Hi, formerly Bronze 2 Darius here. I got to Silver 2! I'm still using pulse and sidekick, not thinking of changing any time soon. The players are way better, I felt the difference. I couldn’t win all my games like before. I'm still not used to people using grabs, teching grabs, and using grabs myself.

Players still mash in this rank but their defense is better, so I’m thinking of adding delayed attacks to my game plan and reinforcing my spacing. I’m also considering training cleaner inputs, I keep miss inputing the overhead at least once per match. Another problem is that 5M isn’t winning all interactions anymore, so I’m thinking of either using 2L or working on my spacing. People dash at me, and 5M feels too slow to catch them. If this problem continues, I’ll record a match to get feedback from you guys.

I need to find a way to convert overheads and grabs into combos. I also need to get better at anti-airs. I’ve improved at calling assists, but I’m still not satisfied. I need to start using assists in my blockstrings and figure out how to use Illaoi’s neutral assist properly. Right now, I’m only using the back assist to dash in but I know I should also jump in with it.

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