What Exactly Are Fundamentals?

[FOREVER EL1TE]

I have no idea what they are. I may already be using fundamentals without even knowing. Could someone explain to me what they are and how valuable are they in skill/gameplay?

 

[Zyphox]

i use flash, i do not know what this "fundamentals" thing is that you speak of. people who use doomsday, Bane and HG also don't know so they shouldn't reply in this thread either.

 

[Eric The Scruffy]

^what about green arrow?

 

[CrimsonShadow]

Spacing, timing, poking and counterpoking.. Being patient and reacting with the right move at the right time.. Knowing when to attack, when to dash, when to jump, when to walk, blocking skills, anti-airing, being quick and accurate with punishes, etc. Those are fundamentals.

 

[Cossner]

Understanding how the game mechanics and the meta-game works, and applying it to your gameplay.

 

[Tony at Home]

The stuff you don't do in Injustice

 

[Yoaks]

Lobo. Your answer is Lobo.

 

[The PantyChrist]

Lobo. Your answer is Lobo.

Those are "Shotgundamentals"

 

[Under_The_Mayo]

I'd say the biggest part of fundamentals is the ability to make good decisions consistently and be kind of unpredictable.

 

[Saboteur-6]

I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned yet but execution is probably one of the most essential fundamentals to master with game/system knowledge a close second. Both are simple in concept but vastly complicated in practice. Those two areas encompass a lot of aspects but again, inconsistent execution is like not knowing how to dribble but trying to play a game of basketball.

 

[MidTierHarley]

Sadly only the higher echelon Capcom players can obtain these "funadamentals" us NRS players use "gimmicks" to win games.

 

[mfkaoz]

Lobo. Your answer is Lobo.

You mean Shazam right?

 

[usbigboy]

Trident rush

 

[ShotgunInsanity]

i use flash, i do not know what this "fundamentals" thing is that you speak of. people who use doomsday, Bane and HG also don't know so they shouldn't reply in this thread either.

Don't forget Green Lantern

 

[Vak Phoenix]

i use flash, i do not know what this "fundamentals" thing is that you speak of. people who use doomsday, Bane and HG also don't know so they shouldn't reply in this thread either.

HG d1 wing evade 3 all day.

 

[Yoaks]

You mean Shazam right?

Wait? Shazam is in this game?

 

[Youphemism]

What Exactly Is Fundamentals?

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[Gesture Required Ahead]

Spacing, timing, poking and counterpoking.. Being patient and reacting with the right move at the right time.. Knowing when to attack, when to dash, when to jump, when to walk, blocking skills, anti-airing, being quick and accurate with punishes, etc. Those are fundamentals.

I would say that's knowledge and not necessarily fundamentals.

Fundamentals I would say is the understanding of how the game feels so you have an idea if something you don't know would work or not.

It's hard to translate this into Injustice because the game feels different in every match-up so you can't truly grasp the flow of the game. Which is why gimmicks are really strong.

EDIT: Like, if you have solid fundamentals about a game, you can pick up a character that you don't know about and easily figure out what's good about him/her because you would be able to know how that specific tool would be useful in a situation.

Again, this example can't really be applied to Injustice because every match-up feels like a different game so you don't necessarily know what situations to look for unless you're thinking about a specific match-up.

 

[Insuperable]

A part of fundamentals, which many Injustice players don't seem to understand, is knowing when to walk back and when to approach

 

[WakeUp DP]

Being able to MMB3 jump attacks on reaction and forward dash MMH's OH teleport.

 

[Gesture Required Ahead]

A part of fundamentals, which many Injustice players don't seem to understand, is knowing when to walk back and when to approach

You mean...footsies? There are footsies in Injustice?

 

[ForeverKing]

I have no idea what they are. I may already be using fundamentals without even knowing. Could someone explain to me what they are and how valuable are they in skill/gameplay?

You can skip the first match and just watch the 2nd match if you want to see an example of good fundamentals

 

[Rickyraws]

You can skip the first match and just watch the 2nd match if you want to see an example of someone who is going to hell.

Fix'd.

 

[Red Reaper]

I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned yet but execution is probably one of the most essential fundamentals to master with game/system knowledge a close second. Both are simple in concept but vastly complicated in practice. Those two areas encompass a lot of aspects but again, inconsistent execution is like not knowing how to dribble but trying to play a game of basketball.

I don't think execution is that important. I've seen plenty of players with lower than expected execution do well.

Execution is great though in that it differentiates the dedicated players from those less so. Usually those with the best execution are those that have more knowledge.

 

[A F0xy Grampa]

I'd say in its simplest form across all fighters would be spacing and the ability to make a read.
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.

The opponent cant hurt what they can't hit.