So I've been playing on and off for a few months, switched characters a few times due to the lack of progress, played a decent amount online, and have always enjoyed it despite losing almost every match I play. Now I'm contemplating just giving up and not even bothering with Super which I was previously really looking forward to. I came into it fully expecting to get my ass beat, which has happened...a lot, and I wouldn't mind that if I was making progress but I honestly don't think I am. It doesn't help that most of people who play are assholes, and the extreme difficulty in finding a game. Only dudes from here I've managed to play are Geteveryone and Mubress which was cool, they tried to help me a bit. Dunno, probably just my time of the month...

well i certainly got my ass beat in SF several times until i started improving.
 
..then again, i learned from Symphony and jlrm01 so maybe it was them.  
 
you can't be playing as bad as me though. my online win percentage is 19% - 20% :P 

If you can convince one friend to join you on your road to EVO, I'm sure you can find that Street Fighter spark again.

There are quite a few people on here that would be happy to give you advice and play. All you have to do is ask. As for you lack of progress its all a matter of how much time and practice you put in as with everything else in life.  You can't make strides in this game playing off and on I know that first hand. For about the first 6 months or so after this game came out I use to could hang with most everyone on here, but between me taking time off playing other games and trying to learn to play stick I get my ass handed to me by pretty much everyone .
 
 Which is frustrating sometimes but all I gotta do is keep at it and i'll get better again. As for the assholes in this game most of the randoms I play don't even talk and I really haven't even gotton much hate mail lately ( but that could just be due to my drop in skill level and me losing more often), I find far more trash talking and assholes in MW2 then in SFIV. As for not finding game I don't know how long its been since you played but I haven't had much of a problem with that in a while. Between championship mode and the GB match setup thread finding people to play shouldnt be all to hard.

" @AjayRaz: We played the other day and I'm pretty sure you pwned me "

@AjayRaz: I'm pretty good at SC, unfortunately none of those skills seem to carry over into SF "

" @Napalm:   1. At first Abel, but for the last month (at least) I've been playing Rog. Played more Rog, and I'm more comfortable with him. Tried out other dudes too but wasn't feeling them. Spent a little time on Sagat and Ryu.   2. I'll host sometimes against dudes from GB, just join games when I'm playing randoms though.  3. Dualshock 3, thought about a stick but they're ridiculously overpriced here, and sucking with the stick at first would drive me crazy, just how I am. I'm pretty comfortable with the pad, can execute most of my shiz like headbutt into ultra "

keep playing! i suck at SF4 too, but I still have fun even if I lose a lot and swear a lot hehe! :) I play SF4 in PS3 too, so if you want to play, add me up :) 
 
PSN ID: ogaitnas_nj

Yeah, I considered hanging up the gloves a while back too but for a different reason. I played Sagat ever since I first played Street Fighter 2 at my neighbor's house. Coming into 4, I expected to just transfer over to him with no problem. The problem didn't arise from skill but from player reactions. Once it was realized Sagat was a somewhat overpowered monster, players who were beaten by me would call me things over Xbox Live messaging that conveniently rhymed with Sagat while those who did manage to beat me wouldn't waste the opportunity to let me know how much I deserved to be beaten. This has led to me trying out other characters, which did end up being a good thing as Sagat is not the only character I can hold my own with now but the nerfs to Sagat in Super actually have me excited. Anything that'll show that I'm not just exploiting the "best" character in the game is welcome. 
 
As for skill, I know people say the trials aren't too helpful and that many of these moves are made even more difficult to pull off over the wildcard that is the internet, but I learned some basic combos and links with different characters using trials. Attempting the trials over and over for hours ingrained button combos into my brain that I pull out without much thought. Again, I"m not an expert at the game either. I get my ass beat plenty of times but I'm definitely not the same scrub I was when I first popped the game in.

" @Napalm: PS3 ones are "

I will if someone knows whether or not it would work

" I will if someone knows whether or not it would work "

" @Pessh said:

" I will if someone knows whether or not it would work "

Did I not just say wired ones are fine and 100% reliable? "

" @Napalm said:

" @Pessh said:

" I will if someone knows whether or not it would work "

Did I not just say wired ones are fine and 100% reliable? "

I meant whether a 360/PC one would work with a PS3 "

Can't get wired then, thanks anyway

" @Napalm: PS3 pads are all wireless "

I'm on PS3. I play whenever I can. I'm all in.

Pessh, I think (like Napalm or whoever said), hit up the trials to learn some of his basics, then watch a few pro-videos to see how these things are implemented. A couple of hours in training should set you straight as to links etc, and then from there its all feel and experience. I might be on this afternoon if you want to play. 
 
@Killroycantkill: Couple of PS3 players I never noticed before. Get on over to the tournament thread

Get someone who's at your skill level and has a mic (makes discussing what each other's doing wrong ect. and makes the matches much less boring as they go on) and just play alot of matches. There's this one dude I've been playing SFIV and HDR with lately and I've gotten much much better execution then I had before I played him. We both keep playing super fast and high octane matches mostly with Akuma mirrors and Seth mirrors and things like that and just experiement alot of stuff and some of it works and it really wierd. I swear when I play this dude I see at least 1 new thing I've never seen before and I'm like "whaaaaat!?" It's funny and cool. And I met him in a random player match and he just happens to be aout my skill level, talk on mic and uses the exact same characters as me (Akuma, Gouken, Cammy, Seth and Ryu) but we also play a couple other charcters at basic level which mixes it up a bit.
 
Also watch some matches and look up some guides so you make sure you're not always doing the same combos and same mixups ect.

dont give up dude... i see you online the odd time we should play

I'm actually going to go against what people are saying here and say that if you're not having fun, you should stop playing. I think it really helps though if you have local friends to play with, that's what keeps me coming back to Street Fighter. But forcing yourself to like a game is stupid.
 
I'm way more casual than most people on these boards though if you want to fight someone, check my profile for the gamertag (some name on PSN).

Seems to be like any competitive online game, those who play and practice hardcore seem to rise above the rest. The casual gamer (myself included) is left confused, frustrated, and deflated after a gaming session with said people. It also seems like a lot of those people have an inflated ego and a sense of entitlement. I have not played this game online, but I can imagine the experience.

" Seems to be like any competitive online game, those who play and practice hardcore seem to rise above the rest. The casual gamer (myself included) is left confused, frustrated, and deflated after a gaming session with said people. It also seems like a lot of those people have an inflated ego and a sense of entitlement. I have not played this game online, but I can imagine the experience. "

" Seems to be like any competitive online game, those who play and practice hardcore seem to rise above the rest. The casual gamer (myself included) is left confused, frustrated, and deflated after a gaming session with said people. It also seems like a lot of those people have an inflated ego and a sense of entitlement. I have not played this game online, but I can imagine the experience. "

" @yakov456 said:

" Seems to be like any competitive online game, those who play and practice hardcore seem to rise above the rest. The casual gamer (myself included) is left confused, frustrated, and deflated after a gaming session with said people. It also seems like a lot of those people have an inflated ego and a sense of entitlement. I have not played this game online, but I can imagine the experience. "

Do not play competitive games if you don't want competition. Problem solved. "

" @lordofultima said:

" @yakov456 said:

" Seems to be like any competitive online game, those who play and practice hardcore seem to rise above the rest. The casual gamer (myself included) is left confused, frustrated, and deflated after a gaming session with said people. It also seems like a lot of those people have an inflated ego and a sense of entitlement. I have not played this game online, but I can imagine the experience. "

Do not play competitive games if you don't want competition. Problem solved. "

The problem is not with competition, it's with matching players of equal skill. "

" Seems to be like any competitive online game, those who play and practice hardcore seem to rise above the rest. The casual gamer (myself included) is left confused, frustrated, and deflated after a gaming session with said people. It also seems like a lot of those people have an inflated ego and a sense of entitlement. I have not played this game online, but I can imagine the experience. "