Well, I’m sure you’re a good player–but you’re just struggling a bit right now.
As others mentioned: Practice makes perfect. Not only that, but fighting against solid opponents. This enhanced my game a ton in HD Remix, Street Fighter 4, Marvel, and BlazBlue. My early showings were…a joke, but after facing many of the better players online, I began to study their style and launch a strategy into the battle. Having a plan is always key; blindly rushing in gets your ass spanked.
Honestly guys, if you want to talk shit, this really isn’t the section to do it in.
Dude you’re playing MVC2!!! Lol no disrespect here, but that is literally natural for that game. Nothing is that game is anything less than crazy. This actually sounds a lot like me when i first started out a few months ago. You just gotta keep your head up man and keep practicing and playing. No pain no gain. Don’t worry about MVC2 that game is all bullshit and unless you’re spending days on end in training it wiill take forever to get anywhere good. Lol seriously stick to street fighter if you’re good at it!
I’m working on this, I’ve been just impatient about fights and just don’t care about the outcome.
and the only prescription is a big dose of man the fuck up.
I say this because you’re what 1 year in an hoping to be great at two maybe three different games. uh uh, it doesn’t work that way unless you’re me. I’ve got like 5 years playing a shit ton of games and because of that I fucking suck but at least I’m not a little bitch about it.
Just keep practicing and fuck what these guys say, most if not all of them fucking suck as much as you do or are worse than you. Simple.
You can easily get good in a year if you are playing really good people. Though you will still feel lacking in fundamentals if you ever play against Original Generation(playing competitively since ST) players…at least I feel that way.
it’s not that you feel like you are lacking in fundamentals, you just get bored playing foos like that. Uhhh I don’t know what he’s going to do so I’m going to stand here and pace for a bit until he jumps and tells me what he’s doing to do or fireballs over and over and over because this is the only wey i know how to win D’UH where did they go?
perhaps its your mentality of the way you’re appoaching fighting games in general.
keep in mind fighting games are in essence…strategy games in real time, and that instict must be coincided with a pre-plan strategy.
here are some tips.
1]understand your character. is your character of choice excellent at offense, or defense? speed, or strength? air attacks, or low attacks? grabs/throws, or jabs? understand your chracter,… n stress and focus their advantages over the other characters in said game.
2]know your character of choice’s strengths or weaknesses against every other character in the game.
the only way to truly know this…is to repeatedly play against every character in the game{put the difficulty at a high level against CPU—best n fastest way to find out} OR to read up alot on your favorite character’s FAQ at some fighting game forums like srk or dustloop.
3]keep it simple. like Bruce Lee once said–a true master of a martial art doesnt master EVERY single move, he/she masters a few combos or strategies that best works for them personally, and relies on them.–but i tell you, don’t get predictable!, that’s the WORST thing you could ever do in a fighting game. mix it up.
4]stay calm and cautious. DON’T take any unnecessary risks! even if the match seems one sided in your favor, don’t try to show off or get flashy…it’s gonna eventually lead to your doom!
This means–
don’t rely on super combos or ultimates. stick with the basics. simple punches n kicks will get the job done. yes, i know that sups and ulties take large portions off the health meter…but they are risky. just stay patient. slow n steady wins the race.
block rather than parry or some specific defense for that said game, especially if you are a novice. parries n just defends can be flashy…but are still a risk.
5] fight YOUR fight and not your opponent’s. i cannot stress this any more emphatically. don’t let your opponent alter too much your own personal play style. —you always have to adapt to your opponent’s play style somewhat…but don’t ever digress from your own, or else, you’ll find your opponent dominating and dictating the fight. big no no.
lastly, the practice mode is your best friend. stay patient, n stick to it. even if it gets boring sometimes.
good luck, n welcome to the best game genre of all, the fighting genre.
Drugs can help. For example, methanphetamines such as aderhol or even a simple thizz pill will boost your marvel ability 500-800% (depending on what they’re cut with) and marijuana helps many players lose their mash reflex that makes you hit buttons too often, as well as open the doors of perception a bit so that you can step out of your own mind and usual habits.
In all seriousness one of the most important skills in developing your fighting game abilities is the ability to step out of your own head and look at the exact same game with a completely different perspective. This is most easily accomplished with the help of drugs :wonder: but you didn’t hear it from me.
replace the drugs with like, tea or something… honestly relaxation is everything in every activity though, go for a run, see some friends, and clear your mind before playing. you’ll even enjoy the game a bit more.
Lol I don’t think that smoking weed helps when i play sf4 at all. I play so bad, not that i’m already horrible or anything.
You gotta want it.
Everything else will come together with practice and experience.
And the help of others.
As weird as it may sound I used to pour some Isopropyl Alcohol onto my hands before playing fighters (on pad) and it would help my execution. I haven’t done it since I started using sticks…maybe I should try it since my execution isn’t always on point. 
Seriously record some of your own matches and watch how stupid you are. Seriously no matter how good you get at a game, you should still find a couple mistakes in your matches, if you arn’t placing extremely high in tournments it should be a nonstop stream of mistakes.
Do it when you play Hakan and claim your oiling up.
I’m considering it!
great, great advice.
i concur.
Hello everybody, I am also fairly new to fighting games and have started (as so many) with SF4. I pretty much sucked all the until a few weeks ago, when I tried to play more tactical. I still cant handle any flashy 49 hit combos, but I try to lay out a certain strategy with my character (Ryu), that I have to adopt only if it doesnt work. Even though I do not always succeed at that, I think it made the game much easier for me to really have a strategy that I try to stick to in the back of my mind.
I should mention that of course I still suck in terms of pro-level fighting and all, but I definitely made improvements, not possible before.
#1: Just because you have Super doesn’t mean you need to use it.
#2: Don’t look for combos, they’ll find you.
#3: Be prepared to ditch your strategy - playing the same against players who rush down or turtle will net you losses in both.
#4: Last but certainly not least, know your character. Become a flowchart, Ken jokes notwithstanding.
I’ve felt your pain man. I started out in the Fighting scene majorly with SSBB, but I don’t consider it a real fighting game at all, as well as a game that lacks skill components. Then I got my Xbox and it was time to get serious if I wanted to really get into Fighters, I bought Virtua Fighter 5, fun game but didn’t have much of an online community, and then I bought MvC2, BlazBlue, Tekken 6, and with SSF4 on the way. Yeah a lot of games to start out with but I wanted to make sure I can experience the best ones. SF4 and BB will probably remain my main fighting games though. I can’t come up with many other solutions to your problem besides practice,practice,practice, you just gotta be devoted. I still pretty horrible at fighters but I wanna be one of the best. Still waiting to get a hold of some money for fightstick though. But as of now I’m playing for practice, fun, and the awesome community of players the game offers. Since were both probably noobies, you can hit me up sometime, I’d be more than happy to chat.
I am also new to fighting games, but generally, a very experienced FPS player. I’ve played maybe 3 years of FPS games and I’ve gone from being a total noob to being confident with my aim, etc.
Just give it some time.