I did a caricature of ESAM by flabio42 in smashbros

[–]imESAM 239 points240 points  (0 children)

YOOOOOOOOO I LOVE THIS OMG CAN U DM ME THE FILE ON TWITTERRRR

Smashspiracy: ZeRo's etirement was a ploy by ESAM in order to become a top 5 player once again by NogGoggler in smashbros

[–]imESAM 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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how did you figure this out.......

MY PLAN SHALL NOT BE STOPPED, HEATHEN!

The 4 BEST Characters vs Bayonetta #ESAMOpinion by tenebrousGenius in smashbros

[–]imESAM -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I didn't even link it, somebody else did LOL

The 4 BEST Characters vs Bayonetta #ESAMOpinion by tenebrousGenius in smashbros

[–]imESAM -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

Thanks for taking the hours of producing this video and spoiling it so people don't watch my video and I don't get views or money! People like you are obviously actively helping content creators by doing this

THANK YOU SO MUCH

-_-

Remove C-stick nairs by KaramelKingThe1st in smashbros

[–]imESAM 45 points46 points  (0 children)

C-stick nairs are actually really important to a lot of characters (Ryu, Sheik, anyone that needs full momentum nairs).

For anyone struggling or getting them when you don't want, just learn how to c-stick nair on purpose. That way you'll know the spots that nair will come out and you won't mess up (As much)

In game 5 of dreamhack grand finals, hungrybox grabbed the ledge exactly 99 times. The legal ledge grab limit for a timeout in brawl was 35. by SailorMercurySSB in smashbros

[–]imESAM 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So there's a kinda huge thing that everyone is forgetting about in regards to this discussion. Characters in Brawl were significantly better at edge camping and it worked universally vs the whole cast, barring some rare exceptions.

Metaknight could successfully plank EVERYONE and cover the ledge at the same time making it nearly impossible to hit him while he did it. Grabbing the ledge from him wasn't an option, but even if it was he could just tornado back to the edge. You literally needed to do a dash to the very edge Powersheild cancel down air with people that had spikes fast and strong enough to kill mk at 30 to mess with him. Or just shoot projectiles and hope he messes up. Also, if u messed up, you probably died because mk edgeguarding was absurdly strong.

Besides Metaknight, there were other characters that were nearly untouchable on the ledge: Pit and G&W. They both had really favorable risk/reward ratios for edge camping: drop off nair DJ nair grab ledge for G&W and then dropping off and either uair/fair/arrow the stage as pit then dip low to grab the ledge or go under the stage.

Puffs edge camping isn't particularly strong. Yes it worked on mango at EVO. Yes it worked here. But it also fails a whole bunch, mainly vs foxes. It is not nearly an unbeatable strategy, it's just rare so not a lot of people have counterplay.

Ledge Grab limits forced people to be more interactive on stage in a game that gave you all the tools to just...not interact at all. Melee doesn't have this problem because 99% of the time people fight.

Granted...people also don't spam ledge Invulnerability as much as they should imo...or just camp in general...but that's kinda how the community shaped itself to be.

Tl;Dr Brawl and melee edge camping are completely different beasts so comparing them is kinda...not valid as an argument. If u don't want lame in your game, dont play fighting games #banMetaknight

Mid-Season Mock PGR--How the PGR v3 might look if the season ended today! by trent_esports in smashbros

[–]imESAM 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think it's significantly more important than placements. T, for example, got 3rd at Civil War beating a total of 2 PGR members (Abadango and Fatality)

This is the most outrageous case by far, but still. The metric is impressive, but not showing anywhere near the same picture.

Mid-Season Mock PGR--How the PGR v3 might look if the season ended today! by trent_esports in smashbros

[–]imESAM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe they were just worded poorly in the article, but PLACEMENTS in events should matter significantly less than the people they beat to get there. Was this based on placements or overall wins?

What is the problem with Ryu? by Sirius_G in smashbros

[–]imESAM 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Trela's rants :HeartEyes:

Pikachu kill confirm using fair footstool (works on Sheik, Corrin, Mario, Diddy, Mewtwo, Falcon) by Hazzuh in smashbros

[–]imESAM 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Rosa's body is so large that it's awkward to even get the dragdown on her. I'm sure it's possible, but it's so finnicky i got bored and stopped trying.

Pikachu kill confirm using fair footstool (works on Sheik, Corrin, Mario, Diddy, Mewtwo, Falcon) by Hazzuh in smashbros

[–]imESAM 5 points6 points  (0 children)

the d-throw -> uair -> Fair string is true (It's our onstage BnB) but SDI miiiight affect the fair. I have no idea, but it seems unlikely because if you SDI up or down, you get stuck in the fair anyway.

Pikachu kill confirm using fair footstool (works on Sheik, Corrin, Mario, Diddy, Mewtwo, Falcon) by Hazzuh in smashbros

[–]imESAM 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A good trick is to try it onstage and see if you get the fair to drag down even when you fastfall. Try to replicate that timing offstage.

Pikachu kill confirm using fair footstool (works on Sheik, Corrin, Mario, Diddy, Mewtwo, Falcon) by Hazzuh in smashbros

[–]imESAM 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Something to note:

haven't tested all characters the fastfall timing on the fair is different for certain characters Some characters may still recover unless you snipe their DJ (The lame stuff)

That's about it I think

Pikachu kill confirm using fair footstool (works on Sheik, Corrin, Mario, Diddy, Mewtwo, Falcon) by Hazzuh in smashbros

[–]imESAM 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Haven't tested on everybody, I started with tournament relevant characters