It's okay that I keep losing to everyone right?

[GhostWarrior13]

Been stuck on iron 1 for days. As soon as I get a win, I just lose it all in the next few matches. It's hard on me as my friend also started on iron 1 and already reached bronze in a few days. Makes me feel depressed lol. Trying to set small goals for myself during matches and sometimes I do achieve them soooooo that's good I guess.

This is gonna be a looooong ass journey, and I'm trying my best not to get tilted. Need to improve my mindset but that's easier said than done.

[Jalir]

Yes.

Comparison is the death of joy. As long as you're enjoying incremental improvement, then you're on the right track.

[Kaljal]

I've been stuck in silver 1 for a day now I try to up my game with neutral games, combos, punishes espacially with timing and reading the opponent but if I'm winning for example 4 matches straight after that i'm losing 6 more straight so yeah it's a never ending cycle of self-improvement I'm sure we'll make it though, keep grinding and stay hard my friend

[GINTAMA]

sure it is. Maybe you should try out training mode a bit? Get more comfortable with your character and their buttons.

Also, learning to anti-air is very important and there is already a solid pre-set routine for that

[Kaljal]

yeah work on defense and frames, i'm currently trying to do same thing

[Lucyfar]

Don't focus on winning

Focus on getting better

Watch your replays, learn what you did wrong, improve

Watch good players that play with the same character you do

Learn and practice fundamentals

Train with the lvl 7 AI

[Ars_Diaboli]

Yes, it is. Please do not worry about winning or losing, you will not have fun if you do that. Focus on improvement.

[YT_RealDahmni]

Originally posted by GhostWarrior13:

Been stuck on iron 1 for days. As soon as I get a win, I just lose it all in the next few matches. It's hard on me as my friend also started on iron 1 and already reached bronze in a few days. Makes me feel depressed lol. Trying to set small goals for myself during matches and sometimes I do achieve them soooooo that's good I guess.

This is gonna be a looooong ass journey, and I'm trying my best not to get tilted. Need to improve my mindset but that's easier said than done.

i like the fact your setting small goals and such dont worry man it gets easier with time dont worry too hard about what your friend is doing just focus on you for the moment let this game help teach you about diff play styles ways of the characters move set... i write lots of notes at the end of the night to help me sort my own old damaged brain ( which i use to smash on the concrete ground outside lol jkjk) honestly dont concern yourself too mcuh with ur rank it gets to be a bad habit and it actually will stress you out more if you have the stressed out brain like i do.... just keep on piledriving the guys with zan or fireball with ryu or spam with jp and your gonna exceed it bothers me to see so many people leave the game or quit cause of hard things in the game not letting you have wins or other guys have to show off there ego with the small pepe syndrome... good to see your sticking through it man ... respect

[erratic_gamer]

ask your friend for help

[Sid]

Originally posted by GhostWarrior13:

Been stuck on iron 1 for days. As soon as I get a win, I just lose it all in the next few matches. It's hard on me as my friend also started on iron 1 and already reached bronze in a few days. Makes me feel depressed lol. Trying to set small goals for myself during matches and sometimes I do achieve them soooooo that's good I guess.

This is gonna be a looooong ass journey, and I'm trying my best not to get tilted. Need to improve my mindset but that's easier said than done.

absolutely fine.
fighting games aren't just a quick set of 3 rounds, each of those rounds is made up of dozens of little exchanges, and whoever wins more of those exchanges, takes the round.

winning is punching them in the face when they miss, uppercutting them out of the sky, or grabbing them when they get too hands on, because you planned on doing it.
anytime you win an exchange on purpose, you are winning. and as you win more, you'll get better at winning, and then, with practice, you'll win so much you take the round.

even when you lose the match, if you're learning, you're winning, you only truly lose when you give up.

[YT_RealDahmni]

or better yet ask for someone to be a sensei for you let someone ( i think thats the spelling i cant get the hang of engrish ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥) and ask for them to help train with you and anotehr really good thing maybe is a really good friendly rival like ash from pokemon its that drive that can help you someone you really wanna surpass but also have a really really strong bond in friendship it sounds completely F"d up and kinda creepy but its the best thing i do is have a rival do you mind me asking what char you main for now?

[GhostWarrior13]

Originally posted by YT_Realdahmni:

Originally posted by GhostWarrior13:

Been stuck on iron 1 for days. As soon as I get a win, I just lose it all in the next few matches. It's hard on me as my friend also started on iron 1 and already reached bronze in a few days. Makes me feel depressed lol. Trying to set small goals for myself during matches and sometimes I do achieve them soooooo that's good I guess.

This is gonna be a looooong ass journey, and I'm trying my best not to get tilted. Need to improve my mindset but that's easier said than done.

i like the fact your setting small goals and such dont worry man it gets easier with time dont worry too hard about what your friend is doing just focus on you for the moment let this game help teach you about diff play styles ways of the characters move set... i write lots of notes at the end of the night to help me sort my own old damaged brain ( which i use to smash on the concrete ground outside lol jkjk) honestly dont concern yourself too mcuh with ur rank it gets to be a bad habit and it actually will stress you out more if you have the stressed out brain like i do.... just keep on piledriving the guys with zan or fireball with ryu or spam with jp and your gonna exceed it bothers me to see so many people leave the game or quit cause of hard things in the game not letting you have wins or other guys have to show off there ego with the small pepe syndrome... good to see your sticking through it man ... respect

Thanks for the nice comment! Look I definitely won't quit the game just because it is hard, I simply won't allow myself to stoop that low. It's one of the reasons I respect this genre and it's players so much, because they keep pushing and focus on self improvement above wins. My mindset is bad at the moment and I am my own worst enemy but I want to change that for the better and I feel like this game will help me to discipline my mind.

[Das Big Hippo]

Losing is going to happen a lot for most fighting game players, myself included, especially if you are new to the genre, or even just a franchise. The best you can do is just focus on learning. The enemy perfected you? Instead of being down that you got 0 damage in, try to look at why the enemy was able to do that and figure out how to beat it. That sort of thing. Also don't be afraid to try other characters. Go in and look at the various character trials and tutorials if you haven't already. Just keep at it. If you're having fun, you'll get it eventually.

[GhostWarrior13]

Originally posted by YT_Realdahmni:

or better yet ask for someone to be a sensei for you let someone ( i think thats the spelling i cant get the hang of engrish ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥) and ask for them to help train with you and anotehr really good thing maybe is a really good friendly rival like ash from pokemon its that drive that can help you someone you really wanna surpass but also have a really really strong bond in friendship it sounds completely F"d up and kinda creepy but its the best thing i do is have a rival do you mind me asking what char you main for now?

I main cammy, tried chun-li but can't get the hang of her just yet

[Archiduque Motoko]

Play more battlehub instead of ranked. rRnked is always gonna be there like it did in SFV but the battlehub will die in a few months, get better there instead of focusing on ranks.

[Selphea]

To elaborate on knowing your buttons, there's a few things that are helpful to know:

• What's your fastest button and is it faster or slower than average? What can you combo off it?
  
• What's your longest cancellable button in case you need to bait someone's DI?
  
• What's your long buttons in general, and which ones are safe to randomly throw out, or risky on block?
  
• Which buttons are positive on block, to pressure your opponent and either create frame traps or link to a combo?
  
• Which air buttons are for jumping in, crossovers or air to air?

Iron is mostly knowledge, learning the range and properties of each button and making sure you're not unnecessarily leaving yourself open by using the wrong button e.g. slow or unsafe button up close or using unsafe target combos on block.

Also if you're having a hard time dealing with a specific move or string, look up its properties on Supercombo Wiki.