too scared to play online

[xXìpèéïñpöølsgødXx]

like, how good are people online?
am I good enough? I have like 20+ hours in this game and I think I'm sorta decent
but damn, am I ready to take on the big leagues yet? any tips?

[Hextravert]

Given how few people play this game, finding someone who's just as good as you isn't easy.

But you gotta start somewhere.

The sooner the better.

Originally posted by Sterile Pancake™:

like, how good are people online?
am I good enough? I have like 20+ hours in this game and I think I'm sorta decent
but damn, am I ready to take on the big leagues yet? any tips?

[beans]

Probably not.

In real life, slamming your head against a wall until the wall cracks will lead to permanent brain damage and possibly internal bleeding, if not death. But in Skullgirls, you'll learn from your mistakes.

Playing against super high-level players isn't optimal for a newbie. Sure, you might get a glance at a few advanced strategies, but you'll just get your ass handed to you for most of the match. You'll have to learn essential concepts, namely resets, very quickly, and experienced players can trick you up with another reset by the time you figure out the first. Or, they can just not do a reset, and then you end up thinking they're going to do one.

If you don't have any friends that play SG, your best bet is, unfortunately, going to be playing online. However, it's not all bad! Repeatedly playing with high-level players will eventually allow you the time necessary to learn what's actually going on. I would advise going through the tutorials so that you can get the very basics of the game out of the way and immediately start focusing on more advanced concepts. Playing against the same person is also good. What's even better is if they play fair. Some characters, like Big Band, have moves that are relatively easy to counter, but if you aren't prepared, you can take huge amounts of damage very quickly. For example, if you attacked Big Band and you're doing a combo on him, he has a DP which is invincible, incredibly fast, and allows him to go into a full combo. Some band players will be spamming this constantly because they suck and are just hoping you'll mess up your combo eventually. A lot of characters can be played like this, so be wary, because some people will just try to cheap you out and assume you'll drop combos. The way to beat these players is with burst baits, but as a newbie, it might be a little tough to memorize burst baits and incorporate them into your playstyle.

So, my suggestions are:

1. Find somebody who plays fair. If they take each and every opportunity to completely annihilate you, then you're probably not going to learn very much. Most people will play like this the first time you play them, but there are quite a lot of people who will deliberately slow the game down if they're playing against somebody who clearly isn't very skilled.
   
   
2. Find somebody who's willing to keep playing with you. This probably means they're willing to help you learn, or at least give you some experience, or maybe they just find playing against somebody who's significantly less threatening fun or even relaxing. Now that all quickmatch matches are Bo3, this is a lot easier, although you'll still probably find more persistent players in lobbies.
   
   
3. Don't take losses hard. You'll lose a lot, probably the majority of the time. If you're winning, that might actually be a bad thing, because it indicates you're playing against somebody even worse than you. If you can get a win in on a relatively good player, then you'll know you're improving, but the process of improving will at first be very hard to observe. Just keep playing and you'll get the hang of things eventually.

[xXìpèéïñpöølsgødXx]

woo thank you peoples
I'm gonna try some online matches and see how I do

[Archmage MC]

GL in online. I love this game for what it is, but I know I wont have any fun online myself.

[1.2M | Missingno.]

Even when I get my ass kicked, which is pretty damn often, I'm still having fun.