Hate Speech: Stop Playing (Mindgames) With Yourself

Great article. A recurring theme in each point is that you need to put your ego in check in order to improve, but not so much that self-doubt creeps in. It's a delicate balance.

On the more practical side, one thing I like to do periodically is review my character's movelist. I'll go into practice mode and run through all of them, noting any I don't use and seeing if I can figure out an application, all while cross-referencing frame data. I especially like to do this whenever I start feeling limited with my current set of tools, and it invariably improves my game.
 
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Let me get some of these out of the way early, then, for the convenience of others in attendance.

"I cannot use SRSH against people on the ground."
"I cannot breathe against Ω."
"I cannot consistently punish whiffs against anyone because my shit whiffs for no reason."
"I seriously cannot do a fucking thing against Ω."
"I cannot use 3(B) on block against competent people or people that have a free out."
"I cannot match damage with my 50/50 mix-ups against anyone else."
"All I need is a character that they totally didn't nerf to hell and back, and whose design intent is actually reflected in game, both on paper and in practice."

What I'm saying is, sometimes the bitching is justified, sometimes it isn't. But it always feels justified to whoever is doing the bitching, right or wrong. Hindsight may change that, but only time will tell.
 
On the more practical side, one thing I like to do periodically is review my character's movelist. I'll go into practice mode and run through all of them, noting any I don't use and seeing if I can figure out an application, all while cross-referencing frame data. I especially like to do this whenever I start feeling limited with my current set of tools, and it invariably improves my game.

Everyone should do this. Not everything has some magical use, but there are enough liminal cases and moves with funky properties to make this kind of deep exploration incredibly useful. Be like Srayer, kids!
 
I'm just surprised you didn't use the Justin Bieber Never Say Never movie poster.

On a serious note though, this is now my favourite article of yours.
 
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