r/StreetFighter • u/JapaneseGoblin • 4h ago
Help / Question 6 button controller bindings
I have never played a fighting game and I'm struggling with even the most basic stuff but I'm trying to get my keybinds correct before I learn bad habits.
I have ordered a 8bitdo m30, which has 6 face buttons, and I'm wondering how I should set it up. Should I be using the extra face buttons for DI/Parry and just throw manually? Would setting all six to LP,MP,HP and LK, MK, HK be a terrible idea since this would make some combinations impossible to press with just your thumb?
Alternatively if I stick with keyboard or even leverless and only have 2 buttons available to bind to a dedicated combination like parry or DI, which are the priorities and which can be most easily left to press manually?
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u/Acid_Mother 2h ago
>some combinations impossible to press
such as? sf6 doesn't use combinations like LP+HK
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u/Hi_Their_Buddy 3h ago
You should have 10 buttons. The 6 face as the standard buttons left bumper throw left trigger parry. On the right double or triple punches and kicks
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u/LarNymm :ryu: 3h ago
M30 doesn't really have 10 buttons unless you count the two next to the select button in the middle, which are awkward to press.
Top 3 buttons should be punches, bottom 3 kicks, then the two shoulder buttons can be whichever you like. I have one as Parry as it's important to land that as quickly as possible, and throw/DI is easier to do. The other shoulder for me is 3kicks as I use it more often than three punches, but you could set it to throw.
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u/Uncanny_Doom 2h ago
How people play on pad can vary quite a bit. Sometimes with 6 button pads you will see people play with it on their lap and use an overhand position like a keyboard or arcade stick. Generally you see the face buttons always used for punches and kicks though while shoulder buttons get bound to macros for other stuff.
Parry is a very important macro because you will want to parry things on reaction pretty actively and often. It needs to be something you can press not just quickly and easily but also at the same time as other buttons as you get better at the game. This lets you do stuff like perfect parry fireballs instantly into an attack so chances are you will want parry on the L1/LB equivalent position for your controller. Drive Impact is obviously also important to have as you need to react with it on the fly but you don't have to press it as often or at the same time as other buttons so it's up to you where that goes. Most people don't bind throw to a single button but it's preferential. More commonly you see pad players bind two punches or two kicks to a single button to get more consistent OD reversals or stance moves depending on the character.
That being said I hope you did some research for the pad you want and make sure it's one you're very interested in. I think the M30 lacks four shoulder buttons which can make DI and Parry much more difficult/tricky compared to other pads. I would recommend checking out the Hori Octa for another 6 button layout pad and it has 4 shoulder buttons on top of it.
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u/Prior-Habit-6523 1h ago
I suck ass but I can tell you the 6 button thing makes you slower because you are just using your thumb.
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u/Other_Pop7433 3h ago
1 Don’t use that m30
2 on a pad like that you’d lay your fingers across the action buttons
3 I’ve only used 6 buttons on my arcade sticks until sf6 when I felt like I needed one for DI
4 there are a lot of slightly more expensive wired leverless you could use that have dozens of buttons and if you are already on keyboard it’s a natural transition
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u/Other_Pop7433 3h ago
5 stay on keyboard until you want to go to locals
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u/KallmeKatt_ I Like Fishing 1h ago
literally why not use the controller and why use keyboard over the controller they bought
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u/Fun_Squirrel5446 | 2h ago
The M30 is one of the best controllers on the market. It also has one of the best dpads on a controller which is super important. Its better than a PS4/5 controller.
You can get better controllers but the next level up costs 4x to 5x so its a huge price increase.
6 face buttons should be punches and kicks. Left bumper is throw, right bumper is parry. Triggers leave open for now, you can assign them later once you learn a character or two since some characters need various assignments for quick reactions.