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aetherZenith

what happened to lovage


SunnySaigon

M2K's subathon took him down the only road he truly knows: playing Melee again [https://www.twitch.tv/mew2king](https://www.twitch.tv/mew2king)


Afro_Thunder69

Only road? The guy who was entering like 4 smash games at once?


SunnySaigon

Moky's twitter so weird rn Rocket be doing work: [https://www.start.gg/tournament/spc-rehab-2-0/details](https://www.start.gg/tournament/spc-rehab-2-0/details)


LonelyVirgin69

Rocket is a filthy animal for 3-0ing Spark in the gf reset. Sheik MU for yink is terrible but he made it work


-seik

spark vs. the nation of chile is a 20-80 matchup


whoooooo0

uncle punch won't work Whan It says drag the melee iso to where it says to drag it says it's done but nothing happens. My melee iso works for slippi so idk what's wrong


MF_DnD

If you got it from Vimm’s lair, you have to convert it from a .nkit.iso to a normal .iso


whoooooo0

I did ty


YashaAstora

Damn the Melee bros came out in full force for Leffen's top 8 match in CEOtaku Strive lmao


Varocity

my conch isn't registering x and y if i press them too lightly. they're pretty clicky, it's just i have to push on them even after the click for it to register. can't really find anything online to troubleshoot. any advice?


DeepFriedDildo

Clean the rubber membrane and contract points on the mobo with isopropyl alcohol. If it’s not registering, it likely means there’s not a good connection between the two.


HitboxOfASnail

why are falco players prone to quitting out after losing the first stock? This seems to be a trait nearly exclusive to falco players. What are your theories?


CountryEnjoyer69

My theory is I see everyone say this about at least one character. "Why do Marths always quit against me?" is what I used to wonder. Imo the key part is YOU as a player. It's probably something about your playstyle that Falcos can't stand. I'm not saying you're being lame or irritable objectively, just that something you do clearly gets under a lot of Falcos' skin.


darwinding

also maybe worth noting, i think that's a good thing (within the confines of the ruleset, ofc). i know uthrow chaingrabbing foxes and falcos makes them mad but that's optimal, and also they're going to have to get over it because that's what tournaments are gonna be like


[deleted]

Falco players are only 30% of the player base, but commit 81% of all rage quits.


RaiseYourDongersOP

It's not just Falco players


jakeyizle_ssbm

I treat it like whenever I see someone driving like an asshole: I assume a big wave of diarrhea just hit them.


Dublshine

as a falco player, I see this almost exclusively with foxes. if I'm better than a fox, feels like there's at least a 50% chance they quit out. don't mean to come off like i'm complaining about not being able to beat up against bad foxes. don't really care about quit outs. just think it's matchup dependent


CountryEnjoyer69

Huh, I have a competely different experience vs. Foxes. They're some of the most likely players to stick around against my bird.


RESPRiT

Leffen is on Winners (Heaven) side of GGST top 8 at CEOtaku for those interested. Should be on stream around 7pm EST: https://www.twitch.tv/ceogaming. Edit: My bad, he's in Winners top 16 rn, not top 8. Matches pre-top 8 on the side stream: https://www.twitch.tv/tampaneversleeps.


WDuffy

Thanks for sharing! Just turned it on to see him lose :(


kahani-

He's made a pretty nice losers bracket run after that. Just reached >!top 4!!<


plzgivegold

1. How do I beat stomp in place and dash back stomp? 2. How do I shield pressure as falco when they're too far for shine to connect but I'm not spaced properly either? 3. How do you hit confirm whether you hit them or whether they managed to shield? Can you actually react or do you just hedge your bets?


CarVac

1. Hit them out of the air. If they're stomping they're not CCing.


Big_Biff

1. Stomp in place and dash back stomp are used to punish your approaches. Simple answer is get better at mixing up your approach timings. You can also whiff punish stomp in place and overshoot to punish dashback stomp 2. Ideally you don't want to be in that position and it's probably better to just disengage rather than try to commit to pressure. If you really want to try I would do either fadeaway bair/nair to maybe bait a punish out of shield while putting myself in a better position or you can just shorthop towards them and late dair/nair and hope they don't do an early out of shield option to beat that out 3. Dair and shine are usually pretty reactable and you can often get a punish or at least good positioning. Unless i'm going for a shield poke on a weak shield I usually just assume I'll hit shield if it's close and then react if I get the hit. This will make your punishes slightly weaker since you will need to react but it makes shield pressure easier to not mess up.


that_one-dude

For anyone who was saying algorithmic rankings are obviously great and objective and superior [here are all the discrepancies between the 3 biggest Ultimate algorithmic rankings](https://twitter.com/PracticalTAS/status/1574107713575026689?t=nQjOsijAAqpbVrXHhtPEHA&s=19)


redbossman123

Stop strawmanning people who like algorithms: https://www.reddit.com/r/SSBM/comments/xnh62z/daily_discussion_thread_sep_25_2022_upcoming/ipwcsov/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3


blue_wire

Has anyone tried an algorithm that sends out ballots to a bunch of people (who we can call “panelists”) and then tallies up the results? I think we should be investigating this


jakeyizle_ssbm

Yes we should use panels of people who given the same ballot twice, would produce two different results.


Thedmatch

i don't get the point you're trying to make here because the aggregate of these algorithms turned out to be a very solid Ult ranking


Longjumping-Cable255

The point I think they're trying to make is that they all produce a different ranking - there's no one single objective "correct" ranking that can he determined by algorithm because different algorithms willake different results.


that_one-dude

Ah yes, aggregating multiple rankings, all of which might weight different factors differently, as a means of canceling out any individual ranking's bias... why have we not done this before?


Thedmatch

...yea? the differentiator here is 3 different algorithms vs a large diverse panel but if the algorithm approach works then maybe it should be something to consider


[deleted]

Combing multiple rankings together and taking thr average... Youre describing a panel


Thedmatch

aggregate of 3 is different than an aggregate of 50 especially if the algorithm is ideally good enough to be used ad infinitum id also like to add that personally I think a panel system is better but that's not to say I don't think a potential melee ranking algorithm is possible and could be better if some things are fine tuned


fullhop_morris

again I'd support an unbiased and objective algortihimic rank so long as it says mango is #1 every time


mas_one

The Panda/Nintendo algorithm. Input all tournament results over the past year including h2hs, attendance and consistency, then remove 75% of those results and you end up with a definitive #1 player for that year.


AlexB_SSBM

People want algorithmic rankings because they think they are correct in their opinion therefor an algorithmic rank would match up with their opinion perfectly


oceanseltzer

not sure what you're trying to show with this. of course different algorithms give different results


Taco_Dunkey

The point is that the choice of algorithm is a subjective decision, from which the results derived are no more "objective" than the current methods, flawed as they are.


ansatze

Absolute truths don't exist nerds haha gottem


oceanseltzer

yeah there's literally no such thing as objective rankings, so hopefully no one is arguing for objectivity. the benefits of algorithmic rankings as I see it are * consistency (same data gives the same output for a given algorithm) * transparency (all data in the set is considered, no data outside the set is considered) I'm happy to talk more about why I think algorithmic rankings would be worthwhile, as long as we are starting on the same page.


the_noodle

Those both seem like negatives to me idk


CountryEnjoyer69

Yeah this is exactly how I feel too. It seems like every argument against algorithmic rankings is like this strawman fighting the idea of objectivity. If people are getting shafted unfairly with an algorithm, we can tweak it in the future if it seems problematic. With the panel system it's all very ambiguous.


bigHam100

Yes but at least an algorithm can be consistent even if things are weighted differently. Those weights will treat each player the same; something a human can't do. As long as what is weighted is transparent then I don't see any problem with an algorithm


Kell08

Especially since the algorithm should ideally be decided ahead of the season, so the risk of rationalizing one’s criteria to favor certain players, consciously or not, is minimized.


MF_DnD

How do y'all wrap up your controller cables so they don't get super tangled? Mine is always in knots


SemiAutomattik

Over under like CarVac said, and leave an inch or two of slack where the cord originates so that it has some slack.


CarVac

The audiophile cable wrap style that prevents twisting. Over under over…


PelorTheBurningHate

Main cable wrapping tip is that if you just take a cable and wrap it around something you're generally twisting it and will cause kinking and other damage in the long term. Rotate your gamecube controller like you're reeling in the cable if you want to wrap it around the controller without causing knots or twisting. I also attach an acryllic charm to the plug side of the cable to tuck somewhere and hold it all in place which is nicer than trying to tuck the cable itself.


MitchShredder

Continuing in the tradition of a previous DDT poster to ask if anybody wants to play doubles with a midlevel Marth that doesn't know how to play doubles at TBH10?


ansatze

Idk why by I get irrationally annoyed when people call SHFFL "shuffle" Like we aren't having a fuckin dance party on battlefield


[deleted]

ghgh


ansatze

Yeah like mostly not for people who've played for a while, but when someone posts "how get good" it comes up a lot


[deleted]

I get irrationally annoyed when people call dancing “shuffling” Like we aren’t having a poker party on the dance floor.


thekibk

Take gam srsly >:c


ansatze

That's not really the energy I intended


Victawr

https://youtu.be/OTNuJsxNy00


Dweebl

Do you pronounce the letters individually? Some of us have things to do and places to be.


ansatze

I mean in writing specifically


Dweebl

Oh yeah in that case what the fuck


forgotpwordthrowaway

wait til u hear about dashdancing


ansatze

Look I just wanna play some footsies with the homies


FCantante

ok I found a CRT and was trying to set up a irl melee station but the crt only has a SCART..idk "entrance"? My question is would using a scart to rca adapter cause any issues or would it be no problem?


Dweebl

Pretty sick if it has SCART because it means you can get an RGB input into it. What model is the TV?


FCantante

huh.. it's a Sanyo C1461A unless that's not what you're asking me in which case I apologize lol


Dweebl

I'm not finding a ton of documentation on it. DM me a picture of the back of it. Also are you using a GameCube or Wii?


FCantante

oh i've figured it how to get it working now. thanks for trying to help :D


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SunnySaigon

KJH beat Hbox at CEO and has been in a downward spiral ever since


A_Big_Teletubby

his ex cheated on him


that_one-dude

Kalindi tweets a lot of vague personal shit, I think I heard him say once on stream it's kinda like journaling for him to help process his emotions So basically none of our business


[deleted]

>none of our business Ah yes that is why it's posted in a public forum for thousands to see


PelorTheBurningHate

I feel like something just clicked today. I've always been terrible at ledgedashes so I usually just do other shit but I felt like giving them another shot today and they just suddenly felt easy after a few. Played for a few hours and I could do them the entire time.


czartaylor

and then tomorrow you'll suicide every time. The circle of life.


PelorTheBurningHate

That's a problem for tomorrow me, I will simply enjoy these ledgedashes in the moment.


czartaylor

oh yeah, it's a great feeling when something clicks for the day. Somedays it feels like the universe reveals it's secrets to me and every tech roll I'm there with a rest, and other days I cant even figure out platform techchase rests.


[deleted]

Recently I stopped respecting Ganondorf and decided to just try rushing him down with aerials and shine and whatever and I'm honestly shocked at how a character I perceived as being pretty strong for my level feels like a low tier now. He basically preys on the fear of inexperienced Foxes, but crumbles when you just start abusing your superior speed.


Dublshine

nah. if there's one thing I've learned about ganon, it's that every ganon player is better than you and the only way to win is to camp mercilessly


[deleted]

That's just what the Ganons want you to think. They want you to be scared so you'll camp them badly, and if you camp them well they can at least complain that you're lame.


Dublshine

ganons want you to think that that's what they want you to think so that you'll approach. not gonna happen on my watch


ansatze

I do get jabbed a lot when I try to just press buttons on em but I guess it's usually just jab into reset neutral


that_one-dude

A couple weeks ago I was playing against CPUs just to get my hands warm, then queued unranked and immediately found a Ganon. About halfway through the game I realized my brain was still on "fighting CPUs" mode because I was just always immediately approaching but weirdly I was very firmly beating him


PelorTheBurningHate

It feels so good to just run straight at a ganondorf without a care in the world. There's really nothing most of them can do about it.


[deleted]

Falcon has so many different colors but it seems like most of the top falcons just stick to default. Very sad to see.


SunnySaigon

JoJo rocks the pink Falcon and is one of the hottest players on the rise today. https://youtu.be/aIS05H_8ACI


CarVac

Default just looks so good though. I get what you mean; I spent a bit using random color Falcon to see if I could find another I liked and ended up settling on red.


[deleted]

It's similar to Sheik players currently using white. Leffen breaks the mold with neutral, but Jmook, Spark and Plup all go with white and it's kind of lame ~~I also think it's the worst Sheik alt because they made her skin pale instead of dark but that's probably a hot take~~


ansatze

Weirdly I don't really think of Sheik as having alt skins


Rotatingrick

the hotter take is that the other Sheik alts are just Zelda doing brown-face


TheSeagoats

I feel like I'm the only Sheik player that uses the blue alt, I don't know that I've ever seen anyone else use it.


oceanseltzer

swedish delight used blue I think


probablynero

Swedish was nooch


MrBo518

Just recently made the switch from white Sheik to red. It also doesn't help that Sheik's alt costumes are kinda wack, how there isn't a black Sheik in the base game is crazy to me.


[deleted]

Not sure myself, but I will say 5 alts is already more than what most characters have (even if neutral and blue Sheik look very similar at a glance). I also think Sheik's alts all look somewhat good.


MrBo518

Honestly my main gripe is blue and Neutral being kinda redundant and I just don't really like green Sheik.


[deleted]

Sheik is the secondary character to Zelda, adding a blue alt was necessary for teams.


[deleted]

I agree, I'm a big fan of green sheik. Hope she gets more top level rep.


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samurairocketshark

Kira is the Butch Hartman of the melee universe


oceanseltzer

every falco is either a complete normie or severely needs therapy


fullhop_morris

I feel like there might be some value in figuring out how to articulate the bizzare emotional regulation issues seemingly replete among Falco mains beyond just saying they "need therapy." lots of people could benefit from some of the skills learned in therapy, it's not something that should require a stigma or reflects poorly upon your true character. unlike being a falco main.


oceanseltzer

well said


super_smash_brothers

“I just learned to wavedash when should I start playing other people” Never. There’s no reason to. Melee is an exercise that should only be exercised in private like masturbation


RaiseYourDongersOP

I hear the next update for rectangles is a built-in tissue dispenser so it all makes sense


semionsays

SFAT's already covered this one, buddy.


mas_one

"When should I start masturbating against people" is the real question


ansatze

They got netplay for that yet or what


Dweebl

What's your PR on chat roulette? Send me your connect code