Would you say character selection is also a measure of skill?

[Tamoo]

No that's not correct, but there is a point where you can play to win as much as you want and you will still loose against others because of your character...

Me thinks someone missed out on the sarcasm

 

[Uffe]

As long as I have fun, I could care less if I win or lose. Ness is a low tier failure, but he's who I enjoy most. He has a lot of options and there's a lot I can do when I play as him.

I wouldn't say failure. Look at ViceGrip, Dog Latin and FOW.

 

[*_Echo_*]

no not at all. it does not measure skill wat so ever.

a good example is gimpyfish in melee, he played bowser and was **** but didnt get far in tourneys because he played a low tier but if he played fox, shiek, marth ect. he would probly be like M2K
but CPing to a better match up is just smart. but if u can win that bad match up with that low tier that shows much more skill imo

 

[Vecayse]

Players pick their charecters to fit their play style. Gimpyfish likes how bowser plays, knows bowser sucks, but he does best with bowser. (from what I've seen of his fox, it sucked).

I have to agree with this, because this is how I picked my main and how the people I play smash with picked their mains. But then again the "extents" that people would go to in order to win sound pretty correct too. I mean yeah some people do just play in order to win and may just pick MK for the best possible advantage. Or some may just play to win with their main.

But I'd disagree with the actual question. No I don't think character selection is a measure of skill.

 

[zeldspazz]

Probably not. The players that are truly good at this game put that skill to use.

They pick anyone that isn't garbage.

This post caught my eye.

Just out of curiosity, what do you consider to be "garbage" material.

 

[UberMario]

Only if you completely owned the other person before and are trying to make it look even.

 

[Scipion121212]

No it isn´t. Because you don´t have to have skill to look at tier list.
And to respond to others who say that how well you do depends on how well the character "fits you".. I disagree, completely. Unless you mean snake fits you more than meta, but that´s exception. After short/long training you will find yourself better with meta/snake than your main. Period.

 

[UncleSam]

No it isn´t. Because you don´t have to have skill to look at tier list.
And to respond to others who say that how well you do depends on how well the character "fits you".. I disagree, completely. Unless you mean snake fits you more than meta, but that´s exception. After short/long training you will find yourself better with meta/snake than your main. Period.

after short/long training I found my TL to be better than my MK
don't let the tier list control you, you shouldn't use that list to pick a char. people who do probably suck at the game, or are ***s that only care about winning
EDIT: character picking doesn't show somebody's skill but if that player is skilled with said character, it's a different story

 

[UberMario]

No it isn´t. Because you don´t have to have skill to look at tier list.

If you were talking to me, I wasn't referring to the tier list. It's a given that almost everyone is best with a certain character. What I was implying was that if you completely smoked them with your main, you could use a secondary to make it seem closer, thus showing you have guts and skill that transcends just using one character only.

 

[Prawn]

I play Ice Climbers because I like watching people cry, nuff said.