Top 8 Common Mistakes Made By Beginners In Mortal Kombat 1

Many new players as themselves a pretty simple question, what character am I going to play? In this video we will be talking about and answering this question “Who do I pick” and things to consider when choosing a character for a brand new game. Let us know what you think and be sure to drop a Like & Subscribe if you enjoyed.
Related Titles:
► Mortal Kombat 1: How To Pick A Main Character
► Mortal Kombat 1: Top 8 Common Mistakes New Players Make
► Mortal Kombat 1: Top 5 Easiest Characters To Play!
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SERIES GOAL:
► The purpose of this beginner tips series is to help you get started and overcome the common problems new players face!
BEGINNER TIPS SERIES PLAYLIST:
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Opening
1:00 - (Tip 1) State Your Reasons
5:27 - (Tip 2) Choose Your Playstyle
6:33 - Balanced
7:05 - Rushdown
7:31 - Zoners
7:51 - Neutral/Spacing
8:13 - Mix Ups
8:39 - Grapplers
8:56 - Brawlers
9:25 - Stance
9:52 - Time To Pick!
10:47 - (Tip 3) Counter Picking!
12:05 - Outro Announcement

[@Cyber_Syko]

Start a 5 reasons to main series! 👍

[@MadDoggGames]

Is there a habit you noticed you still make? If you guys enjoyed this video and looking for more Beginner Tips Series, give this video a LIKE! Beginner Tip Series Link: kzbin.info/aero/PLLWTRIaseNnnrLLResd4uV_pRsPU3v3qi

[@JordansMortalKombatAdven-xn3qo]

Thanks, @MadDoggGames I will most definitely be using these to learn the game after I use your guide to find a main character

[@killshotmc]

I find your videos really helpful, thanks man

[@MadDoggGames]

Glad you like them!

[@johnkirk8338]

Mad , this is such an inspiring video , thanks man , I’m new to fg’s , great advice

[@MadDoggGames]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@Maddog52103]

Amplify being the block button again is the best thing to come back

[@thedeadman6171]

i always look forward to your video XD

[@MadDoggGames]

I appreciate it!

[@dragnetstudios]

Great video MadDogg. You got a Sub!

[@viniciushonorio]

Excellent video!

[@MadDoggGames]

thank you for watching!

[@vitvitty3431]

Thank you!

[@emaster2192]

I would really enjoy the controller settings video, I have issues at the moment getting the meter to use and amplify moves because of how its set to block again, after adapting to mk11

[@elanadeshina1489]

it’s not hard bro, just go to training mode and take 5 minutes to build up your muscle memory. it’s just one singular button

[@Jwatch_82]

You just gotta learn to press at the same time as the special rather than afterwards the button itself doesn’t really matter

[@isaacjohnstone4633]

I changed my block / amp to r1 like it was on mk11 cuz pressing r2 takes longer than u think and it was fucking my conbos up a lot

[@clarencebray8681]

I love this!!

[@MadDoggGames]

I appreciate the support! ❤

[@bi-han8179]

Please do a controller setup. I would like to see a video on that! Thanks!! Your content is informative Thank you again and keep up the great work!!!

[@freaxwho4696]

hey there I love your guides personally it's fits me best. I wonder how long will it take you to upload guides for all fighters in the game?

[@MadDoggGames]

I wish KZbin was my full time job to be able to make that possible. But because I have a very physical demanding job in construction that is 9-5 (Sometimes later) Mon to Sat. It difficult to make guides so quick. I will try my best but its no guarantee. I was was close to finish MK11 videos for each character but 7 were left. Its hard to say right now because my schedule gets chaotic at times.

[@jpmasters3827]

Getting better at block especially flawless blocking

[@michaelking686]

Good stuff.. def blocking and best whiff punishing.

[@Rain321_]

Can you do Shang Tsung guide?

[@Hellonleash]

I remember one of my first games with smoke, I did an unsafe and got punished, panicked and started mashing, lost the round. Then I calmed myself and won the second one with over then 70% of hp. Button mashing is very dumb unless you play baraka

[@RavenantMO1]

Nice Video! Btw what's the song called ? ^^

[@javier8312]

I consider myself a regular player, I use the uppercot with most characters because apart from being a good anti-air, you can confirm combos with them. with scorpion his uppercot takes almost half a screen (if the opponent is already almost on the other side scorpion will still hit him) which leaves the character free to confirm 21bf1 and so on with most characters :)

[@Hellonleash]

One of the best things about kameos for beginners, guys just pick sektor and spam his rocket every time you remember you have a kameo. It's recovery is slow, so you won't have to worry about using it constantly. It blocks air, punishes random movement etc. Sector is the best kameo to not feel like you have a kameo, you just "deploy" him once every 10 seconds and forget about it. That's how I did with my smoke to try and fully replace my Frost's slide habit with vapour cancels, I needed to remove the kameo distraction.

[@Asperr0]

I'm more often than not drifted to the tekken games I find games like mk really difficult, but I don't know why

[@Bärenkroate]

Which frame data means that I'm save on block? With mileena I don't see my advantage

[@robbiebrewer3362]

Being new to the fighting game genre, i found it a difficult transition. I been trying to learn how to block and punish accordingly still very difficult

[@MadDoggGames]

I just uploaded a video on that this morning. Go check it out should help

[@myyarchive]

how to improve at blocking im horrible at blocking mixups

[@pazmastert46]

Maybe you can do a video about controllers sometime? I love the Ps5 but I hate the controller when playing MK... The D-pad sucks because it's not always responding correctly. This is because the D-pad is actually only one button instead of 4 seperate buttons. And I also hate the big touch pad in the middle of the controller... When playing I often accidently hit the touch button which pops up a screen and ruins your game.

[@kickass2733]

It’s really not that bad. People complain so much but MK doesn’t use diagonal inputs. So you getting misinputs is a skill issue that can only be overcome by practicing more

[@pazmastert46]

It's not a skill issue... I can jump or duck without ever touching those buttons on the D-pad. It's the controller that sucks.

[@RON_FBG]

That's not normal. Try a new controller!

[@pazmastert46]

@@RON_FBG I have 2 controllers they both have the same issue. And my friend's controllers have also this issue. In fact, it is a known issue for the PS5 controllers. Watch this vid and you see what I mean: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6fCqHuLo72EmKs

[@jok3rxfear262]

I have recently reached grand-master rank on ranked mode. I always find it impossible to beat good Raiden and Baraka players. They have too many safe moves and chip damage potential. It's kind of boring to fight them every time on ranked mode! T_T

[@isaacjohnstone4633]

Baraka + cyrax is so overpowered

[@chechacaceres]

You must keep on the offensive and zone when possible. If you're under too much pressure, you must wait for a space to use an armored special move and then continue with your offense.

[@MiniNinjaPK]

Thanks for the guide! One question... If one doesn't spend time to learn almost all the characters, how can you know how to deal with their moves, i.e. which move is overhead or low, which is unsafe and punishable, what is the pushback on block for each move/ string and what are their options at each range? Any tip how to face characters you don't know anything about prior? This is especially a problem when you are starting out playing a particular fighting game (e.g. when it releases)? The issue with me is that when I try to isolate and focus on learning a single character to learn the fundamentals, the randomness one faces in a match forces me to do random stuff instead of keeping myself focused on the fundamentals. I get opened up (because of not knowing what move is Low/ Overhead or get grabbed eventually) and my brain goes monkey and then I try to use any move (be it unsafe or out of range) to just keep up with the pace. How can I get rid of this habit? Another problem is that I become impatient and stressed out, and can't focus on reading my opponent in real time during the match. Maybe I read 20% of his reactions to certain situations (like what he does on wakeup, what he does at fullscreen, etc.), but is there any tip on how to effectively make mental notes during a match to better make a judgement about the enemy in real time? I know it is a long list of issues I am facing, but I'd be glad if you could give me a learning strategy to overcome these issues? Also, please make a full-length video on Concept Strategy and the missing terms (like Mental Stack, Patience and Mind Games)! Thanks!!!

[@MadDoggGames]

Hey welcome back! I havent seen you for a while! Unfortunately, in order to gain knowledge or awareness for knowing what to watch out for, for each character there isnt a fastest way. I lose to characters right now who I never fought before and its because I dont know what to look for. But I will cover this in my how to block in MK1. Its best to experience it by towers, or online. You might not win for that round or match but the next time you do know what to watch out for. Right now I am playing online and winning where I can. But once I see a character like Tanya who I never seen once. I know I might loose. At least pick something up that you learn on that match. And that knowledge stacks from there. Or you can keep playing offline in towers and eventually you will get the knowledge there as well. Its difficult to not be impatient. But there is always something that you can learn from that match. Sometimes I let the opponent destroy me that round so that the next round, i try my theories on him. Eventually you will get closer and closer to a win. You just gave me an idea, I can make a video on punishable moves for string or special moves or mix ups to watch out for. Its true when someone is knew, we dont know what to look for.

[@MiniNinjaPK]

@@MadDoggGames Thanks a lot for taking the time to understand my issue and giving me some extremely useful tips. I will go into the next match with these in mind and try these out for sure. I have left content creation due to a busy life schedule and the free time I get, I use it to play games instead of making guides now. But, thanks a lot for your support in making my channel known to more people. I will forever be indebted to you for that. Keep up your videos and awesome tutorials.

[@elanadeshina1489]

what i do is watch a lot of tournaments and just watch how the pros deal with certain options

[@rabbyd542]

I would add that playing towers on Hard or higher will help you grind up you character knowledge. If you run into a particular string that is making you crazy go to training mode and have the dummy spam it until you figure out how to block/counter it.

[@machinayrequiem8596]

We are all in the same boat. The game is new. This is a great thing. This is what is fun. Seeing something you aren't used to and getting to lab it and the matchup is so much fun. Just keep playing. A tip I got for you when you see something you arent familiar with: practice your fundamentals during that particular match and after go to training and just figure out a counter to one thing you were struggling with. Keep doing this and over time you will get used to it and as you do all the while your fundamentals will get stronger and hey, you might even pull off a surprising win against those people and still get to learn something new.

[@killshotmc]

Can you do a smoke guide?

[@MadDoggGames]

Yup just uploaded it on the channel

[@serioussilliness2064]

Kenshi, Sindel, and Noob Saibot all have ghost clones.

[@michaelriddick4693]

Do push buttons separately or do u slide ur fingers across the buttons....

[@MadDoggGames]

U never really want to slide ur finger across. unless its with your thumbs you can use the button joint.

[@michaelriddick4693]

@@MadDoggGames right I meant the thumb.. if ur holding a Xbox or PS5 controller.. I'm speaking of the 1234 buttons

[@chadrichards8930]

Brand new to MK/fighting games and this is not easy. I'm not used to being bad at a game because I've been playing all my life but shooters etc do not translate to this at all.

[@Thesoutherndandee]

Welcome! Just keep at it and keep grinding. Practice and more practice. Play online, play against the computer and friends. Don’t limit yourself to just the computer

[@SPIDERMANGOATED]

Yo Can We Get A Mk1 Smoke Guide Pls

[@MadDoggGames]

Yes that is going to be uploaded tomorrow morning

[@Aaron-vn5fd]

what is the music playing?!?

[@MadDoggGames]

Music from a game called rolling thunder

[@cat-yi9cg]

I can beat a.i on very hard but have alot of problems on line. Shesh

[@MJthegoat2345]

Can you do a mileena guide?

[@MadDoggGames]

Working on it now

[@rabbyd542]

Sareena's meter drain goes perfect with OD Ball roll on Mileena. Guaranteed every time you end a combo with it.

[@Benny21]

MK1 online mode makes me angry all-time, even if I won.

[@MadDoggGames]

I get that feeling too, its too sweaty with one touch and death combos.

[@Deadman_Elit3]

Maddogg: dont jump too much Kung Lao players: ↗️-↗️-⬇️4️⃣-↗️-↗️ 👁👄👁

[@1bwash]

The other difficulty is that you're basically responsible for the dev's fck ups. Absolutely love Mortal Kombat and have played since the first game in the 90s, but as things have advanced, you're not playing with these basic Mario-style concepts where you understand the physics and then everything works. MK has gotten to a point where they can't maintain a balance and the graphics/animations don't match the mechanics. One of the best examples is Rain having a forward low kick, he literally turns his staff to his foot and kicks water and it is a "High" attack. How are you supposed to actually play the game if you don't study and memorize in training mode? Yes, the highest level players should have to do that, but others should be able to play without and instead rely on intuition and reaction. If it was a good game, you could understand the background mechanics as a concept and then be able to apply them on the fly.

[@rabbyd542]

Yeah sometimes you see a move that clearly looks like an over head and it isn't. Another example is Millena's 122. The second hit is overhead but it looks like a high attack.

[@MadDoggGames]

Or baraka mid low. Which looks like an overhead first and the hits again as a low. So stupid

[@melihaktas1315]

Chapters are wrong i guess

[@WickMain]

first

[@shifakaitali7720]

U upload after 7 days

[@MadDoggGames]

I uploaded 2 days ago. How do you think I upload every 7 days. If you pay attention to my twitter, and Community Tab, I do have a video for tomorrow ready. I do have a life outside from KZbin, an actual career.

[@shifakaitali7720]

Upload fast

[@MadDoggGames]

Unfortunally I dont get payed enough to make KZbin fulltime.

[@shifakaitali7720]

Why don’t u upload faster 😢

[@MadDoggGames]

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[@shifakaitali7720]

I will unsubscribe to u if u don’t upload faster

[@MadDoggGames]

Dude....my grandpa just passed away 2 Days ago..why the fuck would I want to continue doing KZbin. Plus I have a job in construction that is 9-5 Mon-Sat, this is not my priority