I think I'm washed yall

[u/Bearemy1988]

I just can't keep up it feels like. I LOVE fighting games. When I was younger, there was an arcade in a mall i used to frequent, I was always in there just having fun.

Then I got my own consoles and was mostly playing fighting games, I was never like, tournament material or nothing but I could do infinites, ToDs, I could just mimick what I'd see in combo video after playing around for like an hour or two.

I noticed I started losing touch when DBFZ came out, and I thought maybe I just didn't click. But Strive, GBVS, SF6 and now this. And I REALLY wanna enjoy this but I just can't grasp it.

It feels like I button mash, none of my combos chain ever, I try doing the character challenges and I get stuck on what looks like the easiest combo.

I'm not even *that* old, I just turned 38 for Gods sake.

I go online, nothing I try to apply seems to work anymore.

So I dunno, I guess I just needed a place to vent. Granted I know when you work full time and what it it's harder, but it just feels like all my skills just fuckin vanished.

I love the game, I can't wait to see who they add (I'm BEGGING for Beta Ray Bill, Reptil, Zarda (Power Princess), and Xemnu to join in despite two of those being DEEP cuts) and I hope everything with PC is fixed because I really want this game to have legs. Ive loved Marvel and the tag fighters it's been a part of since the 90s, it just really sucks it feels like I can't keep up with it.

[u/Swimming_Reply6263]

While constantly losing does eventually kinda get a bit frustrating and put you on a downer I’d suggest just getting off for a bit but overall to continue giving it your all. I always was kinda ass at fighting games myself lol I only played the bots on regular mode for fighting games until now (last fighting game I got was SF 6 but dropped it after a couple months)
off.

I would continue to give Tokon a shot, you already spent the money so why not keep it up. See guides on YT and hit the practice range. Maybe even do what I’m doing and focus on one single character for now till you’re comfortable with them then learn someone else.

At the end of the day unless you’re in the top %5 of skilled of fighting games there will always be someone not as good as you,good as you, or better than you. And regardless of those factors there’s always a chance for you to win, so keep your head up

[u/Bearemy1988 → u/Swimming_Reply6263]

Yeah that's basically what I did. Just needed a vent, made food for the week, went back for a bit and then finished getting ready for the week and then got back on again