I picked up DOA6 in Spring of 2022, and was absolutely new to the genre of Fighting Games. I started out playing a lot of Versus mode with my father - we originally got DOA6 as something to entertain us while we got high on the weekends. It wasn't long before I started taking the game really seriously though - there was a time when I would play Ranked Matches two to three nights a week every week (in addition to playing Versus with my Dad every weekend, which I still do). On top of this, I'd also frequently play against the AI (which is arguably one of the most useful tools in improving one's gameplay).
There came a point a few months in when I felt like I had reached a metaphorical "ceiling" to my skill improvement.
That's when I watched and started taking notes on FON's videos. The videos expanded my view on what "options" I had available to me in matches, and solidified my understanding of my main character's strengths (I'm a NiCO main, as you can probably tell from my profile picture).
Late in August, I got the idea in my head that I wanted to get the Platinum PS4 trophy for DOA6 - it required completing the entire combo challenge for one character (arguably one of the hardest/most frustrating things in the game to accomplish imo). I was persistent though and completed it - as a side effect, the Combo Challenges helped to build my understanding of the concept of "juggling".
I am by no means a
great DOA player - there are people in this community who have played this series for longer than I've been alive (the kind of people that play tournaments and win real money). But I am a hell of a lot better than I was when I first started.
Just pick Kasumi and win. Don't waste your time on any of the other characters. /thread
This will only get you so far - if you're playing ranked, you'll probably be able to use Kasumi to beat most new players with slower characters. But once you play against anyone faster, or with a remote understanding of how holds work, you're going to need more than just Kasumi's speed to win. I've played against and beaten a lot of predictable Kasumis in Ranked just by figuring out where her jab strings land alone. If you like Kasumi, then play Kasumi by all means. But you will reach a point where you'll need to actually learn the character in order to win against better players. I know this from experience, because NiCO shares a similar strength in speed that Kasumi has.
What platform are you playing on? This is a dead game so it's going to be difficult finding other people to play against regardless of platform. If you're playing on PS4 may God have mercy on you.
Disagree. I play on PS4 - it really doesn't take
that long to find Ranked Matches (I played four ranked matches last night at around 1:00 am EST). Public Lobby Matches will be hard to come by though, but you'll probably want to stay away from those as a beginner anyway because most active lobbies are hosted by diehard experienced players. Another bit of advice for playing online: be wary of players on a WiFi connection. A bad WiFi connection can make a match virtually unplayable.
