I play both aggressive and defensive characters and enjoy both. Turtling is fun because you control the pace of the match as other people say, and I enjoy reacting to and controlling the other player’s actions. That said, not all turtle characters are the same. ST Dhalsim is not the same as ST Ryu or ST Honda (in the matchups that he has to turtle).
Some turtling characters really have to do nothing but wait and react with one move (Honda) while some others have an “active” way of turtling (Sim constantly yoga firing, pushing people away, punishing stuff with limbs and anti-airing with a myriad of moves for each situation), and some others are constantly on the run, moving like crazy (KOF 2k2 Athena, MvC2 Storm). The first type can be really boring even for the player using the character (or at least I as an ST Honda player get bored to tears when playing against a solid Blanka, Fei or Vega), while I find the other types really enjoyable both to play and watch.
I personally find playing fighting games fun. Regardless of whether I’m turtling, rushing or, something in between. I dislike playing against good turtles because its so difficult. Given the choice between and equally skilled C. Viper or E. Honda I would pick to fight against C. Viper every time. I’m sure the Honda player just loves downbacking as I sweat trying to regain life advantage. But I can’t imagine the Viper user enjoys her mixup getting focus absorbed and Ultra punished.
I was going to post a thread but found this first:
I don’t get turtling unless (A) you have a life lead and time is running out or (B) using a charge character and even then… I can understand playing to win but in casuals? I just don’t get dudes who turtle and think it’s fun, unless you’re trolling, that might be the answer to my question.
Turtling doesn’t suit me. I’m always afraid of what offensive trick the other person has; so instead I come at them with my offensive tricks. If I know they’re a turtle, I’ll gain the health advantage then turtle so they’ll have to advance. Oh they hate that:arazz:
Then I get the hate mail. “******* Trutle!” I love it because I’m not really a turtle; I’m a chimera. Creating the situation is what I do.
This, mostly. I wouldn’t consider myself a turtle in every game I play. But it’s an awesome feeling to just down-back all day, not perform a single throw on your opponent and still win the match.
This too, though I guess to some extent this is a weakness for me too. I’m naturally bad at taking risks. I do stuff when I know it works, or at least wont have a negative result if it won’t. Naturally, I’m not someone terribly well suited for playing a character with a good reversal.
I actually got some hatemail at one time in BBCS someone calling me a “waiter”… what does that even mean?
I was playing Lambda, of course I am going to zone you out… Of course I am more patient than you, it’s your fault for mashing buttons thinking it’s “fun”. Yeah, get COUNTERED! into 5000 damage.
Because a waiter is more likely to do nothing but wait for ONE (or a few) specific move so they can punish, whereas a turtle might run, zone, or use safe attacks/pokes to keep their opponent at bay. Ridiculous I know.
A waiter wants you to serve them the same tip, so they can serve you the main course.
I’m normally more of a rushdown player but it’s fun to turtle sometimes, especially against people you know will get pissed off by it and whine, “Play like you regularly do, quit messing around!!!111!!”
So what would “turtling” be? Does it mean like messing with a player in a defensive manner? Or simply not giving the opponent much, if any, room to make even a single move?
