right now im having trouble getting timing down for FADC combos etc... Whats the fastest way of getting good? Right now i just try to play games online then after 10 matches or so go to hard trials mode and practice some moves (so far i only beat ryu's 1st hard trial one lol... have had my ps3 & sf4 for almost 2 weeks)

I would consider myself a big SF fan/player growing up on sf2 and playing Alpha3 a good portion of my childhood. I never knew how important timing was in connecting combos until now

aim: wondurrboi
psn: souljah_mark

if you're hella pro and u get me somehwat pr0 im even willing to donate on paypal XD

Wangsta

United States776 Posts

October 06 2009 04:48 GMT

the fastest way to get better is to find a local arcade and go get your ass kicked over and over until you get good. arcades are totally different from playing online. plus, if you're lucky, there will be a crowd of people so you can watch how other people play and learn from them

also, talk to the guys who own you. people usually dont mind giving advice

kefkalives

Australia1272 Posts

October 06 2009 04:49 GMT

Stick or pad?

As for execution, just go into practise mode and do it till you get it.

BrutalMenace

United States1237 Posts

October 06 2009 05:22 GMT

Dpad... if i get pro i will buy a stick. Btw whats the diff between TE and SE stick?!

Try

United States1293 Posts

October 06 2009 05:46 GMT

Oops

pachi

Melbourne5338 Posts

October 06 2009 06:26 GMT

On October 06 2009 14:22 BrutalMenace wrote:
Dpad... if i get pro i will buy a stick. Btw whats the diff between TE and SE stick?!

TE Stick uses real parts. SE Sticks uses imitation parts and had problems with their initial run where they broke quickly.

SnowFantasy

4173 Posts

October 06 2009 06:39 GMT

On October 06 2009 14:46 Try wrote:
So close... Everyone post this on their facebooks! Or any website that would be pro-SC!

Wrong thread?

Sigrun

United States1654 Posts

October 06 2009 07:23 GMT

That is all.

kefkalives

Australia1272 Posts

October 06 2009 07:32 GMT

You should buy a stick immediatly if you want to take the game seriously. you don't want to get to used to pad. you can buy a cheap stick and mod it. (maybe get a se and mod it with sanwa (or seimitsu if your pachi xD) )

mOnion

United States5657 Posts

October 06 2009 07:36 GMT

#10

On October 06 2009 13:48 Wangsta wrote:
the fastest way to get better is to find a local arcade and go get your ass kicked over and over until you get good. arcades are totally different from playing online. plus, if you're lucky, there will be a crowd of people so you can watch how other people play and learn from them

is it 1997? idunno where you live, but it must be heaven, cuz everywhere else, arcades are a dying establishment

BrutalMenace

United States1237 Posts

October 06 2009 08:49 GMT

#11

doh im having trouble doing a dash cancel right after a special move + finish combo. Right now my best combo & prly one of easiest is RYU doing FA + dash + HP + light shoryuken + super. Other than that I pretty much cant do anything ill be able to cancel a shoryuken 1/10 times at will

and why does TE cost 2x as much as SE lol... but i really want to invest in a good stick so i dont suck maybe?

also add my aim if u guys have it we u guys can kick my ass on PSN

Divinek

Canada4045 Posts

October 06 2009 09:07 GMT

#12

On October 06 2009 16:36 mOnion wrote:

Show nested quote +

is it 1997? idunno where you live, but it must be heaven, cuz everywhere else, arcades are a dying establishment

Well if you don't live in california or something I guess. Cause socal is arcade heaven

Trumpet

United States1935 Posts

October 06 2009 09:28 GMT

#13

for the hp, shoryuken into super combo you want to do it like this

HP
Tap forward
qcf + jab
qcf + any punch

Getting rocked in an arcade for $1 a match when you still dont quite have a good feel for your character of choice is a good way to go broke, don't know how good you'd get in the process

Also honestly I wouldnt suggest buying a $130 stick yet. If youre still playing in a couple months (not religiously, but its still a hobby), then it would be worth it imo

Saddened Izzy

United States198 Posts

October 06 2009 10:37 GMT

#14

On October 06 2009 15:26 pachi wrote:

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TE Stick uses real parts. SE Sticks uses imitation parts and had problems with their initial run where they broke quickly.

madcatz i'd go TE or nothing else imma just stick to buying hori and swapping out parts i don't like, like i would with every stick.
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Buy a decent stick

Practice the typical moves so you don't look like an ass buffering your dragon punches by doing quarter circle back and forth.

Once you can execute what you want when you want consistently you can go mess around with characters and start learning mu's and combos.

A combo is shit if you can't accurately do it 99% of the time.

online is a bad way to practice little lags and compensations throw people off.

I really wouldn't suggest to buy a stick unless you have friends that come over and play when you have that a stick is a must or if you enter a tournament which is a good way to meet people. Else i mean doesn't it get a little lonely just playing strangers on line anytime you want to get good you need at least one practice buddy where you can play in a good setting.

I don't even play sf4 i stick to my old CvS2, MvC2 and ST

SayaSP

Laos5494 Posts

October 06 2009 14:41 GMT

#15

On October 06 2009 13:30 BrutalMenace wrote:
I would consider myself a big SF fan/player growing up on sf2 and playing Alpha3 a good portion of my childhood. I never knew how important timing was in connecting combos until now

I guess dude never did a VC???

Fox

United States408 Posts

October 11 2009 23:21 GMT

#16

stop focusing on fadc type combos. those are great but mastering basic things like blockstrings, executing moves on both sides 100% of the time is far more important. I can help you if you want.

i'm on psn/xbox as Foxisquick. I'm for sure one of the better players online.