How many times has this happen to you? (Esp this week of MK11) Uppercuts, no juggle combos, no footise, no fundamentals, jumping, etc... There are multiple factors that contribute this type of behavior like lag, luck, lack of character knowledge, etc...
I'm sure we've all played like this when we first touched a fighting game but when we progress and grind we become more advance so when we enter online we expect our opponent to know what their doing.
I'm a tad bit salty and angry, more depressed right now loosing to someone who only uppercut and zoned me. And with my main too. It was 2-0. They went from Jade to Geras to my main Skarlet.
Because you are custom to playing at an advance style with footsie and fundamentals, by coming across an online individual with nothing whatsoever your forced to play "scruby" OR you can zone. So does this aspect of the fighting game grind actually contribute to you becoming a better fighter? Forcing to lower your mindset just for the sake of defeating a newbie?
Have you lost to a newbie when you shouldn't have? (Lowkey I know I'm not alone on this)
Am I looking way 2 deep into this?
So this used to happen to me a lot, especially in injustice 2. I would get really salted and depressed, I know the exact feeling. Me and my friends call it "getting random'ed out" because they don't play by fundamentals, constantly do the riskiest thing you don't expect, and it's a big cause of tilt. I was able to stop getting randomed out when I followed these 3 steps:
1.)
Take a breath, notice that you're getting upset. When they start playing like this you get upset and start mashing back most likely, this is not at all the best option at all. You need to take a breath and re-approach the situation with an almost condescending and more of a feeling like you're toying with them since they're acting like a rabid squirrel.
2.)
Play the most patient game you've ever played. Against these players you really have to play patiently, start to finish. If you're plus? Do a move that comes out faster than any poke, they're probably pressing. Hit them with the D1? D1 again, they're probably pressing. Avoid highs, dear god with the D2 Krushing blows you lose 20% for doing a high while they're mashing for the love of god stick to overheads, mids, and lows.
3.)
Have a character that forces fundamentals. This was something I learned to do just recently. They dont have to be S++ Tier or even A- tier; but along with your main, you should also have a character that strictly forces fundamental play on your opponent i.e.: Fast mids, good zoning, block cancels that make you neutral or plus. Anything of that sort. For MKX I used D'Vorah for her bug cancels, MK9 I used Kabal, even though he was really just overpowered, and in IJ1 and 2 I used bigdaddysupes (because he forces fundamentals so hard ohmygod he's like the perfect fundamental character.)
4.)
Notice a specific character randoming you out consistently? Practice punishes. When I say practice punishes, I don't mean the -20 teleport move I mean practice punishing everything that is minus. If it's more than -9 you should have a full combo punish ready. Strings, gaps, blow it all all the way up.
5.)
Watch them whiff. It's hilarious, you don't even really have to play hard neutral, they'll just be pressing and hope one hit of a string gets you. If they're not playing super zoning heavy just walk backwards and wait for them to whiff, it's quite the show.
(Of course you're supposed to whiff punish, too.)
Hope I was able to help and this wasn't too much to read. Ever since I started following these steps I've noticed I haven't really lost to fundamentally bad or random players anymore, like at all. But I used to hold those L's a lot and get SOOOOO angry and sad very understandable, fam.
