Official Midlife Character Crisis Topic

[Roneblaster]

KK wins again

 

[Kanelol]

I like falco more

but having to hit buttons slower than Fox

I CANT TAKE IT NO MO

 

[Archangel]

I like falco more

but having to hit buttons slower than Fox

I CANT TAKE IT NO MO

This is true.

I can mix shines with shffl'ing easier with Falco and I stumple with my hand doing it with fox. I don't have the finger dexterity to be a technical fox. I know tech-skill isn't everything but without it I couldn't hope to move on to the next level. So after crying none stop for a few days I dropped him for Marth and haven't looked back.

 

[Kason Birdman]

i have been maining falco for my entire time playing smash competively and non competitevely and every once in a while he just starts feeling really slow and choppy.. it really makes me want to main fox.. but i just love falco so much..

..well its a love/hate relationship... but everytime im in a falco slum i just use falcon all the time and start picking up doc again than after a little bit my falco feels good again.

...****ing fox

 

[Archangel]

Whenever I feel slow with any character I'll usually bust out the Ganon. After trying to force him to be as quick as possible I go back to whomever I felts slow with and suddenly Its like lightning melee.

 

[t3h Icy]

I co-main Puff and Sheik, because they're easy to play and are really abusive, so I can focus more on thinking and reading. I can't play Fox/Falco and be technical while thinking at my highest level. I'd like to go as Puff/Fox, but I do too many silly things with him and die.

I also play a ton of Low/Bottom tiers for fun: Roy, Yoshi, Bowser, Pichu, sometimes Zelda, and have put time into each of them, but I wouldn't use them in tournament. Part of the only way I've had success is because nobody knows what they're doing against them (bad combo DI, not knowing what to do in certain positions, etc).

I learn very fast so I don't think I'll ever have a "midlife character crisis". Lack of tech skill is the only thing that holds potential characters for me back.

I love Puff. =)

 

[KirbyKaze]

I learn very fast so I don't think I'll ever have a "midlife character crisis".

I see.

So you just came in here to say you're better than us?

That's nice.

 

[Tee ay eye]

i use marth

**** sheik

 

[Zoler]

i use marth

**** sheik

hey sheiks and marths can be friends

 

[mhenlo]

Erm...only one of the two mammals from outer space is actually a mammal.

Ness is a Mammal and he is from outer space

 

[SleepyK]

^^^^
ness was a boy from earth, i thought? i haven't played through earthbound yet but iirc he gets his powers from a meteor


i also have another midlife issue.
people who say "i'd like to play xxxx character but i can't be technical and think at the same time so i'mma play a slower character."

it's not as if tech skill is some unyielding barrier that prevents people from being able to do things. honestly people just refuse to put in the practice time and then john about not being able to perform tech skill.

 

[Geist]

I wish Samus had better matchups.
I have a feeling I lose a lot more than I would if I mained a higher tiered character. I always feel like I'm working harder to keep up with people on the same level as me.

I really don't want to switch mains though. Losing really gets me motivated to get better with Samus and actually win things.

 

[Juno McGrath]

ive recently been messing around with marth because hes brainless to play and requires little to no thought mid play. ;]

but i really really like fox and have been trying to learn to play that lil *****.

 

[Oracle]

At some point in time I've mained all four top tiers, luigi, Ganon, doc, puff, and IC's. When I have trouble with one character, I shift to another one. It's a pretty good strategy IMO other than learning everything slowly.

 

[KirbyKaze]

i also have another midlife issue.
people who say "i'd like to play xxxx character but i can't be technical and think at the same time so i'mma play a slower character."

it's not as if tech skill is some unyielding barrier that prevents people from being able to do things. honestly people just refuse to put in the practice time and then john about not being able to perform tech skill.

When people say they don't have technical skill to play <character> I die a little on the inside. Because I've laughed so hard I've suffocated myself.

 

[Deleted member]

The thing about fox, is the EVERYBODY plays fox. So boring. Plus, I'm sure most people know approximately at least what to do in the match-up.

I always wanted to get a really good zelda, at least in certain matchups, like the once sheik is bad at.

Let's say that somebody had a really good Zelda vs. Fox, ICs and Puff (bad matchups for Sheik apparently). Then that person would have an instant counterpicked character whenever they wanted. It's my dream, but alas, Zelda is too hard.

 

[KirbyKaze]

Zelda is also terrible, which can be a pretty big handicap at times.

 

[Deleted member]

Somebody's gotta develop her metagame like crazy. Perhaps she has some AT nobody's figured out.

EDIT: My new goal in life.

 

[joeplicate]

i've always wondered about switching mains


it would be cool to hear legitimate advice from good people who have switched mains (m2k, mango?, or like TAI and connor) and what they have to say about it. i wonder if they can answer the "grass is always greener" questions that so many fox players have. or whichever other character, for that matter.

on the other hand, i used to not like fox but since i stopped really playing my secondaries, and got more experience, he's the only character who makes sense to me anymore. consider this the testimonial of someone who used to want to main someone else, but then fell in love with fox again.

 

[SpiderBubble]

also more people need to main pichu he is just to good.

QFT!

Pichu is so much fun to play as. And it's super cute. I want one.

 

[SleepyK]

usually it's not so good around "just after scrub, but before decent" level and at times "just after decent but
before solid" level.

switching mains can be fine, it just depends on the reason.

 

[ArstNeio]

Samus sucks. How come she doesn't have a super fast grab, a nice mini short hop, and the ability to combo and approach? How come she gets ***** by everyone that people actually play?

 

[INSANE CARZY GUY]

Somebody's gotta develop her metagame like crazy. Perhaps she has some AT nobody's figured out.

EDIT: My new goal in life.

you know that there is a tech as master hand? I found it and called it first

QFT!

Pichu is so much fun to play as. And it's super cute. I want one.

please don't touch me

 

[KirbyKaze]

Samus sucks. How come she doesn't have a super fast grab, a nice mini short hop, and the ability to combo and approach? How come she gets ***** by everyone that people actually play?

There there. *pets you* Let it all out.

 

[Fly_Amanita]

I'm mostly fine with ICs, but the Peach match-up has stressed me out so much that I just go Sheik against her now even though doing so doesn't drastically improve my odds since my Sheik sucks. I do kind of want to learn the Peach ditto since I like using Peach more than Sheik and I think Peach is in most respects my second best character at the moment, but it's probably easier to stick with Sheik since Socal Peaches have a lot of issues with Sheik for whatever reason.

 

[KirbyKaze]

Peach dittos ****.

 

[mastermoo420]

^^^^
ness was a boy from earth, i thought? i haven't played through earthbound yet but iirc he gets his powers from a meteor

IIRC, I could use at least some PSI before having powers unlocked. But, I'm not entirely sure. The story should be as you said, though.

it's not as if tech skill is some unyielding barrier that prevents people from being able to do things. honestly people just refuse to put in the practice time and then john about not being able to perform tech skill.

Agreed. And there should be no john for being ignorant of techskill; if you're dedicated to the game, you should always seek a higher level. The internet is always a great resource so not finding SWF is a disgrace. C'mon, a forum's usually the first thing you look for.

 

[KAOSTAR]

people don't enjoy fighting mewtwo nearly as much as I like playing him.

I was forced to play marth.

I picked up and dropped falco falcon sheik pikachu.

I keep m2 marth fox. id play hella more mewtwo but people ***** about it. and make mewtwo jokes like crazy.

 

[Fly_Amanita]

Who the **** *****es about Mewtwo? Washington is weird.

 

[KirbyKaze]

Washington's best player for a while was Ka-Master.

They'll probably ***** about anything. Kirby, Bowser, Pichu... doesn't matter. Character matters not.

 

[rhan]

I had this after I went to Pound. I was soooo faithful to my original main Young Link. Even though I did so well with him he's nothing compared to top tiers or even mid tiers. So I had to drop him and since then I'd been playing straight Samus.

Though I was known as a Young Link main I progress more with Samus.

 

[KAOSTAR]

idk I guess its boring. its why I picked up marth, I wanted to only play m2. most of the time I feel bad for playing him, so I switch to fox/marth.

there is a good bowser, pichu, kirby, pikachu in Wa.

 

[Strong Badam]

donkey kong is so bad
but...... he's donkey kong.
;_;

I love using bad chars because they're so fun... I just wish they weren't bad.

 

[SleepyK]

sometimes, i look at pictures of kirbykaze and reconsider my sexual orientation. i'm considering still maining straight, but picking up "Gay 4 KK" as a secondary.

 

[Fly_Amanita]

I want to see these pictures.

 

[KirbyKaze]

Sleepy flatters me.

<3

 

[Archangel]

I had this after I went to Pound. I was soooo faithful to my original main Young Link. Even though I did so well with him he's nothing compared to top tiers or even mid tiers. So I had to drop him and since then I'd been playing straight Samus.

Though I was known as a Young Link main I progress more with Samus.

Reminds me of my times as a Mario Main.

 

[Siglemic]

nope

I CAN DO IT WITH PEACH

NO DOUBTS

 

[Juno McGrath]

Fox IS melee though. I feel like i should just learn to play him just because hes like... that melee character lol. you can do anything you want with fox.

edit; with the techskill.

 

[Zoler]

lol same, feels just like you gotta know fox, doesnt matter who you main in the end xD practiced fox techskill for like 2 hours yesterday cuz there's nothing left to practice with sheik