Bonus tip - you can use defense as offense! In Sparking Zero, you don't just wanna run straight into your opponent and mash buttons. The AI will eat you alive as will any solid player. But what you can do is bait your opponents by making it look like you're coming in for an attack, and then just holding guard for Sonic Sway or even using Perception to bait an easy counter. You can even stop midway through your combo starters, move around a bit, and keep trying to bait that counter. Baiting Sonic Sways is great because it helps mix up your attacks but also reduces the opponent's ki of course.
Here's a tip: You can dragon dash away while up close to the opponent. Meaning, you can Z dash to their back after you stun them if you press it fast enough. Another tip: Z dashing while sparking and mashing square/X will have a much faster combo than just regular sparking, but it doesn't last long.
Yeah when I was playing the story mode with my little brother I called myself the backshot legend because everytime I do a combo they would be turned around lol
Another useful tip for super counters: Instead of tilting the left stick up and letting go in a loop, just do a quarter circle right to up rotation back and forth instead. It's less taxing on the hands. The game is looking for up inputs during a punch, it doesn't have to be 100% up from neutral. A smooth transition from right to up works as well. Flicking the stick in a direction is way more taxing on the hand than a 45° rotation and you can do the latter way faster.
I have watched so many people giving tips for this but nobody has gone over both controller types (PlayStation or Xbox). Thank you for the commitment to your audience.
This game definitely made me think more about defense coming off the back of Xenoverse 2 where I could just mash and use vanishes if things got hot. Another tip I found for AI is that using vertical launches (where you kick them up) leaves them wide open if you want to secure a blast (especially in sparking mode i could pretty consistently hit my blasts this way) or need a breather to charge ki as long as you dont attack them while they're falling. Sometimes offense is the best defense!
@@Darkfirewolf12you can also do that in this game but there ki should be lower like only 1 full bar or last bar being half. It's done by breaking there guard if there guarding down you atk from up or from right if there guarding left.
I have grown to hate the Xenoverse/Storm vanish/substitution. You either have the resource and you just push the button, or you don't and you get destroyed.
There is also another defensive option within offense, you can dodge rush attacks with a simple step in (X playstation/A xbox) and to add onto that, you can do a step in sway by pressing block within a step in and your character will dodge to the side after stepping in. This can be used to dodge normal rushes and can even be used to dodge a charged attack! Very useful and simple defensive technique within offense. Timing is crucial to an extent here ofc, as it takes no ki or anything to execute.
Felt like a Eureka moment when you said you can hold block and still do that haha. Like "WHY DIDN'T I Think of that...." thank you so much, time to head to the other guide, after ofc i SUB.
Oh man, thank you for this! I got the game yesterday and was really struggling with the super counter stuff. I thought I could just hold up and spam X until the counter happened, but now that I know I have to do each input for each counter I want to do that should make it a lot easier to do. I ran through the tutorial stuff before I started the game and now realise a lot of it went in one ear and out the other. I didn't use Instant Transmission attacks during the whole Goku story because I forgot about them lol
I never hear people mention that you don't have to get stuck into an endless z counter loop. After the first (maybe it's second) z counter, you can sidestep giving you those big juicy backshots.
The thing I find most funny is the idea of somebody countering my back shot, in the bedroom sense. Or countering my back shot to land a back shot of their own.
Man I was getting back shots last night with my friend and he pounded me so hard that I was leaking sweat. It was so hard. I wanted to take a break but he just caught me off guard and came at my face. Man, was my fingers tired. Him and I can last long pounding each other. I do need to recharge my batteries. Do you also do that with ur friends? Game is hard.
There's a 12 frame penalty delay if you miss a super counter. Also you HAVE to press UP and SQUARE at the SAME TIME for it to work. If you keep holding up while pressing square the game won't recognize it as a super counter, and is gonna think you're just trying to do a rush attack, resulting in you getting combo'd
Another thing is that you can use super counters against teleports which prevents you from wasting ki in vanishing battles and just be super countering them
You have earned my subscription I love the sonic sway my favorite tech in the game also the one when you counter there revenge counter that animation is a menace
this video is so helpful man, i was receiving infinite backshots from vegito blue i just set the controller down and let him brutally ravage my cheeks. but no more!
Another tip for desperate situations: When mashing to hopefully super counter, focus on how fast your opponent's character is attacking. I found that speeding up or slowing down my mashes in desperate situations usually works on the second or third hit when when I get hit by backshots.
So, one thing I'd like to point out: On classic controls, you can use the dpad to move. I feel the reason WHY the super counters feel so odd, is because the square(ps5) / x(xbox) button are being input before the analog stick is actually being registered. sparking zero may be one of those weird games where it doesn't count the input until the analog stick is at the top fully.
Yea I need to see this the computer been killing me with this which is bs you can continuously take front shots but from the back you just turn around and block
I didn’t think this game’s mechanics could be as smooth as FighterZ, or the competitiveness. But man, this game (both CPU and Ranked) is kicking my ass. The game is a lot more technical than I expected.
@@yhwach1You’re lying to yourself. It’s a timing game and mashing will 100% get you fucked if you have no idea what you’re doing You can interrupt and counter in so many ways and if you’re even halfway decent you can stay at an opponents back and keep resetting your combo Lots of technical play can happen
I have another suggestion to deal with backshots. If the opponent pushes you away after one of their hits you just use the vanish attack. You only need a split second, It only uses one ki bar and the timing is easier than up+square, if you ask me. It has gotten me out of a few sticky situations.
I made it to B1 without knowing you could guard with perception and without knowing how to super counter. I hope this video helps me push through B1 bc I’m hard stuck lol
Do Z counters (timing block button) work when you're getting pounded from behind?? Does Perception work for backshots? Or are the extremely hard to pull off Super counters (up+block) my only option when I'm getting pummelled from behind? I found the amount of damage I take from the back to really be spoiling the whole game for me😢
Both online and vs cpu Ive tried to calmly time block button from backshots and its worked maybe 1 out of 20 times. I guess the way to go is super counters
I NEVER got a single super counter right by mashing it, not even first learning it. I only managed to get them right by slowing down, forgetting my opponent's draining half a bar of health and focusing just on the timing: either by sound (replace the sound of you getting hit with pressing up+square) or visually (press up+square the moment the enemy hits you) and remember to press them at EXACTLY the same time for it to work. Holding up and pressing square won't work. But I learnt on BT3 so maybe your advice helps for S0.
While mashing super counter can be helpful sometimes I i think its a bad habit to get into. For me I find that if I mash super counter I just end up feeling like im not doing the input correctly. Definitely better to time a super counter than to get into the habit of if mashing lol
I found it easier to avoid beams attacks by just using x+r2 button dash to the behind of your enemy, you can either attack or grab them afterwards. Uses about 1 bar of ki, best used around mid ranged.
Yeah dashing from beams is definitely the more sound play most of the time, but you don't win as many ice cold coolness points haha. Using perception to deflect a blast also makes you get a ki charge buff.
@@poplovegaming can also just block and not waste 2 skill points. there's no actual benefit to deflecting super blasts and it doesn't work against ultimates as far as i can tell. you get a small buff that does basically nothing compared to what you're sacrificing.
Bonus tip - you can use defense as offense! In Sparking Zero, you don't just wanna run straight into your opponent and mash buttons. The AI will eat you alive as will any solid player. But what you can do is bait your opponents by making it look like you're coming in for an attack, and then just holding guard for Sonic Sway or even using Perception to bait an easy counter. You can even stop midway through your combo starters, move around a bit, and keep trying to bait that counter. Baiting Sonic Sways is great because it helps mix up your attacks but also reduces the opponent's ki of course.
Fuck off with you stupid "how to" videos!! this is no competitive game!! go play LOL you basement dweller!!
noticed while playing online lmao i played bt3 but they gotta nerf it its too ez to counter with perception pretty much no skill at all
@@robbiepna1939 yup the game is basically counter vs counter or people spamming sparking mode
Here's a tip: You can dragon dash away while up close to the opponent. Meaning, you can Z dash to their back after you stun them if you press it fast enough.
Another tip: Z dashing while sparking and mashing square/X will have a much faster combo than just regular sparking, but it doesn't last long.
@poplovegaming R1 on ps5 is defense and when pressing square it activates a grab instead for me
I find hilarious how the community quickly accepted the term "backshots", term is widely known now lmao
😂right but at the same time the way the chars SLAP you around and get straight to work. Those are backshots through and through 😂
Yeah when I was playing the story mode with my little brother I called myself the backshot legend because everytime I do a combo they would be turned around lol
It’s 2024 my man, everyone stopped questioning sus things and just widely 😫 accepts it
@@xbgsheikiii35932024 is a mad wild year too so backshots is the most sane term right now
My legs get weak😩
The first 6 seconds were diabolical, I had to audibly go ‘WHAT’ before resuming the video
Thought I was the only one...lol. I had to comment the same thing...
Sometimes 6 seconds is all it takes
jokes on you some of us only last 4
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I said the same thing! Like WHAT ?!
I played online. Suicide rate gone up by at least 40%
I've enjoyed backshots every now and then
WHAT
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same 🤤
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Definitely not the sparking zero kind
YOU WHATT!
Using perception to deflect beams actually gives you a major buff to Ki charge speed too!
That's rad! Great spot.
I thought this costed two skill points, am I wrong?
@@herrogameronly the special blasts
@@angelsibrian5085 idk what you're talking about. the mechanic itself costs 2 skill points, there's no freebies.
@@angelsibrian5085You trippin bruh. It always uses 2 skill charges
"No more backshots" 😳
unless... 👉👈
@@poplovegaming 😨
@@poplovegaming Haha
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Ayooooo
Another useful tip for super counters: Instead of tilting the left stick up and letting go in a loop, just do a quarter circle right to up rotation back and forth instead. It's less taxing on the hands. The game is looking for up inputs during a punch, it doesn't have to be 100% up from neutral. A smooth transition from right to up works as well. Flicking the stick in a direction is way more taxing on the hand than a 45° rotation and you can do the latter way faster.
This is a great one, thanks!
Bro… yes. This is amazing info, thank you!
Wow great tip
Can’t you just hold the left stick up? Or do you have to do both inputs at the same time?
@@ginjaninja8379 You can't. Holding the stick won't work. A fresh up input and a fresh square input most overlap in a specific frame window.
I have watched so many people giving tips for this but nobody has gone over both controller types (PlayStation or Xbox). Thank you for the commitment to your audience.
This game definitely made me think more about defense coming off the back of Xenoverse 2 where I could just mash and use vanishes if things got hot. Another tip I found for AI is that using vertical launches (where you kick them up) leaves them wide open if you want to secure a blast (especially in sparking mode i could pretty consistently hit my blasts this way) or need a breather to charge ki as long as you dont attack them while they're falling. Sometimes offense is the best defense!
thanks for the tips bro. i always get mad when i miss my ult
Though in my experience with xenoverse 2 is the constant stamina breaks which annoyed me
@@Darkfirewolf12you can also do that in this game but there ki should be lower like only 1 full bar or last bar being half.
It's done by breaking there guard if there guarding down you atk from up or from right if there guarding left.
Feels like all you need against ai in xenoverse outside of maybe certain raids or expert missions is basic attacks and backhits when they vanish
I have grown to hate the Xenoverse/Storm vanish/substitution. You either have the resource and you just push the button, or you don't and you get destroyed.
There is also another defensive option within offense, you can dodge rush attacks with a simple step in (X playstation/A xbox) and to add onto that, you can do a step in sway by pressing block within a step in and your character will dodge to the side after stepping in. This can be used to dodge normal rushes and can even be used to dodge a charged attack! Very useful and simple defensive technique within offense. Timing is crucial to an extent here ofc, as it takes no ki or anything to execute.
i may be mistaken, but you may even be able to dodge some rush supers with it as well with timing but ima have to test that
I always wondered why I wasn't dodging to he sides and instead charging face first into pain, I never held block while trying to sidestep.
Does “step in” imply x and forward, or just x?
@@onsite2406 nope, just press X although you must be within the step-in barrier (when your character slows down the closer they are to the opponent)
@ awesome, thanks!
Felt like a Eureka moment when you said you can hold block and still do that haha. Like "WHY DIDN'T I Think of that...." thank you so much, time to head to the other guide, after ofc i SUB.
Honestly same. I thought you could only do one at a time, I didn't know you could block and sonic sway at the same time.
dawg that sonic sway (stylish weave) tip is SO GOOD thank you!
Pushed down into the bed is insane
Is 🗣WIIIIIILD 🤣🤣🤣 I pause the video literally 🤣🤣🤣 like 10x......I just want to counter strikes lol
@@freshfrasstv2672 depending on the mood sometimes it's better to not counter ;)
I was looking for this comment after he said that 🤣🤣🤣🤣 pushed down in the bed is nasty work literally 😂😂😂
no more backshots i just found my dawggggg
foul?
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Def subscribing. I've spent a solid week looking up defense guides. Been a DB fan for 20+ years and I'm loving this game but I'm ass at defense lol
"Turns your legs to jello and blows out your hips" is crazy lol
Bro that’s a wild start to a video 🤣🔥
Man nahh that intro was inSANE work
Oh man, thank you for this! I got the game yesterday and was really struggling with the super counter stuff. I thought I could just hold up and spam X until the counter happened, but now that I know I have to do each input for each counter I want to do that should make it a lot easier to do.
I ran through the tutorial stuff before I started the game and now realise a lot of it went in one ear and out the other. I didn't use Instant Transmission attacks during the whole Goku story because I forgot about them lol
I never hear people mention that you don't have to get stuck into an endless z counter loop. After the first (maybe it's second) z counter, you can sidestep giving you those big juicy backshots.
Sidestep works 10%
The thing I find most funny is the idea of somebody countering my back shot, in the bedroom sense. Or countering my back shot to land a back shot of their own.
I love the brief and to-the-point tips. Hope to see more, liked and subscribed :)
one of the best defensive vids for this game my dude, tight and concise, thx u
I’ve been playing BT since the first one came out when I was like 6. I never had any idea this was called the sonic sway and that names sick af
Man I was getting back shots last night with my friend and he pounded me so hard that I was leaking sweat.
It was so hard.
I wanted to take a break but he just caught me off guard and came at my face.
Man, was my fingers tired. Him and I can last long pounding each other.
I do need to recharge my batteries.
Do you also do that with ur friends?
Game is hard.
👀
U gay
This is the comment of all time
I was not prepared for how mechanically dense this game is.
4:52 Don't break Popo's stuff, don't break Popo's stuf, don't break Popo's stuf, don't break Popo's stuf, don't break Popo's stuf, don't break Popo's stuf, don't break Popo's stuf...
Pecking order!!
@@poplovegamingThe dirt, the worms inside of the dirt lol.
There's a 12 frame penalty delay if you miss a super counter. Also you HAVE to press UP and SQUARE at the SAME TIME for it to work. If you keep holding up while pressing square the game won't recognize it as a super counter, and is gonna think you're just trying to do a rush attack, resulting in you getting combo'd
damn, how'd u find out it's 12 frames??
@@dialupshawtyyno touching grass
I heard not to press them at the same time 😢
Another thing is that you can use super counters against teleports which prevents you from wasting ki in vanishing battles and just be super countering them
This is both the best and most sus guide ive ever seen for a game
Chiaotzu standing completely still while moving fast to the opponent is the scariest shit ever.
Subbed. Your voice is more tolerable than the other channels
@@NipplesMagee thanks Nipples Magee, I strive to be ever so slightly more tolerable
5:15 can we talk about how he flys past him and hits him like that. I love how the game makes you feel like a badass
Dude your hilarious man lmfao, imma practice to stop receiving back shots, ty good sir, subbed for more future tips ❤️
thanks for all the info. very good video.
Dude that helped so much !! Thanx a lot , keep it up 🔥
You have earned my subscription I love the sonic sway my favorite tech in the game also the one when you counter there revenge counter that animation is a menace
Thank you for this
Watched for the thumbnail stayed for the good advice
The intro is diabolical man
Thanks man! Appreciate the tips!
You got my follow! Soothing voice to. Must these dudes sound cringe.
this video is so helpful man, i was receiving infinite backshots from vegito blue i just set the controller down and let him brutally ravage my cheeks. but no more!
Sometimes you might just be in the mood to set the controller down :)
the movement callout is definitely important to remember. that tripped me up too
i did almost the entire battle training tutorial and it's impressive how bad it was. Thank you Poplove for this video
Another tip for desperate situations: When mashing to hopefully super counter, focus on how fast your opponent's character is attacking. I found that speeding up or slowing down my mashes in desperate situations usually works on the second or third hit when when I get hit by backshots.
2:51 how does he know..
heyyyyy
😂
Man, poor Chaotzu can't stop taking backshots 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
That intro was crazy 😂
Just stating facts
That intro was... something else
3:26 hilarious 😂🤣
"No Kakerot! Stop calling them backshots!"
Bro, great video.
Backshots have claimed more victims than 2020.
3:27 Ayoo why you say it like that right there dawg 👀👀 Good tutorial btw
I’ve been using this term without even knowing it’s what the community adopted. ITS SO FITTING
Good video bro I liked the funny commentary
Ayo, this title. 😂
But for real, thank you for this. Cuz I was getting bodied Raditz and Nappa of all people.
explaining that the "up" input can not just be held while spamming X, is infinity more helpful then the built in turtorials
So, one thing I'd like to point out:
On classic controls, you can use the dpad to move. I feel the reason WHY the super counters feel so odd, is because the square(ps5) / x(xbox) button are being input before the analog stick is actually being registered. sparking zero may be one of those weird games where it doesn't count the input until the analog stick is at the top fully.
Ayo that opening is crazyyyyyyy
Top 10 thumbnail in TH-cam history
I enjoy learning “how not to get beat up “ is being demonstrated by Yamcha against vegeta. gives me hope lol
The “riggamarow” was crazy in this video
Yea I need to see this the computer been killing me with this which is bs you can continuously take front shots but from the back you just turn around and block
This has to be the 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝓲𝓮𝓼𝓽 tutorial that I've ever had the fortune of watching 😊😊
I didn’t think this game’s mechanics could be as smooth as FighterZ, or the competitiveness. But man, this game (both CPU and Ranked) is kicking my ass.
The game is a lot more technical than I expected.
Cos 1 is fighting in 2D Box and other is emersive 3D map..😂
its not technical at all. Its all about who can spam better
@@yhwach1You’re lying to yourself. It’s a timing game and mashing will 100% get you fucked if you have no idea what you’re doing
You can interrupt and counter in so many ways and if you’re even halfway decent you can stay at an opponents back and keep resetting your combo
Lots of technical play can happen
I have another suggestion to deal with backshots.
If the opponent pushes you away after one of their hits you just use the vanish attack. You only need a split second, It only uses one ki bar and the timing is easier than up+square, if you ask me. It has gotten me out of a few sticky situations.
I made it to B1 without knowing you could guard with perception and without knowing how to super counter. I hope this video helps me push through B1 bc I’m hard stuck lol
The most satisfying backshot is the one where you play the uno reverse card.
Never in my life I’ve been disappointed giving backshot
Me with a controller with slight left drift trying to super counter: I guess I'll die.
Comments didn't disappoint
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Finally, no more backshots. I didn't know how to do super counters, so i just had to take it like a good boy 😭
Just like in a real, fictional dragonball fight! 😂
This intro was crazy 😂😂😂
This was so fucking helpful thank you dawg
Thank u for this video
Thank you king
If I can't do backsgots anymore then I am just gonna have to rely on good ol' fashion faceshots.
Terms like in Apex. The next thing you know you get five guys rotating on you. Now this game has us receiving back shots. There’s just no end.
6:14 This will also give you a buff that makes your Qi charge up much quicker :)
Super counters was a game changer against Zamasu and Goku Black
The title no more backshots is nasty work 😂
Do Z counters (timing block button) work when you're getting pounded from behind?? Does Perception work for backshots?
Or are the extremely hard to pull off Super counters (up+block) my only option when I'm getting pummelled from behind? I found the amount of damage I take from the back to really be spoiling the whole game for me😢
Both online and vs cpu Ive tried to calmly time block button from backshots and its worked maybe 1 out of 20 times. I guess the way to go is super counters
thanks for the tips
I NEVER got a single super counter right by mashing it, not even first learning it. I only managed to get them right by slowing down, forgetting my opponent's draining half a bar of health and focusing just on the timing: either by sound (replace the sound of you getting hit with pressing up+square) or visually (press up+square the moment the enemy hits you) and remember to press them at EXACTLY the same time for it to work. Holding up and pressing square won't work.
But I learnt on BT3 so maybe your advice helps for S0.
damn i wish this was a classic control video
than you for the advice ill know how to stop them from giving me backshot by saying no
Hit a sonic sway as bardock after a SS4 Goku vanished behind me and ngl have never felt more badass in my life😂
While mashing super counter can be helpful sometimes I i think its a bad habit to get into. For me I find that if I mash super counter I just end up feeling like im not doing the input correctly. Definitely better to time a super counter than to get into the habit of if mashing lol
I didnt think i would need a cold shower after a sparking video
man all i had to hear was up on d pad and square everybody else was doing everything but showing how to do it nice and simple
Thanks! It's up on the analog stick on standard controls though
we need that backshot never exist for balancing game
i find it hard to time everything. it happens to much at a time to react correctly but nice video bro
Lots of it depends on lag as well
Thanks man I am growing in power.
gon watch this after work
I found it easier to avoid beams attacks by just using x+r2 button dash to the behind of your enemy, you can either attack or grab them afterwards. Uses about 1 bar of ki, best used around mid ranged.
Yeah dashing from beams is definitely the more sound play most of the time, but you don't win as many ice cold coolness points haha. Using perception to deflect a blast also makes you get a ki charge buff.
@@poplovegaming can also just block and not waste 2 skill points. there's no actual benefit to deflecting super blasts and it doesn't work against ultimates as far as i can tell. you get a small buff that does basically nothing compared to what you're sacrificing.
thank you so much.
It's impossible to block backshots only bots have the mechanics work for them but when using when exactly get hit and still it's not working