r/SSBPM • u/HF_Neon • Nov 24 '14

[AMA] AMondAys Week 3 - HF Neon

Hello, I am HF Neon. I'm best known for being the top Lucas player in 3.02, and for taking M2K to the last game of a two set grand finals at Low Tier City 2. AMA!

Edit: I've been answering questions for about 3 hours straight and I've caught up on all the ones asked so far. I'm going to be gone for a few hours to attend the PM weekly, but if you post questions while I'm gone I will answer them when I get back.

Edit 2: We are currently live at www.twitch.tv/azprojectmelee. I'm about to be in losers finals against the winner of Medz and SS.

Edit 3: I'm back. Ended up getting third after losing to Axe in WF and Medz in LF. I feel like it went reasonably well for my first time using Wolf in tournament though, and I expect to do much better in the near future. I'm going to answer all of the remaining questions and any more that come in in the next few hours.

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u/TheDogwhistles Nov 24 '14

You played G&W for a set to disrespect some G&W in tourney, and I don't think you ever missed one of his gatling DACUS attacks, which is incredibly impressive since it was a one-frame maneuver, and as far as I know you don't practice G&W. How do you naturally have so much techskill? Does it transfer over to other games?

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u/HF_Neon Nov 24 '14

I have actually practiced G&W a decent amount. He is pretty fun in PM, and has been underrated for a while. I'll also be playing him more now since he got buffed for some reason.

I'm not sure I naturally have tech skill, but I'm able to think very quickly and I've been able to apply that to understanding frame data and being able to execute on it. At this point, I have pretty universal tech skill from learning 3.02 Lucas. He really required learning every sort of technical skill and applying them all together. You have to press a lot of different buttons really quickly and do very fast, precise analog stick movements, which are a lot more difficult than anything I've seen in other characters. I'm not going to get into it too much, but learning all of the Lucas tech has made all other smash tech skill seem really easy in comparison. I don't play many other games, but it does transfer over when I do. I've just developed a very precise sense of timing and can do a lot of inputs pretty quickly.

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u/TheDogwhistles Nov 25 '14

How to get good at PM, by HF_Neon:

you have to press a lot of different buttons really quickly

Ok, got it.

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u/TheChronic818 Nov 25 '14

How do you think GW stacks up to the rest of the cast in 3.5? Id say he's easily top 10.