Tips for a For Glory newbie?

[NiderQueen]

I've been playing Sm4sh on 3DS almost everyday since it came out. I've been completing challenges, collecting trophies, playing with friends locally, y'know, smashing it up. But I've finally decided I want to start playing For Glory and competing in the Conquests online. Any tips for a online newcomer?

 

[Forever 9]

If you're planning on playing For Glory 1v1 I advise you to play your best and avoid doing silly mistakes that can cause you to fall of the arena/not being able to get back onstage. If that happens it's going to be tough to comeback because you'll only have 1 stock left, especially annoying if your opponent still has two.

There's been times where I go off the arena to try and hit my opponent but end up killing myself on accident.
I've lost quite a bit of matches because of that, and I've won some as well because of my opponents same mistake

So be bold at times, but be wise about it. And the lag, well, we all have to live with it ^_^

 

[ellord]

I recommand the oppose of forever9. You learn from mistakes and experiences. Doing a lot of off stage is hard for a newby, but trying again and again, u'll become a master in off stage and this is not a little advantage.

 

[Forever 9]

I recommand the oppose of forever9. You learn from mistakes and experiences. Doing a lot of off stage is hard for a newby, but trying again and again, u'll become a master in off stage and this is not a little advantage.

Practice makes perfect, definitely.

 

[SwoodGrommet]

You're going to get frustrated when you lose badly. So honestly the best advice I can give you is know when to take breaks and don't let yourself get overly angry if you get beaten. If you find someone that absolutely destroys you, play them over and over until they leave.

 

[Lord Exor]

Use Little Mac.

 

[Volt@ge]

Take your wins and losses with a pinch of salt. As far as I'm aware there's currently no match making algorithm involved, so you could get matched with somebody that you absolutely destroy, and then get destroyed by someone with far more experience than you immediately after. Just stick with it as SwoodGrommet said, but if it's beginning to wind you up, know when it's time to put the 3DS down for a bit.

 

[many37]

The most important advice: have fun. At the end of the day, Smash Bros is still a game. Some people (including me) take it a tad too seriously at times.

A more relevant advice: record matches in which you do bad but you see that your opponent knows what he/she is doing and learn from them.

Other advice:
Formulate a new strategy when something is not working (maybe you use dash attacks too much or maybe you short hop a lot etc...).

Research advanced techniques and practice them; know when to use advanced techniques.

Read your opponents and predict their actions. Smash is largely based on prediction more than anything. Skill is important too but prediction is more important.

Know all the qualities of the characters you use. This involves the pros and cons of their normals, tilts, grabs, specials, etc...

Use Little Mac.

No. Just......no. More Little Mac spammers is the last thing that 1v1 Smash online needs. I am sick of fighting Mac.

 

[many37]

Here is a story. Hopefully it can cheer you up a little:

In 2008, I went to my first tourney ever. This was during the first week of Brawl being released and it took place by my neighborhood's YMCA in Orlando. Before the actual tourney starts, friendlies (matches you play against people for practice or for fun) take place. I played (thinking to myself that I was the best; what an ignorant n00b I was) against a few people. If I could tell you a ratio of my win to loss, I would say 1:100. I did bad. I got destroyed pretty much at any TV screen I played. I say that I played with more than 100 players that day in between the friendlies and the first few matches of the Tourney. I was depressed after that and I forfeited the tourney, seeing that I was no match for anyone in it. Now when I lose a match or a tourney I really don't mind. I just live for the moment of the match and improve as I do so.


During the friendlies, I met Hylian in person. He seemed like a cool guy and a nice person. He is a very noticeable competitive Smash player known for maining the Ice Climbers and desyncing (controlling each Climber separately) them at will. He kicked the ever living crap out of me. I asked him how he could desync the Ice Climbers so easily. He sorta refused to tell me but he did say "with a lot of practice". I knew after that that Hylian posted videos on Youtube showcasing his Ice Climbers desync technique. As I was watching his videos I noticed something. In Melee in order to desync, you could wavedash or dash dance to do so. So in Brawl, you had to dash dance and input a command right after the dance to desync the Ice Climbers. Thanks to Hylian, I indirectly learned from him how to desync the Ice Climbers.

EDIT: You can also desync the Ice Climbers when you grab.

Moral of the story: When you fight an opponent, don't be marveled for your loss but learn from him/her in her way of fighting. Try to incorporate some of his/her techniques into your own and learn when to use said techniques. You always learn something from both your opponents and your matches.

 

[Daybreak]

A good thing to do is gain experience. Look forward to the harder matches and get something out of them. Most of the previous posts of made good light of this, and most importantly.. Have fun! There is not much enjoyment when you see everything through a scratched window. Take your wins and losses to and improve your attitude. If you are stressed out you will make hasty decisions. Take some time to break down that diamond in the rough~

 

[MM720]

Play Yoshi or Luigi. 90% of opponents will have no idea what to do so just do stuff and you'll eventually win

Nah seriously though I recommend just always preparing for the worst and never underestimating opponents unless you already fought them before and know their skill level (in which case feel free to spamtaunt and annoy them you can take it easy).

 

[Pazzo.]

Don't spam projectiles.

Try not to roll too much, as this can be punished easily.

Go offstage when you get the chance.

Learn your character. If you play MK, go for a mid-range/offensive that hits and runs. If Ganondorf, be counter/defensive, etc.

Learn from your mistakes, record both losses and wins, and have fun.

 

[Man of Chance]

watch zero's smash character analysis to learn about all the characters and how to play them

 

[ELRACj]

Play Yoshi or Luigi. 90% of opponents will have no idea what to do so just do stuff and you'll eventually win

Nah seriously though I recommend just always preparing for the worst and never underestimating opponents unless you already fought them before and know their skill level (in which case feel free to spamtaunt and annoy them you can take it easy).

Thats why i play luigi.. JK

but in all seriousness, take time to figure out who really is your best character. Just because you like a certain character or have experience with them does not mean they are right for you. Im an all time Luigi fan but i recently found out that i do very well with Ness (a lot better but thats my opinion).

But hey, I'm sure if you really want it you could force yourself to be good at a particular character. It may be more time consuming as a newbie. Also it would be a lot harder to use than a character that feels natural to you.

 

[MintSherry]

I just started playing For Glory a few hours after I got the game. Boy was that a mistake. Especially when you're still getting used to playing a new main.
I think I'll take a break from playing competitive matches for probably a month or two ( 2 wins and 11 looses in a row really frustrated me .n.)

 

[salaboB]

Here is my best tip:

Respect the input lag.

Don't expect your attacks, dodges, shields, or grabs to actually happen when you do them. They'll happen noticeably later than you think they will. This also means that if there's some lag you'll find the c-stick doing obnoxious things like jabbing instead of smashing, because the netcode doesn't properly recognize it as a smash in high lag situations (Hello Sakurai, I would like smash attacks to buffer for when they're possible thx) This whole thing means you also can't try to do things on reaction to anything faster than a warlock punch.

Seriously, pay attention to the input lag and play proactively instead of reactively.

 

[Tino]

Basically everything that the previous posts stated sums it up, though I believe the most important tip of all...is to just have fun. Remind yourself that it's just a dumbass game. That's all I can really say.

 

[Riuvee]

For Glory 1 on 1 occasionally gives you the experience to see how other characters are played to their potential. If ya have that luck, don't think purely on wins. Analyze that fighter as you battle, you'll eventually catch on to their tactics. Win or lose, you'll learn a bit on how to avoid and approach that character as the one you were playing as. Match-ups vary with almost everyone, so not every fight will be the same experience. Study the fighters and the player, themselves.