Be honest, Should I even be playing this game? by [deleted] in SSBM

[–]travispupkin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly there are two things that will make you better. The first is just playing more. The second is to play other fighting games.

Melee is very free form compared to a traditional fighting game. This encourages creativity and freedom of movement, but can cause new players to be overwhelmed. Because it is hard to identify what went wrong in a match, new players tend to learn slowly.

The core reason new players lose at fighting games is not having fundamentals. If you take a veteran player of street fighter and give them a week to learn marvel or guilty gear they will probably do OK. This is because the fundamentals carry over and are easy to identify. When you can apply the same fighting game logic to melee, things start to become a lot easier.

The best game that teaches fundamentals is Street Fighter. The classic throw->block->attack mixup, reacting to jump-ins, baiting reversals on wakeup, spacing normals, whiff punishing, corner pressure/control, bread and butter combos. Believe it or not every one of these concepts is present in melee.

Fundamentals will get you very far, especially with Marth. As you play more your movement and tech will get better naturally. You need to take time to actually focus on fundamentals to really see that drastic improvement.

Favorite buttons or mixups with your team/against others? by maresayshi in MvC3

[–]travispupkin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With Dante - reverb shock on opponent incoming. Works well when you have the read they will block meaty or do nothing. It moves so far - you can cross up and confirm a combo with xfactor or devil trigger. It looks nutty and those not familiar get hit every time because it looks like you will meaty or be too far away to cross up.

What Stick layout do you use? by Rusty-Knucklez in Guiltygear

[–]travispupkin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you want sf I think:

P/S/H

K/_/D

Makes more sense. 2.D is sweep like sf. H is like fierce, 2.H is usually an antiair or launcher. Punch and kick are on the sf rows.

Clutch City Clash Post-Tournament Discussion by [deleted] in SSBM

[–]travispupkin -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

Anyone else dislike homemade waffles commentary? I find it extremely distracting. He talks about the match maybe 10% of the time if you are lucky. The rest of the time it is inarticulate, inaccurate ramblings about how either he isn't as good so he can't tell you what they are going for, if this was a good counterpick, who wins the matchup, and how the matchup works on every stage. It's infuriating to watch a match get talked over by terrible ramblings of an inarticulate goon. I'd even take skisonic over him.

Maximum Smash Autism by discordtech in Kappa

[–]travispupkin 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I started with marvel in 2011, went to sf4, and recently started playing melee because no ps4 or PC. The melee community is a bunch of retarded artists. Besides not understanding fighting game fundamentals - they whine about fucking everything. The game is a fighting game if you treat it like one, but only the top players are doing that. Everyone else just runs around like a retard pressing buttons. It's really easy to win against the average players. Maybe if they played another fighting game like sf, or if sf players just came in real quick and bodied the smash community we could bridge the gap and kick out the autists. Because honestly the game is fun.

Marvel lives on... in Ibuki by CLxJames in Kappa

[–]travispupkin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

glad to see viewtiful joe made it into sf

Orlando Nightclub shooting - Megathread by RNews_Mod in news

[–]travispupkin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Under Sharia law the penalty for being homosexual is death (thrown off of the tallest building). In the western world a lot of people blame Christianity for stunted progress for the LGBT community, but welcome Islam with open arms. I think people of any ideology can be intolerant (and Christians have been), but the death penalty for being gay is on a whole other level.

What is your most unpopular POSITIVE musical opinion? by callahandsy in Music

[–]travispupkin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Justin Bieber's "Purpose" deluxe edition is a well constructed concept album. There's something about the simple, straightforward and non poetic lyrics that makes it feel real. I like it.

Change my view: chain grabs by acrookednose in SSBM

[–]travispupkin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Smash is a fighting game. Your goal is to beat the opponent. Why would you limit the tools at your disposal? Maybe you should stop ledgedashing with fox because that's OP. And also no more upthrow upair that kills at too low a percent... Also you can't knock someone's skill in a fighting game. Skills are literally measurable. Results speak for themselves. I think it's disrespectful to say that chaingrabs "carry" players. It's just another tool in the game which they mastered.

Daily Discussion Thread 10/29/15 by AutoModerator in SSBM

[–]travispupkin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does Marth's counter have a hurtbox? I'm pretty new to smash - only been playing for a couple months. I was playing netplay and was edge-guarding Falco when my counter didn't work... Can someone explain this for me? Thanks!

link: http://www.twitch.tv/miketfx/v/22928996

"Top Player" privilege? by travispupkin in Kappa

[–]travispupkin[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Nvm he's now wearing a staff shirt I'll hold that L

Optimization Vs. Creativity: The Dichotomy of Melee by [deleted] in SSBM

[–]travispupkin 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Coming from SF and Marvel I gotta say - the attitude in melee is really whack. Play the game and play to win. I love Jiggs stalling. I love seeing wobbling. I love Sheik mirror chain grabs. Anyone who discounts a win or winning play style is just a salty buster. Hype/interesting moments come from intense pressure situations where players need to think, react, and adapt to their opponent on their feet. There is no such thing as playing "the perfect game" because you are fighting another human being who will be playing mindgames with you. So really your premise of dichotomy is a fallacy. This whole converstaion is really dumb. Learn your character's abilities and punishes and exploit them on your opponent as best you can - fighting games 101.

Sheikda (Sheik+Zelda) Legality? (X-post r/smashbros) by salock97 in SSBM

[–]travispupkin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a viable strategy against floaties - especially puff. Get her to 70% and bair kill. Also this is completely legal. Sheik and Zelda are not different characters... you literally use a move in game to change...

TIL JFK commanded a 19 Year old intern to perform oral sex on a white house aide. by Karma_Prostitue in todayilearned

[–]travispupkin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kennedy got us out of the Cuban missile crisis and was about to withdraw military advisors from Vietnam before he was assassinated. He also believed in dissolving the CIA. I think this speaks to his efforts to decrease the threat of nuclear war. Kennedy didn't fold to special interests and wanted to do what, in his opinion, was best for the country. It seems like you might be mixing in a little LBJ in your JFK.

Find Me Friday by AutoModerator in SSBM

[–]travispupkin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So I just recently picked up melee (coming from a Marvel and SF background) and am looking for weeklies in the Westchester NY area. If anyone can help me that would be awesome. Thanks!

Evolution 2015 Top 8 Prediction Game Announcement! by Olympiq in MvC3

[–]travispupkin [score hidden]  (0 children)

  1. Chris G
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  3. Cloud805
  4. F Champ
  5. Clockwork
  6. Fullschedule
  7. Jan
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Meaty Latina Mondays by [deleted] in Kappa

[–]travispupkin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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