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Jan 9

Finding our reasons for playing fighting games

[This essay was funded by my generous Patreon supporters. If you liked this and want to see more, please consider joining the crew!] The best damn advice column in fighting games is back for 2023, and we’re kicking it off with some updates from previous write-ins. Coincidentally, both of them…

Games

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Finding our reasons for playing fighting games
Finding our reasons for playing fighting games
Games

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Jan 3

2022 in review, 2023 in our sights

[This essay was funded by my generous Patreon supporters. If you liked this and want to see more, please consider joining the crew!] It’s been one hell of a year for me and fighting games, so I figured I’d do a proper 2022 wrapup/2023 kickoff post to digest it all…

Fighting Game Community

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2022 in review, 2023 in our sights
2022 in review, 2023 in our sights
Fighting Game Community

8 min read


Dec 21, 2022

“How can I teach my friends to play fighting games?”

[This essay was funded by my generous Patreon supporters. If you liked this and want to see more, please consider joining the crew!] Hi Pat, Over the past year or so I’ve been in the process of helping a group of friends get into fighting games. It’s been really cool…

Fighting Game Community

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“How can I teach my friends to play fighting games?”
“How can I teach my friends to play fighting games?”
Fighting Game Community

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Nov 14, 2022

“How can I get better at applying my training mode practice in a match?”

[This essay was funded by my generous Patreon supporters. If you liked this and want to see more, please consider joining the crew!] Hey Pat! I’ve been playing fighting games for quite a while now, but only in the past 2 years have I really made an effort to deliberately…

Game Design

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“How can I get better at applying my training mode practice in a match?”
“How can I get better at applying my training mode practice in a match?”
Game Design

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Oct 24, 2022

“How do I make learning a fighting game less boring?”

[This essay was funded by my generous Patreon supporters. If you liked this and want to see more, please consider joining the crew!] Hi Pat! Happy for you and Xrd, it’s been a long time coming. I’ve recently picked up Tekken 7 because it was on sale, and I’ve always…

Game Design

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“How do I make learning a fighting game less boring?”
“How do I make learning a fighting game less boring?”
Game Design

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Oct 10, 2022

“How do I improve my gaming stamina?”

[This essay was funded by my generous Patreon supporters. If you liked this and want to see more, please consider joining the crew!] Hey Pat! I am relatively new to fighting games and Rev 2 specifically and I love your content and the work you have done for your community…

Games

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“How do I improve my gaming stamina?”
“How do I improve my gaming stamina?”
Games

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Aug 29, 2022

“How do I get better when I don’t have people my level to play with?”

[This essay was funded by my generous Patreon supporters. If you liked this and want to see more, please consider joining the crew!] Hey Pat! I’m a relatively new fighting game player who’s, unfortunately, become smitten with a set of fighting games that have… not so great netcode (Granblue, UNI…

Games

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“How do I get better when I don’t have people my level to play with?”
“How do I get better when I don’t have people my level to play with?”
Games

11 min read


Aug 1, 2022

How do I learn to play fighting games proactively?

[This essay was funded by my generous Patreon supporters. If you liked this and want to see more, please consider joining the crew!] Hi Patrick, Hope you’re doing well. The title says it all, really. I’ve put time into several fighting games now (currently on SFV), and I’ve hit a…

Game Design

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How do I learn to play fighting games proactively?
How do I learn to play fighting games proactively?
Game Design

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Jul 25, 2022

How do I practice playing against the player?

[This essay was funded by my generous Patreon supporters. If you liked this and want to see more, please consider joining the crew!] Hi Pat, I’ve got a question about how to prioritize my improvement. I started playing fighting games when Covid hit, and I’ve been grinding hard ever since…

Game Design

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How do I practice playing against the player?
How do I practice playing against the player?
Game Design

13 min read


Jul 18, 2022

How do I use Training Mode?

[This essay was funded by my generous Patreon supporters. If you liked this and want to see more, please consider joining the crew!] Hi Pat! I’ve been playing fighting games for a couple years but recently switched to Rev2 as my main game. It’s been about seven months and I’m…

Fighting Game Community

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How do I use Training Mode?
How do I use Training Mode?
Fighting Game Community

16 min read

Patrick Miller

Patrick Miller

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