This is Your Brain on Ranked

Big ranked win streaks, and then discussing how ranked can affect your brain.
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[@artval5340]

Fun fact: That Chun Li player would 100% destroy me.

[@aakimors6193]

Same

[@Brian_F]

Glad you admit it. I need a disclaimer when I focus on exposing bad habits... just because I can do that, doesn't mean this player won't beat YOU. They are diamond ranked for a reason.

[@HakumeiTenshi]

I used to play against Finishline back when was down in the low platinum rank, and he'd anti-air me 99% of the time. I don't even recognize his playstyle anymore. Use to be a solid brick wall... now it's just random overheads and sbk's....I don't get it

[@beroberoberoberobero852]

@@Brian_F at the start of the first round against that chun you say "that's why this game sucks", what happened there? i'm a huge noob, 60 hours in game so far, i couldn't notice what happened, was it lag? or the neutral jump and whatever the other player was doing? (for the record, i'm liking the game so far....)

[@Brian_F]

@@beroberoberoberobero852 I was quoting people who comment on videos on my clips channel, not referring to anything in the match

[@PomadaGaming]

7:25 OOOOH my god that ex bird threw me off lmfao

[@stefansofia6422]

"Can he anti air?" the video

[@SonicSol]

The title he has for Chun. That title plate design is available for every character. In order to get it you have to win 1000 ranked matches So yes, this chun has played a lot of games with that character.

[@codenamezq8027]

1:01 I enjoy how the target combo synced with the P3 music there.

[@CallMeKap_]

Idt that “some people just like patterns and familiarity” is accurate. I absolutely hate the fact I cant stop myself from doing certain stoopid shit (jumping too much to try and get in, for example). Fact is that muscle memory is really freaking hard to correct. Once your brain starts doing stuff on autopilot bc of muscle memory, it takes hours and hours of conscious practice/implementation to break.

[@Squalla1]

This. I have a shitload of awful dumbass habits I keep trying to correct-truly muscle memory patterns-and I'm a fucking Bronze player. I can only imagine the type of stuff you do automatically by the time you're Diamond if you're not real careful and disciplined.

[@CallMeKap_]

Yea im ultra bronze (60-70 ranked matches or so). In training, i can AA DP like a pro (it feels like). In a live match, i might get one dp. Two if im lucky. And for the life of me I cant initiate offense without jumping in. Prior to ranked, i played the offline arcade mode on hard mostly. Even a level 8 bot doesnt really AA at all. So I absolutely crush arcade mode by jumping in. Yet at the same time ive developed this stupid ass jump in habit I cant seem to break. So frustrating.

[@Squalla1]

@@CallMeKap_ That's almost a perfect description of my playing lol I just made it back to Ultra Bronze after getting knocked back down to almost-Rookie Bronze by the lousiest Kens you can imagine, and if you saw how many jump-ins I let happen unchecked despite practicing like three different kinds of anti-air methods in Training… I also love throwing fireballs when it's obvious and extremely punishable, and have a really hard time with neutral-if I don't keep conscious effort not to jump in, I'll start jumping in like a fucking golden retriever. Doing meaningful damage without either a jump-in starter or a bad whiff on their part seems like witchcraft to me at this point. With that said, you're only 60-70 ranked matches in and off to a great start, I'd say. I have 70 matches against Kens alone (announcer was sure to let me know) and I still get my ass kicked by stuff I know full well will happen. So you've got a much brighter future ahead in all likelihood, keep working it 🤙

[@Squalla1]

@KingOfLegends23 Is it still stupid if it's the appropriate time to do it?

[@RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS77]

Sometimes it helps to just take a break and come back. When you shake off the rust you might find you';re playing better than when you started.

[@jamesdreamer5833]

Ran into an Alex recently that played like that Chun it was the weirdest set ever. It definitely felt like he was either on auto pilot or just wanted to do cool stuff with Alex.

[@jvniprbrry]

I mean to be fair alex has a shitty anti air

[@protodevilin]

BRIAN: What if I do nothing? BALROG: What the hell!?

[@hathejoker]

It's like making fun of someone you know and then having an outsider trying to do the same. Like I can make fun of SFV because I actually play and enjoy the game.

[@HakumeiTenshi]

Yeah, outsiders are fucking stupid. Thank you for validating my fragile ego.

[@tonyelectionfraud669]

@@HakumeiTenshi underrated comment

[@formatc935]

I mean i watch him and enjoy his content and i dont even play street fighter in general lol

[@hoboryan3455]

My buddies and I constantly rip on the games we love. You are hardest on the ones you love the most because you want them to be the best they can be.

[@dragonofthewestt4077]

@@hoboryan3455 spittin facts

[@Aurryuken]

1:00 GODLIKE sync with the beat, the editor knows his stuff

[@slp1857]

1:02 can we talk about how well that was synced

[@atmnwntr]

I just love the music the editor uses. Big thank you. Discovered some new shit.

[@chickentendie]

The light kick into backdash at 5:13 killed me dude "You almost did it!"

[@multechpro7151]

lmao you forced that ryu to learn how to dp after thousands of hours play , he should actually be thankful

[@user-cj4fu8qq9b]

im still learning how to dp

[@animeprofilepicture8855]

@@user-cj4fu8qq9b walk forward and then do a hadoken there you go

[@NinjaXFiles]

@@animeprofilepicture8855 My friend was even more confused when I told him to do that lmao

[@mandubabulam]

he didnt rematch because he felt his neurons making new connections and it was unpleasant

[@dwaynemcfadden731]

That ryu clip had me dying take him 3 tries to get it right and got a teabag and a loss for his troubles, the salty no run back was the icing on the cake.

[@dragonofthewestt4077]

Alr here’s the big question, when’s the “why you’re stuck in silver” video

[@DatTeilchen]

I need this

[@delgande]

@@DatTeilchen i got to gold perfect my neitral with falke I dont even use her fireball i just anti air and control space

[@dragonofthewestt4077]

@@delgande well

[@exmo7]

"Why you (me) can't stay in Gold"

[@russhl125]

you would not believe, but the reasons are pretty much the same as the reasons you were stuck in bronze

[@Guitarsey]

0:13 Just wanted to say I watched your future video where you recommend coming back to watch this one, and even though I've never played SFV, your clips make me want to pick up the game not because I might run into crazy good players, but because I want to become the crazy good player As always, you're an inspiration and I love your clips :)

[@teteuzero2011]

The start of the video reminded me why i don't read the comments on fighting game videos unless the video is a character guide or tutorial of some kind

[@ZachHenke]

Can I just say thank you for, even when acknowledging bad habits of your lower ranked opponents, not mocking them. I played a streamer a few times today, and then when I went to see the stream replay to see if there were any sort of comments on my play, there were a couple of times where he was mocking my decisions. Makes me want to blacklist so I don’t have to play him anymore, even thought I actually did enjoy the sets. I honestly know I’m not that good at the game, but I just feel super defeated right now. It’s not that I expect to win against someone who puts in way more time/effort than me, but I just feel like I’ve been kicked while I’m down.

[@ZachHenke]

@Byron Martin Call me what you will. I was dealing with some pretty serious depression and suicidal ideation at this point in my life. I really would like to know how my comment doesn't represent holding the L though. I didn't make excuses about the loss. I just complained about some of the unsportsmanlike behavior of a streamer. Also, I would heartily disagree about the statement that this isn't a genre for those who take it to heart. Taking losses to heart is part of what makes a competitor a competitor. If you don't care about losses you don't care about wins.

[@dickkickem7067]

SFV keeps living rent free in the old-school Capcom fan's mind

[@HellecticMojo]

I think SFV has a lot of problems from new player perspective. There was the whole Pay to win discussion. I think game clarity is abysmal. I think Brian's tutorial quality is inversely proportional to the game's ability to communicate what needs to be done. I personally hate the game because Capcom shipped it incomplete and charged a full price for it.

[@legtendgav556]

@@algorithmicalychallenged.291 4 is older than 3 was when 4 launched

[@Pandaman64]

@@algorithmicalychallenged.291 I mean....it's over a decade old now. It ain't exactly a young man's game.

[@sambandah6170]

@@legtendgav556 WHAT!!!🤯🤯🤯

[@sambandah6170]

I feel so old that I don’t even notice time passing anymore!

[@darkrepulsor1204]

Hey Brian F, Just wanted to say you helped me improve in the game immensely. I might not be the highest ranked player, but I have a lot to credit you to my improvement. Thanks, man.

[@dragonofthewestt4077]

I concur

[@TheKarishi]

I love the idea that you're here fighting this Chun-Li and instead of "I see you're failing to anti-air so I'm going to use that failing against you to win" you're like, "I see you're failing to anti-air so I'm going to jump in a bunch to give you chances to practice." The result is exactly the same if they don't learn quickly but it's just like what you're talking about with being constantly salty and what vibe you're putting out there.

[@Kappaprimo]

What is this, a less good-natured, teabagging, and telling it like it is Brian? Good stuff!

[@blueflavoredlemon2683]

“Go back to Tetris” Is now going to be my trash talk line whenever I play a fighting game

[@VinceOfAllTrades]

Back in my day when I'd see someone with no points invested in a stat I'd usually shoot them a message on PSN with genuine advice and wait eagerly for the hatemail reply. I kinda miss those days.

[@226inferno]

The music was very well edited here, nice job to whoever did it.

[@oreore949]

The music syncs perfectly at 10:07 and my life has never been that satisfying.

[@sirjeanpepper2492]

>Brian opens training mode >"Yeah, this is why I don't play this game, bye haha"

[@flinnbluijssen1524]

‘Shut up you’rE NOT MY REAL DAD’ ~that Ryu, probably

[@sirbeksoniv2907]

I stopped playing sfv because I wasn’t very good and I didn’t enjoy it much but I moved over to dbfz and I still watch this channel, absolutely love ur vids btw. The commentary and breakdowns are really useful even if I’m playing a separate game. Thanks for making good content

[@lilponcle1159]

I very much enjoy your content since you are focused on helping players grow. You’re also not afraid to say what we need to hear and I admire that. Thank you.

[@iliketrain10]

Another great video Brian, watching whilst waiting for my brownies to finish baking

[@amare7430]

they done yet?

[@iliketrain10]

@@amare7430 yes, I had some, and put the rest in a container for later

[@amare7430]

@@iliketrain10 nice. hope they came out good

[@reginaldford92]

1) Nice video and 2) Great music. Glad one of my favorite players appreciates the greatness that is Persona 3's OST

[@Clickstop24]

3:09 BalRobbed (please dont boo me im just commenting to support the content)

[@youridiot898]

No you right they got BalRobbed

[@Brian_F]

BOO thanks for watching :^)

[@youridiot898]

@@Brian_F hey Brian how do I get better as Balrog?

[@patetarr]

I love your channel. I’ve been ranking up slowly but surely. Thanks

[@dannyrivas40]

Love the fact that you can critically talk about a subject and whoop some ass at the same time. BrianF=SKILL

[@thenameisuppercase]

"Some people just like pressing the same buttons in the same order, over and over again." That's called an infinite, and I think there's someone on this channel who has done a couple of those.

[@Shinigami13133]

My favorite button is Ed's standing heavy punch, followed by his standing medium kick. They're both really good punishing tools, Mk is really good in the neutral because of its range, and Hp is excellent to follow up after a block string to get a crush counter or simply put some distance between you and your opponent.

[@JayFabe100]

He's so good that he didnt even notice his win streak thats hilarious to me 🤣😂

[@jojobizadTRASH]

I keep forgetting how beautiful that China stage is. Seriously the first stage shown in the SFV trailer.

[@craigdodman6637]

Chad SFV player "Oh I'm on a win streak? Didn't notice, no big deal" 😂 Good videos as always, man.

[@thelastravenpuff9396]

Regardless of your opinion on SFV, you gotta admit Brian's background music is always on point

[@TheKarishi]

The music sync at 9:40 XD

[@goiflin5056]

That point about repetition is interesting. I get that way sometimes, and I'm mindful when that comfort is reached, so I play other characters/games in the interim so I can continue to improve somehow. Some people don't play to improve, they're just there to play the game and do their comfortable flow chart. And there's nothing wrong with that at all.

[@sirchris6047]

>"I DO NOT WANT TO BE A SALT CHANNEL I DONT WANT TO PUT THAT INTO THE WORLD" >"I guess hitting the same buttons is fun"

[@bogartskim]

Brian upload?? Pog

[@nicholastkachuk5002]

Brian_F out here coaching people during a ranked set. Most people ask a fee for that kinda help. Brian_F, true philanthropist

[@monkeyidiot949]

There are some people in this world who will assume you know less than you do because of your main and your connection, but footsies is the great equalizer.

[@lorcanman]

Can't we all just agree that battle lounge is 100% the way to go?

[@keystonelyte]

I have played ranked in one fighting game; USF4. It's so boring and lonely to play ranked in fighting games.

[@Houdine52]

Lol no, local PvP

[@periclescomoeddie5215]

I feel like battle lounge is something you play with friends that play SFV or with people in Discord- and I have neither. Also, rank is the only pheasable metric of skill, and its especially necessary for new players like me (still in Super Bronze).

[@numa2k147]

Our community is the problem, not game modes.

[@30yovegan34]

@@periclescomoeddie5215 playing rank/lounges is how you get CFN friend requests to practice with. Whether it be someone setting up a salty runback lounge after ranked or training against your character and style you play. Sure the in-game community sucks as you can't get all feedback on the fly, but it is possible.

[@SpockShirtleB3rri3s]

So glad to see some of the chat is blurred people get wild in there sometimes LOL. It doesn’t go unappreciated!

[@SlayPlenty]

10:04 OMGGG THE RHYTHM WITH THE SONG WTFFFF IM HYPE NOW all the way to 10:09

[@jazzab152]

As a Chun main watching this Diamond Chun makes me sad for how they play. Then I get mad at the thought of potentially losing to this Chun.

[@pommedemer1922]

You can't loose to this scrub

[@squirrel1331]

What rank are you

[@jazzab152]

@@squirrel1331 super plat

[@WoWisdeadtome]

Players just picking up a character do two things more often than they will at any other point with that character: 1) Lots of jump ins (because it's often the first combo you learn) 2) Lots of sweeps.

[@bigredradish]

"why do people who hate SFV watch SFV content?" my theory is that they're still of the mind that street fighter equals fighting games and just hang around the Clout Games rather than find something they actually like

[@scatman1236]

Or they only say they hate the game but dont admit that they like to play/watch gameplay in order to stay hip. Not saying that is the majority, but there are people who do that.

[@lumiere245]

absolutely true

[@baronvonfaust]

@@haydarrencuzogullari5736 see I hate that your comment is true, but here I am commenting, thus reinforcing my perception that it's true OH GOD I'VE BECOME EVERYTHING I EVER HATED

[@animeprofilepicture8855]

humans are natrually drawn to negativity, we almost bathe in it. kvetching about things is fun, is it not?

[@baronvonfaust]

@@animeprofilepicture8855 oh I do like a good kvetch

[@Steambull1]

To contrast what you said in the beginning, I'm just re-installing the game for the first time since 2017 mostly thanks to your vids on this channel.

[@snake9999]

lol 5:47 rofl oh man u made my day bro.

[@VoermanIdiot]

As someone who has tried to play SFV since day 1 and never been able to get into it, and pretty often getting annoyed when trying to play it - this channel in of itself has been super helpful in finding it easier to just sit and try to get into playing the game again. Even if I don't seem to have a main character that just clicks with me like Abel did in SF4, I've been more willing to just give the game another try even if I'm actively not having as much fun with SFV as I did with 4. Just give me my Abel back, Capcom. Please. You can reinvent him to be interesting visually and thematically like you did with Seth, I just want my french dog boy back.

[@shikileaks]

13:20 i think a big problem i used to have with salt in fighting games is that i'd find myself playing them a lot when i wanted repetition, trying to use my passive brain instead of my active one and having it not work, leading to frustration. i'd just grind ranked instead of going to the lab or better yet just playing something more suited to turning my brain off

[@calamarikurusu3214]

seeing people like that chun who can’t anti air in diamond just makes me sad cuz if people up there have such massive ridiculous habits then what shit do I do in bronze that I don’t even notice

[@RushianRichard]

Bronze is hell, having to plow through tons of Ryu, Ken and Akumas. I needed 3 LP to go to Super bronze, lost two or three matches and am stuck at 940 LP now. Haven’t had ranked matches for over a month, only playing battle lounge now, aargh. 😩

[@OldManSilencer]

this is super old response but it's worth saying that it's way harder to anti air strong players even if it looks like they're just jumping over and over like brian there, this chun did know the timing for a few anti airs they just weren't doing the main one and weren't sure upped on it to not be abused by it. They I am certain can anti air bronze players and don't struggle with it against them.

[@PaddyRoon7]

4:56 Holy shit that was brutal lol, wouldn't blame him for uninstalling

[@Jh0nnyM]

13:24 I applaud you sir.

[@theSHELFables]

man really just took your AA lesson and dipped lol

[@Mage_Nichlas_]

I think this is the very 1st time I've ever seen that green Chun Li and I think it looks pretty good.

[@taurvanath]

Wanted to say your videos are super informative and great. They're long enough to be entertaining, but short enough to be digestable. On par with Maximillian Dood. 💚 Mad respect.

[@purplefrancis2547]

I really do like the clips channel. I enjoy the hype and wack moments of the game. I hope more people come in and watch it liking it too

[@soraroxas8453]

As a BBTAG fan I completely understand the first about minute when i hear that people hate the game

[@blewperdooper93]

I LOVE that he only ever says "Holy shit this lag is so bad" when he's winning.

[@Laguzrick]

Bruh, I fucking love the clip channel. I love watching the 1 in a million bullshit happen!

[@pulsetone]

I don't play SFV, I clicked because the title and thumbnail was fucking hilarious

[@sputnikdx]

"Why do you watch the game if you don't like the game?" Because the netcode is trash and I can't enjoy it on my own time due to lag,, and I'm stuck in the trench due to my own inability to improve and frustration from the aforementioned, but I still watch the content because the content is enjoyable to watch.

[@speedylinguine]

One of my favorite content creators mentioning tetris? My life is complete

[@mr_0n10n5]

I watch Brian's content because even though I've put in 400+ hours and still have a win rate of ~16%, I still want to be better. Just sucks that I'm not getting better at all.

[@Pandaman64]

I feel this. I get pretty down on myself about it too.

[@Squalla1]

I figure y'all are a lot further up than I am, but after getting really close to Silver a few days ago-and actually beating a handful of Silver players-I got knocked back down almost all the way to Rookie, getting fucked up by countless gimmicky Kens and mediocre Ryus along the way. Just feels like getting up there was mostly luck and that I'm still as terrible a player as ever if I still can't deal with the most obvious and repetitive stuff in the game. I'd never played a fighting game competitively before I got SFV last year and goddamn, the psychological hit is brutal.

[@Sorrelhas]

Chun Li has more costumes than the rest of the cast combined, yet my man goes with the default outfit and default color

[@deadfr0g]

*This is Your Brian on Ranked

[@kumaSOevl]

the chun li player reminds me of a flowchart dictator. jump back air to air and substituting ex head stomp for ex spin

[@qedsoku849]

4:00 great advice

[@emibcz]

9:40 The on that jab

[@ranss]

That one Chun leveled up the no neutral walk back and hope you run into whatever they do play style to its max. It’s a purely online type of play and it’s... kinda nice to see that? It tells me SFV actually has people outside the fgc in the mix.

[@rensten4893]

Ummm... I watch those clips and don't play the game at all. I take them as fun interactions within SF5. Nothing more or less. The reason I don't comment is because the clip usually speaks for itself. I actually like your discussions about FGC and other long topics more than the clips. So you probably won't see me say much because usually, I'm working and keep to myself. However, I still think your editor has great tastes in music which has me subscribed. But that's just me.

[@Radiationbots03]

Finally got to gold with a lot of help from your videos Brian. I really cut down on hating on this game and mostly just let my opponents start to bury themselves and pay more attention to my bad habit like overextending with a confirm character like Karin.

[@terrysalt]

Banjo Kazooie music is not what I expected!

[@Lysanderofthewildwind]

Really informative and relaxing content keep up Brian also funny content

[@justdakotamusic]

On the contrary, a Brian F clip randomly popped up on my feed and it immediately made me want to give the game another try. Should probably invest in a mixbox first though but this game looks fun!

[@CosmikZombie]

To be honest, I definitely hate this game, but you've made me appreciate it in different ways. I've literally improved a little bit because you take such a clear-headed approach. But even someone as level-headed as you gets salty, drops shit, doesn't get the moves you want. Its nice to know that it happens on every level of the game.

[@Hidden_nyc]

3:10 balanced and fair 🙂

[@vulmiche.7353]

Unexpected Persona 3 paulownia mall theme at the beginning. Nice.

[@mysticbailey]

The only reason I watch SFV content is because of you and your positive mentality towards the game. If the content you put out was all salt and bad vibes I wouldn't be a spectator.

[@emeraldmann1329]

Oh yeah I've played someone like that on Samsho. The character they're playing doesn't have a very good ground-to-air answer, but they have a very good air-to-air throw. They didn't know that, though, so I just kept doing jump heavy slash and they just did not know how to answer it.

[@irasac1]

I just realised i'm just like that Chun Li player, sometimes i catch myself doing the same moves in order even though my opponent isn't getting hit by it, crazy

[@jhx97]

this is my brain on ranked: no thoughts head empty

[@hoboryan3455]

Brian's words are wise just applied to life; there is enough negativity in the world.

[@scrumpy2004]

I love how you played against the same Chun player in two separate matches.

[@hirotrum6810]

10:04 fighting in sync with the music

[@denjin_hado]

3:22 See this is why i hate this game. Chun-Li just blocks an attack?????? Like the game is called Street FIGHTER not Street BLOCKER. Capcom should just make SF6 where they should remove blocking

[@genzo454]

Thank you. Finally, someone understands my problem with SFV. Maybe in SFVI, Capcom will finally allow us to punish those filthy block spammers.

[@Dyzz21]

Not a SF player, but I love the clips channel. Dont let the haters weigh u down!

[@milkopilko]

it is harder to anti-air a grandmaster I think. Because they can put on so much other pressure your brain would be thinking of other things when they jump

[@speedylinguine]

As a clip channel viewer: I promise the clips you provide don’t give evidence that the game is bad, just that it’s funny

[@armandopineiro4022]

Alot of folk like to throw out the term that ranked is just a matter of grinding, to a point yes but these players prove that there has to be a level of improvement in your game if you want to consistently rank up I've seen player with 80k games that are gold and it's like mind blowing to see

[@arakos4890]

10:07 That music sync

[@Jawad7178]

These videos are starting to grt me back into sfv

[@AceTriggerz]

I realized how much of these cheese strats only work on characters that have to approach by walking. When you can cross screen punish a whiffed special their "jump around and wait for you to approach and throw a move out" strategy quickly falls apart. I used to feel frustrated, I shoulda just down blocked waited for their move then whiff punished with spiral arrow or something.