How long did it take you to...

How long did it take you to get of level in VF where you could compete with others? I'm not saying necessarily placing high at majors or anything of that sort, but good enough to hang with other players and enjoy the game at a high level?

Also what helped you become a better player do you think? Stuff like quest mode, playing players better than you, stuff like that.

Reason I ask is, I've just recently had this burning desire to learn VF. I don't know if it from watching numerous VF5 matches the last week. Or the sense of nastolgia that hit me when I first sat down to play VF Evo this last Monday (Boy I got into that game late eh? lol) but right now I'm gung-ho VF while trying to keep focus in 3S. Quest mode is surprisingly addictive and rewarding, but just like any other fighters, I play this for the social and competitive aspect and can't wait to play people. I know there's a couple hardcore VF'ers where I live (Havn't played them yet) but I don't want bother them with everyone of my petty questions like this so I decided to post this here.

Thanks for the input -

 

You can still have fun playing with others, even if you've just started. I remember being horrible back in the day, playing in San Diego. Still not amazing now /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif

To get competitive, you just have to play more people. I doubt that the VF players in your area would be that standoffish to help train a new player. You should drop them an e-mail or post in the Matchmaking section.

Good luck!

 

I've pretty much just started only like 260 wins is my highest with any character. I don't have any friends that play VF though so it's really easy to beat em when we play it

 

About two weeks, after I first played VF.

 

Well, after doing all of the championship quests in quest mode, I realised that I was more ready, to take on real challengers.