9. Master Characters In Survival Mode
Not only is Survival Mode a really fun single-player experience that pits you against 10, 30, 50 and 100 fighters (depending on the difficulty level you select), but you gain fight coins, experience points and is the absolute perfect place to really master your characters. One recommendation is to spend a few hours dedicated to one character, learning all of their moves, their timings, their hit range and their combos. Street Fighter Vs combo system is vastly different from any of it's predecessors, and focuses more on opening up the opportunities to hit them, rather than the high-level execution of completing the combo itself. High damage combos in SFV wont have links any smaller than three frames, and if three sixtieths of a second still sounds difficult, trust me: its really not that bad once you get used to the rhythm of the game. Picking Ryu initially (he's the first selectable character anyway) is a solid way to kick off a new Street Fighter game. After all, the entire franchise has been built around his age-old combination of fireball, dragon punch and hurricane kick specials, and although SFV introduces a few new elements, it still obeys the eternal laws of Street Fighter. Once you feel like you've mastered one character, you can move on to the next, or even try your hand at a few battles online. However my advice would be to continue until you've mastered every character. The difference between good Street Fighter players and great Street Fighter players, is that the good ones are usually experts with one character only, and while that's great for them, they refuse to add any variation to their play and usually have a set pattern of attack you can counter. The best players are those who can mix it up, be unpredictable and compete with the very best, with any character.