Best Overall CPU training...what levels?

[PK_Earthbound]

I'm a Ness user just trying to get better like everyone else. I've played against my friends before, and barely win or lose, depending on character (I owned my friend's Marth, but lost to his Luigi...stupid Negative Zone). Anyways, after that loss, I want to improve every aspect of my Ness game, but I need to know what CPUs are the best to practice what. Although everyone would say go on Wi-Fi, I don't want to since the .5-1 second delays screw up my game(namely PKT recovery).

With that, can anyone clue me in on the best CPU levels to practice... Combos, Adv. Tech, Spiking, Reflex time, and Overall practice? I tried level 9s, and as highly predictable as they are, I'm sure their perfect reflexes won't help me much against human players. Not to mention the high levels turn aerialist. Well...thanks to anyone who helps.

 

[aznegglover]

Humans > CPU

Use Wi-Fi or something, lol =/

 

[PK_Earthbound]

Humans > CPU

Use Wi-Fi or something, lol =/

Didn't you read that I don't wanna go on Wi-Fi? And that it screws up my game -PKT recovery- I'm looking for the best level CPUs if you don't mind, so yeah. Wi-Fi is out.

 

[R3v3nant]

You might as well try lvl 9s even though they do seem to input read sometimes. Of course you develop bad habits playing cpus but if there's nothing else available.... You could organize a tournament in your area or something to get some human opponents and maybe meet some potential practice partners.

 

[Orichalcum]

"Training" on a CPU wont help you against real players. You would just play to beat an enemy thats behaviour is defined from the beginning and sooner or later it would actually make your game worse against real enemies, because they wont allways fall for the same trick/move over and over again. But o well.. for combos and the so called ATs beat up lower lvl CPUs i guess since they arent as inhuman, for spiking too i guess maybe higher levels there and see how it works out. For reflex time? I really dunno what you mean but such things come with playing and i would rather say prediction for it, most of the time. Or just go pacifist mode against 1 or 2 CPU lvl7/8/9? and try to power/shield/dodge their attacks with a time and stock limit yourself handicaped at 100% if that satisfies you. For overall practice you really have to go battle real opponents on wifi (yeah yeah i know) or invite some friends over, or just play that luigi or marth guys you mentioned. That would be the best. (Or just play some lvl 9 CPUs..... or get used to WiFi delay...)

 

[Lootic]

Training against cpus DOES help. go training mode and set cpu to evade(if youre able to, i don have brawl so i dunno if its possible, but I doubt it is gone) , then train combos(or should I call it inescapebles), after a month or two of that kind of training you will have a kind of sixth sense for what your opponent will do when they are under pressure. It helped me in melee, I didnt have many people who wanted to play against me(they were all special-attack spamming noobs, so they always lost no fun for them and no training for me), only a peach who didnt quickfloat and was screwed every time I did my Nair to Spinattack.

and also if youre playing cpus and you know what moves they fall for don use them.

 

[Xxll_The Boss_llxX]

Well when I first bought Brawl, one thing i noticed was that the CPU seems to be harder (lvl 9) than it was in Melee. And it seems to me that the CPU's "best" character would have to be Fox. I had a little trouble with him at first, but now i can beat him 5 stocked no problem. But for practice I'd advise you to play against a lvl 9 Fox if ya haven't already. The only thing I would do in training mode is to test out a theory or combo, which would eventually have to be put to the test against a comp anyway. But all that's just a last resort. If you really want practice, then find a good player in your community =p

 

[ellelaby's younger brother]

Go to training mode and practice half the time against a normal standing CPU and then an attacking lvl 7 cpu (maybe 5 to start with). I've gotten so good with Falco that when I focus I can Ko a lvl 7 4 times, maybe more without them killing me. And thats not even implementing lots of lasers and chaingrabbing all the time. If I want, I could manipulate the lvl 7s to the point where I'm killing them 10-15 times without them killing me once. But that wouldn't improve my game as a real human would grow used to the attacks. Thats why when I play lvl 7 cpus I change my moves all the time as much as possible and use as many combinations as possible as to not get into habits. I also swap my opponents often so no habits develop either.

 

[Yuna]

Never practice against the computer in any fighting games. They'll teach you really, really bad habits (which will lose you games against good human players).

Just practice in Training Mode to get your tech skill and timing (which is also tech skill) down on standing, jump and Running Away From opponents (for DI).