Law Hero
There is a head on a pole behind you
There's a saying that goes like, "If you love your job, then you'll never have to work a day in your life."
I think this applies to fighting games as well. If you enjoy practicing, learning, and testing yourself, then all of the time and effort you invest into the game is a reward in and of itself. You have to really love the game and have a passion for it if you want to enjoy the "tedious parts." There's nothing wrong with having fun button mashing with your friends, but putting effort into and *really learning the game takes work, extensive knowledge, and effort. If you truly love the game, then these parts of learning should be exciting and entertaining.
Try setting small goals for yourself. Practice a combo for a while, and when you're feeling comfortable, make your goal performing that combo once a match. Especially if you're new to fighting games or trying to take fighting games seriously for the first time, set small goals for yourself; goals you can accomplish. If a combo is too hard to learn, try focusing on just a single part of it and attempt to perform that specific part at least once or twice in each of your matches. Find something interesting, practice it for a bit, then try to apply it. Once you feel comfortable with what you've learned/practiced, move on to something more complicated. Just remember, you should always be having fun when playing a game. Enjoy yourself. Challenge yourself to master new combos and tactics, then challenge people online and apply what you've learned. And remember, you have plenty of friends here willing to help you out any time.
I think this applies to fighting games as well. If you enjoy practicing, learning, and testing yourself, then all of the time and effort you invest into the game is a reward in and of itself. You have to really love the game and have a passion for it if you want to enjoy the "tedious parts." There's nothing wrong with having fun button mashing with your friends, but putting effort into and *really learning the game takes work, extensive knowledge, and effort. If you truly love the game, then these parts of learning should be exciting and entertaining.
Try setting small goals for yourself. Practice a combo for a while, and when you're feeling comfortable, make your goal performing that combo once a match. Especially if you're new to fighting games or trying to take fighting games seriously for the first time, set small goals for yourself; goals you can accomplish. If a combo is too hard to learn, try focusing on just a single part of it and attempt to perform that specific part at least once or twice in each of your matches. Find something interesting, practice it for a bit, then try to apply it. Once you feel comfortable with what you've learned/practiced, move on to something more complicated. Just remember, you should always be having fun when playing a game. Enjoy yourself. Challenge yourself to master new combos and tactics, then challenge people online and apply what you've learned. And remember, you have plenty of friends here willing to help you out any time.