When fighting beginners do you hold back or no?

[MIleena Student]

When you are battling someone who is clearly a beginner do you go at them all out, hold back a little but still win, or totally let them win?

 

[SaltShaker]

Brutality

 

[xWildx]

It depends on the player. If it's a friend or someone I know I'll usually ask them if they'd like me to hold back. It's no fun getting completely bodied every match you play if you're new to the game.

 

[Spinky]

I try to avoid beginners. But if I ever come across any I show NO MERCY!!!

and get props

 

[DarthArma]

 

[Shaazzyam]

No, because then I'm not enjoying it. I find it's more fun, for both of us, to just play characters I don't main.

I do the same for bad mus/ "less skilled" players unless they specifically ask for my main.

 

[ruff321]

If I hear a kid on the mic I almost always let them win. But for everyone else I never hold back.

 

[Qwark28]

If they're a friend, I'll make it as obvious as possible why they lost according to the rules the game abides by.

If they're a random, I'll spam any projectiles I can and make it as miserable and infuriating as possible so I get hatemail.

 

[MIleena Student]

If they're a random, I'll spam any projectiles I can and make it as miserable and infuriating as possible so I get hatemail.

That made me laugh so hard, pure evil

 

[YOMI MITYEAP]

I usually just go all out because if the beginner wants to improve, they going to have to do it from the ground up, take them beatings, then level up and return the beatings.

 

[Filipino Man]

I don't play against beginners.... I talk to them and take them under my wing if I like them and help them get better at the game, though.

 

[Jaku2011]

Combo practice so in a way I am going easy on them since i try background bounce stuff and the like.

 

[Hades]

Your gif game is so on point. Just watched winter brawl and that dude with the shoulder shrugging had me in tears

 

[Mr. Mileena]

I only hold back if he's cute.

 

[Zyphox]

I only hold back if he's cute.

No Wonder you kept beating my ass back in MK9

 

[Montanx]

Never go easy, it's a disservice to the beginner. If I ever found out I beat someone because they went easy on me Id go to their house, ring the doorbell and punch their wife in the forehead.

 

[PainForge]

I would... but I'd lose.

 

[PainForge]

Never go easy, it's a disservice to the beginner. If I ever found out I beat someone because they went easy on me Id go to their house, ring the doorbell and punch their wife in the forehead.

What if their wife was the one playing you?

 

[Montanx]

What if their wife was the one playing you?

Oh that's icing on the cake breaux.

 

[PainForge]

Oh that's icing on the cake breaux.

LMAO!!!

 

[DarthArma]

Your gif game is so on point. Just watched winter brawl and that dude with the shoulder shrugging had me in tears

 

[FinalBoss_FGC]

Whatever he's doing to his right arm (our left) is making me really uncomfortable.

 

[just_2swift]

Don't fight em. If I'm challenged by one I decline. When I win it is earned period.

 

[SplitMushroom]

If it's someone's first match online, I'll always let them win. After that though I just play like normal

 

[NoobHunter420]

I make it look even, rematch and body them.
as games go on I unleash the kraken.
I tend to use their characters and show and show them what they should be doing.
Like a month a go I took a grundy scrub to a ft20.
He said he learned alot and send me a friend request.
there alot of people that want to get into fighting games, but they are hard af to get into it

If they're a friend, I'll make it as obvious as possible why they lost according to the rules the game abides by.

If they're a random, I'll spam any projectiles I can and make it as miserable and infuriating as possible so I get hatemail.

and people wonder why the FGC is so fucking small