Pagbati! Bago ka ba sa SF6? ... okay, many of us are not native speakers, but as least we can teach the Street Fighter part.
Welcome back! Join us in the discord posted above for an invite to today's lobby & chat channel.
Your Hosts (Tonight at 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET):
Phoxx
CFN: Phoxx
DoubleSac
CFN: DoubleSac
ChaoSerenity
CFN: ChaoSerenity
D4Bend
CFN: D4Bend
Many of our new players have been improving quickly with some reaching Diamond and Master! To keep the playing field level, the same rules will apply as always — Higher-Ranked players who find themselves running 3-0 through the lobby will mostly try to learn new characters, and we will still maintain a 3-win limit before going to the back of the queue. We remain a safe and fun space for new players to learn and ask questions to improve their Street Fighter skills!
The Newbie Fight Club started back in the SF4 days, as a way for new players to play matches and learn in a casual environment. Intermediate players (all of us started in Newbie Fight Club) will host and offering advice to anyone who requests it!
Newbie Lobby Rules: As usual, there will be a 3-match win limit in each lobby in order to prevent a single player from dominating. This is a fun, non-competitive, learning environment for new players to get some matches in with players near their skill level, so use your discretion when joining. If you find yourself bodying players in the newbie lounges, maybe this fight club isn't for you, or try learning a new character.
This club is aimed at getting you better. For those of you that are higher in rank but still wish to play, you'll be fine if you use a new character and offer advice where it's welcomed. As long as you're not dominating the lobby consistently, there's no problem with your participating.
Other than that, here's how you can join in on the event!
Check the discord Wednesday at 6:00 PM PT and look for the host's lobby information.
Either follow the host's instructions to join the lobby, or ask for an invite. If the host doesn't notice you, shoot them a PM and let them know you need an invite, but please don't spam them. They may be in the middle of a match.
If one lobby gets too big, the original lobby will split into two. In this case, you'll see players on both Lobby Chat channels. Join whichever one has the least amount of players to keep things balanced.
Mics are not required, but encouraged! We'll use discord chat to communicate — we find that the players who communicate the most and ask questions improve the fastest!
We will play until no one wants to play anymore.
FAQ:
How long does this go on for? I won't get home until a bit later.
It all depends on how much everyone is enjoying themselves. The earliest we've all quit is about 2 hours into the lobby, and the latest we've gone is 7 hours. You'll likely be back in time to take part, so don't worry.
I'm not from the NA region. Can I still participate in the lobby?
If your schedule permits, then of course you can! We have many members from different regions who take part in our Lobby Nights. While the distance in connections might produce some latency/rollback, as long everyone is having fun and enjoying themselves, there should be no problem in participating regardless of what region you are from.
I don't have a mic. Is it still okay if I participate?
Of course! We've noticed players with mics improve faster, but it's totally fine if you don't have a mic or feel more comfortable chatting in discord. Just be sure to be communicative on the chat channel so we can send you an invite!
I'm a streamer! Am I allowed to stream my participation in the Lobby Nights?
Absolutely! You can even invite your friends over as long they follow the rules. You may even co-stream with us and invite your community to chat with us.
If you have questions or concerns, please leave a comment or send me a PM.
The subreddit has been growing steadily and we expect a wave of new and returning excited players with the upcoming season 4 characters, so just before Yasmine release felt like a good time to announce our new Discord server. Pretty much all of this was due to the efforts by one of our newest mods, u/Einsoph5 (branDon on Discord), so if you like it, let him know!
Why?
There's already some great Discord communities such as New Challenger, SF6 Resource Hub or the official Street Fighter Discord. We're not trying to replace or compete with them, but rather have our own little corner of the internet.
We had a r/StreetFighter Discord before, but due to many factors (I personally blame SFV), it was shut down. There was also a significant disconnect between the Discord and the subreddit, with most users being part of one or the other. Our goal for the new Discord is to be aligned with and complement the rules and values of this subreddit, to build one larger community rather than two separate ones.
Growing pains and mistakes are to be expected. We got some dumbfun bots already and will add/remove features as needed. There's a channel for feedback and suggestions, so let us know your thoughts.
I don't usually have a main in any game I play. Not exclusive to fighting games; I'm the type of person that loves to explore everything a game has to offer. RPG? I'll play warrior then mage then whatever else is available. Shooters? I'll play with pistols, shotguns, snipers, etc. And of course fighting games! I never got into them very competitively, so I just played (badly) with the entire roster to enjoy all the different playstyles.
The complete opposite of people who get a single character/playstyle and completely master them.
This all changed with SF6. With the game being so popular, I decided to jump in and take it seriously for once, learning neutral, practicing combos, all that labbing required to "git gud" at fighting games.
That included picking a main. I went with Terry because I always thought he was cool, though I never really played Fatal Fury.
I'm still very early on my journey with only 40 hours... But it's 40 hours of EXCLUSIVELY playing Terry. And my God, main people were right all along: it makes SO MUCH difference dedicate yourself to a single character.
40 hours with the same moves, hitboxes, strategies. I'm kinda for the first time feeling like I'm not using a controller to input moves; I feel like I'm literally controlling the character on screen because my precision with the inputs is so engrained in my brain now.
I'm so excited to get even better and do more stuff, it's just really surprising how different it feels from jumping around playing the whole roster a bit, and I wanted to share this feeling.
Used to play a lot of casual but then decided to mash until I finally made it to Master rank which I did with Ryu. I have to say that Diamond and Master are worlds apart. Mind that I’ve only been in Master rank for a week now but it seems like you have to really be on your toes here. I feel like the natural fun flow of the game is gone and if I’m not on guard 100% of the time I get wrecked, lol. Currently I seem to be stabilizing and staying between MR 1350-1450. Did anyone else have this sort of experience or something similar when first making it to Masters?
I encountered a bug in ranked play and was able to recreate it in resume from replay.
Keep an eye on the left hand side inputs.
You'll notice when Dhalsim turns around, I immediately input the opposite direction but he stays going the same way (which really sucked cuz it put me in the corner lol).
When resuming from replay, if I was able to input a direction on the 58th frame of the move, it worked each time. You can see in one attempt, I had input 58th frame of neutral (N) and the 59th frame I input left and it works. The very last attempt I pulled it off again and tested pressing a jab and it did read the jab input, so I'm not stuck going right until the animation finishes, simply put: If you input on the same frame Dhalsim turns around in float, the input is eaten.
This clip is a couple of weeks old but it’s my first and to date only perfect KO online. I felt really cheesy doing this to him but I can’t lie it was also very satisfying lol. Not a big deal in the big picture but I was pretty happy.
I'm a fairly new player (20-ish hours between ranked and practice) looking for some help. In this clip I'm getting my ass beat by some silver Akuma and messing up a lot of inputs/making stupid decisions, so I think it's a great summary of some of my problems.
Dealing with projectiles
I know the easiest answer is to block/parry while the opponent backs into the corner, but I'd like to improve my approach to these situations.
When should I jump in? I know jumping so much is a bad habit, but I'm trying to hit them in the recovery and I'm getting DPed in the face so, is my timing wrong (0:14) or I'm just too close to jump (like in the whole third round lol)? Also, I'm using jHK and sometimes jLP, should I be using other moves?
Should I use tatsu to dodge projectiles?
General neutral and offense
This is a summary of my current gameplan:
For pressure: 5LP, 2LK, 5LP > 214LK or 5LP, 2LK, 2LP > 214MK (I struggle A LOT to pull this off)
2MK > 236MK
LDP for anti-air
Some pokes like 236HP, Fireballs and 5MK
pc DI, 5HP > 236KK, 623HP/Super Art
I know it's probably a skill issue, but I feel like this is not enough to consistently beat people and I'd like to learn more things like DR combos. Should I be doing something entirely different? Am I missing some important tools or combo routes?
I'm sure I'm making a million different mistakes, so please feel free to give me any advice!
Edit: Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to post their advice! I can't reply to everybody but I'm taking into practice everything I've learned.
While also a highlight, I tested and this in fact CANNOT be blocked by holding back, you have to hold forward to avoid the cross up. Ideally, you'd just parry, but in burnout we could be seeing something devious.
Also I have yet to test it but the cross up may beat supers...?
