in the end of every competitive game, the real final boss is our mental stats

Real talk the "make sure your real life is together" is so incredibly important it's good to hear a high level player stressing mental and physical health and how that's obviously good for you in real life but equally good for being mentally strong in the game. It's something a lot of players just don't recognize or talk about much.

Man I needed this i am hard stuck S5 dropping down to A1 and im getting more discouraged but narmaya telling me that loosing is ok and not to worry about it after every match is keeping me sane

Something the game does not emphasize is that motion inputs only do the 10% extra damage when not used from a cancel. This means that for combos the bonus for motion comes into play only in rare cases. And in neutral there's an advantage to reacting faster with the easy inputs. So overall there are not a lot of cases in this game where motions are the better option.

I'll add here as well, that there's usually a much easier version of things that you can do, if you can't quite get the hard stuff yet. Don't be afraid to just do an easier combo that you can do consistently, then work your way up to the more damaging stuff. Don't quite understand how to use both of Narmaya's stances? Don't worry about it, and just stick to the one you're more comfortable with for now. The fun part is to find the exact sweet spot of the most optimal things you can do while also have them not be too hard.

This is important to keep in mind when you're watching others to pick up new tech. Especially if you're playing a more challenging or technical character. It also means that you can pick the character you like the most, instead of thinking they're too hard for you, because every character got easy stuff that you can do and win some matches with.

Thanks for making this. I'm a coach myself, and some of my students have been playing this game literally all fucking day and they are so grumpy and and talking about how this game sucks by the end of it. Maybe hearing it said in a different way, or from another reputable source, will help them.

"Learn how to learn" is why I always compare FGs to playing an instrument or playing a rhythm game. You have to enjoy the process of improving and lowering your standard for progression to be reasonable. Imposter syndrome is hella problematic in those as well. As someone who learns(ed)bass autodidactic, Talking your time and appreciating the idea of "in a few months/in a year I will be so much better" and having it happen just because you stuck to it, is one of the most beautiful things imo.

Using the block button is the one thing that I should keep in mind as I always get surprised as my opponent jumps in turns into a cross up

This is very good advice! I've been going to a class that has been focusing on having a "Growth Mindset." Dislodging self-worth from ego and forming resilience is important to having a positive outlook in life. I've been finding it super helpful in dealing with fighting games.

Here I see people talking about how S or A rank is normal and I'm struggling out here to keep my C rank lmao

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good job highlighting the need for balance in life that's an underrated thing people don't talk about.

Great advice, it makes it seem way more approachable. I usually am intimidated from trying ranked, I may give it a good honest try.

Also grats on the tournament win, those grand finals sets were so hype to watch live.

the mentality one is so important. my biggest plateaus spawn in from me getting a losing streak and thinking “i’m not cut out for this” and that stuff takes so long for me to fix that it starts to genuinely be something i believe in. i can’t say it’s ALWAYS helped, but i try to remember that everyone was a beginner once and everyone has felt frustrated like i have. if you realize that even people at the very top have dealt with the same problems you have, it really does make you believe that you can overcome them too 😁

i’m hard stuck A5 right now, but i know there’s tons of people below me that would love to have the issues i do lol. the people with a learning mindset will find their answers faster, so don’t be prideful and accept that you can always do something better

Another important thing is to learn to make the right questions.
rather than: "Hey diaphone, i lost, what should i do"

Years old but bold of people to assume I am capable of sitting down long enough to actually learn a combo.

I’ve always enjoyed watching tournaments, but I always felt like watching high level play of my character or similar characters was one of the best ways I saw improvement in myself. Bc high level players often might do things instinctually that lower level players of the same character might not even think about which is huge for seeing new opportunities and seeing situations you can apply them

Came for the granblue tips, stayed for the irl life tips lmao. Diaphone taking us all to school 🔥

I just picked up granblue and I'm having a blast learning it! Thank you for your insight and I'll try to apply it going forward

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