Has anyone got some tips for reaching 90 KOs with Metaknight in Endless Smash? I'm struggling with it since he's pretty much my worst character.
I did it with the same strategy I used for all characters in Endless -- dash attacks. Metaknight (and most other characters) is fast enough to run past Miis, allowing you to hit and insta-KO Miis on the edges without getting yourself boxed in. So, dash back and forth on the bottom, pick off Miis on the edges, take care of the Miis in the middle when there's no one behind you. It'll help if you get a feel for how far Metaknight's sword sticks out so you don't attack while you're directly on top of a Mii (though that can be useful for taking out an entire group of bunched-up Miis at once).
And yet, melee at evo was mostly incomprehensible and also took fucking forever to finish. When the bracket almost got reset I wanted to die. Smash is just kinda not great for tournaments.
There have been so many hype Smash matches at all kinds of tournaments. One of the best fighting games for spectating that I've played. It only took so long this year because we got the infamous Hungrybox vs Armada's Young Link matchup twice. As someone who was actually in the crowd at Evo, I thought that Top 8 was up there with Blaz and Marvel as being the most entertaining (although I admit to getting something to eat when Hungrybox sat down next to Armada the second time).
EDIT: Figure of speech. I don't think he actually sat down.
And yet, melee at evo was mostly incomprehensible and also took fucking forever to finish. When the bracket almost got reset I wanted to die. Smash is just kinda not great for tournaments.
There have been so many hype Smash matches at all kinds of tournaments. One of the best fighting games for spectating that I've played. It only took so long this year because we got the infamous Hungrybox vs Armada's Young Link matchup twice. As someone who was actually in the crowd at Evo, I thought that Top 8 was up there with Blaz and Marvel as being the most entertaining (although I admit to getting something to eat when Hungrybox sat down next to Armada the second time).
EDIT: Figure of speech. I don't think he actually sat down.
So what did whoever the hell Hungrybox and Armada are do?
And yet, melee at evo was mostly incomprehensible and also took fucking forever to finish. When the bracket almost got reset I wanted to die. Smash is just kinda not great for tournaments.
There have been so many hype Smash matches at all kinds of tournaments. One of the best fighting games for spectating that I've played. It only took so long this year because we got the infamous Hungrybox vs Armada's Young Link matchup twice. As someone who was actually in the crowd at Evo, I thought that Top 8 was up there with Blaz and Marvel as being the most entertaining (although I admit to getting something to eat when Hungrybox sat down next to Armada the second time).
EDIT: Figure of speech. I don't think he actually sat down.
So what did whoever the hell Hungrybox and Armada are do?
Hungrybox plays Jigglypuff, the most "lame" of all the competitive characters in Melee. Normally her matches still don't take that long because the other characters are so hyper-aggressive, but Armada counterpicks Young Link against him and proceeds to spend 8 minutes per game running away and throwing projectiles. It's fairly mind-numbing.
And yet, melee at evo was mostly incomprehensible and also took fucking forever to finish. When the bracket almost got reset I wanted to die. Smash is just kinda not great for tournaments.
There have been so many hype Smash matches at all kinds of tournaments. One of the best fighting games for spectating that I've played. It only took so long this year because we got the infamous Hungrybox vs Armada's Young Link matchup twice. As someone who was actually in the crowd at Evo, I thought that Top 8 was up there with Blaz and Marvel as being the most entertaining (although I admit to getting something to eat when Hungrybox sat down next to Armada the second time).
EDIT: Figure of speech. I don't think he actually sat down.
So what did whoever the hell Hungrybox and Armada are do?
Hungrybox plays Jigglypuff, the most "lame" of all the competitive characters in Melee. Normally her matches still don't take that long because the other characters are so hyper-aggressive, but Armada counterpicks Young Link against him and proceeds to spend 8 minutes per game running away and throwing projectiles. It's fairly mind-numbing.
That sounds much more annoying than the minor speed difference between Melee and 4.
And yet, melee at evo was mostly incomprehensible and also took fucking forever to finish. When the bracket almost got reset I wanted to die. Smash is just kinda not great for tournaments.
There have been so many hype Smash matches at all kinds of tournaments. One of the best fighting games for spectating that I've played. It only took so long this year because we got the infamous Hungrybox vs Armada's Young Link matchup twice. As someone who was actually in the crowd at Evo, I thought that Top 8 was up there with Blaz and Marvel as being the most entertaining (although I admit to getting something to eat when Hungrybox sat down next to Armada the second time).
EDIT: Figure of speech. I don't think he actually sat down.
So what did whoever the hell Hungrybox and Armada are do?
Hungrybox plays Jigglypuff, the most "lame" of all the competitive characters in Melee. Normally her matches still don't take that long because the other characters are so hyper-aggressive, but Armada counterpicks Young Link against him and proceeds to spend 8 minutes per game running away and throwing projectiles. It's fairly mind-numbing.
That sounds much more annoying than the minor speed difference between Melee and 4.
That matchup in particular is certainly more brutal than anything I've seen in 4 so far. But normal competitive Melee matches are not what I would call a "minor" speed difference.
Noting that I really love Smash 4. Not trying to gloat about how much better Melee is, or something. Very, very different games.
I'm so freaking pissed off right now.
I finally bought an amiibo of the only variety that showed up to the base here in Japan. I go to use it and nothing happens.
I have tried every single step I can google to make it work.
My 2 year old son likes to get ahold of the gamepad and has dropped it on multiple occasions, to the point where the corner where the NFC is, is cracked.
So I'm either faced with a defective amiibo or a NFC that doesn't work on my gamepad.
I'm pretty sure it's the gamepad and I'm trying to buy a new one and can't find it online or in store anywhere.
If you guys happen to find one, post me a link please.
Edit: Verified with Nintendo customer support that the game pad is broken.
If I remember right, the only place you can buy new gamepads is Nintendo of Japan's website. But that information is from launch. The only other ways to get another pad is used on ebay or if Nintendo "repairs" your console.
And a new pad is supposed to be around $150. You can buy a refurbished WiiU in the states from Nintendo for 200. I don't know what options are available to you in your situation.
Rofl, I might as well buy a whole new Wii U for that price. Good thing only the bottom corner is chipped and only the NFC is not working. I wonder how much and how long it would take to get it repaired.
Has anyone got some tips for reaching 90 KOs with Metaknight in Endless Smash? I'm struggling with it since he's pretty much my worst character.
I did it with the same strategy I used for all characters in Endless -- dash attacks. Metaknight (and most other characters) is fast enough to run past Miis, allowing you to hit and insta-KO Miis on the edges without getting yourself boxed in. So, dash back and forth on the bottom, pick off Miis on the edges, take care of the Miis in the middle when there's no one behind you. It'll help if you get a feel for how far Metaknight's sword sticks out so you don't attack while you're directly on top of a Mii (though that can be useful for taking out an entire group of bunched-up Miis at once).
That's a pretty sweet combo. I would be get pretty hype if I saw someone pull anything like that off in a tournament match, but setting it up would be pretty difficult even for a dedicated MegaMan player. Just not being on an Omega stage would already rule it out.
"...but that's not a real combo, yadda yadda yadda, technical stuff..."
Outside of being difficult to set up/pull off, it's certainly a real combo. Outside of slightly altering the trajectory they go after getting hit off the ground (in order to try to avoid the footstool), there's nothing the other player can do about this.
I know, I'm just ragging after the big with Dr. Mario vs. the Metal Blade that some people have nitpicked over. ;P
(Sorry, I thought the "yadda" and stuff evoked sarcasm... my bad.)
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So, @Bobkins Flymo , a few quick procedural questions now that customs are allowed again:
First, are customs locked in at character selection, or can we change them at other points before the match?
Let's say, for example, that I pick Mega Man w/ Leaf Shield and my opponent counterpicks Robin. Would I then be able to switch out Leaf Shield for Skull Barrier so I can reflect all those projectiles? Or am I stuck with Leaf Shield until the next character select cycle? If I can switch out customs, would I need to inform my opponent that I'm doing this?
Second, should we be reporting our customs loadouts to our opponents? If I report that I'm taking Danger Wrap, for example, and can't change that, then my opponent could counterpick Rosalina knowing that I don't have Crash Bomber, one of Mega Man's best tools for that particular matchup.
I don't plan to futz about with my customs loadout too much, but stuff like this could affect the moves that I take in a few situations here and there.
To this day I still have no idea what my problem was with that move. By all logic it should be easier to avoid than the standard one, and yet I got hit by it like fifteen times in a row.
For right now you can switch loadouts and don't need to tell your opponent. Just when switching character.
Not sure how other tournaments are handling it, but I haven't seen any kind of notification of custom announcements.
I think it's a question of counter-counterpicking - you pick a character, they counterpick a character, can you now change your customs to fare better vs their counterpick
When the opponents get custom special in classic do they get equipment as well? Does it depend on whether you're playing with customisation on?
I really wish that custom specials and equipment could be enabled separately and that specials could be quickly selected on the character select screen.
With the menus being as bad as they are, I'm probably just not going to bother with what could have been the coolest addition to this game.
OK so come christmas I wanna get in on these.
What is Challonge?
How do you folks communicate before matches?
Challonge is the in-browser service that we use to manage tournaments by reporting the results of our own matches and having the brackets advance everyone automatically based on that.
A bunch of people use the Steam Chat room, but I personally settle on using the forum's own PM system. The game itself has voice chat for friend lobbies, but not everyone is comfortable with it, plus it's really wonkily implemented.
When the opponents get custom special in classic do they get equipment as well? Does it depend on whether you're playing with customisation on?
I really wish that custom specials and equipment could be enabled separately and that specials could be quickly selected on the character select screen.
With the menus being as bad as they are, I'm probably just not going to bother with what could have been the coolest addition to this game.
Enabling custom moves enables equipment as well, but you can immediately see if a character has equipment on by the colour of that little circle next to them. If it's grey, they're not using equipment.
I have a (potentially lame) Christmas party at 7 CST but its literally two blocks away. If its bad I'll be back in time. If its actually fun, ill make sure to unregister before 8:45 or so.
If you haven't been checking the Wii U thread, Pit, Captain Falcon and Luigi Amiibos are starting to pop up, but two are vanishing nearly instantly. Bet you can guess which ones.
OK so come christmas I wanna get in on these.
What is Challonge?
How do you folks communicate before matches?
Challonge is the in-browser service that we use to manage tournaments by reporting the results of our own matches and having the brackets advance everyone automatically based on that.
A bunch of people use the Steam Chat room, but I personally settle on using the forum's own PM system.
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I did it with the same strategy I used for all characters in Endless -- dash attacks. Metaknight (and most other characters) is fast enough to run past Miis, allowing you to hit and insta-KO Miis on the edges without getting yourself boxed in. So, dash back and forth on the bottom, pick off Miis on the edges, take care of the Miis in the middle when there's no one behind you. It'll help if you get a feel for how far Metaknight's sword sticks out so you don't attack while you're directly on top of a Mii (though that can be useful for taking out an entire group of bunched-up Miis at once).
Hope this helps.
EDIT: Figure of speech. I don't think he actually sat down.
So what did whoever the hell Hungrybox and Armada are do?
Hungrybox plays Jigglypuff, the most "lame" of all the competitive characters in Melee. Normally her matches still don't take that long because the other characters are so hyper-aggressive, but Armada counterpicks Young Link against him and proceeds to spend 8 minutes per game running away and throwing projectiles. It's fairly mind-numbing.
That sounds much more annoying than the minor speed difference between Melee and 4.
Noting that I really love Smash 4. Not trying to gloat about how much better Melee is, or something. Very, very different games.
Ooh, I like the sound of this.
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Rofl, I might as well buy a whole new Wii U for that price. Good thing only the bottom corner is chipped and only the NFC is not working. I wonder how much and how long it would take to get it repaired.
That did indeed help, thanks!
Now to work on that Mii Gunner challenge..
I know, I'm just ragging after the big with Dr. Mario vs. the Metal Blade that some people have nitpicked over. ;P
(Sorry, I thought the "yadda" and stuff evoked sarcasm... my bad.)
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First, are customs locked in at character selection, or can we change them at other points before the match?
Let's say, for example, that I pick Mega Man w/ Leaf Shield and my opponent counterpicks Robin. Would I then be able to switch out Leaf Shield for Skull Barrier so I can reflect all those projectiles? Or am I stuck with Leaf Shield until the next character select cycle? If I can switch out customs, would I need to inform my opponent that I'm doing this?
Second, should we be reporting our customs loadouts to our opponents? If I report that I'm taking Danger Wrap, for example, and can't change that, then my opponent could counterpick Rosalina knowing that I don't have Crash Bomber, one of Mega Man's best tools for that particular matchup.
I don't plan to futz about with my customs loadout too much, but stuff like this could affect the moves that I take in a few situations here and there.
Not sure how other tournaments are handling it, but I haven't seen any kind of notification of custom announcements.
It worked!
Not enough to win any matches but hoo man, that shit was dirty
I think it's a question of counter-counterpicking - you pick a character, they counterpick a character, can you now change your customs to fare better vs their counterpick
I really wish that custom specials and equipment could be enabled separately and that specials could be quickly selected on the character select screen.
With the menus being as bad as they are, I'm probably just not going to bother with what could have been the coolest addition to this game.
What is Challonge?
How do you folks communicate before matches?
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Challonge is the in-browser service that we use to manage tournaments by reporting the results of our own matches and having the brackets advance everyone automatically based on that.
A bunch of people use the Steam Chat room, but I personally settle on using the forum's own PM system. The game itself has voice chat for friend lobbies, but not everyone is comfortable with it, plus it's really wonkily implemented.
Enabling custom moves enables equipment as well, but you can immediately see if a character has equipment on by the colour of that little circle next to them. If it's grey, they're not using equipment.
I can real quick like.
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I'd guess the layout makes it too easy for a fast character to run in circles around the place and run out the clock in their favor.
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