I am not Daigo.

I mean, this should be pretty obvious given how Daigo is one of the greatest Street Fighter players of all time and would have a guaranteed spot on anyone’s “FGC Mount Rushmore”, meanwhile I’m struggling not to go 0-2 in either Guilty Gear Strive or Tekken 7 while going through a character crisis at least once a month. But yeah, obviously, I’m not Daigo.

But here’s the thing; neither are you.

More than likely, you’ve probably just started playing fighting games and have been getting the competitive itch and found a community of like-minded individuals. And now you want to get better at whatever game you’re playing.

Unfortunately, this blog will not be your typical “How To Play” series. This is more of a “How Not To Come Off As A Complete Jackass Before Finding Yourself On A Scrubqoutes Tweet” series.

This series is going to try to keep you from getting into the pitfalls of fighting games and the Fighting Game Community. I say “try” because let’s face it, there are going to be pitfalls that you’ll be stuck in, but hopefully not the ones that are going to make you the subject of what the FGC calls; “Blowup Tuesdays”.

These lessons are either going to be from mistakes that I’ve made or watched others make during my time in the FGC, so hopefully you’ll get something from it. You’ll probably not make Top 8 at EVO (or even your locals) but at least you’ll have a better understanding of fighting games and the community that plays them.

And you’ll do it without making yourself look like a dumbass in the process.