Damaja325
Stylin' & Low Profilin'
to begin with, a little backstory about me. i've been playing MKX since mid May and have grown quite fond of the game. i started playing online a few weeks after i got the game and have become quite good in terms of an online perspective, so i guess you could label me as an online warrior. i main Mileena and do very well seeing as that alot of her shortcomings are lessened in the lag. i've met alot of friends online who have helped me to level up my game greatly to a point where i can feel confident about anyone i get matched up with in ranked/player match. i've had alot of players ask me if i'm a competitive player and if i go to tournaments and all that stuff. and the answer i tell everyone is simply... no. i've been thinking about it for some time now and decided to give it a shot, because what the hell...
so, the other night i go over to GGA to play some casuals since i happen to be in the area. feelin good about myself, but also realizing that Mileena might have more trouble in an offline setting which became a reality after the first game i played against a competent quan chi player. so, to describe the experience in short, things i do online don't work offline. i got reacted to on several mixup attempts and punished hard. things that i can consistently do online even against other good players just weren't reliable due to the better reaction times offline mode offers. alot of my offensive options were completely nullified (ex. cross-overs, stagger strings and throws, certain mixups, etc).
even though it was my first offline experience, i've come to a dilemma. i really love mkx and i want to become as good as i can be. recently i've acquired a full-time job and simply can't put in the countless hours to play, and soon i will be working new hours that will not allow me much flexibility in going to GGA when i want to level up. i can either continue to play online and enjoy the game for what it is and enjoy my character who literally prospers in the lag. but at the same time it will be malnourishing in the sense that i will continue to fall back on bad online habits. or, i can drop online mode and just go to GGA whenever i have the chance to pick up where i left off in an offline setting. i don't know what i want to do. if i keep playing online i may just plateau at the level i'm currently at and not improve. what do you all suggest?
so, the other night i go over to GGA to play some casuals since i happen to be in the area. feelin good about myself, but also realizing that Mileena might have more trouble in an offline setting which became a reality after the first game i played against a competent quan chi player. so, to describe the experience in short, things i do online don't work offline. i got reacted to on several mixup attempts and punished hard. things that i can consistently do online even against other good players just weren't reliable due to the better reaction times offline mode offers. alot of my offensive options were completely nullified (ex. cross-overs, stagger strings and throws, certain mixups, etc).
even though it was my first offline experience, i've come to a dilemma. i really love mkx and i want to become as good as i can be. recently i've acquired a full-time job and simply can't put in the countless hours to play, and soon i will be working new hours that will not allow me much flexibility in going to GGA when i want to level up. i can either continue to play online and enjoy the game for what it is and enjoy my character who literally prospers in the lag. but at the same time it will be malnourishing in the sense that i will continue to fall back on bad online habits. or, i can drop online mode and just go to GGA whenever i have the chance to pick up where i left off in an offline setting. i don't know what i want to do. if i keep playing online i may just plateau at the level i'm currently at and not improve. what do you all suggest?
