122 hours in the game still dont know who to main

[Dwolfin]

pain.
(send help)

In 2D fighters Ive played its much easier but each character has so much stuff and its so overwhelming and in depth after trying all the characters I still dont know who I want to main, there are definitely characters I feel I enjoy more than others but yeah its rough.

The highest character I have rn is Claudio in Garyu, and I havent really played him since I reached Garyu.

[=\[P]/=]

same....my mains from Tekken7 were gone
now i still can't fine any character i feel clicked with :(

i enjoy Lili the most, but still....

[Forza Piadina]

For you i would choose panda.

[Castyles]

Nah. 3D fighters are WAY easier to pick up and play. Mostly due to the lack (or absolutely nothing) of mOtIoN/cHaRgE inputs.

Anyway. If you like Claudio then you'll probably like Shaheen. He has very few moves in his arsenal (~70-80 something). Similar to Claudio.

[Be_Proud (Heritage)]

I had this problem in Tekken 7. Originally, I played every character on a whim, playing Tekken months at a time, and got better at none of them. Really late in the life of Tekken 7, I got decent with Gigas, but I was no-where near as good as I wanted to be.

When you do this, you mess up your muscle memory, you never really advance in mind-game territory because you're too busy focusing on stuff that intermediate players mastered such as bread & butter combos, optimal wall combos, and when you reach proficiency; more advanced stuff like small tweaks in game-play such as set-ups, okizeme traps, and anti-character strategy.

My advice is to pick 2-3 characters to main. Sub about no more than 5, but purely for fun. And then pick a character you like the look of, etc. and go with that. If you don't like the character's move-list move on to the next character until you find a main, secondary, and/or tertiary, etc.

Anyway, the age old wisdom of go with a character you think/feels is cool to you and go from there.

[Dwolfin]

Originally posted by Castyles:

Nah. 3D fighters are WAY easier to pick up and play. Mostly due to the lack (or absolutely nothing) of mOtIoN/cHaRgE inputs.

Anyway. If you like Claudio then you'll probably like Shaheen. He has very few moves in his arsenal (~70-80 something). Similar to Claudio.

I did like Shaheen but I only feel like it is beacuse of the small move list. I dont want to be afraid of a large one.

Man I just want a highly aggressive character but I dont know who

[MxWu1337-bilibili]

Don't let rank fool you.
With some characters it's easier to rank up to a certain rank. And nearly impossible to rank further.
Especially when you rely on certain tools too much.
Example
In low and mid rank Azucena is nearly unbeatable. But in Higher Ranks she's not nearly represented as much.

Reina is really hard to play as a beginner/low rank player. But in higher ranks she's extremely strong.


The more complicated a character is the stronger you'll get later on.
The simpler the character is, the stronger you are in the beginning.
(There are exceptions)

Just use whoever you want. Whoever has the most stylish moves xD

[Dwolfin]

Originally posted by MxWu1337:

Don't let rank fool you.
With some characters it's easier to rank up to a certain rank. And nearly impossible to rank further.
Especially when you rely on certain tools too much.
Example
In low and mid rank Azucena is nearly unbeatable. But in Higher Ranks she's not nearly represented as much.

Reina is really hard to play as a beginner/low rank player. But in higher ranks she's extremely strong.


The more complicated a character is the stronger you'll get later on.
The simpler the character is, the stronger you are in the beginning.
(There are exceptions)

Just use whoever you want. Whoever has the most stylish moves xD

I keep being told that, but I also keep thinking surely there is someone who fits my playstyle best but Idk who that would be. I need someone very knowledgable to help me decide

[Be_Proud (Heritage)]

Originally posted by Dwolfin:

Originally posted by MxWu1337:

Don't let rank fool you.
With some characters it's easier to rank up to a certain rank. And nearly impossible to rank further.
Especially when you rely on certain tools too much.
Example
In low and mid rank Azucena is nearly unbeatable. But in Higher Ranks she's not nearly represented as much.

Reina is really hard to play as a beginner/low rank player. But in higher ranks she's extremely strong.


The more complicated a character is the stronger you'll get later on.
The simpler the character is, the stronger you are in the beginning.
(There are exceptions)

Just use whoever you want. Whoever has the most stylish moves xD

I keep being told that, but I also keep thinking surely there is someone who fits my playstyle best but Idk who that would be. I need someone very knowledgable to help me decide

Ok, what playstyle are you looking for?

[Dwolfin]

Originally posted by Be_Proud (Heritage):

Originally posted by Dwolfin:

I keep being told that, but I also keep thinking surely there is someone who fits my playstyle best but Idk who that would be. I need someone very knowledgable to help me decide

Ok, what playstyle are you looking for?

maybe 50/50 mixup, high pressure, mass assault? Just very aggressive

[Forza Piadina]

Originally posted by Dwolfin:

Originally posted by Be_Proud (Heritage):

Ok, what playstyle are you looking for?

maybe 50/50 mixup, high pressure, mass assault?

Then Panda is the right choice.

[MxWu1337-bilibili]

Originally posted by Dwolfin:

Originally posted by MxWu1337:

Don't let rank fool you.
With some characters it's easier to rank up to a certain rank. And nearly impossible to rank further.
Especially when you rely on certain tools too much.
Example
In low and mid rank Azucena is nearly unbeatable. But in Higher Ranks she's not nearly represented as much.

Reina is really hard to play as a beginner/low rank player. But in higher ranks she's extremely strong.


The more complicated a character is the stronger you'll get later on.
The simpler the character is, the stronger you are in the beginning.
(There are exceptions)

Just use whoever you want. Whoever has the most stylish moves xD

I keep being told that, but I also keep thinking surely there is someone who fits my playstyle best but Idk who that would be. I need someone very knowledgable to help me decide

I saw above you'd like to play a highly aggressive character...
Here's the thing.
Any character can be played highly aggressive.
Every character has an arsenal of rather save mids and a 50-50 at some point.

It really comes down preference. Especially when it's about fun.
I was an Asuka main.... and somewhere in the middle I switched to Kazuya because I loved the electric. Now I'm a Jin main because he's a Jack of all trades.
None of these characters are high tier characters.

What I mean is... pick the one with the coolest moves.
And find a way to play that character in "your way". If you like aggression... any character can do that.

You could try Xiaoyu... her aggressive gameplay is extremely strong since she's hard to hit while she's being aggressive xD

[Dwolfin]

Originally posted by Forza Piadina:

Originally posted by Dwolfin:

maybe 50/50 mixup, high pressure, mass assault?

Then Panda is the right choice.

Panda shill

[Dwolfin]

Originally posted by MxWu1337:

Originally posted by Dwolfin:

I keep being told that, but I also keep thinking surely there is someone who fits my playstyle best but Idk who that would be. I need someone very knowledgable to help me decide

I saw above you'd like to play a highly aggressive character...
Here's the thing.
Any character can be played highly aggressive.
Every character has an arsenal of rather save mids and a 50-50 at some point.

It really comes down preference. Especially when it's about fun.
I was an Asuka main.... and somewhere in the middle I switched to Kazuya because I loved the electric. Now I'm a Jin main because he's a Jack of all trades.
None of these characters are high tier characters.

What I mean is... pick the one with the coolest moves.
And find a way to play that character in "your way". If you like aggression... any character can do that.

You could try Xiaoyu... her aggressive gameplay is extremely strong since she's hard to hit while she's being aggressive xD

funny you say Xiaoyu, being I was trying to learn Xiaoyu

[Be_Proud (Heritage)]

Originally posted by Dwolfin:

Originally posted by Be_Proud (Heritage):

Ok, what playstyle are you looking for?

maybe 50/50 mixup, high pressure, mass assault? Just very aggressive

---------Top contenders.

Hwoarang might be the character you're looking for if you like 50/50's and want to pressure heavy.

Dragunov is great if you want to keep mass assault, high-pressure. Has some 50/50's, but not like Hwoarang.

Reina is another contender. She has 50/50's and a very high pressure, mass assault character.

Azucena, very similar to Reina. Easy to play and high pressure, with 50/50 in mix.

--------- Other picks.

Kazuya is great 50/50 character, but does not have mass assault, high pressure.

Nina is great as a poke-heavy high assault character up-close, but requires a bit of skill and her 50/50's aren't that strong.

Devil Jin has very strong 50/50's, but he's not mass assault, high pressure.

Lars can be very oppressive mass assault, high pressure. But, some of his 50/50's are high-risk, high-reward.

King has great 50/50's in grabs and can lock-down opponents, but he's a grappler so he isn't high pressure, mass assault.

Victor is long-range, his high pressure is in his range and space control. He's also very easy to play.

[Be_Proud (Heritage)]

Originally posted by MxWu1337:

Originally posted by Dwolfin:

I keep being told that, but I also keep thinking surely there is someone who fits my playstyle best but Idk who that would be. I need someone very knowledgable to help me decide

I saw above you'd like to play a highly aggressive character...
Here's the thing.
Any character can be played highly aggressive.
Every character has an arsenal of rather save mids and a 50-50 at some point.

It really comes down preference. Especially when it's about fun.
I was an Asuka main.... and somewhere in the middle I switched to Kazuya because I loved the electric. Now I'm a Jin main because he's a Jack of all trades.
None of these characters are high tier characters.

What I mean is... pick the one with the coolest moves.
And find a way to play that character in "your way". If you like aggression... any character can do that.

You could try Xiaoyu... her aggressive gameplay is extremely strong since she's hard to hit while she's being aggressive xD

It is true that any character can play aggressively, but some excel at it. You cannot play Dragunov like you play Asuka. Nor can you play Hwoarang like you play Steve. People who think Steve is Hwoarang with hands does not understand how Steve operates as a heavy counter-hit character with very little 50/50 pressure even with his new stance.