r/LowSodiumTEKKEN

I'm trying to get Devil Jin to Tekken God, after a painful climb to reach Emporer, I realised I physically have no clue how to safely use him. Currently all I seem to be able to do is. DB2 into WS1 into Mourning Crow (3 opportunities to fail) or DF1 string when in the neutral. And if I get a knockdown, risk my life going for wavu into Hellsweep or Samsara. I used to be able to do all sorts of other stuff, 3 1 4 counterhit, KBD into Shackle, KBD into Heat Smash, 1+2, u4 or b3 reads, mix in df2 to try and sneak a CH, SS2, now it feels like everything gets blocked. Any moves I need to add to my kit, I was thinking about using b1+2 and uf3 more since they're safe mids, but I already use enough mids.

My accolades so far

S1- TG

S2- GOD1

S3- GOD2(so far)

Gotta say it's been a wild ride. While this match doesn't showcase the highlight of my skills and Azu expertise, you bet yo ass I played my mind off for most of the grind. It's one hell of a climb!

Basically I reached TGS with a 62% winrate. I’m not a great player, but I think I’m somewhat decent at the game. Yoshi does carry me too.

Anyway, I foolishly decided that I would just try and see what happens. I eventually made it to my promo match, but lost. I tried again… and again… and again… “just one more match.”

I started mashing, playing tilted, pure tunnel vision. I played a lot of games, stayed up too late, and now my winrate sits at 51%, my defense stat has dropped below 50, I’m stuck between TG and TGS, and I generally feel stupid and defeated.

I dunno what the point of this post is. I just feel dumb and have no one to share this with. Do ya’ll ever get like this?

I think I need to take a break.

I have a 62% Ranked winrate with Yoshi at TGS. My end goal is to reach GoD.

Many people have told me that if your WR is above 50% you should be able to climb, however my Quick Match winrate is at 43% and the opponents in QM are quite strong.

I do find that Ranked is typically “easier” than Quick Match, but considering I’ve only fought a handful of GoD players it’s hard for me to gauge if I’m ready.

TLDR: How do you know you’re ready to climb? Do you just grind ranked? Do you play QM until you win a certain amount?

Hey everyone,

I’m looking for recommendations on the best gamepad for Tekken and could use some advice from people with experience.

For context: I mostly play on PS5 and have been using the DualSense. I also tried a custom version of the DualSense with mechanical buttons, a mechanical d-pad, and mechanical L1/L2/R1/R2. Honestly, it felt amazing. The separated d-pad inputs gave me much more precise directional inputs, and having the back paddles was super convenient.

The problem: the d-pad gave out after about two months. I sent it back, got a replacement, and the exact same thing happened again. My conclusion is that I’m just a hard presser 🤷‍♂️ electrics and similar inputs aren’t fully in my muscle memory yet, so I tend to press fast and hard, and the mechanical d-pad couldn’t take it.

So my question is: are there any controllers out there that have separated/individual d-pad buttons (or something equivalent that gives precise directional input), are generally well-suited for fighting games, and can actually survive someone who hits the inputs hard?

Edit: I know, that Leverless etc. are the better option for most people, but I’d like to stay with a Pad, for casuality reasons. :)