You're right. But... I still feel like I need to be... to be better at learning new things, and learning them quicker. Learning new tech, new characters, or new games in general, and picking it all up much faster. I want to play a new game day one and be able to have a chance at taking a tournament that day. Playing older games is helping, but I need other people to play, and there aren't very many on Fightcade, if any.
I think playing the game that everyone is playing, even if just for a couple months or on and off at tournaments, should help me overall as a player. People keep telling me this is silly. But it feels like the right way to learn for me. I'm getting more out of playing new games that I wouldn't have played without this state of mind.
As far as current games, the only one I like is SG. That's the only one I like that has active players. I might like Pokken. I might like KOF14, especially if the execution is a bit easier. I probably won't like Revelator, but if I get a stick I'll try it again.