"Launching lows are balanced around the fact that they're reactable" Feng: So you're just gonna ignore me then?

This took me longer than I'd like to admit to internalize: getting hit with a low poke doesn't mean that not ducking was a mistake.

I always try to remind myself that Tekken is hard, but I found myself getting frustrated with my struggle to block lows. Hearing "it's supposed to be difficult" reminded me that EVERYTHING is hard

I feel for the guy in chat that said "Please teach me how to react to devil jin hellsweep" - oh you sweet summer child, we've all been there. Its unreactable though its too fast.

my toxic trait is that i dont wanna block lows, i wanna read them and LP everything lol. i got that mike ross gene with obsession over reads and it very rarely works out in my favor but when it does and you scare off someone from using lows the entire set, it makes you forget the 10 losses before

hold down back innit

"It's always _PhiDX, how do I ... never PhiDX, how are you_ "

I love it when Phi goes explanation mode in the middle of the match. How he goes into detail from match 2 onwards is just chef's kiss.

Im glad he touches on risk mitigation because sometimes I be getting as close to the enemy as possible and wondering why im getting mixed up lmao.

My brain: he's going for a low opp: goes for low me: still doesn't react

"I GET HIT BY SNAKE EDGES ALL THE TIME" OOH THANK GOD IM NOT ALONE

Is there a different logic when you're fighting characters with a good low game? Chars like Mishimas who get a combo off an unreactable low, or chars like Hwoarang who will keep harassing you with strings that incorporate lows, you can't really go with the logic of just taking the low until it gets predictable, esp past low level where people's mixups aren't so obvious anymore

I think this just gave me a better understanding of situations like this. Also with the launching lows. Thank you, Phi!

It's always "how do I", but never "how are you"

Thank you for this video. As a relative newcomer to fgs I was actually in the mindset that I need to learn to block all or most lows and it did seem like a near impossibility when I thought about it but I couldnt find any video like this when I looked for one

Nice Phi this is a really good vid. Looking forward to the spacing one

Demo Man join the chat

04:55 fantastic bird noise skill, love it! (For real, I rewound twice to watch that :))

Watching u play with the pad is crazy it’s like an art

Nice little training routine. Btw are you gonna do the 2nd part of side stepping vid? Would love yo see the 2nd part of the side stepping guide esp after this last patch

0:17 we dont have to respond every low, but tasty steve once said... "do it again.. do it again.. do it again.. do it again.." how about that phidx?

Lows, how do I deal with PhiDX?

Phi - your brain is so big man. I love the way you explain things. This video came right on time!!

that outrow is just dope

I see you with the lion tech into peekaboo 👌🏿

I seen that LH into pkb transition you ain’t slick💀

This video was so much more helpful for understanding tekkn as a whole than it was just for understanding lows. (it was helpful for understanding lows too)

5:04 i relate that "wow im ass" after a failed cancel into ws1,2 on personal level lol

Great Video PhiDX!

Phi: takes a d2 all day Me: takes snake edge all day

Honestly sometimes ya just gotta guess 🤷🏻

Woke up to my goat uploading 🎉

9:02 “IF YOU CAN DRIVE A CAR, YOU CAN PLAY TEKKEN BRO”

This might just be a random part of a stream but it’s one of your best uploads so far IMO, at least for early players like myself. In purple ranks people are still struggling with the basics. This video distills down so many important aspects of tekken!

This is definitely my favorite thing about Tekken. You eat a fast low, you get information, and life moves on with a slight HP deficit you come back from. Kinda like blocking fireballs in 2D games with chip damage, but a little bit stronger.

of course, "reactable" in tekken means "possible to react to about 50% of the time if you spend several hours in training for that specific character".

I’m going to be real with u, sometimes I don’t be knowing what be going on in tekken😭😂

One thing I had to learn about Tekken coming from 2D games, and Tekken vets can correct me if I’m wrong: Fast lows in Tekken feel like the equivalent of universal overheads in 2D games, and stand blocking is like the crouch blocking of 2D games except even stronger because there’s not really a Tekken equivalent to eating a big combo that starts with a jump-in (UNLESS you’re mashing). Like, do universal overheads in games like DBFZ and MK11 do damage? Sure. Do they give your opponent frame advantage? Sure. Do they change the status quo that against most characters you’re probably going to want to default to crouch blocking? I wouldn’t say so, and in my limited experience lows and stand blocking in Tekken seem to be the equivalent. If you come from an NRS game where canned overhead/low mix means you’re going to want to practice against certain strings, or DBFZ where IADs are a major mixup tool, you might think you need to make a strong effort to block every low, the same as you need to block every overhead combo starter string, or every IAD combo starter in DBFZ, but you really don’t… I mean, not at first, anyway. The reactable lows, yes, definitely make an effort to block those. Of course that’s just like… complete beginner advice. Anyone who knows anything about Tekken will probably either not need to hear that or even disagree with me, but that’s what helped me, anyway.

3 am PHI…. lol we up!!!!

Thanks for this vid. Really helpful. But geez so many things to fix with my gameplay...

i assume this video is made before 1.04 bc i saw that dope ass lh>pkb transition at 2:10 great vid tho

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Sawing from which hand is grab going to be or slow low is eye working... Something like sharingan

You treat lows like chip damage for blocking mids all day. Unless you see it coming or it's gonna kill you, it's okay to eat it. -Lord Arnis probably. I remember him saying that when chat asked him a question on the same topic. Nice insightful breakdown

Did PhiD just "plink" the lionheart stance into PKB at 2:11? Wtf was that!

Noted

I was waiting the whole video if demoman and hellsweep would be mentioned at all.

PhiDX, how should i decide which 50/50 is more dangerouse for me? Example -> Kazuya wave dash at me on Oki. I have 40 hp % and he also have 40 % hp. We can both die in 1 combo. In this situation, should i pick standing still, coz mid will lauch me, and i can take 2-3 lows, or should i risk it and block low, beacuse if i guess correctly i can win there? Is there any good anserw for that? And also as Kazuya, what is the correct desiosion in this situation? Sorry if this is dumb question, but i have some problems in "theory" of 50/50 :D

You don't "deal" with lows, it's the maths of chance. e.g. Howarang Slap-Kick flow chart: RFS f4(H) > f4(H) > f4(H) > df4(M) mix (H) w/ (M) and then (M) w/ (L) opp duck first=0% success(you'll get launched everytime) opp duck second: 50/50, third ~75% (you can reasonably predict opp's def) fourth should be ~85-95% (if you always M on 4th / mix with lows) You can't reasonably predict opps defense past that 4th moment. you can replace any of the (H)igh with (L)ows to make opp duck then hit the (M)id. Remember the rule of 3: most opponents will only block wrong twice at maximum. You can play that same flowchart with (M) to make opp standing guard, then hit them with a Low.

I never block low, it's always on reaction or on a read but never mindlessly block low. When i learned that in t7 i went from gembu to raijin in 1 week.

You know I thought about asking this on stream one time but I saved myself the embarrassment

i mash down to block it oh wait i think thats teabagging XD

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"I doubt he's gonna rematch me, bro - Oh nice, he did! Love it!" Almost as relatable as trying to deal with lows I dont need to before I get mid launched.

Adjusting to Tekken is still really hard for me. I put most of my time into DBFZ, and Type Lumina which are games with much more streamlined offense and neutral. I somewhat adapted to Tekken's gameplay, but sidestepping is still a mystery to me, and I feel like that's why I'm stuck demoting and promoting from Bushin/Tekken King. It still doesn't make sense to me, I get using it to be linear approaches like wr options but I don't understand how higher level players approach sidestepping. Anyone have any advice?

I know its supposed to be reactable, but i really struggle with Kazuya Hellsweep, cause he got a lot of options from the crouch dash ( other mishimas have similar moves as well ) like in a split second i have to react between a low and a mid

It's easy bro just look 10 seconds into the future, you will never guess wrong

Can you explain how you are supposed to block hellsweeps?

I just spam df in between b when I intuit a low or I see a big one like a snake edge.

Not the SteveDX 💀

Predict predict the future predict

Just wanna tell you that all drags after low ESPECIALLY BY THE WALL THEY DO THE LOW TO MID MOVE! 0:13

feng ss4

Naw but fr this question shouldn’t be this hard yet it is 😭

ATP said it best imo during T7: lows aren’t like lows in other fighting games, they’re more like chip.

nice video.

wait how old is this recording? I thought they patched out the lionheart to peekaboo tech

Low blocking always gets me clipped with mids.

Aw a veteran ankle snatcher the opposite can also apply . I do 2 to 3 lows then hit you with a mid.

In tekken low attack just do d or db ??

How come you are a Tenryu with only 125k prowess when you have a GoD Lili main? Did you create a new account just for Steve?

is 21 frames what most pros can react to? I always wondered if Nina's 20frame lows were reactable

some people have better or worse reactions so some people have to train more. me for example im not gonna say i can react to drag's hatchet kick on command. 9/10 times i block it by prediction. but there is the one time where i wont be looking out for it but my body acts before my mind does and i block it on reaction. sadly im never prepared to punish it cuz i always shock myself when that happens 🤣

How to mitigate dmg as a noob. 1. Punish strings/atks 2. Break throws 3. Block reactable lows

PhiDX : "block em" Me: "???? 🤯🤯"

Except for feng, ling, and asuka with they 20 f launching low

I just eat lows all day EVERYTIME I try and guess low I get launched 😅

Thanks for me not feel crazy about eating lows that don't kill me 😂😂😂😂.

The same way you deal with anything in MashHero 8 - hit an attack button

These videos provide really great value for noobs. U actually a good instructor

I was scrolling fast and read: “PhiDX, how do I deal with love?” And honestly I got more excited than i probably should have

Was this not posted before?

this must be an old video because i saw a peekaboo cancel

PhiDX how are you

what about people like Lee his lows are actually kinda good and his highs also make you want to crouch as they have mega plus frames(+5)

Tell me if this is a bad idea . I take enough lows to read their flow most people get themselves into a flow and do the same patterns

Why were low parries not mentioned? If you recognize a pattern like an oppenent doing 2 lows in a row, a low some mids and a low, etc.

every Low like Snake Edge that can Launch you has a Audio indication just listen for this

Is your Steve wearing a phidx cosplay?

The only low that’s low risk high reward is the demo man for Paul Phoenix :) why is it the way that it is?

I need so much help with the hwoarang matchup pleaseeee

How does one switch between playing 2 characters and not be utterly confused every time?

I lose to LAW, Lili and Bryans only because of their snake edges

Low-Parry when? 😅

got shitted on by a lili player that alternated between different lows and it made me so mad. great timing phidx

I duck a lot in tekken sometimes i get 3 low parries in a round. but im also getting juggled a lot because of it 😂

why is steve barefoot

Phi, how do I become as yellow as you?

You dont. Stand up and block, lows can't hurt you. -Lee players-

you don't lol