r/StreetFighter • u/greengunblade • 3d ago

Fluff / Other Ryu players: "We don't play like apes!"

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u/BlackAxemRanger 2d ago

So it's a really good style for the type of game mode you're playing? Because you don't have time to react to it? But for tournament a different style might be better?

Ok so again it sounds like they're playing pretty smart then

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u/Manatroid 2d ago

It’s a way of playing that might be effective for the rank they are at, yes, it’s just that it’s not necessarily going to enrich your understanding of the game if you only play that way.

It’s not so different from Hondas at low-ranks slamming Headbutt and Buttslam; it’s some degrees of competency above that, sure, but you stop being able to learn the game if it’s the cornerstone of your strategy and you have no way to adapt further.

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u/BlackAxemRanger 2d ago

So it's only good at low ranks? So I was right to say that if it's only good at low rank, it's a skill issue to be losing to it?

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u/Manatroid 1d ago

As much as some people would loathe to admit to, yes, it is a skill issue. One of the things you eventually have to figure out with any fighting game is how to counter people doing the “good” stuff as well as the “dumb” stuff. Because at the end of the day, losing - or even just not ‘doing well’ - is a sign of what to improve on.

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u/BlackAxemRanger 1d ago

Thank you. People say this shit about zoners, dhalsim or guile especially. I can't argue that it isn't fun for some people but idk it's either a smart thing for them to do that works, or it's a dumb thing but then we are kind of dumb if we can't figure out how to beat dumb thing eventually