Great game, but getting bodied quite easily. Is it my age?

[TwinKy]

This is my first fighting game and i'm in my 30s. The agepill is definitely a thing in dating and language learning, is it pretty much the same here?

it's sad really as the game is excellent but it does seem my age is a barrier. It's the same principle with other things in life, especially learning new skills; Miss the critical window and you're basically crap forever at whatever you're trying to do.


Glad I grew up playing other genres lol. Otherwise, all of gaming would've been inaccessible to me.


Do you guys happen to know anyone who started fighting games old (late 20s+)?

[Skiptro]

you can learn stuff that is not the problem. reaction time though, declines with age.

[unclassified]

its not your age its the time you spend with the game. you cant expect anything from yourself after not even a single week. be patient, start to learn what your charackter can do, look up youtube videos on how other people play with said char and what kind of combos they do and learn over the coming month how to play the game.

tekken is very complex when you want to dive deeper into it with all the matchups you have to learn to not get beaten by "cheap" stuff that only works because you dont know what to do against ist.

conclusion, be patient, take your time to learn the game which will be supported for years, and get slowly better.

[-★- sevenfoodsandwich -★-]

If you blame your age every time it's going to be harder to figure out all the real mistakes you've made.

There's an answer to everything in Tekken and as long as your memory and muscle memory are still working you're going to be able to learn. It takes patience and time, and even if you lose a lot like me, who is also a 30s person, it can be enjoyable.

I see getting totally crushed as an opportunity to watch how the opponent plays, and try to sneak in counters.

Some people focus pressure so hard, they will always get caught by a delayed combo finisher, some people never block lows, some people never break grabs, some people are easy to duck or sidestep. Every opponent is different and has their quirks.

Be patient, watch what they're doing, and reflect on what you've been doing.

[Larzech]

Oh boy, first fighting game and Tekken? Yeah you will be bodied a lot early as Tekken is hard. You could practise against CPU ghosts or yourself - your ghost scales to your level and you need to surpass it constantly.

Did you finish Arcade Quest at least? Start from there.

[kriskazuya]

Some of this, Some of that. Unless you are some content creator or pro level player being an older player you will not have enough time to catch up or practice to actually win more than 20% and as time passes only the hardcore players will be left who play nothing but Tekken and already have 5000 wins and you are not winning a round against them. So yeah, don’t get yourselves frustrated and down about it. Just enjoy the story, arcade and maybe some fun pvp matches. Learning fighting games in your late 20’s and 30’s is an absolute waste when it comes to pvp. I’ve been a Tekken Fan for the past 20 years(early 30’s) but lately I’m just sticking to offline modes. It’s okay.

[Be_Proud (Heritage)]

Nah, most of the time, reaction stuff isn't really necessary as long as you have a plan on how to react next time and develop the proper muscle memory.

"Adult human reaction times in response to simple tasks slow with age at a rate of 2–6 ms per decade (1–3)"

According to this study. https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/jn.00072.2022#:~:text=Adult%20human%20reaction%20times%20in,and%20old%20participants%20(3).

That means, you can still react to snake edges which are 0.5 seconds. So, suppose you are 40 years old, and lost 12 ms. That would be about 0.012 seconds reaction time lost, which isn't even a 1 tenth of a second, but hundredth of a second. It ain't age, bro. You can still play, you just have to be willing.

[TwinKy]

Originally posted by kriskazuya:

Some of this, Some of that. Unless you are some content creator or pro level player being an older player you will not have enough time to catch up or practice to actually win more than 20% and as time passes only the hardcore players will be left who play nothing but Tekken and already have 5000 wins and you are not winning a round against them. So yeah, don’t get yourselves frustrated and down about it. Just enjoy the story, arcade and maybe some fun pvp matches. Learning fighting games in your late 20’s and 30’s is an absolute waste when it comes to pvp. I’ve been a Tekken Fan for the past 20 years(early 30’s) but lately I’m just sticking to offline modes. It’s okay.

Ended up uninstalling the game and removing it from my account permanently for my mental health. I was getting pulverized so badly it was affecting my self-esteem. It's a shame really, the game is brilliant.

[MOSLEY]

No. Knee is 38 and he's still one of the strongest players in the world.

The problem isn't your age, it's your level of familiarity with the game. Things will feel really fast and impossible to react to at first, but as you play more you'll recognise the animations faster and respond to them without thinking.

When someone first starts playing, things like Bryan's snake edge seem like the most obnoxious moves in the world, with practice they become "why would you ever use this in neutral because you're going to get blocked and launched for it every single time" moves.

You will need to spend a lot of time practising to get good, but if you have the patience and motivation for it then your age won't hinder you.

[Gleap]

Bro you are 30 not 300. You can learn new skills just fine if you dedicate yourself and commit.

[Maxaemon]

the age thing doesn't make sense if you look at the streamers for example.. lot of them are old guys, with health issues to boot! I just think that your reaktion time will get better when your mind knows naturally what to do in situations, then again I would not be surprised if lot of people who play Tekken use drugs like adderall or lots of kaffeine and energy drinks, you see that a lot these days tbh

[Noobc0re]

You don't turn decripit at 30. Tekken is just stupidly information dense. So if you're new to Tekken you need to put in enough study hours to where you could've gotten a phd instead.

[Shinjoku1479]

practice! I'm 45 age is no excuse if you love something enough, unless im 60 then yes my reactions are gonna suck lol (damn, am I the oldest Tekken player around?)

[Pops Freshenmeyer]

Originally posted by BumbaRaz:

practice! I'm 45 age is no excuse if you love something enough, unless im 60 then yes my reactions are gonna suck lol (damn, am I the oldest Tekken player around?)

Nah bro I'm an old head 45 myself. There are plenty of us that been playing since the first Tekken around.

[NobodyNinguem]

Here's the story of a 48-year-old man, a veteran of fighting games since the 90s, here's my advice...train...especially combos. If, after hours, days, months, or even years, you still haven't beaten an online opponent, or at least half a dozen, you're sure to beat Alzheimer's.

[Pops Freshenmeyer]

Originally posted by NobodyNinguem:

Here's the story of a 48-year-old man, a veteran of fighting games...training...especially combos. If, after hours, days, months, or even years, you still haven't beaten an online opponent, or at least half a dozen, you're sure to beat Alzheimer's.

Right gotta try to stay sharp somehow lol. I may not be good but learning combo's has to be good to keep the mind sharp.