Is anyone else terrible at countering Drive Impact spammers?

[Stitch]

In my rank, there are so many people who spam it and I'm usually too slow to punish it with my own DI. I'm sure that good players would easily counter this, but I'm simply not that good and I always get so salty when my opponent beats me that way.

[BlueDazer]

I have also been having trouble dealing with them. I usually don't get salty with fighting games but The DI spam had me tilted really hard until I started just trying to focus on countering DI specifically. I made it my goal for each match to just anti air and bait out DI until I get a feel for the timing of countering it. Its been working pretty good so far. Also in training mode the Drive Impact practice is very good for learning to deal with it as well. But just know the game is still new and not all of us learn at the same pace and in no time you will be punishing all those DI spammers!

[pseudo]

Don't focus on reacting to it, instead try to understand the conditions for which the player
can/will use it. This will help you "read" and reduce the need for reaction speed. However, if it's truly mindless spam, even that has limits. You only have so much drive gauge. They went first, so they will (in most cases) reach that limit first. Spam yours back.

[The Grin]

Originally posted by Stitch:

In my rank, there are so many people who spam it and I'm usually too slow to punish it with my own DI. I'm sure that good players would easily counter this, but I'm simply not that good and I always get so salty when my opponent beats me that way.

It's funny you speak about drive impact spammer noobs.
I just fought a DI noob Ryu player only using DI.....no even one single hadoken during 13 matches !!!! Can you imagine, not one hadoken ????

Best thing you could do is : losing one or 2 matches to see how the idiot operates. Once you know his attack patterns which will certainly be 90% of the time the same, you will be able to hard punish him and empty his meter.

That's what I did and everytime I made him empty his meter he was clueless and lost.

Let those donkeys spam their DI until they lose all their gauge, then take care of them. Remember not to use DI yourself, you will be less predictable.

[The Grin]

Originally posted by BlueDazer:

I have also been having trouble dealing with them. I usually don't get salty with fighting games but The DI spam had me tilted really hard until I started just trying to focus on countering DI specifically. I made it my goal for each match to just anti air and bait out DI until I get a feel for the timing of countering it. Its been working pretty good so far. Also in training mode the Drive Impact practice is very good for learning to deal with it as well. But just know the game is still new and not all of us learn at the same pace and in no time you will be punishing all those DI spammers!

Well DI is not a skill that is meant to be spammed but it is surely annoying in the sense that not seeing any other combination than this attack makes you want to take a nap....
But since it's like a crush counter, all these fools use the easiest way to win. Remember that they can't even combo which is a great advantage.
Like you said, parrying, a fast back step or a jump over the opponent and back attack combos are sufficient against them.

[Cam]

I'm just accepting that my reaction speed is lacking, and working on it as I play. Even if you get hit, build the habit. If they DI? You press the buttons, even if you press them way after the hit.

DI's use in neutral falls off hard as players play safer, and many people use blockstrings that'll naturally beat a DI in one way or another. Its main use in a match becomes to get a big opportunity off of reading a committed poke. Like a sweep, for example, or anything slow and uncancelable.

[Obby]

Originally posted by Stitch:

In my rank, there are so many people who spam it and I'm usually too slow to punish it with my own DI. I'm sure that good players would easily counter this, but I'm simply not that good and I always get so salty when my opponent beats me that way.

"too slow to punish it w my own DI" thats your problem right there. Dont di punish DI's. parry them, jump them, or grab them out of them. Or super them

[Signed Picasso]

I've been Di countered when my fking fist is in their face.
If they are willing to DI in your face, just be ready to grab.
if they actually are good at spacing, find a string you can play footsies with a good recovery so you can either take the hit on block or counter DI on reaction.

[mrrogers]

I just played a gief that was spamming DI. Easy win. People that can block are a lot harder. I think its easier to not focus on mashing DI but neutral jumping it, and punishing.
If you are hitting buttons though I think cancel into DI is better. Against most people I am aware of it, but if someone is mashing that you just sit on DI and mash it when they mash it.
Easy combos. Its a great way to do tons of damage if someone keeps using it