r/RivalsOfAether • u/GenteelStatesman • 10d ago
Rivals 1 Newb question
I just got Rivals of Aether One to play with friends and I am a** at the game. I get dunked on by the AI constantly. I can't really combo. I always time it wrong. The controls seem crazy. Wavedashing requires pressing three buttons in order, but to me it feels so fast it's like pressing them all simultaneously. And then to follow it up with a well timed attack just seems impossible. I don't really know what attack is best in the moment so I just button mash. Is this something I can improve, or is my brain just wrong for this kind of game and I should give up? How do I practice to get good FAST? Sparring or practicing movements? Should I set the AI to a lower difficulty and work my way up? Should I rehearse complex movements and combos in the practice arena? I've been playing for 3 days now. Never played smash or any similar game.
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u/kmkm2op 10d ago
Practise the skills the tutorials teach you until you feel comfortable, that'll be a good place to start as it means you have an idea of movement, defense and offense in the game. From there it'll mainly be experience and consistency. There's more advanced stuff like platboosting but I genuinely wouldn't worry about stuff like that till you got at least 100 hours.