The five stages of learning fighting games.

[@Sorrelhas]

1- Boot up the game after a long time 2- Get cooked online 3- "Damn, I forgot how fun this game is, but I need to practice more" 4- Don't touch the game for a month 5- Repeat

[@welcometovalhalla2884]

Or alternatively: 1- Boot up the game after a long time 2- Go into training mode 3- Spend all the time there trying to remember the combos and setplay you already had instead of learning the stuff you actually need to learn. 4- Get cooked online 5- "Damn I should really learn those matchups" 6- Instead of learning those matchups you just go do something else and don't play for like a month.

[@maaramori3404]

1 - Play for month straight. Each day you get better and better - you can even feel how your skill is growing, but at the same time each day you get more and more tired from the game to the point where you don't care what buttons you're pressing. 2 - Drop the game for 3 months. 3 - Return to the game - "Wow, I don't remember anything". Play for month straight...

[@Sonchance]

@@welcometovalhalla2884 I feel so called out

[@fuhbree]

Don’t call me out like that lmao. Right down to the “damn this game fun” lol

[@Uber_scorpion]

This is me everytime

[@pathologicallyfresh5037]

"I'm from New Jersey" well that's a good reason to be angry all the time

[@onthedre]

For real that place is hell

[@deadfr0g]

*The five stages of grief:* 1. Denial 2. Anger 3. Bargaining 4. Depression 5. Acceptance *LK’s emotion eras:* 1. Come-up 2. Depression 3. Anger 4. Confusion 5. Acceptance _He’s just built different._

[@brianparker5323]

The origin story unleashed! Seriously though, its great hearing the perspective of a pro player, and the struggles. As someone who is a complete online casual, watching the high end players at tournaments doesn't give much insight into the mental aspects of things. I appreciate this look inside a lot. Hearing this makes it a bit easier to get back to the grind.

[@hiramjackson8322]

Step 1- get lost in training mode Step 2- get clapped online Step 3- pick the gorilla Step 4- you're all of a sudden decent Step 5- tell your friends to get the game because "you wont bully them"

[@floraphore]

LordKnight, I gotta say that I really appreciate listening to your story. I know I don't check out your streams a lot (not a big Twitch user), but your voice is very nice to listen to. Great cadence, good story, and honest no cap message. Keep it up! :)

[@Tillymander]

I think this is so important to understand that you can get frustrated with the games you're playing and yourself and it's alright to take a step back and re-evaluate why you're playing what and move from there.

[@airayne5176]

New upload. You love to see it.

[@subzeroanime]

I needed this. I have been going through a rough spot in Strive as my first Guilty Gear. I rose quickly with I-No I made it to floor 10 in a month and here I am 6 weeks into the game falling from floor 10 to floor 8 and it is a constant up and down. To be fair, I am still learning I-No, but sometimes I feel like I hit a ceiling and am no good. Other days I do my same old with some new techniques and it goes well and I feel great. It’s tough, but I don’t want to give up.

[@BeakerButch420]

Same here, with Ky

[@auroricaura]

I really appreciate this because it's only really in this era I really started watching you and feeling that you come from a place of experience and knowledge. I think it's "try your best" era LK that I really enjoy hearing from hahaha

[@Eis7]

Damn I remember those persona 4 streams with LK,Jiyuna, and guymam takes me back.

[@seven1544]

This is probably one of my favourite LK videos. Thank you for the insight

[@TQWarrior]

Your honesty is the reason you're my favorite FGC content creator

[@dasein7014]

Thank you for what you're doing, seriously. The service you do to the FGC with your videos is phenomenal

[@Regis_Philbin]

This is one of my favorite videos of yours. Really interesting to hear the entire route

[@-sugandeesnuts-]

You only put out good content homie. loved the vid it’s great to see your perspective on things

[@ZarelidT]

Bro this is the lord knight doc. Great video you brought up so many fighting games! And yes you were great at dbfz. I wish I could be as good as you and I don’t even like the game LOL. You were right about everything you said and you were a champ. People give bad advice listen to your gut! Unless your gut is kizzy

[@matthewbehnke-thorp4181]

I haven't been playing as long as you, but these stages are evident in my development as well. It sounds like a cycle, where sometimes you have both Ego and self Confidence, sometimes neither, and sometimes only one. In this scenario I think maturity is confidence without ego aka simply doing the best you can do. Thank you for the enlightening video!

[@AbhorrentRose]

Its always nice to hear fgc members talk about their upcoming and how they managed to find their way. Gives me encouragement to work on myself even if I feel pressure and insecure.

[@gregoryolenovich6440]

This is really helpful for me. I'm new to fighting games and got guilty gear as my first game last month. I've been really getting angry with myself because I can't get past the celestial challenge and even sometimes get rocked on floor 10 by high level people. It's been really frustrating because I want to be good at the game but I'm just not lol. Hearing someone at your level say you struggle with it too helps.

[@GillsDuTweeb]

This is way more about the journey of a competitive fighting games player than it is the journey of learning a specific game. Neat origin story though.

[@philipp5756]

people telling me which characters I should play have never done me a favour lol

[@ATLZombie]

Well I'm glad you made it! Your laid back attitude and educational videos really helped me out. I was just a absolute scrub lord watching Lotus and trying to learn trunks. Now I'm a seasoned scrub. Dropped dbfz though lol. Season 3 looks tragic.

[@wispyone3702]

That thing where you were inspired by woshige but only studied him to get a better opinion of the shit is so real.

[@zensei5659]

Thanks for all the great content and helping me learn anime fighters, great to hear about the mentality of a player who’s done it all.

[@violetgenesis]

i remember this live, it was a great stream. i loved hearing about LK's past and experiences

[@Harmony116]

Yo I been watching you for a long time but youre truly underrated when it comes to content creation. I watch all your videos all the way through and am interested in every second of them.

[@Xedlord]

As someone who has never reached stage 1, this is definitely relatable.

[@dressigvil]

LK in this video be like a wisened, experienced anime mentor who's gone through all the shit the MC went through and then some Also the title made me think this is going to be explaining the process of learning a new game, and not the personal journey/development of becoming a competitive FG fighter. No hate or anything (hard to hate a man who's this grounded and insightful!) - just an observation

[@Simon_E32]

Still in my come up phase...a year and a half later lmao

[@lordknightfgc]

That "come up period" was about 3 years

[@peerlessvillain]

My come up Era was playing vanilla sf4 at the local arcade as a freshman in hs waxing all the upperclassmen.

[@theHOOD61]

Love hearing all this history keep it up

[@Jackerler20001]

My current FG cycle is 1. Watch pro player do cool shit with character I use 2. I think, “wow I want to do that too”, then start playing FGs again. 3. Get washed online after losing multiple times. 4. Don’t play FGs for a couple of days. 5. Repeat

[@ThatEntityGirl]

Nice Shantae gif, I see you are also a person of culture

[@TisNomad]

I feel like doing KZbin and Twitch really help you bro. Now if you feel like trash, at least you don't feel alone. Actualy there are people by your side.

[@Gilbot9000]

Definitely in my confusion era on KOF15 right now. Basic looking combo trials whoopin my ass out here.

[@jonatanp.1976]

My 5 stages are: 1- I get my ass beaten online 2- I pratice more 3- I get a little bit better on the game 4- I win some matches 5- I get my ass beaten by stronger people (Please Daisuke, I need Bridget on GG Strive........)

[@Hokag3Chrisku]

I felt this one 😂😂😂

[@gekinetic]

My come-up era: Got wrecked and even called 'scrubbed out' by commentators on stream Depression era: losing almost everything and super emo Anger era: just about similar to LK where answer became 'Mad' Confusion era: yeah... 'Do I even know how to play this game?' Acceptance era: FG progression is fake, competition is fake, everything about it is fake, so I quit competition and settle on being SUPER casual who spends more time on FFXIV Honestly, I'm in better place mentally after deciding to drop competing.

[@alvin_row]

Skill issue

[@gekinetic]

@@alvin_row Hope you find happiness in your life

[@kellen4243]

Ay yo, skill issue. Losing is tough though, I get it

[@gekinetic]

@@kellen4243 Hope you find happiness in your life

[@alvin_row]

@@gekinetic I'm happy, but thanks. Fighting game progression is how you get better the more you train. Fighting game competition is the way you measure how good you are in relation to other people. There's nothing fake about any of it, at least not any more fake than any other kind of competition or activity.

[@Drawfill]

8:10 Sith moment.

[@marcelomonaretto7075]

Good... Good... Now rise, Lord Knight

[@Drawfill]

@@marcelomonaretto7075 This is now official LK lore.

[@maaramori3404]

2:31 What the hell was that

[@Sorioku]

Man I feel you with that "just learn the matchup" stuff people tell you to cover up their tier whoring. There's people to this day that say Leo Whitefang is balanced in strive and that his crossup is the "win condition".

[@DwarlWarberry]

I feel like I'm stuck in the "do I even know how to play fighting games" era for like 2 years now.

[@AlociJo]

Viper/Vergil/Strider was the most fun I had in UMvC3 lmao

[@maskoftiers77788]

They say it's lonely at the top

[@laegu5430]

LK having the chats while Pot fights for his fucking life XD

[@capefeather]

I obviously can only relate so much but learning Dragon Ball sucked for me because Dustloop pages would frequently be empty or outdated. Even now some pages are entire seasons outdated

[@kyokusada4825]

As an anime player attempting Street Fighter 5, I feel everything that you said bro. Problem is, I don't have Tournament standings to remind me that I ain't trash. LOL good video LK

[@mirror2922]

Words of wisdom dont trust fighting game players advice take with a grain of salt. It wasn't a tourney scenario like what you're used too but I vividly remember playing lucky chloe ( a character I originally gave shit too in tekken 7 because of the design) over the first character which I mained Julia who happened to be a top tier. People always tell me if you like corner pressure/wall pressure just pick julia they were right she had a scary wall game. I would get smoked by players better then me consistently. Then I learned the concept of fundamentals vs party hard characters/mentality in tekken 7. So I wound up being at least competent against players that are stronger/slightly stronger than me on characters made for easily switching between fundamentals and partying with oki set ups, hurtbox maneuvering based on the high/mid/low battle mechanics including sidestepping. Fighting game advice can be so vague sometimes and I guess that might be a result of people not knowing much about the individual they are talking too. Then prattle off the closest thing that might be applicable, then state it as fact or "good" advice. The fact that you were playing and people just shit on your character saying its easy when no one else is playing the character at that level of difficulty is very annoying in present tense but funny with hindsight now. Its a very simple train of thought if character easy why not more people play it for the W? Isolate someone into that conversation and it gets real awkward the best answer is to just vibe on your own learn some core mechanics of whatever fighting game that takes your interest and roll with it.

[@joshireyn]

"elphet pisses me off", seems reasonable

[@ItzTally]

definitely having my anger era with DBFZ right now.

[@psychodad4434]

I love this. I’m still new to playing FGs. I know all the super famous “old lore” just from being a gamer in geberal, but honestly, starting playing FGs right now, you’re one of the active modern legends to me. Thanks for the origin story, super fun listen. I hope to read some cool FGC lore books in the future. There’s so much fun culture and amazing stories. Edit: I’m stagnating badly in Strive. Is Axl “top tier” enough to stick to? Also what’s your take on SF6, Should I hop into SF5 now to prep a bit or just go into SF6 cold off of Strive?

[@chrispo7610]

Rn in strive you can just pick who you want

[@kindasomeviews]

1. Pick a Top-Tier 2. Abuse their bullshit online to build up wins 3. A player exposes your playstyle and get called trash by a lag-switcher that beats you 4. "Damn maybe i am trash...Even at Anime Fighters" 5. repeat 6. think about the cycle and be like "fuck it. im playing Mugen"

[@EldenLordLandon]

Yeah I wish they added more offline content for fighting games like mk11 cause you get tired of fighting others after awhile or just end up playing other games I barely play guilty gear now.

[@viceanterra3]

Sanford Kelly's quote is a certified fgc classic. I still don't pick top tier tho.

[@insuranceagency5200]

Babe wake up, new LK lore dropped

[@lcg1555]

New sixth era: Based LK. That's why I watch

[@ParagonFury]

Funnily enough, if it wasn't for Android 21, I wouldn't have played DBFZ at all really - was never a big fan of team fighters. I just didn't really enjoy anyone else until Z Broly came out, and then he got added to my team BECAUSE HES SO COOL! (BUT SO DUMB!) Then I didn't really like anyone else they ever added. So my team was like: A21/Frieza/SSJ Goku Then A21/Z Broly/SSJ Goku. Then finally when Baby came out I liked him so became A21/Z Broly/Baby. Now A21 (Lab Coat) is coming out so I might re-install and try her. But if DBFZ 2 doesn't have A21 I probably won't be interested in it. (Though I regret not abusing either Bardock or GT Goku to get easy wins so I could get my Demon achievement ;_;)

[@AStat321]

pls no bully viper strider shell, is fun and good

[@researchbashio]

Title just about your phase of your fg career rather then something to learn from

[@getinthering7309]

sad lk dodnt prepare for dbfz with kof11

[@AMVaddictionist]

My character check list goes like this: 1. Pick a character you like 2. Don't play the game

[@kevin933]

LK for Mayor

[@pikazerker25]

Aye Fellow Jersey boy

[@masonbrik86]

It’s a shame we were robbed of an era where LordKnight would’ve played MOR/DOOM/VIRGIL.. Simply a travesty..

[@jkreincarnation]

goat

[@elkantan2570]

that's alot of depression

[@jpVari]

jerseeeeeyyyyyyyy

[@galiks3908]

Lmao imagine LK mad bcuz we suck 🤣 “GET BETTER FUCKING SCRUB I WANT A CHALLENGE!”

[@Mr.Faust3]

Imagine telling someone not to play the best characters in MvC3

[@Nimrod336]

Just do you man forget the other ppl they will just mess you up..

[@pvperplvtoon9914]

I told you that Nago was too strong and you said "Its just mids bro" No, I do not trust that you are actually giving me advice you genuinely believe yourself. You're capping.

[@lordknightfgc]

Nago is not too strong lol. He dispenses mid. Accept responsibility for getting hit

[@pvperplvtoon9914]

@LordKnight I play Happy Chaos now so, aight I agree. HC is also just mids............right?

[@lordknightfgc]

There is counter play to his stuff too, he isn't the best char imo If you feel some type of way about it that's fine, but I am saying how I feel based on reviewing over a period of a few months

[@servebotfrank4082]

Wouldn't LK have a lot to gain by saying Nago is broken and needs nerfs? So why would he say the opposite unless he believes it?

[@pvperplvtoon9914]

@Servebotfrank your premise is faulty, so the question is irrelevant. I dont agree that Lk has "a lot to gain by saying nago is broken". So, his lack of saying it doesn't stand out to me as being...being particularly important.

[@user-fe5bm6ot8o]

Remember to stay away from R Kappa if you actually care about the FGC

[@skortyspice]

Sounds kinda like kappa and twitter gave you a horrible time over nothing :( That's something that has to suck about being a top player is just the amount of people backseat driving your car on twitter

[@no-eyes607]

I bet ya changed the title again

[@Raxyz_0]

I've only recently got into anime games, I _think_ people recommending you Viper truly believed that it would match your playstyle. She had high jumps and jump cancels even in SF which was wild, people thought she was an anime character in the "honest neutral" SF. Maybe it was just a case of narrow perspective then. XD

[@giannis_tar]

So that's why you looked moody in tournaments back then... i used to wonder why. Glad you are doing better now

[@VortexS4]

BesedKing

[@arxshot550]

What’s wrong with emo