What would you choose between the character that you’re the best with and the one that you enjoy playing more and that gives you the most satisfaction?
In other words, in 3s, if your strongest character is Chun Li but you enjoy playing Yang more, who would you pick for a main? For tournaments and such…
For tournaments, pick the strongest character. You’re not there to donate money. If you are, pick the character you enjoy more.
I get it, but I wouldn’t feel satisfied playing a character that demand less efforts to win, what about the challenge?
That’s subjective, you’re the one who’s going to tournaments. It’s your value that matters, not anyone elses.
You can start to worry about that when you’re winning major tournaments. Until that point, do what it takes to maximise your chances of winning.
Good point, but in my case I have to stick to one character otherwise I would need to do multiple button checks. I have a different button configuration for pretty much all the characters I play, I don’t think it is permitted in tournies am I wrong?
Edit : Should move this to the newbie dojo, more suited I think.
Play with the character you expect to win the tourney with.
More importantly, train with the character you want to win tournies with. If your chun is better but you prefer yang, then level up your yang.
If you’re just there to feed the pot and have fun playing fighting games then do what you want because it won’t matter.
Like nsc said, learn and level up the character you want to win with. In my case, my Yang wins for me, but I want to play Dudley again. For that reason, I’m not picking Yang unless the matchup seriously calls for it.
General consensus for tournaments is basically, if you’re not winning anything with your main, don’t start playing subs. Unless you got a mean 3S Chun and she’s your sub lol.
Play with the character you want to win with, getting bodied is the best way to level up.
Despite what my Sig says, I have a Zangief that’s better than my Ibuki objectively speaking. (I do better in tournaments with Zangief.) but I want to be really good with Ibuki so now I just run her all the time.
Overall, it depends on what you want and your discount rate. If you want to win the tournament now, play the character you’re better with but if you want to win future tournaments with who you like more, use the character you like more now, lose and level up.
This piece answers the question for me.
Some high tiers don’t fit my style… I play who I can perform my best with. If they happen to be high tier, that’s nice, but it doesn’t entirely influence my choice.
If you’re traveling far to a tourney and have the desire to win it, I’d say pick the character that gives you the best chance of winning.
If you just want to have fun, prove that a certain character of yours has some value, and maybe possibly win then you can pick whatever your heart desires.
I mostly pick my main based on the thousands of hours I’m going to be playing over the next couple of years vs people in my scene.
Switch your practice up and make the character you enjoy more the one you are best with.
Well how much money are you going to win at tournaments? I think the most important thing regardless is playing the character you enjoy most. As long as said character is a legit tournament viable this should be the choice 100% of the time.
For me its more or less the same with Sagat, but I’m not above counterpicking certain matchups (eg: I wont play Sagat vs Juri, Guy, or Dudley when I can pick Honda and have a much easier time)
This topic is intrinsically linked to a discussion on game balance. That is to say, the answer to the original question depends on the answer to whether or not the game is “balanced.”
Case in point:
In fighting games, I would say that THE criterion that determines whether or not a player feels that a game is well-balanced, is whether or not that player feels that this (the above statement) is reasonably possible. We “know” this intuitively; it is the genesis of (our understanding of) the concept for us.
[details=Spoiler]Casually:
If you pick a/the character that best suits your likes/dislikes/sensibilities, and you understand at least the basics of the character and you try your very best to win with them, and you still think you have a better shot at winning if you pick another character, you will interpret this as an imbalance.
Competitively:
If you pick a/the character that best suits your strengths and weaknesses and aptitudes, and you study and practice that character, and you still think you have a better shot at winning if you (learn and) use a different character, you will interpret this as an imbalance.[/details]
Of course this is a simplification. When I say “reasonably possible,” in this case, “possibility” is a sliding scale. We’re also probably only really considering/examining a handful of matchups out of an entire a game when we pass such a judgement. Everyone’s personal thresholds and sensitivities for balance will vary, too.
However, the idea remains intact. This is more of a working definition than a litmus test, but it’s real to you when you’ve personally identified an occurrence. In terms of your individual opinion, “you know it when you see it.”
When you find or run into a significant character imbalance, you are at a crossroads. You can…
Again, the route you choose to take with the game will/should depend on 1) how “balanced” it is, and 2) how serious you are about it.
It’s not really about balance, all the chars that I play are viable and above mid tier. But the thing is i’ve been practicing with my favorite character for almost 2 years yet I still do better with my other character that I don’t even need to practice with to get wins. But I feel it is more rewarding for me when I play a character that requires more precision and is more challenging. But I think it’s just me being stubborn, i’ll still keep playing the character that I enjoy playing the most.
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Like no one ever was
To KO them is my real test
To beat them is my cause
I will travel across the land
Searching far and wide
Each scrub, to understand
The power that’s inside
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It’s you and me
I know it’s my destiny
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Oh, you’re my best opponent
In a world we must defend
Player A heart so true
Our courage will pull us through
You challenge me and I’ll challenge you
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in other words play to win for tournaments, play for fun at home/ casual settings.
oh so this thread that you made is about you
I’m giving an answer to your reply, it’s called a discussion. I asked a question for everyone and looking forward to the replies.