Just got into the game

1. Go through the tutorial.
2. Play whoever you want.
3. Play to learn, not to win.
4. Watch match videos.
5. Look for steam groups and players near you, and play them a lot.

I'd recommend just sticking with two characters for now. That way you can learn to use assists and you'll have a decent amount of health to rely on without overwhelming yourself with three characters. Also, don't focus on combos. Learn the mechanics of the game and your characters (and instead of learning long combos, just learn sneaky resets, they'll be much more useful).

Also, find someone willing to play with you and give you advice as well as someone around your skill level who you can spar with.

The first thing I'd recommend doing is checking out the Beginner Resources section. (After completing the in game tutorial)

You can post some info in the Beginner Match Finder Thread if you're looking to play with people your skill level.

As far as general tips? There's so much to cover!
Make sure you play through the tutorial and understand it. It's a very helpful tutorial with lots to cover.

Don't get too down about losing and try and learn from your mistakes.
If you have any one liner questions you can always post them in the Beginner Questions Thread.

You can get a pretty controlled environment by opening up a lobby for two people, and then playing against your opponent a bunch over and over.
If you feel the person is WAY outside your skill level (to the point where you cannot touch them) then you can always kick the opponent by hovering over their name and pressing LK.

If you want a place to talk about your gameplay, teams, experience, and improvement you can always start a Training Diary, which even really good players do.

Hope you have a lot of fun with it and if you have any.. more specific issues, I'd be happy to help.
"What should I know?" is just a little bit broad :P

What Skarmand said.

-Right now avoid quick match like the plague. There's no skill ranking system. Do beginner lobbies.
-Don't worry about optimal combos. Just do something that is consistent and ends in a super.
-Feel free to friend people slightly better than you or around the same skill level. Most people would be happy to have new training partners.

Hey, welcome! I'm just gonna drop a bunch of links that might be helpful :3

Beginner Resources Thread <<<<<<<<<

http://skullgirls.com/forums/index....eginner-match-finder-thread.7638/#post-287941

http://skullheart.com/index.php?threads/skullgirls-faq-updated-to-not-be-ancient.386/

http://skullgirls.com/forums/index.php?threads/general-bnb-compendium.4072/

http://skullgirls.com/forums/index.php?threads/general-beginner-q-a-thread.7639/



For those characters you mentioned I recommend these:

Fukua: http://skullgirls.com/forums/index.php?threads/fukua-compendium.6315/

Squigly: http://skullheart.com/index.php?thr...-squigly-guide-frame-data-included-video.737/ and http://skullgirls.com/forums/index....ial-new-squigly-240-undizzy-combo-thread.907/

BigBand: http://skullgirls.com/forums/index.php?threads/big-band-compendium-read-this-for-combos.2853/ and http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=381822237

Cerebella: http://skullgirls.com/forums/index.php?threads/cerebella-guide-learn-from-the-best-v4-1.227/

Valentine: http://skullgirls.com/forums/index.php?threads/valentine-character-guide.3820/

Beowulf: http://skullgirls.com/forums/index.php?threads/beowulf-combos.7203/ (Beowulf is pretty new so there's not a lot of content for him yet...)


That's a LOT of stuff, and I know it can look pretty overwhelming, but you can use this just as a reference to find an answer if you have a question about the game, just play it and try to have fun! :)

I've got some guides on Beowulf, Big Band, Squigly, and Fukua, if you're interested.


Beginner-Friendly Big Band Guide



Intermediate-Level Fukua Guide



Not too happy with how these last two guides ended up, but you might be able to pick up some stuff from them.


Beginner-Friendly Beowulf Guide



Intermediate Squigly Guide

Welcome aboard! My tips:

- Block more, mash less.

- Play preferably single player modes and in beginners lobbies rather than quick matches who will end rapidly frustrating.

- Losing is part of the process.