Hey guys recently I have been doing doubles money matches online and only high skilled players do these and I have lost $30 total. I pay if we lose and I share the prize if we win. I decided to quit doing that at least for a while.
About me:
Throughout playing Smash Bros. I have always been a casual as I mostly play Smash Bros. just for fun. I attend locals about once per month. I picked up Mario because I needed to find a main when I picked up Brawl and I started with Mario since he was the first character in the slots and I thought he was a lot of fun and he fit my preference for what I wanted in a character perfectly. Maining Mario carried over to Smash 4 and I picked up Villager as a secondary because he's a lot of fun to me too.
If I can I want to drop one of my mains and invest more time learning a top tier character like Cloud, Sheik, Sonic or Bayonetta (most likely Bayonetta).
I like to use Mario aggressively and I like to mash buttons play fast and repeat the same moves with a bit of variations (so basically I'm condition my opponent and then slowly switching it up).
I also want to pick a pocket character that is pain to go against like Olimar (I hate Olimar though
), or Rosalina.
The goal
TLDR: To be better.
I just want a little taste of what it's like to not necessarily be good but be better, I don't expect to take any tournaments even at my locals let alone majors like EVO but I want:
- To be able to break even on the money matches I have lost ($30).
- To not lose 0-2 in online tournaments I join (even if I start going 1-2 it's still improvement)
- To learn a new character besides my two mains (Mario and Villager).
- To gain motivation to play more and become more competitive.
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My problem (laziness/lack of motivation)
To start with I don't have much motivation to play Smash Bros., I'm kind a chill person but I'm sometimes too lazy to even turn on my Wii U and even more so too lazy to want to grind Smash and when I do I'm more tempted to hop on For Glory even though I know it wont be as challenging as going on Discord or Anther's Ladder (a lot of time it wont be as fun either).
If I do choose to play on Anther's or on Discord (or do the money matches) and I lose I start to feel discouraged.
Should I play Smash even when I don't feel like it? Is that what pros do?
Question: How do I deal with losing? How do the pros do it?
How do I deal with losing? How do the pros do it? How does someone like ZeRo lose something like 2GG: Civil War but then later get back on and grind it out and beat everyone?
How does he sometimes have family issues or issues going on in the background but he takes the win at a major? Surely he's not the only one to have stuff going on in the background and do well.
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Question: How do I learn a new character?
Whenever I am trying to learn a new character I also get discouraged because I don't know who to pick and how to learn new characters. I will hop on For Glory and start getting bodied and it's very tempting to go Mario and the beat the crap of everyone because it's a lot easier, it's like going Super Saiyan.
I know there's resources I just have to remind myself to watch YouTube guides, I should lab and learn the movesets and combos.
More questions: (see below)
Is there certain things you guys do when learning new characters? Do you guys go straight to labbing when learning new characters? How long are your labbing sessions?
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What are some methods for getting "in the zone"?
Besides practice there must be some sort of rituals players do to get in the zone. I think some pray, some talk to their girl friend or something, some meditate, some drink energy drinks (or probably smoke or drink or take something to get energized or become calm), some listen to music and set up playlists to tune out the outside noise.
It's kind of rare but sometimes it's like the stars align and it feels like I can beat anyone and all of a sudden my combos are connecting, there's a lot of fluidity and effortless connections between being able to know when to wait, shield, be patient, punish and follow up, but I don't know why it happens but its called being in the zone and I don't know how to achieve that because I don't know what I did prior to achieving that higher state of mind I was able to reach. Surely there's more ways then one to reach that higher state of mind.
How do you get in the zone?
About me:
Throughout playing Smash Bros. I have always been a casual as I mostly play Smash Bros. just for fun. I attend locals about once per month. I picked up Mario because I needed to find a main when I picked up Brawl and I started with Mario since he was the first character in the slots and I thought he was a lot of fun and he fit my preference for what I wanted in a character perfectly. Maining Mario carried over to Smash 4 and I picked up Villager as a secondary because he's a lot of fun to me too.
If I can I want to drop one of my mains and invest more time learning a top tier character like Cloud, Sheik, Sonic or Bayonetta (most likely Bayonetta).
I like to use Mario aggressively and I like to mash buttons play fast and repeat the same moves with a bit of variations (so basically I'm condition my opponent and then slowly switching it up).
I also want to pick a pocket character that is pain to go against like Olimar (I hate Olimar though
), or Rosalina.The goal
TLDR: To be better.
I just want a little taste of what it's like to not necessarily be good but be better, I don't expect to take any tournaments even at my locals let alone majors like EVO but I want:
- To be able to break even on the money matches I have lost ($30).
- To not lose 0-2 in online tournaments I join (even if I start going 1-2 it's still improvement)
- To learn a new character besides my two mains (Mario and Villager).
- To gain motivation to play more and become more competitive.
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My problem (laziness/lack of motivation)
To start with I don't have much motivation to play Smash Bros., I'm kind a chill person but I'm sometimes too lazy to even turn on my Wii U and even more so too lazy to want to grind Smash and when I do I'm more tempted to hop on For Glory even though I know it wont be as challenging as going on Discord or Anther's Ladder (a lot of time it wont be as fun either).
If I do choose to play on Anther's or on Discord (or do the money matches) and I lose I start to feel discouraged.
Should I play Smash even when I don't feel like it? Is that what pros do?
Question: How do I deal with losing? How do the pros do it?
How do I deal with losing? How do the pros do it? How does someone like ZeRo lose something like 2GG: Civil War but then later get back on and grind it out and beat everyone?
How does he sometimes have family issues or issues going on in the background but he takes the win at a major? Surely he's not the only one to have stuff going on in the background and do well.
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Question: How do I learn a new character?
Whenever I am trying to learn a new character I also get discouraged because I don't know who to pick and how to learn new characters. I will hop on For Glory and start getting bodied and it's very tempting to go Mario and the beat the crap of everyone because it's a lot easier, it's like going Super Saiyan.
I know there's resources I just have to remind myself to watch YouTube guides, I should lab and learn the movesets and combos.
More questions: (see below)
Is there certain things you guys do when learning new characters? Do you guys go straight to labbing when learning new characters? How long are your labbing sessions?
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What are some methods for getting "in the zone"?
Besides practice there must be some sort of rituals players do to get in the zone. I think some pray, some talk to their girl friend or something, some meditate, some drink energy drinks (or probably smoke or drink or take something to get energized or become calm), some listen to music and set up playlists to tune out the outside noise.
It's kind of rare but sometimes it's like the stars align and it feels like I can beat anyone and all of a sudden my combos are connecting, there's a lot of fluidity and effortless connections between being able to know when to wait, shield, be patient, punish and follow up, but I don't know why it happens but its called being in the zone and I don't know how to achieve that because I don't know what I did prior to achieving that higher state of mind I was able to reach. Surely there's more ways then one to reach that higher state of mind.
How do you get in the zone?
