Calintzsan
Member
I'm sure this topic has come up before or something, but I feel like my situation is a bit different than what people normally ask, in that it's more specific than others.
I've been playing DOA5U/LR for about a year and half now (first DOA game I've played), and I main Sarah. Within the last...I wanna say...4-5 months (one of those I took a break from DOA), I have started cancelling with her and trying to incorporate that into regular combat. All is well and good and I'm fully capable of performing any move she has to offer with ease (to the point of muscle memory), but I'm running into a bit of a snag.
I'm all fine with combos and whatnot, but when I use Sarah I want her to flow, be elegant and just attack swiftly with a refined style. So basically, I want to just do random stuff; I want to be able to use all of her moves available within one match (I can most of the time) and not repeat anything to a moderate extent. So in other words, think up mix-ups on the fly whilst flowing well.
This is what I'm having trouble with, because there are times I can do this when I get a stride going, but oftentimes I forget to use a good portion of her moves when I'm under pressure, losing or being defensive. The reason this is a struggle for me is that I have to focus my mind on being random, or mixing it up, otherwise I tend to repeat myself and it just looks sloppy. If I'm being attacked by an aggressive player, about to lose, or if someone is holding a lot, my mind starts to focus a great deal on that instead of what I want to apply in a fight. When this happens I start repeating and the problem ensues.
My question to the forum is, is there any advice for a guy like me trying to mix it up to what I described under all situations? Is there some kind of method that might help me with that? I just want to feel comfortable using Sarah under any circumstance (winning or losing) without feeling like I'm regressing instead of progressing.
I've been playing DOA5U/LR for about a year and half now (first DOA game I've played), and I main Sarah. Within the last...I wanna say...4-5 months (one of those I took a break from DOA), I have started cancelling with her and trying to incorporate that into regular combat. All is well and good and I'm fully capable of performing any move she has to offer with ease (to the point of muscle memory), but I'm running into a bit of a snag.
I'm all fine with combos and whatnot, but when I use Sarah I want her to flow, be elegant and just attack swiftly with a refined style. So basically, I want to just do random stuff; I want to be able to use all of her moves available within one match (I can most of the time) and not repeat anything to a moderate extent. So in other words, think up mix-ups on the fly whilst flowing well.
This is what I'm having trouble with, because there are times I can do this when I get a stride going, but oftentimes I forget to use a good portion of her moves when I'm under pressure, losing or being defensive. The reason this is a struggle for me is that I have to focus my mind on being random, or mixing it up, otherwise I tend to repeat myself and it just looks sloppy. If I'm being attacked by an aggressive player, about to lose, or if someone is holding a lot, my mind starts to focus a great deal on that instead of what I want to apply in a fight. When this happens I start repeating and the problem ensues.
My question to the forum is, is there any advice for a guy like me trying to mix it up to what I described under all situations? Is there some kind of method that might help me with that? I just want to feel comfortable using Sarah under any circumstance (winning or losing) without feeling like I'm regressing instead of progressing.