There's a Y Button?!

[Taisa]

So after playing Cap for the past year on and off, I began to get frustrated at my lack of progress. Playing a mirror match against a friend, and he did the classic F-Air to U-Air to recovery off of FD. I've never been able to do this reliably, meaning once in a blue moon. So I exclaimed, "Why can't I do that!?" His reply:

"Just slide the thumb from Y to A to get it out fast when you leave the ground."

My world has turned upside-down at this point. I've been using X, and moving my entire thumb to play Falcon. Is this a common mistake? Or are we (the group I play with) out of our minds for thinking Y is superior to X? The thumb slip feels odd, but already aerials are coming out faster. So I think I'll stick with it.

 

[chunga]

It doesn't really matter what button you use to jump so long as you are more comfortable using whatever button you use.

 

[Rage.]

I use X
Waaaay more comfortable and faaster for me
use whats natural

just build finger speed

 

[Vall3y]

yes, changing a jump buttom will be much harder than just learning how to do this.

 

[TheManaLord]

X when I play normally Y when I claw.

 

[SCOTU]

actually, the slide from x>a is the same as the slide from y>a, but seriously, just use whatever you're comfortable with. you can definitely do everything w/ x that you can with y. It's all just preference. although y is easier for some things (mainly pertaining only to fox and falco), x is usually just as easy. Hell, do it with the control stick if you want quick speed. or use z instead of a. Thats how i do really quick shffls. press x then z (z one frame later than for a jc grab), and presto, really fast attack comeout.

 

[pdk]

sorry buddy, falcon's gonna come to your place and kill your family for ditching X

 

[NeBz]

lol i used to jump using the control stick!!! i use y it's closer

 

[FireFly]

heh, who uses A for aerials? i dont! Y for jumping and Z for aerials. one button to jump and one button to attack. easier to get out uair after fair, but thats just my weird playstyle

 

[Hax]

i use Y for jumping, X for wavedashing. >_>