Well, you know, I do get my info straight from the pros. You just have to watch interviews from players like Mike Wong and Justin Ross. Then you can be as knowledgeable as me. :tup:
Because Gen only has so many ways to link cr. mk mp. hands
They change because they feel like they might be more comfortable in the match with a different character.
matchup purposes or they just may have a wide range of knowledge with another said character, in belief that they can still beat you with.
I think it depends on the game. I noticed in TVC people swap out characters to try and counter the weakness of the character you picked if you beat them. Sometimes they try to pick the same ones to see if they’re better than you. Most of the time that ends in failure for them. Hard to out main someones main…well at least when they try to attack my main. But then again Chun-Li has been my main since SF2 the real Arcade version like before it ever hit a 16bit.
Other games I just think people try to find a character they think they can beat you with like trial and error. Some fighters are real technical and I guess that be right you don’t want anyone figuring out your play style but also some games only have a handful of moves. Like TVC so you can pretty much memorize the combo’s because everyone does the same thing.
its because people dont like to lose and theyre subconsciously thinking that it wasnt their fault; it was the character. it doesnt matter how many matches they won before that, its still aloss.
Because learning gimmicks with several characters is easier on the ego than actually learning how to play with one.
Lol. My buddy I used to play with would get so pissed when he would lose to specific characters that he would yell at us until we played that character again or he would take his stuff and leave. I think he forgot what fun was.
you’re looking too much into this. when playing someone that isnt so good, people do get bored and switch. if players are on the same skill level, maybe u have a point. but if 1 is clearly better than the other, then i dont think he is scared his opponent will all of a sudden get into his level because of 1 loss
It’s a tournament thing. You’re not allowed to change characters unless you lose, so if you run into someone who does this, more likely than not they are playing from the mindset of a tournament player. It’s basically a question of risk versus reward, and figuring whether it is worth bringing out a wild card. Think about it, you have obviously figured out enough of their tendencies to get a win. So you have amassed some knowledge on say their Ryu play. On the other hand, they have the benefit of analyzing your character and know that you have to stick with that character for the next match. So they can apply that knowledge, and pick a character that they feels counters your play.
It all boils down to using every advantage given in order to win.
Yep, this is far more common behavior than what was outlined in the original post.
Both you, and the OP, and anybody here making guesses instead of described why they do it, are being paranoid mothers. 90% of the time, if someone switches character, it’s because they feel like playing a different character. I know that you’re trying to get into your opponent’s head (since that’s part of fighting games), but when you’re trying to read people’s intentions regarding outside game stuff, you just don’t have enough information to do anything except make stupid wild guesses.
It’s just like how in vanilla, some people would feel really insulted after their opponent switched the little smiley face, like “oh that mother was mocking me!”, when he was just doing it to kill time, or because of a twitch, or to say “gg”.
Trying to figure out peoples state of mind is hard enough over the internet when you’re just using text, trying to do it without real communication is a waste of everybody’s time.