With Season 3 of DBFZ now live, it now truly is the best time to get into the game since it originally came out! With that in mind for new players, or players who are returning after being away, this essential tips guide should help get you into things! From basic concepts to mechanics the game doesn't really bother to teach you about, this should get you started! Timestamps for Mobile users below: BEGINNERS 0:49 - Tip #1 - attack heights 3:08 - Tip #2 - "smash" property 4:11 - Tip #3 - blue health 4:51 - Tip #4 - auto combo height 6:28 - Tip #5 - Homing dashes GAMEPLAY 8:01 - Tip #6 - Dash Shortcuts 9:25 - Tip #7 - Assist regeneration 11:10 - Tip #8 - Holding Dragon Rush 12:23 - Tip #9 - Importance of backdashing 13:18 - Tip #10 - Ki blast differences 14:50 - Tip #11 - Blocking ki blasts 16:25 - Tip #12 - Damage scaling & proration 18:42 - Tip #13 - Meter gain & meter penalties 19:52 - Tip #14 - "Blue" Combos 21:27 - Tip #15 - The ultimate Z change technique 24:03 - Tip #16 - Air action regeneration 24:57 - Tip #17 - Hold back lights (and yeah I know it says attack heights in vid my bad, editing error) 26:05 - Tip #18 - Sparking blast notes TRAINING MODE 28:25 - Tip #19 - Using training mode part 1 30:46 - Tip #20 - Using training mode part 2
@YKMBIZZY Sure there are people "better" than you out there, but thats the case for anyone, all the time really. There is always someone better. That said there is a massive influx of new blood and a lot of people who are starting at zero right now! As with anything just play, practice and have fun. It isn't a race to get as good as fast as possible immediately. Just go at your own pace and don't stress it.
Tip #0: Please do all the Dojo challenges. Even the combo challenges are ridiculously helpful in learning each character's basic strings. And the trainer challenges that you can do will ask of you to perform almost every mechanic in the game, usually in some form of combo.
I’m a returning player, and this is exactly what I needed. I would love to see a continuation of this with a break down of neutral, pressure, and learning and linking combos, and how to combo with assists. Thanks for such great content!
This channel is the best, you’ve helped me actually become decent at this game ever since launch and it’s the only fighting game I’ve ever been into, but thanks to you I’ve become a lot more into fighting games like MK11 and Skullgirls, keep it up
Alright with that all done up, next Video should be Kefla Tips & Tricks! After that its time to start remaking some of the more out of date guides to make them more modern. Expect a lot of modernized characters tips guides, combo videos, system & concept guides etc etc. This will be what I will be working on for the next good while.
8:56 I will never not do this on engaging, this is literally the best they add IMO. 14:52 You forgot to cover the fact you gain more bar when you deflect Ki Blast. 27:35 When you said fancy I was not expecting a TOD. LOL
I'm new to fighting games (minimal experience playing Street Fighter, MK and Gundam games), and relatively new to Dragon Ball itself (currently catching up with Super). I'm struggling against other players online but enjoying the game nevertheless!
DBFZ is a very different style of game than SF/MK to say the least. Having fun is absolutely priority #1 so happy you are doing well on that front. It will take time to get hang of the game to be sure but I have seen so many people since the start of DBFZ who have literally never played a FG before, and now many of them are straight up killers. Anyone can do it, just gotta stick with it!
I think, if you wanna get a good idea of this game's basics, Marvel vs Capcom is a good reference. It essentially has DBFZ's basic combo style (trying to get the opponent up in the air as high as possible), but not the more unique features of DBFZ. I'd say try any MvC game (besides Infinite), particularly MvC3.
I got to say it bro...you are sensei of my fighting game martial art....I literally haven't played a fighting game since like mortal Kombat 2 ...when I bought fighter z by mistake I thought I'd give it a shot just because I had it. After getting washed like 20nranked games in a row I typed in tutorial for this game discouraged and ready to turn it back into GameStop .when I found your channel ...2 years hundreds of hours in training and in rl studying your videos I'm at majin rank and actually mixing these fools up!....I'm not great but I'm improving and I watched this video and iad with rt on my fight stick is going to change the Game I always open myself up by misinputting those! And so many more tips I am at work literally itching now to play some dbfz! Lol anyway ty rooflemonger your videos definitely helped at least this guy unlock his fight game potential
Man what a great video! You did a fantastic job clearly demonstrating and explaining all of your points. I wish you made a 2 hour long video going over EVERYTHING in this game since I love your teaching style so much. Thanks for your time and effort on this!
Ah! The essential tips take me back to the early days of DBFZ and finding your videos! ^^ I haven't played in awhile until Season 3 came along, but I've familiarized myself with everything from this vid, thanks to your guides and the time playing this myself! Still, I thought it's be fun to listen to them anyway! XD
27:14 Important detail about assist regeneration and sparking blast. note that if you use your assist while doing a combo and spark AFTERWARDS the assist will not regenerate unless you disengage or finish your combo, now if you use your sparking blast BEFORE calling your assist then the assist will regenerate during the combo like normal.
Excellent video. I've learned a lot from this, and I'm not even new, or casual. Well maybe a little casual. I've been playing this game since it came out and you've covered a bunch of stuff that I never knew about.
35:51 "I could make a 20 minute video about this whole thing" Please do! As a new player, I find your videos (and this video especially) to be invaluable. Hats off to you for contributing so much to this community. Thank you!
This whole video was VERY helpful, but the end was my face-palm/"THANK YOU!" moment, regarding L3 switching control in practice. I had been wondering why I kept switching over while practicing XD (I'm not surprised, I'm very heavy handed whether it's writing, laptop touch-pads, or controller sticks, apparently).
I would consider myself a veteran (living legend) and I didn’t even know about the insta dash shortcut. Thanks Scratch that, there were like 8 tips I never knew about😂
As someone who just grabbed this game a few days ago this guide is suuuuper helpful. I primarily play Smash and Rivals of Aether so this so DBFZ is insanely complicated to me. You broke it down really well though
Thank you rooflemonger! This kind of stuff is why I subscribed to you originally. I’m just coming back and I needed this. That and your soothing voice. Haha
I’m just getting into competitive DBFZ. I originally bought it in November but wasn’t really good but now I understand all the possible moves and everything so it’s much more fun to play. Thanks for this guide!
Finally I been watching your old videos since I just brought the game yesterday! I’m still lost thanks for this keep dropping these for beginners please! I’m trying to get good
I've been subbed since season 1. Your amazing informational/tutorial videos are what got me to stick around. It's been over 2 years of Rooflemonger. And over 2 years of audio gremlins. Keep up the great work, guy!
I'm actually returning to play DB FighterZ after two years straight of not touching it. It felt scary to play against anyone because I never was really into 2.5D fighting games, so it was intimidating seeing how people go and play so fast, and all the combos make it even harder to grasp what the hell should I've been doing. So I'm being watching guides everywhere for a good two months, and decided to give 2D fighting games a try. I bought Granblue Fantasy Versus and played it with all the tutorials after gathering some knowledge of fighting games terminology. I went from a mash of buttons to someone who spent more than 1 hour with a character in the training room testing combos and looking at the frame data to know how to mix up things with little chance of the opponent hit back. I think I finally understand the thrill of fighting games and why it is such a niche and scary genre to get into. Maybe it is finally time for me to give Dragonball a good try after all this time. Thanks for the tips since I was watching some pro matches and didn't understand how they could do the dashes so fast. Man, I'm already getting excited about it.
Thank you so much for all the content man it's really helping me understand the game. This is my first different fighting game (I usually play mortal kombat) and I was really struggling at first but you've helped immensely so thank you!!!
Happy to help friend! Glad you are branching out to other fighting games! I have been playing them for 25+ years at this point and to me there simply isn't anything better
You Z change guide saved my ass, I always knew you could change into your partners Level 1s and Level 3s but I never knew how to, I eventually learned how to do it on my own but I didn't understand how it worked and thought what super it used was random, now I can kick my friends asses because I'm the only person in the squad who knows how to do this, thanks mate
I appreciate this Video. I've been playing Z for a while now and still I learned something new. Why can't all Z fighting games have a fight style this complex
Im definitely a returning player, really looking forward to getting the hang of things so I can really experience the game. Thanks for always keeping my interest in this game strong!
Only fighting games I've played before Fighterz were the goold old Budokais on PS2 and For Honor on PC, so I struggle a lot with this game, thanks for the tips!
THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH! I was literally just watching the S2 version and I'm new to dbfz! feels good to have some tips when the game is updated with new mechanics and old combos arent valuable anymore for some char, and new ones are out ect; thank youuu!
My favorite thing to do since I got this game is go into training and just explore what I can combo off. Found out how crazy you can get with combos and changing at key moments to continue combos.Playing MvC growing up got me pretty good at assist combos on here, it's great dropping 75% of someone's health bar from a lucky dash combo that extends all the way to your third characters lvl 3 🤣.
Thanks a lot my man! Now I need to find optimal combos in every situation for my team (cell / black / vegito) and I'll be good to go. Still haven't played a single ranked match because I don't feel ready yet.
I’ve been wanting to branch out to try and put out new content...my heart was pulling me towards this game but I am...awful at fighting games like this. The terminology, the inputs, ect. Its like a new language but thanks to this guide I at least have a chance to understand what the hell I’m doing! Wish me luck!! And thank you for this guide!
It would be great to have a video on how to deal with specific bs, for example DB super Broly pressures with those stomps and then you are forced to guess, I would like to know your opinion about what you would you do in many cases like that.
More specific stuff will probably be a bit later on as I got a lot of generalized guides to remake. That said Broly stomps are not that scary really as long as you stay calm. Just blow low and if he goes for a grab just hit homing dash.
Could you make videos about the whole training mode? It would be n1 to see all the frame advantages when doing combos and how beginners can see when they drop the combos and why. That would be really appreciated
33 informativ Minutes from the top of the Roof! (Is it possible to do more complex guides as well from time to time, like the CLASH OPTION SELECT, FUZZY JUMP, ESCAPING THE CORNER, DEAL WITH SPARKING? Thanks in advance T.Hawk
I just got it!! It’s on sale, I thought I would never get this game because its to expensive for me and just now it was 75% off in steam so I purchased it right away. Hopefully I will enjoy this game.
I just hit demon rank after a year and a half hiatus. And I’m getting absolutely bodied. I was getting by with un optimized combos, not knowing how to guard cancel or anything like that. I fought a majin that TOD me and I realized I need to get a lot better before I climb the ranks any higher
This has been the most helpful video by far for someone who feels the brilliance of the game just out of reach. I feel it there! As of now though I feel like I just endlessly combo'd and all I can do is mash- but your tips about recovering and the blue combo bar-- all so helpful. Thank you man.
My copy of Dragon Ball FighterZ is stuck at a version pre-Gogeta Blue and Super Broly and the Up-Forward + R2 / RT was already working for IADs, I am pretty sure the Season 3 patch notes (though the unofficial ones, IIRC) mentioned 99 being added on top of the obvious 96 inputs.