Sliq
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Because one of their characters is a bear.How is Tekken not a relevant fighting game when the top Tekken players are winning thousands @ MLG?
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Because one of their characters is a bear.How is Tekken not a relevant fighting game when the top Tekken players are winning thousands @ MLG?
How is Tekken not a relevant fighting game when the top Tekken players are winning thousands @ MLG?
I think we should listen to him. The man has 12,000 posts for Christ's sake.
the MLG I went to (columbus) was an INTERNATIONAL tourney for them. and they had less then 80 people. that was a smash regional/national, and we had 250 people and apparently smash isnt even a "real" fighting game. lol.
not to mention the actual mechanics of the game, are stupid and ignorant just like the people who play it. Trust me, Im talking from experience.
When I went to tournaments, I never practiced because I didn't have the time due to school. I only performed as well as I did from my Melee experience.How frequently do you guys practice? By you guys, I'm referring to tournament goers. And can you describe your "practice"?
In my prime, I would practice every day by sparring with my crew. I would also go to training mode once a month for hours. I would also take a week off, every two months, to shake out all the bugs. Retrospectively, a few days off, every other week, would've probably been better.How frequently do you guys practice? By you guys, I'm referring to tournament goers. And can you describe your "practice"?
And, they're still sponsered, make thousands of dollars, HAVE an international scene, etc.
the MLG I went to (columbus) was an INTERNATIONAL tourney for them. and they had less then 80 people. that was a smash regional/national, and we had 250 people and apparently smash isnt even a "real" fighting game. lol.
not to mention the actual mechanics of the game, are stupid and ignorant just like the people who play it. Trust me, Im talking from experience.
If this is true, does it effect the knockback/damage at the end of the jab? Will the opponent go farther if I hold it down as opposed to tapping 3 times?ie: Snake's jab combo can be done with three taps, or holding A down. The first method stales jab three times while holding A down stales it once despite all three hits connecting.
I don't know how a TO would call it, but that last bit looked pretty campy to me.is this air camping or stalling. how would a TO call this. please watch this game and give me an opinion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ilp5c7ZaTcM
That was most definitely air camping. Not stalling.is this air camping or stalling. how would a TO call this. please watch this game and give me an opinion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ilp5c7ZaTcM
First, I get away from my opponent. I then act as if the battle has just started, all the while remembering that being nervous is a natural bodily function and is possible to get out of. Fidgeting my hands around to aerate extra perspiration away, I try to regain control of the match.how does one deal with nerves?
Personal advice:how does one deal with nerves?
First, I get away from my opponent. I then act as if the battle has just started, all the while remembering that being nervous is a natural bodily function and is possible to get out of. Fidgeting my hands around to aerate extra perspiration away, I try to regain control of the match.
push through it, its the only thing you can do.
some people have headphones and play music so as not to be distracted tho.
woah awesome thanks for the hints guysPersonal advice:
- distraction
- dropping the "you have to win" mentality
- support
Of course this is all outside of the game, but it's what I've personally found effective. At the same time though, I usually play better when nervous anyway.
When I mean distraction, I mean literally taking yourself out of the tournament environment as well as mentally distracting yourself. Thoughts like "omg I have to play M2Haze next" are kinda pressuring, so I try to take time in-between my matches to go outside and read a newspaper, sometimes there are Rockband and DDR set-ups that I take advantage of. I just try to get back to the prime reason I'm at the tournament in the first place: to have fun. So some relaxation works in my case.
Another mentality I've adopted that I've found incredibly effective is dropping the "I have to win" mindset; I've switched over to "I'm going to make this game incredibly difficult for my opponent". Now, while this might seem counter-intuitive, it's removed so much crap from my mind while playing. The thing is, the "I have to win" mindset has a pretty severe flaw: a lot of times you aren't winning. This forces you to think about losing - which brings nervousness, panic, fear, and even the lethal feeling of defeat. Once you think "What am I going to CP?", you've already lost. And all from a focus on the necessity to win.
The switch to "I'm going to make this game incredibly difficult for my opponent" is great because it unburdens you from all the negativity listed above. Down a stock? Being comboed? High percent? That's cool. The mentality here doesn't even consider how the match will end - it only considers what's going in that moment, which I feel is entirely what needs focus.
Not to say the "I need to win" mindset should be dropped - it does offer a lot of drive, and could fuel a risky-yet-game-changing decision at times, but I feel the latter is a much better overall mental approach to the game.
Support means: have groupies.