Oceanborn
Smash Journeyman
I was thinking about how as an Olimar player, you have to organize your Pikmin and all that stuff I'd rather not type, but then I realized (after having been able to play Oli for the first time a couple of rounds a month ago) during battle, it would be rare that you have that chance, so I doubted the whole "wise management" thing for awhile eventhough it would be the wiser thing to do. After getting the game however and getting the hang of things, I now see how one could be QUICKLY organized in the heat of battle. That is, in 1vs1 battles.
In FFAs however, I find organizing your Pikmin is pretty impossible as much as it is unecessary. There are too many enemies, and leaving yourself defenseless by throwing your Pikmin from foe to foe is just a bad way to go - or at least for me. I'm still getting the hang of being in FFAs, especially with the items turned on and when playing in chaotic stages like WarioWare and the Spear Pillar. I think the Pikmin throw becomes less useful as well, seeing as your damage is being distributed to 3 opponents. And every Oli strategy in my opinion is reworked as you can't really gain any distance from people as you would in 1vs1 matches. I'm not sure if Oli is the best character for FFAs, but I'm still trying to make it work. I'm not saying he's bad or he's good in FFAs, what I'm saying is I'm still trying to figure it out.
How are you guys dealing with the FFA battles? I mean, how exactly do you fight? I'd like to hear your strategies and/or experiences. I mean me personally, I throw a certain amount of Pikmin out with Side+B, but I keep most of them for my protection (smashes, grabs, recovery, etc.). I don't usually organize them unless I'm really isolated, which is pretty rare in FFAs, unless ofcourse I'm at Hyrule or that other giganto Earthbound stage where Oli has no problem shining.
Anyway, I'd like to hear what you guys have to say.
In FFAs however, I find organizing your Pikmin is pretty impossible as much as it is unecessary. There are too many enemies, and leaving yourself defenseless by throwing your Pikmin from foe to foe is just a bad way to go - or at least for me. I'm still getting the hang of being in FFAs, especially with the items turned on and when playing in chaotic stages like WarioWare and the Spear Pillar. I think the Pikmin throw becomes less useful as well, seeing as your damage is being distributed to 3 opponents. And every Oli strategy in my opinion is reworked as you can't really gain any distance from people as you would in 1vs1 matches. I'm not sure if Oli is the best character for FFAs, but I'm still trying to make it work. I'm not saying he's bad or he's good in FFAs, what I'm saying is I'm still trying to figure it out.
How are you guys dealing with the FFA battles? I mean, how exactly do you fight? I'd like to hear your strategies and/or experiences. I mean me personally, I throw a certain amount of Pikmin out with Side+B, but I keep most of them for my protection (smashes, grabs, recovery, etc.). I don't usually organize them unless I'm really isolated, which is pretty rare in FFAs, unless ofcourse I'm at Hyrule or that other giganto Earthbound stage where Oli has no problem shining.
Anyway, I'd like to hear what you guys have to say.
I did notice a HUGE thing to watch out for with oli though. On pokemon stadium when the stage had switched to the ice field I was sliding out of range of my pikmin so when I would go to do a smash attack they weren't close enough so becareful around ice =) and use the pikmin whistle frequently!