Yay, got my first online win. Fear my mighty scrubby Zangief!
Eh, but seriously, it's kind of demoralizing to play those first 11 matches and get torn apart quite brutally. Then at match 5-6 I started taking rounds, one went to the wire against a Sagat, and then finally, I won my first fight, against a newbie Akuma. (At least his PP and BP said newbie, but I've already learned that some of those are just good players bursting through the low ranks...) My favorte loss was against a Dudley, I love that Ultra of his, so getting Ultra KO'd was fun.
Still, I have far to go until I'm happy with what I've got. Do people just not know Zangief, or am I natural at mindgames? I'm thinking the former, since people seem to be falling for a fullscreen EX-bear hug. Because when Zangief flashes yellow and runs at you arms extended from across the screen, it's probably a good idea to do something about it. *HADOKEN!* No, not that. Yeah, I'm still extremely obvious. I'm also terribly bad at execution online. My SPD must have a below 50% success rate. On Zangief, that's simply not acceptable. Yet it's easily 90%+ in Training. Need better muscle memory, and less panic against a living opponent.
I kind of feel that I should have two online characters, but if one is Zangief, who's the opposite of him? A speedy, mid-long range character... Akuma? Ryu? Chun-Li? Hmm... Cammy?
If any of you see me on, feel free to fight me. Although I don't have a headset, so I'll be quiet. The PSN ID is "McNum", just like it is everywhere else.