I cant improve
I played streetfighter for years but i have an issue with improving,i reach a certain level of skill but dont get any better.
how do i improve my execution and what are the best tips to playing more advanced.
Responses (4 total)
There's been some good advice posted.
-asking why you lost after a match is HUGE. You're going to lose. Everyone loses. Daigo loses all the time, even though it might not seem like it (his winning percentage, granted against top competition, is about 85% at the arcade). You want to find the middle ground between being bitter and angrily making excuses after you lose and accepting losses all the time without fighting back within yourself to find the answers. Sometimes, you just make the wrong guesses, but most of the time, you should be able to look back and see something you could have done differently, other than make different guesses, to have achieved a better result. Always ask yourself, "What did the opponent do that worked against me? What did I do that did not work against your opponent?" A lot of being a high level player is being able to recognize these things and adjust very quickly - after a couple of games, after a single round, or even during a round. It took a long time to train myself to do it, but if I lose the first round of a fight, I always ask myself those two questions and try to adjust. Was I jumping too much and getting anti-aired to death? Was I losing the footsie battle? Was I playing too conservatively and allowing my opponent to pressure/mix me up without fear?
-"just keep playing" - the truth is, playing A LOT is very important. You can't be good at anything without putting a lot of time into it. When you're trying to master anything as specific as a video game, you simply have to put the time in. Even the most talented players of older fighting games are at a huge disadvantage against people who have put in countless hours into SF4. I am personally a BIG fan of the "pick a main and play 95%+ of your games with him" mentality. I have played literally 99% of the thousands of games I've played with Akuma going back to the console release, and at this point, I feel like Akuma is an extension of me (lol). I know the EXACT range of all of his attacks, I know the timing of his block strings and pokes and when I will be safe or not very very well, and I've performed his combos so many times that I pretty much only drop them when I'm not focused. This is the kind of experience that is required before you can compete with the best. If you drop combos more than occasionally, you MUST get into training mode for at least a few minutes every day and work on all of the important ones. Focus on the most useful combos first - you don't have to know a lot of fancy combos, or even any fancy combos, really, to be an amazing player. Just learn the best ones to mastery. If you whiff sweeps often and get punished for it, get into training mode and practice sweeping at the absolute max range against a few characters to learn that range. Also, you have to have enough experience to remain calm and confident in all kinds of situations. The first time I made a crazy comeback in the third round, I couldn't believe it. The 20th time, I started to feel like I had some guts. Eventually I made enough comebacks to get to where I NEVER think a round is over until it's over. Same for getting overconfident if I have a big lead. Some players never get to that point, mentally, pyschologically - and the more you play your absolute hardest against good players, the more quickly you'll develop it.
Finally, there is some amount of talent involved that can't be denied. The ability to react is important. Some people just can't react as quickly as others. But this can be compensated for to some degree with experience. The more times you've seen a certain move, the more quickly you'll react to it. And intelligence is a big factor, too. If you can't think quickly enough to adjust your game both offensively and defensively, it's tougher. But again, the more you play, the more any shortcomings you have in talent can be overcome. IF you think CRITICALLY about your games and actually take steps to learn more and get better. It's not about crazy combos, it's not about memorizing the frame data of every character - it's about developing the fundamentals to the highest level possible, getting tougher, calmer, and more adaptable psychologically, and then playing as much as you can against the best opponents.
If you get nervous in clutch situations take a slow breath and keep yourself defensive.
as for playing more advanced I'd say you want to think more along the lines of what are you doing wrong instead of what you're doing. When you lose, ask why. Was it because you missed a 1 frame link? Practice more. Did you whiff a command throw that went through the opponent? Look up frame data and hitboxes.
Playing characters you never usually play is also a learning experience, especially if you're bad in certain matchups. Bison too annoying to fight? Learn how to play him and see what others do to beat you. I'm in the same boat you are, and i was thinking about picking up Guile or a grappler because i never play defensive characters or grap
If you're serious about it, just keep playing. Preferably against better players, and offline. It will help you improve. Empower yourself with knowledge as well, watch match videos and tutorial videos of your chosen character(s). Pick up pointers from people who use same character, and so on.
Taking breaks now and then whenever you hit a wall (as in seemingly undefeatable opponents or skill plateaus) or feel frustrated help too. For me, it helps me bounce back and reevaluate.
Dudlety is kinda an advanced character. Jitters disappear with time and experience. The only way to get better with combos is to keep doing them. Practice mode and in real matches.
It might help a little if you said which character you're using.
I use dudley and i always drop combos whenever im nervous - Jesus MrPavy Casimiro Jun 11 '11 @ 3:48
