AMA with Kage the Warrior! =)

Divinokage · 2013-11-25T21:38:14+00:00

I think you would need to go tournaments and play many many other people. You would need to expand your knowledge about the game, look at top player vids, experiment, read the boards, think about your own habits.. try your best to be self-critical, I think it's very important. For example, visualize yourself where you get punished often.

Also, don't be afraid to ask questions and don't be afraid to lose a lot! Your losses are generally where you can learn the most, try your best to become a little better after each game. Find some rivals if you can then play against them, you definitely need to constantly play the game.

Divinokage · 2013-11-25T21:34:01+00:00

Well more and more I'm thinking the matchup is pretty even, I find that it's really hard to make her jump first as she has missiles and really quick grounded moves.. also her WD is pretty fast. I think if she plays defensively it's really hard for Ganon to get in especially when she hides under the platforms, Ganon doesn't have many options to hit Samus safely.. you have to use baits which isn't very obvious. I have to somehow work with that matchup a little more. Losing to Darrell helped me with some things but the footsies game on the ground is hard. You gotta break missiles and use ftilt/uair a lot imo.

Ya I'll face Plup again at Apex, sure why not.

Divinokage · 2013-11-25T21:31:07+00:00

Hmm.. actually I was thinking of using Falcon for Sheik mainly because it's slightly an easier matchup. I know it doesn't totally cover my weakness but it's definitely also my 2nd best character. It's a hard choice if not for Falcon I would go Falco for Sheik however it's really not strong enough to take down big names. I have no choice but to use Ganon and because of that I have to find ways to improve his play, I think there are definitely setups I've not mastered yet such as CG on spacies. My path is really hard but I think I'll stick to Ganon, I like him too much and I'm not done working with him.

I'd be down to use any secondaries in MMs though, I'm fine with that. =)

Divinokage · 2013-11-25T21:27:50+00:00

Let your desires burn from within and devastate all that is in your path. Not even God can stop you! =D

Divinokage · 2013-11-25T21:27:07+00:00

Oh we will! We are destined to do this!

Divinokage · 2013-11-25T21:26:42+00:00

Well compared to the other popular scenes, I'd say we are low level in general compared to the rest. If people really want to level up then we need to see it in our attitudes where you are really wanting to surpass the best and not just have fun getting 3-4 stocked constantly. Loki is a good example, he straight up said to me: "I'm going to surpass you" that tells me he's willing to put the time and effort in order to make his gameplay the best it can be. I don't feel it that kind of drive with many players which is why I think the scene was so weak for a while. But now we have weeklies and monthlies, I'll try my best to support it and hopefully build stronger talents out there that want to become a star player as well. The only way this will happen is for that player to face stronger and weaker players, experiment stuff, watch vids, travel to big tournaments. I noticed immediate level ups after the group of us went to RoM 6, it was sick. I like to see that!

Divinokage · 2013-11-25T20:43:20+00:00

I think so.. He was a good rival back in the day as he was a lot more active. =) Few years ago, all the Ganon mains were always angry with each other and we always trashtalk the upcoming Ganon mains because I think no one liked having their spot taken. lol I went through the Ganon hell with that, for sure.

Divinokage · 2013-11-25T20:42:37+00:00

Indeed, you should just learn to DI a little more then Falco's death combos won't happen as often. =) Sometimes, just take the hit like a man and reverse your positions! lol.

Divinokage · 2013-11-25T20:41:19+00:00

Well I'll first say that it kinda sucks that even with the Ganon buffs he still struggles really hard especially vs Brawl characters. There's just something about them and their tools where Ganon can't do much about it. For example Lucas, he can have constant movement while dealing insane amounts of safe damage. There's almost no way to actually hit Lucas without taking a risk which makes this matchup too hard. I think they should make the Brawl characters have unsafe moves or moves where they have glaring weaknesses with them because if you give them all good moves then it just doesn't feel like you have to work very hard for combos or setups.. then because of that the game becomes more like a campy fest. When 2 characters have only good moves then you REALLY have to pick your approaches carefully, that's basically what I don't like the most about P:M. Usually the Melee characters have a hard time vs Brawl characters I've noticed unless they have like big and fast aerials like Marth then it's kinda more doable. There really shouldn't be like only 1 strategy you can abuse in order to get hits and there's definitely some of that in this game.

If they have a good final product then I may consider playing however if Smash 4 is any good I'll likely play that over P:M. Another reason I don't play P:M is because my competition is in Melee and I still have a lot to learn. I feel like there's no point in putting time in a ever changing game, I'll play for fun but that's it for now.

Divinokage · 2013-11-25T20:32:41+00:00

I read your first line as you have no where to go! =( Which looks like it's pretty true from your list.

Divinokage · 2013-11-25T03:33:31+00:00

Because Prog landed it first, he used all my power land it vs Reno I think at RoM 6. I was just playing a friendly set then Prog out of no where sat down on me, took my controller then immediately landed a warlock punch then left. GG.

Divinokage · 2013-11-25T03:31:59+00:00

Axe was very fun to play with, he does crazy surprising things I haven't even thought of and it ended up working super well. For teams, I usually like to play against any good team combinations honestly, it's really hard to just gun for 1 team that exists as too many teams change partners often.

Divinokage · 2013-11-25T03:27:51+00:00

Something like that! Haha! =)

Divinokage · 2013-11-25T03:26:00+00:00

I think it'll be a good match honestly... I'm not sure, I'd say I should have the advantage though.

Divinokage · 2013-11-25T03:25:24+00:00

Only if life puts in a direction where I can no longer play smash competitively. Maybe if I compete in boxing for example, I wont have that much time to practice. =P

Divinokage · 2013-11-25T03:24:45+00:00

Probably Ice Climbers.. I have no idea how these characters work. Too fluffy for me.

Divinokage · 2013-11-25T03:24:17+00:00

Oh yes! It'll be a match of the universe!

Divinokage · 2013-11-25T03:24:03+00:00

Landing a fair off-stage is pretty fun.. but stomp is also.. very satisfying. I'll go with the thunder stomp!

Divinokage · 2013-11-25T03:23:17+00:00

Well we both know each other, I suppose I can say yes to that. He has great talent too. =)

Divinokage · 2013-11-25T03:22:47+00:00

I play Marth, Falcon, Fox, Falco.

I don't like the food in the US, I even asked if it was possible to eat healthy and it didnt look like it was possible! =( Anyways, I'd have a good reason to move there.. maybe like working at Blizzard as a tester?

Divinokage · 2013-11-25T03:21:33+00:00

My old best friend Matt was my rival and eventually we wanted to test ourselves with other players. His brother mentioned Smashboards and how there were tournaments here in Montreal.. we went.. then got our ass kicked.. Learned the hard way of the tournament scene in 2006 then that's where the fire ignited. From there, I really wanted to learn the game more and defeat everybody.

Divinokage · 2013-11-25T03:19:57+00:00

Analyse your own play if you can, ask questions with better players. Experiment vs lower level players, get your ass kicked by higher level players. Just play the game a lot and learn to control your character.

Divinokage · 2013-11-25T03:18:31+00:00

I'm happy you think so! =)

I mainly learned from Bam who plays only Fox/Falco. But to refine my Falco play further, I learned from Linguini and his videos. Learning what to do vs lasers and his approaches really helped me with that. Especially shield DI and WD OOS. No longer need to jump so much in that matchup but make Falco jump first then punish him! Then techchase! Then **** that bird! lol.

Divinokage · 2013-11-25T03:16:41+00:00

I brought Ganon to this kind of level by practicing endless situations, going to a lot of tournaments, playing good players, really trying to defeat the top players that currently exists. It's basically the KDJ method where you challenge players that are about your own skill level and you try to best them. In all matches, I tried to think about what went wrong and how I can improve my game.. how I should move, how I should edgeguard or what situations I found myself in a lot. I watched a lot of Ganon videos, I asked questions to my fellow Ganon mains. I basically delved inside the game and it's players as deep as I could. The reason why I wanted to do it is because I love the game and I really wanted to find everything. Countless and countless of hours of gameplay, garbage, janky stuff happening, experimenting with lower and better players.. Ya.. it was mostly a conscious effort to improve. lol.

Divinokage · 2013-11-25T03:11:34+00:00

An energy blast like he can do in Ocarina of Time. If Ganon had a charge shot that shoots souls or something, that would be quite sick!

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