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We have created an irc channel (#tl-smash on Quakenet) for people to find others to play with on Dolphin or just to chat about Smash. Feel free to join!
Quincel
Profile Joined August 2012
119 Posts
April 28 2014 13:09 GMT
#1641
Hey y'all. As a SC fan who found out about this scene with the Liquid Ken/KDJ and The Smash Brothers announcement (oh my God what an amazing documentary) I'm starting from the bottom here. So do you guys have any tips for where to start improving my play from a totally casual base? I've played on and off for years with my brother and friends, but I didn't even know about any advanced techniques or tactics until now (also, I've always played Link which it appears may be not ideal). Also, is there a website with TL-esque functionality in relation to streams and events? A website where I can find the big upcoming tournaments and get the streams when they start?

Cheers,
Q
Spazer
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Canada8036 Posts
April 28 2014 17:12 GMT
#1642
There's a bunch of guides on advanced techs and how to improve in general on YouTube and Smashboards. The closest thing there is to TL-style calendars/schedules would be Smashboards (although I personally hate their calendar interface) or /r/smashbros.
Liquipedia
Epishade
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
United States2267 Posts
April 28 2014 18:37 GMT
#1643
On April 28 2014 22:09 Quincel wrote:
Hey y'all. As a SC fan who found out about this scene with the Liquid Ken/KDJ and The Smash Brothers announcement (oh my God what an amazing documentary) I'm starting from the bottom here. So do you guys have any tips for where to start improving my play from a totally casual base? I've played on and off for years with my brother and friends, but I didn't even know about any advanced techniques or tactics until now (also, I've always played Link which it appears may be not ideal). Also, is there a website with TL-esque functionality in relation to streams and events? A website where I can find the big upcoming tournaments and get the streams when they start?

Cheers,
Q


I come from a similar background and only decided recently that I wanted to get a lot better at this game. I also used to main Link, because he was my main character in SSB 64, and I had only ever played melee a handful of times. When I found out that he wasn't so great apparently, I switched to Marth. He had the closest play style to Link compared to other characters that I found, mainly because they both use swords. No projectiles like Link has, but Marth's still a pretty awesome character. I watched a quick video guide from Ken about some techniques that Marth players can use. If you switch you him you might want to take a quick glance through it.



Guide starts at about 20 min and goes over things like spacing, ledge guarding, what Ken Combo looks like (looks sick when he executes it), various Marth moves etc.

Also, Marth's grab is crazy ridiculous good.
Pinhead Larry in the streets, Dirty Dan in the sheets.
Quincel
Profile Joined August 2012
119 Posts
April 28 2014 23:33 GMT
#1644
Thanks guys. Have been reading a very user-friendly Peach guide on Smashboards. Shameless Wife fan, me. I blame his starring role in the Sarox series.
darthfoley
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States8004 Posts
April 29 2014 01:14 GMT
#1645
On April 28 2014 22:09 Quincel wrote:
Hey y'all. As a SC fan who found out about this scene with the Liquid Ken/KDJ and The Smash Brothers announcement (oh my God what an amazing documentary) I'm starting from the bottom here. So do you guys have any tips for where to start improving my play from a totally casual base? I've played on and off for years with my brother and friends, but I didn't even know about any advanced techniques or tactics until now (also, I've always played Link which it appears may be not ideal). Also, is there a website with TL-esque functionality in relation to streams and events? A website where I can find the big upcoming tournaments and get the streams when they start?

Cheers,
Q


Play Falcon! He's pretty hard at the beginning compared to say, Marth, but he's super fun. Landing a solid knee is a great feeling.
watch the wall collide with my fist, mostly over problems that i know i should fix
Talron
Profile Joined September 2012
Germany7651 Posts
April 29 2014 18:19 GMT
#1646
At the end of the day an off-stage reverse Falcon Punch into suicide is one of the most satisfying kills possible in smash. Happens only in 1 out of 1000 games, but when it happens ... Oh boy. The feels.
EHOME 2010 never forget EHOME.GIGABYTE.AAA B-God In BurNing we trust BurNing your soul DK 2011-2014
Shai
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Canada806 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-04-29 18:43:53
April 29 2014 18:38 GMT
#1647
Couldn't find any posts about this. Nintendo is hosting a Smash 4 Wii U invitational at E3 2014 (sort of like the International was first hosted to show off Dota 2).



EDIT: I'm a virgin to TL's smash forum, sorry if I posted this in the wrong place.
Eagerly awaiting Techies.
]343[
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States10328 Posts
May 02 2014 02:23 GMT
#1648
MIOM weekly? bi-weekly? show going on http://www.twitch.tv/meleeitonme

discussing melee, smash 4, etc
Writer
Kyuukyuu
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Canada6263 Posts
May 06 2014 17:50 GMT
#1649
ROF3 is now a 5000 pt qualifier, whee

still kinda irks me how much the circuit rewards people with time and money on the east coast. i don't mind zero or soft or whatever but them making it in over any of the top 20 in cali would be kinda disappointing
GhandiEAGLE
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States20754 Posts
May 06 2014 19:15 GMT
#1650
Mango joins C9 loooool

http://cloud9.gg/news/new-challenger-approaches
Oh, my achin' hands, from rakin' in grands, and breakin' in mic stands
Sn0_Man
Profile Blog Joined October 2012
Tebellong44238 Posts
May 06 2014 19:17 GMT
#1651
Wow interesting.
LiquidDota StaffSCIENTISTS BAFFLED | 3275929302
Capped
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United Kingdom7236 Posts
May 08 2014 20:53 GMT
#1652
To all new smashers.

If you are seriously playing smash, attending events and practicing like a blue assed fly, please for the love of god don't main fox/falco/marth, show some originallity, show some inspiration.

You, yes YOU can revitalize and revolutionize SSBM with your amazing non-S class character!

Make the spectators happy! Get outside the box! Be different!
Useless wet fish.
Sn0_Man
Profile Blog Joined October 2012
Tebellong44238 Posts
May 08 2014 20:55 GMT
#1653
Not that I qualify since I'm not actually making any attempt to learn at a competitive level, but I always played marth from my mega-casual high-school dorm days and regardless of his "tier" I don't think I'd ever change
LiquidDota StaffSCIENTISTS BAFFLED | 3275929302
EchOne
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States2906 Posts
May 08 2014 21:05 GMT
#1654
I think it's better just to play characters you find fun to play. If they're really popular characters, whatever, there's no need to be some kind of character hipster.
面白くない世の中, 面白くすればいいさ
Kyuukyuu
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Canada6263 Posts
May 08 2014 21:20 GMT
#1655
On May 09 2014 05:53 Capped wrote:
To all new smashers.

If you are seriously playing smash, attending events and practicing like a blue assed fly, please for the love of god don't main fox/falco/marth, show some originallity, show some inspiration.

You, yes YOU can revitalize and revolutionize SSBM with your amazing non-S class character!

Make the spectators happy! Get outside the box! Be different!


This is really bad advice
]343[
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States10328 Posts
May 08 2014 21:20 GMT
#1656
On May 09 2014 05:53 Capped wrote:
If you are seriously playing smash, attending events and practicing like a blue assed fly, please for the love of god don't main fox/falco/marth, show some originallity, show some inspiration.


wow, you're telling people to main Sheik? T_T
Writer
Kleinmuuhg
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Vanuatu4091 Posts
May 08 2014 21:23 GMT
#1657
no he is telling them to go ice climbers and chose the path of wobble
This is our town, scrub
onlywonderboy
Profile Joined August 2012
United States23745 Posts
May 08 2014 21:53 GMT
#1658
On May 09 2014 05:53 Capped wrote:
To all new smashers.

If you are seriously playing smash, attending events and practicing like a blue assed fly, please for the love of god don't main fox/falco/marth, show some originallity, show some inspiration.

You, yes YOU can revitalize and revolutionize SSBM with your amazing non-S class character!

Make the spectators happy! Get outside the box! Be different!

If you want to watch Smash with more diverse characters you could always watch Project M!
RIP Ryan Davis / TL or Die / @onlywonderboy
Coriolis
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States1152 Posts
May 08 2014 22:36 GMT
#1659
Captain falcon is the king of all characters and everyone should play him.
Descolada in everything not TL/Starcraft
Xeofreestyler
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
Belgium6777 Posts
May 09 2014 02:47 GMT
#1660
On May 09 2014 06:20 Kyuukyuu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 09 2014 05:53 Capped wrote:
To all new smashers.

If you are seriously playing smash, attending events and practicing like a blue assed fly, please for the love of god don't main fox/falco/marth, show some originallity, show some inspiration.

You, yes YOU can revitalize and revolutionize SSBM with your amazing non-S class character!

Make the spectators happy! Get outside the box! Be different!


This is really bad advice


Why? Not everyone who plays aims to be #1.

There's plenty of chars outside of the S tier who are viable enough.
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