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==What does the tier list look like?== | ==What does the tier list look like?== | ||
Tier Lists are a very debatable thing - its impossible to create one that is "truely accurate" or one that everyone completely agrees with. It's why i'd recommend newcomers to not pay attention to the tier list as much. To gain a rough idea of the meta, though, note that: | Tier Lists are a very debatable thing - its impossible to create one that is "truely accurate" or one that everyone completely agrees with. It's why i'd recommend newcomers to not pay attention to the tier list as much. To gain a rough idea of the meta, though, note that: | ||
* the universal top tiers are Chun li, | * the universal top tiers are Chun li, Yun, Ken, and Makoto (not nessecarily in order), with Dudley or Akuma sometimes making an appereance. | ||
* The bottom tier universally consist of | * The bottom tier universally consist of Sean and Twelve, with sometimes Remy, Q and Alex being put there, instead of the low tier. | ||
* the high tier consists roughly of | * the high tier consists roughly of Yang, Urien, Dudley, Akuma, with occsassionally Necro making an appereance. | ||
* the rest of the cast usually stands between the middle or low tier. | * the rest of the cast usually stands between the middle or low tier. | ||
... and even then, you may find exeptions to this | |||
==What general advice should a beginner follow? What general strategy?== | ==What general advice should a beginner follow? What general strategy?== | ||
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General
What does the tier list look like?
Tier Lists are a very debatable thing - its impossible to create one that is "truely accurate" or one that everyone completely agrees with. It's why i'd recommend newcomers to not pay attention to the tier list as much. To gain a rough idea of the meta, though, note that:
- the universal top tiers are Chun li, Yun, Ken, and Makoto (not nessecarily in order), with Dudley or Akuma sometimes making an appereance.
- The bottom tier universally consist of Sean and Twelve, with sometimes Remy, Q and Alex being put there, instead of the low tier.
- the high tier consists roughly of Yang, Urien, Dudley, Akuma, with occsassionally Necro making an appereance.
- the rest of the cast usually stands between the middle or low tier.
... and even then, you may find exeptions to this
What general advice should a beginner follow? What general strategy?
Learning takes time, and its important to develop a learning strategy to play FGs with the most excitement and effectiveness if you want to improve. He are a few, universal tips:
- (if you are new to fighting games - learn some of the basic terminology, such as frame data, anti airing and poking, mixups, neutral, etc. There should be terminology guides in the internet, just look up "Fighting Game Terminology")
- Learn your characters' most important normals and specials first, it can be through sitting in training mode, watching tutorials or gameplan - everyone learn differently.
- Learn your basic combos - hit confirms, punishes from poke\pressure, super combos. This is pretty essential, as it gives you an idea of how your character plays and how you can use some of your normals
- Don't rush and try to parry - learn to block first. Blocking is safer, even if the reward is not immidiate, its worse than parrying all the time and either getting baited or missing the parry completely. Don't mash when you don't know what to do as well - you *will* get punished a lot if you do. Blocking is great, learn to love it.
- Play people who are only a bit better than you, and expect to lose many of your first matches, for a differing period of time. Losing is normal, you shouldn't blame yourself, nor the game or the opponent for it. Nobody is going to shame you for losing, and if you can learn from your losses you will only be respected. Learning from loses is exactly what pro player do.
- Talk with People! the best part of FGs is the community, learning, discussing and playing together is the fun. If you play on fightcade, join the third strike servers pointed out in the room for the game.
Miscellaneous
Any useful Third Strike links I can use?
- [1] Official Arcade Page
- [2] Japanese Wiki
- Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Forums on Shoryuken
- C-Royd Teaches 3rd Strike - In-depth 3rd Strike tutorials
- The Shend's YouTube Channel - Thousands of 3rd Strike matches and miscellaneous videos
- Thongboy presents 3rd Strike Basics - The seminal 3rd Strike tutorial
- Street Fighter III Third Strike Frame Data - Frame data courtesy of ESN
- 3rd Strike Junkies Podcast - Strategy podcast
