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On May 02 2010 13:49 Bill307 wrote:
Oh man, I played the best game of street fighter in my life at a tournament tonight. This was the first tournament where I used footsies to win games (and space control to an extent) rather than winning purely with mixups via Viper or Makoto. I guess it helps that I'm using a character (Cody) that actually has good footsies, now.
I feel like I've become a MUCH more solid and mature SF tournament player in the last week. I've learned:
- To focus solely on the opponent's character, not your own.
- To constantly be anticipating one of several moves that they might make next, incl. jumping in on you, so that you can react to them asap when you see them.
- To maintain said focus without feeling pressure or emotion. (I was described as being "stone-faced" during the tournament today.)
- To use this focus and anticipation to play footsies.
I'm definitely no footsies expert, but at the very least, I don't get zoned-out and dominated by players who can play footsies anymore.
Dude, I can feel the joy 
That was me a while ago... Finally understood the game from a footsie standpoint and just staring at the other character ...
Last 3 tournaments down here I placed 3rd, 4th and 1st :D
Ryu is too solid !
But Im thinking of going back to Guile because that used to be my main and now he s just too good
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On May 08 2010 11:24 InfeSteD wrote:Show nested quote +On May 02 2010 13:49 Bill307 wrote:
Oh man, I played the best game of street fighter in my life at a tournament tonight. This was the first tournament where I used footsies to win games (and space control to an extent) rather than winning purely with mixups via Viper or Makoto. I guess it helps that I'm using a character (Cody) that actually has good footsies, now.
I feel like I've become a MUCH more solid and mature SF tournament player in the last week. I've learned:
- To focus solely on the opponent's character, not your own.
- To constantly be anticipating one of several moves that they might make next, incl. jumping in on you, so that you can react to them asap when you see them.
- To maintain said focus without feeling pressure or emotion. (I was described as being "stone-faced" during the tournament today.)
- To use this focus and anticipation to play footsies.
I'm definitely no footsies expert, but at the very least, I don't get zoned-out and dominated by players who can play footsies anymore. Dude, I can feel the joy That was me a while ago... Finally understood the game from a footsie standpoint and just staring at the other character ... Last 3 tournaments down here I placed 3rd, 4th and 1st :D Ryu is too solid ! But Im thinking of going back to Guile because that used to be my main and now he s just too good
daigo is using guile now and he was using ryu. You switched to ryu when guile got better, doesn't even make sense o_O
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Ya, I dont even understand my own posts sometimes... let me rephrase it ....
This is how it went for me since the very start :
FIRST TIME I EVER LANDED MY fingers in a fighting game aka SF4
- Feb-May 2009 I used to play Vega
- May-Nov 2009 I used to play Guile ( so that was my legit main since I played at EVO with him)
- Nov2009-present Ryu (never stops learning, adapting, etc )
And now since Guile got too sick I wanna go back to him
so ya I barely learned to how to play the game properly aka footsies, zoning, patience, execution with Ryu and it has paid off cuz Ive gotten some good results lately..
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On May 08 2010 12:18 CharlieMurphy wrote:Show nested quote +On May 08 2010 11:24 InfeSteD wrote:On May 02 2010 13:49 Bill307 wrote:
Oh man, I played the best game of street fighter in my life at a tournament tonight. This was the first tournament where I used footsies to win games (and space control to an extent) rather than winning purely with mixups via Viper or Makoto. I guess it helps that I'm using a character (Cody) that actually has good footsies, now.
I feel like I've become a MUCH more solid and mature SF tournament player in the last week. I've learned:
- To focus solely on the opponent's character, not your own.
- To constantly be anticipating one of several moves that they might make next, incl. jumping in on you, so that you can react to them asap when you see them.
- To maintain said focus without feeling pressure or emotion. (I was described as being "stone-faced" during the tournament today.)
- To use this focus and anticipation to play footsies.
I'm definitely no footsies expert, but at the very least, I don't get zoned-out and dominated by players who can play footsies anymore. Dude, I can feel the joy That was me a while ago... Finally understood the game from a footsie standpoint and just staring at the other character ... Last 3 tournaments down here I placed 3rd, 4th and 1st :D Ryu is too solid ! But Im thinking of going back to Guile because that used to be my main and now he s just too good daigo is using guile now and he was using ryu. You switched to ryu when guile got better, doesn't even make sense o_O
Daigo only used Guile at the LA Fight club event because Seth Killian asked him to. He's probably still going to be a Ryu player. Ryu's still very good.
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On May 08 2010 09:38 Myrmidon wrote:
Anybody else use parts from different manufacturers? Mix and match? I've got an LS-32 with OBSF-30s in the Madcatz SE case.
Just out of curiosity, is there any particular reason you chose the LS-32 over the JLF?
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I think it's time for me to order new buttons. I have the original HRAP, I think the stick could be better but there is a fucking plate locking it in so I think it's too much of a pain in the ass to change. Atleast that's what I'm told. Butttttonsssss, my dashes are slow sadly and I think it's the stick 
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On May 09 2010 02:36 JinMaikeul wrote:Show nested quote +On May 08 2010 09:38 Myrmidon wrote:
Anybody else use parts from different manufacturers? Mix and match? I've got an LS-32 with OBSF-30s in the Madcatz SE case. Just out of curiosity, is there any particular reason you chose the LS-32 over the JLF?
Throw and engage distances just feel a little large to me on JLFs, especially for playing shmups (which I do occasionally).
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Ahh icic.. I actually am sort've the opposite in that I always preferred the Sanwa sticks over the Seimitsu, but I prefer Seimitsu buttons over Sanwa mainly due to the fact that I like to rest my fingers on the buttons (habit I picked up from a time when I was playing a lot on Happ/IL fitted arcade cabinets) and I feel like Seimitsu buttons are a little bit less sensitive than Sanwa...
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I bought ssf4 the other day and am so far loving it as a game that can be played with friends but the online aspect seems very lacking because of skill differentials considering I am pretty bad so i am looking to learn more general techniques and strategies for ssf4. Can anyone recommend any website or videos that i can learn general techniques and the use for them such as cross ups, cancels, when to ultra, etc?
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shoryuken.com
eventhubs.com
iplaywinner.com
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Valhalla18444 Posts
how many of you play on xbox live?
........tournament?
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Eventhubs put up an early tier list:
A+
Rufus, Abel, Sagat, Guile
A
Dhalsim, M. Bison (Dictator), Ryu, Ken, Balrog (Boxer), Chun-Li, Ibuki, E. Honda, Akuma
B+
Dee Jay, T. Hawk, C. Viper, Zangief, Dudley, Seth, Rose
B
El Fuerte, Adon, Vega (Claw), Blanka, Cammy, Cody, Juri, Gouken
C+
Hakan, Guy, Fei Long, Gen, Makoto, Sakura
C
Dan
How would any of you rank it?
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Valhalla18444 Posts
LOL at guile and Abel in A+, replace them with akuma and chun and we got a list
the entire idea of tier lists so early is just retarded. also Dan is not the worst character in the game, in fact he's got an 8-2 matchup against Gief. yes, it's really as bad as seth vs boxer in vanilla
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Valhalla18444 Posts
i also find it hard to believe that Rose and nerfed Seth are above Cammy, Cody, El Fuerte, and Juri
i also think that Guy is a wildly strong defensive character but everyone i see plays him total rushdown
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United States12238 Posts
Yeah Bison and Dhalsim are above Abel and Guile, and Balrog probably belongs at the top too. What happened to Adon being considered the worst character?
This is the tier list posted by iplaywinner after consulting with Jwong, John Choi, Floe, and others:
A+: Rufus, Akuma
A: Abel, Dictator, Ryu, Chun Li, Boxer, E. Honda
B+: Zangief, Ibuki, Sagat, Guile, Blanka
B: Cammy, T. Hawk, Juri, El Fuerte, Dhalsim, Ken, C. Viper
C+: Seth, Fei Long, DeeJay, Cody, Dudley, Adon, Gouken, Rose
C: Gen, Claw, Guy, Hakan
D: Makoto, Sakura, Dan
Some similarities but a lot of differences.
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Valhalla18444 Posts
i seem to be the only guy who thinks Chun is top tier
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Is there a website similar to teamliquid for the competitive SF4 scene? This game is a bit intriguing for me as someone who's never really been into fighting games before.
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Is there any fathomable explanation how Balrog and Honda moved to A? I could see the others in A tier, but not those two.
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Valhalla18444 Posts
On May 17 2010 04:04 d0da wrote:
Is there a website similar to teamliquid for the competitive SF4 scene? This game is a bit intriguing for me as someone who's never really been into fighting games before.
shoryuken.com
tl's bigger though ^_^
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