who to play

[crabs]

im bad and i want to get better. I dont want to play sol or ky like every other beginner and none of the characters are clicking for me. Who should i play to learn the game?

[Red]

Try all the characters, watch tournament replays and see who you'd like to play best? I mean, picking characters is a personal choice and even picking Sol or Ky won't necessarily brand you as a "beginner". Sure, they're meant to be relatively easy to pick up, but they're still good characters on their own merits and it would be a shame to dismiss them just because of that idea.

[Sloppy Froppy]

im new to the game as well im learning leo but i also agree just play the whole cast and just get a feeling for what every character does and one will click with you i know it clicked for me when i played leo i find him fun and i wouldn't have found him if i just jumped the gun on my first pick lol

[There'sNoStringOnMe]

You should check which FG character archetype fits your style better. Are you a zoner, rushdown or grappler type? What's your favorite way to win (or annoy people into losing)? Then find some sort of character review to decide who to try (the dustloop wiki can help you with that).

On a lesser note: character aesthetic matters too, to some extent.

One more thing: Maybe you can try them out in Dojo > Combo. The points above are also important, but personally I think you should as well pick someone whose execution you're comfortable doing. Execution-wise, I'm sticking with Baiken because I can't do DP motions (623) very well, and she doesn't have a lot of those (aside from Youzansen). I'm trying to get into playing Dizzy for a change, but it seems very hard to do so.

[crabs]

Originally posted by HagaH:

You should check which FG character archetype fits your style better. Are you a zoner, rushdown or grappler type? What's your favorite way to win (or annoy people into losing)? Then find some sort of character review to decide who to try (the dustloop wiki can help you with that).

On a lesser note: character aesthetic matters too, to some extent.

One more thing: Maybe you can try them out in Dojo > Combo. The points above are also important, but personally I think you should as well pick someone whose execution you're comfortable doing. Execution-wise, I'm sticking with Baiken because I can't do DP motions (623) very well, and she doesn't have a lot of those (aside from Youzansen). I'm trying to get into playing Dizzy for a change, but it seems very hard to do so.

its hard cause guilty gear is a lot different from things ive played in the past. Characters have gimmicks and quirks thatmake it hard to choose

[Leoscar]

Do the combo training for the characters, at least the basics and the first few advanced, should give you an idea of what each character can do.

I know the first time I played Ramlethal (not the best starting choice now that I think about it) I was like, yep, I'm playing this. Then I picked up Leo, wasn't sure about the stance thing but he doesn't have any difficult input so he's great to begin.

[Goofy Oomfie]

Do you know how to play other games? If so, then tell me your mains and I'll give you my best guess. If not just go by looks and character. If you don't enjoy playing the character move on to the next one until you find the one.

[crabs]

Originally posted by Herzenswärme:

Do you know how to play other games? If so, then tell me your mains and I'll give you my best guess. If not just go by looks and character. If you don't enjoy playing the character move on to the next one until you find the one.

i play bryan in tekken, akuma/dudley in 3rd strike and jotaro in jojos. I am liking sin so far in gg after trying millia, ky , sol, baiken and some others

[Goofy Oomfie]

Originally posted by crabs:

Originally posted by Herzenswärme:

Do you know how to play other games? If so, then tell me your mains and I'll give you my best guess. If not just go by looks and character. If you don't enjoy playing the character move on to the next one until you find the one.

i play bryan in tekken, akuma/dudley in 3rd strike and jotaro in jojos. I am liking sin so far in gg after trying millia, ky , sol, baiken and some others

Sin is not a bad choice. I'd also suggest you try Slayer

[strike478]

Originally posted by crabs:

im bad and i want to get better. I dont want to play sol or ky like every other beginner and none of the characters are clicking for me. Who should i play to learn the game?

Beginner friendly characters are good way to start but not the only one.
Play who you like. Explore roster try out each move of character you are interested in and if you have no idea how does given move functions go http://www.dustloop.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page and ask on dustloop forums.
Its easier to learn game while playing somebody you like than using beginner friendly character who doesnt clicks with you at all.
While some poples are convinced that by picking certain characters in certain games you might develop bad habits I wouldnt worried about it. It is exaggerated and if you move to another character you will manage to adopt.