Looking for Some Advice

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Sircus

[01] Neophyte
Hey Everyone,

I am new to this forum and to Soul Calibur in general. I was looking for a competitive game that was fun to play with a high skill cap and SC5 intrigued me. I have been reading around and everyone says that you should choose one character and stick with him/her which I fully understand. Before jumping into online multiplayer, I plan on practicing a ton in quick battle and training modes. However, I would like to use this time perfecting (trying to atleast) the character that I will stick with. The characters I am considering are Cervantes, Ivy, Mitsurugi, Yoshimitsu, and Xiba or Maxi. Please list the pros or cons of each character along with your recommendation. Also, if none of these characters are suitable for a beginner, please say so. Thanks for any help you may be able to provide!

-Sircus

Edit: Sorry, I forgot to add Devil Jin. That playstyle really interests me as well.
 
In my opinion mitsurugi is a great beginner character! He has easy to do combos that lead to decent damage. I would suggest using him until you are more adept at the game. Yoshimitsu and Ivy are a bit more to the advanced side. Cervantes is not to hard but he has strict inputs. And that takes time.
Mitsu-Pros-Easy,Decent speed, Medium range. Con-Not the greatest for high level gameplay.
Cerv-Pros-Fast, Great punishment,Powerfull-Cons-Hard inputs,unsafe if you dont play him correctly.
Ivy-Pros-Best rang in game, Powerfull combos, Amazing CE-Cons-Can be side stepped and punished if someone knows the matchup.
Yoshi-pros-Really fun to play, Fast, IMO best mixup game-Cons- If you guess right with his mixup he is punishable.
Maxi-Cant tell you much here. He has good mixup and high damage but I find I can just guard his chains and just punish easily.

These are just my opinions though :D If you need any help with the site feel free to contact me. Welcome to 8wr!
 
I would recommend playing all of them.

Being specialized right off the bat won't help as much as having a better understanding of the game. SCV doesn't require character expertise to be solid, simply knowing everyone's moves and the fundamentals of the game will carry you that far. By the time you need in depth character knowledge and great execution to push you to the next level then you'll probably have a good idea of who you are as a player and who you want to play with.
 
Rythm, What about Devil Jin? Thanks for the info, though! And, Kvasir, I think that I will try out each character in quick battle/training for awhile to see which one seems most natural. However, I would like to only play one character in multiplayer when I start. Thanks for the quick and helpful responses! Would love to see what others have to say. Great to be a part of 8wr.
 
Sircus said:
Rythm, What about Devil Jin? Thanks for the info, though! And, Kvasir, I think that I will try out each character in quick battle/training for awhile to see which one seems most natural. However, I would like to only play one character in multiplayer when I start. Thanks for the quick and helpful responses! Would love to see what others have to say. Great to be a part of 8wr.
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Devil jin is really good but banned from tournaments so he is a nono for competitive playe :D
 
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