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Which is more important: Being Unpredictable or Reading
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Im my opinion, for me, as a Zelda main, I have to rely on looking for openings and reads to progress. Also, I look for mistakes and punish those accordingly. However you, as a mario, it'll be more important being unpredictable. Since once he gets a grab, he is really dangerous. Also faking an approach is great mind games forcing you opponent to react. This is all my opinion tho based on the many Marios ive played.
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Reads. Even if you are unpredictable, if you don't now how to figure your opponent out, kills, combos, etc. are just harder to pull off. If you can't outplay your opponent, what good is it that you aren't predictable? Unpredictability doesn't do a whole lot in the chaos that is the neutral.
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Frizz
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I'd have to go with reading, since being able to predict your opponent's moves and adapt accordingly is more useful than being unpredictable. You're going to be fighting a lot of different players in Super Smash Bros., each with their own different playstyles, so knowing your opponent can be the key to victory. That isn't to say that being unpredictable is completely useless however. Even if you know what your opponent is going to do, where they're going to do it, why they're going to do it, when they're going to do it, and how they're going to do it, you'll run into some trouble if you yourself get read like an open book. So don't be afraid to mix things up by doing something completely unpredictable when it comes to your character, like doing something that is generally seen as a bad move.
Craft_Mesa
Smash Rookie
I feel like it depends on the character.
I was thinking the same thing.
Baby_Sneak
Smash Champion
they're two sides of the same coin. That coin being adaption. Adapting is very important in both ways. If you're being read to death, you better be trying your best to be unpredictable. If your opponent is being wild, catch on to their pattern.
they're both verrrrrrrrry important.
they're both verrrrrrrrry important.
xoazi
Smash Rookie
Both are important. If I'd have to pick one, reading.
Mogisthelioma
Smash Master
As a Dedede main, a lot of people don't know the matchup, so being unpredictable is incredibly useful. In matchups that are well know, reading is usually more useful. But you should try to do both.
