Is it normal to lose a lot?

[YorKeY]

I’ve only been playing for a few weeks. Maybe 1-2. I spend at least 2-3 hours in training mode a day, and yet when I get online I still get stomped out. I feel like part of the problem is that I’m not comfortable using a controller to play a heavy game like this. I ordered a Fight Stick off Amazon but it won’t arrive till next week, so I have to endure it for now. But yeah, I feel like using a standard controller is a hindrance and limits my ability to play. I’m hoping once I switch to a stick I will play slightly better? But for the time being, I do lose a lot. I don’t mind losing though because it allows me to get better but it does feel like the time I spend training isn’t paying off if I can’t win any matches? If that makes sense.

Oh please, trust me, you’re probably going to be even worst when that fight stick gets here. LOL’ Wait and see, practice hard.

[thiagoeis]

Don’t worry, it’s completely normal. Losing is a part of the process of improving.
Your lost matches are important, you should review them to understand where you failed and correct that behaviour in future games.

[KGershkoff]

Don’t worry, it’s completely normal. Losing is a part of the process of improving.
Your lost matches are important, you should review them to understand where you failed and correct that behaviour in future games.

I agree. But it’s very hard to improve when you do something even if it’s just a simple s.LP, and you get destroyed every single time. How do you improve when everything you learned you can’t do, like your opponent’s reading your inputs even before they come out!?

[petran79]

If you are focusing on SF4 AND online play, you will lose a lot. But a lot of the times not due to your own mistakes but because the game is a mess

eg messed up priorities between Ultra, normal and EX moves against 44 characters.

Also in online play inputs are very messed up as well. Usually in other fighters if you do a wrong move, nothing will come out or the most you can expect would be a fireball instead of a dragon punch. But in SF4? Instead of a df move a 360 comes out, a move that is usually hard in other fighters!

So no, I dont mind losing on that game.

[bryanfro]

Don’t worry, it’s completely normal. Losing is a part of the process of improving.
Your lost matches are important, you should review them to understand where you failed and correct that behaviour in future games.

I agree. But it’s very hard to improve when you do something even if it’s just a simple s.LP, and you get destroyed every single time. How do you improve when everything you learned you can’t do, like your opponent’s reading your inputs even before they come out!?

I’ve got a few pieces of advice and I would follow them in the order written. First, it sounds to me like you might be hitting too many buttons… A wise man once said, SF is a game about not hitting buttons. Be patient and block a little more–wait for your opponent to make a mistake and then take advantage of the opening.

Also, make sure you learn which moves are safe for your character and try to stick to those moves for now. Eventually, you’ll want to move on to frame traps and basically punish your opponent’s attempted punishes

Hope that helps!

[AsteriskBlue]

All FG players lose. Good players lose a lot less than the rest, but they still lose.

[thiagoeis]

Don’t worry, it’s completely normal. Losing is a part of the process of improving.
Your lost matches are important, you should review them to understand where you failed and correct that behaviour in future games.

I agree. But it’s very hard to improve when you do something even if it’s just a simple s.LP, and you get destroyed every single time. How do you improve when everything you learned you can’t do, like your opponent’s reading your inputs even before they come out!?

It’s what bryanfro said. If your opponent is reading you too much it’s because you are pressing the same/a lot of buttons again and again. He will adapt to it and will know which button you will press, when you will do it and how he will counter it. Use other buttons/specials, bait him with a better positioning and then punish him, etc.

This is where the game really begins.

[bypostman]

I agree. But it’s very hard to improve when you do something even if it’s just a simple s.LP, and you get destroyed every single time. How do you improve when everything you learned you can’t do, like your opponent’s reading your inputs even before they come out!?

Sounds like either you’re getting to predictable. Try not to play in a pattern, mix up your attack options/do nothing at all.

If your opponent is able to understand when/how you will attack, like the guy above me said, if he’s feeling reckless he can do things like DP your buttons. It’s very demoralizing the first few times that happens, I’ve had it done to me and done it to others, but ultimately if you change up even something as basic as the timing of your attack this kind of predictive strategy can fall apart.

[Norieaga]

After ~220 hours I have a win rate of 65% in ranked, about 40-45% in player matches. The ranked percentage would be lower if I actually played more. I’ve been playing SF for a long time. Don’t be surprised if your win rate is much lower since you have much less experience.

Just keep grinding.

[Jion_Wansu]

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