god damn this myth is incredibly pervasive. nothing in 3S is technically difficult. to do a semi fancy combo in 4 requires a lot more finger gymnastics.
3s has EXACTLY that, simplicity. the complexity comes from how players use the simple system mechanics to create more complex situations.
3S has less strict timing on a lot. unless you play someone like Oro, dudley or yun where being consistent at juggling really pays off, everything else is basically a series of cancelled normals/specials which require no specific timing. unlike 4 where to even do jab jab jab requires specific timing. in 3S all supers are either qcfx2, 360, or 720. 3S has essentially the same shortcuts, just a smaller input window. 3S also auto corrects.
3S is completely casual friendly. if you sat down a group of novice players and had them play 3S they would be doing stuff that looks the same as 4.
Plenty of people since way back, mainly because of parries. Eventually people got sick of top tiers in this game, and in higher levels it can be very unenjoyable because of that Chun/Yun wall. You could also say that SRK hates every single game in the known universe so every game gets shit on as much as 3S; it’s just this scene cries harder than the rest.
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I’ve been playing 3S since like mid 2000’s (or even earlier,) yet online I get constantly spanked by scrubs and basic lag shennigens.
I can’t tech throws, can’t parry, can’t block cross ups, can’t hit confirm for shit (even playing as Chun,) can’t do basic bnb’s, can’t read, play mind games or mixup.
It’s just an entirely different ballpark.
Playing on PSN, 90% are scrubs and the remaining 10% are either good or great players.
Good players I’ve faced:
Cruise
Duralath
Wuziq
Mr. Roboto
Plus a few others, and despite lag galore, some Japanese players I’ve played are amazing.
My PSN user: odman22
I just get absolutely frustrated losing to obvious things that I see coming, yet can’t do shit aboot.
Godamnit.
Sometimes, I’m just like fuck it; chuck my stick real hard to the ground (it’s in terrible condition now,) and go masturbate to some hot porn (joking, or am I?)
Fuck 3SOE.
if someone automatically readies as soon as the matchup screen shows up in ranked, and never unreadies even if the connection turns out red, try and guess what character they will pick.
(protip: if you guess Akuma you will be right 90% of the time)
