Because every other character on the cast lacks one essential thingā¦
Saikyo Spirit.
More seriously (And to clarify)ā¦
Most of us donāt āPlay to winā
We āPlay to win with Danā
Itās very satisfying to know that when youāve completely decimated your opponent, it wasnāt because you were given exemplary tools to work with, but because you were truly better than your opponent.
Iām almost at G1 (13,000+) so Iāll get back to you on that.
@Brainsplitter: Dan is more than zoning and spacing. Heās all about the mind games and I love playing him for that. When you and your opponent are both deadlocked in a crouching standoff, one waiting for the other to do something, nothing throws them off more than a taunt followed by an Ultra or Knee of Justice when they try to counter. Also, Dan actually has a great pressure game and counters several āhigh tierā characters easily.
Iām in G2 and I find myself consistently beating those 10k+ GP people I run into more than the 3k+ people. I think my style is just more high level that I actually suck against scrubs, and am decent against good players. I donāt play all that much, but I would like to get into G1 because I think I would do better.
Also to that guy that said it is easier to win with Zangief, youāre kinda wrong. Giefs matchups are either easy or impossible, there is no middle ground. So if a gief runs through a lot of his easy matchups on the way to a championship then itāll be an easy win, but if he runs into even 1 impossible then itās back to round 1 most likely.
Same for me, Iām at about 14300 GP, and I lose MUCH more to people rated 4000 and lower than I lose to people 10,000+
I tought perhaps I was mind gaming myself, but Iām really starting to think that for some reason, there are a bunch of people who just know what theyāre doing in that range.
Iām still winning most of my games, people just canāt deal with the Dan. (Although Iām cheating, I use Seth too. =[ )
tsd
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Thats true its just a matter of adjusting, new players use risky tactics no decent player would, repeatedly, and if your not expecting it they can get the jump on you, its just a matter of identifying it and adjusting your strategy.
As for gief, have you played with him online? a little luck and a little lag is all you need, to win out most of the time. Sure he has some tough matchups but still.
tsd
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why not? I play a character I like, I like the challenge, and like beating opponents with āthe shittiest characterā in the game.
and he does have zoning and spacing capabilities, just because you dont do it with a fire ball doesnt mean you cant do it. In fact alot of dans game is positioning your self, and baiting your opponent where you want him.
and elaborate on what you mean by special being unsafe, which special or specials?
if you fancy a roll in the hay with this character I shouldnt bother playing with, feel free to add me.
Sugami
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Itās all in the title of Mr Splitterās so-called āpostā: troll
Thereās two simple reasons that tier whores just donāt seem to understand:
- We play for fun
- Dan is fun
Whatās hard to understand about that? Playing a game, for fun? Must be a difficult concept for some people :rolleyes:
I enjoy Dan, both the character and how he plays. As much fun as it is for me to play as Dan I also think itās fun for the opponent to play against (my) Dan 
I donāt think Iām all that good but Iāve got plenty of compliments on my Dan, win or lose, you think Iād have got those compliments if I was a sheep and played Ryu?
Youāre going to be a sheep in somebodyās eyes no matter what you do, so you may as well just do what you like
tsd
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whew first g1 final win down. Replay should be up shortly vs a bison. and no i didnt taunt once, I wanted victory.
I almost almost fucked it up at the end of round 2, my cross up fucked up his ultra fortunately and he did the teleport to the same place move, i crossed up with a mk danku, and supered (the chip would have killed him thats why I did it) Once I saw the teleport I was like FUCK, had he meant to actually tp and tp away he had all day then to ultra me, fortunately he did not, and I won.
Whew been busy for awhile but Iām finally a G1 Dan, yet Iāve been finding same turtle ryus. Little more diversity now. Btw is there a SG Dan yet?
In Soviet Russia, you lag switch Dhalsims!
Anyways, congrats on G1. I just know the PSN kids on G2 and G1 are way better than the 360 kids (cause I play on both).
i donātthink thereās SG anything yet. If there are then shit manā¦justā¦shit.
:d:
What the fuck ;_;
Yeah there is about 4 to 5 SG players that made it. You have to reach i think 70,000Gpās to become a SG.
I figured SG would be 100000 points. I might actually be able to reach 70000 someday. 
In the meantime, I guess I have G1-C as my next goal in mind. Only 4500 points away!
Man, Iām still at like 19k. I should play more.
apex27
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Iām at just under 18k GP. In G1 its been a hard road with Dan. It especially sucks when I have an off day and lose (albeit narrowly) 5 in a row.
Finally made it to G1 after a time out of shape, though I think it was good that I took a while, since the competition seem to have lessened some. When I hit G2, it was a whole other level than G3, but with my fifth fight in G1, Iāve already made it to 3rd battle. Seems like people still have a hard time dealing with the secrets of the saikyo!
apex27
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I find that certain days either the competition as a whole is lower or Iām just having a good day. Sometimes vice versa so I can only assume its because Iām having a bad day and making stupid mistakes.
thatās a +1 I totally agree! I got a perfect on this akuma and he wanted more actionā¦ but if Dan can get a perfect on you! just quit! hahahaā¦
