Manas Ayus Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 The title says it all. Who is your secondary and why? The reason I ask this is because I have around 800 games played with Arakune online and probably around 40 if I added all the other plays I have with other characters. I'd like to find a secondary! Do you prefer to play other characters who you can zone with as well, or do you prefer a pure melee/rushdown character to compliment Arakune's style? Post it here!
tolore Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 I like taokaka, arakune is fun, but he doesn't feel like a 'real' character. Not saying he's cheap or easy, but his mobility is really wierd, he basically can't combo off his ground pokes without meter, his dash is odd, and half his normals feel like specials(leaving me feeling like he doesn't really have normals). Taokaka i think, keeps the good mobility, has good normals, and has really good ability to combo off of ground pokes.
Schank Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 I haven't picked one yet, but I tried Tao and couldn't really get a feel for her. Carl seems like a nice choice coming from Eddie and wtftripleunblockabletodizzyIK with his clap loop and negative edging. But still unsure. If my everyday competition didn't play Tager, i'd prob pick him, but I'm really at a loss for an alt. Maybe after this next balance patch i keep hearing about I'll pick up an alt...
ALL CAPS Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 Right now I play Ragna. He is very straight forward while being someone who has good range and mobility not named Jin . Though I might switch to Haku-men cuz I play SC4 competitively so my instincts for Guard Impacting from playing Setsuka make IB and drive countering with Haku-men like second nature.
INSANITY1O21O Posted July 28, 2009 Posted July 28, 2009 I was thinking toakaka too but her playstyle is kind of hard (espeicaly on pad) and she does very little damage next up for me is maybe litchi but i think ill wait until the "balance"(nerf) patch
Shinsua Posted July 28, 2009 Posted July 28, 2009 Shishigami Bang. . . Though according to my card, its Tager
Effay Posted July 29, 2009 Posted July 29, 2009 Watching some Mike Z videos have inspired me to want to learn Tager at least as a sub. Though right now I can barely 720.... Stupid square gate. Constant vigilance, though.
SOVIET AFRO Posted July 30, 2009 Posted July 30, 2009 Haku-men....just wow.... Counter needs to be a little more like testament's, but overall I love Haku as a sub. especially against Jin and Nu (who i can't beat to save my life with Ara for some odd reason (stupid nu LOLOLOL50%lifecancelcomboofdoom) and being SOVIET, tager is fun to play
Shinsua Posted July 30, 2009 Posted July 30, 2009 No, thats okay >.> We dont need Haku's D button to be a rather wide frame duration poison trap
Raidhyn Posted July 31, 2009 Posted July 31, 2009 I'm subbing Ragna at the moment, he's a very straight forward character with fun combos, it makes for a nice break from Arakune's shenannigains.
Sake Posted July 31, 2009 Posted July 31, 2009 I'm trying to decide if it should be Tao or Hakumen. Actually, Arakune, Tao, and Hakumen are all fighting for my Main, but Ara has it right now. I really like Tao's rushdown, and I've gotten pretty good with her Drive loops, and its nice to use a character that can run, instead of moving to a certain spot.
Abstract Posted August 1, 2009 Posted August 1, 2009 I second Tager as a form of penance for playing top tier. Emo tears.
DjNawo Posted August 2, 2009 Posted August 2, 2009 Taokaka here. Both are kind of my main. I can't decide which I like more.
Helbendt Posted August 2, 2009 Posted August 2, 2009 I play Hakumen occasionally. That's a big occasionally, though; I bust out the bees almost every match. Haku-bro is fun stuff, though. And the absolute bane of predictable people who don't have "v-13" on their health bar.
Manas Ayus Posted August 3, 2009 Author Posted August 3, 2009 So I finally found a sub! I chose Noel, as I feel gimped being unable to quickly react and move. Arakune has a different type of mobility than the other characters in the game; although it's by no means slow, considering he can teleport and whatnot but... Noel's speed is just really nice, it's super fun jumping over people and hitting them with a 5D, having simple and quick aerial combos, and being able to cancel all of her moves into different things. I am enjoying it, and I believe she compliments my play style with Arakune quite well!
Truesonic Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 I'm stuck between choosing Carl or Tao as my sub.
I Call Shotgun Posted August 9, 2009 Posted August 9, 2009 I'm probably going to end up subbing Tao. Noel kicks ass, but she's just not my sort of playing style, I guess. I hate fighting Rachel, but her projectiles have caught the attention of a long-time Bridget player. My other option is V-13... But Ara's stolen my heart, what can I say!
WildcatNKU24 Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 is amazing. It's hard to want to play another character. But, sometimes, it gets old pwning people with bugs and such. And if you're like my buddy Infectellect (he's on this board, holler at him), you'll start begging me to change characters, as it "apparently" gets annoying... I dunno, I smile the whole time, myself. Tao has really great potential, however my second currently is bang! His theme song alone makes it worth it.
Infectellect Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 is amazing. It's hard to want to play another character. But, sometimes, it gets old pwning people with bugs and such. And if you're like my buddy Infectellect (he's on this board, holler at him), you'll start begging me to change characters, as it "apparently" gets annoying... I dunno, I smile the whole time, myself. Tao has really great potential, however my second currently is bang! His theme song alone makes it worth it. And you can count.... on me waiting for you in the parking lot. On a serious note, don't let this wild cat fool you. We are about 50/50 in Win/Lose ratio at the moment. Though I must admit Arakune is incredibly annoying when I play Ragna. He's tough, but not easy to use. I have more respect for you all over those Nu players.
shadowarchangel Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 hmmm, I main arakune. And my sub is, ARAKUNE!!! lol sadly it's the truth =( but before playing with squiggly I used to play and practice with V-13. But yeah xD Normally when I stick to one character, I stick with him, no matter who I'm fighting with.
silentdob Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 I keep bouncing back and forth between Tager and Jin. Tagers really fun, but it takes me a bit to get used to his low mobility after playing Ara. Im learning Jin mainly so I can beat down spamming Jins the proper way.
AdamNW Posted October 18, 2009 Posted October 18, 2009 I sub Rachel, although that's likely to change after CS comes out. Most likely Tsubaki.
DFEAR Posted October 18, 2009 Posted October 18, 2009 i would 2ndary v-13 to counter v-13, but i would just lose because i 2nd her instead of main her :\ so i might as well go arakune ALL the way and just be that beast :P
DarkChildOfLight Posted November 6, 2009 Posted November 6, 2009 So far I only really messed about with Noel but now I want to try out Rachel.
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