ground and pound too op

[igorunso]

i played now about 20 online matches. won every match with ground and pound. most of them in the first round without heavy exchanges with the first takedown.

this **** must be patched

[Freakywwe]

Re: ground and pound too op

Me too. Nobody seems to know how to block. I guess my trial hours helped because I can defend everything on the ground

[igorunso]

Re: ground and pound too op

Me too. Nobody seems to know how to block. I guess my trial hours helped because I can defend everything on the ground

yh its pathetic.
2-3 body shots
single leg
half mount
full mount
upright

[Freakywwe]

Re: ground and pound too op

yh its pathetic.
2-3 body shots
single leg
half mount
full mount
upright

I played against a guy who knew what he was doing last night. Great fight

[Pappy Knuckles]

Re: ground and pound too op

I've yet to fight anyone who landed significant shots on me when I'm on the ground. Not saying that these type of players don't exist, but I don't find ground and pound overpowered at all. You have a lot of options at your disposal to defend yourself.

[igorunso]

Re: ground and pound too op

I've yet to fight anyone who landed significant shots on me when I'm on the ground. Not saying that these type of players don't exist, but I don't find ground and pound overpowered at all. You have a lot of options at your disposal to defend yourself.

not saying that this works everytime but if i hit you with some good body shoots and the takedown follows i need about 5seconds to get into full mount. of course you don t finish everybody but loosing rounds by getting 2-3 times a round on top and get at least one advanced position is very hard. every striker is absoloutly ****ed against grapplestyle-players like me (greets to conor)

[pdandy]

Re: ground and pound too op

Punching and kicking is easy. Transitioning are easy. GA is a new concept for MMA game players. Transition denials are probably the most challenging thing in this game.
I'm not surprised that you are going straight to mount and winning via GNP so much. I can do the same. However, it's day 2 for most of the population. People learn things at different speeds. Not too many players are even decent on the ground yet.
I think we need to let this play out for a few weeks before claiming that GNP is OP.

[slip3rman]

Re: ground and pound too op

There seem to be a couple top positions (crucifix being one) that seems almost automatic if you throw them bows

[aholbert32]

Re: ground and pound too op

There seem to be a couple top positions (crucifix being one) that seems almost automatic if you throw them bows

People have to learn how to defend. What I find is people panic when they get in crucifix or back side. They dont mix up their transitions (always transitioning to the same side) and they get stopped.

I dont have a problem with crucifix being automatic because in real life....it is pretty much automatic. Your arms are pinned back and its hard to transition.

The only position I struggle with is back sitting because good players can stall you out by blocking transitions and going for subs.

[aholbert32]

Re: ground and pound too op

not saying that this works everytime but if i hit you with some good body shoots and the takedown follows i need about 5seconds to get into full mount. of course you don t finish everybody but loosing rounds by getting 2-3 times a round on top and get at least one advanced position is very hard. every striker is absoloutly ****ed against grapplestyle-players like me (greets to conor)

You are fighting players who arent experienced because the strategy you are describing wont work against most players. Especially folks who played the beta and know how the grappling system works.

[Phobia]

Re: ground and pound too op

I agree with Pappy and Aholbert. GnP is not OP as far as I can tell. I had a 5 round war Holm vs Tate, we both knew the ground game & it became a chess match.

I also finished a fight last night from my back, not entirely sure how I did it but I caught his punch and rolled to a arm bar for the win.....it was quick quick with only two gates. I guess since it was a punch counter on the ground.

I'd suggest waiting until you climb up the leaderboards before stating GnP is OP. I believe I finished the night 18-9 last night & ended in Division 3.

[SwedishTouch76]

Re: ground and pound too op

Don't have the game yet but watched plenty of streams and vids. 90%of ppl online either have no clue what they're doing on the ground or are just mediocre there. I see ppl getting transitioned on and mounted at will. Against guys who are actually good on the ground this impatient style would actually get you reversed...

[fishingtime]

Re: ground and pound too op

i played now about 20 online matches. won every match with ground and pound. most of them in the first round without heavy exchanges with the first takedown.

this **** must be patched

This might help.


GPD's Full Mount Survival Guide in a Post-Beta World

[Gosens6]

Re: ground and pound too op

Ground and pound is definitely OP against the CPU. Some AI fighters have been able to defend it well, but most I can just beat in the early stages of round 1 with GNP.

Can't say the same about a human player, if they can defend well, it's DEFINITELY not that easy.

[TheDeej]

Re: ground and pound too op

Can someone experienced give some tips on defending the ground game. I didn't play the beta. I understand sime of how to transition but sometimes I have trouble blocking or transitioning fast enough. Sometimes I can block the shots other times my hands flail and don't block well with the same button. Also, sometimes I get someone who just lays on top of me and keeps me on the ground the whole match. I am not able to get out. Is face blocking switched on the ground? Sometimes r1 works other times not. Thank you for the help in advance.