Sum up your Meta Knight Strategy!

[TomTom]

While considering how best to improve my technique for Meta Knight, I took a step back and thought: 'What real strategy am I going into matches with?'

Of course, it's very easy to go through the motions, stringing together moves and trying to keep the upper hand, but without a defined game plan my match quality is very variable. Sometimes I'll try to keep moving and get hit as little as possible, hence not doing enough damage when it matters, while other times I'll attack rapidly without much forethought for ending lag or shielding and be punished for it.

So what, I ask, is your broad mindset that you enter your matches with? Do you always try to keep your opponent on the back foot, or hold back and capitalise on chances when they arise? Discuss.

 

[Crizthakidd]

1. tornado
2. ariels
3.shieldgrabs
4.??????
5. profit $$$!!!

 

[Affinity]

I'd recommend looking at the guides in the MK directory: http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=180331

 

[fujbubccc]

1. Attack
2. Win?

 

[TomTom]

1. Attack
2. Win?

Brilliant. I'd appreciate if you didn't treat me like an idiot - there is more to Brawl than simply attacking and hoping for the best.

Thanks for the reference, Affinity. I was more referring to attitudes while playing Meta Knight, such as all-out offensive or with more weight towards dodging and spacing. I'm already alright with the techniques (although I could improve!).

 

[Affinity]

Your approach should be dependent on the matchup.

Like I said, the guides will help you a lot.

 

[Dojo]

Agreed. Your whole style should be dependant on your matchup and stage.

If you want help on certain aspects of a style or a character matchup we have alot of threads made for those areas or a question/answer thread for simple stuff.

I usually play a strong pressure game. And when off the edge. Keep them there. ^.^

 

[DFEAR]

changed strategy dramaticly recently.

i used to:
1. dash grab/attack immedietly then into an fair/dair combo to simple gimping
2. grab often
3. spam dsmash

NOW i:
1. approach quickly towards opponent before any action taken then short hop back for spacing while fair/dair just in case of fake out.
2. punish instead of tornado with dmash/tilts and occasional tornados
3. shuttle loop WAY less(became so predictible now against most people) and gimp with dair/nair more
4. random (cant say depends who im fightin and start fighting with techs)

 

[TomTom]

Agreed. Your whole style should be dependant on your matchup and stage

I think this is probably my biggest challenge at the moment.. I don't really seem to vary my techniques to best attack the opponent with the given character and stage. Thanks.

 

[Justaway]

ok then start of by changing between aggressive and defensive, that's good practice

it's a good way of learning what MK's techs are good in what situation

 

[MuBa]

I used to:
1. approach quickly towards opponent before any action taken then short hop back for spacing while fair/dair just in case of fake out.
2. punish instead of tornado with dmash/tilts and occasional tornados
3. shuttle loop WAY less(became so predictible now against most people) and gimp with dair/nair more
4. random (cant say depends who im fightin and start fighting with techs)

NOW I:

1. spam tornadoes all day long
2. use dsmash as much as i can

 

[ADHD]

I press the B button, over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over, until I win.

Works everytime....

 

[Affinity]

I press the B button, over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over, until I win.

Works everytime....

Don't you have anything better to do than troll in the MK boards all the time?

 

[DFEAR]

I used to:
1. approach quickly towards opponent before any action taken then short hop back for spacing while fair/dair just in case of fake out.
2. punish instead of tornado with dmash/tilts and occasional tornados
3. shuttle loop WAY less(became so predictible now against most people) and gimp with dair/nair more
4. random (cant say depends who im fightin and start fighting with techs)

NOW I:

1. spam tornadoes all day long
2. use dsmash as much as i can

nice version of mine =P lol