Let me add these habits I picked up through trial and error: 1. Make sure to stay hydrated. Always keep a bottle of fresh water (not energy drinks, real H2O) nearby and drink in small quantities often. If your water bottle warms up, you're not drinking enough. 2. Make sure to locate the venue restroom and various routes leading to it from play stations BEFORE the tournament starts. It's gonna be a long day and you'll be drinking and sweating a lot, so you'll need to refresh a couple of times. 3. Don't eat any heavy meals until you're done playing (either tournaments or casuals). Mixed assortments of nuts (peanuts, almonds, pistachios, cashews, etc...), dried fruits, dates, and chocolate will help you stay light and energized while keeping the hunger away. 4. Walk around but don't stray too far from the tournament station until your bracket is over (or you're out of the tournament). Staying in the loud/busy tournament space for too long will make you feel dizzy, so make sure to walk to a quiet place nearby for a short break, preferably outside the venue for fresh air. Walking around also helps blood flow and speeds up recovery from that bustling environment. As a bonus side effect, doing this also helps you keep track of time! 5. Take a spare controller if you can afford it, and don't, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, lend/loan/give any piece of your tournament critical equipment to a stranger (controllers/headphones/adapters, etc...), even spare equipment. You don't know when you'll have to play next and if you lose sight of the guy who you gave your equipment to, you'll be in a really sorry state. And also, please don't forget your in-place hygiene equipment, stuff like deodorant, tissue (both dry and with alcoholic solution), hand sanitizer, face masks, etc... These easily fit in a backpack pocket and will 100% save your ass a couple of times on a tournament day.
If you play a set and it leaves you a little shaken or tilted or whatever, take a couple minutes to grab a water and regain your composure. Starting thr next set at less than 100% won't help
No BS I used to be a 5th-9th placer in my region and then I began drinking a cup of water between every set as a standard practice and I instantly started getting Top 3 consistently. Its amazing how well this actually works.
I’m excited for EVO. It will be my first tourney. Hoping not to go 0-2. Though being 35, a father of two step kiddos, working full time and living Alaska so I can’t enter any online tourneys due to a miserable connection being 75 minimum ping (average is 120ping) means I don’t get ANY tourney experience. We will see how it goes though. If I get knocked out fast it just means I get to treat the rest of the event as a big party.
In music, there’s a famous piece of wisdom that goes “take the time to learn all your scales and theory, so you can forget all of it when it’s time to play.” This applies to fighting games, too. Learn and practice everything so much that even when you are under pressure, the right decisions and inputs just come out.
5:18 an excellent point. There are probably dozens or hundreds of other people in the tournament, nobody will remember you past the next 5 seconds, then the next game is starting and nobody cares anymore.
the "assert yourself" rule is a big one. in my first tournament the first guy I played had to "button check" once the match started and used the opportunity to build meter with the whiffs and then tried to just go in after that. I didn't say anything because I was kinda nervous. Dont let these nerds take advantage of you
Have fun out there, combo breaker is a good tournament to start with. It was mine and I had a blast, also don’t be afraid to ask pros for tips and to play sets with them.
Biggest tip I can give is to make sure you play some casuals before your actual tournament bracket. Helps iron out some of the competition nerves and gets you in the zone to play.
Really appreciate this Jiyuna. Playing in CB later today and I've been a nervous mess all week; dunno why I'm so stressed, but at least I feel better knowing it happens to everyone.
good stuff, definitely all true. One thing to add - you will of course eventually need to step away from your pool to do something - using the restroom etc. If you're sure it's going to be more than a couple minutes, tell somebody. It doesn't have to be the bracket runner, but anyone that can speak up when they call for you. People will look out for top players or their boys automatically ofc, but if you're new and no one knows you or where you went, you can be DQ'd pretty fast depending on the tourney and how things are going. And to put it another way, just please don't walk away from your brackets for 30 mins at a time lol
first time played offline tournament was way back in 2008/09, during the glory era of Blazblue. tournament nerves are freaking real, but it was still great fun. lead to me and my friend becoming a regular at the arcade and getting to know more people.
My tip is to have fun, you'll be nervous but try your best! Go out there and make some friends, do what I do, and grab some beer and fuck around in casuals lmao! I love these events, i wish I could attend more
Water! Stay Hydrated! A mad headache can cause some serious issue while you're playing, and some events won't have easy access to free drinks. Bring a water bottle - but be careful not to have it leak over your controller / electronics.
I've thought about going to tournaments and locals but the fear is that i get in and i lose my first match and then i'm kinda just there for the rest of it
So here is the kicker: Arrive early and if there are setups there where casuals can be played, do so. If these are the same setups they are using for tourney, you can gauge how comfy you are going to be playing in the environment with the gear that is being used. Kinda lets you trouble shoot stuff on your end too. If you lose your first match, if there are setups to play casuals then continue staying warmed up after your first loss. Create a game plan to execute where win or lose as that way, you have an idea what you are going up against.
lol this is actual advice good stuff Jiyuna. I used to go to smash tournaments and what they say about the smell is not only true but probabnly understated. Put some on deoderant pleaaase
Not going back to an in person event until I'm in celestial, it's just getting too expensive and time consuming. So #6 be aware of the power level around you and set expectations accordingly. Maybe I'm a wuss for not wanting to support my locals but I will come back once the gap isn't so extremely severe. I think the best kinds of players are stronger than this though and just don't care/learn anyway.
@@ANIMEILLUMINATI yeah I dunno what it is, it can just feel hard for me to effectively learn when the skill gap is just this huge. I don't think you're wrong, and I deeply envy people who can learn this way, but for me at least there feels like a baseline I need to hit before spending two hours of my night traveling each way to play one sided friendlies. It's been a year of 0-2s and I'm looking and a 2nd year of more. I've at least made a few friends tho, which is honestly more important than improving at fgs anyway.
Playstyles in Celestial are going to be far different from how offline is played, power level be damned. You are never going to be prepared playing offline unless you... practice playing offline. Besides you aren't the only one matched up on that IRL setup who is going to be nervous and won't react well when their first plan gets mucked up. Also offline events are GODSENT for practical offline practice which are casual offline sets with various opponents at different levels.
@@t4d0W yeah I get ya, just gotta keep going and not get discouraged. Maybe ill find more events without brackets to just focus on more friendlies. It's so tempting when getting bodied to go back to the tower where you're more likely to win, that's what I gotta get past now.
i've been trying to get a small local scene started lately so i saw this in my subscriptions feed and thought it'd be more geared towards the type of thing i'm trying to do. i guess that still wouldnt be too bad of an idea for a video though. i liked the battle by the gazebo story so maybe bring that up.
1. Get ready for noise. 2. Prepare for opponent. 3. Watch out for certain players. 4. Watch out for other players. 5. Never give anything of your tech away because it could be you give it to your opponent because everything points to your opponent.
Yo, I went to my first local and I was surprised that there was no game audio. Is that common? Should I be bringing blue tooth if I want the game sounds?
attending combobreaker as my first offline tourney, didn't feel like spending $100 just to get my shit stomped so im just a spectator but who knows. that may change later
Stay hydrated. Stay away from energy drinks IMO that might make you more jittery, but drink plenty of water. Definitely bring your own water bottle. And for colder climates/seasons, bring a hand warmer or a set of hot hands. Cold fingers are an awful way to lose a set #SaveTheJCups
1. Make sure your are not over 40, you will be laughed at when you win or lose, 2. Be prepared to actually get into a real fight when you win 3. People are going to slam their hand on you back or shoulder from behind 4. Do not go alone, no one is your friend FGC is an oxymoron. 5. It is going to smell bad. I don't care if every one takes a shower 1 hour before arriving. After 2 hours, the nervousness, fear, anxiety fill the air with that pungent locker room smell.
Aside from already being clean I'd say also take a couple changes of clothes and some deodorant with you to reapply in the bathroom if you get sweaty and have some time between your matches. You may think it's weird to change clothes in the middle of the day, but you'll smell way better.
matter of factly,if this is your first tournament be prepared to come across people from all walks of life,gay,straight,trans.Fighting games are one of the more accepting communities when it comes to that type of inclusion so don’t freak out when you come across someone from a different side of the spectrum,remember we’re all gathered here to press buttons you know
another fighting game tournament tip,act with common decency especially around women,yes there are women in the fgc and represent the scene well they aren’t there for your enjoyment.Treat them with the same respect you’d treat your homie
Let me add these habits I picked up through trial and error:
1. Make sure to stay hydrated. Always keep a bottle of fresh water (not energy drinks, real H2O) nearby and drink in small quantities often. If your water bottle warms up, you're not drinking enough.
2. Make sure to locate the venue restroom and various routes leading to it from play stations BEFORE the tournament starts. It's gonna be a long day and you'll be drinking and sweating a lot, so you'll need to refresh a couple of times.
3. Don't eat any heavy meals until you're done playing (either tournaments or casuals). Mixed assortments of nuts (peanuts, almonds, pistachios, cashews, etc...), dried fruits, dates, and chocolate will help you stay light and energized while keeping the hunger away.
4. Walk around but don't stray too far from the tournament station until your bracket is over (or you're out of the tournament). Staying in the loud/busy tournament space for too long will make you feel dizzy, so make sure to walk to a quiet place nearby for a short break, preferably outside the venue for fresh air. Walking around also helps blood flow and speeds up recovery from that bustling environment. As a bonus side effect, doing this also helps you keep track of time!
5. Take a spare controller if you can afford it, and don't, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, lend/loan/give any piece of your tournament critical equipment to a stranger (controllers/headphones/adapters, etc...), even spare equipment. You don't know when you'll have to play next and if you lose sight of the guy who you gave your equipment to, you'll be in a really sorry state.
And also, please don't forget your in-place hygiene equipment, stuff like deodorant, tissue (both dry and with alcoholic solution), hand sanitizer, face masks, etc... These easily fit in a backpack pocket and will 100% save your ass a couple of times on a tournament day.
If you play a set and it leaves you a little shaken or tilted or whatever, take a couple minutes to grab a water and regain your composure. Starting thr next set at less than 100% won't help
No BS I used to be a 5th-9th placer in my region and then I began drinking a cup of water between every set as a standard practice and I instantly started getting Top 3 consistently. Its amazing how well this actually works.
1: Assert Dominance
2:Assert Dominance
3:Assert Dominance
4:Assert Dominance
5:ASSERT DOMINANCE
I’m excited for EVO. It will be my first tourney. Hoping not to go 0-2. Though being 35, a father of two step kiddos, working full time and living Alaska so I can’t enter any online tourneys due to a miserable connection being 75 minimum ping (average is 120ping) means I don’t get ANY tourney experience. We will see how it goes though.
If I get knocked out fast it just means I get to treat the rest of the event as a big party.
You rock, dude.
groom some trans teenagers while you're there
What games are you competing in? I'll root for you. I'm 35. No kids. Full time job. No time to practice. :)
I won't be getting to EVO this year. :(
@@AirIUnderwater thank you! I’ll be participating in the Guilty Gear Strive tourney! Hopefully my I-No does okay!
@@LAZERMAC87 good luck!
Have a wash before you go
Impossible
Take a shower everyday even when you’re not going to tournaments.
In music, there’s a famous piece of wisdom that goes “take the time to learn all your scales and theory, so you can forget all of it when it’s time to play.” This applies to fighting games, too. Learn and practice everything so much that even when you are under pressure, the right decisions and inputs just come out.
5:18 an excellent point. There are probably dozens or hundreds of other people in the tournament, nobody will remember you past the next 5 seconds, then the next game is starting and nobody cares anymore.
the "assert yourself" rule is a big one. in my first tournament the first guy I played had to "button check" once the match started and used the opportunity to build meter with the whiffs and then tried to just go in after that. I didn't say anything because I was kinda nervous. Dont let these nerds take advantage of you
The tournament nerves are crazy. I literally felt like I forgot how to play. I got bodied on stream too.
FINALLY,Now that I have acquired the 5 infinity stones of fighting game advice,I will win every fighting game tournament ever
See you in a week
Have fun out there, combo breaker is a good tournament to start with. It was mine and I had a blast, also don’t be afraid to ask pros for tips and to play sets with them.
Biggest tip I can give is to make sure you play some casuals before your actual tournament bracket. Helps iron out some of the competition nerves and gets you in the zone to play.
I’m going to a pretty stacked tourney here in the UK soon, really appreciate this kind of content as it will be my first offline run. Thank you ❤️
Really appreciate this Jiyuna. Playing in CB later today and I've been a nervous mess all week; dunno why I'm so stressed, but at least I feel better knowing it happens to everyone.
good stuff, definitely all true. One thing to add - you will of course eventually need to step away from your pool to do something - using the restroom etc. If you're sure it's going to be more than a couple minutes, tell somebody. It doesn't have to be the bracket runner, but anyone that can speak up when they call for you.
People will look out for top players or their boys automatically ofc, but if you're new and no one knows you or where you went, you can be DQ'd pretty fast depending on the tourney and how things are going. And to put it another way, just please don't walk away from your brackets for 30 mins at a time lol
first time played offline tournament was way back in 2008/09, during the glory era of Blazblue.
tournament nerves are freaking real, but it was still great fun. lead to me and my friend becoming a regular at the arcade and getting to know more people.
Greatest RUclips video of all time!
My first tournament was EVO 2019.
Made it to day 2 in pools. So many great memories.
Also: Day 15 of asking for The Shorts.
Liked you enough from the Panda channel, you're hilarious, my guy.
Bring tape measure like tokido for optimal screen to head distance
I'll be at Evo and CEOtaku this year! My first tournaments!
Play on the setups that are available to get used to the monitors. Your TV at home may feel different from the ones they have at the Venue.
Good tip.
Going to my first offline tournament tomorrow for Street Fighter 6, and this video really help on my nerves a little bit
Just have fun!
My tip is to have fun, you'll be nervous but try your best! Go out there and make some friends, do what I do, and grab some beer and fuck around in casuals lmao! I love these events, i wish I could attend more
All 5 of these are big FACTS. Been going to tournaments for long time these are all true
Thanks so much for this guide Jiyuna appreciate this cuz I'm definitely planning to go to tournaments👍🔥
If persona ever has a big offline tournament im gonna be the MEANEST pot monster you've ever seen.
Super valuable advice for those who just arrived to the fgc
The biggest takeaway from my first NLBC was that some people hit their buttons too hard.
Pro tip: turn the monitor fully around and sit on the other side
Water! Stay Hydrated! A mad headache can cause some serious issue while you're playing, and some events won't have easy access to free drinks. Bring a water bottle - but be careful not to have it leak over your controller / electronics.
I've thought about going to tournaments and locals but the fear is that i get in and i lose my first match and then i'm kinda just there for the rest of it
Went to my first tournament last month. The part after I Iost was the most fun, you just get to play people until you want to leave.
So here is the kicker: Arrive early and if there are setups there where casuals can be played, do so. If these are the same setups they are using for tourney, you can gauge how comfy you are going to be playing in the environment with the gear that is being used. Kinda lets you trouble shoot stuff on your end too. If you lose your first match, if there are setups to play casuals then continue staying warmed up after your first loss. Create a game plan to execute where win or lose as that way, you have an idea what you are going up against.
Big dawg got me ready for my first CB
Hope you had fun.
Hey thanks for the video. I'm an online scrub coming to my first offline event
Which one you going to? EVO will be my first.
@@LAZERMAC87 combobreaker
@@TheStickyfingers88 hell yeah! Have fun!
lol this is actual advice good stuff Jiyuna. I used to go to smash tournaments and what they say about the smell is not only true but probabnly understated. Put some on deoderant pleaaase
I signed up my first tourney yesterday. Im feeling nervous already 😅
Not going back to an in person event until I'm in celestial, it's just getting too expensive and time consuming. So #6 be aware of the power level around you and set expectations accordingly. Maybe I'm a wuss for not wanting to support my locals but I will come back once the gap isn't so extremely severe. I think the best kinds of players are stronger than this though and just don't care/learn anyway.
You improve a lot playing offline.
@@ANIMEILLUMINATI yeah I dunno what it is, it can just feel hard for me to effectively learn when the skill gap is just this huge. I don't think you're wrong, and I deeply envy people who can learn this way, but for me at least there feels like a baseline I need to hit before spending two hours of my night traveling each way to play one sided friendlies. It's been a year of 0-2s and I'm looking and a 2nd year of more. I've at least made a few friends tho, which is honestly more important than improving at fgs anyway.
Playstyles in Celestial are going to be far different from how offline is played, power level be damned. You are never going to be prepared playing offline unless you... practice playing offline. Besides you aren't the only one matched up on that IRL setup who is going to be nervous and won't react well when their first plan gets mucked up. Also offline events are GODSENT for practical offline practice which are casual offline sets with various opponents at different levels.
@@t4d0W yeah I get ya, just gotta keep going and not get discouraged. Maybe ill find more events without brackets to just focus on more friendlies. It's so tempting when getting bodied to go back to the tower where you're more likely to win, that's what I gotta get past now.
All of these tips are legit.
i've been trying to get a small local scene started lately so i saw this in my subscriptions feed and thought it'd be more geared towards the type of thing i'm trying to do.
i guess that still wouldnt be too bad of an idea for a video though. i liked the battle by the gazebo story so maybe bring that up.
Where are you from?
@@thearbiteronline8574 hemet, CA
1. Get ready for noise. 2. Prepare for opponent. 3. Watch out for certain players. 4. Watch out for other players. 5. Never give anything of your tech away because it could be you give it to your opponent because everything points to your opponent.
Yo, I went to my first local and I was surprised that there was no game audio. Is that common? Should I be bringing blue tooth if I want the game sounds?
Nah you need audio. Bring a headset or talk to TO.
You forgot hydration, okizeme juice is very important
attending combobreaker as my first offline tourney, didn't feel like spending $100 just to get my shit stomped so im just a spectator but who knows. that may change later
Stay hydrated. Stay away from energy drinks IMO that might make you more jittery, but drink plenty of water. Definitely bring your own water bottle.
And for colder climates/seasons, bring a hand warmer or a set of hot hands. Cold fingers are an awful way to lose a set
#SaveTheJCups
1. Make sure your are not over 40, you will be laughed at when you win or lose,
2. Be prepared to actually get into a real fight when you win
3. People are going to slam their hand on you back or shoulder from behind
4. Do not go alone, no one is your friend FGC is an oxymoron.
5. It is going to smell bad. I don't care if every one takes a shower 1 hour before arriving. After 2 hours, the nervousness, fear, anxiety fill the air with that pungent locker room smell.
As Lee Chung would say for Tip #3 - Gotta make sure these buttons are indeed buttons.
NEVER accept the escort who comes up to you in the hallways.
Don’t do it.
Will I Lose a Kidney?
call the judge and get some fudge
If I ever play fgs in a public space, not even a tournament I hope I'm not up against someone who gains power from the crowd.
I can't crack celestial but my ability to consume crowd power, positive or negative, has me thinking I should get my ass down to one of these things.
Aside from already being clean I'd say also take a couple changes of clothes and some deodorant with you to reapply in the bathroom if you get sweaty and have some time between your matches. You may think it's weird to change clothes in the middle of the day, but you'll smell way better.
Stretch your fingers before playing. I remember playing my first tourney and just had my fingers freeze up on me
What’s the policy on headkrones? Are you not forced to use the venues hardware? Are you free to plug them in your ps4 pad jack?
You can use your own.
Luckily I practice both sides of p1 and p2
tip from a TO: give the TO money
Despite being a Strive shill and Leo player... Jyuna can still give good advise 🤣👍🏻
🙏
just do a hand gun like lost soul and you opponent will be shaken
💯💯💯
matter of factly,if this is your first tournament be prepared to come across people from all walks of life,gay,straight,trans.Fighting games are one of the more accepting communities when it comes to that type of inclusion so don’t freak out when you come across someone from a different side of the spectrum,remember we’re all gathered here to press buttons you know
what is the hat hiding???
I have nothing to hide.
Bonus tip, take a shower
Deodorant.
Get your own water
Boomer tip: GET A FUCKING CHAIR OR ELSE ITLL GO TO A LOL TOURNEY
Mind if I add one extra tip? Use or at least bring deodorant/cologne. Tournament sweat is real. Try to at least smell proper in this setting.
another fighting game tournament tip,act with common decency especially around women,yes there are women in the fgc and represent the scene well they aren’t there for your enjoyment.Treat them with the same respect you’d treat your homie
This ain't even og machine tourney play... Goddamn console fairies...
lol it’s time for bed, grandpa
Are strive tourneys mostly play on ps4 or pc because i play on my laptop and i afraid that i wouldn't get used to change on the ps4
All FGC majors are on PS4. I play on PC though.