Well you could play Umvc3, were the whole game is a gimmick, nothing but 100% damage combos.
be glad you weren’t exposed to mvc2 before sf4 lol
It’s called zoning sir. It is your fault you don’t know how to fight against zoning, not the fault of the player using the character as they were designed to be played
Do you know the difference between zoning ands gimmicks?
I know what zoning is, I main Guile, or at least I used to.
Your very word say you don’t. “People are afraid to fight face to face and instead choose to rely on crazy full screen cross ups and lame tactics.” in many games there are characters that are made to be terrible in close range and excel at full screen. It’s been that way since 1993 and it isn’t just street fighter. If you play a character that is built to fight from full screen and play the character face to face you are doing it wrong. Guile has tools to fight both close range and far away but neither is great enough to classify him as either a Zoner or Rushdown.
What I think you don’t understand is what is a gimmick. A gimmick in fighting games is any tactic you don’t know how to deal with yet. Once it gets tested in the field it becomes either a solid tactic that must be respected and dealt with carefully and respectfully, or it becomes a poor tactic good for either blowing up some who hasn’t done his homework on the match up, or as a surprise to catch a player off guard. If you honestly are falling for the same things over and over, that is on you. If you so despise the concept of fighting games where damage and mix ups can happen full screen, you are playing the wrong games. 3D games like DOA and Tekken are better suited for your taste.
Someone else that hasn’t properly read/understood the post or comments, well done.
If you would like to read a bit more I do actually say that if it’s not annoying me or bothering me because I’m loosing against gimmicks, it just makes it boring and in my opinion makes you have to play a really boring game to defeat it.
Sure I can lame someone out with Guile to beat them, but how boring is that throwing booms and trying hard to zone, when I can just walk up to you and UDK you in the balls and smack you in the face with the back of my fist… now that’s fun.
If you’re on PS4 we can play some. I’ve been sticking with Sagat but don’t really have a main.
Cool! Another mindless fool comenting 
I haven’t seen that yet!
Unfortunately not yet 
haven’t had the spare funds to pick up a stick for my PS4 yet!
OP mains Guile and E. Ryu, yet complains about lame play and gimmicks. Guile is lame and E. Ryu’s f.mk cancelled into Raging Demon is a pretty bullshit gimmick. Just sayin’.
I agree I used to be a genius player until online showed up 
The fuck is “lame” supposed to mean?
Having to play footsies or what?
It means that Guile plays a lame game, you know, defensive. Cool your jets man, the term doesn’t imply disrespect.
Watched too much LowTi3rGod and started thinking playing lame was an insult.
Also mains a character that shreds 40% health, stupid corner carry, stupid j.mk/hk crossups/unblockables…makes a stupid thread crying about a bunch of medicore mid tiers. Gtfo.
Gimmick? Sounds more like a kara throw to me, a legit tactic 
A gimmick is something like Oni’s EX chop or blanka canceling a close normal to hop through you…the first time you’re gonna get hit by it cause it’s weird but after a couple times you will discover that it is unsafe or has a glaring weakness. Then you gotta punish that shit HARD
Wish I could get some low tier characters as opposition… All I’m fighting is Sagat, Ryu, Wi-Fi Shitlords, E.Ryu, Ken, Lag and Healing Elenas (which is ok cause my character is her worst matchup pretty much).
my rolento roll too strong for you mon
Yeah, the fact ‘Roll’ ento isnt featured in this conversation is hilarious. I agree with whoever posted about this guy being a dinosaur that didn’t evolve. Also the fact you play guile but you’re having issues with gimmicks means you’re not zoning and using your pokes properly.