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May042012

Project M-etagame Rule 6

Friday, May 4, 2012 at 3:44PM

It's been almost a year since my last update on Project M-etagame, a research effort I've started to record the metagame of Project M. Project M is a mod of Super Smash Brothers Brawl that plays almost entirely like Smash Melee. Find out more about Project M-etagame here.

With the recent release of Demo 2 for Project M, there are more tournaments to study and playable characters to keep track of.

4/29/12

1. Playstyles reflect Melee.E metagame level. All characters seem to play almost entirely with SHFFL approaches unless they were very familiar melee character (fox, falco). Players don't play around the limitations and expectations of opponents. Most seem to blindly/agressively approach.

2. Better integrated dash dancing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UL0wcPCLiDOtM&feature=player_detailpage&v=0wcPCLiDOtM#t=519s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=ULknWsQalhwvk&feature=player_detailpage&v=knWsQalhwvk#t=108s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=ULLxcEjtmU0jA&feature=player_detailpage&v=LxcEjtmU0jA#t=398s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=ULLxcEjtmU0jA&feature=player_detailpage&v=LxcEjtmU0jA#t=461s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=ULZeibzPUb2A8&feature=player_detailpage&v=ZeibzPUb2A8#t=113s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UL3O7OfzLAx8o&v=3O7OfzLAx8o&feature=player_detailpage#t=113s

3. Still many recovery SDs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=OOZUR2Uykh0#t=277s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=OOZUR2Uykh0#t=516s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=OOZUR2Uykh0#t=618s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UL0wcPCLiDOtM&feature=player_detailpage&v=0wcPCLiDOtM#t=441s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UL_b9usqLdR50&feature=player_detailpage&v=_b9usqLdR50#t=396s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UL_b9usqLdR50&feature=player_detailpage&v=_b9usqLdR50#t=650s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=ULRU_g8jPLZmE&feature=player_detailpage&v=RU_g8jPLZmE#t=71s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=ULRU_g8jPLZmE&feature=player_detailpage&v=RU_g8jPLZmE#t=636s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=ULLxcEjtmU0jA&feature=player_detailpage&v=LxcEjtmU0jA#t=41s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=ULZeibzPUb2A8&feature=player_detailpage&v=ZeibzPUb2A8#t=38s

4. Better edge guarding/recovering all around

http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UL0wcPCLiDOtM&feature=player_detailpage&v=0wcPCLiDOtM#t=84s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=ULRU_g8jPLZmE&feature=player_detailpage&v=RU_g8jPLZmE#t=353s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=ULRU_g8jPLZmE&feature=player_detailpage&v=RU_g8jPLZmE#t=407s

5. Better wave landing from under platforms

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=OOZUR2Uykh0#t=210s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UL-Rg9gG8x8A4&feature=player_detailpage&v=-Rg9gG8x8A4#t=62s

6. Much poor DI still

http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UL-Rg9gG8x8A4&feature=player_detailpage&v=-Rg9gG8x8A4#t=265s

7. Much less vulnerable after KOs from returning players.

8. Crouch Canceling still uncommon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=OOZUR2Uykh0#t=539s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=OOZUR2Uykh0#t=681s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=RU_g8jPLZmE#t=680s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UL3O7OfzLAx8o&v=3O7OfzLAx8o&feature=player_detailpage#t=142s

9. Less SHUFFL based tech chase and more ground based chasing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=ULZeibzPUb2A8&feature=player_detailpage&v=ZeibzPUb2A8#t=113s

10. Off guards (going off the stage to "edge guard")

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=OOZUR2Uykh0#t=623s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UL0wcPCLiDOtM&feature=player_detailpage&v=0wcPCLiDOtM#t=364s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=ULLxcEjtmU0jA&feature=player_detailpage&v=LxcEjtmU0jA#t=452s

11. No wavedashing up from the ledge

12. No pivot grab attempts

13. No footstools

14. No B reversing

15. A few Jab resets

http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=ULZeibzPUb2A8&feature=player_detailpage&v=ZeibzPUb2A8#t=113s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=ULZeibzPUb2A8&feature=player_detailpage&v=ZeibzPUb2A8#t=281s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UL3O7OfzLAx8o&v=3O7OfzLAx8o&feature=player_detailpage#t=254s

16. Moon walking

http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UL-Rg9gG8x8A4&feature=player_detailpage&v=-Rg9gG8x8A4#t=120s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UL_b9usqLdR50&feature=player_detailpage&v=_b9usqLdR50#t=379s

17. Harder reads attempting to land smashes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=ULLxcEjtmU0jA&feature=player_detailpage&v=LxcEjtmU0jA#t=194s

18. No glide toss.

19. No item catching (parrycatch or otherwise)

20. Honor SD?

I updated the spread sheet of character specific techniques, which you can find here.

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