My biggest frustration in Tekken ranked is when I lose to someone using scrubby tactics. I let a Law player get promoted to Fujin because I couldn't low parry Junkyard consistently, I didn't demote or anything, I just felt like an idiot for letting a noob into what are supposed to be 'intermediate' ranks.
Look on the bright side. Those kinds of people will get hardstuck if they try to rank up out of that rank because they'll plateau due to their scrubby mentality when they inevitably lose to Tekken players with actual fundamentals
@@elloofficeryeah it really does suck but I bet your character got some bullshit ass moves too, thats just how tekken inherently is at our level sometimes. just gotta continue learning how to respond to things
punishment on block string and also reading the enemy is inportent kdb is less but still very good to get out of closh fight optimal combos and nowing what character you are playing dont have the same play style against kazuya as you have king sidesteph i cant say this enhoufh even in bushin ranks i play they dont sidesteph move i have leroy this makes it so much easier for me if you dont sidestep or punish my moves
Really dig the positivity in this video. Anxiety and nervousness is something I don’t normally deal with unless I queue up in a fighting game specifically. No other type of competitive game makes me feel this way and I think it’s because I care about fighters more plus as you said, since it’s 1v1 you can’t blame anyone else when you lose. Great vid dude, instant sub.
Honestly I played virtually every current fighting game there is to play, getting high ranks in both tekken and sf. Ranked anxiety and frustration are two things that have prevented me from playing the game consistantly, despite really enjoying it at first. Im glad this video is out, because it puts a spotlight on a very real thing. And i appreciate you for making it valid, not just sort of writing it off as a "its a skill issue" thing. That being said, I think you perfectly incapsulated, in words, the very things that people think about and go through on the regular with these types of games, ESPECIALLY fighting games. That part about detaching yourself from the result of the match really hit. Im gonna be picking up tekken and sf and will go back to this video any time I need a pick up!
Tbh i have bipolar so I’m always anxious and frustrated with the game. I don’t think that’s going to change. But i do have moments where I’m having fun. Even when i notice my opponent is kicking my ass or does a good read i don’t really get mad I’m more impressed by them so i think “nice one!” Or something. Thinking this way definitely helps with the frustration. I just got to Garyu with Lars and man that dopamine rush was crazy. Also I’m new to Tekken and somewhat new to fighting games in general so this was quite the accomplishment and I’m glad I’m achieving my goals.
Yo I feel this. I have bipolar 1 and it drives me nuts with how anxious I get on ranked. Glad you are having fun with the game and continue getting better at ranked. Ranked anxiety is a crazy thing but I have been learning not to take the game too seriously. I don’t know if that is your issue but it was mine.
well done bro, this was a great vid. i don't struggle with raging at Tekken 8 when i lose or anything like that. I actually do compliment my opponent when they win or if they do a really cool combo cause as a fellow player i know how much time they spent trying to learn that. i just feel kinda stuck rn cause i wanna be good at the game, but i can't put in the hours like everyone else since my YT takes priority. I actually just competed in my first T8 tournament and lost first round. i practiced all day just to fail. so today has been the first time that i've actually just wanted to quit the game. but instead i've decided to just play for fun now. i'll learn and improve slowly but surely. so to anyone else who's in the same situation, don't quit. take a step back if you need to. and don't get too mad over losing. it's just a game
What I find interesting is when I play rank and I lose I get super pissed off when I lose to annoying tactics. When I play player matches (unranked), I find it hilarious when I lose because I’m like “wow, this is a viable strategy?“ ALSO WATCH PRO PLAYERS!!! They lose to cheap tactics and can’t parry and block every single move and matchup. Understanding that fighting games is a guessing is important!
This is me, literally. I only barely know Victor and am at Fighter and I can't find myself to play more because I begin to shake, heart starts to beat, and I tend to drop everything I've learned and get beat by freggin Beginners. This is also why I don't play ranked in CoD or CSGO. I hate it.
I don't wanna sound rude but, you're not getting beat by beginners if you ARE a beginner, you don't even lose points until yellow ranks so take every game you lose as a lesson, you should not be getting ranked anxiety if there's nothing even at stake yet...
I found I prefer playing Quick Battle with Tekken 8 more, especially if I am trying to learn things, put things into practise or warm up/keep sharp. I will dip into Ranked when I feel I am up for it. Having games with no risk, just working and focusing on your own gameplay helps me reset and get focused for ranked games. Even if I get scrubbed in Quick, it doesn't matter to me cause I can try to focus on that rather than stress about rank. Quick Battle is quite popular too so getting games isn't as big a struggle.
somewhat glad that this is actually a thing that a lot of players experience. I feel like I only play 30-40% of my skill level when it comes to ranked matches, and it's not just in tekken, this happens to me in other games with ranked mode as well.
I've started a very simple check to see if I'm gonna play ranked or not, and it's whether or not I currently have that dog in me. And by that, I mean A. After a few warm up games, do I feel like Im actually playing well at the moment, and B. Do I REALLY want to win right now? If I go into ranked half assed, Im generally either autopiloting, or trying to play "proper" both of which are not good at all for quick ranked sets. If I have that dog in me, I'll quickly look for holes in the opponents gameplay to exploit, switch up my timing, and pull out the occasional yolo option to try and throw them off as much as possible. And if I do all that and still lose, I either understand what I did wrong and have to give it up to the other person, or I dont understand and have to do some research. If the dog is not in me, then there are plenty of other ways I can improve without putting points on the line. I can watch my replays, or top player matches, I can lab stuff in training mode, or even fight bots just to get comfortable landing certain things in a match without the pressure of a thinking breathing person on the other side. More so than execution, I believe ranked is about honing your own mentality while learning the patterns of what people look for in certain situations, which just comes from playing more games and seeing those situations more times. And nobody is perfect, I'll still get frustrated sometimes, so it's important to know when to take breaks as well. Even the best players in the world will make a couple wrong guesses and get blown up in certain rounds, there's just no way around it. The important thing is to slowly build the knowledge so it starts happening less and less.
For fighting games I find it quite easy to just jump into ranked and just not care about winning and losing. Really where playing ranked modes becomes complicated is games like Counter Strike that require a lot of teamplay and communication. But fighting games are 1v1, you just go in, beat the other guy's head in and done. And if you lose you're not letting anyone down but yourself. Usually ranked just means you're getting more reasonable matchups than in unranked modes like less cheaters and people closer to your own skill level.
For me its not that I care about rank points, its just that I know that I will get toxic players and I don't want to have to deal with them. I don't mind being terrible at game and going on a losing streak, its only frustrating to me if the other players are trying to just be toxic because I'm not good yet.
honestly i’ve never really had ranked anxiety with fighting games considering the only rank i’d be messing up is my own. i wish i had any clue how to overcome it for games like Counter Strike or Overwatch tho…
I definitely get ranked anxiety , been playing tekken 8 just progressed to bushin . i doubt my own skills , my goal for this game is to hit tekken king I’m nearly at the goal . Tbh never even thought I’d get close to that and now it’s within reach . 1st game in The rank lost to a tekken emperor.
It's just so fucking annoying when my opponent is spamming a move I can't parry, sidestep or counter, so I'll have to take the hit and guess the 50-50, but I'm an asuka main, a defensive character with no real threatening moves that aren't parries or counter attacks. I'm going to lose 80% of these 50-50s. So jarring
Do you have any tips for a complete beginner that always feels like they are just not ready to play, either ranked or even casual, and keep practicing but the practice never seems to stick? My most problem is actually the social anxiety, like fear of the other player seeing I'm playing horribly because I'm bad, and its even worse if they decide to teabag or tease or something like that. I always feel like I should first understand how to play but no mather how much information I absorb or try to learn I always feel like I just shouldn't play yet. And then I never actually play the game, and forget everything I just learned.
This applies to Tekken if that's what you're struggling with. A tip would be just play the game and don't worry about rank until you hit maybe red ranks or so, don't worry about feeling "unprepared" or that you "don't know enough", realistically your opponents don't know everything either, just mess around in ranked play with your character, try doing different things and seeing what sticks, that's how you create a gameplan and eventually you'll start demolishing with what you learned through actually playing instead of practicing. another thing is you should go into player customization and enable "magic mirror" which will stop your opponent from moving at the end of a round so they can't teabag or bm you anymore.
The only anxiety I have with Tekken ranked is getting put against unfair characters like King, Jun, Azucena, Dragunov. I chose to main Lee as my first Tekken character and it feels near impossible to compete with all these S+ tier characters.
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My biggest frustration in Tekken ranked is when I lose to someone using scrubby tactics. I let a Law player get promoted to Fujin because I couldn't low parry Junkyard consistently, I didn't demote or anything, I just felt like an idiot for letting a noob into what are supposed to be 'intermediate' ranks.
Look on the bright side. Those kinds of people will get hardstuck if they try to rank up out of that rank because they'll plateau due to their scrubby mentality when they inevitably lose to Tekken players with actual fundamentals
No such thing as a “scrubby” tactic. There is no honor in a fighting game
@@hymnoffaith2942 It's not about honour it's about the abusability of it. Defending against Junkyard takes effort, using Junkyard takes none.
@@elloofficeryeah it really does suck but I bet your character got some bullshit ass moves too, thats just how tekken inherently is at our level sometimes. just gotta continue learning how to respond to things
punishment on block string and also reading the enemy is inportent kdb is less but still very good to get out of closh fight optimal combos and nowing what character you are playing dont have the same play style against kazuya as you have king sidesteph i cant say this enhoufh even in bushin ranks i play they dont sidesteph move i have leroy this makes it so much easier for me if you dont sidestep or punish my moves
Really dig the positivity in this video. Anxiety and nervousness is something I don’t normally deal with unless I queue up in a fighting game specifically. No other type of competitive game makes me feel this way and I think it’s because I care about fighters more plus as you said, since it’s 1v1 you can’t blame anyone else when you lose. Great vid dude, instant sub.
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Honestly I played virtually every current fighting game there is to play, getting high ranks in both tekken and sf. Ranked anxiety and frustration are two things that have prevented me from playing the game consistantly, despite really enjoying it at first. Im glad this video is out, because it puts a spotlight on a very real thing. And i appreciate you for making it valid, not just sort of writing it off as a "its a skill issue" thing.
That being said, I think you perfectly incapsulated, in words, the very things that people think about and go through on the regular with these types of games, ESPECIALLY fighting games. That part about detaching yourself from the result of the match really hit. Im gonna be picking up tekken and sf and will go back to this video any time I need a pick up!
Tbh i have bipolar so I’m always anxious and frustrated with the game. I don’t think that’s going to change. But i do have moments where I’m having fun. Even when i notice my opponent is kicking my ass or does a good read i don’t really get mad I’m more impressed by them so i think “nice one!” Or something. Thinking this way definitely helps with the frustration. I just got to Garyu with Lars and man that dopamine rush was crazy. Also I’m new to Tekken and somewhat new to fighting games in general so this was quite the accomplishment and I’m glad I’m achieving my goals.
Good job man, keep up the good work!
Yo I feel this. I have bipolar 1 and it drives me nuts with how anxious I get on ranked. Glad you are having fun with the game and continue getting better at ranked. Ranked anxiety is a crazy thing but I have been learning not to take the game too seriously. I don’t know if that is your issue but it was mine.
This is an amazing knowledge check for the mind, thank you
huge video, put a lot into perspective for me. thank you bro
Always took nerves as a good sign that I know what im doing is difficult and requires more focus. I'd rather be nervous than careless.
well done bro, this was a great vid. i don't struggle with raging at Tekken 8 when i lose or anything like that. I actually do compliment my opponent when they win or if they do a really cool combo cause as a fellow player i know how much time they spent trying to learn that. i just feel kinda stuck rn cause i wanna be good at the game, but i can't put in the hours like everyone else since my YT takes priority. I actually just competed in my first T8 tournament and lost first round. i practiced all day just to fail. so today has been the first time that i've actually just wanted to quit the game. but instead i've decided to just play for fun now. i'll learn and improve slowly but surely. so to anyone else who's in the same situation, don't quit. take a step back if you need to. and don't get too mad over losing. it's just a game
Thanks man, appreciate it
I don’t understand how you only have 123 subs?? Great quality and good premise.
What I find interesting is when I play rank and I lose I get super pissed off when I lose to annoying tactics. When I play player matches (unranked), I find it hilarious when I lose because I’m like “wow, this is a viable strategy?“
ALSO WATCH PRO PLAYERS!!! They lose to cheap tactics and can’t parry and block every single move and matchup. Understanding that fighting games is a guessing is important!
This is me, literally. I only barely know Victor and am at Fighter and I can't find myself to play more because I begin to shake, heart starts to beat, and I tend to drop everything I've learned and get beat by freggin Beginners. This is also why I don't play ranked in CoD or CSGO. I hate it.
I don't wanna sound rude but, you're not getting beat by beginners if you ARE a beginner, you don't even lose points until yellow ranks so take every game you lose as a lesson, you should not be getting ranked anxiety if there's nothing even at stake yet...
@@Josefuumii It's just how I've always been. Just playing Ranked in general in any game gives me anxiety, even when nothing is at stake.
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This is a great video. Wholeheartedly agree with everything said.
I found I prefer playing Quick Battle with Tekken 8 more, especially if I am trying to learn things, put things into practise or warm up/keep sharp. I will dip into Ranked when I feel I am up for it. Having games with no risk, just working and focusing on your own gameplay helps me reset and get focused for ranked games. Even if I get scrubbed in Quick, it doesn't matter to me cause I can try to focus on that rather than stress about rank.
Quick Battle is quite popular too so getting games isn't as big a struggle.
i find the less i care the better i play and playing drunk works too lol
somewhat glad that this is actually a thing that a lot of players experience. I feel like I only play 30-40% of my skill level when it comes to ranked matches, and it's not just in tekken, this happens to me in other games with ranked mode as well.
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I've started a very simple check to see if I'm gonna play ranked or not, and it's whether or not I currently have that dog in me.
And by that, I mean A. After a few warm up games, do I feel like Im actually playing well at the moment, and B. Do I REALLY want to win right now?
If I go into ranked half assed, Im generally either autopiloting, or trying to play "proper" both of which are not good at all for quick ranked sets.
If I have that dog in me, I'll quickly look for holes in the opponents gameplay to exploit, switch up my timing, and pull out the occasional yolo option to try and throw them off as much as possible. And if I do all that and still lose, I either understand what I did wrong and have to give it up to the other person, or I dont understand and have to do some research.
If the dog is not in me, then there are plenty of other ways I can improve without putting points on the line. I can watch my replays, or top player matches, I can lab stuff in training mode, or even fight bots just to get comfortable landing certain things in a match without the pressure of a thinking breathing person on the other side.
More so than execution, I believe ranked is about honing your own mentality while learning the patterns of what people look for in certain situations, which just comes from playing more games and seeing those situations more times.
And nobody is perfect, I'll still get frustrated sometimes, so it's important to know when to take breaks as well.
Even the best players in the world will make a couple wrong guesses and get blown up in certain rounds, there's just no way around it. The important thing is to slowly build the knowledge so it starts happening less and less.
For fighting games I find it quite easy to just jump into ranked and just not care about winning and losing. Really where playing ranked modes becomes complicated is games like Counter Strike that require a lot of teamplay and communication. But fighting games are 1v1, you just go in, beat the other guy's head in and done. And if you lose you're not letting anyone down but yourself. Usually ranked just means you're getting more reasonable matchups than in unranked modes like less cheaters and people closer to your own skill level.
Need this for every king and feng i fight
For me its not that I care about rank points, its just that I know that I will get toxic players and I don't want to have to deal with them. I don't mind being terrible at game and going on a losing streak, its only frustrating to me if the other players are trying to just be toxic because I'm not good yet.
What’s the worst that can happen
- queues up to 10 kings back 2 back
honestly i’ve never really had ranked anxiety with fighting games considering the only rank i’d be messing up is my own. i wish i had any clue how to overcome it for games like Counter Strike or Overwatch tho…
Dropped 2 ranks in one day didn't feel good but I'm not about to just give up.
I definitely get ranked anxiety , been playing tekken 8 just progressed to bushin . i doubt my own skills , my goal for this game is to hit tekken king I’m nearly at the goal . Tbh never even thought I’d get close to that and now it’s within reach . 1st game in The rank lost to a tekken emperor.
To summarize it just remember 6arakin exists you can get good
i beat that guy 2 times, and on video xD
It's just so fucking annoying when my opponent is spamming a move I can't parry, sidestep or counter, so I'll have to take the hit and guess the 50-50, but I'm an asuka main, a defensive character with no real threatening moves that aren't parries or counter attacks. I'm going to lose 80% of these 50-50s. So jarring
Do you have any tips for a complete beginner that always feels like they are just not ready to play, either ranked or even casual, and keep practicing but the practice never seems to stick? My most problem is actually the social anxiety, like fear of the other player seeing I'm playing horribly because I'm bad, and its even worse if they decide to teabag or tease or something like that. I always feel like I should first understand how to play but no mather how much information I absorb or try to learn I always feel like I just shouldn't play yet. And then I never actually play the game, and forget everything I just learned.
This applies to Tekken if that's what you're struggling with.
A tip would be just play the game and don't worry about rank until you hit maybe red ranks or so, don't worry about feeling "unprepared" or that you "don't know enough", realistically your opponents don't know everything either, just mess around in ranked play with your character, try doing different things and seeing what sticks, that's how you create a gameplan and eventually you'll start demolishing with what you learned through actually playing instead of practicing.
another thing is you should go into player customization and enable "magic mirror" which will stop your opponent from moving at the end of a round so they can't teabag or bm you anymore.
There is a mod that allows you to totally shut down the on screnn information about rank. No stress tekken or something like that on nexus mod.
Bruh, you played against my good friend in street fighter 6 LOL. Was not ready to see him a video. Who won btw?
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Dude you called me out with this vid cuz I been hardstuck Eliminator since like a month now and been scared to play ranked LOL
Hey man, as long as you have fun stick with it! These games only get better the more you put into them
oh, tried to get Eliminator for 2 days! I achieved it, then went for Garyu rank in 2 hours. It depends on who you fight with :D
For me it’s how much rank points you lose despite how higher rank the person you’re going against is
I could be a decent Jun player if I didn't procrastinate and drink overcoming nerves.
Hell yeah you could
The only anxiety I have with Tekken ranked is getting put against unfair characters like King, Jun, Azucena, Dragunov.
I chose to main Lee as my first Tekken character and it feels near impossible to compete with all these S+ tier characters.
Tbh I chose to main kaz in my first tekken and yeah fighting azu, drag, and feng just feels so difficult