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how long have you been playing smash
ultimate
which characters do you enjoy using most
maybe after playing for a couple of
months and getting good at the game you
figured out a single character that you
enjoy using more than anyone else
in fact you love this character so much
that you can't see yourself using anyone
else on the roster
this is what we call a main and if
you're trying to get to a more
competitive level having a main is
almost essential to being a better smash
player by limiting yourself to one
character you learn more than just
matchups and combos you get fluent
enough with your character to where you
can focus primarily on adapting to your
opponent's play style rather than trying
to remember all the cool tech you can do
with whoever you're using
maybe you haven't found that character
though maybe you've been playing for
hundreds or even thousands of hours but
you still haven't found a character that
clicks with you yet
that's nothing to feel bad about after
all with 89 characters on the roster
limiting yourself to one single
character might seem like a daunting
task and as you get better at the game
your playstyle can evolve meaning that
even if you're just using one character
you might find that another character
could handle situations more easily than
the one you're using
for example maybe you chose dr mario but
once you started competing at a higher
level you start to notice all of the
weaknesses that wouldn't exist had you
chosen mario instead or maybe you saw a
tier list and thought that maybe you can
do better with pikachu joker or mithra
than you can do with corin
there are lots of reasons why you might
not have a main and whether you're a
beginner an expert or anyone in between
my hope is that i'll be able to help you
narrow down your choices so that you can
find a single character who will take
you to that next level now let's get
started
so some of you may have already seen
some of my other videos on picking out a
main but if you haven't there's a phrase
that i really like that i believe has a
lot of weight to it you don't choose
your main your main chooses you
okay
what does that even mean
how does a character choose you
well the main takeaway is that if you
continue playing around with all the
different smash characters eventually
one will stick out from the others when
i first started playing smash ultimate i
really wanted a character with a
chargeable neutral special like samus or
donkey kong a good recovery and a kit
where i could see myself using all of
their moves rather than just spamming
the good moves
i'm looking at you nest mains
so eventually after playing with all of
the characters i found that robin fit
everything that i wanted perfectly i
started winning more games and enjoying
the process of getting better at smash
ultimate
then as time went on i found myself
using more characters and changing my
mains as new dlc came out i found myself
switching to bileth pyra and eventually
sora some of you may be relieved to know
that even if you pick a main you won't
necessarily be held down to that one
option you can always change your mind
later if you find someone else that you
like more
that being said though that might make
other people even more stressed out how
can you get better at the game if you're
constantly switching your main
let's break it down to a level that
anyone can understand
the character you use the most is the
one that you will get better at the
quickest and the one that you'll be the
most comfortable using even though i've
changed my main from bileth she's still
the character that i've used more than
anyone else on the roster and she's also
the character that i feel the most
comfortable using
after spending hundreds of hours with
that one character alone i feel like i
can focus primarily on my opponent
without even thinking about what my
moves are it just feels more natural to
me than when i use anyone else
so if i feel most comfortable with
bileth why isn't she my main anymore
well it just so happens that other
characters were introduced where i just
felt an immediate attachment first came
pyra and mithra and i switched to them
not only because i was having loads of
fun but also because i felt like my
ceiling was much higher with them than
with bilath
then sora came out and i started to
maintain him because i like his big
goofy shoes
you probably think i'm joking don't you
so wait what are you supposed to do do
you just main palutena because she has a
side taunt that you really like should
you mean joker because he's one of the
best characters in the game
well i hate asking the same question in
basically all of my videos but here's
the biggest factor when making your
decision
what are your goals what's your reason
for having a man in the first place
are you trying to be the best player in
the world maybe the best player in your
area with a specific character
or are you just playing to have fun and
get better at the game
each one of those questions has
different answers so if you're stressed
about finding one character try thinking
about it from your own circumstance
let's just say that you're playing to
have fun if that's the case i would
highly recommend that you not worry
about it just use everybody until you
find a character that you like or a
playstyle that works for you
the main thing you need to be worrying
about is enjoying the process not
necessarily winning if you lose do you
still feel yourself growing are there
things about your character that you're
still having fun with
if you feel like you're getting angry
with every single loss try doing free
for alls with people who aren't playing
too competitively eventually you'll
figure out what does and doesn't work
for you specifically while you may grow
the quickest if you stick to one
character you'll still grow even if
there are three or four or five
characters that you cycle between
okay so now let's think about it from a
competitive standpoint let's say you
want to be competitive at a local level
well what do you want to be known for do
you want to be known as the best player
in your city or state or would you
rather be known as the best daisy player
in your area either direction is totally
fine and each one has its own bragging
rights
i just don't want you to focus on being
at the top of your local power rankings
if you're in the same region as a top 50
player or really anyone who's been
playing competitively for a long time
start with the small goals and let
yourself grow little by little don't try
to force pikachu if you don't even like
using him instead use whoever you feel
the most comfortable playing and if you
really want to make another character
work maybe try using them once per set
i can't stress enough how important it
is to not let tier lists influence your
decision
while yes some characters do have more
potential than others it's not always
possible to say which characters are the
best or even which characters are viable
tier lists are based on opinions they're
not a scientific measuring stick for a
character's meta just use who you like
and only experience will tell you what
your potential is with that character
now that that's out of the way let's say
that you're looking to compete at the
highest level let's say that you want to
be one of the best players in the world
first of all do not make this your goal
until after you've had success at your
local level trying to shoot for the moon
when you're still learning a character's
kit will stress you out to the point
where it just won't be fun anymore
of course you should always push
yourself to be a better smash player but
just focus on the baby steps trust me
it's amazing how much you can grow if
you just let yourself play at your
current level
but just for fun let's just say that
hypothetically you are the best player
in your area should you stick with your
main even if your best character is the
ice climbers
i'm going to say this one more time and
i promise i'll be done
are you trying to be the best ice
climbers player in the world or are you
trying to be the best player in the
world if you're winning local
tournaments and your goal is to win
major tournaments you may have to drop
your main for someone more viable that's
not set in stone though there are top
players out there who main luigi falco
rosalina and even duck hunt
then again there are also players out
there who use mithra rob and roy
it's up to you to determine how much
potential you believe you have with your
character do you think you can win major
tournaments with toon link go ahead and
try
i would still recommend having another
character in your back pocket though
just in case
now let's wrap up if you're like the
vast majority of smash players you
mainly play smash online and if that's
the case don't worry about having one
character and never using anyone else
it's a game and one you should be
playing to enjoy
if you find yourself switching between
17 different characters then darn it
that's exactly what you should do you
think that just because i'm a sore main
i've stopped using pyra and bileth heck
no even if sora is the character that i
use the most right now it doesn't mean
that i don't still play other characters
that i love
there are 89 characters on this roster
and i want you to enjoy that you don't
need to limit yourself to one character
but if you do i'd prefer that character
come to you
use whoever makes you happy whether
that's just one or half the roster
so
what do you think
do you have a main character
is there anyone else you'd like to try
out
leave a comment to let me know and i'll
see you guys next time
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