" @EnchantedEcho: Arcade mode in general is good for pretty much nothing, I can say it helped me 0%. From easiest to hardest it was pretty much the same difficulty to me, they did the same psychic shit and made the same dumb mistakes. I had trouble with arcade mode but was pretty good at the game a while back, it's not until recently that I just learned arcade mode patterns and now it's easy. "

Don't play Abel, Don't live in the UK (or outside of America), and don't play Stang. 
 
Master these three, and you'll get better.

The best course of action to take, is head into Arcade Mode with the character(s) you are interested in playing. Learn their special moves and how to do them, and maybe learn some basic level combos. Learn the basic shit like how to jump in and sweep and get used to the timing of your character. Once you have a decent idea of the special moves your character has, then start messing around with basic combos. When I say basic, I mean, basic - such as doing a light attack twice and attaching a special move on the end. Learn to establish rhythm within the match and how to use these simple combos. Of course, learn your characters Super and Ultra attack, and be able to execute it on command.
 
After you feel comfortable with your character, then start doing some Player Matches and prepared to get your shit stuffed in the dirt. Don't take your losses personally - you're just still learning the game and your character. Keep practicing and learn how to pull of combos and special moves in the heat of the moment. You're going to lose a lot at this point because you're still learning the game, so keep working at it and understanding your character's timing and weaknesses.
 
Before you can master your opponent, you must first master yourself.

"Before you can master your opponent, you must first master yourself. "

Sue me for inspirational talk, assholes!

don't play arcade mode, it teaches you bad habits such as it's ok to dp on wakeup every time your opponent is near you and random ultras work. if you learn to play using arcade mode, expect to spend a month unlearning all the dumb shit you picked up on

" don't play arcade mode, it teaches you bad habits such as it's ok to dp on wakeup every time your opponent is near you and random ultras work. if you learn to play using arcade mode, expect to spend a month unlearning all the dumb shit you picked up on "

I'm in the same situation and i find Ryu and Ken were real helpful for me to pick up and learn the game with

" @Stang said:

" Come play me. "

Its a trap .... "

" @turbomonkey138 said:

" @Stang said:

" Come play me. "

Its a trap .... "

what do you mean? "

" @CptChiken said:

" @turbomonkey138 said:

" @Stang said:

" Come play me. "

Its a trap .... "

what do you mean? "

I made a thread about my skill level before ... he asked me to play him ...and i haven't been able to sit down since . "

Lies, I put the fuck in "damn mother fucker, you be a scrub!"

" Do not play Street Fighter IV like you play Tekken 6. Watch some tournament videos on YouTube and see how people play. Not every character plays alike. "

Trade into roundhouse into ultra for half your life is totally legit. TOTALLY LEGIT.

Learn how to defend yourself first. Learn the angles from all characters attacks or just Ryu, Ken, Sagat, and Akuma since 75% of on-line battles are against those characters. Learn cancels as well to walk through damage. Also it is really nice to learn a few of the Hard/Normal combos in the Trial area. If you can master Number 4 and All of the Hard ones for a character, you will do well in on-line.

ok anyone who said go into arcade for ANYTHING is giving the wrong advice. you never have to go into arcade mode for any reason other than character unlocks and achievements. thats it. you don't go there to learn your character moves. thats what TRIAL and TRAINING modes are for.

"Just play matches. "

" Trade into roundhouse into ultra for half your life is totally legit. TOTALLY LEGIT. "

Gouken, Ken, Akuma, Rufus, they all have juggles.

" @Napalm said:

" Do not play Street Fighter IV like you play Tekken 6. Watch some tournament videos on YouTube and see how people play. Not every character plays alike. "

Dude, if you could juggle characters in SF like you can in Tekken that would be CRAZY!!!  Oh right.. Sagat... I forgot. Silly me. "

I'd wait for SSF4, there's rumors of new juggle mechanics with the new characters.

" @Napalm: Tekken juggles are nothing like SF juggles. "

You can't 'juggle' anyone in the Tekken sense, though I admit I'm a strange breed of person who doesn't juggle anyone out of some misplaced sense of honour. I do however know the secret to becoming good at Street Fighter, play it constantly for about 10 years.

" You can't 'juggle' anyone in the Tekken sense, though I admit I'm a strange breed of person who doesn't juggle anyone out of some misplaced sense of honour. I do however know the secret to becoming good at Street Fighter, play it constantly for about 10 years. "

" I'd wait for SSF4, there's rumors of new juggle mechanics with the new characters. "

" Just play matches. "

" Perhaps you could try sucking less:) "

" Do a barrel roll "

" @lordofultima said:

" Just play matches. "

Comments like that are not any better than comments like this,

" Perhaps you could try sucking less:) "

"

" @lordofultima said:

" @Napalm: Tekken juggles are nothing like SF juggles. "

Yes, I know, buy Symphony mentioned Sagat and so technically, some of the cast have juggles. "

" @StaticFalconar: New juggle mechanics warrants waiting? Huh? "

" @Thrawn: That is fine, my point still stands. Why would somebody interested in SFIV wait for Super? You people swear the game is going to change to the point where what we know is completely gone. I plan to wreck bitches out of the box with Ken, no matter what has changed. "

" @lordofultima said:

" Just play matches. "

Comments like that are not any better than comments like this,

" Perhaps you could try sucking less:) "

"

" @Symphony: Nah, I dropped out. "

" @Symphony: Well lean back in your chair since the suspense is over, you're fighting Flux. "

Play Gen or Vega, super simple.

" @lordofultima said:

" @Symphony: Well lean back in your chair since the suspense is over, you're fighting Flux. "

Symphony is fucked. No offense, Symphony. Flux has an insane Balrog. Prepare yourself. "

" Play Gen or Vega, super simple. "