Lol I’ve won a couple of matches with Dan online… helps the pain lol
But I’ve realized that playing more patiently helps as well…
it does help a lot, I feel like a perfectionist and get myself confused when playing because i don’t know how to deal with a mistake and end up getting beat up. That’s why i practiced a lot to get better but i still lose anyways cause other people practiced more. This character is so depressing, but brb practice.
Don’t be, it’s very instructive.
dont worry im worse but im learning!
I’m smack dab in the middle of mediocrity… Not anywhere near “good” but at least a half a step up from the “worst”
i got my TE stick two weeks ago for only 120 bucks at buy .com so if you looking for a stick and dont wannaa pay out the ass 120 is the cheapest ever for the TE stick.
I got a Hori FS3 for $25 from my friend. Woot.
He supposedly asked for $40 at first, but I said I would include a 24/7 online sparring partner (me) along with the $25. 
Way to whore yourself out :lol:
To get this thread back on track - I’m so bad that after people have beaten me with their main enough to get bored they start using randoms and still win, until eventually they choose Sakura and beat me with her too despite obviously not really knowing how to use her.
:sad:
Yea, I hate that… But at least sometimes you learn some new tools/strats to use. A fresh perspective on Sak’s toolset like that is kinda neat. Though it’s funny when they just do obvious shoto stuff like c.mk -> fireball.
To me it just highlights the fact that it’s my fundamentals that are lacking. My gameplay is obviously so predictable that they don’t need any fancy combos or character specific strategies to beat me.
I think that it’s also going to force me to improve which is good. I think back when I was maining Ryu I could get away with a lot because I would use the same predictable high-risk strategies but often I would get that lucky psychic dragon punch that leads into ultra etc. That’s just not going to fly with Sakura though. :tup:
The more I play Sakura, the more I realize that she doesn’t have a lot of tools to use in battle. I actually think Dan is as good if not better than her. Or Sakura is as bad as Dan.
Its seems as if its the same old crap. Her Shunpus are worthless… I want Alpha back!
Anyways, I can’t seem to filter out any good combos through these forums. In combat that all seem to time consuming to actually pull off. Do any of you have this dilemma?
I use very few combos really:
- cr.LK, cr.LP, cr.HP xx EX shunpu
of if i’m not close enough for that then: - cr.LK, cr.LP, cr.MK xx shouken
or if they’re in the corner (and i’m still too far for cr.HP) then: - cr.LK, cr.LP, cr.MP xx fireball
By starting them all with cr.LK, cr.LP I can decide which combo to follow up with depending on spacing.
Of course this all goes to shit when I play Akuma because EX shunpu doesn’t combo properly on him after cr.LK, cr.LP, cr.HP :arazz:
Gawd I hate Akuma!
Don’t see why you bother hit confirming into a Hadouken 
Change it into a Shou or just fire off a Hadouken from a c.MK without hit confirming ^^;
I tend to throw out c.LP x2 before the link if it’s a counter poke or s.LP x2 when I’m advancing but they all end with c.MK xx Shou or c.HP xx Shunpuu 
I like it when I have someone cornered because it doesn’t knock them down, just leaves them cowering at the perfect range to follow up with cr.HK/f.MK/EX shouken or take a step back and anti-air with cr.HP if they try to jump out.
If you’re playing against a character with weak wakeup options then you’re right, shouken is better. Most of the people I play are Ryu…
Hmm, well that’s an interesting view. Personally I’d just take the optimal damage, they’d still be cornered and have to get up, surely they’ll be feeling even more pressured
You’re probably right actually. Really it’s just a hangover from my Ryu days where a dp wouldn’t reach. :razzy:
EDIT: It’s important to remember that I’m writing stuff in the “I’m the worst Sakura player” thread. 
That should tell you all you need to know about me. Hehe.
I play offline, but I feel that I’m in the running for this dubious honor as well. :wasted: Out of practice and need work on the links, and I can’t get a lot of things to connect.
Oh well. May as well subscribe to a few threads in this section.
Edit- and no, my is a quote from months past, and not something meant to stir up anything. :lol:
You sig is somewhat striking and appalling :wow: dirty thoughts
I think playing too much Dan i.e. playing Dan like Sakura is what’s messing me up. I expect so much less.