Even though you may not be getting a ton of views on these training videos the contribution you are having to furthering the enjoyment of this game is immeasurable. Thank you for doing this for us beginners. It is clear to see that you spent a good amount of time on this.
The next video is what I am really looking forward to, I got 38% combos but I land them so rarely that the opponent always has a breaker. Thanks for the good series of videos, I really learned a lot !
I've just started really getting into fighting games a year ago with Dragon Ball Fighterz, Tekken 7, and now I'm trying this game to see if I want to get MK 11 on release. This series of tutorials has been the most helpful in the shortest amount of time that I've found so far for any of these games. This video and the first one on how to choose a character were so helpful. Thank you.
Same, although I havent played fighting games since the release of mk9 and even then I only played for about 2 weeks. Im trying to get comfortable before mk11 with mkx. Why do fighting games have such a hard learning curve 😭
@@breakpoint43 Yea the learning curve is brutal but it does make it feel rewarding once you learn the combos and get good. Unfortunately the extremely hard learning curve is also what is keeping fighting games from being more popular. They scare away most of the casual players. I wish they were more accessible just so the player base would be larger and I'd have more people worse than me :).
@Extreme Pc Gaming Same. I've gone against a couple new people but usually I get matched against someone with hundreds of wins/losses and it gives me a less than 10% chance of winning lol. I've spent most of my time in training practicing combos and playing against the AI though and every time I match against one of the players I'm doing better, although I usually lose.
@Extreme Pc Gaming Tekken 7 is a great fighting game. However, I find it harder than any other fighting game I've ever tried. Even when you watch pro players try to make simple beginner tutorial videos they have a hard time not going on tangents about all the intricacies you have to be aware of. Just doing combos in Tekken 7 is astronomically harder than MKX. Almost every attack in the combo also requires a different directional input as you hit the attack(down right 1, forward 2, down back 3. etc) and the strings have multiple (forward+quarter-circle forward 1) type abilities in them while you are juggling. Then when you get matched against a veteran in that game its not even close. I started playing MKX not only out of the hype from MK11 but also because I was so overwhelmed trying to learn Tekken 7.
@Extreme Pc Gaming It sounds like you play on PC, so do I. Unfortunately most of the fighting game community is on console. The communities for almost all fighting games on PC are extremely low by comparison and it can take a while to find games in any of them. MKX actually has more people playing right now than it has in over a year because it was just on sale last week and MK11 just had its reveal. When the games are first released the community is huge. I started really playing fighting games when Dragon Ball Fighterz launched and all the lobbies were full, you had to wait just to get in. The problem is most of the casual players fall behind and just stop playing it all together because of how difficult it is. DBFZ is on sale right now on steam and has more people playing than its had in months as a result. But yea that's another reason I wanna play MK11 at launch. The player base will be at its peak and everyone else will be just as new as I am.
When that happens you punch them. If they block you can kick them. If neither of those work you jump and punch, followed by jump kick. Punch punch punch, punch punch kick. Punch kick punch. Then block and punch when they're dizzy from punches.
Thanks so much for this, it helped me a lot to understand the game and at the same time did make it even a more enjoyable. For those unfamiliar with this kind of games think of it as the Killer Instinc theory; Opener (neutral jump) - Auto doble (combo) - Linker (special) - Auto doble (combo) - Ender (special or uppercut in this case).
Guys, I love your channel and these videos are proving extremely helpful. I have never tried to get good at a fighting game before MKX, so your "from square one" discussions are exactly what I need.
The upcoming video is what I'm most looking forward to now! I want to learn how to be an aggressor, because while I have combos down I end up being more of a defensive player for most of the match not sure if it's because I'm not being an aggressive player or I'm not capitalizing on openings. That seems to be my main weakness. Love these videos! Really helpful, keep up the good work!
Thank you. I'm trying to get into MK now, and I had MKX in my library, which I'm learning while waiting for MK1 to release on the non-premium edition. I hope you'll make similar videos for MK1!
Man this was a really good video. I never got into these kind of fighting games because the set ups didn’t feel like it made enough sense to me. My favorite fighting game in Fight for New York lol. I feel like I sound like the Mac guy from VLDL’s bored
GothicHand It's very simple. You basically cancel your dash with block to run as always, you just simply input your dash as your attack finishes, then instantly pressing block, which gives you the run. then press your next combo attack as fast as you can and you'll instantly get it. It sounds harder than it is, but again, it's muscle memory.
First of all, great video! Combos are more than just strings you have to memorize, which was my primary problem with executing them. I liked your building block analogy. What do you think of Reptile?
Hey I know I'm a little late but I just got MKX a few days ago and I have a question about inputting long combos. What is the pace of inputting? or When am i inputting the next combo/special once ive already input one combo/special? Do you input them once you have confirmed them hit? or should I be just input them one after the other without confirming the hit? I'm not worrying about them blocking right now, I am just having trouble with inputting long strings. Maybe if i gave an example of a combo and where i have problems it will help you answer :) For Ermac I am trying to do: F21D2, Jump 3, Air Tele, B12, Soul Ball, Jump 1, B12 which I believe should put them in a standing position so i can do my Vortex. The F21D2, Jump 3 is easy, but i find myself getting the Air Tele only about 60% of the time maybe less. Even worse is doing the B12 after Air Tele, out of the times i get the Air Tele i may get the B12 about 10% of the time. It either doesn't happen or I miss entirely. So my guess is that I am inputting the combos at the wrong times, either too slow or too fast but I can't figure out which it is. When should I be inputting the Air Tele after the F21D2, Jump 3? When should I be inputting the B12 after the Air Tele? Am I just too bad at the game to be doing this combo? Sorry for the long rambling question and thank you in advance for any responses.
You should do the input before you see it ESPECIALLY for online, there's a huge input delay at the moment online due to the netcode, they're improving it as of March 1st but at the moment it is an input delay based netcode, you should always do your combos all in 1 motion, don't pause between inputs to wait for the moves to end as the combo won't string together, for Ermac I have literally no experience but I main Erron Black know all his variations, 2 Takeda variations, Tempest Kung Lao, Hunter Predator and a bit of Scorpion, as far as I know you won't need to wait, just make sure if you're using mix ups into special moves that the string is actually hitting as not many safe moves are plus on block, make sure you know what moves/strings/special moves are plus on block or at least neutral as if you do a safe string into an unsafe special move the opponent will punish you, I took a bit with Ronin Takeda to get used to this as I would do lots of back forward 2's after doing any safe....
+Range string if I had meter to try and get a high damage combo, as long as you do clean inputs all in 1 motion with no pauses after making sure your moves actually connect with the enemy you should hit those long combos you're talking about, hope this helped :)
Range Ok so with Ermac I'm still not getting those combos, something about his Teleport really throws me off. However i did try what you suggested with Quan Chi and i was regularly hitting 30-35% combos! I've read that Quan Chi is really easy to use so I guess thats part of it but I am clearly able to perform combos a lot better just inputting them correctly 1 after the other without waiting for them to connect and finish. Thank you for the advice!
+Bill Gefitur I tried Ermac a while back, but as I mained Scorpion when the game first came out I always did the teleport for scorpion not ermac xD anyway glad to hear that you can get those consistent combos with quan! It's all good :)
+Bill Gefitur For the b12 after the air tele you should do it when you actually land on the ground. For online you have to basically get the muscle memory from offline practice mode and inputting the combos without guiding yourself visually because of the online input delay
+Felipe Saravi It depends on the character. If you're playing Scorpion for example, to do teleport combo, you'll end up better by using analog stick, cuz Dpad is slower in that case.
great vid i followed here and on twitch now..btw i play quan chi and shinnok :O what are u guys thinking now of warlock variation..i really lke the new special move and i win more matches with warlock than with summoner..its weird^^ keep up the good work guys and have a nice day
Hey, thanks for your video! However, I've got a problem. I'm practicing comboses, and while everything is fine when my opponent is standing, I cannot make a combo in real battle because of direction buttons going in the way. Let's say I want to make a 1 1 1 string with Sub-Zero - I try to get close to the opponent to make it, but nearly always system 'gets' that forward arrow - which results in completely different move, that's not the part of intended combo. Do you have any idea how to get rid of this problem?
DAE have a hard time using the thumbstick when playing this game? I use an Xbox 360 controller on PC so I can't use the dpad (it's terrible!) but I find the thumbstick difficult to use. I keep inputting other directions in addition to my intended one, so much so I can't even move forward and back easily because i keep jumping. Is there any advice for this?
Ok so let me see if I understand this. replace the last button in a combo with special move right? Like 1,1,1 is a combo and forward back 2 is a special. I can do 1,1, forward back 2? Or does the special need to end with the same button the combo ends with? Like in my first example that wouldn’t work because the special ends in a 2 where as the combo ends in a 1 Do I make any sense?
trying to replicate the scorpion bit here the NJP rarely lands and has like a single frame where it will hit, and then I'm out of range and can't hit the 21, though the spear can land. wtf
This actually looks a lot less complicated than I thought it would be. I can do a few 20-30% combos with Predator but no one else. The next two videos seem to be what I'm struggling with the most though so I'm going to go watch those now.
Do people use the d-pad? I always mess up direction with diagonals when I try to do combos. That and I'm not very experienced. Any tips for not screwing up combos would be helpful.
1. Turn off release check in your controller presets 2. If you're hitting diagnosis on d-pad, go into training mode and try to hit your combos without any extra buttons, diagnols, or any other movements that your combo doesn't require 3. When using the d-pad lift your finger up a little as you're hitting the buttons Hope this helps
PNDKetchup Yeah thats him. He was kinda of a Low tier hero even though Reptile was not all that low. Is he still playing seriously, if so who is he maining in MKX? Sorry I kinda fell off during injustice so I have no idea what happened in the last year or two. Only Thing I know is CDJR won Evo for KI and people never stop trolling Brady. Have yet to get the new console. This is making me want one though. Thanks for the reply.
It's honestly just practice my man. I know that may not be what you want to hear, but combos take time to master, especially ones with tight frame linkages.
Even though you may not be getting a ton of views on these training videos the contribution you are having to furthering the enjoyment of this game is immeasurable. Thank you for doing this for us beginners. It is clear to see that you spent a good amount of time on this.
The next video is what I am really looking forward to, I got 38% combos but I land them so rarely that the opponent always has a breaker. Thanks for the good series of videos, I really learned a lot !
Bjoern Sch You're welcome :)
I've just started really getting into fighting games a year ago with Dragon Ball Fighterz, Tekken 7, and now I'm trying this game to see if I want to get MK 11 on release. This series of tutorials has been the most helpful in the shortest amount of time that I've found so far for any of these games. This video and the first one on how to choose a character were so helpful. Thank you.
Same, although I havent played fighting games since the release of mk9 and even then I only played for about 2 weeks. Im trying to get comfortable before mk11 with mkx. Why do fighting games have such a hard learning curve 😭
@@breakpoint43 Yea the learning curve is brutal but it does make it feel rewarding once you learn the combos and get good. Unfortunately the extremely hard learning curve is also what is keeping fighting games from being more popular. They scare away most of the casual players. I wish they were more accessible just so the player base would be larger and I'd have more people worse than me :).
@Extreme Pc Gaming Same. I've gone against a couple new people but usually I get matched against someone with hundreds of wins/losses and it gives me a less than 10% chance of winning lol. I've spent most of my time in training practicing combos and playing against the AI though and every time I match against one of the players I'm doing better, although I usually lose.
@Extreme Pc Gaming Tekken 7 is a great fighting game. However, I find it harder than any other fighting game I've ever tried. Even when you watch pro players try to make simple beginner tutorial videos they have a hard time not going on tangents about all the intricacies you have to be aware of. Just doing combos in Tekken 7 is astronomically harder than MKX. Almost every attack in the combo also requires a different directional input as you hit the attack(down right 1, forward 2, down back 3. etc) and the strings have multiple (forward+quarter-circle forward 1) type abilities in them while you are juggling. Then when you get matched against a veteran in that game its not even close. I started playing MKX not only out of the hype from MK11 but also because I was so overwhelmed trying to learn Tekken 7.
@Extreme Pc Gaming It sounds like you play on PC, so do I. Unfortunately most of the fighting game community is on console. The communities for almost all fighting games on PC are extremely low by comparison and it can take a while to find games in any of them. MKX actually has more people playing right now than it has in over a year because it was just on sale last week and MK11 just had its reveal. When the games are first released the community is huge. I started really playing fighting games when Dragon Ball Fighterz launched and all the lobbies were full, you had to wait just to get in. The problem is most of the casual players fall behind and just stop playing it all together because of how difficult it is. DBFZ is on sale right now on steam and has more people playing than its had in months as a result.
But yea that's another reason I wanna play MK11 at launch. The player base will be at its peak and everyone else will be just as new as I am.
Excellent guide and tutorial video Ketchup and Mustard. These videos series you two are producing 100% help. This will help me out with my gameplay.
It's just hard doing combos online because of the slight input delay.
You just trash 🗑
liu kang lol
When that happens you punch them. If they block you can kick them. If neither of those work you jump and punch, followed by jump kick. Punch punch punch, punch punch kick. Punch kick punch. Then block and punch when they're dizzy from punches.
Thanks so much for this, it helped me a lot to understand the game and at the same time did make it even a more enjoyable. For those unfamiliar with this kind of games think of it as the Killer Instinc theory; Opener (neutral jump) - Auto doble (combo) - Linker (special) - Auto doble (combo) - Ender (special or uppercut in this case).
Guys, I love your channel and these videos are proving extremely helpful. I have never tried to get good at a fighting game before MKX, so your "from square one" discussions are exactly what I need.
Great stuff, would love another Quan Chi video (especially one on his summoner/warlock vortex)!
The upcoming video is what I'm most looking forward to now! I want to learn how to be an aggressor, because while I have combos down I end up being more of a defensive player for most of the match not sure if it's because I'm not being an aggressive player or I'm not capitalizing on openings. That seems to be my main weakness. Love these videos! Really helpful, keep up the good work!
Yesss ep 4 will be the most important, anyone can do combos but the guessing games and mind tricks of rush downs is where its at
This series of Videos help me Finally find a character I like and feel comfortable playing! Thanks Guys!
Thank you. I'm trying to get into MK now, and I had MKX in my library, which I'm learning while waiting for MK1 to release on the non-premium edition.
I hope you'll make similar videos for MK1!
I'm so glad you guys made this series thank you so much!
a video on blocking would be awesome :)
Zulay092 you hit the trigger button, duh
@@squiddles1678 Squid Waifu is trash bro
clocktowers1 I agree, shrek waifu is better
Thank you so much for the tutorial
cuthbert david You're welcome!
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Really awesome series, I cant wait for the next one!
okay, so the universal combo inputs are usually; string to special string to special etc.?
Thank you kanye very cool
The best MK video ever!!!!!!!!!
Great video, really looking forward to the next one =)
This video was really helpful, Thanks!
Man this was a really good video. I never got into these kind of fighting games because the set ups didn’t feel like it made enough sense to me.
My favorite fighting game in Fight for New York lol. I feel like I sound like the Mac guy from VLDL’s bored
Will you be showing some tips on chaining combos with run cancel? I find the timing of that very tricky.
GothicHand It's very simple.
You basically cancel your dash with block to run as always, you just simply input your dash as your attack finishes, then instantly pressing block, which gives you the run. then press your next combo attack as fast as you can and you'll instantly get it.
It sounds harder than it is, but again, it's muscle memory.
PNDKetchup i know that and i tried hard but couldn't ! However i will continue to pracrice that till i master it ! Hopefully !
ILLUMI ZOLDYCK Exactly. I can pull one off in like 5 tries but it's just kinda frustrating, idk maybe my nerve reaction is just slow or what~ lol
ILLUMI ZOLDYCK
I got there eventually.
I found that if i dialled my inputs in more precisely, the move worked.
I used sub zero to learn how to run combo, learned it with his 2 4 2 combo into run
you can also cancel the full three hit string into specials.
Great job man! Great video!!!
I like these videos, keep making more to help others :).
This is GOLD!!!
Just subscribed and this is really helping thanks :)
Please come out with the next episode as soon as you can, and just a suggestion but can you teach us how to beat button mashers. thanks
Great!!! these vids are gold dust
respect to u both for not using kung jin/erron black :)
You say that like Erron Black is cheap. There is literally ONE guy that uses him really well.
have u been online ? 80% of ppl online using him lol and yes that character is cheap.
Dee Jay How to beat 95% of online erron black players: Block overhead and punish the sand trap they always do on block.
Rinse and repeat!
alrite thx for the tip guys!
First of all, great video! Combos are more than just strings you have to memorize, which was my primary problem with executing them. I liked your building block analogy.
What do you think of Reptile?
Yo who's hyped for MK11
You guys are awesome
Hey I know I'm a little late but I just got MKX a few days ago and I have a question about inputting long combos.
What is the pace of inputting? or When am i inputting the next combo/special once ive already input one combo/special? Do you input them once you have confirmed them hit? or should I be just input them one after the other without confirming the hit?
I'm not worrying about them blocking right now, I am just having trouble with inputting long strings. Maybe if i gave an example of a combo and where i have problems it will help you answer :)
For Ermac I am trying to do: F21D2, Jump 3, Air Tele, B12, Soul Ball, Jump 1, B12 which I believe should put them in a standing position so i can do my Vortex. The F21D2, Jump 3 is easy, but i find myself getting the Air Tele only about 60% of the time maybe less. Even worse is doing the B12 after Air Tele, out of the times i get the Air Tele i may get the B12 about 10% of the time. It either doesn't happen or I miss entirely. So my guess is that I am inputting the combos at the wrong times, either too slow or too fast but I can't figure out which it is. When should I be inputting the Air Tele after the F21D2, Jump 3? When should I be inputting the B12 after the Air Tele? Am I just too bad at the game to be doing this combo?
Sorry for the long rambling question and thank you in advance for any responses.
You should do the input before you see it ESPECIALLY for online, there's a huge input delay at the moment online due to the netcode, they're improving it as of March 1st but at the moment it is an input delay based netcode, you should always do your combos all in 1 motion, don't pause between inputs to wait for the moves to end as the combo won't string together, for Ermac I have literally no experience but I main Erron Black know all his variations, 2 Takeda variations, Tempest Kung Lao, Hunter Predator and a bit of Scorpion, as far as I know you won't need to wait, just make sure if you're using mix ups into special moves that the string is actually hitting as not many safe moves are plus on block, make sure you know what moves/strings/special moves are plus on block or at least neutral as if you do a safe string into an unsafe special move the opponent will punish you, I took a bit with Ronin Takeda to get used to this as I would do lots of back forward 2's after doing any safe....
+Range string if I had meter to try and get a high damage combo, as long as you do clean inputs all in 1 motion with no pauses after making sure your moves actually connect with the enemy you should hit those long combos you're talking about, hope this helped :)
Range Ok so with Ermac I'm still not getting those combos, something about his Teleport really throws me off. However i did try what you suggested with Quan Chi and i was regularly hitting 30-35% combos! I've read that Quan Chi is really easy to use so I guess thats part of it but I am clearly able to perform combos a lot better just inputting them correctly 1 after the other without waiting for them to connect and finish. Thank you for the advice!
+Bill Gefitur I tried Ermac a while back, but as I mained Scorpion when the game first came out I always did the teleport for scorpion not ermac xD anyway glad to hear that you can get those consistent combos with quan! It's all good :)
+Bill Gefitur For the b12 after the air tele you should do it when you actually land on the ground. For online you have to basically get the muscle memory from offline practice mode and inputting the combos without guiding yourself visually because of the online input delay
Any tips on improving muscel memory learning? Or is there just grind through repetition?
Super helpful guys
great video thx!
Are you supposed to do combos with the arrow buttons or with the the left stick?
+Felipe Saravi It depends on the character. If you're playing Scorpion for example, to do teleport combo, you'll end up better by using analog stick, cuz Dpad is slower in that case.
only issue issue i have it with block botton it doesnt do enhance version when doing combo is there a setting im missing or something
great vid i followed here and on twitch now..btw i play quan chi and shinnok :O
what are u guys thinking now of warlock variation..i really lke the new special move and i win more matches with warlock than with summoner..its weird^^
keep up the good work guys and have a nice day
Hey, thanks for your video!
However, I've got a problem. I'm practicing comboses, and while everything is fine when my opponent is standing, I cannot make a combo in real battle because of direction buttons going in the way. Let's say I want to make a 1 1 1 string with Sub-Zero - I try to get close to the opponent to make it, but nearly always system 'gets' that forward arrow - which results in completely different move, that's not the part of intended combo. Do you have any idea how to get rid of this problem?
DAE have a hard time using the thumbstick when playing this game? I use an Xbox 360 controller on PC so I can't use the dpad (it's terrible!) but I find the thumbstick difficult to use. I keep inputting other directions in addition to my intended one, so much so I can't even move forward and back easily because i keep jumping. Is there any advice for this?
Since you're on pc you might be able to go into some remapping application and adjust the sensitivity and deafzone on the dpad. I would try that
I don’t get how you have to pull these off if I try to begin a string I get quick punched or blocked out of my move
Ok so let me see if I understand this. replace the last button in a combo with special move right?
Like 1,1,1 is a combo and forward back 2 is a special. I can do 1,1, forward back 2?
Or does the special need to end with the same button the combo ends with?
Like in my first example that wouldn’t work because the special ends in a 2 where as the combo ends in a 1
Do I make any sense?
The special doesn't have to use the same button as the button in the string is replacing, your first example would work fine
trying to replicate the scorpion bit here the NJP rarely lands and has like a single frame where it will hit, and then I'm out of range and can't hit the 21, though the spear can land.
wtf
This actually looks a lot less complicated than I thought it would be. I can do a few 20-30% combos with Predator but no one else. The next two videos seem to be what I'm struggling with the most though so I'm going to go watch those now.
So m8 did you get better?
Your videos help a lot any way u can tell me how to do the cold blooded grab on cryomancer sub-zero
+Cosmic Player I think it's 4+1+grab, but I'm not very sure, not much of a Sub-Zero guy myself
+Cosmic Player Yeah, much easier by doing f42grab
Do people use the d-pad? I always mess up direction with diagonals when I try to do combos. That and I'm not very experienced. Any tips for not screwing up combos would be helpful.
1. Turn off release check in your controller presets
2. If you're hitting diagnosis on d-pad, go into training mode and try to hit your combos without any extra buttons, diagnols, or any other movements that your combo doesn't require
3. When using the d-pad lift your finger up a little as you're hitting the buttons
Hope this helps
nice very informative
nice video
What was the other pro UK players name who played Cyber Sub back in the day?
***** That was Useforglue!
PNDKetchup Yeah thats him. He was kinda of a Low tier hero even though Reptile was not all that low. Is he still playing seriously, if so who is he maining in MKX? Sorry I kinda fell off during injustice so I have no idea what happened in the last year or two. Only Thing I know is CDJR won Evo for KI and people never stop trolling Brady. Have yet to get the new console. This is making me want one though. Thanks for the reply.
So basicly first i have to memorise all combo's?
Back 3 teleport doesnt work for me.... Tried everything.... Even Controller setup changed
Voice crack at 4:25
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Anyone know how to be more consistent in your inputs and cleaner)
On ps4, I can't do the 2 1 then spear kombo. After 2, 1 scorpion just stands there if you try to add in spear. Anyone know why?
you have to do it fluently, very quickly when your hitting 1 you need to be moving the sticks too
how does one put inputs so fast
It's honestly just practice my man. I know that may not be what you want to hear, but combos take time to master, especially ones with tight frame linkages.
What stops infinite loops?
Toomnyusernae Gravity.
Eventually, the opponent will just fall out of the combo after a certain amount of hits.
But is there a limit on those Quan Chi trance or Scorpion spear pulls? I understand there's a bounce limit.
Oh okay thanks. I don't own the game or consoles and figured there'd be some sort of balance but never actually saw them discussed.
Toomnyusernae If it's like mk9 you only get one NJP popup in the combo the second will floor them.
Yo do you still play MKX?
Monsta Kakarot i do lol
AlwaysMitch cool I just started playing this game and I'm trying to learn
@@MarcAndrewII Me too, It's fucking hard
Monsta Kakarot u want help?
TheKnight yeah I need it
missed oppurtunity for kasual to kompetitive
KEEEETCCHHUP!!!!
You missed out hard knockdown
the homie liu kang is great for kombos
Is it just me or do these guys sound like twins?
I just suck.
Great vids!!! Any chance you can talk about whiff and block punishing?