and blah blah blah but pretty much only has a few of the more important ones. I find myself googling some phrases and acronyms because of my outdated smash knowledge

 

[_eternal]

How do you pivot tilts? I keep getting smashes.

 

[Fortress | Sveet]

A true pivot is a frame when you are in your dash animation where you can do any action. Basically you have to dash 1 way and then slight tilt the other way and press A on the right frame

 

[genkaku]

I can't find the teams match that ends with a sacred combo eliminating both members of the opposing team. Can't remember who did it either...

 

[john!]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDNJv92TCjk&feature=player_detailpage#t=543s

is it this? it's not a sacred combo but it's still ****

 

[Fortress | Sveet]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByxxeDPuuIc#t=3m6s

darkrain/silentspectre vs PP/Lozr

 

[Bl@ckChris]

can sheik foxtrot?

i've been trying, and it's not working

if she can't (unless her foxtrot is considered the end of that super laggy animation, which is useles...) is there any other character who has a nonexistent/terribad foxtrot like this?

 

[Jockmaster]

What would you guys say is the easiest way to punish eccessive rolling? I play against a kid who literally rolls constantly (it looks so dumb), but nevertheless I can't find a real bread-and-butter way to punish.


I use Ganon, and normally Ill either wavedash and follow the roll to grab or simply stand in place and grab while he's rolling back and forth, but as I said these aren't working enough for me to really convince him rolling constantly is a bad idea.

 

[Bing]

If you're maining Ganon Probably Just stomp or fair, stomp would be better because then you can combo a bit with it(Ganon combos). So You can read the roll, Stomp to fair? Or Stomp uair combos. Whatever you get the point.

 

[Jockmaster]

Yeah that sounds like a good idea, I just hate when I miss l-cancels on stomps and have to take a free shot

 

[Bing]

By doing this then you are also helping to work on your l-cancels. If he really is a noob, he's not going to punish you that hard if you mess up anyways. Plus 20% or so is still a pretty decent punish and might teach him a thing or two.

 

[Bl@ckChris]

downsmash with ganon.

someone tell me how sheik's foxtrot works/doesn't work.

 

[Bing]

Well I just know that With Fox its done by constantly tapping the control stick in the direction you want to trott, so wouldnt it be the same?

 

[Grape Ape]

you need to do it really quickly, since you're only executing the initial dash, and sheiks initial dash is rather short (same reason why you need to dashdance quicker with her).

 

[Bl@ckChris]

yeah, but with most foxtrot's you wait for the ID to end right? does sheik have an ending to her ID that's faster than that awkward runstop?

 

[Fortress | Sveet]

Yes, you can do a longer "dashdance" with sheik by foxtrotting. Watch some of m2k's sheik and he does it occasionally.

 

[Svvagcube]

Against what kind of CPU should I train? Like which level and what character?

 

[KrIsP!]

People say lvl 1 and 4's only. As what you should train against, it's only combo practice so pick whatever is most used in your area. Fox and Falco are obviously big ones, if you have trouble vs. link you can do him. Everyone really.

 

[Musketeer04]

Should I l cancel all the time? Or only at specific times? I want to try and get tournament worthy, and I am not sure on what skills I need to learn and use in my playing.

 

[Fortress | Sveet]

There is never a case where you would rather not lcancel

related: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C52zDdYpGIA