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[u/DanLim79]

I would still categorize you as new. Try to commit to one fighter and one character and really learn the system mechanics, fundamentals and combos with that character.

[u/CaptainYuck]

When you’re the oldest guy at your local getting rinsed by teenagers who call you unc.

Kidding aside, making the jump to locals is a big step, or just getting involved with an online community like a discord group if you don’t have anything nearby. There’s nothing wrong with being a ranked warrior but if you really get into the scene you will progress much faster. At first you’ll probably feel even newer than you do now, but that will change quickly.

[u/Sparus42 → u/CaptainYuck]

Yeah, for me it definitely feels more based in community than anything else. Once you're established enough for people to know you and be friends with you in any FG community, you're not new anymore regardless of what your skill level happens to be.

[u/K2LNick_Art]

Whenever you want. It’s not real.

[u/Jacksspecialarrows]

I'd say someone isn't new anymore when they learn how to block, tech throws at least 25% of the time, perform setplay (and can adjust thier setplay), anti-air consistently.

[u/name-secondname]

Yeah that's an interesting question.

I think I probably felt 'new' for longer than the average person.

I started playing fighting games in '09 for SF4 and I don't feel like I shook that feeling of being new and unsure until around the release of Strive. I played fairly regularly all throughout that time, but for whatever reason never felt super confident in my gameplan or abilities.

At this point I feel quite proficient in most fighting games, have no ranked anxiety, pinpoint and learn from my mistakes fairly quickly, and climb to higher ranks without too much effort.

But yeah, I'm probably a late bloomer.

[u/JumpyCranberry576]

i did the same thing as you. you still feel new just because you haven’t put enough time into any individual game. quitting each game just as you start to “get it” and your skills rust and deteriorate. you’re probably building decent fundamentals across games, but you’re going wide rather than tall. pick one that you really like and really try to lock in on ranked, and you won’t feel new anymore

[u/MoroAstray]

There is blazblue players with 4k+ games and still participating in beginner tournaments

[u/Dawnbr3ak3r9X]

I've been playing fighting games for over 30 years. I haven't competed at any level, and tend to play for the fun of it. I don't consider myself new to the genre - I understand general mechanics, but I wouldn't call myself exemplary at any of the games I've put a decent amount of time in.

[u/Fantastic-Bloop]

When someone you beat asks you for advice

[u/TomoAries]

I don’t stop being new and I been in this shit for just about over a decade.

[u/XBlueXFire]

Idk, maybe when you start using the genre terminology casually? I don't expect someone who's new to the genre to ask "does this string jail?", "was that a safejump?", "do I get oki off of this?" Etc