New player and overwhelmed.

[Water Monkey Rōnin]

So... I saw MKX and XI were in discount. I decided to learn about this saga and the story, give it a try. I did x story mode in 6 hours and now I'm starting 11. I don't plan on compete but...
After playing the tutorial I feel like there are SO MANY COMPLEX things. Let's not mention the timing needed.

Question is:
Do you people memorize all that stuff and use it? Or is it just for high competitive levels?

I played some tekken and smash bros melee in the past and I feel like basics are way easier compared to MK XI. Like, that I'm going to miss lots of stuff while playing solo or vs friends.

[butchy]

Focus on playing just 1 character. You'll eventually get the hang of it and then become comfortable expanding your character choices.

[Water Monkey Rōnin]

I got lucky. Played online for first time against someone who was named "Peace" . I lost like 12 times and won one. But dude never did a fatality and was pretty nice. XD Could it be that this comunity is not toxic? :D

[AllMighty J'zargo]

dont worry you got russians ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ walking cancer in game, you got abusers when u get match agains jax, joker, jade, scorpion, kabal, noob be ready for no lifers. oh lets not forget smurfers ooooo boiy don't let me start about them

[AllMighty J'zargo]

dont get me wrong but if you want to play pvp and enjoy better buy 1 more joypad and play against family members and friends. here u find barely 3-10 people that you will add them and enjoy playing against them. overall you will not have any fun in rankeds cause you will be target of people who want to win with abuse of any easy mechanic they get

[Tundred]

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[Water Monkey Rōnin]

Thanks for the tip AllMighty :) I've played a bit and I've seen the skill lvl is pretty high even in my first encounters. So, since I'm someone who focus on fun rather than PVP, I'll just chill with story and some Vs AI matches :)

[FedeSMF]

Don't worry, the practice and matches will help you integrate all those concepts into your game. For the time being, make sure to know the range of your strings and when is your turn and when it's your rival's turn.
The Practice Mode will help you with that, and also to improve your muscle memory with the neutral and situational combos.

[Mike]

Tekken has always been the casual friendly fighting game on the surface because its very easy to pull off cool looking stuff with minimal effort due to how free or "loose" the game mechanics are. However that does not mean Tekken 7 is easier then MK. In fact Tekken is notorious for how complex the game is at a mid to high level.

MK on the other hand is not as beginner friendly because until you understand the gameplay systems the games feel very rigid and stiff. MK is one of the few FGs that has a block button and that alone throws many casual players off because they have to get use to holding another button to block incoming attacks instead of just holding back to block.

Do you have to memorize every single thing to be decent? No of course not, but all fighting games have a degree of "muscle memory" to them. Muscle Memory is simply getting your hands/fingers (along with your mind) use to doing certain commands, combos or generally getting comfortable with all of the games mechanics.

If you were to really get into one of the 2 I would choose MK11, because it is much more new player friendly due to the slower pace, auto meter refilling, less complex combos/movement, higher damage, and simplified comeback mechanics (fatal blow).

MKX on the other hand is much more fun to play if you like more complexity in your fighting games, with things like faster movement, meter management, 50/50 mix-ups, more moves/specials to utilize per character...etc.

Personally I like them both but MK11 is clearly more suited to newer players like yourself.

[Water Monkey Rōnin]

Oh My God, I found MK X easier for smashing butons :D
(probably not the thing you wanna hear from me xD)

[Mike]

Originally posted by Water Monkey Rōnin:

Oh My God, I found MK X easier for smashing butons :D
(probably not the thing you wanna hear from me xD)

Its because MKX also has less restrictive and more loose gameplay then MK11. The difference will come in once you run into players who actuall know how to play the game.

MKX you will Not even get a chance to fight back against good players, but in MK11 you have more options, even as a new player to turn the tide of the match.

Trust me. MKX may seem easier but it 100% is not compared to MK11 and this is coming from someone who has played thousands of matches of each game.

[Mike]

To add to my last post. Even though MKX is less casual friendly it is imo the much funner fighting game to learn because there are more complex systems at play to experiment with.

You will learn real quick in MK11 that the systems are much more simplified.