I've continued playing, and switched over to Lili. When I got the game I was looking hard at Master Raven, then to Miguel, over to Geese. I'd like to learn them all, but think I belong with Lili. Anyway, not why I'm posting.
...Warning -Topic hopping ahead:
1) PC vs PS4
I got the PS4 version on sale, which is handy in the sense that it's more convenient to the living room and I happen to have another PS4 in the bedroom I can wind down with, so it's wherever I want to be. It's also the only fighter I feel comfortable using a DS4 with, so it's nice to not deal with cords for once and give my Hori pads a break.
I can't really tell the difference between the two input wise, but the load times are much better on PC, and it generally feels more ideal. The load time advantage seemed less obvious playing online, probably because I'm on and SSD and there is no guarantee others are too. Or the Online loading just takes forever.
I also feel like I was finding more people, quicker on PC, at least initially. It's hard to say if that is a trend or happened to just work out that way.
2) CPU
I spent all my time playing the CPU up until last night. I had gotten the immediate feeling that the CPU for Tekken poses a greater than average risk of training you stupid than most fighters. I'm still feeling that is true. It can "feel ok", but it's very specific about some of what it is doing. It constantly tries to input read basic attacks and counter with faster normals. The good part of that is it shows you what your slow normals are. The bad part is that it's just about the only thing it does. It's so reliable that it also has the side effect of training you that respect doesn't exist.
It doesn't try to play safe at all, so if you just block and counter it's more vulnerable than the average person I met. I think it may even try to counter when it doesn't have the frames and you end up landing a lot of slower moves and walk away thinking you are more at advantage than you really are. I now keep throwing out this slow launcher that the CPU liked to take and nobody ever fell for it. They never punished me for it, which was weird, but I shouldn't have been doing it at all.
It also goes all deer in headlights over certain moves. I don't know what you call them, but they are the hard hits that knock down and kind of sparkle when you do them. If you can get enough room to use them, the even the high level CPU will just eat every one of them. (I'm finding I do to, so I may need an education there of some kind). They will also just eat projectiles at a near 100% rate, so if you have one of the few characters with those then you can just cheese the CPU out.
It's just weird in its absolutes in that it has things it will never let you get away with, while always letting you get away with others. Playing CPU is always different, and probably never a good idea. I don't know if Tekken CPU is worse for you than other CPU's, but it does feel different in what it is teaching you compared to some others.
3) Getting hit
So I got hit a bunch last night. Some of it I get why. There is lots of time between hits which makes me feel like it's my turn. Sometimes I sneak in some gap and get a 1,2 strike, but mostly end up embracing the combo string. I'm definitely getting out spaced and baited by better players, but I also feel like I'm getting blown up by something I don't get. The HKD style moves seem to work on be better than I would be inclined to think they would. Other players seem to get hit by them more too. They don't seem especially fast but act like they override other moves or something. I know there are armor moves that power through highs and mids, but this is something else. Is there anything special going on there?
Alright, I'm done now.
**and how do you fight King? I feel like I'm playing some kind of paper, rock, scissors game but I don't know the rules. One guy just wanted to throw so I could just press lots of buttons, but if someone is smart enough to only go on throwing sprees after they see you are confused, then that's a problem mashing doesn't solve.
