idk if it sounds obvious but you can hold the guard button and just pull back in rythm to the combo to instant guard. Since I didn't play fighting games much previously, I first thought they were negating chip but messing up timing meant damage, I did the training exercise and it said it gives a bit of meter so I thought the drawback should be timing for meter since it said that you can't use the guard button for it, but then I just reflex guard and pull back and the "Just !" text appeared, I was a bit confused so i loaded a dummy to auto combo, and it just works for some reason ? Might help in case of gaps in blockstrings since if you mess instant guard timing, you still get the regular guard from the button
Would love to see you cover a more in depth guide on throws. They seem to be really tricky and have made me scratch my head confusion as to how some people have gotten throws off in some situations.
Oh, it's really useful tips. I didn't know that you can do these instant blocks for additional meter. Also raging strikes are more clearer for me now. Thanks!
There's a tutorial in the game itself (you can get the free version) where it does teach you that. So I think the tutorial is very useful at learning the game mechanics and in what situations they're applicable at.
u need actual patient if u want to start learning fighting games xD seems imposible at first but trust me, a few weeks in and u’ll be able to still suck at the game 🙄 drop it at this point
The good thing about granblue is that it’s extremely easy to learn. The next step is to just start playing. Your muscle memory will kick in soon after.
Playing Ranked has been a mix of getting folded and putting paws on people with Vira and I'm having the time of my life right now! Thanks for the advice Daiken and hopefully we can play a set sometime! (Especially the part about anti-airing, I need that)
@@vennin7781 Her AA is on the slower side, so I usually don't use it. For me, I either use 623A, air to air with j.B, or just gtfo the situation to begin with. Lol
Thanks for the video, Daiken! I gotta admit, i let my ego of playing gbvs before let me make mistakes that i shouldn't, its always good to be refreshed on the rules.
Thanks, I didn’t know easy inputs had the same cooldown and damage. The last one I got use to the easy inputs just to figure out the damage was lower and it sucked trying to force my muscle memory to do technical inputs again.
I think the creating gaps in my pressure is the hardest to grasp. I can't seem to feel out my spacing on when you can auto combo or when you can poke and then go into an auto combo into special. Like @ 6:00 do you hit a light, pause, then go into medium auto combo? So I should be able to poke, delay, and auto? I don't understand how to apply pressure and do offense yet, what do I meaty with? From my little time in the game so far it seems dp's arent as bad a trade for chip damage and offense, plus you can put their dp's on cool down
Yes! You got the right idea! Generally speaking close light attacks are plus on block. So when you delay you will be out of the auto combo sequence and be able to get another button of your choice and go into auto combo from that. An easy way to practice this is to go into training room and use the counter attack settings for "on block" set a fast button like crouching light and set the opponent to block. If you are doing it correctly you should counter hit the training dummy with your next attack after close light. I hope this helps! Btw, DP's do not go on a very long cooldown if they use the medium version. Its so short in fact that if you were to knock them down right away again, they would be able to do it again. So be careful!
Would love a video explaining a few basic option selects like trying to tech throws correctly *Uni player here who just questions why my OS's aren't working.
Would be cool to know about that counter when you guard the opponent attacks because still a bit weird to understand what the best timing and why they can ignore your counter...
im not 100% on this but afaik its not really a "counter" but more of a "get off me" button, so it doesnt really counter any move it just lets you act right from a block without delay. If that is the case, them "ignoring" it might be if you're doing it after they do a relatively safe fast move, they can shimmy or block it. Your best bet then would be to either learn what's unsafe (slow recovery) or try doing it at the end of their strings (those are usually considerably less safe than starters) I'm pretty sure im at least kinda close, so i hope that helps u land them a bit more
Great vid thanks! I hope you do more beginner/intermediate guides and maybe character guides eventually as this is great stuff. This game is so damn fun
Actually using bravery points can be quite good, if they counter they would lose 2 of them AND when you hit them again with it you will deplete all their bravery points setting you up for a good combo with a super that will do like 200% damage?
I'm going to ask a weird question but do you have tips to control the number of times you press a button? My issue is that if I try to do more deliberate button presses I don't play fast enough to keep up with the speed of the game, but if I try to keep up with the game I end up pressing buttons multiple times in a row. i've been playing Zeta so far and her spear thrust special is really cool but I keep doing the followups instantly because of that because I've double tapped the button without meaning to. Or I've tried some combos that use the EX version that can followup twice and when I need to do it in different direction I end up doing one direction multiple time in a row without meaning to so even if I try to get to the other direction I've ran out of followup. Like, it's not a problem with not knowing *what* to do, I know the order I'm supposed to press the button is, I'm just not sure how to control the number of press you do on a button while also trying to go fast. (like, by contrast if I try to only press the followup deliberately I'll just do none at all instead cause by the time I press again it's too late).
Hey I just played Zetas combo challenges last night and had a similar issue! I over came it by breaking the combos into pieces and practicing the components before trying to string it all together! Also helps to watch the video example for any characters to understand the rhythm of button presses and inputs. I hope this helps 🙏
@@elpablo2314 Well my issue isn't that I don't understand the rythm it's that I struggly with reproducing it. Having dyspraxia makes it a challenge (but at the same time I'm thankful that the game otherwise is accessible enough that I can at least use the basic controls) I guess asking for generic advices wouldn't help but I'm also not sure what people are doing in general to control their rythm and number of button presses
That's a habit that will follow you and will sometimes be hard to get rid of. There's no specific tip to get rid of it, you just gotta practice - a few minutes when booting the game and a few minutes after you stop playing for the day. You can also hop on lobby or casual with the intent of specifically using zetas follow ups in the "right" way or doing a combo you find tricky. Everyone has a disconnection between brain and muscle, it might be specifically harder for you or not but you can certainly overcome it with regular training.
Sadly I feel as though everything that was mentioned here has gone over my head and add to that the problem that I can't get a feel for when it's safe for me to stop blocking, my spacing sucks and I just can't even get close to zoners just makes it a worthless 30+hours of me trying to get good and not getting good. I wish the game had a survival mode like BBtag and Strive. Still its nice to see people like you tryin' an' help players like me. Keep it up hopefully i won't quit this one.
We need a guide on how to get our FPS passed 30 in the lobbies. I would rather just have the old lobbies back. Everything was buttery smooth. How are you enjoying the game so far? I decided to pick up the game last night. I like the changes to the game. I like these new mechanics a lot more than I thought I would now that I have been playing.
Haha idk if I can help the FPS 💀 As far as the game go, I’m loving it! A few odd choices to character tools and mechanics imo but overall a very fun version of the game. The game also just has a lot to do with more stuff on the way so I’m definitely enjoying its full package more than moist fighting games
I have a question. Ive been having trouble canceling my buttons into specials using using the skill button. I can cancel into light specials using the traditional inputs just fine. But not the skill button. Is that a mechanic?
I cancel into them with skill button myself so don't think it's a mechanic. Only thing that would prevent it is if the special is on cooldown or you're doing a move that can't cancel into specials
@@anthony26812 For me ive been trying to do Katalina's hit confirm challenge. Where you cancel her long range lighr into a light sword thrust. It works when I use the qcb motion but Im old, inconsistent, and all out of stubborn pride. So I figured, just use the skill button. I cant get it to combo for the life of me.
Been playing fighting games since street fighter in the arcade and this literally one of the most brain dead fighting games I have ever played. Cannot wait for Tekken 8.
I've tried to give it a shot. Ive never seem a more face roll fighting game in my life. It's literally madh one button or just have shit do it for you. Yuck. I'll stick to guilty gear and sf6 till tekken 8.
Some of this stuff makes the game kinda trash like the universal light dash attack having frame advantage and the lack of brave points leading to more damage. It just makes a game where offense is the name of the game, feel cheap.
idk if it sounds obvious but you can hold the guard button and just pull back in rythm to the combo to instant guard.
Since I didn't play fighting games much previously, I first thought they were negating chip but messing up timing meant damage, I did the training exercise and it said it gives a bit of meter so I thought the drawback should be timing for meter since it said that you can't use the guard button for it, but then I just reflex guard and pull back and the "Just !" text appeared, I was a bit confused so i loaded a dummy to auto combo, and it just works for some reason ?
Might help in case of gaps in blockstrings since if you mess instant guard timing, you still get the regular guard from the button
Thanks
An actual guide that doesn't have random yapping, really appreciate this fam!
Would love to see you cover a more in depth guide on throws. They seem to be really tricky and have made me scratch my head confusion as to how some people have gotten throws off in some situations.
I think I talk about it more already in my “beginners guide” I explain the throw mindgames!
Oh, it's really useful tips. I didn't know that you can do these instant blocks for additional meter. Also raging strikes are more clearer for me now. Thanks!
There's a tutorial in the game itself (you can get the free version) where it does teach you that. So I think the tutorial is very useful at learning the game mechanics and in what situations they're applicable at.
20 seconds in and I was already questioning my ability to play fighting games 😅
I believe in you twilight! 🙏
u need actual patient if u want to start learning fighting games xD seems imposible at first but trust me, a few weeks in and u’ll be able to still suck at the game 🙄 drop it at this point
I hear you brother
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The good thing about granblue is that it’s extremely easy to learn. The next step is to just start playing. Your muscle memory will kick in soon after.
Playing Ranked has been a mix of getting folded and putting paws on people with Vira and I'm having the time of my life right now! Thanks for the advice Daiken and hopefully we can play a set sometime! (Especially the part about anti-airing, I need that)
I’m always down to play! Just catch me live on www.twitch.tv/daikenxdan
A bunch of of we’re doing lobby matches yesterday!
Vira's AA is kinda rough to pull off for me still lol
@@vennin7781 Her AA is on the slower side, so I usually don't use it. For me, I either use 623A, air to air with j.B, or just gtfo the situation to begin with. Lol
Sammme, today was my first day playing ranked and it’s a weird mix
Thanks for the video, Daiken! I gotta admit, i let my ego of playing gbvs before let me make mistakes that i shouldn't, its always good to be refreshed on the rules.
Thanks, I didn’t know easy inputs had the same cooldown and damage. The last one I got use to the easy inputs just to figure out the damage was lower and it sucked trying to force my muscle memory to do technical inputs again.
Yea it’s a subtle change not everyone noticed or heard about so definitely thought it was important to bring up!
I think the creating gaps in my pressure is the hardest to grasp. I can't seem to feel out my spacing on when you can auto combo or when you can poke and then go into an auto combo into special. Like @ 6:00 do you hit a light, pause, then go into medium auto combo? So I should be able to poke, delay, and auto? I don't understand how to apply pressure and do offense yet, what do I meaty with? From my little time in the game so far it seems dp's arent as bad a trade for chip damage and offense, plus you can put their dp's on cool down
Yes! You got the right idea! Generally speaking close light attacks are plus on block. So when you delay you will be out of the auto combo sequence and be able to get another button of your choice and go into auto combo from that. An easy way to practice this is to go into training room and use the counter attack settings for "on block" set a fast button like crouching light and set the opponent to block. If you are doing it correctly you should counter hit the training dummy with your next attack after close light. I hope this helps!
Btw, DP's do not go on a very long cooldown if they use the medium version. Its so short in fact that if you were to knock them down right away again, they would be able to do it again. So be careful!
Thanks for that. Enjoyed the original, but haven't tried vs for this one yet. Hope to remember those.
Needed this 😂. This is my first fighting game and just learning a leverless controller as well
When you get cooked, don't get discouraged. KEEP COOKING BROTHER.
@repstylegaming9730 yeah I got but butt kicked hard already 😂
@@NamelessViking01 Stand proud. You can cook.
Wow! Welcome to the fighting games Enjoy the process of learning. You’ll definitely get better once you get comfortable with your leverless!
@repstylegaming9730 I just had a 5 game winning streak and one was ranked B. I'm super proud of myself 😂
Would love a video explaining a few basic option selects like trying to tech throws correctly
*Uni player here who just questions why my OS's aren't working.
Great vid 👏🏻
Would be cool to know about that counter when you guard the opponent attacks because still a bit weird to understand what the best timing and why they can ignore your counter...
im not 100% on this but afaik its not really a "counter" but more of a "get off me" button, so it doesnt really counter any move it just lets you act right from a block without delay. If that is the case, them "ignoring" it might be if you're doing it after they do a relatively safe fast move, they can shimmy or block it. Your best bet then would be to either learn what's unsafe (slow recovery) or try doing it at the end of their strings (those are usually considerably less safe than starters)
I'm pretty sure im at least kinda close, so i hope that helps u land them a bit more
Wow i didnt realize i was already doing some of these tips unknowingly. Thanks for the helpful info ❤️
Im just having fun using many characters until Lucilius comes out he will be my main.
Great vid thanks! I hope you do more beginner/intermediate guides and maybe character guides eventually as this is great stuff. This game is so damn fun
Weird question, but what's the best control to play this game with?
Having so many buttons makes using keyboard a nightmare
Actually using bravery points can be quite good, if they counter they would lose 2 of them AND when you hit them again with it you will deplete all their bravery points setting you up for a good combo with a super that will do like 200% damage?
I literally say this lol @ 0:29 my boy
As someone who does most of these already, these are great tips
Nice 👍 I just bought the game it’s way sweaty
THERE’S NO DASH BLOCKING!? this explains so much 😅
If you're playing someone new that only mashes don't spot dodge ever. It just leads to them always punishing it.
What controller do you use? What's your button layout?
I use an Madcatz TE2 Arcade Stick If you can picture an arcade stick my layout is:
L M H
U S G
I'm going to ask a weird question but do you have tips to control the number of times you press a button? My issue is that if I try to do more deliberate button presses I don't play fast enough to keep up with the speed of the game, but if I try to keep up with the game I end up pressing buttons multiple times in a row. i've been playing Zeta so far and her spear thrust special is really cool but I keep doing the followups instantly because of that because I've double tapped the button without meaning to.
Or I've tried some combos that use the EX version that can followup twice and when I need to do it in different direction I end up doing one direction multiple time in a row without meaning to so even if I try to get to the other direction I've ran out of followup.
Like, it's not a problem with not knowing *what* to do, I know the order I'm supposed to press the button is, I'm just not sure how to control the number of press you do on a button while also trying to go fast. (like, by contrast if I try to only press the followup deliberately I'll just do none at all instead cause by the time I press again it's too late).
Hey I just played Zetas combo challenges last night and had a similar issue! I over came it by breaking the combos into pieces and practicing the components before trying to string it all together! Also helps to watch the video example for any characters to understand the rhythm of button presses and inputs. I hope this helps 🙏
@@elpablo2314 Well my issue isn't that I don't understand the rythm it's that I struggly with reproducing it. Having dyspraxia makes it a challenge (but at the same time I'm thankful that the game otherwise is accessible enough that I can at least use the basic controls)
I guess asking for generic advices wouldn't help but I'm also not sure what people are doing in general to control their rythm and number of button presses
That's a habit that will follow you and will sometimes be hard to get rid of. There's no specific tip to get rid of it, you just gotta practice - a few minutes when booting the game and a few minutes after you stop playing for the day.
You can also hop on lobby or casual with the intent of specifically using zetas follow ups in the "right" way or doing a combo you find tricky.
Everyone has a disconnection between brain and muscle, it might be specifically harder for you or not but you can certainly overcome it with regular training.
There is an item pack that came with my digital game. Do i need to activate it somehow? Thx
How can i use a bravery point? Sorry i'm new..
Thanks man!
Sadly I feel as though everything that was mentioned here has gone over my head and add to that the problem that I can't get a feel for when it's safe for me to stop blocking, my spacing sucks and I just can't even get close to zoners just makes it a worthless 30+hours of me trying to get good and not getting good.
I wish the game had a survival mode like BBtag and Strive. Still its nice to see people like you tryin' an' help players like me. Keep it up hopefully i won't quit this one.
We need a guide on how to get our FPS passed 30 in the lobbies. I would rather just have the old lobbies back. Everything was buttery smooth. How are you enjoying the game so far? I decided to pick up the game last night. I like the changes to the game. I like these new mechanics a lot more than I thought I would now that I have been playing.
Haha idk if I can help the FPS 💀
As far as the game go, I’m loving it! A few odd choices to character tools and mechanics imo but overall a very fun version of the game. The game also just has a lot to do with more stuff on the way so I’m definitely enjoying its full package more than moist fighting games
I cannot seem to win against anyone. They just lock me in a combo every time
When you say they lock you in a combo, are they hitting you with big combos in the corner or getting you with a ton of shorter combos?
@@lukespencer8516 in the corner
Thank you.
Hey how you get that skin for gran(I’m really new to the game 😅)
Buy the Deluxe Edition
@@thefreeburningspirit thanks
you can grind it out with ingame currency that cost 20k++ rupee iirc
I have a question. Ive been having trouble canceling my buttons into specials using using the skill button. I can cancel into light specials using the traditional inputs just fine. But not the skill button. Is that a mechanic?
I cancel into them with skill button myself so don't think it's a mechanic. Only thing that would prevent it is if the special is on cooldown or you're doing a move that can't cancel into specials
@@anthony26812 For me ive been trying to do Katalina's hit confirm challenge. Where you cancel her long range lighr into a light sword thrust. It works when I use the qcb motion but Im old, inconsistent, and all out of stubborn pride. So I figured, just use the skill button. I cant get it to combo for the life of me.
I moved from GGS and was wondering how everyone kept clipping my approaches and you can’t dash block? Jesus I’m an idiot
The video is great but i have to ask since no one is asking, which Millia mod is this 1:12 ? pls i need it 😢 😂
The only issue I have with the game isn’t even the game it’s my controller that loves to not work :)
Bout to punish the homie now when he come thrus for game night. He spams all his BP.
Wait what's the point of doing left right mixups if there is a dedicated block button 😕
this game punishes jumping in and closing in/dashing... the only thing idl about this game
🙏🏿🙏🏿
Been playing fighting games since street fighter in the arcade and this literally one of the most brain dead fighting games I have ever played. Cannot wait for Tekken 8.
It kinda is 💀
I purchased it too, so now I'm stuck with it.
I've tried to give it a shot. Ive never seem a more face roll fighting game in my life. It's literally madh one button or just have shit do it for you. Yuck. I'll stick to guilty gear and sf6 till tekken 8.
Some of this stuff makes the game kinda trash like the universal light dash attack having frame advantage and the lack of brave points leading to more damage. It just makes a game where offense is the name of the game, feel cheap.
Can't wait to Play this game when i finally got some money 🥲
Did u not play the free version?
You should definitely play the free version while you wait to get the standard copy!
@@neon-lake i did but there no characters i like i really wanna Play cagliostro and zooey and the one crazy girl i don't know her name rn
@@fatalishuntinghorn the roster will rotate, other than Gran the selection will change
@@neon-lake oh really thats pretty cool u know in what time like every week Or something