Cant seem to win online, any tips?

[Captain Sheyn]

I am litterally just a punching bag, played a few games (like 10-20 or so) and every single match was just me getting hit without even being able to do anything, sometimes i couldnt even recover. Anything i can do there? And dont come me with gid gud, thats basicly what im asking about.

[Pachislot Rockman Ability]

just play Cell, Goku Black, Kid buu, A.Gohan, they're just better than everyone else and you'll win through character power alone

[Captain Sheyn]

Thats not really what i want and i also dont think that'll do me any good, for instance i like playing frieza, krillin and android 21.

[Pachislot Rockman Ability]

Originally posted by Tsundere Sheyn:

Thats not really what i want and i also dont think that'll do me any good, for instance i like playing frieza, krillin and android 21.

Then you're kinda out of luck, playing meta teams is pretty much the only way to get ahead anymore. Even Casual Match is full of people playing meta teams, I guess they got sick of people dodging them in Ranked.

[Captain Sheyn]

Originally posted by A flock of bats:

Originally posted by Tsundere Sheyn:

Thats not really what i want and i also dont think that'll do me any good, for instance i like playing frieza, krillin and android 21.

Then you're kinda out of luck, playing meta teams is pretty much the only way to get ahead anymore. Even Casual Match is full of people playing meta teams, I guess they got sick of people dodging them in Ranked.

Im not trying to get ahead, just trying to get on a somewhat equal level, not being able to break out of a combo or hitting doesnt have to do anything with the character i guess.


@Softest sure i can do that, but tomorrow, its late already.

[Epic Gnest]

Experiment with some combos in training mode and test it out in local battle. That's what I did.

[76561198826166949]

training training training. thats the only thing that should be on your mind. watch videos, practice with any type of character on hard mode, get destroyed, get up come back. don't lose hope. learn the mechanics, how to escape corner, cross up, meaties, footsies, assist, reflect, vanish. learn read watch, train train train. without all that you'll be just a punching bag. even if you lose it doesnt matter, watch your replays. youll start stacking up wins. guaranteed

[Stringy]

Originally posted by A flock of bats:

just play Cell, Goku Black, Kid buu, A.Gohan, they're just better than everyone else and you'll win through character power alone

this guy ^ is butthurt, don't listen to him. I recommend watching some "How To DBFZ" or "DBFZ Basics" videos by people like Rooflemonger, Maximillian Dood and TGN Anime. These guys are great at breaking down the basics, combos and game mechanics so that any newcomer can easily and quickly start to learn.
Happy fighting and don't fall into the same pitfalls that scrubs like Flock fall into :P

[Nat. 1]

Originally posted by A flock of bats:

just play Cell, Goku Black, Kid buu, A.Gohan, they're just better than everyone else and you'll win through character power alone

yo scrub, why's gohan still there and not android 21 and bardock (and tbh a good gotenks) as well, if you gotta name the top tiers you gotta name the big 7. While those are definetly the top tiers they don't just make you win. you still need to know your neutral, how to punish stuff, how to escape corner pressure, oki, etc. And tbh black ain't top tier, dude doesn't have a low 2l.

To answer ops question: First of all get familiar with anime fighter input notation. (you have light (l) medium (m) and heavy attacks(h). If there is a number, that number corresponds with the direction on a numpad, 2h for exampe would be down heavy.) Watch youtbue videos, read a lot, watch what better players are doing, learn an easy to do combo after a launcher that you will almost never drop. Learn when your turn is and get used to not pressing buttons until you know you don't jsut get killed if you do. (as in learn when they are negative on block or back in neutral)

And most important of all: Play to improve, get better, not to win. If you end the match with having learned something new, you won in the long term. Winrate is meaningless, it doesn't show current skill lvl only how good you were in the past so don't be bothered by it.

[DragonH]

Originally posted by Tsundere Sheyn:

I am litterally just a punching bag, played a few games (like 10-20 or so) and every single match was just me getting hit without even being able to do anything, sometimes i couldnt even recover. Anything i can do there? And dont come me with gid gud, thats basicly what im asking about.

In this game, never accept a match on a guy with COLOR POWER SQUARE above yours, im yellow and constantly getting oranges and pinks, and those, rape my ass off.
So basicaly, i accept 1 in 5 matches. Because there's no MM Balance in this game.

[Ranmaru Rei]

Originally posted by Dwethan:

Originally posted by A flock of bats:

just play Cell, Goku Black, Kid buu, A.Gohan, they're just better than everyone else and you'll win through character power alone

yo scrub, why's gohan still there and not android 21 and bardock (and tbh a good gotenks) as well, if you gotta name the top tiers you gotta name the big 7. While those are definetly the top tiers they don't just make you win. you still need to know your neutral, how to punish stuff, how to escape corner pressure, oki, etc. And tbh black ain't top tier, dude doesn't have a low 2l.

Yeah, Rooflemonger is palying Nappa. Nappa is bottom-tier. And Rooflemonger is good at this game. On other hand, other characters of his team...

[Ranmaru Rei]

Tutorials from Rofflemonger:

Lets learn series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuVsgrxxjGQkEl7g_92HZr3q-PRZtBWd0
Character specific dbfz stuff: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuVsgrxxjGQm0EoUioNmjhP8BZMNdSPeB

[aeligos]

I wouldn't be surpised if people use hacks in this game (on PC) to get an advantage. When I played SFV on Steam, I was constantly getting bodied. Yes different game, but still on Steam.
Some of them were obviously hackikng. Then I bought SFV on PSN and the game play there was more balanced in the sense that I wasnt losing as hard. Just putting this out there.

[SinglePoorIan]

Quit and play something else.

[toasted]

Originally posted by Tsundere Sheyn:

I am litterally just a punching bag, played a few games (like 10-20 or so) and every single match was just me getting hit without even being able to do anything, sometimes i couldnt even recover. Anything i can do there? And dont come me with gid gud, thats basicly what im asking about.

https://youtu.be/fsy0bDbmwpY

[Iklonar]

Just a suggestion:
go into practice mode and try to figure out new combos. Remember that is harder to block down mediums. My personal favorite combo goes:
(Key: adding d to another button means down, adding u to another button means up, l = light, m = medium, h = heavy, s = special (Ki blast), qcf = quarter circle forward, qcb = quarter circle back)
dm, m, dh, h, l, m, h
This breaks their guard (unless they are crouching), hits them to prepare the next attack, hits them into the air, then hits them twice before finishing the combo and knocking them to the ground.

You can extend this by performing a z vanish (I believe it is h + s simeltaniously), which will bounce them off of the wall, and then you can either perform the grab thing (I forgot what it's called, it's where you bypass their guard, hit them a bunch, knock them in the air, and can continue the combo in the air) in order to force them to switch characters, or release it to just do a bit more damage.

You can vary this combo with certain characters, which you'll have to experiment with. With Goku Black and SSGSS Goku, you can do ddm, m, dh, QCF + m, hold forward + l, m, h, vanish, dragon rust, and then combo as you wish, such as adding a or just a normal combo.

So you just need to figure out the best combos. There are some really good videos on youtube which can teach you some combos.



Otherwise, try to crouch guard as much as possible. When you're dragon rushed, do a down heavy to counter. Try to recognize when you have a chance to get a hit in. If you'd like, you can add me on discord and I can help tutor you a bit. Just PM me on my steam account your Discord and I'll try to help as well as possible.