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SSBM Tip #23
When fighting campier players and characters, it can often work in your favor to gain the percent lead, then force them to approach instead. If they don’t, you’ll win due to percent advantage at a time out. This is important because while some characters can excel at camping, forcing them to approach can expose that character’s weakness.
SSBM Tip #22
Know your stages! Know what stages work best for your character and worst for your opponent’s. Don’t let someone counter pick your falcon to Fountain of Dreams because you didn’t know the platforms can mess with his aerials. Ban your character’s worst stage when you can, unless you’re absolutely sure you’d do better by banning some other stage instead
SSBM Tip #21
Many people can struggle to deal with an opponent's dash dance. Remember that dash dancing is often used to bait an opponent into doing something unsafe while keeping the ability to dash away and quickly punish. If your opponent dash dances a lot, keep track of their dash dance distances. Some moves are better than others at hitting dash dances with longer strides. Many dash attacks can serve this purpose well. But always remember that when you commit to an attack, you are committing and losing your options. A safer option to deal with dash dancing requires some knowledge of hitboxes. If your character has a move with a lot of range and can more reliably poke a dash dancing opponent, try to threaten them with said move. Examples could be, samus F-tilt (fast and good range), Marth d/f-tilt (disjointed, good range), and so on. But don't always just rush in with the move. Your opponent can react to it if you're predictable. Always threaten with the move by positioning yourself before committing.
SSBM Tip #20
Getting tilted usually leads to some sloppy plays and unsafe options. If you find yourself getting frustrated while playing a match, remember that you have some time on the spawn platform to recollect yourself. If you’re in-between games, give yourself a minute or two to breathe. It can make a world of difference!
SSBM Tip #19
If you're at a tourney waiting to be called for your next match, and you're playing friendlies with someone who might become your opponent in said tourney, it would be a good idea to save some of your more tricky tactics for the tournament matches to get a little bit of an edge on them. It's possible that they may also be hiding things in their friendlies matches, so don't assume you know you have someone's play figured out just from a few friendly games.
SSBM Tip #18
While playing multiple characters may be fun, when you're just getting started with Melee or just have little competitive knowledge of the game, it's best to choose a main and stick with it. This allows you to learn the pros and cons of that character more in depth, and may also allow you the insight of why these downsides to a character exist. With this knowledge, one can more easily assess the weaknesses of other characters by recognizing certain scenarios and evaluating each character's options.
After you're at the point where you know your main quite well and have thoroughly experimented with their options, then, picking up a secondary wouldn't be a bad idea. This secondary could also help give you a different outlook on a matchup, and thus more ideas of options to choose in those situations with your main.
SSBM Tip #17
Controlling center stage is crucial in every aspect of the game. While dash dancing, make a strong effort to not give up too much space, lest you set yourself up to be cornered with few options.
Conversely, if your opponent is cornered, you have very little reason to approach. They have to find a way to get back to where they aren't at a disadvantage. React to whatever they do and keep them cornered/set up for an edgeguard situation. This can be tricky against certain characters with quick platform movement, so stay on guard and don't fret if they manage to get past you. Instead, think about what they did and how you can cover it next time.
SSBM Tip #16
If you have to end a combo early or miss a follow-up, the most important thing to do is to ensure you position yourself where you control center stage and are directly capable of reacting to whatever option your opponent chooses. Don’t set yourself up to be the one in a bad spot.
For example, if you end a combo early and end up on the ledge, and your opponent ends up being on the stage, you’re now in a terrible position and are much more likely to be KO’d.
