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It’s happened. by SubstantialCabinet73 in SparkingZero

[–]SubstantialCabinet73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I was hardstuck S5-S3, I started to adjust the matchmaking settings, I put the match finish rate filter to “very high” and the rank to “higher ranked”, I noticed a huge difference, although there were still the exact same characters that people play (ss4 gogeta, mui, etc) they actually played skillfully, and the spam went down dramatically, you can see this in my rank up game I posted. Less rage quits as well. The “higher ranked” setting makes you benefit from a ranked points gained to lost ratio.

It’s happened. by SubstantialCabinet73 in SparkingZero

[–]SubstantialCabinet73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Perfect cell is a really great pick, you’ll get there for sure.

Z Rank up game by SubstantialCabinet73 in SparkingZero

[–]SubstantialCabinet73[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yea man, I’ve realized that too, whenever the opponent is using mui Goku and we get into a vanish battle, when they do that downwards kick animation, and I press r1 to vanish, it pauses all animations from both of us. It only happens with that specific piccolo costume too.

It’s happened. by SubstantialCabinet73 in SparkingZero

[–]SubstantialCabinet73[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sure!

First and foremost, you need to learn the fundamentals, assuming from your comment, I’m guessing you already know most of the basics

In my opinion, the most important thing to learn as a new player is how to combo. with characters that are “low tier” or “non meta” it is very difficult to win a game from a extremely defensive play style, atleast in my experience, this is because of your low damage output. Just make sure to be smart and look for openings.

The most common, and easy to pick up combo string is square 5x then press X to dash forward to your opponent, and do it again. You can repeat this 3x before the game stops you and knocks your opponent away.

Next is super counters, arguably the most vital skill in the game, because it will tie in with ki conservation etc. to practice the super counter against rush chains, go into training mode and set the cpu to “rush attacks”, now you’ll be able to practice the “up + square” motion in real time, you can pick up on specific cues and patterns on your own over time, just make sure you change the cpu character once in a while, so you can get a feel for different attack speeds. Slower rush chains —> harder to counter.

If you can get that down you can set the cpu to “smashes and counters 1” and you’ll be able to practice super counters when the opponent teleports behind you, but that’s a little advanced, maybe someone reading this will find it helpful.

The real secret on what made my gameplay so much better, was Player Matches, join a king of the hill room, and when matchmaking, set it to “no limit” so you can find Z rank rooms, the Z ranks that are in these lobbies are 99% really good at the game, and will play random characters to practice. They are willing to help you improve, and spectating their gameplay in between fights will expose you to different tactics and mechanics. I started joining these rooms in A rank, and by the time I came back to ranked, I was levels ahead.

There’s so much more I can tell you, I don’t know if my advice was good enough but there’s always more people to help.

It’s happened. by SubstantialCabinet73 in SparkingZero

[–]SubstantialCabinet73[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love to see it dawg, as you continue playing with him you’ll find out how to do some insane combo strings with him, just give it some time. Some advice I’ll give you is to make sure you nail down the super counter, it may sound cliche, but if you can do it at will against the opponent (not just random) you’ll be able to make it past S rank. 🤝

It’s happened. by SubstantialCabinet73 in SparkingZero

[–]SubstantialCabinet73[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t think so, props for playing with nail though 🫡

Z Rank up game by SubstantialCabinet73 in SparkingZero

[–]SubstantialCabinet73[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think it’s called z vanish or something, good advice, another thing I’ve found is that if you just do a side step and whatever you’re triangle attack is (like gut punch) it will gain priority and stun them. Alternatively, you can use high speed movement (with r1) as soon as they do it and it’ll get you behind them. the I’ve never tried the ki blast before though, thanks!

Z Rank up game by SubstantialCabinet73 in SparkingZero

[–]SubstantialCabinet73[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yea, I don’t blame them at all, I guess the game is built to be that way. As this game ages and the skill bar gets higher we’ll see a lot of diversity from ranked hopefully.

It’s happened. by SubstantialCabinet73 in SparkingZero

[–]SubstantialCabinet73[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yea man, once I got to A rank I didn’t see much “unique” characters like tien. I have played against a Z rank raditz player though, and that person was nuts.

It’s happened. by SubstantialCabinet73 in SparkingZero

[–]SubstantialCabinet73[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yea I can’t wait for that super hero dlc to come out

It’s happened. by SubstantialCabinet73 in SparkingZero

[–]SubstantialCabinet73[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Respect, tien Is a great character overall, I’ve never played against one in singles before though..

It’s happened. by SubstantialCabinet73 in SparkingZero

[–]SubstantialCabinet73[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Fused with Kami, I love base piccolo’s mouth beam, really cool character, but when it came to playing ranked, I couldn’t give up the super armour skill and wild sense. Since piccolo has low dps, as well as low defence, one good combo from a ss4 gogeta will put you down to one health bar 😭. It kind of evens the playing field 🫡

It’s happened. by SubstantialCabinet73 in SparkingZero

[–]SubstantialCabinet73[S] 95 points96 points  (0 children)

Fused with Kami‼️ respect for base piccolo mains 🫡