Maxi = Brawl's Captain Falcon
...wtf, Maxi can still fucking win matches. Jesus, you guys (Maxi players of SC4) are some of the most depressing groups to listen to. I swear.
2 ways you can play Maxi...
1. Turtle, sniff out your NCs and NCCs, mix up stances after said NCs & NCCs ON HIT, improvise the rest based off the oppenent and their character.
2. Grow a pair of danger balls and stance shift so damn much you'll make your oppenent sweat maaaaad drops.
Both are hard to play, but no.2 is some what of a lost cause UNLESS your oppenent has problems dealing with Maxi in the first place. no.1 can be played with other characters MUCH more effectively, but Maxi can pull this off. You're just gonna have to take risks and find what your oppenent favors after certain strings. Maxi is gonna have to stay about Mid/close range, setting up basic offense off of 3K, 33K, A, 4B>LO, 3B>RO and 6A>RO to make this play work. as long as you can score NCs/NCCs and make you oppenent think about the ones that leave you in stance. The PSL system is there for a fucking reason, use that shit.
Maxi is all about risks, no you weren't given the tools to properly handle every situation thrown at you with this character. So if your looking to win. Your gonna have to choose your spots, hit check, and learn your goddamn match ups.
This is just another reason why I was so thrilled to learn Yoshi in SC4, not because I kinda had a feeling he'd be worth the effort and practice. But cause at least the Yoshi players, DO WORK! I'll still rep Maxi whereever I may roam, but Yoshi's coming too.