If that was the case, I'd be a top-level player.
I mean, just look at my post count. :V
Post count=/= thinking about the game.
Unless anyone here actually spends time looking at their own replays frequently, make summaries of the matches they made and notice everytime they got hit why, spent doing some of the research on their own trying to ways to beat some stuff, then you cant really say youve been working on your stuff.
A) Learning some mechanics isnt enough, you gotta know ALL the mechanics, or as close as possible.
B) You have to be able to find direct applications of these mechanics, and just by looking at a situation know all the ins and outs. I can definitely say that after playing you tin there is much you dont seem to know about reducing options.
C) Once you know all the ins/outs of every single things in this game, then you will start seeing patterns way more easily since you will already know what he can do. For example, if on a particular situation you know that your opponent has 3 viable ways to get out, all the other you can punish on reaction. Now if he does one of these 3, you can identify it as this one particularly, instead of having to remember tons of moves he did, you only need to remember which of the 3 viable ones he did.
Seriously, from what i can see, the only 3 persons who would adhere to what i said are probably hype(mad good), avariceX and gichan(i hear alot about you two putting alot into the game, especially avarice, though i cant recall how you played in our matches so i cant say if you really applied what you knew/knew that much).
EDIT: Depending on the amount of time, il take the time to teach between 1 to 3 players how to get good at this game.
DOUBLE EDIT: Just clearing up some misconsceptions, you can get good by playing only a whole ****ing lot, but that is very inneficient. Wifi is supposed to give you a chance to learn every matchup and test out new things, not to compare directly your skill level or just train over and over(though it can work, especially if your talented). Some for just looking at the boards, yes there is alot of info on the boards, but also tons of it isnt. Nobody ever explained what the most common mistakes of players were, you only learn about new techniques, which means more options. But if you don't know about your base options, then you can't go anywhere with that. Also, reading about your character's board isn't what i call thinking. Thinking is analyzing a specific situation until you know pretty much everything about it, so that if it happens to you in a match you can react instantly.
. I hope playing a lot will help me.
. It's mainly because our top players don't really give mid or lower players the light of day to play against them. I always find myself playing against people I don't know because it gives them the opportunity to improve.
