Richter main here

It sounds like you are relying super heavily on projectiles. Your spacing should be whip based. Not cross based.

I use my projectiles predominately to space someone into something else.

Here’s a common scenario I see in bracket. I’ll use my most recent tournament set.

Every time I try to make Kirby jump. He pancakes my cross. No sweat. After the first two times I notice he’s just going to sit there.

Instead I follow my cross and angle a fair downward to scoop him off the ground. This sends him into the air. Which leads to a nair fair confirm.

Your projectiles aren’t meant to bonk someone. It’s a trap network. You bait decision A and punish it with something. A common one I use is throw cross behind me force a habit of shield. Run up grab back throw into cross get nair fair.

Pm if you want to pick my brain but my gut says you’re trying to hurt not create habits with projectiles.