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If it helps, I've decided to play grapplers. Like Gief and I suppose Potemkin since there really isn't any other option in Guilty Gear.

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome and helpful information. I'm still a novice, but I do have a vague knowledge of everything you mentioned. Like I said, I've watched streams for several years and have kind of organically picked up on things. I'm still at the stage where when I'm actually in a match I start to panic and the button mashing begins. I presume this is something that happens with everyone when they start, because people I've played in casual matches in fighting games do similar things.

So up until now I've only played fighting games fairly casually. I've been pretty aware of the competitive side of the scene for years though and have enjoyed watching streams and what not from time to time. I was pretty comfortable just being a removed viewer until recently when I came across a trailer for a game series I'd only heard about in passing. The game - of course - was Guilty Gear Xrd; I was immediately fascinated by the character design and the amazing music. So I went and did some research and came across one of klaige's videos on YouTube. The character guide to be more specific. Even though a lot of what he was saying went right over my head, I was even more impressed by the characters than I could've imagined. I think this series has some of the best character design of any game period and I decided right then I wanted to atually learn to play. So here comes my problem -- where do I start? I plan on purchasing a fightstick in the coming days and I currently own AE; I guess what I'm getting at is what should I do first? Should I start with learning AE because that game is far simpler and might help with building fundamentals, or should I jump right in an get Accent Core? I only ask because GG is a pretty complex game from what I've seen and as a total novice I wonder if it is even possible for me to both learn fundamentals and GG at the same time. Any and all help and/or suggestions would be helpful.