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Welcome to r/FGC! Home of Reddit's Fighting Game Community

We are a community dedicated to the entire FGC. Please make sure to read the rules first before submitting any content.

That means:

  • Community news
  • Player news
  • Community events
  • Community-centered content

Specifically, this subreddit is about the people and culture of the FGC, and not about the games specifically.

For game-specific content, please direct your content

This subreddit is for Fighting Game Community content, that means:

  • Community news
  • Player news
  • Community events
  • Community-centered content

Specifically, this subreddit is about the people and culture of the FGC, and not about the games specifically.

For game-specific content, please direct your content to their respective subreddits, or go to r/Kappachino and r/Fighters to talk about the games in general.

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Is there anyone still playing FighterZ ?

I heard that BN stopped updating the game but recently it received Rollback. Is there anyone on the Online mode yet ? It's still worthy ?

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2024/11/13
19:48 UTC
4

How is this sub compared to Fighters?

I left fighters due to the massive toxicity. But i still wanna talk fighting games. But usually my takes are somehow taken badly on that sub cause I play characters they dont like. Hope this community is better.

6 Comments
2024/11/12
23:42 UTC
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Fighting Game Anniversaries: Week 46 (November 11 - November 17)

Hey, yall. This is fganniversaries. Akin to last week, I will be recapping anniversaries relating to fighting game announcements/releases this week. Like always, if I missed one, do please let me know in the comments. Here would be the following anniversaries:

November 11

](http://segabits.com/blog/2016/11/11/sega-news-bits-unused-virtua-fighter-characters-discovered/)

November 12

November 13

November 14

November 15

November 16

November 17

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2024/11/11
22:29 UTC
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$400 Tekken 8 Tournament!

https://preview.redd.it/u577mvq8itzd1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=95d8982925572991c2be8c89857ed2829419040f

free entry :^) join the discord or dm me for registration

0 Comments
2024/11/09
06:11 UTC
0

Yo FGC!

What got you into fighting games?

View Poll

18 Comments
2024/11/07
19:49 UTC
11

What fighting game should I buy ?

Hello I always played random fighting games at friends houses or arcades.

I want to really get into it what fighting game should I buy ? I own a ps5 and a switch

I’m open to any type of fighting game

Newest street fighter ?

Dbz?

Smash ?

Or any other games that I might have not heard of or know

Thank you!

61 Comments
2024/11/07
17:10 UTC
7

2D vs 3D Fighters

I understood the argument that 2D fighters were easier than 3D fighters. I'm old. First real fighter was SF 2 and played that in the arcade a lot when I was a kid. Then Tekken and VF came out and started to play them, but didn't really get into them until I got a PS1 and played the hell out of Tekken and Soul Blade. I always played SF, Dark Stalkers, Fatal Fury, etc. However, I was always better at the 3D fighters than I was at the 2D fighters. I mean I get smoked online in SF 6 and Guilty Gear. I get smoked on Tekken too, but at least I have a winning percentage on that game.

Does anyone else have this experience? I just get tired of hearing that 2D fighters are not as difficult than 3D.

10 Comments
2024/11/07
14:36 UTC
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Learning new characters

What’s everyone’s personal opinion on the things you should do when picking up and learning a new character(s) in a fighting game? I personally find my BNBs with my character(s), drilled them to my muscle memory, then get online to get experience. Then it’s a cycle of playing matches, taking mental notes from matches, hit the lab, and then play more matches to apply what I figured out from the lab.

10 Comments
2024/11/07
13:55 UTC
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Fighting Game Anniversaries: Week 45 (November 4 - November 10)

Hey, yall. This is fganniversaries. Akin to last week, I will be recapping anniversaries relating to fighting game announcements/releases this week. Like always, if I missed one, do please let me know in the comments. Here would be the following anniversaries:

November 4

November 5

November 6

November 7

November 8

November 9

November 10

0 Comments
2024/11/04
23:59 UTC
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IST MALL FGC players need help lol

So bascially this question I want to get a IST Mall crystal D type hitbox layout custom made with art. I talked to someone on the site and basically told them what I wanted I even show them a picture as reference and he's saying draw a layout and show him. I don't understand what he means I showed the type but yeah any help suggestions would be appreciated

0 Comments
2024/11/04
07:07 UTC
0

Skipping win taunts in fighting games

I did not know what to title the title. BUT ANYWHO!!!

I enjoy fighting games to an extent, but I want to complain about this and hopefully get recommended some games.

I don’t enjoy when I’m online and whether I win/lose, the win animation/taunt in between rounds is skipped. I need to like regroup myself. Whether my animation or their animation is skipped, it turns me off completely and I end up leaving after the first match instead of the whole “first to two”. It sucks that I can’t enjoy guilty gear strive online.

Anywho, is there any fighting games that don’t do this? That allow time to breathe? I know mortal kombat and injustice doesn’t allow the win animations to be skipped. Any more games I can get into?

15 Comments
2024/11/03
23:26 UTC
15

You can’t ask for a better player 2

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2024/11/02
04:21 UTC
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$4000 prize pool tournament in downtown Seattle next week (Links in replies)

2 Comments
2024/11/01
22:53 UTC
1

Fgc scene near Luray, Va

I was just wondering if there was anywhere around Luray that has an active fgc scene I lived in VA my whole life and idk if I've ever heard of one so if someone could help me out that would be very appreciative.

0 Comments
2024/11/01
21:45 UTC
0

are hitbox/leverless controllers cheating

explain why

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9 Comments
2024/11/01
04:55 UTC
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Academic Survey on Gender/Sexuality-Based Harassment in Guilty Gear and Other Competitive Games – Your Input Needed!

Hey everyone!

I’m conducting an academic study on harassment in the Guilty Gear community (other FGC communities are also good), with a focus on issues related to gender and/or sexuality, and comparing these experiences to those in other popular competitive games (like League of Legends, Overwatch, Counter-Strike, etc.). Your insights are incredibly valuable to understanding how harassment impacts players across different gaming communities.

This survey is completely anonymous and includes questions about your background in gaming and any experiences you may have had with gender/sexuality-based harassment. Your responses are solely for research purposes and will contribute to a broader understanding of community dynamics in fighting games versus other competitive genres.

If you’re interested in helping with this research, please take a few minutes to complete the form linked below. Thank you so much for your time and perspective!

Link to the form

Note: This survey includes sensitive questions about harassment, so please proceed with that in mind.

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2024/11/01
02:20 UTC
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I can’t find a match in any fighting game

Hey guy I just joined the subreddit and I’ve been trying to find a solution for my connection issues, I’m in Saudi Arabia and every time I try to connect to a player in tekken 8 it says “connection quality did not meet selected conditions” I tried everything from a vpn to changing router settings And the same thing in street fighter 6 I can’t connect to a match. Dose anyone have a solution?

4 Comments
2024/10/31
16:37 UTC
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Upcoming SF6 Tournament! Cash Prize Pool - Nov 2nd (NA, Console/PC, Wired and WiFi)

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2024/10/31
01:32 UTC
1

I might have to leave the FGC

I might have to quit fighting games because of a combination of hand pain and a 1/2 reaction time. I am 17, I shouldn't feel like this yet. I should be in my prime but every week my reaction time drops more and my hand pain rises. I cant even by a hitbox to deal with the hand pain because my parents wont let me spend more then 100 dollars on anything. I am so sad to be having to leave the community, it has been a good ride, but unfortunately it ended too soon.

20 Comments
2024/10/30
21:27 UTC
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50mbps powerlime ethernet vs 200mbps WiFi

Hi Guys,

I have a problem. I can't run an ethernet cable down to my PS5. My PC is set up, and I installed an ethernet port on the wall behind the PS5 before realizing there's so much fireproofing in my way that I can't connect it.

My options are to use my powerlime adapter that gets 50mbps with ok upload or use my WiFi that gets 200mbps with trash upload.

Generally, I play wired and play on PC, but I have some games on console for playing with friends.

Which option would you suggest I go with? I can't quite feel the difference. /if anyone has ideas for getting a cable through that fireproofing as a rented, i'll give you a high five

13 Comments
2024/10/30
14:24 UTC
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The Sleepy Clash! A Free to Enter Tekken 8 TOURNAMENT! (November 2nd!)

Hello There r/FGC !

I'm Sam, a representative of a small gaming group known as Hype Labs. And I'm here to share an upcoming Tekken 8 Tournament that we are sponsoring! :)

THE SLEEPY CLASH! Starting November 2nd at 3PM PST!

https://preview.redd.it/2gwvqx5oguxd1.jpg?width=792&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0e166ec5be92c200f8f98b1ce97be7a4980456fc

-----THE DETAILS!-----

Game: Tekken 8

Entry Requirements: Just the Game! Entry is completely FREE!

Date/Time: 11/2/2024 at 3pm PST.

Prize Pool: $150 (PayPal or Steam gift card)

Format: Single Elimination, First to 3 matches

Max Players: 25

Match Broadcast: The whole thing will be broadcasted over on our Twitch channel here! With hype-ass commentary by myself!

-----SIGN UP HERE!------

--------------------------

I'm sharing this out there to see if there are any crazy Tekken heads willing to demonstrate their crazy skills to us. As of writing this, our TO only has 7 slots filled. So if you wanna shoot your shot for the $150 prize... WHY NOT GO FOR IT?!

Thank you for taking the time to read this if you did. We are but a small channel with a big heart for the fighting game scene. So If you are someone who's willing to prove those crazy skills we'd love to see you there!

If you have any further questions feel free to DM me here or hit us up on our Discord where we'll be posting announcements around the event when it goes live!

We Hope to see you there! :)

-Sam

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2024/10/30
07:30 UTC
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Fighting Game Anniversaries: Week 44 (October 28 - November 3)

Hey, yall. This is fganniversaries. Akin to last week, I will be recapping anniversaries relating to fighting game announcements/releases this week. Like always, if I missed one, do please let me know in the comments. Here would be the following anniversaries:

October 28

October 29

October 30

October 31

November 1

Ken, Incineroar, & Piranha Plant Reveal

November 2

November 3

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2024/10/28
23:21 UTC
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Which fighting games do you recommend for those starting out in the genre?

In my case, the game that really helped me to get into fighting games were:

Super Gem Fighter

  • Easy gameplay
  • Simple combos
  • Easy to understand matches
21 Comments
2024/10/27
20:40 UTC
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Fighting Game Anniversaries: Week 43 (October 21 - October 27)

Hey, yall. This is fganniversaries. Akin to last week, I will be recapping anniversaries relating to fighting game announcements/releases this week. Like always, if I missed one, do please let me know in the comments. Here would be the following anniversaries:

October 21

October 22

October 23

October 24

October 25

October 26

October 27

0 Comments
2024/10/21
21:39 UTC
7

Which game has the best tutorial for newcomers, in your opinion?

I'd personally go with MK11.

6 Comments
2024/10/20
06:07 UTC
27

What’s a fighting game you wanna get into but everytime you try you just can’t do it

For me it has to be guilty gear and tekken the combos looks so cool in those games and I love the character design (less so in tekken) but whenever I try playing these games it feels like I’m given a quiz in a different language without any hint on how to decode it

36 Comments
2024/10/20
03:22 UTC
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Is there a point in using medium special moves (particularly projectiles)?

Been a long time since I played Street Fighter until I discovered a local bar restaurant that has an actual cabinet from the 90s with all the damage that entails its long existence of use. Almost every other fighting game only uses 2 different levels for kicks and punches so I'm pretty used to using specials at other slow or fast speeds with the weak or strong damage that accompanies it. So I had a bit of difficulty adjusting to 6 buttons and not mistaking the medium other for slow/weak and strong/fast. It threw a lot of my special attacks off especially fireballs. But it does make me ask regarding special moves is there any point to using the medium version? I just don't see how at midlevel its advantageous when light and fierce variations gets more things done at the extreme. In particular when shooting projectiles (especially during exchange of range attacks). So for example what use would doing a Flash Kick at M or using Blanka's M Rolling ball attack have over the jab/light kicks and fierce versions? Do people actually use the Medium Hadoken and other character's range equivalent? How would Sagat's Middle Button Tiger shots be effective at all (and same with other range attacks of various characters? Furthermore this question more important than just Street Fighter. Almost all Capcom fighting games use the 6 button layout as seen with Darkstalkers and Marvel VS Capcom so I really am actually taking this question seriously.

8 Comments
2024/10/18
04:20 UTC
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Fighting Game Anniversaries: Week 42 (October 14 - October 20)

Hey, yall. This is fganniversaries. Akin to last week, I will be recapping anniversaries relating to fighting game announcements/releases this week. Like always, if I missed one, do please let me know in the comments. Here would be the following anniversaries:

October 14

October 15

October 16

October 17

Sigma DLC Release](https://www.capcom-unity.com/lets/browse/black-panther-sigma-and-monster-hunter-have-joined-the-fight-in-marvel-vs-capcom-infinite)

October 18

October 19

*1999: Virtua Fighter 3tb releasing on the Dreamcast at NA.

October 20

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2024/10/16
02:56 UTC
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Hi, Help please

Does anyone know how to play Jackie Chan Fist Of Fire with a friend (not couchplay) also if you dont know the game its really fun

1 Comment
2024/10/16
12:47 UTC
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I have some questions about these games (one in special) could you give me a little advice?

I bought Skullgirls 2nd Encore some time ago when it was on sale and it is my first "serious" fighting game (I'm saying serious because it's the first fighting game I ever had) And I have some "concerns" about this.

First of all, the community, I always see these tik toks about rage compilations of games and huge combos, and the vast majority come from fighting games and it scares me, like I'm trying to learn this game and then I am on two situations, or I gonna get shouted cuz I'm bad in VC and my moral would get destroyed, or my opponent would suddenly pull out a zero to death combo and brutally humiliate me.

Second of all, I never played with a controller before, but playing with a keyboard is just the biggest torture for my fingers. What can I do? I tried lots and lots of times with the tutorial (and they say Skullgirls has the best tutorial of all fighting games) but I just get stuck with the "combo" section due to the fast pace of the game. And all the motions in a controller's joystick are hard to perform for me :/ (specially the Z motion)

I really want to play and enjoy this type of games cuz I really like the art, lore and characters, but sometimes it's just too much for my clumsy fingers and slow mind. Do you guys have some tips for me? Thanks in advance for all your kind advice :3

5 Comments
2024/10/15
22:12 UTC
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