15 Tips To MASTER Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising

[@saltybomba]

Man I needed this i am hard stuck S5 dropping down to A1 and im getting more discouraged but narmaya telling me that loosing is ok and not to worry about it after every match is keeping me sane

[@Duarte_GB]

Me when bubs tells me "Even a maggot can grow wings"

[@isshintheguy4172]

The S5/A1 limbo is real keep going brother

[@soraneptune4178]

This was me less than a week ago. I just kept on grinding now I am in s2 ready to get into s+ lol. I think the craziest part for me about being hardstuck in s5 for a while was that before reaching s rank I had a 75-80% win rate lol.

[@saltybomba]

@@soraneptune4178 dude fr ☠ its crazy my win rate was actually kinda decent with some bad match ups but I know S5 TANKED it so hard 😭

[@ItsMeMemiya]

for me, it's Vikala saying she's sorry for distracting me literally making me think "I'll definitely get better at the game. I don't wanna make the depressed rat even more sad."

[@Sandberry]

Real talk the "make sure your real life is together" is so incredibly important it's good to hear a high level player stressing mental and physical health and how that's obviously good for you in real life but equally good for being mentally strong in the game. It's something a lot of players just don't recognize or talk about much.

[@vstalbain]

Thanks for making this. I'm a coach myself, and some of my students have been playing this game literally _all fucking day_ and they are so grumpy and and talking about how this game sucks by the end of it. Maybe hearing it said in a different way, or from another reputable source, will help them.

[@somedude15231]

I'll add here as well, that there's usually a much easier version of things that you can do, if you can't quite get the hard stuff yet. Don't be afraid to just do an easier combo that you can do consistently, then work your way up to the more damaging stuff. Don't quite understand how to use both of Narmaya's stances? Don't worry about it, and just stick to the one you're more comfortable with for now. The fun part is to find the exact sweet spot of the most optimal things you can do while also have them not be too hard. This is important to keep in mind when you're watching others to pick up new tech. Especially if you're playing a more challenging or technical character. It also means that you can pick the character you like the most, instead of thinking they're too hard for you, because every character got easy stuff that you can do and win some matches with.

[@tingispingis]

"The best combo is the one you can finish"

[@onlymyself1234]

This is very key. The truth is that the more you play the character, the more natural they'll feel, and the easier the harder combos will be. You'll naturally notice windows you couldn't when you first started, you'll want to try things out and that's when you can expand your arsenal. It's ok to start out with easy stuff because the harder stuff will get less and less intimidating the more familiar you are with your character. Tackle challenges as you're ready.

[@novriltataki]

Something the game does not emphasize is that motion inputs only do the 10% extra damage when not used from a cancel. This means that for combos the bonus for motion comes into play only in rare cases. And in neutral there's an advantage to reacting faster with the easy inputs. So overall there are not a lot of cases in this game where motions are the better option.

[@Lunar1us]

CHUCK NORRIS KIIIICK

[@nolan4960]

the mentality one is so important. my biggest plateaus spawn in from me getting a losing streak and thinking “i’m not cut out for this” and that stuff takes so long for me to fix that it starts to genuinely be something i believe in. i can’t say it’s ALWAYS helped, but i try to remember that everyone was a beginner once and everyone has felt frustrated like i have. if you realize that even people at the very top have dealt with the same problems you have, it really does make you believe that you can overcome them too 😁 i’m hard stuck A5 right now, but i know there’s tons of people below me that would love to have the issues i do lol. the people with a learning mindset will find their answers faster, so don’t be prideful and accept that you can always do something better

[@Haymando]

This is very good advice! I've been going to a class that has been focusing on having a "Growth Mindset." Dislodging self-worth from ego and forming resilience is important to having a positive outlook in life. I've been finding it super helpful in dealing with fighting games.

[@DaPreach90]

Great advice, it makes it seem way more approachable. I usually am intimidated from trying ranked, I may give it a good honest try. Also grats on the tournament win, those grand finals sets were so hype to watch live.

[@123321Emile]

I just picked up granblue and I'm having a blast learning it! Thank you for your insight and I'll try to apply it going forward

[@ohsillypigeon]

bruhh this started as a fun guide for a funny game and turned into a survival guide for college lmao love you diaphone merry christmas :))

[@Skippy7547]

I think the hardest thing for me even during just GBVS was just as a person super new to fighting games in general it was really hard to find an easier way to actually get into it and the 2nd was remotely finding someone willing to help me learn. I've always been a person who needs that 2nd guy to explain things to me. Idk but it was very very difficult to find either

[@utarefson9]

Are you playing via steam?

[@Halfcraft4224]

I’ve always enjoyed watching tournaments, but I always felt like watching high level play of my character or similar characters was one of the best ways I saw improvement in myself. Bc high level players often might do things instinctually that lower level players of the same character might not even think about which is huge for seeing new opportunities and seeing situations you can apply them

[@-katokin-7064]

good job highlighting the need for balance in life that's an underrated thing people don't talk about.

[@brucetresat]

This is my first fighting game and im still at C/B ranks, im loving it, you're videos helped me a lot

[@keetlecorn]

i’ve tried a lot of fighting games but this is the only game that stuck with me. also still in d rank but honestly having a blast since the game is so beginner friendly.

[@superhyperultra4857]

Using the block button is the one thing that I should keep in mind as I always get surprised as my opponent jumps in turns into a cross up

[@IronLambro]

Absolutely incredible video sir. This has been a video I thought about making for years for newer players and plateauing advanced players. Loved that you included SMART goals and how well articulated everything is. Will definitely be looking into those book recommendations. Bravo!

[@Gloomistic]

20:09 coming back to this when I wake up. Thank you very much for your service.

[@Xanek]

Using Bravey Counter is probably the best thing a beginner/intermediate player should use. Been plenty of times where I've been stuck in a corner trying to figure out what can I do (I usually spam DP and get punished), and I just forget about bravery counter to just push them back to give myself room.

[@blank_801]

Same

[@eastcoasttone3952]

Merry Christmas! Thank you for everything you’ve been doing for this game and its community.

[@WoahItsGurenge]

Now this is a Christmas gift I can appreciate as someone who's getting into Rising!! I'm currently in A rank with Ferry so this video will help a ton! ^^ Merry Christmas Diaphone!! 🎄💖

[@vvenm1100]

as new player trying to actually get good this is extremely helpful and informational. thx diaphone my goat

[@Laezar1]

one thing I figured out as a beginner trying out zeta combos was that I was often dropping the last combo but it was actually fine cause the point at which I dropped it still lead to a lot of damage and a knockdown and I would keep my super. So, that was an happy accidennt but I think there is a lesson there about trying to learn things that are not going to screw you over if you don't succeed perfectly. Like, if you find a combo that deal 5% more damage but leaves you punishable if you miss an input while the other is slightly less optimal but get you in an advantage state no matter what maybe just go for the weaker combo at least for now, there are probably areas to improve on that are going to give much better return for your time than learning to do that extra 5% damage combo perfectly,

[@bootywarrior6845]

Congratulations, you found yourself a reset potentially.

[@Laezar1]

@@bootywarrior6845 what does that mean?

[@bootywarrior6845]

@@Laezar1 A reset is a point in your combo that you purposefully drop it at to reset the situation between you and your opponent back to "neutral". The opponent normally is looking for you to finish your combo and isn't ready to respond when getting reset. They can be opportunities to start your offense over again. Now imagine you show them the full combo and then you reset them in another game saving the resources to use the full combo after doing that half damage the first time. Protip you can check out the fighting game glossary by infil. It should be come up if you search that. Has all the common terms with even video examples and explanations

[@Laezar1]

@@bootywarrior6845 Oh it's definiitely not that though, they have a lot of time to see it coming and they get a full knockdown so there is no real surprise effect where they have to instantly react. And sadly it's not dropping the combo on purpose =p more like hedging my bet where I try to find combos that I can drop and still end up in a favorable position (even if I'd rather get it right lol)

[@bootywarrior6845]

@@Laezar1 Ah, in that case keep at it.

[@Ichigimy]

As always, the man, the myth, the legend with the advice. As someone who has severe fighting game anxiety,but wants to play, these videos are very motivating

[@TVs_Brent]

i had real bad fighting game anxiety for a really long time (and it still pops up on a bad day), but the worst thing that happens is you lose. and as a guy who loses a lot of matches, trust me when i say nobody's laughing at you or anything. everybody sucks at the start and you've gotta start somewhere. give yourself a chance and i hope you have fun!

[@Cressx]

It might help your anxiety to let go of the pressure to win your matches. As a long time fighting game player I can tell you it’s important to lose too. You learn and improve way more by losing, and it feels good to win. So no matter what the outcome is good.

[@Kairoem]

That ranked anxiety is real. I feel you. I'm using this game, my first "anime fighter" to casually approach the ups and downs of ranked before Tekken 8 comes out.

[@udderhippo]

@ichigimy absolutely nothing bad happens when you lose. Everyone loses. *Everyone*. Winning is just a side effect of improving. Focus on improving and having fun. Losing is where you should think "Cool, not sure how to deal with [insert move], so I'll hop into training mode or find a high rank replay to find an answer for next time." It's just a game, there's no preparation needed - just dive in, press some buttons, make mistakes, lose some games, watch some cool special moves, slowly pick up new techniques and have fun!

[@Ichigimy]

@@Kairoem if you ever want to play hit me up :> good luck otherwise it will get better

[@efkanbaser6967]

I love how some parts of this video is actual life advice that you’ll need for mastering any skill or hobby you pick.

[@iNstantQue]

I just started playing this yesterday since there's a f2p version. Played with Cag and started from the beginning and made it to A rank. Once I got to A rank I lost EVERY SINGLE SET! I even set a goal to just win 1 set before I had to go to work. Didn't happen. Was very frustrating, but I knew I had to hop online to check out guides and watch better players. Now I feel better equipped to hop online and win some ranked matches. Thanks for the guide!

[@jscriber100]

Merry Christmas ya'll and thanks for keepin' fgc strong DiaGOAT.

[@JulesTheChaos]

I came here for Granblue tips and got advice for life. Bless you Diaphone.

[@windwatcher460]

I love how quickly improving at fighting games turns philosophical

[@Kniightisa]

Came for the granblue tips, stayed for the irl life tips lmao. Diaphone taking us all to school 🔥

[@o00o45]

Diaphone straight up gave us a book on how to improve ourselves. Real G

[@OmnixTSC]

Life coaching with Diaphone: The Video Great video as always. Keep up the good work, as everyone appreciates the constant community support.

[@hinorim]

Really appreciate for the tips, they are really good indeed diaphone! I hope to be watching your future content!! Merry christmas.

[@ShadoWolfxNinja]

this video has perfect timing. i am actively losing every match i play and its frustrating because im pretty good at other fighting games lol

[@UmbralAnima]

Fighting games are like life, you can always become better. Needed this vid, thanks man

[@ZakuSenpaii]

Right on time Diaphone thank you! Getting back into fighting games and first GBVS game in general so i really needed this!

[@ZakuSenpaii]

i find this game genuinely much more fun than other fighting games i've played i don't know why aswell so i'm really enjoying myself playing and learning the game!

[@Fediel]

The last part of this video helped me make it out of my first pool at EVO 💪😤 Ty Diaphone

[@PersoU01]

This was released when I went from B1 down all the way to B3 so I really needed this

[@tronushka]

I love that the video started with "learn the buttons" and ended with "deal with the shit in your life, be physically and mentally healthy" 🥰

[@hhu_uhh]

Great video. great refresher on some solid fg fundamentals and funda-mentals haha.

[@elliejoestar]

This game is the first fighting game I've been able to keep a positive mindset about learning, i usually get discouraged by my perceived lack of progress/success but even just getting my ass beat in Rising has been enjoyable and I spend like all day thinking about playing and wanting to get better. Im not even out of D yet tho so I'm devouring these tips

[@BullBlip]

Needed this video bro. Been stuck s+2 trying to get to masters and started to get brunt put.

[@BGG12X]

Another video that greatly helped improve in the game. Thanks!

[@itadaimasu]

Awesome video, I don’t even care a lot about gb but this vid deserved to be seen.

[@LeHeartly]

Shoutouts to Josh Waitzkin and the Art of Learning recommendation! I read that book back when SFIV was the main SF. Not only does it do a great job at learning more about mentality, performance, and life-sports balance, but it's also just a great book because of the personal story it tells. Would definitely recommend it as well, whether you want it for the self-improvement or not!

[@Unbelievable47]

Thanks for video! With this game I feel like I need a friend to play with. Everytime I go to lobby it's just friends playing each other. Takes forever to get in a casual match but can jump in ranked match pretty quick.

[@boredgamer8995]

So as a person who is still learning fighting games it resonates with me so much what dia is saying but i think the most important thing is finding the fun in learning. Work on small steps and then eventually itll become natural to u. Then u can focus on other stuff

[@Oshawa87]

ty for this video and all the stuff you do for granblue community

[@Living_Target]

Hey, I sat next to you for the rising tournament at Evo this year. It's pretty incredible how far you've come at this game, I heard you learnt the game in a week before that. Didn't want to bother you in the venue, but I just wanted to shout you out.

[@PatCotter238]

This video is so awesome. Thanks for making it. I just got into fighting games with Strive last year and have bounced HARD off of Street Fighter, Tekken, etc., but GBVSR is becoming one of my favorite games. Definitely felt like I hit a wall coming out of C rank and this is a super helpful set of tips!

[@daboideath]

I think this is the most helpful fgc tips video I've ever seen

[@7hammerkirby]

Excellent video all around. One thing I wanted to ask, are you interested in doing another video reviewing option selects in this game? The one you made for GBVS was very nice. I'm definitely going to start trying that delay mash against 66L that you mentioned

[@Diaphone]

Probably not, outside of what I captured here there isn't much i want to cover in a video.. .they took out stuff from gbvs base

[@SolidReal]

As someone who plays guilty gear i really like some of my aerials in like Kys Heavy air attack. So I’m definitely going to have to work on not doing so.

[@kaihimura3897]

Thanks for this! I hit S5 rather easily and have been taking a break from ranked to work on match-up knowledge since I figure I'll be going up much stronger players than I. Switching mains from Seigfried to Uno. I'm really enjoying how more inline Uno is with my desired play style. Hopefully I can shine with the founder of the Eternals. Shared this in my Crew discord since we have a few neophytes and intermediate fighting game players in there. Told them to check the google doc as well! I can't wait to have stronger sparring partners.

[@FISHCANNONBALL]

Merry Christmas EVERYONE 🎉🎉🎉

[@xhinen8526]

Amazing work, thanks a lot for your advices and great documentation to have on hand, appreciated ^^

[@TheMagnotto]

The Goat. A banger granblue video after another. Great work!

[@JudgeAngelz]

I came for a guide, but I stay for the teaching and class work

[@somethinginnocuous]

Specific Rising tip that helped me: 236 Sk+X counts as a technical input so there’s no easy input penalty. For some reason, I had trouble with 236236 in GBVSR coming out as 623 so using 236 Sk+X for consistency made a big difference.

[@Gadlight]

Thanks for the advices, specially at the most advance level im really having issues with my mental game, being stuck in limbo between low S+ and S1 is making me doubt myself

[@FourBoxComix]

As a former Street Fighter player it is really hard to beat the impulse to jump. I even found a simple jump combo to perform before I found this video. So yeah, after seeing how punishable jump ins are I'm gonna have to practice to beat that habit

[@danmanson7]

I realized i get less frustrated when I know what I do wrong, so I stopped making complaints. What I do now is realize that if there was a mistake made, I could have avoided it. Now to work on watching my replays/taking notes

[@jotabettega]

Bought the game yesterday and im having a blast, i played some GG strive, but didnt enjoyed as much as im enjoying granblue, thanks for the tips

[@kokuryuhaa]

Really needed this... Thank you!

[@Matheus-vs3qt]

Mental been the biggest issue for me, because I'm a good player, in a few online tournaments I'm usually always getting top 16 or top 32, but I can't go over that, there's always something or someone in my way, a miss input, a wrong or slow read, a bad match-up, etc, and It's so frustrating, a friend of mine watches a lot of my replays and he always point out the absurd discrepancy between some of them, in one I'll do amazing and clean executions, great reads, anti air combos with corner carrying from mid screen, nice defensive plays with patience to know when to punish, but in others I'll do dumb bullshit looking like someone that started playing the game just a hour ago, almost like as if I forgot how to play the game I have been playing for months, sometimes is almost unbelievable, I have no consistency, I'm pretty sure once I get over that phase I'll become even better, but I need to change a lot with my mentality.

[@macisenpai]

I needed a video like this! Tysm man ❤️

[@Borderlines]

Im gonna watch the intermediate later when Ive practiced enough of the beginner tips. (Starting this game today)

[@SquirrelRyder]

Another awesome book to read is "The Will to keep Winning" by Daigo Umehara

[@JAYBARI_]

Great video Diaphone. This is GOATED

[@garethcf1016]

Just so we know, Ferry and metera 2h are not air unblockeable. Ferry's in particular does still have a hurtbox tied to it cos its not a projectile, the only attacks in the game not air unblockeable are projectiles save for 2. Ferry has both of these buttons and both have hitboxes that go upwards

[@evil_cupcake2386]

Thank you for the video. Doubt that my dumb ass will learn anything anyway, but still gonna try.

[@MrPopo187]

I don’t own the game officially, but I have the free version. Yo Diaphone, continue to be great mane. This is VITAL information for those looking to improve and very Informative and easy to understand. Hell, after I get off work today, I’m bout to go play the Damn game! #DiaphoneTheGoat

[@PedroHSilva-ol1wg]

Eu ja treinei muitas dessas coisas, e algo que posso dizer, nao tem nada melhor do que ser totalmente derrotado por alguem melhor e continuar tentando, e realmente tentar aprender, depois que fiz isso e fui pras ranked, aumentei inumeros niveis de uma vez só

[@michaelnau3815]

As many others in the commentary, I think the biggest tip/advice, is to not get too mad at yourself and find the courage to carry on and question yourself on "why did you lose"? Fighting games are awesome (IMHO) but they can be incredibly disheartening though. Take it from someone who has just spent a whole afternoon getting defeated in SF6 (Marisa Diamond 3) and GBVSR (Vaseraga A) on Christmas. I guess I was a free gift for everyone online that day xD. But, hey, today, I'll pick up the pad back after work and fight again. Peace, love and great DLC characters to everyone.

[@musacajelly2941]

You a real one for this.

[@sodathejunker]

I am here for this mission.

[@King_Teagan]

Appreciate the video! Question! Are you going to do a video about tips on fighting game anxiety sometime in the future? I noticed some things in this video touch upon it lightly, but a full video of tips would be really cool. I have always loved fighting games, but always ended up dropping them because the 1v1 aspect online against another human made me too anxious. With Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising I finally managed to pull myself together and I'm now doing ranked matches consistently, but the journey to do this could've been easier with the right resources. I know there are others like me. Anyway, happy holidays.

[@Diaphone]

sounds awesome, and yea can always borrow from stuff outside of FGs (thats what I did when learning), not sure if I'll make a dedicated vid cause idk how long i could make it lol

[@huevonesunltd]

Another important thing is to learn to make the right questions. rather than: "Hey diaphone, i lost, what should i do"

[@SSnowfall]

I just wish the game had regional pricing, because right now it's more expensive than SF6 here

[@Diaphone]

Same, at least there is free to play, but Arcsys need to do something about the pricing 😭

[@ltinol]

Mans lifted up a ps pad at the end of the video what a God.

[@wr41thx29]

Happy Holidays Diaphone. :)

[@Lyudo]

WERE GETTING OUT OF D4 WITH THIS ONE BOYS 💪🗣

[@hellup]

Here I see people talking about how S or A rank is normal and I'm struggling out here to keep my C rank lmao

[@captainteamou3792]

I badly want to learn this game, but I'm really really bad at fighting games so there's that. I just hope this will help me..wish me luck

[@IonKattTMCE]

This game is really fun so far. I suck really bad though I’m in D rank, probably soon to be E rank even though I have almost 6 hours in the game now. I’m playing keyboard and I always press the wrong inputs on accident but I think it’ll be fun once I get muscle memory for the button presses. I’m trying to play every character so I might be stretching myself too far but at least it’s fun so I’m going to keep at it even if I might be improving at a much slower pace

[@coldup4590]

For people who are stuck at A-S, as someone new to GBVS in general, it took me over like 300 or more ranked matches to get to S+ and continue to somewhat perform there. Everyone progresses differently but you WILL get better!

[@strippinheat]

"Every character's 2H..." * cries in Charlotta *

[@eastcoasttone3952]

I feel your pain Charlotta gang

[@Zangelin]

Yeah how are you supposed to anti air combo with Charlotta?

[@javianbrown8627]

As for easy inputs the reason I don't do them is I constantly forget which direction corresponds to which move in the moment so I end up being faster with traditional inputs somehow since I just know what is what without thinking

[@demacry]

I think the thing I'm struggling with the most is the mindset. I got into the fgc with Strive, and I've gotten pretty good at that game. A lot of fundamentals carried over, but mashing is so rewarding in Rising and the air recovery mechanic is so counterintuitive that I felt like I was being punished for trying to hit confirm.

[@ns_abel3460]

Me skips randomly in the video Diaphone: "If you made it this far" 😐

[@Rafael-d5e1n]

Lowkey playing narmaya destroyed my mental strength when me and my friend started playing together at the same time. He picked up Nier and I felt I just wasn’t learning as fast or well as him. Little by little started to pick at what I could do started taking games. Def feel Narmaya skill ceiling high af. But so worth it imo

[@haixia560]

Beginner in FG and manage to get A rank with Vira, got 54% win rate. Motivated to get rank S. Got destroyed everytime in A and now got 39% win rate. Now get discouraged and feel I cant git gud in FG

[@Zangelin]

discard that winrate bother. dont even bother looking at it again. It does nothing good for you.

[@haixia560]

Yeah, it really is. Watching that really drags my mental down.

[@watchmesquatch]

Just keep trying, and taking notes.

[@RX7jkr]

Having high emotional intelligence is super important for competitive games. Don't panic and start panic mashing Ls, DPs, and burning your BP with Brave Counters the moment you have to block. Don't get mad and just start blindly rushing in. In the lower ranks, no one wants to block. You HAVE to block in certain scenarios. Yes you have to be brave every now and then and throw a DP or mash L when you're minus but do it sparingly. Speaking of reversals, don't be afraid to use them. You need to throw them out to give the opponent something to worry about and even steal your turn if they try to shimmy bait. My biggest weakness is that I bait DPs too much and I don't use them enough myself. I'm also afraid of mashing most times. I'm overly respectful but bluntly I'm being a coward for not taking more risks. That's why I'm hard stuck in S with 3 characters.

[@TheStrongVirus]

I don’t really care for ranking. But I am enjoying playing multiple characters at once. Ransoming between 3-5 characters is a good way to throw of even good players, since there’s a predictability that comes with a rematch. I’ve beat people learning how they play, people beat me when learning how I play… but I’ve had most fun when they aren’t fighting the same character in the rematch, I always know what they are about while they don’t know what I’m like with this character.

[@TheSp0rki]

Manual inputs don't actually give you more damage in a combo, only when a special is done raw by itself.

[@MisoSanSoup]

This is an amazing video

[@gengarts3447]

Man I needed to hear that tip #9. I picked Nier cuz I love puppet characters in every game I play but I just couldn't escape everyone moaning and screamin at me for playin her. Ended up dropping her cuz it was just ruinin my fun

[@voiceart_LA]

Thanks man!

[@caitsiph1]

Also, with replays, I watch some from your rankbtonsee the kinds of mistakes other people make regularly, and like he says use higher ranks to watch for technical stuff like mid range amd close range footsies and how certaon characyers approach a fight.

[@14zrobot]

Would be great to have more details on replays. I see that pop up a lot, but the only game where I felt it useful was Tekken. Because every once in awhile replay will stop and they will show me options what to do. But in GB replays (that do not even have a rewind button) are kind of pointless, as I fail to recognize situations

[@sharkspeedo]

best bloody video