Hello! You’re probably here because you love Dragon Ball and are looking to get into Dragon Ball FighterZ and kick butt. If so, you’ve come to the right place. Before going any further, let’s outline a few things about what this thread is and isn’t:
1. This isn't the thread for news, interviews, lore, or speculation. If that’s what you’re looking for, there are other threads for you.
2. This thread is to discuss the competitive fighting mechanics in Dragon Ball FighterZ, or participate in Theory Fighting.
3. This is a thread that'll hopefully help new players improve at the type of fighting game that Dragon Ball FighterZ will be.
4. If you don’t care to improve or compete/understand fighters, that's perfectly fine. It is perfectly acceptable to enjoy DBFZ casually. If that's you, feel free to post and ask questions anyway about things you might just be a little curious about.
To start this thread off: There are a lot of people who haven't played a fighter seriously before. If you're one of those people who've played fighting games very casually (if at all) in the past, I’ve created a google document filled with educational resources.
Here's the google doc: http://tinyurl.com/yajyerwo
If you've never really dabbled in fighters that deeply before then you likely have a while to get comfortable with these themes, which is fine because we have a while before DBFZ comes out. Feel free to ask questions, there are people here that'll do their best to help.
Preparing for Dragon Ball FighterZ: A Competitive Thread
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Dragon Ball FighterZ Specific Guides/Mechanic Breakdowns
This portion is in the google doc I linked, but realized some might miss it. I'll post it here too.
The “Basics” of how Dragon Ball FighterZ as a game will work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LhGeEC-ubA
On the show floor, this fighting game expert teaches someone who doesn’t know how to play the game how to play it within the length of one game.
Mechanics breakdown from someone who played the E3 build
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1spv9ca
There’s some fighting game phrases here, if you skipped all the earlier guides.
This portion is in the google doc I linked, but realized some might miss it. I'll post it here too.
The “Basics” of how Dragon Ball FighterZ as a game will work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LhGeEC-ubA
On the show floor, this fighting game expert teaches someone who doesn’t know how to play the game how to play it within the length of one game.
Mechanics breakdown from someone who played the E3 build
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1spv9ca
There’s some fighting game phrases here, if you skipped all the earlier guides.