Board 8 > How many characters do you play in most fighting games?

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In the portion of my circle of friends that plays video games, I've noticed two kinds of fighting game people. The people who play the entire cast, use random a lot whenever it's available, etc. And then there's the people who main a character or two, usually high tier people. A lot of Marth and Sheik in SSBM, lots of Yun and Ken in Third Strike.

So which one are you? Describe your fighting game tendencies, please.

always random

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Uh...

I main El Fuerte when I go online but when I play casuals I always main Random.

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Usually just play around with whoever

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Well I usually just stick to one character in a game like SSF4 but I still play random a lot if I'm bored. I only have one team in MVC3 though because there's a lot more that goes into team dynamic. Going random in Marvel isn't fun because it amounts to me doing magic series over and over.

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Usualy 1-4 characters, but other times I'll just pick random other characters myself if I like the game. Never use the random button

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Usually like 3-4.

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Ranked matches - 2-3 guys

Any other time - dat ? button

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1 or 2

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LeonhartFour posted...
Usually just play around with whoever

This, except I stick with specific favorites, so it's really in the middle of the two types in the OP. To be fair, Melee is the only fighting game I've played recently though.

In Melee I most commonly used Link, Mario, Samus, Captain Falcon, and Ganondorf, if I remember correctly.

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2-3

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I'll try to use at least half of the case during play sessions with friends

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1-2 that I put in time to be 'good' with; 2-3 more if I like the playstyles. Random just to mess around.

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I try and learn most people so if I want to mess around, I can do some stuff with whoever, but I'll really learn a couple so I can do well with them.

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I usually settle into 5-6 that I get decent with and gravitate towards, but I'll always shake it up if I play enough matches.

2 or 3 + Random

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I have a main and that's it, because I'm not experienced enough with the games to be able to play any other character, generally.

Of course, there's exceptions, like in SSB. People using only one character are playing SSB wrong tbqh.

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Generally I'll be really good with 1 or 2 characters and then be pretty good with a few others.

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Varies

Depends on how many of the cast I like and like to play

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From: LeonhartFour | Posted: 6/30/2011 11:48:29 PM | #004
Usually just play around with whoever

This, I don't use random, but I tend to vary the characters I use.

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Only a few of my friends are into video games. As far as fighting games go, myself and my friend, who are the most into video games, and thus the best, tend to use the whole cast (though I'm better with certain characters, and will occasionally gravitate towards them), while most of the other people we know will have one specific character they play, and in one or two cases, abuse the hell out of certain moves.

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I main one or two if it's heavy competition.

But most of my friends are casual, so I random with them to try to make it more fair.

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I fool around with everyone, but I try specializing at two or three characters. The longer I play the game, the more characters I try to specialize in >_>

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Random, pretty much

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About 3-4 in most games. Usually at least twice as many in team-based fighters.

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All the female ones.

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Online/"serious" or whatever I guess 3-4. Anything else is random.

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'bout 3-4, with occasional random picks. Gotta keep it focused around a few characters, or I play like ****.

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If I am super serious for some reason, I'll play about 2. The vast majority of the time I just derp around and either go random or wander between most or all of the roster.

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Depends, but usually I'll go random until I find someone I like then I'll use them slightly more often

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Yeah, I don't ever really use random either.

I have characters I like more than others that I use the most, but I generally play around with everyone.

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I have a couple characters I like better and i guess you could say I main, but I usually just play whoever I feel like playing at the time.

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Usually 2-5 I'll actually play a good amount to the point where I learn to play them well. Though I'll play "most of the cast" from time to time. There are always a few characters I just hate and don't touch at all, but yeah.

How many are high tier is completely random-- I just play the characters I like as characters. Beit cause they're really cool in their story modes or because they're fun to play or whatever.

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about 3-4

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Depends on the game.

In Soul Calibur it's pretty much always random because I can play everyone.

In things like Guilty Gear or BlazBlue I stick with like 2 or 3 because I suck with everyone else.

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4-5, depending on mood, really.

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Both, lately. In Melee I'd always choose random but get happy with Doc or Zelda. In VF4 I'd always choose Aoi. I've been playing SSFIV lately and have been sticking to Dudley so I can get good with him, but I like playing as a random character as well, as it lets you learn about different movesets and such.

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I'll usually have a rotation of 5-8 characters, with maybe 4 or so getting 2/3 of the playtime or so.

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Generally 2. Obviously you gotta "play" em all to better understand what you're up against & what is the bane of other players' existences, but I assume you're not counting that.

2, so that I can concentrate on a small pool without it getting boring.

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I usually have a main that is tourny viable.

But I like to have a fairly good understanding of the other characters.

I always play Ryu

even in Mortal Kombat

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1-2 usually
with dabs into another 1-3

if im playing super casually I pick a character I know I'm bad with

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