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Frame data isn’t all that complicated, but that doesn’t make pulling back the curtain on the numbers that make our favorite fighting games tick any less intimidating. Though it can be rough getting into the intricacies of frame data, the importance of arming yourself with such knowledge cannot be stressed enough. The most informed fighter may not be guaranteed a win, but the better one’s understanding of the game, the higher their chances of success.

To help ease new players into frame data, lordofultima and jmcrofts have each created videos–appropriately within 24 hours of each other–to get things rolling. Through these videos, you’ll learn what frame data is, how it applies to matches on a play-by-play basis, how to create frame traps, and much more.

Though the footage from these videos features gameplay from Street Fighter V, do note that the information presented applies to any fighting game you happen to pop into your console.

Sources: lordofultima, jmcrofts