I'm the guy behind the "getting destroyed and loving it" post. Now that I read it back I kind of feel that the wide eyed optimist in that post is slowly dying. I see him getting beaten...badly, again and again without ever touching the ground. 
 
I've decided to main Rose because I really enjoyed her moves and I connected with her timing (in training mode at least) and I've beaten the arcade mode on hard with her with some troubles, but I got through it in the end. Now, I know it's not like playing against real people but it helped me to get a slight grasp on what the hell I was doing. 
Trying my luck online I've played 46 matches (at the time of writing) and won 2. Getting a few rounds here and there which could have easily gone either way, it's just that it usually goes the other.  
 
Some games are real close and I love it. However, more often than not it's me joining, copping a hit, getting comboed /dizzied, loosing and repeat for 3 rounds. I don't feel like I'm learning anything from these games and its just making me doubt that I'll ever actually 'break the barrier' and be able to pull out combos on a regular basis.  I mean, it's fun, but for fuck sake, stop matching me up with people who end up booting me because the games are boring.   
 
So Street Fighter, I'm going to stick with you (har har) but if this happens for another 5 hours, I'm done. 

I'm the guy behind the "getting destroyed and loving it" post. Now that I read it back I kind of feel that the wide eyed optimist in that post is slowly dying. I see him getting beaten...badly, again and again without ever touching the ground. 
 
I've decided to main Rose because I really enjoyed her moves and I connected with her timing (in training mode at least) and I've beaten the arcade mode on hard with her with some troubles, but I got through it in the end. Now, I know it's not like playing against real people but it helped me to get a slight grasp on what the hell I was doing. 
Trying my luck online I've played 46 matches (at the time of writing) and won 2. Getting a few rounds here and there which could have easily gone either way, it's just that it usually goes the other.  
 
Some games are real close and I love it. However, more often than not it's me joining, copping a hit, getting comboed /dizzied, loosing and repeat for 3 rounds. I don't feel like I'm learning anything from these games and its just making me doubt that I'll ever actually 'break the barrier' and be able to pull out combos on a regular basis.  I mean, it's fun, but for fuck sake, stop matching me up with people who end up booting me because the games are boring.   
 
So Street Fighter, I'm going to stick with you (har har) but if this happens for another 5 hours, I'm done. 

This is why I won't try to get good at fighting games. I get that it's super rewarding and fun once you know what the hell you are doing. But I'm bad at remembering combos in mid-fight, and I just don't have the patience to play for ten hours before having fun.
 
If you really want to get good at a fighting game (online), get it first week or something, because now it feels like everyone who plays SSFIV are super good, and the ones that never got good have quit playing long time ago.

I say to treat it like a girlfriend: give it an honest chance, and if you're not happy with what you're getting move on.  What matters is that you are satisfied and happy, not the particulars of what happens.

Keep at it..eventually you'll begin to see moments where you can turn the game to your advantage. 
You've much more patience than I...I gave up after a week of SFIV and I have no intention of going back. That engine is just not for me.

" @Cramsy: I think your problem might be trying to main Rose. She is one of my secondaries and let me tell you: Online sucks without a decent reversal/wake up game. Rose does not thrive in laggy environments.  The main part of Rose's game is zoning your opponent with slow fireballs and building meter by absorbing fireballs in case of a fireball-war. Rose has excellent anti-air options so zoning is vital. She is a basicly a female Guile, in the way that she can turtle. Have you tried to use a character with more options, such as Chun or Ryu?  Let me just say that you shouldn't judge this game by how it handles online, most of the shit people do there just doesn't work offline. Do you have any friends that play SSF4? "

10 hours of playing street fighter isn't much. Getting good at this game is a marathon not sprint. You can't play it for a week and expect to win all the time. Especially if you have no prior Street Fighter experience. You need to get together and play with people and get pointers and match experience keep at it for a couple months then see where you are.

I had this with SFIV, and that's why I'm probably not buying SSFIV.
It was fun for a while though.

" Check this:
http://iplaywinner.com/rose-ssf4    Especially the match-up videos and the basic infos on what are given. Rose is a very safe character. Alot of her moves can not be punished, that's how you have to play her. "  

" @Cramsy:   If you're not already, join/host some endless battles (as opposed to playing ranked mode).  You'll improve much quicker if you face the same opponent a few times, as you'll both start to see and capitalize on each others weaknesses.  You'll learn very quickly what you can/can't get away with, and what you can punish from the other player.  Random matches in ranked mode won't give you that experience. "

two things: 
 
1. Dont give up. This is not the type of game you play for ten hours, or even 20 hours and decide whether you like it or not, or whether you can be good at it. 
I grew up playing street fighter a lot (as well as numerous other fighters) and when fighting games basically started to tank in the sales department they werent being made, or advertised very well and I stopped playing them mostly, and when sf4 came out I needed to adjust to it, and it took a month or two before i was able to really get any win streaks going. 
 
2. DO NOT and I repeat DO NOT keep switching characters. Between your two posts ive seen people suggest switching again, and I know youve said you played Ryu and Rose. Pick one and stick with them until you learn one. I recommend Ryu, however Rose is not a bad choice by any means. Both are good because theyre very good at basic zoning, and they can teach the fundamentals very well. The people telling you to switch around a lot are giving you flat out bad advice. No offense intended, but its true. 
 
in addition to those points I would like to say that yes, playing against people will help, and often times you hear people say "just play really good players" I find this to be bad advice as well, unless theyre giving you pointers while you get owned. Would you really learn anything if you went and played Daigo and didnt have a translator? No, you would just get owned and go home. You would learn how to watch yourself get KO'ed. You need to not only play people at your own skill level, but also play people who are better than you, but not unbeatable. This is a good idea because it gives you an opportunity to learn new tactics, and then try it out and see yourself progressing. While playing these people, you need to be researching the FUNDAMENTALS of street fighter (zoning, footsies, option selects, safe jumps etc) and reading about the matchups. When I first started with SF4 I was lucky to come across shoryuken by a mere chance, and being a total newb, I called out the entire Gouken forum. I had a tournament player come and show me whats up, and it opened my eyes. It showed me that I knew nothing about the game and that I couldnt even hit the other guy.  
 
 
Heres a video I think will be helpful: 
  

I still suck, but after 10 hours, I can definitely tell that I'm getting better at the game, and I'm loving it. I didn't expect to be good at my first Street Fighter game. 
 
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