Former competitive player, But not for SC

Am_I_Sam

Am_I_Sam

[08] Mercenary
Hi guys, my name might be Sam and I'm a former competitive Gears of War Player. I Played for about 3 years and was apart of multiple Competition teams ranging from GB/MLG rules to UG rules. I've since quit and wanted to pick up something completely different. I had played soulcalibur just with friends and neighbors since SCII but I've never been particularly good at it or even decent.(That goes for any fighting game I play) But recently I decided I wanted to learn and get better so thats what I'm here to do. Anyone who wants to help me I'd appreciate it. My main is Yoshimitsu, my second is Maxi.

XBL GT's: iiRep Ghosts, Jr Nozzy
 
Welcome to SCV and 8wayrun. Enjoy your stay.

As always, I cannot stress enough how important it is to master the basics and understand the mechanics of the game. I will point you in the direction of my indirect mentor, Drake Aldan.

Knowledge is power. Master the basics, understand the mechanics, and you will be an unstoppable force.

http://www.8wayrun.com/threads/the-basics-of-soulcalibur.15258/

As a general rule, fast attacks that don't look particularly pretty or satisfying are your best attacks.

Yoshimitsu: He is a lot faster than he looks, but he does lack a bit in range. Get familiar with his longer range and tricky moves, as well as his just-frame moves to really take off with him. The more creative you are, the better you will be with him. Keep in mind he is also the master of unblockable attacks. This character is for someone who wishes to truly master their character.

Maxi: Mashing buttons will work for a little while against the newer players, but a good Maxi player knows his stances and what to do when he transitions into them. His stance changes are his only weakness, but luckily only require split-second timing. He has deceptive range and power, as well as an obvious speed and rate of attacks. Only an opponent who understands how Maxi works, and/or knows how to space properly will stand a chance of winning.

Keep in mind that the SCV servers aren't the best. It will help immensely if you're running on 100+ MB/second, but that won't guarantee that you won't have disconnection issues with other players. It's best to play with local players for the best ping performance. USA is good for USA and Canada, etc.

If you are looking to become a competitive SC player, you'll be in training a lot, so when training for online play, turn on Frame Delay in training mode while learning. Frame Delay can be found in System Settings of the training menu that allows you to learn timing based on online play rather than offline where there is no delay.

Enjoy!
 
Mastering SCV is hard work. I play online and my feeling is that a lot of players are way ahead. In six months…. I worked my ass up from E rank (17% wins) tot B3 rank (42% wins). It still is hard to survive! There only a few players left and a lot of them start all over again, so never judge a player by his rank!

I made up 3 levels that I try to study and master. Maybe it can help?

Level 1: Deeply understanding your character. (system knowledge, strengths, weaknesses, safety)
Level 2: Matchup/ mix-ups knowledge (how to Punish, frame data etc.)
Level 3: Adaption (Yomi: Japanese for reading the mind of your opponent)

I’m at level 2, resting heavily on level 1 :(
 
:8: Thanks all of you! After a week I've seen a bit of improvement from myself. I'll keep working at it to get better
 
Made any progress? I also played SC with friends and neighbors and made the same choice six months ago….so I love to hear your story
 
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