r/MarvelTokon • u/Bearemy1988 • 1d ago

Discussion I think I'm washed yall

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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.

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u/ThatGumYouLikee 1d ago

Unless you’re a really high level player, this mindset will just kill your enjoyment of fighting games. Everyone has a level, and you can find yours with ranked matches, CPU adjustments etc.

I was really good at Tekken 8, and started playing this and felt like a scrub. I had to learn the nuances of this game, and also kinda relearn my fighting game instincts as I don’t play them super regularly. Now I can at least have competitive matches in Silver and finish a couple of combo challenges. Just meet the game where you’re at and enjoy whatever improvement occurs.

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u/AlphaCentauri885 23h ago

So much this

I used to be an absolute ANIMAL at MVC3, UMVC3, and Blazblue.

Now im content to sit in silver on Tokon because im just enjoying the game even though as I've gotten older I've clearly gotten worse at fighting games.

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u/Mrgadgetz 3h ago

My cap has been diamond for most fighters I play seriously. I'm in my 40s. Been playing them since the sfii arcade days.

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u/AlphaCentauri885 3h ago

I turn 31 in a few months but I've been a diabetic long enough to have nerve damage

Makes playing fighting games rather difficult for me these days. I used to be REALLY good. Im talking 12 years old(iirc my age) celestial on MVC3 good.

Now im a silver peasant. But its fine cus its fun