If you "reached" red ranks by plugging, you didn't deserve it in the first place. Suffer just like the rest of us, faggot. Do at least a one-and-done, and if you're doing even that, take a break. Warm up in Quick Match first to gauge if you're ready for a ranked session in the first place. You won't lose any points.
This is a shitty way to play fighting games, and part of the reason why online modes suck. Like @Blitzsneed said, git gud or just quit. No point in suffering if you're not having fun.
Speaking from myself who has gotten better with fighting games, you seriously need to git gud
don't care didn't ask.Ranks mean nothing if you're a plugger. Enjoy your Beginner.
It's from RedLetterMedia, didn't watch them (they're just as old as AVGN afaik), because their niche is commentary about movies, but a lot people love them.
This is such an interesting rise in fighting games as of late. They're like speedrunning; exciting to watch, always relevant, yet almost entirely a spectator sport. Nobody joins in, and if they do, they do it for the spectacle and quit soon thereafter. Yes, rank is all there is to obtain in fighting games. It's the fucking purpose of the game. But to hit a rank and then just quit is odd to me. Sure if it's boring and you're not enjoying it, quit. But other than that, it's no different than farming sims or online shooters. You just play. There is no real end goal but to feel good about playing something you enjoy and seeing SOME progress.
This is true, but it is the main problem. This game is by far one of the most tilting experiences I've had since a few years. I was extremely close to red ranks multiple times, but there is always either a fucking Victor, Drag, Azucena (actually manageable if the player doesn't spam) or may Allah forgive me for naming this character: King. The balancing is currently an absolute joke and throw timings are complete bullshit. You have a few milliseconds to react and even then, start praying that your input actually went through. Not to mention fags using macros, cheaters (the most infamous one got a 30-day ban, not a permanent one) and what have you. This game is a total shitfest in ranked. At least Quick Match isn't this insufferable.
what are macros exactly? I see this even on FightCade2, but it's never explained.
Correct guess. For example EWGF for the Mishimas and Kangz half-circle throws. I'm crabbing on orange ranks. So perfect EWGFs in a row and fast and perfectly executed moves, that normally require months or even years to get down by heart, in the rank I'm currently in, should be impossible. I'm between 50-100 hours and am playing this game somewhat seriously now, because it's new, fresh, has amazing graphics and I've played the PS1 Tekkens as a kid. But multiple perfect executions for advanced moves in the same set? In fucking orange ranks? This isn't normal.
If I gave a rat's ass about fighting games, and most of them didn't suck (this game looks good, but I fuck the disc-locked content and Cash Shop) I'd consider trying a leverless stick. My Boomer gripe is the button layouts for moving your character, but it's something I'd get used to. I'm just not spending over $100 for a controller to play a video game genre I have no more love for.
Aren't Jun, Devil Jin, and Xioayou still bullshit good? I heard Yoshi is up there too (otherwise, DSP wouldn't have bothered to use him before he raged quit. God, his Yoshi was ass). This is what happens when you make games for the 1% of the fanbase that will go to tournaments and have nothing else for other players. Is there even anything to do after you beat the cringe Story Mode, get the cringier endings, and beat the X-Box Avatar Mode?
Yes, they're insanely good and overtuned. DJ is the best Mishima currently, I'm not playing him, because it feels cheap tbh. Jun has a free full chip damage heal, even if you block the heat smash. Knee and other tourney players bitched about Xiao's AOP dodge. It's justified. Yoshi's kinda bullshit, but I might pick him up, because he looks fun to play as.
Just like the Dark Souls series. It's nothing new.
not denying that people online use macros but EWGF is pretty trivial to do on hitbox/keyboard. this is my first tekken game and i'm already pretty consistent at them. if someone jumps into this game wanting to play a mishima they're probably spending a lot of time in training mode practicing specifically that, but usually they're a lot worse at actually playing the game if you can play around electrics because that's all they've practiced.