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Overheads. They keep saying i can block them. They keep saying i can react. But, they just keep hitting me.

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My pet peeve with online all  boils down to one concept. I really loathe not being able to tell how much of what I do is my fault. Rather I desire an accurate assessment of my skill level, which is perhaps most, if not the whole point, of a competitive game such as this.

 

I used to believe that every mistake I've made online or otherwise has been my fault alone, and that likewise every feat I accomplished was on my own merit. It was gratifying because I felt like I had a real sense of control over my progress as a player. If I wanted it enough, I could block those fuzzy mix-ups, if I knew enough. I could play that match-up to the very best of my ability.

 

I recently got a new ethernet cord, and as humorous or over-dramatic as it may sound, it's shifted my perspective and thrown a lot of things into question. Suddenly things I could never block, I could block, I could accomplish higher execution tactics with more accuracy. My foes too became similarly empowered, and while this all seems wonderful it kinda messed with me.

 

I realized as a mainly netplay player I might never get the experience the game was meant to provide. For me lag was an inevitability, a factor that had to be carefully accounted for, and I was happy fighting against it and the opponent part of the challenge. However now I can /feel/ how much its limited me and my opponents, and it's beginning to make the experience feel more shallow.

 

I find myself uncertain if I could have played a match better sometimes, and of the matches I do win, I'm uncertain whether it was my skill that led me to prevail. It feels... awful. I find myself getting frustrated more often, and feeling guilty more often, feelings that are just as hazardous to learning as they are unpleasant.

 

Anybody got any tips for me outside of "Go to an offline scene"? While that would be ideal, my availability is limited to the point where that becomes a difficult task.

 

Edit: Hi Necro! when're you coming back to BB? We miss you.

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My pet peeve with online all  boils down to one concept. I really loathe not being able to tell how much of what I do is my fault. Rather I desire an accurate assessment of my skill level, which is perhaps most, if not the whole point, of a competitive game such as this.

 

I used to believe that every mistake I've made online or otherwise has been my fault alone, and that likewise every feat I accomplished was on my own merit. It was gratifying because I felt like I had a real sense of control over my progress as a player. If I wanted it enough, I could block those fuzzy mix-ups, if I knew enough. I could play that match-up to the very best of my ability.

 

I recently got a new ethernet cord, and as humorous or over-dramatic as it may sound, it's shifted my perspective and thrown a lot of things into question. Suddenly things I could never block, I could block, I could accomplish higher execution tactics with more accuracy. My foes too became similarly empowered, and while this all seems wonderful it kinda messed with me.

 

I realized as a mainly netplay player I might never get the experience the game was meant to provide. For me lag was an inevitability, a factor that had to be carefully accounted for, and I was happy fighting against it and the opponent part of the challenge. However now I can /feel/ how much its limited me and my opponents, and it's beginning to make the experience feel more shallow.

 

I find myself uncertain if I could have played a match better sometimes, and of the matches I do win, I'm uncertain whether it was my skill that led me to prevail. It feels... awful. I find myself getting frustrated more often, and feeling guilty more often, feelings that are just as hazardous to learning as they are unpleasant.

 

Anybody got any tips for me outside of "Go to an offline scene"? While that would be ideal, my availability is limited to the point where that becomes a difficult task.

 

Edit: Hi Necro! when're you coming back to BB? We miss you.

 

You could say that you have to "learn the game twice", for online and offline. I don't know if you can play offline, if you can then do it as much as you can, 'cause there's people like me that can only play online.

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It's not really a issue of distance there. But the scene meets Friday, and my Fridays have been busy for the last 8 or so months due to work, college and family and friend stuff. I've even tried to schedule time off to get out there, and even that has ended in failure.

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It's not really a issue of distance there. But the scene meets Friday, and my Fridays have been busy for the last 8 or so months due to work, college and family and friend stuff. I've even tried to schedule time off to get out there, and even that has ended in failure.

You can ask if they do other meetups other days, I'm sure they don't ONLY meet up on Friday
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It's not really a issue of distance there. But the scene meets Friday, and my Fridays have been busy for the last 8 or so months due to work, college and family and friend stuff. I've even tried to schedule time off to get out there, and even that has ended in failure.

 

Have you tried seeing other scenes in the area that meet on other days?

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overheads are unblockable in america... its scientificly proven

Its not even just american players. The moment you set foot in america, no matter if you are the best of X country or not, expect to be unable to block overheads. 

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Its not even just american players. The moment you set foot in america, no matter if you are the best of X country or not, expect to be unable to block overheads. 

I forget who it was but at EVO last year a JP Jin player hit someone with 4 6As in a row and got away with it, finally RCing the 4th into a combo. It was hilarious.

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I swear to god, if I just had a controller that would do what I told it to, I'd probably win 100% more of my matches. Having to play this game feeling like I'm crippled because wake up reversals don't work when I seriously need them to is killing it for me.

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Reminds me of those moments where i go "I know i blocked that. I teched that grab. Wait, what happened to my super? I know I dped that shit!"

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Reminds me of those moments where i go "I know i blocked that. I teched that grab. Wait, what happened to my super? I know I dped that shit!"

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Mhm. Happens to me a lot.

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Kunes sky-bugs.... kunes curse mash/spam. Kunes ability to play offense and deffense at the same time... i just.... uggghhh!!!

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Kunes sky-bugs.... kunes curse mash/spam. Kunes ability to play offense and deffense at the same time... i just.... uggghhh!!!

 

I seem to get the feeling you don't like Arakune

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