This.
And yeah, “dedication” pretty much says it all. BlazBlue is a bad game for beginners, but really, just play what you like, practice a lot, and stick to one character.
It pays off, and rather nicely. Nothing like that first clear victory on the guy who used to beat you up.
Well, you wanna learn fighting games you probably chose one of the least forgiving ones out there to start with. Mvc2 is tough as shit, and while I was in your position 2 years ago, even now that I have a firm understanding of the game, I still get scrapped regularly by some vets on Xbox live. HD remix is probably easier to learn on if nothing else but due to it’s speed, but i haven’t played that enough to talk about it. Forget everything you learned in SSBB, that’s not a fighting game, it’s an action/adventure game that has a versus mode on it.
Also play locally as much as possible, make a note what you keep falling for, and use any breaks in the match (throws, supers) to think about what’s coming next and what you’re plan is. This is one of the reasons mvc2 is so hard, these “thinking” breaks are incredibly short and in general that game is fast as shit:lovin:.
Mvc2 requires a lot of time in training mode but it’s worth it, it’ll get your execution up and knock out any unfamiliarity you may have with your joystick. Being able to do unfly combos and tri-jump and tiger knee consistantly and under pressure is a great bank of skills that will help you when you walk into any fighting game.
you don’t even know what an action/adventure game is. Wiki it and fighting games
The fact of the matter is that some people have been playing fighting games for ages. I started back in about 1992 with Street Fighter II for the SNES. You can’t expect yourself to be as good as people who have more experience with certain games. I’m not excellent like some people here are, but I managed to have a 80W/20L (give or take) online record in SFIV just by playing a lot of arcade mode and unlocking all the fighters. It builds your skills because Seth is so cheap, and you can’t afford to make any mistakes.
I used to want to get good at multiple games at one point, ended up failing miserably at each one. Like others said, the best thing you can do for yourself is take it one game at a time. You’ll notice that you’ll improve more quickly this way and learn to get good at new games faster.
Also, Youtube videos. I cannot stress how much of an invaluable source this is. From watching others play, you can incorporate their style into your game as well as come up with some creative combos or mixups yourself. Visiting your character’s respective subforum frequently also helps you learn all the most effective strats, punishes and combos etc. You’ll easily be able to throw your opponent off-guard if you take full advantage of your character’s tools. Lastly, attend tournaments. IMO one day of playing casuals and serious matches with other people off-line is better than weeks of online play. You definitely come out knowing a lot more than your previously did.
The most important part about playing games is fun, and if you are having fun why sweat anything else?
As for getting good, you have to realize people have been playing Marvel for around a decade now. They are going to overwhelm you in sheer experience. You just need to keep practicing and set yourself with an objective and a bunch of mini-goals to get better. The more offline comp who play at higher levels then you, the easier it will be for you to gain valuable experience.
just spend a lot of time in training mode and pratice combos. combos are extremly important in ANY fighting game. they allow you to maximize damage and your opponent can’t get out of it if the first hit connects.
also watch a lot of japanese matches and try to play like they do.Lots of really bad advice in this thread.
Generally speaking, if someone is constantly losing and doesn’t know why, they lack a game plan.
Combos are great. Combos are important. You have to be able to do damage. But without a game plan, you have no firm way to put yourself in a position to do damage. You have no go to strategy to fall back on if you’re on the ropes. Without a plan you are basically just out there pushing buttons. Without a plan, it’s harder to ask yourself what went wrong.
because you post and complain about sucking instead of using your time to get better.
And yet like 10 people gave respones
Ignore the idiots in this thread. This community isn’t really the best place to try and get better.
I used to have the same problem, you need to just jump off your plateau.
No matter your playing style, there will always be ‘holes’. Maybe you always rush a turtler, maybe you don’t use normals enough, maybe you use the same opening/finishing moves. When you learn of these ‘holes’ and fill them in, new ones might appear, so you constantly change your style to try and improve. You need to understand that you can always get better, and you’re never going to suck forever.
The first step, though, is to make combos second nature. If you are thinking about each separate move you will make and plan it out, you will end up frozen momentarily deciding what to do, and lose. Fighting games are all about quick thinking and you have to look for the chances to attack instead of going in with a rigid battle plan. When you learn combos, you don’t learn specific “set in stone” lists, you mix it up a bit. Some moves you learn are good starters, some moves are good fillers (for the middle of the combo), and a special move to end the combo. If you think of a match as something that flows instead of planning your assault step by step, you’ll get a lot better. If you watch matches, you’ll see that people don’t stop thinking about what to do. Because they do what’s important at that moment, not based on recognized combos.
When you start instinctively Dragon Punching jump-ins and using Counters (Like Marth and Gouken) at expected attacks you will feel what is right to use and what is wrong at that moment.
responses arent from people complaining.
I agree with this 100%. I feel that the 1st step to getting better is making sure you dont mess up execution.
“However, I have only been playing fighting games for about a year.”
You have answered your own question.
dont just practice, practice EFFECTIVELY. One of the biggest reasons players dont get any better is that they simply dont practice effectively. Learn from your mistakes, learn from your success, learn from everything and make sure you are learning the right shit. One of my good buddy’s from fresno started fighting games a year ago and hes already doing well at big tournaments like NCR and WCW2. It’s silly to say just keep practicing, because my little brother has been playing fighting games for 10+ years with me, and he doesn’t really ever get any better because he doesnt practice effectively.
Ignore this
and listen to these
Marvel can be learned in less than half a year, but going online and just randomly getting your shit pushed in is not the way to do it. Figure out why you lost, acknowledge it and address it directly. If you lost to crossups, learn to do those crossups and go into practice mode and defend against them. If you lost to Storm runaway, go into practice mode and figure out how to beat it (this may require making adjustments to your team). If you lost to Cable guard breaks, learn the guard break and what you can do about it.
Don’t just shrug off losses and don’t rely on excuses like “The other guy was just better than me”, “I’ve only been playing for a year”, “my execution sucks”, “I didn’t know what to expect from Jugg/Tron/Doom”, or “I was playing low tier”. These are all things you can overcome with research and practice and continually using them as an excuse for losing is scrubby behaviour.
Like everyone ( or probably everyone) learn 1 game at a time. Eat,live, breathe a single game.
get a job
Learn the basic do’s and dont’s and make shit up along the way in combat.
Also, it worked for me, but add and regularly spar with those that beat you to the ground. You guys will both level together and see each other improve.
Sounds like you have a case of “you a bitch”