I'm not a high level player. I play every once in a while, mostly while hyped up because of some upcoming real life fights or during the aftermaths. I have good timing in the game, know the strike inputs, how to deny transitions, and have been doing and watching combat sports my whole life, so I also have a decent understanding of "how to fight", and with this game being as relatively realistic as it is, that means I have a decent understanding of "how to play".
But I'm getting kind of frustrated with this game. I feel a bit bad about it lol, as it really is a GREAT fighting game. But something is just off. First of all, I simply can't play ranked. I feel like I'm being matched with these killers all the time, way above my level. They know exactly when to shoot, exactly when to throw a jumping knee, even though I'm simultaneously punching them or even having them rocked. So I play play now, but that's way too easy, where guys are just flailing around throwing ungrounded six-hook combos. I rarely get a matchup, where I actually feel like we're on the same level.
Grappling frustrates me as well. Not the ground game specifically. Well, I hate it, because you have to fake transitions like a moron, and it just feel undynamic (same for the clinch), but I've accepted that fact. But the takedowns. Wow! Good players can just get me to the ground whenever they feel like, it feels. It feels undeniable lol. I really don't know what to do. It really kills it for me. Like, I meet a good player, and I'm really excited about it, because I'm keeping him a kicking range, teeping him, jabbing him, keeping him at bay. And suddenly, he shoots, and even though I feel like my TDD timing is on point, he gets me down. Really weird...
My last frustration, might just be my own lack of defensive striking skills, but I'm really tired of forward pressure fighters, who just have the stamina, blocking, combo and block breaking down. Who can just walk forward, rip combos and break my block eventually. It's soooooo tiresome to face these players. I remember hating the parrying system in the last UFC game, but there should be some parrying I feel like. It shouldn't give me a window to just throw an unblock able three-four strike combo, but it should give me some room to breath and get out of the way.
Yeah, just wanted to vent, and see if anyone feels like me, or if I am just being a crybaby here. Just annoys me that I so rarely have competitive fights. I either dominate or get dominated (last one exclusively by grapplers or forward pressure, combo-whiffing players).
However, this is by far the greatest MMA game ever. Actually, I rank it above Fight Night Champions even as fighting game, due to the higher level of dimensions in creating an MMA game versus a boxing game, and due to these developers constant free updates and ongoing attention to detail. Big up to the devs, that's for sure!!!
But I'm getting kind of frustrated with this game. I feel a bit bad about it lol, as it really is a GREAT fighting game. But something is just off. First of all, I simply can't play ranked. I feel like I'm being matched with these killers all the time, way above my level. They know exactly when to shoot, exactly when to throw a jumping knee, even though I'm simultaneously punching them or even having them rocked. So I play play now, but that's way too easy, where guys are just flailing around throwing ungrounded six-hook combos. I rarely get a matchup, where I actually feel like we're on the same level.
Grappling frustrates me as well. Not the ground game specifically. Well, I hate it, because you have to fake transitions like a moron, and it just feel undynamic (same for the clinch), but I've accepted that fact. But the takedowns. Wow! Good players can just get me to the ground whenever they feel like, it feels. It feels undeniable lol. I really don't know what to do. It really kills it for me. Like, I meet a good player, and I'm really excited about it, because I'm keeping him a kicking range, teeping him, jabbing him, keeping him at bay. And suddenly, he shoots, and even though I feel like my TDD timing is on point, he gets me down. Really weird...
My last frustration, might just be my own lack of defensive striking skills, but I'm really tired of forward pressure fighters, who just have the stamina, blocking, combo and block breaking down. Who can just walk forward, rip combos and break my block eventually. It's soooooo tiresome to face these players. I remember hating the parrying system in the last UFC game, but there should be some parrying I feel like. It shouldn't give me a window to just throw an unblock able three-four strike combo, but it should give me some room to breath and get out of the way.
Yeah, just wanted to vent, and see if anyone feels like me, or if I am just being a crybaby here. Just annoys me that I so rarely have competitive fights. I either dominate or get dominated (last one exclusively by grapplers or forward pressure, combo-whiffing players).
However, this is by far the greatest MMA game ever. Actually, I rank it above Fight Night Champions even as fighting game, due to the higher level of dimensions in creating an MMA game versus a boxing game, and due to these developers constant free updates and ongoing attention to detail. Big up to the devs, that's for sure!!!
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