18:27 one of the biggest problems with Ranked. Some loser who Tea bags in the game, then gets downloaded and loses only to plug. But what is hilarious is he got exposed in front of 5k live viewers and everyone who watches this video lol
@@InfamousAsh if they're spamming 1 move you're spamming a mistake, every move has an answer and once you destroy it they stop functioning. Toxicity is never the answer unless they're being toxic, in which case I even condone a 1 n done. Love making toxic mfs hold the L more than anything.
A lot of us are. I mean, if I had the time like I used to, I would put in like 5-6 hours a day to get my rank up but I can only jump on every now and then for a couple of hours so it is what it is
As someone who's learning fighting games basics, that intro sequence where Max talks about being more comfortable with blocking and stuff is so goddamn relatable.
@@RanOutOfSpac This is a thing I have that I know everyone and their mother has a problem dealing with but as a kid I've played so many fighting games that I couldn't afford to press in order to win in which built me up to fight defensively off of pure reflex.
Your punishes need work but when you start feeling yourself and start "lars-ing" and your confidence starts going up. You start playing hella solid. Keep up the good work and you'll be tekken king in no time
This is basically every lars player ever lmao. You feel on top of the world while "lars-ing" but the moment someone knows the match-up, your enjoyment goes into the dumps.
Max may not be the best player yet, but damn he adapts fast, whenever Phi tells him something, he instantly starts using it or adapts his play style for the next round
he is in essence a fighting game lover and has years of experience in many different fighting games but I agree that max adapts quickly not only in tekken but other franchises too which we love to see man! cheers
As someone who coaches, it isnt always that easy for people. Many people cannot assimilate information and adapt quickly. It can take a lot of time for them to break habits and play cognizantly@@alexonstott4954
@@alexonstott4954 You would be very surprised by how often most people do that, they get a coach they tell them they are doing something bad and they keep doing it because it is engrained in their muscle memory and habits.
@@alexonstott4954 this isn't about that but ok. He meant that Max does things quick, doesn't take too long for him to adapt. Some people take more time.
Watching max just get in the zone for a game gets me fired up! My wife and I have been playing tekken 8 together when we put the kids to sleep and has been an absolute blast!!
U gotta use 1+2 when in heat, That shit hard carries me. It reaches far, its a mid, its fast, you can cancel it, you can mix with the amount of charge, if you hit them on block and they try to hit you move goes into hae which auto parries, and if the move actually hits you can do hae 1 into d1+2
You're not stuck. You're a very good player who has settled into the space where all very good players land: high purple - low blue. You should be proud. The only way to permanently move up from this spot is to become a significantly better player who... - escapes all throws - low parry, ducks, and sidesteps strings instead of just blocking - memorizes opponent strings - memorizes frame data Let's be honest: we all want to get to really high ranks without doing the above hard work. But you're at the level where it's time to really get in the lab.
Damn, Max is truly Larsing around now after that PhiDX coaching session. I think the only thing that is keeping Max from reaching Tekken King is character knowledge
Fun fact about the Lars V Yoshi matchup. Yoshi basically doesnt have to respect any of Lars' flippy dippy stance bs. Flash basically beats every option out of stance. Not sure how true this is now but I remember doing it all the time against my friend who mained Lars for a bit.
As both a yoshi and a lars, it just deepens the mind game, lars could frame trap, yoshi could flash, lars could delay/bait, yoshi can... flash or hold it
Once you are at certain range, I think the best to do is go to non ranked, and stay there for a while, so then you can practice against rivals at high level, if you get demoted, you start getting used to lower level players, and of course when you can use your main in auto pilot, you can practice a totally different character with different fight mechanics, that helps to improve your main in the end, so you get used to play different too.
Very impressive, such a huge improvement from the old Lars, I'm a recently promoted Tekken King Paul from the UK, love to play you sometime, but lag would likely make that difficult. Keep it up Max!
Honestly facts, I'm reds rn (ik im trash lmao) and it feels like im making 0 progress every game feels like a slog of not making much progress and I'm struggling to understand what I should be spending my time practicing.
I would recommend trying to master your character in practice mode, learn your key moves and when and where to use them as well as getting down all your combos. I found practicing my combos and execution gave me solid muscle memory, it's then just a case of implementing your game plan and adapting to your opponent. You'll get there bro.
- learn a decent damage, sub-optimal combo for walls and for no walls - block lows - block and punish - don't attack at the start of fights - whiff punish - don't use unsafe moves; funny whiff moves That'll get you to purple.
@@macnolds4145 Tick 76 DMG I've always found blocking lows natural I have good reaction time so I do it quite easily I play Leroy so my punishes are mad easy it's just getting into those combos I do end up doing this quite a bit and I feel like it's one of my biggest problems along with not being able to low parry I just can't do it I press down forward just before I get hit then I get punished for it
I was stuck in Bushin prison. Then I watch PhiDX coach you, thus coaching me. My Lars is actually pretty good now. Also INFMemeKing helped out a bunch too.
20:23 Who's the guy that Max is getting hints from? He's hilarious😂😂 "yes! counter him now...😬 he's ready for it!..😳yessir!😬😁........😆COUNTER!!!!!!"😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣I'm gonna have to look PhiDX up😂
with no context that this is a Tekken related video, i had no idea what the video could be. i fucking hate what youtube has forced good content creators to have to do.
When I saw the pictures of Max had put up on his video here I thought he had to deal with the Mishima matriarch, Heihachi, 10x times during his battle.
I watched that match live with the Lili player (llama del rey) and they were the worst. First match they straight up tea bagged Max and you could see them slowly tilt as he started to toss their shit. When he rage quit, most of the lobby was just laughing and asking for Max to report them. Such a bad sport
Bruh..... I've been stuck in Tekken King and bushin for a while now. I remember watching Max when he was a just hitting red rank. The fucking guy has caught up to me.
That thumbnail might be the most relatable picture I've ever seen
That part 😖😫
Same, I'm always stuck between Garyu and Shinryu xD
Taking a break and watch these educational vids because I can't take it anymore :D
I'm stuck in the same place
@@KnucklesR2 I feel you man, good luck with your rankeds, just don't give up :P
It's a struggle for sure. Especially for regular old scrubs like me who don't always have a chance or even the energy to play consistently.
18:27 one of the biggest problems with Ranked. Some loser who Tea bags in the game, then gets downloaded and loses only to plug. But what is hilarious is he got exposed in front of 5k live viewers and everyone who watches this video lol
Usually the teabag is a sign of "I've been getting my ass handed to me all night and instead of going to bed Im still mashing"
It's not just ranked lmao, even in quick match these dudes are just so angry and upset they have to play the game and can't just play their own game.
It’s honestly so pathetic.
Where was the teabagging?
@@InfamousAsh if they're spamming 1 move you're spamming a mistake, every move has an answer and once you destroy it they stop functioning. Toxicity is never the answer unless they're being toxic, in which case I even condone a 1 n done. Love making toxic mfs hold the L more than anything.
It's just nice to know that I'm not alone in the purgatory that is ranked Tekken.
I gave up lmao. Too old for this crap, imma go back to my baby games like persona 3
😂@@ripplecutter233
Nope. I'm here too.
For real constant back and forth between ranks
A lot of us are. I mean, if I had the time like I used to, I would put in like 5-6 hours a day to get my rank up but I can only jump on every now and then for a couple of hours so it is what it is
As someone who's learning fighting games basics, that intro sequence where Max talks about being more comfortable with blocking and stuff is so goddamn relatable.
Something I still struggle with in many fighting games. That primal need to press a button when you shouldn’t.
@@RanOutOfSpac This is a thing I have that I know everyone and their mother has a problem dealing with but as a kid I've played so many fighting games that I couldn't afford to press in order to win in which built me up to fight defensively off of pure reflex.
4:29 When mom walks in the room
ARE YA WINNIN' SON?!? 🤣
im watchin this in public too 😭😭
@@tbeezey2255Dad: I think we all won
Playing with one hand
😂
It's about building that knowledge base now. Time and grind.
I feel this. I’m currently Tekken King but i demote down to Kishin and Back up to Tekken King all the time. It’s fucking rough lol
It does feel like a purgatory, I’m like 3 months in the loop
You play with all the good players now.
That's currently me. I just got back to bushin and it just feels like being forced out to fight my way back in
yeah starting at tekken king all god and pro players are within your range
Listen when I get to Tekken king IM NEVER HOOPING ON RANKED AGAIN
Your punishes need work but when you start feeling yourself and start "lars-ing" and your confidence starts going up. You start playing hella solid. Keep up the good work and you'll be tekken king in no time
This is basically every lars player ever lmao. You feel on top of the world while "lars-ing" but the moment someone knows the match-up, your enjoyment goes into the dumps.
@sanicboi9187 yeah.... that's why he kinda struggles in high ranks.
23:13 Crying everytime Phi did this
Max may not be the best player yet, but damn he adapts fast, whenever Phi tells him something, he instantly starts using it or adapts his play style for the next round
Did you expect that he was gonna get a coach and then not listen to what he said to do?
he is in essence a fighting game lover and has years of experience in many different fighting games but I agree that max adapts quickly not only in tekken but other franchises too which we love to see man! cheers
As someone who coaches, it isnt always that easy for people. Many people cannot assimilate information and adapt quickly. It can take a lot of time for them to break habits and play cognizantly@@alexonstott4954
@@alexonstott4954 You would be very surprised by how often most people do that, they get a coach they tell them they are doing something bad and they keep doing it because it is engrained in their muscle memory and habits.
@@alexonstott4954 this isn't about that but ok. He meant that Max does things quick, doesn't take too long for him to adapt. Some people take more time.
God damn, you can see Max improvements right in front your eyes. Good shit dood
Ikr??? SMH!!! His Lars is mad good...
I feel you dude. Getting demoted and promoted to the same rank 10+ times is relatable
Yup. Sometimes 2 demotions lol.
Me in Guilty Gear hovering between floors 8-9 🥲
I’m hovering from Calvary to Warrior rn. The game hits such a huge contrast when it comes to skill levels, it’s awful 😭
Watching max just get in the zone for a game gets me fired up! My wife and I have been playing tekken 8 together when we put the kids to sleep and has been an absolute blast!!
I'm stuck between Battle Ruler and Fujjn with Lidia. Lows and not hitting punishes are my biggest weaknesses
Stuck in battle ruler with Claudio, and this is my exact problem!
U gotta use 1+2 when in heat, That shit hard carries me. It reaches far, its a mid, its fast, you can cancel it, you can mix with the amount of charge, if you hit them on block and they try to hit you move goes into hae which auto parries, and if the move actually hits you can do hae 1 into d1+2
Stuck in the same situation with Bryan, with the exact same problems
You're not stuck. You're a very good player who has settled into the space where all very good players land:
high purple - low blue.
You should be proud. The only way to permanently move up from this spot is to become a significantly better player who...
- escapes all throws
- low parry, ducks, and sidesteps strings instead of just blocking
- memorizes opponent strings
- memorizes frame data
Let's be honest: we all want to get to really high ranks without doing the above hard work. But you're at the level where it's time to really get in the lab.
Damn, Max is truly Larsing around now after that PhiDX coaching session. I think the only thing that is keeping Max from reaching Tekken King is character knowledge
23:30 when your girl gives you "the look"
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Fun fact about the Lars V Yoshi matchup. Yoshi basically doesnt have to respect any of Lars' flippy dippy stance bs. Flash basically beats every option out of stance. Not sure how true this is now but I remember doing it all the time against my friend who mained Lars for a bit.
You can’t frame trap with Yoshi as Lars just cause of flash .. you gotta bait him
As both a yoshi and a lars, it just deepens the mind game, lars could frame trap, yoshi could flash, lars could delay/bait, yoshi can... flash or hold it
@@moistwindow6094 you’re right it’s ALOT OF mind games in that matchup .. if you just flowcharting your life away Yoshi is gonna make you pay for it
If he knows you will flash can’t he just bait it out and punish you?
Once you are at certain range, I think the best to do is go to non ranked, and stay there for a while, so then you can practice against rivals at high level, if you get demoted, you start getting used to lower level players, and of course when you can use your main in auto pilot, you can practice a totally different character with different fight mechanics, that helps to improve your main in the end, so you get used to play different too.
I love watching Max get in his flow state for a game.
I absolutely love this thumbnail and title follows up “I can feel myself getting better!”
Okay, I'm gonna give it to you. That fucking dash forward, Dash Forward Mid was so good and unexpected that I got shmixed watching.
This is awesome
@@PhiDX is so enthusiastic, Max adapts so well, and the rounds are so good lol 10/10 vid blokes well done all around
Dude, ur improving like crazy. Some of those rounds where absolutely briliant.
Maxs soul still burns. It’s a science. It’s an art, it’s math, it’s grammar.
The i feel like the real dynamic of this situation is that PhiDX can commentate over the video while Max is able to *l o c k i n* and I love it :D
I really like seeing Max get coached here and actively seeing him improve
Very impressive, such a huge improvement from the old Lars, I'm a recently promoted Tekken King Paul from the UK, love to play you sometime, but lag would likely make that difficult. Keep it up Max!
It was so funny to watch live, Max and chat stuck in the hell of going back and forth in the rank.
I read the backgrounds of those ranks as “Bullshit” and now I can never unsee it
I am also in this hell with a character related to Lars and its VERY ominous EVERY time I play this game to go to ranked.
Good stuff max improving like crazy
Honestly facts, I'm reds rn (ik im trash lmao) and it feels like im making 0 progress every game feels like a slog of not making much progress and I'm struggling to understand what I should be spending my time practicing.
I would recommend trying to master your character in practice mode, learn your key moves and when and where to use them as well as getting down all your combos. I found practicing my combos and execution gave me solid muscle memory, it's then just a case of implementing your game plan and adapting to your opponent. You'll get there bro.
- learn a decent damage, sub-optimal combo for walls and for no walls
- block lows
- block and punish
- don't attack at the start of fights
- whiff punish
- don't use unsafe moves; funny whiff moves
That'll get you to purple.
@@macnolds4145
Tick 76 DMG
I've always found blocking lows natural I have good reaction time so I do it quite easily
I play Leroy so my punishes are mad easy it's just getting into those combos
I do end up doing this quite a bit and I feel like it's one of my biggest problems along with not being able to low parry I just can't do it I press down forward just before I get hit then I get punished for it
In hell...
We Live, Lament.
Speedkick made me do this drill too. It actually helped a lot
What drill?
@@chucklos391 reacting to specific Law strings
the round that starts at 20:18 was disgusting
"Welcome to the real world buddy" - some random guy wearing glasses.
"You gonna learn today" - Some dude named Wazzler
It's insane how many people in these ranks don't care to punish the strings
Dispite all the fancy stuff he does with Lars, this 12:12 counter hit launch makes me think he's getting really good with Lars.
If kishin is hell then I’m at the front door. Battle ruler got me sweating
Haha! Freakin Tekken is hard and a sweat.
best part about tekken is it never gets easier, just stays hard for different reasons.
Seeing max play that cheese ball of a character makes me want to play that cheese ball of a character😂
I don't play fighting games as much anymore, but that thumbnail still gave me Overwatch elo hell flashbacks
Ah, Max...you'll know Hell if you find it...
17:37 gotta be the craziest full screen trade I’ve ever seen
That section of Tekken is the hardest part
That THUMBNAIL and the TITLE tells me everything that’s about to happen in this video… 😭
I just saw the title and I knew it was a Tekken video
The tekken prowess is kicking my ass I've been hard stuck in raijin and fujin fighting against tekken gods and up with their secondaries ☠
It's so cool seeing Max leveling up so much in front of our eyes.
That Lili player plugging on Max’s promotion was some BS lol
Bushin rank is the real test. It took me months on quick match to get used to matches and solidify my defense in order to reach Tekken king
Bro's whiff punish game on point!!
I was stuck in Bushin prison. Then I watch PhiDX coach you, thus coaching me. My Lars is actually pretty good now. Also INFMemeKing helped out a bunch too.
20:23 Who's the guy that Max is getting hints from? He's hilarious😂😂 "yes! counter him now...😬 he's ready for it!..😳yessir!😬😁........😆COUNTER!!!!!!"😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣I'm gonna have to look PhiDX up😂
Yeah....blue ranks definitely feel like purgatory.
HAH PHI GETTIN’ JERKED RN WTH ARE THESE MOANS?? 23:14
Also Max’s patience and reads are amazing
with no context that this is a Tekken related video, i had no idea what the video could be.
i fucking hate what youtube has forced good content creators to have to do.
Whats with the mentor videos on Tekken? Is he training for an upcoming tournament or something?
I think he just wants to devote some time to actually getting good at Tekken
That thumbnail is literally me. Even to tekken king promo and all the way back down
Phidx needs to do some character guides, I main Lars at flame ruler and these videos have helped me out immensely
He is starting it now..
This is so much fun to watch. More MaxiPhilian content please
ahhh, ranked hell... no one escapes it
Blue ranks is some sweaty shit. Hang in there, Max.
7:43 what's the name of the song here? It's been stuck in my head for the past week and I can't think of the name for the life of me.
wayang kulit the indonesian stage in tag 2
@@xo7605 Thank you
@@xo7605THANK YOU BRO I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS
So this is what elo hell looks like in tekken 😅😅😅
Exactly, it's new Green Rank Hell basically.
I'd go bald if I played ranked Tekken
I am
Tekken rank is all out war.
I'm in hell too, dood, im in hell too
The dynamic duo back at it again!
shoutout the editor for the transition at 16:01
This is literally how I am feeling currently. (Between Tekken God and Emperor) my goal is supreme and then I’m done playing ranked🙃
I never thought Max could turn PhiDX into quagmire from family guy 11:26💀💀
as a king main who is in the same situation u are in its actually hella fun and hella frustrating lmao
14:30 this is crazy lol, I tried lab’ing this shit rn, the execution here is lowkey insane to just have in the bag like that lol
When I saw the pictures of Max had put up on his video here I thought he had to deal with the Mishima matriarch, Heihachi, 10x times during his battle.
I watched that match live with the Lili player (llama del rey) and they were the worst. First match they straight up tea bagged Max and you could see them slowly tilt as he started to toss their shit. When he rage quit, most of the lobby was just laughing and asking for Max to report them. Such a bad sport
Blue ranks are literally hell! I lucked out in Bushin but getting out of Kishin is a workout
Bruh..... I've been stuck in Tekken King and bushin for a while now. I remember watching Max when he was a just hitting red rank. The fucking guy has caught up to me.
Max-San, you must unlock Autonomous Ultra Nsync
Max has a scary lars now lmao he just went around raw dogging people in ranked
I can’t ESCAPE! And then when I’m gonna promote to Tekken King, I get matched up with a character I always have trouble with💀💀
Bruh, i feel you. I keep bouncing between battle ruler and raijin. Shits hard.
Watching max do crazy work and magic with Lars, makes me wanna pick him up!
Rollback don’t fail me now.
I knew I wasn't the only one who has been stuck in blue ranks for months now.
I'm stuck at fujin lol😂😂
@KazumiMishima90k I'm stuck at Kishin 😂
@TheLordOfTheNight321 you play on pc or playstation add me on pc raven90k
@@TheLordOfTheNight321 add me on pc raven90k
Having multiple sus disconnects during a match should definitely give you a big ole coward sign next to your name or as your title.
For all Tekken 8's short comings it's never been easier to learn and lab shit.
YAY! MORE MAXIMILIAN PLAYING TEKKEN!
Bro that comeback was nuts!
Just wondering why there are so many super cut out fights? Like we saw 5 secs of you fighting Lee in the beginning... 🤔
most of max game is he lose, thats why the rank go to kishin and bushin like 2 or 3 times
These are highlights
I understand all too well! I finally hit Tekken King after months of being stuck at Kishin.
Everybody in the chat hated Llama Del Rey.
Blue ranks really is that limbo state. All you can do is keep playing and keep looking to improve.
Watching Max playing Tekken 8 makes me want to jump at it after 7 years not touching a Tekken game.
Tekken 8 is a monster game. Mad sweat, but satisfying when you start to make your breakthroughs.
who teaches the pre-school version so i can comprehend lol
I love this series I hope you and PhiXD keep this up till you reach GOD of DESTRUCTION with Lars
He is beginning to believe....
Hehe, you see, I don’t play ranked often, so I’m very happy
Lars is playing beyblade, I cannot relate
We've all been there you got it bro just keep grinding
Time to learn match ups max! As a lars player you get so much benefit from block punishment