NEVER play MK online (Even if you're lag-free)

Affinity · Jun 19, 2008

Alright, this isn't new to most but I figured I might as well put this out there.

Earlier today I decided to try out Gamebattles again for the first time in a good while. I got a match and was pretty excited to see how much better I'd do, considering my MK had gotten a lot better training with my crew, since my last venture through Gamebattles Land (especially now that I had a lan adaptor and had DMZ'ed my Wii's IP address).

I was wrong.

Suddenly when the match started, I felt crippled.

There was barely any delay, but it was enough to screw up all my attacks. All chances of comboing went out the window, almost every attack left me open to a counter-attack, and Smash DI'ing was impossible.

WiFi delay will kill your game, especially your MK being the fast character he is.

I SOMEHOW won. However, after the match I decided to never touch online again; knowing that if my brain gets trained to play online, my offline skills will decline drastically.

In conclusion if you want to do well offline with MK (or any character for that matter), DO NOT even think about touching WiFi.

WiFi will **** your MK.

Seriously.

Razed · Jun 19, 2008

It's obvious that you shouldn't try to play the same way you would offline as you do online. That goes for any character.

Affinity · Jun 19, 2008

Razed said:
It's obvious that you shouldn't try to play the same way you would offline as you do online. That goes for any character.

Like I said most people already know this, I'm just putting it out there.

Crizthakidd · Jun 19, 2008

this is true. i cant even use my marth online. theres no way to space coreectly or hit with the tip online. even that tiny little lag that most MK users will notice kills ur timing and spacing. the worst part is i feel bad when i get beat online which makes me want to practice online only. but then i get beat offline. which one is more important. i wanted to become number one on the online ladders but does nayone honestly care?

offline where it at right? tournies and all

HolyForce · Jun 19, 2008

There is a difference but I'm not so weak-minded that compensating for online play will hinder my offline play. Sure I might get ripped off online but it's not like that gets burned into my very being and I just can't turn around and bust some faces offline.

eMORAY21 · Jun 20, 2008

I tend to play an offline char and an online char, so they don't mess up my game.

Master Raven · Jun 20, 2008

I must be the only one who doesn't mess up offline after playing many online matches. In fact, I've gotten much better in a few offline tournies after playing online quite a lot. As long as the lag isn't too bad I can play perfectly well online. Usually it's best to play people near your region (in my case, the US south-east region). I can see why people mess up badly online even with little to no lag though (the Wifi is certainly NOT very good).

everlasting yayuhzz · Jun 20, 2008

Online play is a joke anyway. I don't waste my time with it anymore.

Terranrox · Jun 21, 2008

thats kind of true but maybe you could throw that question out for Zephyr in our help thread since he is a MK main on game battles yet he is in the top 100 I'm sure he will give you good tips (he rarely goes anywhere else but our thread so its a great way to contact him) btw our thread is the "ask all matchup questions here" thread but dont worry about this not being a matchup related question and ask him anyways

sandaman · Jun 21, 2008

yeh i HATE playing MK when its even next to nothing lag, u need it to be perfect to play MK good, same as all characters but for me, MK i play the worst in lag

ShaolinAce · Jun 21, 2008

I don't play online. Ever.

Affinity · Jun 21, 2008

Terranrox said:
thats kind of true but maybe you could throw that question out for Zephyr in our help thread since he is a MK main on game battles yet he is in the top 100 I'm sure he will give you good tips (he rarely goes anywhere else but our thread so its a great way to contact him) btw our thread is the "ask all matchup questions here" thread but dont worry about this not being a matchup related question and ask him anyways

Thanks, but I'm not even planning on touching online anymore.

meta master · Jun 21, 2008

sandaman said:
yeh i HATE playing MK when its even next to nothing lag, u need it to be perfect to play MK good, same as all characters but for me, MK i play the worst in lag

this is so true

Amide · Jun 21, 2008

I don't notice a difference. But if there is one, it's still not worth it if it means I play less matches.

Rex+ · Jun 21, 2008

I feel like a minority. I have no problem juggling offline and online whatsoever. My Fox, Marth, Diddy, and MK games don't vary between offline and online. The real problem for me is having Brawl ruining my Melee game.

Sanzi · Jun 22, 2008

yep, i can't fly under fd on wifi. wii internet is just so terrible. there is no 1v1 option or stock time limit. there isn't any lvl rankings or any form of cumminication.

terrible job nintendo...
i mean i guess it is free, but they should seriously come out with a much better version tht u have to pay for yearly. i'm sure every brawler would get it.

AfroThunder396 · Jun 22, 2008

eMORAY21 said:
I tend to play an offline char and an online char, so they don't mess up my game.

Same here, I play MK or G&W offline and Ganon or Wolf online.

GiNO The KiDD · Jun 23, 2008

Yea, any character you use wil be different online cuz of lag.It jus takes time to get used to the lag so that it becomes normal to you.

TheEliteSmasher · Nov 20, 2008

I agree.

Affinity · Nov 20, 2008

Why would you bump this?... along with other dead threads...

NEVER play MK online (Even if you're lag-free)

Smash Hero

Smash Ace

Smash Hero

Smash Champion

Smash Journeyman

Smash Journeyman

Smash Master

Smash Champion

Smash Journeyman

Smash Cadet

Smash Ace

Smash Hero

Smash Journeyman

Smash Lord

Smash Ace

Smash Apprentice

Smash Cadet

Smash Cadet

Smash Cadet

Smash Hero

Information

Network