Any advice on executing combos?

[Banterus Maximus]

So, I am a new player and I am looking at guides on youtube to learn how to play the game. There is this guide that says that Rose can perform a combo by hitting with Crouch-Light-Punch, Crouch-Light-Kick, Crouch-Medium-Punch, but I can never pull off the third hit.

What's the trick in timing to master combos in SF4?

[B. B.]

I believe there's only a 1f window between cr. lk and cr. mp so it's not too easy of a link to connect. That being said, there are a few steps you can take to improve your combo game.

1. Don't mash. You will see more success if you hit buttons only when necessary.
2. Get a general sense of when you're expected to land your next move until you can land the link with relative accuracy. If you're unable to do the techniques described in step 3, you may have to fall back on muscle memory until you can do step 3. Nonetheless, you still require decent timing.
3. Learn techniques that can improve your accuracy. Two popular techniques are double-tapping(tapping a button twice quickly, usually for 2f links) and plinking(hitting a button of higher priority 1 frame before hitting a button of lower priority, usually for 1f links).

Here is a video on how to plink, the demonstrator is even using Rose and is doing the same exact combo that you're struggling with: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMLwsNd5LSU
Truthfully, I can't plink very well because it's hard to do on Dualshock so I don't know how to help you plink consistently.

If you do plink mp correctly, your inputs should show two lines: one with only mp and one with your weaker move + mp

[B. B.]

Also some people say the plink is a placebo, these people are talking out of their ass

[B. B.]

One more thing: your frame rate should be set to Fixed instead of Smooth or Variable

[Quinn]

Plink that ♥♥♥♥♥

[Banterus Maximus]

Thanks a lot, guys. I will be sure to check the video and get back to trying out combos.

[Jackie Daytona]

Originally posted by Starbox One X:

There is this guide that says that Rose can perform a combo by hitting with Crouch-Light-Punch, Crouch-Light-Kick, Crouch-Medium-Punch, but I can never pull off the third hit.

What's the trick in timing to master combos in SF4?

There are lots of simple combos like that are seemingly impossible to do. I spent years trying to figure out how to make the combos work. I still can't. To this day I cannot tell you why I am incapable of doing even the simplest of combos in this game.

Good luck. (You'll need it!)

[Banterus Maximus]

In the end, I managed to do the combo, but I cannot say that I can do it 100% of the time. I 'd say I am closer to a 65%.

[RiggedQuarter]

Something I found out after I already learned 98% of the combos to help you out good sir.

When you hit someone there is a small line that runs across the healthbar taking damage.
When that line is close to the end hit the next button (plinking helps)

You will find that this is not a golden rule by far but it works for all the basic stuff.
Never stop practicing!!!

[Keyserv]

Practice. This game is not easy, but it's so satisfying to learn advanced stuff like sjc ultra and kara dp.