Shadow Light Master
Smash Journeyman
I'm not disappointed, I actually think I did pretty well considering I don't L-Cancel and can't Wavedash consistently. I was surprised how good everyone was considering I live in the middle of nowhere. Apparently there's these 3 guys, ALP, Cloud, and PAX, and one of them is #3 in Texas. But I couldn't find anything on them? Anyway.
I main Sheik. I went up against two Falcos. First one bodied me and became my sensei. Second one 3-stocked me game 1, and then I almost took game 2. I was considering maining Ganondorf at first, especially because I'm such a theatrical person... but after today's experience. Nuh-uh. I'm going to have to Sheik all the way.
I did friendlies for a couple of hours. I actually had a hard time against this Luigi player. But my Ganondorf did just as well as my Sheik did. I think I even managed to take a game with him, unlike with my Sheik. Who the heck has a Ganondorf that's as good as their Sheik, huh? I guess that speaks to the quality of my Sheik...
It was pretty cool playing, even though I didn't do that well. For the first time, my Sheik's fairs got crouch canceled, which confused the hell at out of me at first, since I've never seen anyone crouch cancel IRL before. I also learned that Luigi and Mario have ridiculous recoveries, which caused me to discover the joy in gimping. It's kind of scary ledge dashing and going deep in there, but it's really rewarding. I just had to think "if I die, I die." And surprisingly, I think out of the 20 times I attempted it, I only SDed twice.
I also learned about stages and counter-picks. I still don't really understand the system. We did rock-paper-scissors, then I struck one, they struck two, and I struck the last one and chose the stage, I think. I don't know why this happens, but as long as I can ban Final Destination, I'm happy.
Speaking of stages... playing for so long, so hard, caused me to learn what stages I like, and why. My favorite ended up being Yoshi's Story, because it's small, and I don't really have to think as hard about how I approach, I can just go nuts. I realized I hate Final Destination, because it's so large, meaning I have to get creative so people don't figure out how I'm approaching them. Plus, I feel like it's harder to kill people there.
Other things I realized is that I think I need to buy a new controller. I don't think my grab button works that well, and I think maybe learning chain-grabbing might help me against Falco, if I'm not mistaken. I actually avoided grabbing because my timing was consistently ****ed, and I feel like that's probably taking one of Sheik's most useful tools out of the equation.
I want to practice on Netplay, but I'm kind of frustrated because I want a laptop that can run it without lag, but I don't want to drop $800 or something. I don't want to spend more than $500. I heard someone got it to run on a $100 Chromebook, but I'm having a hard time finding details. If anyone could help me figure this out, that would be nice.
Lastly, I live in an area that's 90% Mexican. It got me to wondering if Mango and Hungrybox are Mexican, too. I guess when I get good maybe I can get a "Mexico!" chant going and see what happens. It might confuse people since I'm Pakistani though, haha.
I guess I'm kind of rambling right now, I just have a lot of thoughts, given it was my first experience. I actually came only for Melee, but I registered for Smash 4 also. Amusingly, I only won games in Smash 4. And for some reason, everyone hates Sonic, which really confused me, because why? He's not top tier like Sheik or Rosalina... and he keeps getting nerfed for some ridiculous reason. It was like I was Mayweather every match, lol.
I don't know where to put this, but I think I finally understand why I main Sheik, and what I like the most about Melee. I might be totally wrong, but my guess is that I don't have any tech skill, and Sheik is the best character that doesn't require any. I've wondered if someday I'll switch to a spacie if I get good, but I think the answer is no. I just don't like Star Fox. I know that's a n00b thing to say, but that's my commitment. The only other two characters I'm interested in are G-Dorf and Samus. But I don't think I can practice G-Dorf against anyone, because they're so good at this point, it's going to result in me getting demolished every time.
The reason why I like Melee? Lots of reasons, but my very favorite thing is Sheik's fair. It's fast, it hits hard, and it just feels so right. I think my favorite thing to do in the game at this moment is gimp people's recoveries with it. Especially Fox and Falco.
Sorry if I went on very long, I know this probably isn't very interesting to anyone else. I was just stunned because not only was this my first tournament experience, but people down here are actually pretty good. Or at least, waaaay better than me. I might only be down here for one more year, but maybe I can become the best, and avenge my dead friend.
I main Sheik. I went up against two Falcos. First one bodied me and became my sensei. Second one 3-stocked me game 1, and then I almost took game 2. I was considering maining Ganondorf at first, especially because I'm such a theatrical person... but after today's experience. Nuh-uh. I'm going to have to Sheik all the way.
I did friendlies for a couple of hours. I actually had a hard time against this Luigi player. But my Ganondorf did just as well as my Sheik did. I think I even managed to take a game with him, unlike with my Sheik. Who the heck has a Ganondorf that's as good as their Sheik, huh? I guess that speaks to the quality of my Sheik...
It was pretty cool playing, even though I didn't do that well. For the first time, my Sheik's fairs got crouch canceled, which confused the hell at out of me at first, since I've never seen anyone crouch cancel IRL before. I also learned that Luigi and Mario have ridiculous recoveries, which caused me to discover the joy in gimping. It's kind of scary ledge dashing and going deep in there, but it's really rewarding. I just had to think "if I die, I die." And surprisingly, I think out of the 20 times I attempted it, I only SDed twice.
I also learned about stages and counter-picks. I still don't really understand the system. We did rock-paper-scissors, then I struck one, they struck two, and I struck the last one and chose the stage, I think. I don't know why this happens, but as long as I can ban Final Destination, I'm happy.
Speaking of stages... playing for so long, so hard, caused me to learn what stages I like, and why. My favorite ended up being Yoshi's Story, because it's small, and I don't really have to think as hard about how I approach, I can just go nuts. I realized I hate Final Destination, because it's so large, meaning I have to get creative so people don't figure out how I'm approaching them. Plus, I feel like it's harder to kill people there.
Other things I realized is that I think I need to buy a new controller. I don't think my grab button works that well, and I think maybe learning chain-grabbing might help me against Falco, if I'm not mistaken. I actually avoided grabbing because my timing was consistently ****ed, and I feel like that's probably taking one of Sheik's most useful tools out of the equation.
I want to practice on Netplay, but I'm kind of frustrated because I want a laptop that can run it without lag, but I don't want to drop $800 or something. I don't want to spend more than $500. I heard someone got it to run on a $100 Chromebook, but I'm having a hard time finding details. If anyone could help me figure this out, that would be nice.
Lastly, I live in an area that's 90% Mexican. It got me to wondering if Mango and Hungrybox are Mexican, too. I guess when I get good maybe I can get a "Mexico!" chant going and see what happens. It might confuse people since I'm Pakistani though, haha.
I guess I'm kind of rambling right now, I just have a lot of thoughts, given it was my first experience. I actually came only for Melee, but I registered for Smash 4 also. Amusingly, I only won games in Smash 4. And for some reason, everyone hates Sonic, which really confused me, because why? He's not top tier like Sheik or Rosalina... and he keeps getting nerfed for some ridiculous reason. It was like I was Mayweather every match, lol.
I don't know where to put this, but I think I finally understand why I main Sheik, and what I like the most about Melee. I might be totally wrong, but my guess is that I don't have any tech skill, and Sheik is the best character that doesn't require any. I've wondered if someday I'll switch to a spacie if I get good, but I think the answer is no. I just don't like Star Fox. I know that's a n00b thing to say, but that's my commitment. The only other two characters I'm interested in are G-Dorf and Samus. But I don't think I can practice G-Dorf against anyone, because they're so good at this point, it's going to result in me getting demolished every time.
The reason why I like Melee? Lots of reasons, but my very favorite thing is Sheik's fair. It's fast, it hits hard, and it just feels so right. I think my favorite thing to do in the game at this moment is gimp people's recoveries with it. Especially Fox and Falco.
Sorry if I went on very long, I know this probably isn't very interesting to anyone else. I was just stunned because not only was this my first tournament experience, but people down here are actually pretty good. Or at least, waaaay better than me. I might only be down here for one more year, but maybe I can become the best, and avenge my dead friend.
