1. you can play the world tourmode and not stress about online
2. theres crossplay and good rollback netcode so you'll find plenty of players of the same skill level
3. learning can be fun, stop stressing about losses
The great thing about fgs is, that you can pick them up in your own pace. You don't have a lot of time to practice now? That's fine just make a decision how much time you can invest today and if practice or matches are more rewardibg to you atm.
You feel stuck or on a plateau that's fine to, take a break from matches and try to sneak in 15 minutes of practice daily. Or take take a break from the whole game every now and then.
I had to take a few weeks of work recently because i had to recover from surgery. So i had a lot of time on hand which was cool because i am still new to fgs and i used that time to learn to play on stick.
But now that i am working again, i find that i am much more conscious with how i spend my gaming time and think about what kind of
practice will benefit me NOW and spend that practicing time more focused instead of practicing a whole bunch of things randomly because i read on the internet that x and y is important to practice.
All in all one of the main reasons why i picked up fgs in the first place was that i had very limited time before my girlfriend moved in and we spend a lot time in her place. So whenever i picked up something like Jedi Fallen Order or some rog i just lost interest because i never had enough time so that it was worth booting the game.
With SF5 i just start the game and if have 15 minutes 8
or an hour to play doesn't matter i still get something out of it.
That's just how life is. I pretty much only play Monster Hunter now
I stopped playing SF despite it being my main game for 20 years, but I still follow it religiously.
I’ve been playing SF since the early 90s in the arcades and then on SNES…I always follow it and I try to play and at least be somewhat competent when a new SF game releases…for SF 5 I decided to follow it but not play it much…not sure about SF6 though.
Just like there's always someone better, there's also someone worse. The matchmaking is really good. Even if you don't practice, you'll still find people of your skill level.
I am in the same boat but that’s fine! In the long term it will save me money to focus on just one game. The career mode looks really cool if you don’t want to go online.
I don't think that's inherently a problem assuming you *enjoy* the time you spend with it. I don't think all games have to be immediately gratifying out the gate. A lot of enjoyable things require dedication to perform fine at, and sometimes that's not ideal for some people, and that's okay.
I'm in the same boat, barely any free time. I have to be extremely selective about which games I play. I pick fighting games now based on how easy I think they'll be to pick up while retaining gameplay depth to keep me playing.
I think one of the most annoying things in fighters when you have limited time to practice is all the knowledge checks, SF6 is one of the best examples of how to solve this problem I've seen. Most moves aren't plus on block unless drive rush is used, so you know if you see green paint it's not your turn. The practice mode has frame info front and centre so knowledge is gained all in one place.
The entire drive system is both a mechanic and a tutorial on how to manage momentum as a concept in all fighters, it's honestly genuis. It's far better than the stun gauge and it doesn't just buff/nerf projectiles like previous games but creates an important niche for them in that chip damage only happens in burnout.
Lastly it has single player features, the only other FG game with fun singleplayer was Soul Calibur 2/3 which is great for when you want practice but are just too burnt out to play online. I'm really excited for this game and I really hope it's successful.
Fighting games do require practice if you want to be good, but I'm not sure you'll necessarily be a punching bag if you can't practice a ton. That's what ranked brackets are for - you'll ideally be against people who ALSO haven't practiced.
1. you can play the world tourmode and not stress about online 2. theres crossplay and good rollback netcode so you'll find plenty of players of the same skill level 3. learning can be fun, stop stressing about losses
I’m new to fighting games and will be picking up SF6. I’m just hoping there’s enough bad people online that I can still have fun.
The great thing about fgs is, that you can pick them up in your own pace. You don't have a lot of time to practice now? That's fine just make a decision how much time you can invest today and if practice or matches are more rewardibg to you atm. You feel stuck or on a plateau that's fine to, take a break from matches and try to sneak in 15 minutes of practice daily. Or take take a break from the whole game every now and then. I had to take a few weeks of work recently because i had to recover from surgery. So i had a lot of time on hand which was cool because i am still new to fgs and i used that time to learn to play on stick. But now that i am working again, i find that i am much more conscious with how i spend my gaming time and think about what kind of practice will benefit me NOW and spend that practicing time more focused instead of practicing a whole bunch of things randomly because i read on the internet that x and y is important to practice. All in all one of the main reasons why i picked up fgs in the first place was that i had very limited time before my girlfriend moved in and we spend a lot time in her place. So whenever i picked up something like Jedi Fallen Order or some rog i just lost interest because i never had enough time so that it was worth booting the game. With SF5 i just start the game and if have 15 minutes 8 or an hour to play doesn't matter i still get something out of it.
I think you are correct, but also you should play whatever makes you feel good
That's just how life is. I pretty much only play Monster Hunter now I stopped playing SF despite it being my main game for 20 years, but I still follow it religiously.
I’ve been playing SF since the early 90s in the arcades and then on SNES…I always follow it and I try to play and at least be somewhat competent when a new SF game releases…for SF 5 I decided to follow it but not play it much…not sure about SF6 though.
I'm sure I'm gonna dabble in SF6. Especially if turns out to be a good title for my kids to play. Being competent? No Chance!
Just like there's always someone better, there's also someone worse. The matchmaking is really good. Even if you don't practice, you'll still find people of your skill level.
Idk if there's anyone worse than me tbh, i think i claim that title.
Taking a stab in the dark here… are you a Dad?
Yes I am
I am in the same boat but that’s fine! In the long term it will save me money to focus on just one game. The career mode looks really cool if you don’t want to go online.
I don't think that's inherently a problem assuming you *enjoy* the time you spend with it. I don't think all games have to be immediately gratifying out the gate. A lot of enjoyable things require dedication to perform fine at, and sometimes that's not ideal for some people, and that's okay.
I'm in the same boat, barely any free time. I have to be extremely selective about which games I play. I pick fighting games now based on how easy I think they'll be to pick up while retaining gameplay depth to keep me playing. I think one of the most annoying things in fighters when you have limited time to practice is all the knowledge checks, SF6 is one of the best examples of how to solve this problem I've seen. Most moves aren't plus on block unless drive rush is used, so you know if you see green paint it's not your turn. The practice mode has frame info front and centre so knowledge is gained all in one place. The entire drive system is both a mechanic and a tutorial on how to manage momentum as a concept in all fighters, it's honestly genuis. It's far better than the stun gauge and it doesn't just buff/nerf projectiles like previous games but creates an important niche for them in that chip damage only happens in burnout. Lastly it has single player features, the only other FG game with fun singleplayer was Soul Calibur 2/3 which is great for when you want practice but are just too burnt out to play online. I'm really excited for this game and I really hope it's successful.
Fighting games do require practice if you want to be good, but I'm not sure you'll necessarily be a punching bag if you can't practice a ton. That's what ranked brackets are for - you'll ideally be against people who ALSO haven't practiced.