-Friend 1 discovers tactics that beat Friend 2.
-Friend 2 tries different things until he or she finds counter-tactics to Friend 1's tactics.
-Friend 1 tries different things until he or she finds counter-tactics to Friend 2's tactics.
-Friend 2 tries different things etc etc and they both keep getting better and better.
yeah that describes my growth pattern in SSBM and 3S and I think it's gotta be the norm for people who don't have a FG scene around them. you gotta have a friend who likes the game as much as you do and you want to play together a lot but given that it's not a bad route for consistently getting better and finding enjoyment from the realization that you're steadily improving.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npHDxSvwCE0