In closing, this is not a mass market game. Watching a lesser player try to jump over your hadouken when you were actually waiting to anti-air is a good feeling. Even the players that don't mind losing want to know that they're learning something. Learning to beat not-so-good players is also a skill, especially in tournaments.Įveryone needs confirmation that they're learning once in a while. You need to play same-skill players your own skill to apply certain facets of the game in practice. You need to play good players to build good habits and learn what skilled play is all about. It's not that you need same-skill matchmaking all the time. You cannot help scrubs, you can only save those with a penchant for self improvement.ģ. Since these games are 1v1, there are no teams to blame your losses on. Players who want to improve will take the words "Don't be a scrub." to heart, because when they're told that being a scrub will impede their improvement, they smarten up. This is not the type of game for people who are intellectually dishonest with themselves (Scrubs). This can be frustrating, but also very rewarding. You will improve, be beaten down, become stronger, be incinerated by even stronger opponents, you'll learn something new, then be destroyed. It takes a special type of player to want to go through that. Your ego will be shattered daily by players better than you on the road to being better. Even a link to a youtube guide would do wonders for these players, to at least bring online resources to their attention.Ģ. The resources aren't there for them to improve in a meaningful way. human opponents.īecause of this issue, players that MIGHT want to learn to play SF cannot do so. Not only do players need to be taught what mechanics exist, but how they relate to actual gameplay vs. There are not enough resources included in these game for new players to even be aware of all the mechanics (Which is the biggest problem when it comes to getting players into these games). Tutorials are historically bad in fighting games. I also wonder why that is the mentality of some people.ġ. I asked one of my friends why they don't play fighting games and they said they don't like that kind of game. There will be ranked matchmaking!Įdit: I would also like to mention something that happened to me. This is why I have never been in to fighting games but it is also why I am going to try when Street Fighter 5 comes out. It only takes one close CS match to hook someone to the intensity and overall feel of the game. There systems attempt to make every match up fair and enjoyable for any kind of player. So why do games like CS, LOL, and Dota have such a large community? It's because they support both kinds of players with online matchmaking. He does not want to learn from his mistakes and just wants to have a close fun fight where he wins or barely looses. The one that repeatedly get destroyed so he gives up. These are the players who are always going to be trying to overcome any challenge that faces them in a game and the make up most of the fighting game community.Ģ. The kind that will play a game like quake, counter-strike, or street fighter and get completely destroyed by a skilled player and be impressed and be motivated to practice and practice until they become as strong as that player. In my opinion there are two different kinds of nube online gamers.ġ.