How do you guys stay good without practicing? Is it possible? I don't have a wii anymore (and haven't since I moved to the east) and I've been playing like a huge ****** at every tournament I've gone to. I know some people stay on their game without playing and stuff, but I have seriously gone way downhill even since summer.
Help?
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Honestly, every single person is different going into a match. I will give you the same advice a friend of mine gave me a long time ago.
At the beginning of my days when I first started out playing brawl in early 08. I hardcore practiced everyday and played constant non stop wifi. I'm talking at least 5 hours a day playing on ladders, friendlies, and some offline smash fests. I go into every match looking to win and looking to win by as much as possible.
Of course that is where I make my first mistake. I looked only to win. Now what you may be thinking is why would you NOT be looking to win every match. Of course winning matches is the ultimate goal, but looking only to win tends to lead to stale game play in heated matches.
Perfect example, an mk spamming d smash going for the kill. This guy wants to win and end that match as quickly as possible to avoid further frustration and be able to reset themselves for the next game and start fresh being up a set. The other player slowly notices this trend and begins to learn/adapt to this style and builds up damage. Learning at an instant here overcomes the eagerness of the mk to win and the other player manages to scrape a win.
Learn while you play, calm yourself down in matches and do not fish for any type of kill at all. The kill will come.
As for staying good without playing, that mainly relies on yourself. Each human is different in memory and execution that it solely depends on said players output. Perhaps players can retain knowledge of the game at the last standing position of where they we're previous to when they stop playing. Hey, sometimes it's good for the person to get away from playing and practicing and come back with a fresh mind and may be able to adapt to situations better. They don't really though get better from not playing, they just don't get worse. They are right where they left off. And for the top players, it's being at the top.
Some players need to play a lot to implant the memory and experience into the mind to be able to continue to execute it consistently. The best thing for you to try is experiment. See what part of the match goes wrong for you and where you're being punished the most. Sometimes a break can make you see the game differently, but don't hope for it to change a lot.
Nothing goes without practice in the end I say.
Just my two cents
