I didn't find Sheng Long, is that why Ryu just walked away from the podium instead? Would Ryu have celebrated if I had defeated Sheng Long?

I just had a match sitting in the corner waiting for a Cammy to DI me. Mid DI I mash my bind and I don’t get the Counter DI. Yet the game said I pressed it when I got hit.

At first I thought I did something wrong. But I purposely created this scenario in a ranked match to make sure I wasn’t crazy. It reads the input later or sometimes doesn’t read it all

I am assuming it has something to do with the netcode or something

I went on my longest winning streak in ranked my last play session.

Today, disaster.

Today, my mind was just not working. It wasn't that I was dropping combos, I was just forgetting what to do next during them. My brain was out to lunch.

Some days just ain't gonna be the days.

Well, that is kinda how my way through ranked has been. Streaky progress and then stagnation.

Just thought I'd share my misery.

Digging further into the cast I wanted to learn Manon but was curious, why can't they walk faster to compensate for zoners? There is nothing more painful than trying to get near a zoner especially if your walk speed is slow. I really love the character but some of the worst experiences have been trying to play her against characters like Guile or Jp.

I’ve been playing since launch and have Marisa hovering around 1250-1350mr. In doing so, I’ve learned so many bad habits. I think I’ve identified a few of them, but I’m sure I’m missing a ton as well.

• Anti-airs. Marisa has pretty awful anti airs and for a long time I’ve used Gladius for it, but at my MR, it’s just not cutting it. I need to work on this, but I know the ceiling on her ability is pretty low there.

• Drive rush. Outside of raw DR for oki(which is more often than not, not optimal) I almost never use DR. My combos tend to be very basic and even something ‘simple’ like DR 4HP after a Dima is something I can’t get the hang of. I think labbing could help this, but I don’t think damage optimization is as much of a priority compared to other issues.

• Buttons. When I started, I learned two combos and kind of never needed anything else. I use an mp starter or an hp punisher and that’s about it. Gladius, Superman, and command throw round out the list and I’ve almost described my entire moveset in a paragraph.

• Gladius. I think this is the crux of my issue. This move is just so good that I use it far too often. 50% of the time it works every time. I think I never learned how to play less risky and Gladius was my crutch for so long. I’m basically your typical yolo ranked player, and I’d really like to change that.

• Mental. When I first started I think I was more focused on improvement than winning. I’m not really sure what’s changed, but I’m having more issues focusing on improvement. I distinctly remember thinking “win or lose did I land my punish combo when I could?” And that was my gauge for success. Somewhere along the way I lost that, and I’m not sure how to get it back.

Those are some of my most obvious issues. I’m positive I have more, but I hope that paints a picture.

At this point I see myself as having two options. I can either work at unlearning my bad habits/learning new ones with Marisa, or I can try to expand my range and work on a new character.

I think I’d like to try learning a new character, but this kind of comes with a few hurdles that are frustrating me. Since I have Marisa in masters, I’m getting placed so high in ranks that I’m not really even able to play. I did around 20 games with Ken and hardly felt like I was participating. I think it’s going to take a lot of time/losses to get to an accurate rank. Maybe I’m wrong, but I think if I can just learn one more ‘traditional’ character, that’s going to pay off best in the end. It’ll help me learn how to learn which will help me in other fighters as well as probably helping my Marisa out.

I feel like I’m starting as a brand new player with the added baggage of already being able to play at a higher level with a different character. I am terrible at combo execution and things like crouching mk DR. With Marisa I felt like it was very simple to learn a couple combos and then I could work on other aspects of the game. Any time I try to look up combos for other characters there’s just so many options that I don’t actually know which ones I should focus on first. I’m also worried about finding a few solid ones and then never branching out like I did with Marisa.

I don’t think this is much different than a lot of the other ‘I’m a new player, how do I get good?’ posts, but the added layer of already having done it once(poorly) and not understanding how to do it again has me frustrated.

SF6 Newbie Fight Club Discord: https://discord.gg/newbie-fight-club

Welcome back! Join us at 6:00pm PT (about 8 1/2 hours from the time of this post) in the discord posted above for an invite to today's lobby & chat channel.

Today's Hosts:

Many of our new players have been improving quickly with some reaching Diamond and Master! To keep the playing field level, the same rules will apply as always — Higher-Ranked players who find themselves running 3-0 through the lobby will mostly try to learn new characters, and we will still maintain a 3-win limit before going to the back of the queue. We remain a safe and fun space for new players to learn and ask questions to improve their Street Fighter skills!

The Newbie Fight Club started back in the SF4 days, as a way for new players to play matches and learn in a casual environment. Intermediate players (all of us started in Newbie Fight Club) will host and offering advice to anyone who requests it!

Newbie Lobby Rules: As usual, there will be a 3-match win limit in each lobby in order to prevent a single player from dominating. This is a fun, non-competitive, learning environment for new players to get some matches in with players near their skill level, so use your discretion when joining. If you find yourself bodying players in the newbie lounges, maybe this fight club isn't for you, or try learning a new character.

This club is aimed at getting you better. For those of you that are higher in rank but still wish to play, you'll be fine if you use a new character and offer advice where it's welcomed. As long as you're not dominating the lobby consistently, there's no problem with your participating.

Other than that, here's how you can join in on the event!

How to join a lounge

1. Join our discord here: https://discord.gg/newbie-fight-club
2. Check the discord Wednesday at 6:00pm PT and look for the host's lobby information.
3. Either follow the host's instructions to join the lobby, or ask for an invite. If the host doesn't notice you, shoot them a PM and let them know you need an invite, but please don't spam them. They may be in the middle of a match.
4. If one lobby gets too big, the original lobby will split into two. In this case, you'll see players on both Lobby Chat channels. Join whichever one has the least amount of players to keep things balanced.
5. Mics are not required, but encouraged! We'll use discord chat to communicate — we find that the players who communicate the most and ask questions improve the fastest!
6. We will play until no one wants to play anymore.

FAQ:

How long does this go on for? I won't get home until a bit later.

It all depends on how much everyone is enjoying themselves. The earliest we've all quit is about 2 hours into the lobby, and the latest we've gone is 7 hours. You'll likely be back in time to take part, so don't worry.

I'm from the EU. Can I still participate?

Of course you can! We have many members from Europe who take part in our Lobby Nights. While the hours may not be favorable for most folks in that region, you're more than welcome to attend.

In addition, we have a Lobby Night for EU players on Thursdays, 9:00 PM CET!

I don't have a mic. Is it still okay if I participate?

Of course! We've noticed players with mics improve faster, but it's totally fine if you don't have a mic or feel more comfortable chatting in discord. Just be sure to be communicative on the chat channel so we can send you an invite!

Do you hold other events at the Newbie Fight Club besides Lobby Nights?

We do! On Friday, we have our bi-weekly Fleeting Fridays Round Robin tournament series for NA players. These casual tournaments are open to everyone looking to get exposed into the tournament scene without getting too sweaty. You'll be placed in a pool based on your skill/rank under the TOs' discretion. Just register with the bot in the #na_tourney_register channel if you're interested.

The Newbie Fight Club also plays Tekken 8 on Tuesdays, Fightcade Classics on Thursdays, and GranBlue Fantasy Versus Rising on Sundays.

Otherwise, you're always welcome to ask for sets in the #matchmaking channel at any time!

Will there be a stream?

Assuming Phoxx is online, he usually streams the NA Lobby Night on Twitch:

• https://www.twitch.tv/DropKickEvents

Galatine also streams the NA Lobby Night here:

• https://www.twitch.tv/FlashGalatine

I'm a streamer! Am I allowed to stream my participation in the Lobby Nights?

Of course you can!

If you have questions or concerns, please leave a comment or send me a PM.

I saw this webpage about the Fighting Street Turbografx CD, someone ripped it and posted it online. They're all great remade tracks, apart from the first one called "Mohawk (Subterranian Mix)".

https://downloads.khinsider.com/game-soundtracks/album/fighter-street-turbografx-16/01%2520Mohawk%2520%2528Subterrain%2520Mix%2529.mp3

It's a completely original track, baring in mind this released in 1988, how does this track feature Birdie's voice and theme from Street Fighter Alpha 1, a game from 1995? This raises a lot of questions about the track. Was the game going to have more voice acting? Was the game going to have different music in its arcade form?

We know Street Fighter 1 doesn't have the greatest voice acting in the world, being that it sounds like it only had one or two voice actors (even if they're iconic). It would be great to see someone solve this, because I cannot find any information about this CD apart from when it released.

Anyone playing sf6 with Keyboard? I play like this for a while and I got better with this than stick or Gamepad. Never tried hitbox but I think it's very similar to it. But it's hard to do jump cancel with cursor keys or WASD.

https://youtu.be/K3vril7Hi_Y?si=MMOuc9oeZt8fnhrO

https://preview.redd.it/83ycsush0xxd1.png?width=1442&format=png&auto=webp&s=659da13240698de7fd7cad94535969b1c44c1edc

I have a list of characters I always get clipped by and it seems like Terry has the furthest range? Akuma, Cammy and Juri seem to catch me from far as well. Is there a definitive one?

Edit: Rashid too and Bison too

Hello a new/returning player to Street Fighter 6. I have bought the game yesterday with already 12 hours in it and before I ingrain my mistakes I wanted to ask if I should use stick or D-pad for the inputs. Are both reliable or is there one that is objectively better when mastered. I use both because i find it hard to use Chun-li projectile with D-pad and a lot easier with Stick however any Ryu input is a lot easier on the d-pad for me. thank you

Very new at street fighter, new at fighting games even. I like ryu i am at silver with him. Want to play other characters but its a lot to learn. Who is a character that deals with his bad matchups well?

I literally just played the 10 advancement matches with her and jumped straight to platinum, she’s my first character to go beyond silver rank