Hard stuck Diamond 3, any tips?

[ElBajaPantii]

I been grinding for while and d1 and 2s arent so bad. But ever since I hit D3 I been getting stomped.

[Grampire]

Diamond 3 really is where I started hitting a lot of friction too. I'm in 4 now but it really slowed my progress

In my case I've had the most gains simply from not pressing buttons when I'm not supposed to and focusing harder on blocking.

At this level it seems like people get super frustrated when they can't land a hit and do stupid things to try to open you up.

[ElBajaPantii]

Originally posted by Doc Holiday:

What's your CFN

my cfn name is KumDump lol

[ElBajaPantii]

Originally posted by Grampire:

Diamond 3 really is where I started hitting a lot of friction too. I'm in 4 now but it really slowed my progress

In my case I've had the most gains simply from not pressing buttons when I'm not supposed to and focusing harder on blocking.

At this level it seems like people get super frustrated when they can't land a hit and do stupid things to try to open you up.

I been getting absolutely bodies tho. Even when i try to punish buttons that I know are negative i get smoked. Maybe Im reacting too late. If i block too much I lose drive meter and get smoked in the corner. ♥♥♥♥ is tough not gonna lie

[Bumblescrump]

Originally posted by ElBajaPantii:

Originally posted by Grampire:

Diamond 3 really is where I started hitting a lot of friction too. I'm in 4 now but it really slowed my progress

In my case I've had the most gains simply from not pressing buttons when I'm not supposed to and focusing harder on blocking.

At this level it seems like people get super frustrated when they can't land a hit and do stupid things to try to open you up.

I been getting absolutely bodies tho. Even when i try to punish buttons that I know are negative i get smoked. Maybe Im reacting too late. If i block too much I lose drive meter and get smoked in the corner. ♥♥♥♥ is tough not gonna lie

It is pretty common to hit walls like that, nothing you can do but find ways to improve and work at it. There's no race, and there's no short cuts, really. Just time and practice.

[Lysamus]

If you go back and watch the replays of your last 10 matches, do you notice any patterns in your play? Are you defaulting to the same options over and over again in the same situations for example? Anything you can see, your opponent likely sees too and might be exploiting.

If you can't spot anything, try answering this question -> From your replays, what's the most common scenario in which you get opened up (Wake-up? Cross-up? DR? Pressing buttons at disadvantage? After unsafe enders? etc.). If you can identify that, you can focus on closing that gap in your defense.

[ShamrockShake17]

You seem to be leaving damage on the table. Your counterhit jabs should convert to mp and into spiral arrow or mp > drive rush combo. Perhaps back off when dudes turtle to let them make a mistake. Cammy, IMO, is a counterhit character -- pressure is dead once they turtle since there is no overhead or command grab so I back off a bit and let them mess up. Perhaps delay the throw after drive rush too so it's not teched after one jab.

[Doc Holiday]

Originally posted by ElBajaPantii:

Originally posted by Doc Holiday:

What's your CFN

my cfn name is KumDump lol

I watched your single Ranked matches against Honda and Marisa.

IMO, they were both competent players so I can't blame you much. But I noticed you didn't anti air once with Cammy's DP. You also were using Cammy's OD Spin Knuckle as a neutral skip on Marisa, but isn't that move supposed to be used against fireball characters? I thought it was an odd use of the move.

Shamrock gave good tips.

[haoie]

I wouldn't consider myself anything amazing at the game but I have been able to get four characters to masters and I think I can confidently input that high diamond and low MR masters will be a fundamentals check. Even if you don't know the most optimal combos for specific scenarios, you should be able to hit masters with a decent level understanding of the game. Mixing things up in offense and maintaining offense. A decent punish combo for when you bait out reversals. Making sure you're doing true blockstrings and not some fake stuff. Anti-airing. I mean i can ramble on and on about the fundamentals that you probably already know of but sometimes you need a reminder.

Last thing that I'll leave on the table:

Are you playing to get better or are you just auto-piloting? It's a question that a lot of competitive gamers forget to ask themselves. I recognize that I play the game mainly casually and for fun so I am never too frustrated from a little hump in the road with my ranked play. Maybe that will ultimately help me climb; you can argue that it's the mental block of worrying about imaginary points that stop you from--well, acquiring said "imaginary points".

[ElBajaPantii]

Originally posted by Lysamus:

If you go back and watch the replays of your last 10 matches, do you notice any patterns in your play? Are you defaulting to the same options over and over again in the same situations for example? Anything you can see, your opponent likely sees too and might be exploiting.

If you can't spot anything, try answering this question -> From your replays, what's the most common scenario in which you get opened up (Wake-up? Cross-up? DR? Pressing buttons at disadvantage? After unsafe enders? etc.). If you can identify that, you can focus on closing that gap in your defense.

I have noticing that i have input errors at the worse moments. I need to work on not getting conditioned as well. I main cammy and a ken conditioned me to spin knuckle and he DI'd me and got smoked for it. Im mostly consistent with my inputs but in the heat of the moment i just get stuck i guess.

[ElBajaPantii]

Originally posted by ShamrockShake17:

You seem to be leaving damage on the table. Your counterhit jabs should convert to mp and into spiral arrow or mp > drive rush combo. Perhaps back off when dudes turtle to let them make a mistake. Cammy, IMO, is a counterhit character -- pressure is dead once they turtle since there is no overhead or command grab so I back off a bit and let them mess up. Perhaps delay the throw after drive rush too so it's not teched after one jab.

I agree. I do find myself freezing after a counter hit cause i didnt think i would get one of the time. I know counter hit and ounish counter combos but the nerves get to me sometimes and ♥♥♥♥ up.

[ElBajaPantii]

Originally posted by Doc Holiday:

Originally posted by ElBajaPantii:

my cfn name is KumDump lol

I watched your single Ranked matches against Honda and Marisa.

IMO, they were both competent players so I can't blame you much. But I noticed you didn't anti air once with Cammy's DP. You also were using Cammy's OD Spin Knuckle as a neutral skip on Marisa, but isn't that move supposed to be used against fireball characters? I thought it was an odd use of the move.

Shamrock gave good tips.

It wasnt from a lack of trying. In the heat of the moment my dp input messes up. I always try to practice anti airs in training room but its nothing like a real player. you dont know when a real player is going to jump

[ElBajaPantii]

If anyone can friend me and just practice with me that would also be helpful.

[FAT WANZER]

fight master rank akuma and get free 600 point;they like to use his heavy kick for some reason even if you can just duck it and punish for 5k dmg

[Opochtli]

Originally posted by Grampire:

Diamond 3 really is where I started hitting a lot of friction too. I'm in 4 now but it really slowed my progress

In my case I've had the most gains simply from not pressing buttons when I'm not supposed to and focusing harder on blocking.

At this level it seems like people get super frustrated when they can't land a hit and do stupid things to try to open you up.

This, same experience, play patiently and wait for them to do mistakes, people are super adhd in diamond.

[Little White Goblino From Juno]

Try and hop in a casual with a Master rank player and see if you can get a few games in and then go to rank. It's a mental thing for me. I'll face Diamond 3's and Master and immediately think they're better than me when majority aren't. A lot of Master players got in early when the game released so it was a scrub fest. Majority of the actual GOOD players are Master 1700 and higher.