How did a break affect you?

[SuperPinger]

Why have you decided to take a break? How long were you on a break? What was your experience upon returning to the game? I'm talking "big" breaks that are at least 10 days long.

[processor.dev1l]

Went on a hiatus long several months, I played T8 and some other games in the meantime. When I returned back, it took me a couple of days before I remembered all my combos, but I didn't have any real problem with execution (I mained Ryu so it is as easy as it gets).

[Doc Holiday]

I always return better and fresher from breaks. It's like the brain reorganizes all the info about the game more neatly after breaks, and then I can resume the game feeling stronger.

[Everchosen]

Originally posted by SuperPinger:

Why have you decided to take a break? How long were you on a break? What was your experience upon returning to the game? I'm talking "big" breaks that are at least 10 days long.

Rough for the first few days of play, but once I got over that was usually able to push beyond whatever wall I had hit previously.

It really didn't impact my execution too heavily, it only took about 15-30 minutes in training to get back to where I was before. I also found it easier to improve on my execution as well.

What really suffered is stuff like my spacing, reactions, match up knowledge etc. was able to clear all that up in about 20-30 matches. The important thing for me was to recognize that I was probably going to lose most of those and really shouldn't be expecting to do better than maybe 30-40%.

[al64inthedark]

Took a months long break.
I tried coming back but I am overwhelmed. Fighting games require too much out of you for an adult.
I want to work on personal project and it is hard to have a healthy life and be good enough at such games imho.
So, right now, scared to come back because of what the game asks.
I am aware it's mostly psychological tho.

[processor.dev1l]

Originally posted by al64inthedark:

Took a months long break.
I tried coming back but I am overwhelmed. Fighting games require too much out of you for an adult.
I want to work on personal project and it is hard to have a healthy life and be good enough at such games imho.
So, right now, scared to come back because of what the game asks.
I am aware it's mostly psychological tho.

Oh, you should definitely come back. In Battle Hub there's newly a SimSim machine that allows you to fight your own ghost (v-rival), ghost of other players at your ranks (random v-rivals) and it also gives you tips on what you can improve.

[OgichiGame]

First week or so back I was playing a lot worse, but after that I improved really fast, and got way better than I was before I had a break. That's not to say I recommend taking a break, but that's what happened for me.

[Maverick]

Originally posted by al64inthedark:

Took a months long break.
I tried coming back but I am overwhelmed. Fighting games require too much out of you for an adult.
I want to work on personal project and it is hard to have a healthy life and be good enough at such games imho.
So, right now, scared to come back because of what the game asks.
I am aware it's mostly psychological tho.

This. Part of you loves Street Fighter and isn't satisfied with just being a casual. You want to get good and one day get to Master, but time, lowered mental patience, interest in other things and games, hold you back.

In my case, unfortunately, I'm a complainer. I pick up a new SF game, am faced with new mechanics, which in most cases truly are corny and wack, and I have to endure being called a scrub and told I'm bad at the game. It sucks, but I don't blame them. I'd likely do the same in their shoes, lol.

[Grampire]

Short breaks of a week or a couple days usually yield pretty noticeable improvements.

If it's like a few months, have to brush off the rust.

[Overcaptain]

Originally posted by Maverick:

Originally posted by al64inthedark:

Took a months long break.
I tried coming back but I am overwhelmed. Fighting games require too much out of you for an adult.
I want to work on personal project and it is hard to have a healthy life and be good enough at such games imho.
So, right now, scared to come back because of what the game asks.
I am aware it's mostly psychological tho.

This. Part of you loves Street Fighter and isn't satisfied with just being a casual. You want to get good and one day get to Master, but time, lowered mental patience, interest in other things and games, hold you back.

In my case, unfortunately, I'm a complainer. I pick up a new SF game, am faced with new mechanics, which in most cases truly are corny and wack, and I have to endure being called a scrub and told I'm bad at the game. It sucks, but I don't blame them. I'd likely do the same in their shoes, lol.

I think people underestimate the value of venting.

[yui8]

Everytime I turn off sf6 to play vf5, I forget how to [Block] in vf! 🤦🏻‍♀️

[Double Jump]

I reached a self set goal in spring and lost a bit of motivation after doing so. I then spent the summer with my outdoor hobbies. I never lost interest in SF and the FGC in general, but couldn't find the time to sit down and get back into it. With a new goal and winter now I'm back at it.

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Originally posted by processor.dev1l:

... but I didn't have any real problem with execution ...

and

Originally posted by Doc Holiday:

I always return better and fresher from breaks. It's like the brain reorganizes all the info about the game more neatly after breaks, and then I can resume the game feeling stronger.

I can report the same for me. I did not lose any of my execution skill (quite the opposite) and remembered most of my old combo routes from season 1 during the first session. Of course the floor was wiped with me in the BH, but that was to be expected.

I noticed that after the brake I tend to now be less in autopilot and flowchart mode which is absolutely a good thing. Similarly certain executions went off easier. Prior to my brake I put alot of effort into getting consistent with TKCS. After the brake I had a much easier time doing it consistently and under the pressure of ranked matches. (I have no idea why I have such an obsession with this move...)

Even though I tried to have the attitude before, the brake also made it clear again, that FGs are just a hobby which is supposed to be fun and that the fun should come from personal improvement and not from comparing myself with others.

[Wormerine]

Week to two weeks are unnoticable. I tend to play better when coming back. A month plus I need to get back to shape.

[dDogstar]

i stop because there are other toys to play with (PoE2 right now) . when i come back its like i can think more clearly. i can learn new things and improve what i have learned before.

[ATXReset]

4 month break and Gold feels like Plat.

[Tr3m0r]

Originally posted by processor.dev1l:

Originally posted by al64inthedark:

Took a months long break.
I tried coming back but I am overwhelmed. Fighting games require too much out of you for an adult.
I want to work on personal project and it is hard to have a healthy life and be good enough at such games imho.
So, right now, scared to come back because of what the game asks.
I am aware it's mostly psychological tho.

Oh, you should definitely come back. In Battle Hub there's newly a SimSim machine that allows you to fight your own ghost (v-rival), ghost of other players at your ranks (random v-rivals) and it also gives you tips on what you can improve.

Great recommendation and I have to check that out too as I'm not competitive at all in the game.

OP its also OK to allow yourself to realize that you don't have the time and space needed for high level gameplay. It's then just about also not looking down on yourself as if that's some sort of failure. In time, you recalibrate and then enjoy more casual matches without any real meaning attached to winning or losing. I played a couple matches today and I lost but I felt like they were good matches. But I'm in a super low rank and have only played maybe 100 matches total. But this is also my favorite street fighter in a very long time and I enjoy just being a casual with the game modes and art. It's common to go through phases of competition in gaming. I'm also a very competitive person but I know it's about having a plethora of different things going on and therefore I cannot game each fighter like I have at other times in my life.