So I just bought this game and just started -- I didn't play the first game either.
What sort of stuff should I be doing first? As of now I plan on going through all of the Elder Kai's training tutorials to get a better grasp of the combat. What about after that?
I picked a Saiyan and prefer close-quarters combat. Thanks!
Doing the Elder Kai tutorials definitely is a good start, it teaches you some stuff just playing the game normally wouldn't -- especially knockback (triangle + circle).
So, after the Elder Kai, I'd recommend working on getting skills from the Mentors (if they are available to you right now, which at least Krillin and Yamcha should be iirc). They give you experience and you also get moves from them; Wolf Fang Fist and Orin Combo (if you're planning on being Strike-focused rather than Ki Blast focused) are both good early game strike moves you can easily combo into from any string.
After the mentors, try to do some offline PQs (offline because online can take awhile to get people to join the early ones and the early ones are generally easy enough to do on your own with AI allies). Oh and take Advancement Tests (the robot next to Elder Kai) when you are able to, they give you
a lot of experience points.
And then once you feel you're high enough level, go do a story mission and then rinse and repeat from there.
Oh, also, because you're a Saiyan you'll probably want to either focus on Basic Attack, Ki/Stamina (pick one), Ki Blasts or Basic Attack, Ki/Stamina, or Strike. Since you'll get Super Saiyan at some point, SS1-3 buff Strike supers more than Ki Blast supers which is why the second option is a good focus for Saiyans. Stamina or Ki really depends on the type of player you are. If you plan to only play single player and PvE (PQs) then you could have an even distribution of stats between Ki and Stamina but I would try to focus on Basic Attack and Strike or Basic Attack and Ki Blast Super. Health is a pretty pointless stat to raise for Saiyans because they have lower health compared to the other races and bumping it up much won't do a whole lot for you.
When Time Rifts open up, you will want to go to Capsule Corp. and see Vegeta when the game tells you he is available to talk to. Doing the quest line with Vegeta (it's a series of training matches with him) is how you get Super Saiyan.
Hope all that helps.
Is there any point to doing Old Kai's training stages? Do they unlock anything? Because boy I don't ever want to do those again on an alt.
No, there's no need to do them other than if you want the trophy, the EXP they give you, and teaching you stuff you can't really find out by just playing the game (such as knockback combos).
