Use fair for recocvery

[Faithkeeper]

OP in tactical boards: http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=192522

That explains that aerials slow your momentum, allowing you to live longer. Since Luigi's fair is his fastest aerial, it should be used. When knocked back, start fair'ing, then recover as usual. You will live longer. (According to this, i'm not sure it's "proven" but I don't think it could hurt either way...)

Just making sure everyone reads this, since Luigi is fairly light and has a very quick aerial (fair), it is very useful for him.

 

[elheber]

I thought this was common knowledge, and that people were just too used to airdodging. There was a video of Marth getting a fully charged smash from Ike and showing a comparison of the distance traveled from an airdodge/jump/fAir. And surprisingly (at the time, like a few months ago) it was the fAir that stopped Marth faster. I can't find the video, but it's out there, and it's pretty old by now.

May I just say one thing before this goes any further:

Sometimes, it's better to use an uncharged Green Missile than the fAir. I haven't gotten it down to an exact science, but I bet there's a rule of thumb we should be following.

 

[Locuan]

Well I don't use fair and normally (if not smashed) I can survive to 160% or a bit more. And I read that yesterday but I believe it doesn't have any effect, needs more testing though who knows...

 

[ALiAsVee]

I can't say if it isn't useful, because i do aerials and DI at the same time to stay alive.

 

[hippiedude92]

I think I've been doing this already. Basically i just do a smash DI with the FAir

 

[ALiAsVee]

I think I've been doing this already. Basically i just do a smash DI with the FAir

Yeah thats what i meant lol.

 

[.Marik]

That's common knowledge. To fair with Luigi, and then uair, and when used together, you can survive and recover a lot more.

 

[elheber]

Wait, are you guys talking about Smash DI or ending the hitstun with an aerial attack?

And MarikYoshi, I don't know what you mean with fAir followed with a uAir.

 

[Faithkeeper]

And MarikYoshi, I don't know what you mean with fAir followed with a uAir.

fair>uair...

 

[hippiedude92]

Wait, are you guys talking about Smash DI or ending the hitstun with an aerial attack?

And MarikYoshi, I don't know what you mean with fAir followed with a uAir.

Smash Di as in using the C-stick. And you just said yourself Fair to Upair o.O

 

[elheber]

I know what a Smash DI is. But did you know you can end the hitstun a little sooner with an aerial attack? 'Cause that's what the TC brought up.

And, no, I didn't bring up fAir to uAir. I don't even know what that does to reduce youre hitstun. Or is that something else?

 

[Faithkeeper]

And, no, I didn't bring up fAir to uAir. I don't even know what that does to reduce youre hitstun. Or is that something else?

not hitstun, momentum.

 

[elheber]

not hitstun, momentum.

That.

We SmashDI and DI out of attacks to give us as much of an edge as we can get. Why not add one more technique to the repertoire?