Tourneys are a big part of the smash scene, but how many of you actually go to them?
Examples of Ness players:
1. I don't main Ness but he is fun to play as.
Fun only goes so far. Tourneys are fun go to them. You'll find your Ness is better than you thought and is tourney viable along with your main.
2. I main Ness but I am bad.
Being bad doesn't mean you shouldn't go, I, sometimes even considered one of the best Ness players by you guys, get last quite frequently but I do place well. You can be bad and get last, but you will soon become a better player and start placing higher.
3. I main Ness and I'm good but I can't travel.
Just No Johns, if you have parents tell them to let you go make them give in, If you have to say this " Mom, there is money in this and I plan to win it.". If you don't live / have parents find time even if you have to ask the Smash community to pick you up at your house, it is very friendly.
4. I main Ness I'm good but I get nervous a lot and I know I'll do bad.
This is a bad mindset believe in your skills don't think you'll do bad, but understand that this will not be easy, expect both players at 136% and you will get the last move in. Know it'll be tough but you can over come it.
True story:
So I was at this tourney and I get a king dedede to face first round. I win the first match pretty well.
Second match, I get down to my last stock he is on his last stock. I'm at lower percents... He gets a grab, I get to the edge and fall off... Unlike last time I didn't out space the King dedede's f air with Ness' F air. I get hit. I start thinking is it really going to end like this? I got extremely nervous yet at the same time I made sure to think clearly. I managed to make it back by PKT2 ing early to make sure I landed on the stage. I won the match.
I shook the guys hand and said good games.I proceed to pick up the food I was going to eat, and my hands are completely shaking... I could barely hold it. It took about 20 minutes for me to return to normal.
No Ness player wants to be gimped for a kill, think clearly and you'll find you ways around it.
It's okay to be nervous just make sure you think clearly, eventually you'll learn not to become nervous.
5. I main Ness can travel, I'm good but I'm afraid of X character.
Don't place characters higher than others, just play like you normally play and know the match up. If you are convinced that so and so character is good against Ness, learn to take this mindset away. At the same time do not feel you are really good against X character. It's all in the balanced mind set while knowing the match ups. This is probably the biggest problem ever...
6. Ness is a bad character, I'll never place well if X player hasn't.
You shouldn't think this way, while he has clear weaknesses he has strengths. Key is over coming those weaknesses. Just because one Ness player hasn't done well doesn't mean you can't
7. I don't care about tourneys I know Ness is good and he'll always be good to me.
Truth is if he is good help me and several other Ness' prove it. We try to win money, but ultimately we are happy when a Ness player does well, even poorly, because they tried to help out character.
Tourneys advance you as a player and you have a great time hanging out with people who you can play with. Go for fun.
8. Just for this I'm going to play Ness now even though I did not before.
No stick with you main, chances are you should play the character you wanted to play. Some players chose Ness because they wanted to. No speech or anything has convinced them, only what Ness was as a character.
9. Why do you play in tourneys?
Money, Ness, Smash and career. You should start playing in tourneys too. It helped me a lot even though I have not won money, YET!
10. OMG REF YOUR NESS IS THE BEST I HOPE YOU DO WELL, IT CAN'T BE HELPED!
While you can hope I prove your character good and win money, it is more important that you play Ness in tourneys too this way you can win money and become a good player. I am just here to help you guys, I want you to do well too.
Examples of Ness players:
1. I don't main Ness but he is fun to play as.
Fun only goes so far. Tourneys are fun go to them. You'll find your Ness is better than you thought and is tourney viable along with your main.
2. I main Ness but I am bad.
Being bad doesn't mean you shouldn't go, I, sometimes even considered one of the best Ness players by you guys, get last quite frequently but I do place well. You can be bad and get last, but you will soon become a better player and start placing higher.
3. I main Ness and I'm good but I can't travel.
Just No Johns, if you have parents tell them to let you go make them give in, If you have to say this " Mom, there is money in this and I plan to win it.". If you don't live / have parents find time even if you have to ask the Smash community to pick you up at your house, it is very friendly.
4. I main Ness I'm good but I get nervous a lot and I know I'll do bad.
This is a bad mindset believe in your skills don't think you'll do bad, but understand that this will not be easy, expect both players at 136% and you will get the last move in. Know it'll be tough but you can over come it.
True story:
So I was at this tourney and I get a king dedede to face first round. I win the first match pretty well.
Second match, I get down to my last stock he is on his last stock. I'm at lower percents... He gets a grab, I get to the edge and fall off... Unlike last time I didn't out space the King dedede's f air with Ness' F air. I get hit. I start thinking is it really going to end like this? I got extremely nervous yet at the same time I made sure to think clearly. I managed to make it back by PKT2 ing early to make sure I landed on the stage. I won the match.
I shook the guys hand and said good games.I proceed to pick up the food I was going to eat, and my hands are completely shaking... I could barely hold it. It took about 20 minutes for me to return to normal.
No Ness player wants to be gimped for a kill, think clearly and you'll find you ways around it.
It's okay to be nervous just make sure you think clearly, eventually you'll learn not to become nervous.
5. I main Ness can travel, I'm good but I'm afraid of X character.
Don't place characters higher than others, just play like you normally play and know the match up. If you are convinced that so and so character is good against Ness, learn to take this mindset away. At the same time do not feel you are really good against X character. It's all in the balanced mind set while knowing the match ups. This is probably the biggest problem ever...
6. Ness is a bad character, I'll never place well if X player hasn't.
You shouldn't think this way, while he has clear weaknesses he has strengths. Key is over coming those weaknesses. Just because one Ness player hasn't done well doesn't mean you can't
7. I don't care about tourneys I know Ness is good and he'll always be good to me.
Truth is if he is good help me and several other Ness' prove it. We try to win money, but ultimately we are happy when a Ness player does well, even poorly, because they tried to help out character.
Tourneys advance you as a player and you have a great time hanging out with people who you can play with. Go for fun.
8. Just for this I'm going to play Ness now even though I did not before.
No stick with you main, chances are you should play the character you wanted to play. Some players chose Ness because they wanted to. No speech or anything has convinced them, only what Ness was as a character.
9. Why do you play in tourneys?
Money, Ness, Smash and career. You should start playing in tourneys too. It helped me a lot even though I have not won money, YET!
10. OMG REF YOUR NESS IS THE BEST I HOPE YOU DO WELL, IT CAN'T BE HELPED!
While you can hope I prove your character good and win money, it is more important that you play Ness in tourneys too this way you can win money and become a good player. I am just here to help you guys, I want you to do well too.
It's all about mindgaaamez... and stuff. Once I get it down, I'll let people know whether or not it's actually useful and practical in the middle of a battle.
