Recent content by DeadPigeon

lol no. grab in neutral too. obviously its easier if you bait a move first, but that doesn't mean you can't throw out grab when they're not in lag

wat. grab all of the time

If they're jumping over the dtilt, then it's doing it's job. Your opponent feels like they can't approach on the ground. Mix in more wd uptilts or fairs

Oh, I see what you meant now.

Oh yea, it's one of the most complicated/coolest micro interactions in melee. One thing I forgot about before. In your post, you were a bit vague about hitlag and I just wanted to clear it up a bit. Marth only experiences hitlag if the laser connects, not if it hits shield. Falco never...

I don't think it's quite as black and white as that. First, and perhaps most importantly, Marth can shield grab an instant nair (assuming it hits on the first frame). The Falco must space around Marth's grab, which means he has to land behind or significantly in front of Marth. Shine will only...

You need to pivot grab on no DI as well. To clarify, a pivot in this situation is IMPOSSIBLE. There are three ways this could play out, none of which involves a pivot. 1) Smash Turn away from ledge -> wd to ledge one frame later 2) Tilt Turn away from ledge -> wd to ledge 7 frames later 3) Dash...

Yes it does. If you're standing still it's a turn, not a pivot. You can ONLY pivot out of dash.

There's no pivot here

This isn't really true. It just does more damage and has more knockback. Hitting with the non tip can be better for comboing depending on character and percent.

Please also keep in mind that anything that is guaranteed is dependent on the opposing character and their percent, so try keep that in mind when asking questions.

Hitting with the non-tipper hitbox also has the benefit of forcing you to be physically closer to your opponent, so even if they are sent just as far (deep non tipper vs farthest non tipper), they're not sent as far from you. This is why hitting deep can be better even if the same hitbox connects.

But dair has so much more swag than grab

Please don't spread misinformation. Simply holding down and away will get out at 0.

Pummeling can be dangerous because your opponent can always mash out (you're not the ICs lol). It is harder to mash out at high percents, so it is safer to pummel the higher percent your opponent it (or safer to pummel more). However, even if they don't mash out, pummeling still gives them time...