Chun-Li and her man hands get manhandled.
I have an addiction to Street Fighter 4. I throw Shoryukens at random people in the grocery store. I practice EX dash cancels outside, pretending I glow gold and inkblots materialize from my sweat glands. See what I mean? My favorite part of the addiction: pwning online. But I’ve come to notice, from both ranked matches and the infamous Championship Mode, that there are only so many types of players you encounter. And with Super Street Fighter 4 months away from release, I thought I’d reflect on who’s out there – because chances are, unless Capcom changes up their battle mechanics, you’ll be seeing them again.
Fighters who are just plain good. It doesn’t matter the character…there’s no way around this one. Either because of diligent practice, or sheer talent, or because they are genetically enhanced (eh hem…Japan!) or all of the above, these are players to work against. They’re fast, and work within the logical limitations of their character. They use every weapon (special or regular attack), and adapt, depending on what your style of play is. Some of them hide under the moniker of “In Training”, which is just plain wrong.
Spammers. Unfortunately, there isn’t much room around this either. Except to spam yourself. Then you can hold your head high as you sit among the most hated in the SF online community. Don’t believe me? This is just ONE forum dedicated to how to beat you guys. They usually play with projectile throwers: Ken, Ryu, Sagat, Guile, Akuma, Gouken, sometimes Seth. As soon as the round starts, they’ll jump backward to set up, and then the barrage begins. The only variety that comes from these guys is the intensity of their projectiles. At least they’re not TOO predictable.
The Middle Class. Most Street Fighters fall into this category (myself included). The fights are good (some get intense), and the victor, on average, wins with their health under 45%. Most play as Ken or Ryu; but things get interesting when the roster gets eclectic. My top three are Rufus, Bison, and Sakura. We are also dubbed Middle Class because of our tendency to maintain a pattern in combat. It’s always fun to anticipate a Shoryuken after knocking Ken down…all they can do now is land and hope my Revenge Guage isn’t ready, MUAH HA HA. Usually, to break someone’s pattern in the Middle Class is to win the battle.
Newbies. I just feel sorry for you guys. Not because you just got the game, or you haven’t logged in the hours. I pity you because most times you get destroyed by someone who’s pissed off because they were destroyed by someone better than them (or a spammer). When I first started in Ranked matches I was livid because it seemed I was getting beat down without a chance to counter. Now, seasoned, I only realize what I’ve done after the fact. I take this time to apologize. Now, man up.
Bad Connectioniers. It has to be a category because it happens so often. Hopefully SSF4 will have some kind of synchronization, like in BlazBlue, and I won’t punch my controller to death because I input the command to jump OVER a Metsu Hadoken, and instead my character steps RIGHT INTO it. Unfortunately, I’m the guy that will curse them for their bad connection, and when their tag shows up again in the lobby, I’ll confirm. ‘No! I’ll beat them this time! Red bars mean nothing to me!’
Since information is power, I have hopefully made you powerful. So, you’ve got until April to get your character(s) to Just Plain Good. If you want to spar, my XBox Gamertag is Vonzellius. But please, no spammers.
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{ 7 comments… read them below or add one }
Shoryukens are probably the best thing ever. done.
Great categories ZCart, this is right on.
The original street fighter rules!
So… you include pretty much everybody that’s ever played the game? These generalizations could be better.
There are, of course, sub categories within the generalizations. The Middle Class could deserve an article unto itself – but my categories are a) primarly based on the pool of players I’ve encountered since the release of SF4 (pre-and post Championship Mode; and b) primarily based on the online community. I encourage you to enlighten me with your personalized specifics.
“I throw Shoryukens at random people in the grocery store.” I thought I was the only one! Also @Travis who else is out there? The German Kids?
Aww yes, the n00bs. Not button smashers by choice, but by necessity.