OMFG, I nearly died reading that. sigs part of it
do you not jump at shows?
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That’s such a bad quote, on multiple levels, that it’s actually funny. 
Rare footage of selvin786 actually angry
‘The reward is not in the destination, it is in the journey,’ my friend.
I feel you, it’s frustrating to practice a lot and say, get double peaced. But that shit comes with getting better. But sit back and look at the real fun. Hanging out with people at the tournies. Learning a new combo. Just being apart of that ‘scene.’ Shit man, 80-90% of the people who attend EVO don’t even have an honest shot at the game they compete in, but I bet you they have a ton of fun regardless. I’m not saying be a scrub who doesn’t care or try to win, I’m competitive as heck myself, but sometimes we gota sit back and see that there’s a lot of enjoyment outside of winning or getting known.
You can always get better if you really want. I don’t buy the whole born with it or not. If you’re truly struggling, chances are you really just have to focus on your actual problems, and shift your thinking entirely.
Yea, no doubt. I go to the arcades when I can. I’ll probably be hitting up UP soon to test out SF4 and BlazBlue when it’s in.
Nvm though. I kinda got the movements I need for Mahvel down.
Seriously, are you having fun with ST? I do when I win, when I lose, when I get a double K.O when I get owned by DGV, DS, CigarBob,Anakron, Frank Dik Dum Mau (wolf_1) or anyone more experienced than me. Suck it up, learn to accept losing, because if you are at the bottom then the only way to go is up! ST is there for you entertainment and pleasure, not to lower your morale. Don’t you know the cycle of winning in ST? Its Lose, practice, Lose some more, practise, Lose some win some, practise, Lose a little bit, practise, Win more, practise. Don’t make me get a picture out. You have to get it through your head, losing will happen more than winning, especially when you are a scrub like me, you will always lose more but you learn more that way.
Tomo Ohira once stated in a cheesy video"T D R. Timing, Distance, Reaction" that is an epic way to learn. Be humble like John Choi, admit your faults, but don't be subdued to them. Be attentive like Graham Wolfe, and don't be afraid to take risks like Alex Valle, and have fun.
Also ST HD comes out next week, why cry? Its going to be worth the wait.
“Champions are made from something they have deep inside them ? a desire, a dream, a vision . . . they have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.” -Muhammad Ali
“It?s a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.” -W. Somerset Maugham
The little blue train once said “I think I can I think I can” and you know what? He could.
Boxer punched that train right off the tracks.
such inspiration from everyone… i think i said awhile back that this thread was out of frustration and i know now that this is a learning experience. also, i appreciate the words of wisdom! on the plus side i made a new friend who lives in chicago that said he could help me improve my game. goes by the name of dfly i think…
I stole that book from my cousin once when I was a weeee lad
OP find three types of players. Better than you, same level as you, and people you are better than.
Play the people at your level the most , the people that are better than you sometimes because if you play them everytime you’ll start feeling like the way you did today, and play the people you are better than every once in a while.
A lot of people have been playing this shit since WW in arcades so keep that in mind cause if you don’t have that much love for this game you’ll never catch those people.
I feel for you wanting to quit. I can understand, but I wouldn’t do it. Are you determined to get better at any cost? If you are the loses wouldn’t matter anyway. I remember back when I discovered Underground’s arcade back in 2006, I was very bad at Marvel. Then I just kept playing and playing. When I lost, I tried hard to understand why I lost, and not THAT I lost. Eventually I started beating people who gave me trouble. There are only a few people in my state who I haven’t beaten in a game of Marvel yet. But overall, I’m satisfied with my progress. Some of the key things worth learning are.
Patience (very important)
Defense
Anticipation
I’m, by nature am a very patient person. You sound like a friend of mines who seems to always be anxious when he’s playing. He also takes it personally when he loses. But you’re better, because you can admit that you suck. He cannot, and as such anytime he loses, it’s always some other factor besides his bad strategy. You on the other hand know you need to improve, and that’s a start.
ST is just “one of those games” that separate the men from the boys. I’m always owning newbies in that game. The more you play people the better you can adapt. Analyze and understand why you are losing. And if possible, record them as much as possible and see where you did things wrong.
I scrub out on GGPO all day every day and I love it. Although I play T. Hawk so I’m happy as long as I can get one person trapped in the corner with safe jump cyclones. If I was playing boring ass O.Sagat and still scrubbing out then maybe it wouldn’t be so fun.
Who the hell starts playing a game solely for the intent of being one of the best? If you don’t find the game fun then stop playing it. You’re playing ST for the wrong reasons.
Also, you might just need a break from the game. It happens to me every now an then. If so, play something else, like Mother 3!
Good to see it helped you man. Most people use a thread like this to get rep by sitting there and thinking of some complex way to make fun of people in your situation. Truth is, everyone has been there one way or the other. So keep playing man!
Mash harder.
It’s fun to try to be the best. And playing to be the best is the “right reason”. ST is a very competitive game afterall, If you simply want to play for fun, you can play the CPU all day, or make combo videos. If you play against other people, then there should be a desire to be better than you people you play against,
didn’t read the whole thread but i’ll give my 2 cents. all i can say is somethings can’t be learned in training mode/watching vids at home.
imo the easiest way to get better is to play good players who are clearly on another level compared to you. then have them analyze what you’re doing wrong and what you need to do.
also if you pick low tier you better be ready to take alot of loses against top tier characters cause tier does make a difference especially if you play gief in ST. I’m not saying drop you’re main and pick top tier; just saying it takes alot of experience against alot of different players and playstyles to be successful with low tier.
so in short spend less time in training mode killing yourself; more time playing lots of ppl.