Do you encourage any of us to B-stick as well?
No! It makes me special. I also enjoy how everyone thinks it's terrible, so doing well with it makes it like an awesome secret technique.
Highest tournament placing?
According to the tournament thread:
4th out of 39 (C3T) 6/6/09
2 out of 16 (Countdown to Calamity) 7/17/09
2 out of 23 (Midnight Gaming Challenge) 7/18/09
5th out of 40 (Holiday Bash) 12/19/09
We have a really tight top 6ish around here, so placing top 4 is pretty big. I just got back from a nine-person free tournament just now. Got third!!!
Also, according to my
trophy, I'm the 2010 Brawl Teams State Champion. Doubles is basically free money.
Greatest tournament achievement?
Hrm.
I've beaten X in a small MM.
Beat Utah's second best, an MK, that same tournament.
Took Lee Puff to game three at Genesis before he went MK over G&W.
Almost beat Doom in one match.
Favorite type of guy (personality, race, etc.)?
The perfect guy would be white, attractive, muscular, masculine, and most importantly: a dork.
The level to which I'm attracted to dorkiness/geekiness/nerdiness is stupid. Everything else is minor details. Though as I've said before, I don't go in asking if they "fit my criteria" - I try and judge on a per-person basis.
Anyways, I think my time is up, so I'll wrap up with my own questions Gadiel asked me to answer.
Your opinion on the MK match-up?
40-60
Never once throughout my two years playing Brawl have I felt it wasn't doable with Peach. It comes down to turnips. Turnips allow Peach pressure, escape, mobility,
punishments, and the option not to approach. Dekar, the proponent saying MK handily beats Diddy, once asked me "What if MK has superior item control?" The beautiful thing is that unlike bananas, turnips are
so terrible that if MK grabs a hold of them, he actually becomes
worse.
Outside of bananas, err, turnips, Peach can handle him, if just barely. Peach has options and go arounds to everything MK does - but I agree with Edreeses, Peach has to be played almost inhumanly perfect to beat him. 40-60 MK versus Peach. 30-70 Tournament of MKs versus Peach.
Is Peach viable alone?
Nationally, probably not. Fortunately, less than 20 players actually need national level viable characters. Peach can do everything else.
What are your weaknesses as a Peach player?
My DI is ****.
Why aren't you winning tournaments? What obstacles are in front of that goal?
A very small skill gap between our top players here in Colorado. About 6-7 players are all threats here, and an interesting rock-paper-scissors mechanic between players plays a large role.
What does it take to become the best Peach?
Now? Not a lot. It's really just a race right now to see who can take out a big name first. Or just getting out of pools at a national tournament.
What is your mindset when you play?
I've decided to opt-out of the "play to win" mentality. I go in with "make this as difficult as possible for your enemy." I've discovered if all I care about is winning the watch, I tend to get discouraged and desperate when not winning (it's only natural). I start thinking about the next match, what I'm going to CP SINCE I'M GONNA LOSE, and various other negative thoughts. If I go in thinking "I need to make this as hard as possible for him" I focus more on the gameplay - if I'm losing, I lose, but at least I'm going make it difficult.
Why did you choose your Peach color?
Fit the underwater theme.
Bombomb, Beam Sword, or Mr. Saturn?
SATURN FOREVER
He's basically a Melee turnip with shield breaking capabilities. Do you understand how broken that is.
Your favorite Pokemon?
Dunsparce followed by Bulbasaur.
What do you like most about the Peach boards?
The resulting hilarity after Pound 4.
Who is your favorite Peach poster?
White Peach and Praxis
How much has smash effected your regular life and was it in a positive or negative way?
It's been distracting from school at times, but not severely. Otherwise, the people I've met in Smash are invaluable.
What do you do hobby-wise or productive wise to replace smash?
Photography, design stuff, and weight lifting.