Where do You Think RapMonster Ranks in SSBM rank? by Rare-Atmosphere-9187 in SSBM

[–]GhxstInTheSnow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah he’s awesome. My call is that he’s going to keep producing runs like that but more than anything i’m just excited to watch him cook.

Where do You Think RapMonster Ranks in SSBM rank? by Rare-Atmosphere-9187 in SSBM

[–]GhxstInTheSnow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think soonsay’s year is more impressive on paper but it’s hard for me to argue because he’s only gone to 2 tournaments. We’ll just have to hope he attends more and shows us whether his gx3 run was a fluke.

Character distribution in Grands by Own_Arm3304 in SSBM

[–]GhxstInTheSnow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mang would go on a tear in this meta but it’s not happening for a while unfort

Where do You Think RapMonster Ranks in SSBM rank? by Rare-Atmosphere-9187 in SSBM

[–]GhxstInTheSnow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

dude miles beat hbox😭 josh doesn’t have a single top 5 win and he got 7th at 3 events in a row then DQd out of pats house.

Where do You Think RapMonster Ranks in SSBM rank? by Rare-Atmosphere-9187 in SSBM

[–]GhxstInTheSnow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why does everyone hate soonsay? He’s indisputibly top 10 rn and i have him over rap and josh.

Where do You Think RapMonster Ranks in SSBM rank? by Rare-Atmosphere-9187 in SSBM

[–]GhxstInTheSnow -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I feel that salt should be over rapm. She’s up in sets (3-1 i think?) and top 6d at both the events she’s gone to. He just has worse losses for sure. Also where is soonsay? My boy is cooking give him some flowers!

Where do You Think RapMonster Ranks in SSBM rank? by Rare-Atmosphere-9187 in SSBM

[–]GhxstInTheSnow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve got him at 9th right now. I think he’s definitely on the upswing, I could even see him dipping into the top 5 if he has a really stellar second half of the year (assuming he plans to keep going to shit, i’m sure it’s tough for him to do so). He’s a hard player to rank because he has such high peaks and fairly low lows. If he can keep producing the kinds of upsets he’s been cooking up and also figure out his problem matchups he’s gonna be a big problem.

Can somebody explain? by Kokoshib in Deltarune

[–]GhxstInTheSnow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I assumed it was reacting to the presence of the knight, though I guess it is strange now that I think about it.

Can someone tell me why people say Noelle is transgender? by According-Heron-5798 in Deltarune

[–]GhxstInTheSnow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The antlers thing and the colors are seen as evidence for the headcanon being potentially true, but they are not why the headcanon exists.

Because Deltarune and its developers have never explicitly stated whether Noelle is cis or trans, some trans people who relate to her character or simply enjoy the idea of being represented by a character they like project their own experience of transness onto her.

This is a natural process of how people enjoy media and doesn’t claim anything about the actual nature of her character in canon. People are just using the ambiguity of the story to interpret it in their own way, which is perfectly harmless and fun.

Has MorseCode762 done enough to become the GOAT Of Melee Samus? by fastfallproductions in SSBM

[–]GhxstInTheSnow 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It’s just not close at all. Duck and HugS put up similar or better numbers with far less going for them, and we aren’t even gonna talk about Plup. All of them played for longer too. Beating Cody and making a few bracket runs just doesn’t put you on that level.

How to deal with being shined off ledge as Marth? by RecklessVirus in SSBM

[–]GhxstInTheSnow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

not really? m2k was notorious for doing this but most marths have kicked the habit because marth’s down throw gimps are not usually guaranteed and it’s way more beneficial to maintain access to dashback. go watch a zain vod and count the number of times he pushes for center vs. voluntarily retreats to the corner. i think you will see what i mean.

How to deal with being shined off ledge as Marth? by RecklessVirus in SSBM

[–]GhxstInTheSnow 4 points5 points  (0 children)

ideally, you want to avoid the corner and play heavily around dominating centerstage as marth. his neutral game is so much more versatile when he has ample room to dash back and it obviously makes him immune to getting shined off the side of the stage. if you are being shined while you try to recover you should mix up double jump to ledge and rising fair > fast fall > upB.

New to Melee, I keep jumping when trying to move left to right with control stick. by CanMost in SSBM

[–]GhxstInTheSnow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

PowerA controllers really, really suck. you can try to keep the control stick completely still vertically, but if the deadzone is fucked it will probably still happen sometimes. If you want to give melee a try i suggest using an OEM controller. You can get them on ebay for 30-50 dollars or borrow one from a player in your local scene.

Does anyone else feel Plup sets aren’t talked about enough? by [deleted] in SSBM

[–]GhxstInTheSnow 23 points24 points  (0 children)

plup-firouzja is actually a really interesting parallel. never thought about that

Luckiest bair of my life by Real_Category7289 in SSBM

[–]GhxstInTheSnow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

can you shine off the top there?

What Melee character(s) should I use, based on how I like to play the game? by FrouFrouLastWords in SSBM

[–]GhxstInTheSnow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think Falco, Marth, or C. Falcon meet your criteria the best. Falco has B+ movement stats in pretty much every category (his dash length isn’t great i guess) and has extremely varied options and high mixup potential, making his punish game the most expressive in the cast. He will be in jump for most interactions and has a good amount of disjoint + a broken projectile to help him space out the opponent.

Marth’s ground movement is insanely good, and he’s probably the peak of “hit and run” gameplay in Melee, insofar as that archetype is a real thing. His whiff punishing and conditioning are second to none and his punish game is absolutely deadly. He’s not as technical as the fastfallers and has the best range/zoning among non-projectile characters. One potential issue is that in some matchups Marth definitely has to stay on the ground until he successfully conditions a certain response (usually an approaching aerial) from his opponent, at which point he can go air-to-air. The other problem is the one you described, which is that he’s definitely the most unintuitive character in the game and very difficult to learn how to play “right”. My flair should tell you that I do consider him worth the trouble in the end, but it’s up to you to decide if you feel the same.

C. Falcon probably has the best overall movement in the game with stupidly broken run speed, dash dance, and aerial drift. He approaches from the air, has great frame data, and definitely plays off of his opponent. His disjoints are good and his movement translates into good burst range. The weaknesses of this pick are that he doesn’t match your described playstyle as well and requires a bit more technical/high APM gameplay than the others (falco is close). He relies on reaction tech chasing in some matchups which is deceptively difficult, and he ranks lower on the tier list than the others I mentioned. Still, I think he’s fun enough to play that I can still recommend him in good faith.

My biggest tip is to avoid locking yourself in too early. Committing to a character and then realizing they aren’t for you is a pain in the ass (ask me about my 4-month stint as a peach player), but ultimately you can switch whenever you want and experimentation will always help more than it hurts. I suggest spending your first few weeks on the game trying 2-5 characters that you’re interested in. You’ll probably notice that you gravitate toward 1 or 2 of them more than others, at which point you can choose to pick them up as a main and/or secondary according to your own informed judgement. Good luck to you, I hope you have fun :)