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Captain Mcaptainm590

02/16/2016 10:48 AM ·Spoilers

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Perfect Pivots, and Pivot grabs!

I have been trying to successfully perform prefect pivots and pivot grabs for a few days now, and I'm only able to perform perfect pivots 1-3 times out of ten! I feel that pivot grabs are a bit easier to perform successfully! Do many people on For Glory use these techniques! I'm feeling discouraged about trying to learn them even with advice from My Smash Corner!

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  • Captain M

    02/16/2016 5:20 PM ·Spoilers

    @mthcg. How long did take you to master perfect pivots? I can't practice this more than 45 minutes a day without becoming bored or irritated!

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  • Captain M

    02/16/2016 5:22 PM ·Spoilers

    I should also mention that I'm using the Gamecube Controller! Anything else doesn't feel right to me!

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  • mthcg

    02/16/2016 5:33 PM ·Spoilers

    funny thing is i didn't even know about pivot grabs or what they were until i read your post a few days go about them so thanks. it took me two tries and now i can pivot grab with marth every time. they key is to run forward grab and instantly flick the stick in the other direction.

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  • zxφ

    02/16/2016 5:35 PM ·Spoilers

    think of it as turning around except when you do it you slide as seen with captain falcon

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  • Captain M

    02/16/2016 5:37 PM ·Spoilers

    I know that, but I can't seem to do it properly! Maybe it's easier to do with the Gamepad! I don't know, maybe my timing isn't quick enough, or I hold the control stick to the right for too long!

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  • Captain M

    02/16/2016 5:39 PM ·Spoilers

    I've actually watched a video on how to do a perfect pivot on Smash Corner, but I want to be able to perform it successfully more often!

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  • mthcg

    02/16/2016 5:44 PM ·Spoilers

    yea the gc controller isn't the best for pivot grabbing its just that the gc controller is older and dated and if you dash dance and L cancel or do other fast tactics you wear down the buttons and sticks gc controllers after a while dont have the wavedash capabilities they used to thats why tournament players have 5 or 6 of them so they aren't disadvantaged by their controller

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  • Captain M

    02/16/2016 5:52 PM ·Spoilers

    I do have a Wii U Pro controller, but I haven't really used it due to personal preferrence. Maybe the Control on it will offer less resistance like the gamepad!

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  • Captain M

    02/16/2016 5:54 PM ·Spoilers

    I mean control stick! Do you find it to be more responsive on the gamepad!

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  • mthcg

    02/16/2016 6:02 PM ·Spoilers

    definitely the controller is newer and since wavedashing doesn't exist in smash 4 there is less need of me to wiggle the stick. as well as the game itself having quicker reaction time than brawl ad melee. I have been using the same gc controller since 2003 i can guarantee you that pivot grabbing wouldn't work if i plugged it in basically the gc controller is made for brawl and melee not Wii U

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  • mthcg

    02/16/2016 6:04 PM ·Spoilers

    not saying that it wouldn't work on brawl or melee the gc controller is perfect for those two

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  • Captain M

    02/16/2016 6:05 PM ·Spoilers

    Yeah, maybe the control stick on the gamecube controller, and the smash bros gamecube controller doesn't snap back into the neutral position quickly enough!

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  • mthcg

    02/16/2016 6:07 PM ·Spoilers

    also i dont snap it back into neutral i hold it

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  • Captain M

    02/16/2016 6:10 PM ·Spoilers

    Maybe, that's what I've been doing wrong!? I was under the impression that you just let the control stick move back into the neutral position by itself!

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  • mthcg

    02/16/2016 6:17 PM ·Spoilers

    yeah i just tried snapping it. It is alot hard than holding

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  • Captain M

    02/16/2016 6:20 PM ·Spoilers

    Well thanks for helping me out! I'm gonna try practicing pivots more on the gc controller and Pro controller and see what I get better results with! Would you like me to friend you? I need serious training partners!

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  • mthcg

    02/16/2016 6:22 PM ·Spoilers

    sure

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  • mthcg

    02/16/2016 6:23 PM ·Spoilers

    but we can play tommorow a tournament is in progress right now

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  • Captain M

    02/16/2016 6:25 PM ·Spoilers

    Cool! Which characters do you main by the way? My primary main is Bowser Jr, followed by Yoshi, and I want to get better with Bowser as well!

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  • zxφ

    02/16/2016 8:41 PM ·Spoilers

    m

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