Strategy for picking up a new character

[chud_munson]

Hey all,

I'm curious what steps experienced players go through when learning a new character. I'd really like to get to a point where I can be fairly confident with a good chunk of the cast, but other than trial and error, I'm having trouble settling on how to identify the most useful and practical tools for a new character. I realize it just takes a lot of practice to get truly great with any character, but what's your process for just becoming competent enough to feel good about picking him/her in a match?

Really appreciate whatever insight people have

 

[GothamInGray]

My process is usually:

• Take a character into practice, see what their buttons do, figure out their combos and potential.
• Take them into single player to get used to how they move around the screen/nail down muscle memory for combos, punishes, etc.
• Last, take them online and let the grind begin.