>I'm not sure, but I feel like this is Numba's first fighting
>game in a long time. you have to have some kind of plan before
>you go online, because even 900LP players are a lot better
>than they were a month ago.
>
>if I hadn't played IV and was getting bopped online like I do
>against Ultra Golds and Platinums every time, the
>discouragement level can be high.

You were 100% on the ball here; I tried playing for about two days in training mode and put the game away because I couldn't get used to using the fight stick I bought. I dabbled in Street Fighter II when it first dropped on the console and pretty much didn't play fighting games outside of just playing Mortal Kombat when it first dropped just so I could see the fatalities. I have no clue how to fight strategically and read the game like I see folks do on twitch streams. It is very fun to watch the top level players though.

Funny you brought up SFIV because Cross Counter had a mini marathon of old holiday related episodes on twitch featuring gootecks and Mike Ross mainly playing SFIV this past weekend. It was fun watching them play and at the same time made me realize how far out the game I am with Street Fighter in general.