[DBZ BT3] A Beginner's Guide to Competitive Play

[@PaigeDBZBT3]

10:31 the damage threshold for the EBW scaling is -2.5% damage for each hit from 6th to 25th, the same rule applies for melee, throw & ki blast damage scaling

[@weirdface1846]

this game has SO many fighting mechanics that i don't even know what to do and i barely remember any of them

[@fe4r318]

Real

[@PotentialGaming]

exactly lmao I played bt3 when it first came out and the other tenkaichi but coming back and realizing how vast this game is and learning new combos and mechanics is crazy to me

[@Epstiens_favourite]

Dude not gonna lie my first play through was just punch super and ultimate attack so was my 2nd playthrough i swear to god only on my 3rd playthrough i learned how grab people

[@weirdface1846]

@@Epstiens_favourite i've decided to give this game another shot. i believe i've got all the tutorials in the mind, but i can't even do anything to raditz on the first level. bro's beating me like a mashed potato 💀

[@kingcychotic]

Replaying on steamdeck I had the 2nd one and this all seems way too overwhelming mind you I mastered both xenonerses

[@Geeksbruv]

Dude u guys have no idea how long I've been tryna figure out the sonic sway technique , and since I didn't know what it was called, that only made it harder😭thx so much for the vid😁

[@Greg-w-smeg]

Recently got Budokai Tenkaichi 4 (Fanmade) to get the hang of the mechanics again and this helps a ton.

[@FudoYGO]

Same!

[@DavonteWilliams-wv4ux]

@Rocka7038how do you download it?

[@cav8628]

@@DavonteWilliams-wv4uxlong story. You first need an emulator (PCSX2) then you need ps2 bios, then you need to download the mod

[@Drizz1717]

Where do i get the BT4

[@xIcyStarzz-yz7my]

Bro no one knows and it's hard to find Google fr​@@DavonteWilliams-wv4ux

[@THEGrandMasterHawk]

1:05 Regarding Ascending/Descending in the Step-in barrier, this only holds true if you haven't been put in a combo yet; whoever is attacking you will be able to stop & ascend/descend freely, whereas the attackee will have to initiate it before you can actually move.

[@robertrhoden1823]

I'm waiting for Sparking Zero. Have a friend who I played BT3 religiously with back in the day. Best in the neighborhood in all honesty. I've been hoping SZ would be very similar and it seems like it may be after watching the most recent trailer. Definitely aiming for leaderboard status when it drops. DBZBT3 is one of the best games I've ever played and enjoy.

[@OGDBZ]

This is perfect tutorial music defenitely reminds me of days as a kid grinding in the lab discovering new methods

[@boredape1986]

Getting ready for sparking zero because i know itll be impossible to play with sweats from budokai tenkaichi 3 playing

[@Yoskii1235]

sorry to inform you that this guide won't be useful for Sparking Zero since they removed the free dash

[@Yann1010]

how to deflect ? like what do i press ?

[@11ukangg]

@@Yann1010pretty sure it’s circle got to time it

[@EdernFGC]

@@Yoskii1235 Still important to learn the basics of offense because the combo structure is the same. Learning how to do step ins, safe attacks, back turn stuff, etc. is all important.

[@Yoskii1235]

@@EdernFGC that's the thing we dont know again, combo game looks similar but no one tells us that, the mechanics will be the same

[@DBZscrub]

Nice work, never knew that fact about emergency blaster wave doing 2500 after 20 hits

[@YoToraa]

Who else is here getting ready for Sparking Zero?

[@SIRKskywalker]

Meeee!!!

[@Seta_Sojiro]

Meeeeeeee

[@Thenumbet1King]

Same here lol

[@JhnJcbJglHmrShtYT]

Playing it right now. I wanted to see how similar it is to BT3.

[@drezarom3627]

definitely the R1 and R2 mechanics changed a bit

[@shawncamp333]

Okay the song you chose is beautiful. I am a Punk guitatist (lame to say these i know) my piano chords book when it goes the "beats, notes, and Rhythms" scetuon it talks about how you should feel music as if it is a Pulse. And this song slowed down sounds just as Good as Normal speed haha

[@prakharm.216]

It's an amazing piece of work, it's from a game named shenmue, I'll recommend checking it's ost.

[@SsjNibor]

For the next two weeks I’m practicing everything in this video just to get prepared!!

[@emans3767]

Getting ready for Sparking Zero, so a video like this is very helpful. Excellent choice of music, nothing like Shenmue to get you in the mood for training.

[@DarkYTXEditz]

This Guide helped so much get out of retirement from BT3 and made me violate most Ranked matches

[@himanshugirigoswami4573]

This is very useful. The spreadsheet is also nice to have. Thanks for the upload.

[@coryholmes8903]

Me and the homie played BT3 last night via emulator and parsecs. Only the memories. We had take like 20 mins just figure out basic mechanics again 😂. Granted when we did start fighting forrreal we had a blast. All we do was mash around and super mainly. I had no idea there were so many mechanics in this game. Granted I was also a teenager when this game came out. Even in 2024 the game holds up surprisingly well and it’s fun.

[@makoa9312]

Man I’ve been trying to download it but with no success, could you tell me how you did it ?

[@erdandi2.087]

​@@makoa9312 cdromance for bios and isos and pcsx 2 for emulator, perfectly legal if you possess an actual bios and and actual copy of the game😉😉

[@DanielFlrenss]

I would like to see a guide on "competitive" use of lower tier characters focused maybe on the larger characters and abusing brickwall. Obviously not good because of the ease of going behind, Maybe there is ways to abuse jumping in the more terrain areas of the map.

[@superrkuba]

I love shenmue ost!!!!

[@prakharm.216]

The very first thing that i also reallized while watching this video, shenmue lives on!!!!

[@TheBigDynamo]

I've never played this game but have played Raging Blast 2 (Always wondered just how different both series are) and I can still appreciate how many fundamentals there are in this game on a high level. It's so cool that BT3 just has its own rules for players to follow and understand and I'd also imagine this game can be welcoming for casuals as much as it can for pros, meaning two casuals going up against one another can be just as fun to watch as two pros doing the same. Sparking Zero is going to blow our minds for sure. The end of 2024 is going to be a wild one.

[@Rayane_zagh]

I played this game so much as a child and with sparking zero coming out I found a way to emulate it and I am on my training arc for them upcoming sweats.

[@noryssedelrosario5450]

Thank uuu! I never played this game before playing cause I can't afford a ps5 for Sparking Zero great tips !

[@thatsRoxx]

gonna start watching guides for sparking zero imma be on top

[@vinsanity3510]

Flanking is goddamn wild I love you nerds

[@eatate7669]

Yooo I couldn’t believe my eyes

[@SaiyanKujo]

Are you going to do one for Sparking Zero?

[@effortless4588]

This is so well made

[@dem_yt1110]

im here to train for sparking zero😭🙏

[@Zero-nb2cm]

Gracias mi bro siempre se agradece contenido nuevo.

[@andreasjames1956]

Excellent video

[@MOUGAYMER]

Nice video, Paige here I go

[@georgeob2055]

Thankyou so much now i can learn the basic and fundamental of fightig style, to bee honest i only know anime games fogjting style like naruto storm that i play from 1 until 4 it was fun...now i gotta learn new basic things and it was fun❤❤❤❤❤

[@1maticsportsandGames]

I just got bt3 on dolphin emulator and its fighting mechanics are hard ASF 💯 im used to fighter Z and Xenoverse 2 and kakarot, completely different animal bt3 is, i love it though, its the best DB game ive ever played 💯🔥🔥🔥

[@willashot7]

muito bom man, vou praticar.

[@TheGreatOne93]

Great Tutorial Vid 👍💯

[@Drizz1717]

I pulled out my ps2 and got the hdmi adapter and am currently knocking the dust off of this game to get ready for Sparking Zero🎉 wish we can have this on the playstation store though so i can play it on my ps5

[@Hector-fi9on]

That’s exactly what I’m doing

[@step2058]

On my PC got it emulated in a few minutes.

[@hieveryone9052]

Square = Melee Triangle = Ki Blast Circle = Guard Cross = Dash L2 = Ki Charge R1 = Ascend R2 = Descend

[@Beepsow7428]

anyone here for sparking zero training.....

[@aux2970]

Shut up

[@bsully98]

Song gave me a psychotic breakdown

[@aniasthompson6]

I don't know if anyone would read this, but what's the name of the song throughout the video?

[@prakharm.216]

It's from the game shenmue, and it's titled earth and sea.

[@Ninkazai]

Very good bro nice vid

[@gdplayer53]

If they hold block you can do 2 things grab them or press attack then press O while moving left or right you will tp to the side then they can't counter really works mainly for the max power mode cuz you can get good combos

[@dashinxkatchin]

Gotta love that Shenmue music

[@MoRahVeya]

Hey dude your game looks beautiful could you please explain how you pulled that off? thanks for the great content !

[@creatful_chaos]

I used Dolphin Emulator on my laptop, it's linked in the description 👍

[@kevinjct]

Nice video

[@infinitybeasts285]

How do you transform

[@SIRKskywalker]

I know once I get my moving back to how it used to be. I know I’ll be able to handle my own! But just like goku I like fighting people better than me so I can evaluate myself!

[@FaustoHodgson]

Bro i didnt even know half these techs exists wtf

[@KGIXV]

Please come out with an intermediate then a expert guide eventually. Great vid!

[@nathonz]

I'm going to make something like this with voice over and connecting these mechanics in the moment

[@sean123215]

I get why this is exist but back in the day you just had to play it and learn and boy do I remember every single button control to this day😭

[@rilkeda]

If only team bt4 made the mod for wii version as well.

[@pejuangmakanan]

how much i missed playing this game

[@boocethebooce838]

great info this music drives me insane though

[@jeovanygodoy666]

lmao these mecanics just make the game even more dbz than before xd

[@miguel_0667]

Great video

[@doomman7349]

One thing I've wondered is, when you are doing a combo involving stuff like the step-in attack and the flying kicks, can someone just start guarding them despite having gotten hit beforehand, or is that only a thing the AI does?

[@creatful_chaos]

anything the cpu can do, a human can do

[@doomman7349]

I see. Curious how it pulls it off, cause sometimes it just seems to happen for no reason, and when I am placed in the same scenario I can't replicate it

[@creatful_chaos]

@@doomman7349 it's simply because the moves are blockable, something being "safe" only means it can't be vanished, there's other defensive options for stuff in the game though

[@Maybe_Yuji500]

​​@@creatful_chaosCan you tell me what that combo is where you block a blow and then teleport behind your opponent and hit him?

[@joz1376]

thats called a Z-counter@@Maybe_Yuji500

[@phillyblunts42ttv]

great video thank you

[@Tx_98]

God im playing with a ps5 controller and all the buttons that show r wii buttons and it fucks me up alot

[@naruto2382]

Does anyone know how much sparking zero takes from the original budokai games? In example the recovery mechanics.. should you spam buttons other than the guard button or is it safe to use the guard button to recover in SZ?

[@AnimeQuann]

I’m having trouble reading the controls gang what does the great than sign mean, mind me Ima bit slow 😅

[@dagreat201]

I'm having trouble executing the dash cancels on the wii version, it just does a vertical/descending dragon dash, is there something I'm missing? Please pardon me I'm awfully new to all this stuff.

[@creatful_chaos]

The only advice I can really give is to get the Instant Dragon Dash down first, to the point you can do it without thinking. That's all the tech requires really.

[@Darkcranio]

It works exactly like PS2 of you are using Game Cube controller options. Also on the Wii the default game cube control 1-2 on the default settings are different. Set it to gamecube controller and map the buttons (ingame options) to how it is like on PS2.

[@mangaming1942]

How do you do the charged attack combo into jump ki blast combo. I cant figure it out Ive only done accidently.

[@Dalkion]

How can I have te game in this resolution ? I have just a square on dolphin... thanks tho

[@mcgeeyeeeyeee]

How do you back step dodge? The AI does it to me all the time and it’s the only move I can’t figure out.

[@armoredking5107]

what emulation are you using and how do you increase the fov??

[@condevampichoco7395]

wait how do u dodge with step and how can you do a step? is it just X (in ps2)?

[@mangaming1942]

4:03 How do you do the crazy fast ki blasts in a combo?

[@creatful_chaos]

I just chained together all the Ki Blasts you can use, Standard, Dash Ki Blasts and Ascendinf Ki Blasts

[@goggyogi]

difference between > an +?

[@spaceghost2455]

> Meaning before you press another button + Meaning while you press another button

[@slickastro1168]

How do you switch characters mid fight?

[@slim3710]

W video

[@OgHazeKiller562]

Me not knowing how to play so I press random buttons till I figure it out

[@pirajacinto4]

Holy hell is that some Shenmue music I hear?!

[@acidhogalpha1553]

I thought this was playstation, Was this WII this whole time?

[@SpiritofFireMrVader]

It also released on the Wii

[@astro6759]

Yo controllers aren’t working on steam deck any help would be appreciated

[@oyryboros782]

shenmue music neuron activation

[@Spokeneasyfr]

You need to release sparking zero videos rn! Don’t be slow

[@xibladekidd]

is there a way for me to download this i have a pc

[@chrisdecena7507]

What is background music

[@malachimabson]

Yo what song is this lol

[@DatAhsan]

4:09

[@BrandensYaBoi]

You just fine with being vauge?

[@Yann1010]

BRO HOW TO DEFLECT LIKE WHAT IS THE TOUCH ??

[@Kiato_Legends]

im play bt3 for first time because sparking zero

[@11---------]

Hi, trying to learn the game, can anyone please tell me how to do that fast ki blast combo at 4:04 ? thanks.

[@creatful_chaos]

Learn how to do Dash and Ascnding Ki Blasts, you'll be able to do it.

[@11---------]

@@creatful_chaos ascending ki blasts was it, took me ages to find it out, also, how is everyone playing competitive online? Are they all on Ps2? Because im using a pc emulator.

[@creatful_chaos]

@@11--------- check the description

[@11---------]

​@@creatful_chaosdoesn't say in the description

[@7c_14_joshua5]

does getting behind opponent give advantage?

[@justsolid3201]

Yes you deal more damage and they have lesser defensive options

[@Caffeinated_Nihilist]

hey do you play online? if yes, are you interested in a match? I'll have to setup online though.

[@creatful_chaos]

If you want to get matches in I recommend you join the discord servers, they should be in the description

[@ajxx9987]

Did these get removed in SZ?

[@zenossaki]

alot of it yes

[@hieveryone9052]

why it showed vanish and what does this mean Why to vanish, we press the guard button right before a move like a smash attack or blast-2 hits and how and why if we hold left, right or down and successfully vanish we will move in that direction as well and how and why one important thing to know about the vanish is that as we lose health bars, our window for vanishing will become smaller, making it more difficult and how What is successfully and blast-2 and direction and difficult and health bars and important and window Why it shows dodging with steps and what does this mean Why the steps grant our character invulnerability for a small moment and how and why with this our character can avoid the active frames of certain Blast-2’s and any chargeable Melee attack and how What is grant and steps and invulnerability and moment and active and frames and certain and blast-2’s and chargeable melee attack Why it showed pink guy going towards blonde guy and he moved forward Why many characters also have a step-in sway (Dash o whilst guy gets beat up Why guy whacks purple guy’s hand away and how Why in the movement barrier, we can only do this by holding forward and how What is movement barrier Why guy shot a purple thing out of his face and hit other guy and he fell down and why it showed white square up three black squares left right and down>o Why it showed recovery and what does this mean Why we can recover from certain attacks faster if we rapidly press any action button and how and which ones What is recover and certain attacks and rapidly and action button Why it showed A in green circle and guy was flying then stopped and how and why guy got punched in the stomach and it showed A and it showed guy getting punched and it looked like glass broke and it showed A Why at bottom it shows DO NOT Recover with the Guard button, it will leave us unable to vanish temporarily and how and what does this mean What is temporarily Why an important thing to know is that mashing one button repeatedly will be much more effective than mashing multiple at a time and how What is repeatedly and mashing and multiple and effective Why the recovery is another move that will be harder to perform as our health bars are reduced and how and why if we’re on our red life bar then we will have to mash to escape any “falling” animations and how What is reduced and “falling” animation and red life bar What is auto-counter/sonic sway and why is it showing that Why by pressing the guard and Ki blast buttons together, we will settle into a counter stances and how and why if a rush attack makes contact with us in the initial frames, it will trigger a sonic sway that will take a bar of Ki away from the opponent, if triggered later a simple counterattack will occur and how What is triggered and bar of Ki and contact and counter stance and initial frames and occur and simple and counterattack and sonic sway Why guy stood in some way and when he got hit they were trying to hit each other then other guy went flying and then second time the person just went flying Why the counter stance is also available after a rush attack by just pressing guard, but in return, a sonic sway counterattack can’t trigger from it and how What is available Why guy was blocking then he got hit and flew away What is defensive blast-1s and why is it showing that Why although they have various uses, there are Blast-1’s that can be used to help on defences and how and why the main ones are: afterimage afterimage strike barrier explosive wave wild sense and how and how do we do this What is defences and various what is main and afterimage and afterimage strike and barrier and explosive wave and wild sense Why people were going away then coming back in a different spot Why guy had a circle around him and another guy did something that made other person fly away What is emergency blaster wave and why is it showing this Why the emergency blaster wave (also known as Double L1 and EBW) is a defensive option that sends an outgoing wave that blows the opponent away from us and how and why if done point-blank it will leave us and our opponent able to act on the same frame, ideally giving a chance to play out an exchange or escape and how and what do you mean by this and how do we do this and why the move at base level will cost us 5,000 HP, but if we are in a combo that has 20 or more hits, it will cost 2,000Hp, giving some flexibility and how What is ideally and Double L1 and EBW and defensive option and outgoing and point-blank and frame and act and exchange and escape and HP and base level and cost and flexibility Why it says be sure to check the description out for more resources and how What is description and resources

[@Shooketh_1]

and then there was sparkign zero

[@hieveryone9052]

What is beginner’s guide and competitive play and DBZ BT3 Why does it say Read description or comment if in need of help! Why is it showing movement Why in BT3, our character’s actions can be influenced by the distance between us and our opponent and how and how do you know What is character’s actions and influenced and distance and opponent Why when near our opponent our character will be in the “Step-in Barrier”. And how and why our character will always keep their front facing the opponent and be able to access steps and throws and how and why it showed guy moving around then throw another guy What is “Step-in Barrier” and keep their front facing and access and steps and throws Why when further away, our character will be in the “Movement Barrier.” They will be able to face any direction and use Dashing freely and how and why are these good to know What is “Movement Barrier” and direction and dashing freely Why does it show Ascending, descending & Jumping and what do these mean Why unlike the actions that were previously covered the ascend, descend and Jump are free to use in both the step-in Barrier and Movement Barrier and how What is previously Why does it show dash cancel and what does this mean Why to dash cancel, we must tap ascend or descend during our dash and how and why this will bring us back to neutral position, giving us many options from it and how What is dash and neutral position and options Why when we dash cancel, the direction we’re holding is where our momentum will be directed and how and why this can be used to get behind the opponent, referred to as a flank and how and why might we want to do this and why does it show x > R1/ R2 + two white and two black squares and what do these mean and why guy started moving around other guy What is momentum and referred and flank and directed Why it showed ground dash and how and what does this mean Why the ground dash is identical to the Dash Cancel in the fact that it brings us to a neutral position but it begins from a Jump instead of dash and how and why to do it begin to hold Ascend then immediately after, start a dash, then release Ascend or press Descend to touch the ground again and how and why it showed R1 (hold) > x > R2 and what does this mean and why was green guy moving some kind of way towards other guy What is identical and immediately and in the fact What is instant dragon dash and why does it show that Why the dragon dash is useful for its fast travel speed, tracking, and ability to combo but the startup is normally very slow and how and why we can work around the slow startup in two different ways and how Why do we want fast travel speed and tracking and ability to combo What is startup and ability and combo and travel speed and tracking and normally Why it shows 1. A dragon dash from a dragon ascend/dragon descend and what does this mean Why it shows L2 + R1 > L2 + x and green guy moved some way towards other guy Why it shows 2. A dragon dash from a free dragon dash and what does this mean and why is it showing L2 + one white square on left and three black ones up and right and down x > L2 + x and what does this mean Why is it showing offence and what does this mean and why now it is showing step-in attack Why the step-in attack is a very basic and reliable way to add damage to our combos and how and why we do it by pressing the dash button and then attack, after doing 5 rush attacks and how What is basic and reliable and damage and add and dash button Why it showed square and under it was (x5) > x > square and what does this mean and why guy did some attack Why we have the option to do a high or low step-in attack as well, but they can all be blocked and how and why is this good to know What is option and high and low step-in attack Why does it show safe attacks and what do these mean why safe attacks are useful to add to our melee combos since they can’t be vanished and how and why they include the: step-in attack flying kicks Rush Ki Wave kiai cannon blaster wave throws ki blasts and how and why it showed people doing attacks and shooting stuff and how do they do that What are melee combos and vanished and rush ki wave and kiai cannon and ki blasts and blaster wave and include and : and , Why it shows neutralising the opponent and how Why a heavy finish or ground slash will leave our opponent in a hitstun that doesn’t allow rush attacks to stun them and how and why but, if we use a light charged smash, Ki blast or Melee follow-up we will be able to continue our combo on them and how What is ground slash and hitstun and rush attacks and stun and follow-up and light charges smash Why it showed guy with long blonde hair hitting pink guy twice Why against falling, or grounded opponents, we will have to use a dragon dash attack to stand them back up and how What is grounded and dragon dash attack Why it shows dragon dash cancel and what does this mean Why to perform dragon dash cancels, we must do a dragon dash after a heavy Charged smash, then use either instant dragon dash method to follow up on the opponent with some melee or continuously knock them back and how What is perform and heavy charged smash and instant dragon dash and method and continuously Why it shows green guy hitting blonde guy twice in some different ways What is defence and why is it showing that and why is it showing blocking Why by blocking our character will protect themselves from incoming attacks and we are able to do a neutral, high or low block and how and why however, blocking will be ineffective when we are met with an attack from behind, unblockable attack, a move that guard breaks, or a move that ignores/guard breaks specific blocking directions and how and what do we do if blocking is ineffective a What is protect and incoming attacks and ineffective and guard breaks and ignores/guard breaks specific blocking directions and unblockable attack why guy did attacks on red monkey guy and how

[@sjmizu]

Dude are you ok

[@xibladekidd]

will this help for sparking zero

[@crtbliv]

Maybe

[@albinoobsession]

what's mean > / ?

[@Spokeneasyfr]

Us ai voice to read your vids

[@cristiangomes2037]

Quem veio pelo Aizen dá like

[@randomyesguy]

And yet i still cant get past raditz on easy...

[@officialsquadrilogystudio]

I hated playing this game growing up. My cousins were so good but i wasn't. mostly because there is no attack button. Every attack is hidden behind an arbitrary button combo. And with a lack of tutorials this game is not beginner friendly. Unlike other games where you learn from your mistakes, there is no feed back loop. It never felt like i was getting better, basically this game told me I sucked and there was nothing I could do about. I still hate this game.

[@Furantssu]

There's literally a tutorial in game