Help a new player.

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UltimateUnknown

[01] Neophyte
Hey guys (or gals), I just picked up SC5 the other day and came across this site in the process of trying to learn more about the game. The community here seemed very friendly, so I decided to open up an account and ask for a few hints in getting started with the game. I hope you will bear with me.

Just wanted to firstly say that I have been playing fighting games for a while (SF, Blazblue, KOF 13) so I do know some of the general stuff about them. I finished playing the story of SV5 to unlock most of the characters and to get a feel for the controls. As soon as I opened up the game though I got a title update (turns out to be a patch), and if I know anything about fighting games then patches pretty much change the whole game. Most combo videos/guides I found around the net seem to be null and void since they are pre-patch it seems.

So my question to you guys is what character (or characters) would be good for a beginner like me to start off with? I would prefer a character who is all around good (decent tier placement) besides being easy to use . That is my only preference, other than that I am completely open to trying anything out. I hope to look at the individual character sections on this site once I decide which character I should start with.

Thanks in advance for any help I may get :)
 
The general "All Around" characters are Patroklos (not Alpha), Pyrrha, and Mitsurugi. They're all solid characters too, no noticeable weaknesses besides Pat's short range. Pyrrha has medium-short range and Mitsu has medium range. Mitsu has simple combos and great damage. Pyrrha is great at punishing people at negative frames. Pat is a mix of the two if you put it very simply and not technically at all.
 
I am also a beginner who was struggling to pick a character a few days ago. I was advised to test out everyone that I could potentially use, and I did. The members of this site were very helpful and listed pros/cons that come with each character, so I wasn't surprised. I would recommend trying everyone that you are considering and choosing whoever feels "right" to you. My final two were Cervantes and Mitsu, and I ended up picking Cervantes because I ultimately had more fun with him and he felt more natural even though I get punished when I miss his inputs and Mitsu was considered more of the newer player friendly character. Anyway, I hope my story helped because I thought you might like to hear from a new player's point of view. Try out different characters. Who you pick may surprise you.
 
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