Blacklightning
Insane Idealist
Hopefully the topic title speaks enough for itself. Just introduce others to your style of playing in various gametypes and see how they compare to others. Are you an aggressive player? Can you hit an enemy from the other side of the map with a Rail ring? Do you constantly spam Thok moves? Those are a couple of examples to consider if you're still somehow clueless. For me...
Match/In general: I prefer to throw rings at a slow rate or in short bursts wherever possible (unless I get >100 rings, where it doesn't really matter). Whenever I get hit, I tend to instantly break into a spindash and create more distance instead of sticking around to pick up all my lost rings and weapons, though I have a bad habit of leaving emeralds behind often. I favour the Bomb ring as a weapon of choice, with Scatter and Grenade as secondaries.
Hide & Seek: Most of my performance relies on analysis of the psyche of others, and how closely they react to my expectations. I never try the same spot twice on a seeker I meet in the same day. Instead of areas that are genuinely hidden from sight, I instead prefer deceptively simple spots that most people don't think to look in. If there's an L corner around, say, turning to the right, I'll hide to the left of it knowing that most people won't think to turn any way but right. If it's a race map, you better damn well bet I'll hide as close to the starting line as possible, knowing that most people rarely check their starting locations well. Instead of sticking to a list of previous hiding spots, I constantly improvise and make up new hiding spots on the fly, regardless of how stupid they sound in hindsight - a lot of the sillier spots work a lot better than you might first think, just as some of the more concealed ones are often better known to the point some people even search there first.
Tag: Same difference for the most part. I prefer to hide away where possible instead of actively moving around the map, then spindashing and running like hell when someone finally finds me. Instead of using raw speed I prefer to rely on deception and fake-outs to lose persuers, and doubling back where possible to ensure I'm not along the seeker's direct pursuit path. Sometimes if I see a seeker pass by me, and it's the only one, I'll persistently stalk him around the place if I can manage, just to ensure I'm constantly out of sight and at lesser risk of being spotted. I still have a nasty habit of only focusing on one seeker though, which leads to me getting backstabbed by other seekers sneaking up where I can't see them.
CTF: Mostly defensive play. I tend to camp as close to the flag as a constant ring supply will allow, multi-tasking between gathering rings and shooting offenders at the same time. If the flag gets taken, I take to the skies and use high ground to get a better vantage point and locate the flag runner quickly. If the enemy flag is taken and the allied one isn't at any immediate risk, I camp the enemy's flag spawn until their flag comes back to attempt to catch them off guard. I'm still generally terrible at CTF though, and still need time to adjust. People tend to hit me before I even get to do anything worth the effort.
And before you ask, no, I don't expect anyone to type nearly this much.
Match/In general: I prefer to throw rings at a slow rate or in short bursts wherever possible (unless I get >100 rings, where it doesn't really matter). Whenever I get hit, I tend to instantly break into a spindash and create more distance instead of sticking around to pick up all my lost rings and weapons, though I have a bad habit of leaving emeralds behind often. I favour the Bomb ring as a weapon of choice, with Scatter and Grenade as secondaries.
Hide & Seek: Most of my performance relies on analysis of the psyche of others, and how closely they react to my expectations. I never try the same spot twice on a seeker I meet in the same day. Instead of areas that are genuinely hidden from sight, I instead prefer deceptively simple spots that most people don't think to look in. If there's an L corner around, say, turning to the right, I'll hide to the left of it knowing that most people won't think to turn any way but right. If it's a race map, you better damn well bet I'll hide as close to the starting line as possible, knowing that most people rarely check their starting locations well. Instead of sticking to a list of previous hiding spots, I constantly improvise and make up new hiding spots on the fly, regardless of how stupid they sound in hindsight - a lot of the sillier spots work a lot better than you might first think, just as some of the more concealed ones are often better known to the point some people even search there first.
Tag: Same difference for the most part. I prefer to hide away where possible instead of actively moving around the map, then spindashing and running like hell when someone finally finds me. Instead of using raw speed I prefer to rely on deception and fake-outs to lose persuers, and doubling back where possible to ensure I'm not along the seeker's direct pursuit path. Sometimes if I see a seeker pass by me, and it's the only one, I'll persistently stalk him around the place if I can manage, just to ensure I'm constantly out of sight and at lesser risk of being spotted. I still have a nasty habit of only focusing on one seeker though, which leads to me getting backstabbed by other seekers sneaking up where I can't see them.
CTF: Mostly defensive play. I tend to camp as close to the flag as a constant ring supply will allow, multi-tasking between gathering rings and shooting offenders at the same time. If the flag gets taken, I take to the skies and use high ground to get a better vantage point and locate the flag runner quickly. If the enemy flag is taken and the allied one isn't at any immediate risk, I camp the enemy's flag spawn until their flag comes back to attempt to catch them off guard. I'm still generally terrible at CTF though, and still need time to adjust. People tend to hit me before I even get to do anything worth the effort.
And before you ask, no, I don't expect anyone to type nearly this much.
