WARNING: Long post (too bad smashboards doesn't have spoiler tags, at least to my knowledge)
Hey guys, I started smash 4 (3DS in my case) recently and used this thread for tips to choosing a main character. And I'd like to make an example of how I got to it thanks to you, maybe this could help other new players as well
I divided the process into 6 parts:
1) "Finishing" the game:
Basically I finished classic (2.0) and all-star (easy) with all 52 characters (48 + 3 mii + mewtwo), did 70 challenges, unlocked every char and map and just played around. At first I wanted to completely finish the game but I changed my mind after seeing those lv.3 challenges :/
This isn't really a necessary part, just something I liked doing, I won't recommend it for new players if they don't want to do it
2) Fun/good to play characters:
Because of 1) I played every character at least twice, so I could at least tell some chars that were fun to play or I could play better than others. Here's the list:
3) Favourite characters:
Then I just looked at all available chars and just chose my favourites (e.g. where I liked the game they're from):
Additionally: my past SSB mains:
(64)
,
(Melee)
(Brawl, but N.A. here so don't mind)
4) Both lists put together:
Now I picked out 18 of all 52, which is still a lot. Time to reduce it!
5) Reducing the selection:
Now I played around with every char in training mode and learned them more and then played 10 Smash vs lvl 7-8 CPU (Battlefield, no items, 2 stock). That way I could learn the playstyles of the characters more. After this part I reduced those 18 to 7:
6) Further reducing the selection:
Now I went online and played "For Fun" with all 7 of them (5-10 matches each) and looked how they work against human players.
After all matches I now chose 3 chars as my mains:
Conclusion:
It took me some time (Around 2-3 weeks) but it was fun so: no regrets
Note that I haven't played "For Glory" yet. Maybe I would have chosen differently out of the 7 if I played FG instead of FF. Now to actually use this thread for what it was created for: Can you guys comment if my procedure to choosing a main is a good or bad one and grade the 3 chars I chose. Let me just say something about them so you can see my thinking behind it.
Lucina/Marth:
I mained Marth in Melee and second main in Brawl, so I still knew the playstyle well. Lucina and Marth are very similar but I read the threads here as well and know their distinctive differences. In "For Fun" I had a little more success with Lucina than with Marth which lead to her being in front of him on my list. My playstyle with them was basically: getting close to enemy and doing some quick grabs or tilts. I like to pressurize my enemy, and by being so close that my char is basically inside him/her and am blocking/evading his attacks and then punish him and when he gets down I'm close again. It's fun seeing some players frantically get away and are open for attacks
. It doesn't work everytime, I'm still relatively new to competitive smash, maybe with some practice.
Palutena:
Her playstyle is completely different than the others. She is a full defensive character that is difficult to master. She has the potential to be top but is hard to learn and other characters (higher tiers) are easier to use and thus chosen more often. I know I have no right to have said this since I haven't mastered her in any way yet, so I apologize if I insulted anyone of you.
Anyway: I chose her as my third main because I accept the challenge to someday master her and use her well. Maybe I switch her to be in front Lucina and Marth if that happens.
Thanks for reading
P.S.: First post here!
