To note, I’ve been watching Jimmy since the beginning and my analysis is purely based on his overall game play and not execution. I understand he has a new controller but none of my analysis is about his lack of execution and is about my personal observation of his play since sf6 first came out until now. Also, I know this may be asking a lot from UA-cam but keep comments positive and constructive. Jimmy is a great player and person and I only want to see him succeed and be the best.
Ryu, like Luke, is a character whose defense is more effective than attacking, both of them are honest character. Best Luke players(Luke only) play more defensive(Kawano, Chris Wong, Bonchan). The best Luke players who could get consistent results(most of the times, menard use Blanka), Chris Wong show us how to play Luke effectively, you need to have extremely good defense. However, defense in sf6 is much more difficult than attacking. Just because you can't stop the raw drive rush stably is almost equal to that you can't anti air effectively, and you will be "jumped in" by the opponent several times in one fight. Only a few players can stop raw drive rush consistently, Jimmy is not one of them, maybe that is why he play agressively, because defense is so difficult in sf6. From the statistical data, the win rate of Ryu is close to 5.0 for 1700+ MR players, but the statistics will not tell us how much more effort Ryu players need to put in to reach 1700 than other characters.
@@computervision557 Agree to a degree regarding defense. As for honest characters, Luke is one of the most dishonest characters in the game! Not honest at all. The true honest characters in SF6 are Ryu and AKI. Zangief is arguably third most honest character but the level of damage via his SPD that capcom provided to him is ridiculous and more of a "compensation" due to his move and mix-up limitations.
@@EAprima "Honest" mean this character do not have setup to help him skip neutral, break defense(ex : command grab to play a 50/50 game), their main damange and oki chances come from great neutral, whiff punish Everyone asking for Ryu buff, but if Ryu really become a strong character, he will look like another Luke eventually. Luke is a better Ryu, if Ryu want to keep up with those insane character like DJ, Ken, Chun Li, Juri, Guile, Zangief(he is not as bad as everyone think, only a few bad match up, JP, Dhalsim and Lily) etc, performance of his tool kits need to be better, just like Luke.
Jimmy transitioned from competitive player to streamer. He could get to legend if he put in the work, but he is more focused on streaming and raising his kids.
@@Vidyadude There can be plenty of reasons, and ultimately it dosen't fucking matter. You don't need to be a legend or even improve at fighting games. only thing that matters is you have fun, and Jimmy has plenty of fun.
I think he said that he only plays sf6 when he's streaming. So when he's not streaming I don't think he practices or anything at all. And also, I think he said he switched from pad to hitbox for sf6. He's still struggling to anti air with dp from a crouch block position.
Jimmy still has those muscle memory from V that doesn't really apply to the game anymore. Also he does way too much meaningless drive rush cancel that easily gets himself short on drive meter. His jump-in timings are not great, whereas he could add an extra layer of pressure mixing up jump-ins with drive impact/throw especially when the opponent is cornered. His damage output is lacking more often than not, and he struggles to find the optimal combo to finish a round. On top of those, he tends to drop combos a lot. I mean A LOT compared to other high level players, to the point that he gets so tilted because of it and ends up succuming to autopiloting and losing. Admittedly he has had some of those issues in V but they seem much more notable and do more damage to his gameplay in 6. I watch Jimmy's stream from time to time as a Ryu main. Not quite a fan of him making lower level players look stupid and whatnot, but him being technical with the character and the way he interacts with chat are all pretty enjoyable. I hope he still cares enough to prioritize leveling up his gameplay.
I think you're right. He probably needs to choose a primary play style. Teiga's Ryu is really good at the patient/counter attack play and he hit Legend rank. Very technical as well. Could take a page out of his book. On the other hand, Paladin now is kind of balanced, but Ending Walker especially and Kakeru are offensive but it works because it's grounded...they hardly jump unless it's against a Guile. I find EW and Kakeru just walk opponents into the corner.
I love jimmy and this is a fair observation. But I also learned a lot watching jimmy to help in my RYU play. My belief is he focused on streaming more than anything and family. I believe if he really wanted to he can be the top RYU, I just don’t think that’s his focus
hey AM I used to play Ryu and AM going for Ken and I use drive moves to get in always without them I struggle to close up and open there defence if they check DR good ant air how I can get those footsies into work with no use of Dr
Jimmy's been saying that he's farming clips every match in sf6 now. He's not as competitive as he used to be. Honestly I think it's a good idea to not get caught up by the mr grind and focus on what's actually making him money, which is raking as much veiws as he can. Plus raising a kid and trying to he the best at anything would be too stressful.
I think Jimmy still hasn't gotten over his sf5 mentality. He almost never shoots, depleting his attack bars faster than other players. Most of the time, he just sticks to basic combos when he needs to get into damage-dealing combos. This allows him to be defeated even if he makes the slightest mistake at the end of the game. And he shows the cards in his hand to his opponent and his opponents can easily smell this scent. As I said, their influence mostly stems from the Sf5 mentality. He needs to get over this.
Watched mdz jimmy during sf5 era because jimmy was famous for consistently negate every single hit v-reversal. Now in sf6, it seems there's not too much special of jimmy's Ryu than other Ryu players ... Capcom got to buff drive reversal next patch !
I used to watch jimmy a lot right before sf5 and maybe even during 5. Ya jumping really sucks in 6. Really get caught into stuff in 6 when you jump especially close. Ryu was good when you neutral jumped in SF4 i think a lot better than 6 and maybe 5, although I don't think I touched ryu much in 5. Wish I had wired net.
He has a high risk high reward gameplay like to do random sweep and dps sometimes. Matchup knowledge as well is abit lacking but hard to train in EU region
Jimmy doesn’t actually try to be consistent or really think through his decisions in neutral. He knows a lot of the tech and data, but he needs to work on playing a more consistent and solid neutral.
Maybe he doesn’t care, tbh unless you wanna win tournaments there’s more to do in life than trying to perfect your gameplay in a street fighter game, once you’re a high MR master you’re good so why keep grinding and putting so much hardwork into a game, especially considering there’s many other cool games to play. I’m MASTER at 1500mr and have beaten master as high as 1800 MR, I’m not gonna even bother getting my deejay any better, I know I could get better but it’s pointless imo, I’d rather just play other characters and chill having fun and play other games, maybe he’s the same
I think the reason for this is actually simple! He doesn't get to higher ranks, because he don't spend much time with this, he only plays rank on live streams, never offline, so in resume it's just a matter of time...
He plays online for like +5 hours a day/5 days a week since day one... Lowkey that's more time than most non streamers have to play Street Fighter. Yeah there's probably Family issues (wife, kids etc) like with anyone else, but he always gets a set amount of good hours to just grind the game. No, there's other fundamental issues that he has in his gameplay. Issues that he probably has never really come to terms with since SFV days.
@@jupiterapollo4985 To me it seems he's content being at his level, Still hasn't fixed his habit of doing cr.hp or back.hp instead of doing dp, thats very fundamental thing he hasn't fixed, tells you a lot about his mindset.
@@erheetrherh2659 Cr.hp or bk.hp are issues but noting to severe. You can still reache beyond legend if you only use those antiairs with a shoto character. He's obviously missing out on good damage and more consistent antiairs but that's not the deep issue I'm referring to. And yeah your right, the fact that he hasn't sorted out that problem yet shows his mindset. He's just not putting in the time to fix his weaknesses and flaws. For instance Daigo use to spend like 10 mins in training mode doing shoryukens with hitbox on both sides, while talking to chat. That's someone who knows he has a glaring flaw and takes the time to solve it even during his work hours.
stMP is -1 oB. If your opponent presses a 4f button, it beats any button you press completely. Also, the push back on stMP oB doesn't leave you in tick throw range. In SF5, it was plus so a lot of us Ryu players had to get that muscle memory out when SF6 launched. I used to do it all the time lol.
the reason why jimmy is plateauing is he fumbles and have bad jumping habits. if you've watch his streams he tends to panic jump in the corner or in neutral positions where he really shouldn't have, instead of holding composure. I also noticed he drops combos moreso when compared other players in 2k+ that are much more consistent. his jumping issue is probably his worst vice, he would jump very predictably in the corner or randomly in neutral giving his opponents free DPs. my 2c
I find that those jumps are when he doesn’t really want to win, he strikes me as a person who is very content with just playing the game and growing his stream
Yes ive been watching mdz jimmy since sf5 days but ive always observed he jumps way too much. Im not a great player but you will get dp'd every time because muscle memory been playing Since sf2 came out!
I don't believe Jimmy jumps as much as you think, it's a case by case basis. In fact, he is usually grounded but, as you detected, there is something else that is going on that is preventing him from going to 1900+ MR for he has a fantastic Ryu. I think he needs more sessions with Paladin and study more pro gamers match up to help him resolve it. Lucky for him, he is doing that. The rest of the stuff you mentioned I agree with, especially when it comes to "move choices" for there is "showmanship" and simply "going for the kill". I think SnakeEyes' Ryu is a perfect example of "going for the kill" for his Ryu is a beautiful AFFIRMATIVE and Assassination style Ryu. Also, another of Jimmy's issues is he need to work on his footsies for he is lacking or not doing enough of it as he prefers Rushing his opponents more so than focusing on zoning and spacing choice. The best example of demonstrating Footsies is Kakeru. If he can improves on those aspect then he would be able to simply "walk" his opponents to the corner, which is another form of pressure-play that EndingWalker, Daigo, Kakeru, Yas, SnakeEyes and Kazunoko are good at. So footsies, Zoning, Pressure-Play via walking and Fighting Attitude, as in "going for the kill", are most likely the core issues that are preventing Jimmy from going to the next level. In order from the very best, I think the Top 15 Ryu players today are the following: *Daigo < Kakeru < Paladin < Kawano < Kazunoko < Goto < EndingWalker < .Yas < SnakeEyes < Naruo < Darlin < Semy < Sekiganryu
Idk why this dude who isn’t in Legend rank made this video. He could’ve easily used himself as an example instead of Jimmy. Even did him dirty on the thumbnail, not to mention the title 👎
Making lower level players look stupid? Hmm. I haven't seen that and haven't noticed the combo drops but I admit I mostly just listen to his stream, don't watch closely. Fully admit. Good details!
I haven’t seen this either. He’s just really blunt and will call you out and some people take offense but he means good by it. he’s far from the rest of the 99 percent of FG streamers who consistently talk down on everyone, especially if they lose.
Jimmy's been saying that he's farming clips every match in sf6 now. He's not as competitive as he used to be. Honestly I think it's a good idea to not get caught up by the mr grind and focus on what's actually making him money, which is raking as much veiws as he can. Plus raising a kid and trying to he the best at anything would be too stressful.
![Salt Explosion! MDZ jimmY Can't Handle Zangief! [Stream Highlights 156]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/JpVo0XJ8Vy4/mqdefault.jpg)
I'm a huge MDZ Jimmy Ryu fan so this is not throwing shade. What do you guys think Jimmy can do better as a player to reach Legend Rank?
To note, I’ve been watching Jimmy since the beginning and my analysis is purely based on his overall game play and not execution. I understand he has a new controller but none of my analysis is about his lack of execution and is about my personal observation of his play since sf6 first came out until now. Also, I know this may be asking a lot from UA-cam but keep comments positive and constructive. Jimmy is a great player and person and I only want to see him succeed and be the best.
Ryu, like Luke, is a character whose defense is more effective than attacking, both of them are honest character. Best Luke players(Luke only) play more defensive(Kawano, Chris Wong, Bonchan). The best Luke players who could get consistent results(most of the times, menard use Blanka), Chris Wong show us how to play Luke effectively, you need to have extremely good defense.
However, defense in sf6 is much more difficult than attacking. Just because you can't stop the raw drive rush stably is almost equal to that you can't anti air effectively, and you will be "jumped in" by the opponent several times in one fight. Only a few players can stop raw drive rush consistently, Jimmy is not one of them, maybe that is why he play agressively, because defense is so difficult in sf6.
From the statistical data, the win rate of Ryu is close to 5.0 for 1700+ MR players, but the statistics will not tell us how much more effort Ryu players need to put in to reach 1700 than other characters.
whack title man, dont cast shade for clicks
@@computervision557 Agree to a degree regarding defense. As for honest characters, Luke is one of the most dishonest characters in the game! Not honest at all. The true honest characters in SF6 are Ryu and AKI. Zangief is arguably third most honest character but the level of damage via his SPD that capcom provided to him is ridiculous and more of a "compensation" due to his move and mix-up limitations.
@@EAprima "Honest" mean this character do not have setup to help him skip neutral, break defense(ex : command grab to play a 50/50 game), their main damange and oki chances come from great neutral, whiff punish
Everyone asking for Ryu buff, but if Ryu really become a strong character, he will look like another Luke eventually.
Luke is a better Ryu, if Ryu want to keep up with those insane character like DJ, Ken, Chun Li, Juri, Guile, Zangief(he is not as bad as everyone think, only a few bad match up, JP, Dhalsim and Lily) etc, performance of his tool kits need to be better, just like Luke.
Jimmy transitioned from competitive player to streamer. He could get to legend if he put in the work, but he is more focused on streaming and raising his kids.
@@Vidyadude There is a big difference between optimizing those hours for ranking up and playing for fun.
@@Vidyadude ok
@@Vidyadude There can be plenty of reasons, and ultimately it dosen't fucking matter. You don't need to be a legend or even improve at fighting games. only thing that matters is you have fun, and Jimmy has plenty of fun.
This is just cope icl. He is stuck. He plays the game for hours everyday
@@varan2412 you must be clueless if you think playing the game lots and focussing on trying to improve are the same thing
We need a podcast with Jimmy! Love that guy
I think he said that he only plays sf6 when he's streaming. So when he's not streaming I don't think he practices or anything at all. And also, I think he said he switched from pad to hitbox for sf6. He's still struggling to anti air with dp from a crouch block position.
Jimmy still has those muscle memory from V that doesn't really apply to the game anymore. Also he does way too much meaningless drive rush cancel that easily gets himself short on drive meter. His jump-in timings are not great, whereas he could add an extra layer of pressure mixing up jump-ins with drive impact/throw especially when the opponent is cornered. His damage output is lacking more often than not, and he struggles to find the optimal combo to finish a round. On top of those, he tends to drop combos a lot. I mean A LOT compared to other high level players, to the point that he gets so tilted because of it and ends up succuming to autopiloting and losing. Admittedly he has had some of those issues in V but they seem much more notable and do more damage to his gameplay in 6. I watch Jimmy's stream from time to time as a Ryu main. Not quite a fan of him making lower level players look stupid and whatnot, but him being technical with the character and the way he interacts with chat are all pretty enjoyable. I hope he still cares enough to prioritize leveling up his gameplay.
I think you're right. He probably needs to choose a primary play style. Teiga's Ryu is really good at the patient/counter attack play and he hit Legend rank. Very technical as well. Could take a page out of his book.
On the other hand, Paladin now is kind of balanced, but Ending Walker especially and Kakeru are offensive but it works because it's grounded...they hardly jump unless it's against a Guile. I find EW and Kakeru just walk opponents into the corner.
I love jimmy and this is a fair observation. But I also learned a lot watching jimmy to help in my RYU play. My belief is he focused on streaming more than anything and family. I believe if he really wanted to he can be the top RYU, I just don’t think that’s his focus
Jimmy also is talking to chat while he plays as well
What pressure strings aren't fake? Honest question. I have trouble understanding what will frame trap in this game against jabs besides jab cancel.
Just look at the frame data and if theres a -4 frame gap between 2 buttons.
An example is st.lp>st.lp>st.lp>st.lk
Cr.lk>cr.lk>st.lp>st.lk
@@jeffpalaganas7404 Why -4? If the button is -1, it's fake.
@@Vidyadude-4 because most jabs in this game are 4 frames or slower so if it’s -4 or worse then it will trade/lose to a buffered jab
@@retrah1611 He's saying if it's -anything then it's fake because you can just do reversal of invincible super into the gap.
I'm sure he will get there if he pushes for it. It's awesome to see you rooting for him.
I've noticed Jimmy rarely uses throw so his opponents can just block and his whiff punishing is pretty bad.
hey AM I used to play Ryu and AM going for Ken and I use drive moves to get in always without them I struggle to close up and open there defence if they check DR good ant air how I can get those footsies into work with no use of Dr
FT10 VS MDZJIMMY
Isn't jimmy in Germany?
I dont care.. make it happen!
Jimmy will whoop this guy
He jumps to much has bad patience. And plays way to much high risk high reward gameplan.
Jimmy's been saying that he's farming clips every match in sf6 now. He's not as competitive as he used to be. Honestly I think it's a good idea to not get caught up by the mr grind and focus on what's actually making him money, which is raking as much veiws as he can. Plus raising a kid and trying to he the best at anything would be too stressful.
I agree with you.. but NuckleDu also has Kids and barely any time to play and yet... look where he's at.
Jwong
Yeah those are pro players 😂
I think Jimmy still hasn't gotten over his sf5 mentality. He almost never shoots, depleting his attack bars faster than other players. Most of the time, he just sticks to basic combos when he needs to get into damage-dealing combos. This allows him to be defeated even if he makes the slightest mistake at the end of the game. And he shows the cards in his hand to his opponent and his opponents can easily smell this scent. As I said, their influence mostly stems from the Sf5 mentality. He needs to get over this.
Love watching both you guys
Sooo when we gonna get a match I'd love to watch ryu vs ryu
I dont really follow Jimmy but would the region hes in make a big difference?
Watched mdz jimmy during sf5 era because jimmy was famous for consistently negate every single hit v-reversal. Now in sf6, it seems there's not too much special of jimmy's Ryu than other Ryu players ... Capcom got to buff drive reversal next patch !
I used to watch jimmy a lot right before sf5 and maybe even during 5. Ya jumping really sucks in 6. Really get caught into stuff in 6 when you jump especially close. Ryu was good when you neutral jumped in SF4 i think a lot better than 6 and maybe 5, although I don't think I touched ryu much in 5. Wish I had wired net.
i like watching Jimmy as well, you're not throwing shade at all.
He has a high risk high reward gameplay like to do random sweep and dps sometimes. Matchup knowledge as well is abit lacking but hard to train in EU region
Jimmy doesn’t actually try to be consistent or really think through his decisions in neutral. He knows a lot of the tech and data, but he needs to work on playing a more consistent and solid neutral.
Oxe, o vini punho de dragão ai, que massa
Isnt this kinda punching down? I know the intention isnt malicious, but still...
It's a thin line for sure
Lmao @ "poor man's uppercut". I think it's because he uses Hitbox controller.
Maybe he doesn’t care, tbh unless you wanna win tournaments there’s more to do in life than trying to perfect your gameplay in a street fighter game, once you’re a high MR master you’re good so why keep grinding and putting so much hardwork into a game, especially considering there’s many other cool games to play. I’m MASTER at 1500mr and have beaten master as high as 1800 MR, I’m not gonna even bother getting my deejay any better, I know I could get better but it’s pointless imo, I’d rather just play other characters and chill having fun and play other games, maybe he’s the same
He's my favorite Ryu but dn bro gets obliterated when fighting any pro. Or in tournie
I think the reason for this is actually simple! He doesn't get to higher ranks, because he don't spend much time with this, he only plays rank on live streams, never offline, so in resume it's just a matter of time...
He plays online for like +5 hours a day/5 days a week since day one... Lowkey that's more time than most non streamers have to play Street Fighter. Yeah there's probably Family issues (wife, kids etc) like with anyone else, but he always gets a set amount of good hours to just grind the game. No, there's other fundamental issues that he has in his gameplay. Issues that he probably has never really come to terms with since SFV days.
@@jupiterapollo4985 To me it seems he's content being at his level, Still hasn't fixed his habit of doing cr.hp or back.hp instead of doing dp, thats very fundamental thing he hasn't fixed, tells you a lot about his mindset.
@@erheetrherh2659 Cr.hp or bk.hp are issues but noting to severe. You can still reache beyond legend if you only use those antiairs with a shoto character. He's obviously missing out on good damage and more consistent antiairs but that's not the deep issue I'm referring to. And yeah your right, the fact that he hasn't sorted out that problem yet shows his mindset. He's just not putting in the time to fix his weaknesses and flaws. For instance Daigo use to spend like 10 mins in training mode doing shoryukens with hitbox on both sides, while talking to chat. That's someone who knows he has a glaring flaw and takes the time to solve it even during his work hours.
Im pretty sure st.mp>st.mp is a true combo string.
stMP is -1 oB. If your opponent presses a 4f button, it beats any button you press completely. Also, the push back on stMP oB doesn't leave you in tick throw range. In SF5, it was plus so a lot of us Ryu players had to get that muscle memory out when SF6 launched. I used to do it all the time lol.
I don’t think jimmy cares any more bro, he’s basically playing sf for a full time job, pretty sure he doesn’t even play when he’s not streaming now.
the reason why jimmy is plateauing is he fumbles and have bad jumping habits. if you've watch his streams he tends to panic jump in the corner or in neutral positions where he really shouldn't have, instead of holding composure. I also noticed he drops combos moreso when compared other players in 2k+ that are much more consistent. his jumping issue is probably his worst vice, he would jump very predictably in the corner or randomly in neutral giving his opponents free DPs. my 2c
I find that those jumps are when he doesn’t really want to win, he strikes me as a person who is very content with just playing the game and growing his stream
Machoortv he’s good too
He’s to smarty pants with everything. You can’t stay on 16 every time. Some times you have to take a hit.
Jimbo is the King over there
Yes ive been watching mdz jimmy since sf5 days but ive always observed he jumps way too much. Im not a great player but you will get dp'd every time because muscle memory been playing
Since sf2 came out!
I don't believe Jimmy jumps as much as you think, it's a case by case basis. In fact, he is usually grounded but, as you detected, there is something else that is going on that is preventing him from going to 1900+ MR for he has a fantastic Ryu.
I think he needs more sessions with Paladin and study more pro gamers match up to help him resolve it. Lucky for him, he is doing that. The rest of the stuff you mentioned I agree with, especially when it comes to "move choices" for there is "showmanship" and simply "going for the kill". I think SnakeEyes' Ryu is a perfect example of "going for the kill" for his Ryu is a beautiful AFFIRMATIVE and Assassination style Ryu. Also, another of Jimmy's issues is he need to work on his footsies for he is lacking or not doing enough of it as he prefers Rushing his opponents more so than focusing on zoning and spacing choice. The best example of demonstrating Footsies is Kakeru. If he can improves on those aspect then he would be able to simply "walk" his opponents to the corner, which is another form of pressure-play that EndingWalker, Daigo, Kakeru, Yas, SnakeEyes and Kazunoko are good at. So footsies, Zoning, Pressure-Play via walking and Fighting Attitude, as in "going for the kill", are most likely the core issues that are preventing Jimmy from going to the next level.
In order from the very best, I think the Top 15 Ryu players today are the following: *Daigo < Kakeru < Paladin < Kawano < Kazunoko < Goto < EndingWalker < .Yas < SnakeEyes < Naruo < Darlin < Semy < Sekiganryu
@amkiddfgc what do you use? Controller or fightstick?
I use controller, PS5 D Pad
Idk why this dude who isn’t in Legend rank made this video. He could’ve easily used himself as an example instead of Jimmy. Even did him dirty on the thumbnail, not to mention the title 👎
Simple answer: because fighting games are hard
what do you mean.. "you people?" 🤔 lol
Making lower level players look stupid? Hmm. I haven't seen that and haven't noticed the combo drops but I admit I mostly just listen to his stream, don't watch closely. Fully admit. Good details!
I haven’t seen this either. He’s just really blunt and will call you out and some people take offense but he means good by it. he’s far from the rest of the 99 percent of FG streamers who consistently talk down on everyone, especially if they lose.
He got he's ass beat by leffen lol
When I say exactly these observations, Im his hater...
Things what holding Jimmy back:
-Worst region on the world
-His age
-Socio economic factors
calling EU worst region "on" the world is wild...
His age? Look at Daigo, tokido snake eyez to name a few
All of your reasons are delusional.
@@interceptingfist5682 He is around 30-35 YO, that is far past his prime
@@numa2k147 Why do you think that? It is not like i am from same region and timezone like him 😄
No reason to be jumping against blanka anyways
Jimmy caters to the edgy TikTok ryu fans. He tends to make fun or shit on lower ranked players, not blatantly but he does it quite often
" He is the best technical ryu player, so let's talk about the 2 billions mistakes he make for the next 6 mins "
He is not that good, simple
Jimmy's been saying that he's farming clips every match in sf6 now. He's not as competitive as he used to be. Honestly I think it's a good idea to not get caught up by the mr grind and focus on what's actually making him money, which is raking as much veiws as he can. Plus raising a kid and trying to he the best at anything would be too stressful.