Optimize: How to get the most damage out of your combos

[@Brian_F]

I know some of you are meme'ing, but everyone commenting "didn't you make a video about not optimizing" clearly didn't watch it or didn't understand it. That video: Don't waste resources if the follow-up will not kill and it doesn't give you a unique advantage after This video: How to figure out if you can get more damage/stun in a situation and to determine how to maximize advantage and to determine if it's worth using resources or not.

[@Brian_F]

@@evalangley3985 why would you do a reset if you have a guaranteed combo to win. That's not what this video is about again. It's about determining if you can potentially secure a kill on a given scenario

[@omaralcantara4606]

Abigail players deserve no rights

[@NotFortheMoonay]

@@Brian_F I think he is saying that he and the opponent both know the combo won't kill, so you intentionally reset at the beginning of the combo to catch then off guard, thinking they're gonna live

[@AsterDXZ]

It was not a meme, that pronunciation of Gauge really threw me off

[@olimphus26]

Bruh you need to dumb it down for the masses, explain it like I'm 5 not like I'm a 30 year old LoL.

[@nic-o-lass424]

Alternate Title: Brian F teaches you how to rob people

[@Shadic495]

wake up babe, new brian_f

[@liriumcarrousel4284]

Pog

[@omaralcantara4606]

Pog

[@xflattopeffect8801]

Pog

[@burgersfordays]

Acting like I got a babe

[@tylerboone6324]

@@burgersfordays hang in there

[@austinkious3940]

Hey Brian. Been a fan of the channel for a while now. I always found SFV to be boring to watch so I didn't have much interest in it and continued playing SF4 for years. But your videos have always been entertaining and recently I've been watching so much of your content that I figured I might as well get the game, seeing as now I have a PC. And I'm really enjoying it. I've been playing for 3 days and I got out of bronze last night. So basically, thanks bro. I definitely wouldn't have given SFV a chance without you. But on the flip side, you have also created one more filthy Bison player.

[@johndewberryiii9925]

I got it in 2016 and I been playing and enjoying it more in the last month than ever before. It’s a cool game I still like SF4 more but I still prefer 3rd strike over both. I win more in Alpha 3 play ST in my sleep lol Sf games are so weird each one is similar but so different. I just hope they stay around

[@tagirchick]

"I'm gonna recreate the situation" Picks different costume Directed by Robert D. Weide

[@squidbird9338]

Haha ha dat wuld be like if that show that ended with the trumpet/tuba meeme haha

[@sourapple7831]

Upload time optimized POG

[@daring_fgc]

yo, this video is absolutely wonderful. a lot of new players don't know how to use training mode effectively to solve *real* problems, so their lab work becomes 'just practicing combos'. i'm new to sfv and i wasn't aware of the save state system, so it was helpful to me too! thanks for making this.

[@fromage_fiend]

health gaaj

[@sundalo916]

Health godge

[@newage4268]

Health gawdge

[@squidbird9338]

Helf jowge

[@lordbasketboi9998]

Hawf gage

[@subterraneanretrogames556]

Hedgehog

[@triplep775]

I've been climbing ranks really fast every since I started watching these videos. Brain is well spoken and just gets right to the good stuff. Love it man.

[@BrainGeniusAcademy]

I woke up late so this comment might get buried but I've added tracklists to last week's videos. Lots of you were asking about those, so be sure to take a look.

[@NotFortheMoonay]

Appreciate the hard work man

[@null-wq5cp]

very appreciated! thank you.

[@jeanlucstitt9950]

I swear your the best stf5 content creator out there. These videos always have interesting topics that results in better gameplay. Fuck yeah dude

[@justcallmeseth]

I needed this a lot since I suck at optimizing in hard situations, like I know my stun combos, but that moment I see the magic pixel, I get salty. Thank you for this.

[@shrikelet]

That was a really interesting look into a high-level player's approach to lab work. Thanks Brian!

[@nebiyuesayas5600]

Not gonna lie, this is actually one of the most informative videos I've watched regarding combos, and I've watched a lot of guides. Granted, now I gotta transfer this to Ryu, but still, nice

[@mattgoo]

i just hit gold league last night without having a bnb and a cc combo. i just play for fun and now i wanna practice and see how far i can go. cool timing for this vid man.

[@johndewberryiii9925]

Nice to have but you don’t need em. Solid play footsies and fundamentals will get you the wins just about every time. Sometimes I get hype connecting a really tough combo in match but then lose to a hard kick or a jab lol. It’s all good but if you get out played you get outplayed

[@mattgoo]

@@johndewberryiii9925 for sure. i just like getting into their heads and being "random"

[@johndewberryiii9925]

@@mattgoo honestly that’s more fun like a real fight or boxing. You get into your groove make the right reads keep em guessing it’s chess real time

[@mattgoo]

@@johndewberryiii9925 whenever i get into real fights i always just end up peeing my pants and crying.

[@johndewberryiii9925]

@@mattgoo aww man that will change. Take up boxing 🥊 Sometimes I cry. After I leave a bloody mess on the floor I don’t like losing control. Normally I’m a nice guy 😄

[@jpVari]

Been playing a couple of weeks almost at silver. Thanks for the videos, you're a lot of fun and very helpful

[@hoteltrivago.3034]

Do my eyes deceive me or have you gained 10k subs outta almost nowhere? Well deserved man, big fan. Here’s to more growth.

[@lookatmynips]

I had no idea about the gut scaling in SFV and always wondered why the exact same combo would do more or less damage, depending on how many times in a row it was performed.

[@bogartskim]

Brian upload?? Pog

[@emerylafleur]

damn dude i wasn't even awake when you posted this

[@masontem7526]

Bogart comment?? Pog

[@rayso3089]

Mason TGaming comment? Pog

[@Sphinx_]

Every single time

[@MikeLiteraus]

Love the game and your videos. Got to silver with your help only to really suck and go right back to low level bronze when I started to open up my play style. I still have so much to learn.

[@johndewberryiii9925]

Rank means nothing I think he made a video on that too. Keep grinding keep learning

[@ivysly]

"health GAWJ"???????

[@Brian_F]

yes

[@alex_nunez_]

@@Brian_F Brian, no.

[@PowderedToastMaaaan]

I've learned so much from binging your videos, man. I also learned that I fucking SUCK at fighting games after countless hours of playing online, and there is so much to learn and so many nuances that I just quit. Just got my stick too. Now I live vicariously through you!

[@_AMP1015_just1dollar]

I don't even play street fighter like that but I appreciate how diligent you are in explaining this games craft man. Great job

[@MoluskToeCheese]

I dont play sfv at all but always find myself coming back i just love the way you think and use your brain_F

[@Naren25]

I love the way he says gauge

[@chrismontgomery1403]

That “Gg” after the robbery was even better than the comeback:)

[@ColdProphecy]

I've never been Gold league in SFV but thanks to kings like Brian F, NightmareEffect and MC Mura, my ass hit Platinum last week. Thanks for doing all you guys do and I'll be dropping by the stream to say hi and drop a $20 next time I catch ya'll!

[@darkrepulsor1204]

Well, I’m glad you did this with G cause this makes a lot more sense to me now

[@kaihimura3897]

Oh my lord. I didn't even know about the save state feature. I've just been doing everything over and over again when I want to practice a variation/optimize damage. *Guts theme plays*

[@clackman622]

2:49 FINALLY someone talks about this!

[@kyleyuen245]

I always wondered why that last 10% of health in so many matches seems like it never dies, now I know why

[@scatman1236]

POV: You are the stuffed elephant in the back learning how to SFV

[@tala.7989]

Boome--Brian F upload? Pog.

[@johndewberryiii9925]

Real smart use of the training mode. I gotta stop being so basic I found myself doing this in dbfz just running combos and variations until I was satisfied like ok this is the most damage I can get with this combo

[@Fluumingo]

Once again we got the goat Brian F(the F is for optimization station) sharing his interesting intellectual ideology to the masses. Props to the man.

[@davidcombs8914]

I start playing G in season 5 as a newborn hatchling, Smug is my favorite player, but I also love Brian F, but brian plays Balrog. Smug suddenly barely plays G outside of tournament or for videos, so I barely have any content to watch to learn G. All the sudden as if answered by the heavens my other Fave Brian F is doing WORK. Thank you Brian

[@MrSlaynman]

Disregarding that this is before the grab combo scaling nerf, level 3 is the best option for combos into super followed by 1 then 2 for this corner scenario. Lv1's best corner combo is j hp, b+hp xx delay lp smash over, back hp xx vs1, super Lv2's best corner combo is j hp, b+hp xx lk spinkick, fwrd+hp, super (this actually does the most out of the 3 options raw but in post stun combos it will do less so the real best option post stun is j hp, cr hp xx hp fireball, cr lp xx smash under xx super) Lv3's best corner combo is j hp, cr hp xx smash over, back hp xx vs1, super (the one you've shown here). So basically, If you got the execution and can't get to lv3 then do the lv1 combo(which can also be good if you need to do speech for meter instead of trying to level up).

[@whodonecrode]

I finally bought a stick with L3 and R3 and it made me feel something.

[@mechad00dle]

I honestly didn't know guts scaling was a thing, thanks Brian!

[@simons9264]

Good video Brian_Fundamentals

[@SonicSol]

Thanks for the video Brian. Will apply this to my lab work. Also I'll keep back rising so you get levels ;)

[@blank_e1]

Brian upload? Pog

[@CarInMyAss]

The way you pronounce gauge cracks me up

[@deep1012]

Guys, is it weird if i like Brian's discussion videos more than his gameplay ones? 🙁

[@myboy_]

Time to watch "why I don't optimize my damage"

[@Kandyshark]

Hey Brian, love the video! I didn't know if you had any thoughts on how to enjoy labbing if you aren't someone who inherently enjoys it, if that makes sense. Not sure how to ask the question better. I love watching people lab and play, and I love to play myself, but I don't enjoy labbing as much as some. I thought this could be used as an idea for a video, if you'd like to use it for that. Keep it up!

[@fernandopires135]

13:33 congratz on the gold... Spankthemonkey69

[@sighyawn6378]

my man really said health godge twice.

[@hoboninjaa]

Hi twitch chat, always good to see you. Likewise to you, monsterknight01 @ 0:22

[@victorloch7244]

Video muy útil, gracias por el video

[@thbontyhunter2424]

0:04 as a karin player i agree

[@sarcazum1512]

Same lol

[@Alumento]

Well, looks like I've got some new G combos to learn :)

[@kikomasterrd2711]

👏 👏 👏 pure a Gold 👌🏼 😎 👍🏼

[@CameronKujo]

“How to optimize” *Shows G doing MVC3 combos*

[@amesorisu]

Early morning Brian F video? Instant click.

[@Nimrod336]

If you want the most damaging combos you just got to go play the game and work your way to them. It's why I love fighting games you literally can feel and see your progress

[@HJayZ91]

2 minutes into the video, I legit thought this was going to be about the Kolin could have killed you if she did ice drop into jump HK then 5HK instead ice drop straight into 5HK. Lol

[@CriticalThought004]

Pog upload? Brian

[@killermelga]

Alternate title: Please go scream at all the other companies to have such a great training suite

[@lookatmynips]

Also ggs that G was me

[@elabosak4135]

Just jab them on the stun after levelling up and command grab like Smug does, maybe the reset would get the KO?

[@rexpro02]

"I had full meter and super in this situation" yea that's how G works....

[@edsonandradefran4984]

with Balrog it’s a piece of cake

[@puellapurin]

Bell gang

[@WoWisdeadtome]

Will save status save the charge for final TAP? I've always found those combos difficult to optimize because it takes so long to charge. I've actually landed a few final TAPs in matches lately.

[@BrainGeniusAcademy]

Not brian, but yes it will. I've seen brian practice it like that before, but can't remember if it made it into videos.

[@anarchymatt]

get the stun, and then walk back to mid screen and wait for them to recover. Respecting your opponent is always the optimal combo.

[@saucejohnson4105]

Thats the opposite of respect where im from, might as well be mashing down

[@Swampson1738]

Awesome vid :)

[@adriananderson4488]

10:18 Bars

[@xRhychux]

I don't play g and can't check rn but can you dash under to cross sides when the vskill stuns them while they're high in the air? Would allow you to be on the other side to neutral jump

[@금강산-c9t]

Jokes on you I play Menat with Vtrigger 2 so I can never do enough damage

[@HaxHaunter]

gut scaling...? ...WAS THIS ALWAYS A THING!?

[@AsterDXZ]

I couldn’t understand anything Brian was saying because I was too focused on his shit pronunciation of “Gauge”

[@Goblinade]

Long hair Brian Pog

[@andreabalestrieri443]

Hi Brian can you explain me why the silver league is very hard?

[@null-wq5cp]

Sometimes I just use combos I see people do and say “optimized” or “OPTIMAL” afterwards.

[@justinslogar5770]

I think juri took less damage mainly because the v skill in the combo compared to no v skill in the akuma combo

[@lordknuxs]

Wait... weren't you the guy that has a vid about "why I dont optimise my combos" ?!

[@chris-cu3kl]

Different topic, that video dealt with not wasting meter because scaling would still only bring the opponent to one interaction to kill. In this situation, he’s practicing optimization sequences in regard to guts scaling for multiple characters.

[@RushdownNinja]

safer to clickbait both sides

[@Rex-golf_player810]

Refer to brians pinned comment

[@just4real72]

Wheres the final TAP combos then?

[@lunarvisionss]

health GAHgj

[@icannottakeitanymore2287]

i dont play this game ,i dont even understand what hes talking about , i play tekken 24 / 7 but i still watched the whole thing.

[@GershonBenYitzhak]

I have a Mayflash F300, I don't think I have an L3 and R3

[@r1konTheAutomator]

2:42 - two player health goodge?

[@theyobby]

i love you so much brian but health what now

[@someguymalleth]

ngl that was pretty optimal

[@afkstreamhype9981]

What does "xx" mean in the combo notation?

[@BrainGeniusAcademy]

Indicates a cancel.

[@noticeme6412]

can this transfer to other games as well?

[@ThatGuyJD]

What is a health 'godge'?

[@WolfXGamerful]

Hello chat! :D

[@iliketrain10]

'Health gaarge'

[@osmanli0102]

this video is for your own safety.

[@standingfierce9285]

health godge

[@giogio5609]

KI will have animal crossing music

[@giogio5609]

wii music is definitely a step forward

[@yaay0]

"GAHJ"

[@yancasanova7300]

brian, Gauge is not pronounced that way. please google it

[@Brian_F]

no

[@yancasanova7300]

@@Brian_F I love you man, keep up the good work

[@johndewberryiii9925]

@@Brian_F 😂😂😂

[@Megaman.ExE7]

Actin' like damage won't be optimized

[@Chill_Derp_]

Yes

[@BigBossHayabusa]

Health godge

[@Djaaxlin]

Health GAWGE

[@marcocortes3279]

I know this one you hit them hella hard in the face

[@easygoingdude9990]

What the actual fuck was the noise at 2:32 🤣

[@Aidan174]

Health godge - brianf

[@Delicoms]

"In SFV, you can never do to much damage" hold up didn't you tell us that sometimes you SHOULDN'T optimize, Brian 🤔🤔