aphelion895
New Member
Ok, so I'm new here, and new to the DOA series as well. I'm not new to fighters, I play SF, Marvel, Persona, TTT2, etc, but I have no idea what I'm doing DOA5. I think I'm whiff punishing someone, yet while they're getting hit they counter me...wtf? It feels like they're getting rewarded for getting hit, which seems pretty stupid. I play Hitomi, I've been wanting to play her since the game was announced, and it seems like in order to not get countered you need to mix up your strings, but most of Hitomi's attacks are very straightforward and linear, so they're easy to counter, or sidestep, which is also frustrating. Also, it seems like she's got a bad matchup vs any ninja in this game. Seems like the ninjas are GODLIKE. I press a button, and they STILL beat my jab out even though I know I pressed it first. I need to figure out what strings are safe for Hitomi, what kind of strings could I use to mix up my offense, instead of her strings that mostly hit mid or high, and I need to know why everyone I play against can counter me while they're getting hit, but when I try it, the hold doesn't come out until after I'm done getting hit, and then I get hit some more for a whiffed hold. If I'm sounding noobish I'm sorry, like I said I'm new to this game, but I just don't understand what's going on with Hitomi. Is she low tier or something? I constantly lose to the Eliots, Kasumis, Kokoros, Hayabusas, Hayates, and Ayanes. I really don't want to drop Hitomi, so please, some help me, or at least point me in the right direction, I've never been this bad in any fighter before, and it's killing me. I MUST LEARN THIS GAME