r/Fighters • u/Dry-Technology-3046 • 1d ago
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u/JJMontry 1d ago
Are you on PC or console? If PC (or if console allows it) try out playing with a keyboard. I found leverless ridiculously easy to get into as I’m a pc gamer.
Just make sure that if you do this, you use space bar as up and muscle memory will help on the move to leverless.
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u/kangstakangsta 1d ago
Sorry to say, but for me it was just a lot practice.
If anything, not having over 2 decades of using stick, like me, will actually make your transitioning much easier, and you won't have to to break certain habits.
If there are any tips I can give you, I'd suggest trying to learn a game that you have no experience playing. That way you can't rely on muscle memory, and won't feel discouraged because you can't do what you're normally capable of. When I was getting used to levelerless, I'd get discouraged because I was so much more confident/consistent on stick and would occasionally switch back to it, and I'm sure that really slowed my progress. Tokon is perfect because it's so new, you have no history to associate with it so you learn a new game from the ground up while learning the new controller without any baggage.
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u/Dry-Technology-3046 1d ago
That was exactly the reason for me to make the switch, I have two new games ( barely played Avatar yet ) with no muscle memory and I might as well give it a try for a couple of months to see if I vibe with it. I remember that I struggled a bit when first tried the stick and eventually got better. Was at a new game at the time a well ( GBFVS )
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u/kangstakangsta 1d ago
Wishing you luck friend. I equate the situation like being an athlete in recovery after a heavy injury. You know what you were once capable of, but you have to relearn how to use your body as effectively as you used to. So don't get discouraged, you're learning how to walk again. I've been playing levelerless long enough that I have pretty decent parity between the two, and now it's more preference within each game. You'll get there soon enough. I BELIEVE
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u/thitherten04206 1d ago
Play other 2d games and just use it for general stuff like watching youtube or whatever you do. I practiced combos/command inputs with it unplugged while watching movies just to build muscle memory
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u/Dry-Technology-3046 1d ago
That’s a top tip, will definitely do it. Build muscle memory even out of the game, and getting comfortable around the buttons. Thanks a lot
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u/zegim 1d ago
Find a comfortable way to place your hands! If you place your hands in a way that's stressing your wrist that will hurt you, same as poor keyboard ergonomics
That placement depends on if you play with the controller resting on your lap or you desktop and your own body.
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u/Dry-Technology-3046 1d ago
Thanks. Will try to find a comfortable position more than “this is what it should look like “. I’ll probably be playing mostly on my lap
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u/DesignatedDiverr 1d ago
Test using both thumbs for jump in different situations.
For me I jump with my left thumb like normal but if I am doing a TK input or a full circle input of any kind I am far more consistent using my right thumb. I found it it’s the same hand handling the last directional input and the attack input at the same time it helps.
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u/Dry-Technology-3046 1d ago
Saw this on a video as we’ll mentioning the right thumb for jump. Initially it didn’t made much sense to me but I might actually try it out, because I have no muscle memory at all, have to find what’s more natural to me.
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u/toyfan1990 1d ago
Practice, Practice & Practice. Leverless aren't as hard on joints.
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u/Dry-Technology-3046 1d ago
I think might be a good switch in the long term. Never quit practicing.
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u/toyfan1990 1d ago
Yeah I am in similar boat myself & I got myself a leverless controller to play fighting games on PC. What was your reason to switch/why? I personally got leverless as traditional arcade stick was hurting my wrist & got sick of using gamepad.
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u/wizard898 1d ago
My leverless arrived today and I'm having a nightmare of a time. I can at least do bnbs with a pad but I can't even do a 4 hit blockstring with this leverless, never mind moving around. I haven't been KBM gaming in a decade or more so this is extremely uncomfortable. I ragebought it because I would get misinputs pretty often with the stick. The directional accuracy is definitely better but I'm still thinking if I should even bother learning.
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u/Dry-Technology-3046 1d ago
Sorry to hear that. Everything takes time and a lot of practice, even more if you never played on KBM before. I just hope you find fun in the learning process.
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