Maybe a weird question but how do you play fighting games long term without just getting really frustrated? It makes sense that matches would be a little tougher while everyone's on for the new patch, but pretty much all my ranked matches tonight were really rough even if they're the same rank - ThreadSky

syntaxspeedway.sharkgirl.biz • 2 days ago

Maybe a weird question but how do you play fighting games long term without just getting really frustrated? It makes sense that matches would be a little tougher while everyone's on for the new patch, but pretty much all my ranked matches tonight were really rough even if they're the same rank

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rikodlc.bsky.social•2 days ago

The two keys imo are 1. find someone outside of matchmaking to play with and 2. focus on learning to play rather than trying to win. A lot easier to swallow losing a lot if you're at least hitting your anti airs or combos more consistently. Losing always feels bad, but shifting the goals helps.

syntaxspeedway.sharkgirl.biz•2 days ago

I got a ton of replies while doing the anni event, and it's kinda late now so I think the quickest way to respond is to just show what I replied to some on discord with lol

whistlejacket.bsky.social•1 day ago

i rly think u should hop on the discord and play some there. ranked blows tbh its like designed to make u upset

whistlejacket.bsky.social•1 day ago

theres a specific australian anime games discord that has a granblue section with some ppl i know who r cool in there

whistlejacket.bsky.social•1 day ago

also sometimes u just gotta take a break for a week or so or maybe even more its as shrimple as that

syntaxspeedway.sharkgirl.biz•1 day ago

The thing is I kinda did lol, didn't play much at all over the past couple months and only really got properly back into it yesterday

If I go on break again after just one day then I'm basically just not playing the game at all and I don't want that

syntaxspeedway.sharkgirl.biz•1 day ago

I am in a couple of discords, it's a combo of most of the people there still being a lot better than me, even if I have much more tolerance for that with friends, and also just plain being bad at asking for things lmao

chell426.bsky.social•2 days ago

Personally, I like the challenge it gives. It gives me a reason try more and once I beat someone that is equal to my skill I get dopamine out of it

borrovvedwings.bsky.social•2 days ago

honestly? taking a break is never a bad option. if you feel yourself getting frustrated, hop off for a bit and review your replays (getting someone to help review is always good). being able to assess what you need to work on and what gets you frustrated with a clear mind is invaluable

syntaxspeedway.sharkgirl.biz•2 days ago

So the situation is admittedly a little complex because I personally don't really care about improving so much as just getting to play the game without getting stomped, but yeah I did log off just so I'd still have a chance of enjoying the anni event

syntaxspeedway.sharkgirl.biz•2 days ago

I love playing this game but I couldn't really enjoy it at all tonight, and I couldn't go casual because for some reason I was in the highest tier for the casual matchmaking so the problem was even worse there

syntaxspeedway.sharkgirl.biz•2 days ago

I went down a full rank tonight and now I just feel like I was completely wrong the other day when I thought I might be able to make S+

paksenarrion.bsky.social•2 days ago

Sometimes a 2 hour break at the moment you recognize yourself getting frustrated is super helpful imo

syntaxspeedway.sharkgirl.biz•2 days ago

I don't entirely disagree but honestly this happens too often and too quickly for me to be able to play at all if I did that

They just give me too strong opponents too often lmao

paksenarrion.bsky.social•2 days ago

Woof...

talohs.bsky.social•2 days ago

So something I learned watching Sneaky pick up a new character in Guilty Gear was that he picked a chain of moves and learned that, then iterated when people could break the pattern. Unless you look up a strat most people aren't going to know it. It's like pawn to E4 this is the first in a series

syntaxspeedway.sharkgirl.biz•2 days ago

Sorry got a bit busy, but here's a general overview of what's going on here https://bsky.app/profile/syntaxspeedway.sharkgirl.biz/post/3lj3dokaynk2c

muffins.mousegirl.online•2 days ago

dont play ranked

syntaxspeedway.sharkgirl.biz•2 days ago

That's what I was doing for like 10 months, but gbvsr isn't really a big enough game for that to work long term, plus the casual matchmaking there has its own issues

muffins.mousegirl.online•2 days ago

u gotta get on discord and ask ppl for matches, its more fun if ur playing ppl you know anyway

syntaxspeedway.sharkgirl.biz•2 days ago

Oh I def agree, and I absolutely have a much higher tolerance for this stuff when playing with friends, but even ignoring the logistics side, as someone who is already in a couple discords for this stuff, everyone there is also a good bit better than me lol

muffins.mousegirl.online•2 days ago

the fighting game curse

orangegerms.bsky.social•2 days ago

From my experience as a really low rank in every fighting game I play, I find enjoyment through slow and small improvement. If I didn’t win a match, at least I took a round. If I lose to a dp, at least I landed my new combo. I find those smaller “victories” comforting, even if they come around later

orangegerms.bsky.social•2 days ago

Also occasionally sparring with friends helps with the mental aspect of the game.

Can’t get as angry when you know your opponent is a friend and not just some random match opponent you’ll never see again

syntaxspeedway.sharkgirl.biz•2 days ago

Sorry got a bit busy, but here's a general overview of what's going on here https://bsky.app/profile/syntaxspeedway.sharkgirl.biz/post/3lj3dokaynk2c

pompeumg.bsky.social•2 days ago

I dont, i have 30 fighting games on my steam page and i Just shuffle them when i get bored 😂

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