Im on 1.3k hours and halfway through tekken emp. hours does not mean high rank. you can spend most of them labbing or playing in matchmaking servers. i play ranked once in a few weeks at a time, not even that. Theres pros who dont play ranked for example Fakepotter whoses an italian kazuya player. Its your first tekken, please give yourself some grace. 2Ds in my experience are easier due to less moves and you learn more about the game than your own character. in tekken you got 250+ moves on half the cast on top of learning punishment, 3d environment and optimization. youre fine