Is Lars a beginner character?

[Vakula]

TMM said in his video that Lars is a good beginner character. Im trying out his recommended combos, and man... its hard and confusing. There are so many stances, side switches, and awkward delays during stance. I dont really think he is that beginner.

[Tarmok]

NO

[Zagryzaec]

Yes. He and Alisa were introduced to relieve you from properly distancing yourself and moving.

It's not the combo that determine beginners character.

Btw try Alisa as well. She has same concept but more straightforward. Which is both strength and weakness.

[progste]

don't look too much at combos if you're a beginner, you should focus on blocking and getting in hits until you win.
Learn the minimum to get a bit of damage after a launch, but you need to learn to launch first.

[Necropants]

Any character created tekken 6 onwards is arguably a beginner character, it's been a conscious effort by namco to make them this way.

[Driblex™]

I would not consider him a beginner character. Besides learning blocking, frame advantage etc. Lars has a lot of mix-ups which are not that easy imo.

More beginner friendly are Paul or Law for example. Lars is more advanced imo.

[0009]

TMM is an idiot. dont listen 2 him

[Zagryzaec]

Tmm is very smart and experienced Tekken player who isn't afraid to speak about controversial topics more honestly than the rest.

[Make otgf -9 pls]

Originally posted by 0009:

TMM is an idiot. dont listen 2 him

He is begginer character just tekken is complex game

[Jaguar Sprint]

Dont even stare at any combos. Simple 1/12 basic jabs work if you launch your opponent.
Your focus should be the raw fundamentals : Distancing, movement, knowing when to poke, knowing when to use crush moves.
I would also heavily recomend not using the 1-button heat engager/smash as, however good they are, they're still kind of just a shortcut to victory. That's to say, dont ignore heat completely, or heat-engager strings, just dont become dependent on them to win your rounds.

[Super Cosmic Space Magnet]

I think Lars is a great introduction character, simply for the reason that none of his tools are locked behind difficult execution. There are no just-frame moves, his command list isn't too sprawling, and you don't need to do the dreaded

He also has all of the generalist tools that you'd expect to find on most characters (low sweeping CH launcher, slashkick, WS launch, jab strings, orbital, command throw, spacing tools) and a small array of stances with options out of them. His stances aren't nearly as complex as something like Hwoarang or Steve, but it gets you used to the concept of moves being accessible out of stance - and the importance of being able to navigate into it.

[HoneyDrake]

Originally posted by Make otgf -9 pls:

Originally posted by 0009:

TMM is an idiot. dont listen 2 him

He is begginer character just tekken is complex game

This.

Lars has many tools and the majority of his buttons are decent at most situations.

Claudio is similar, just like Alisa.

If you are new, just learning the basics, you will enjoy those three characters a lot. It will get frustrating to learn Tekken, because, just as mentioned already: it's a complex game, but those characters have many valuable skills which are fine by themselves andyou will not rely on combos to win matches.

You can pick up some launchers, learn a simple juggle combo, it can be less optimal than what you could do, but it should still be enough to win matches.

[giangole]

it't not. combos are harder than usual because various stance transitions, gameplan is about using the stances correctly and you gonna hit all the spam and mash of people at low level. there are way easier chars

[Make otgf -9 pls]

Originally posted by giangole:

it't not. combos are harder than usual because various stance transitions, gameplan is about using the stances correctly and you gonna hit all the spam and mash of people at low level. there are way easier chars

Combos are not hard with lars there are way harder ones it is just tekken so everything has a pretty high starting point

[0009]

Originally posted by Make otgf -9 pls:

Originally posted by 0009:

TMM is an idiot. dont listen 2 him

He is begginer character just tekken is complex game

what do U call a Leroy and Victor then?

[Make otgf -9 pls]

Originally posted by 0009:

Originally posted by Make otgf -9 pls:

He is begginer character just tekken is complex game

what do U call a Leroy and Victor then?

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