So I checked out the w2z and nyclan threads. I will definitely make plans to get there once I get the time. CF as well. Is nyclan just for tourneys?
As far as the stick, I won’t be able to buy it for another month or two (tops). Money is really tight right now. When I do get it, it will be the unmodded SFAC one. I know it’s not the best way to start according to you all, but I want to make sure I’m comfortable with the basics before investing money into custom parts.
Now if I change my mind and do get the HAPP edition instead, why is it important for the stick to have HAPP competition/convex parts opposed to HAPP ultimate?
For the life of me I can’t perform moves and supers on the ball or jap stick and I don’t know why, it just feels choppy as hell to me. For instance I have a jap stick for the Dreamcast and I can’t do supers on it to save my life. I prefer the US bat stick all the way, I feel that I have much better control, performance, etc. Am I alone in this cause I know most of you guys usually go with the Jap version.
I’m in the same boat almost. It sucks. I’m at school in West Virginia, and we can’t get off the center (no car, and off-center trips are rare). So I’m forced to play against scrubby players who button mash the buttons off my sticks or ps2 controllers.
The only way I see for me to practice is if they do a unsafe move, to capitalize off them with a punishing combo that I learned in practice mode. That’s pretty much the only way.
I’ve had times where I fought some 3S players who were predictable and I just tryed to parry their shit all day (much funner than parry training mode). Other then that man, your just stuck with this crap all day.
… and I’ve tried to convert them from their button mashing ways. Gah. =(
You can learn alot from observing top tier match videos. What strats, attacks, and comboes top tier players use. You can then ask in the forum specifically why they do that, and what tactics are best. It’s not the same as field testing though, but I think that’s still the best option if you really have no top tier players in your area and you’re looking to improve.
You should also work on your execution as much as possible. Perfect it in training mode. Guard strings, comboes, distances ect. If you really want to be serious then this is how you start off anyways, regardless of how many “l33t” players are in your area. Afterwards just try to find as much competition as possible. Good luck.