Guilty Gear 2: Overture released

[Xithmos]

I was planning to make it during Thanksgiving Break, since I'm off of school for 5 days. I have other things to focus on, such as school, applications, drivers ed, and more. Sorry my main priority isn't Guilty Gear 2. Since I'm such a lazy bum, I'll live up to those standards and not make the video.

[Blackgenma]

be my guest.

[Xithmos]

I posted this up originally on gamefaqs, just gonna copy and paste it. Seeing as Panda has been having sooo much fun in Blazblue, he might not participate for this Saturday's Night of Shenanigans. Can anyone confirm that they will be online this Saturday?

[Ayumu Gardevoir]

I will <3

[Aedesyr]

i'll try to.

[Blackgenma]

I'll try. I hope I can be on.

EDIT: goddammit, I'm collecting videos for my new GG2 video thread, but it seems like some of the old videos....lost quality or something. I don't know, it's hard to explain, but videos that where once clear are now...fuzzy, with shit quality.

I not sure whether it's the computer I'm using at the moment or not (currently using a public computer), but this is making collecting the videos a pain in the ass. I don't know why nicovideo gets wonky like this.

but the old GG2 video thread will be back regardless. it'll take a while, but it'll be back.

for my personal reference:

Nocturnal Rites combo video.

http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm8044588

featuring Sol, Sin, Izuna and Ky.

inputs for Sol

(L) x, x, x, 8x, 2y, y.

7 hits, 279 damage. the guy didn't Modern cancel the 8x into the 2y.

(L) x, 2x, 6x, 2x, j, y, (land) 8y.

8 hits, 202 damage.

(L) x, x, j, 8x, MC, air dash, x, (land), x, x, MC, (F) x, x, (L), x, x.

10 hits, 264 damage. the guy locked of after the 2nd MC and locked on mid free combo, so the combo remained a free combo even after locking on.

(L) x, 2x, 4x, (right side step) x, 4x, (right side step) x, 4x, (right side step) (L trigger) 4x, (L) x, 2y.

11 hits, 266 damage. the vid cuts off early, so I could be off about it.

(L) 2x, 8y, (forward step) x, x, (left side step) 2x, (right step) 2x, (left side step) 2x, (right side step) 2x, 2y.

10 hit, 348 damage.

cuts to Sin, Izuna and Ky combos.

Ex Sol combos

(L) x, x, x, 8x, 2y, *MC, 2x, (right side step), 2x, left side step, 2x, j, x, 8x,

11 hits, 350 damage. *MC so Sol never leaves the ground.

(L) x, x, j, 8x, (MC) (air dash), x, (land) x, x, x, (step forward) x, x, (left side step) 2x, (left side step) 2x, (left side step) 2x, (right side step) 2x, (left side step) 2x, 2y.

16 hit, 404 damage.

(L) 4x, 2x, MC, 2x, 2y, (land), x, x, x, 8y.

9 hits, 321 damage.

I plan to post up the Sin combos again (that I posted up in the video thread, which is sadly lost) AND the Izuna combos on the video.

[Sol.Badguy]

I'll most likely be on, I'll try my best anyway, send me invites!

[PandaKingEX]

I posted this up originally on gamefaqs, just gonna copy and paste it.

Seeing as Panda has been having sooo much fun in Blazblue, he might not participate for this Saturday's Night of Shenanigans. Can anyone confirm that they will be online this Saturday?

I would be there if I had the money for the game. Mentioning me having fun with Blazblue is so lol to me, since I have a serious burning hatred towards Blazblue for ruining what little online community this game once had. I just play it, since I have nothing else to play on my 360, and my psp is somewhat out of commission at the moment.

[Xithmos]

Blazblue spreads <3 all around. So far we have four people attending Saturday's Night of Shenanigans.

[Blackgenma]

Panda, when you get the money for this game, I got dibs on you. we need to do some SERIOUS training. (on the weekends...sigh) than I will turn around and CRUSH AEDESYR as a show of affection to him afterwards. (and it will be in servant battles no less!) you guys who will participate in this "night of shananigans", we should do some 1 on 1's if anyone is interested. get in a little serious competition before we bullshit around. (if I can even be there...damn my social life! stop interfering with GG2!)

[Aedesyr]

it won't be so easy. Since i'm too lazy to train with izuna on 1vs1, i decided to focus on maining paradigm. OH MAN HE IS AWSOME. i just love him. He's kinda badass too, in his own special way. It's actually the only char i've been able to beat the computer on maximum difficulty(with the unspoken rule of not winning by enemy master's death). I just hope i can make it for the legendary night of shananigans. DAMN YOU SOCIAL LIFE.

[Blackgenma]

aedesyr, if you thought you died fast against me when you played as valentine, your in for a surprise if you use paradigm. not to mention I know paradigm pretty well, since I sub him, and have plenty of experiance fighting decent ones online. I saw this cool replay of guilty blood vs HN tappu, both paradigm, on ganymeade. it was super awkward, but it was pretty cool too. of coarse HN Tappu won. but regardless, we must have a paradigm vs paradigm battle. we must. WE MUST.

[Aedesyr]

WE MUST.

No need to say more.

See ya on the battlefield.

[Blackgenma]

Did you guys know if you MC the second hit of a bandit revolver, if the first hit didn't make contact, you can continue to combo? in other words, it behaves like Ky's stun dipper. you can use it to move in, and combo someone. either that of it must have been my imagination. will test validity of this.

[PandaKingEX]

It's valid, but mostly only practical for punishing Valentine's back y move.

[Blackgenma]

oh, so it does work.

well, I tend to unleash bandit revolver when I feel that the opponent thinks they are safely outside of Sol's reach (and thus are in a false sense of security somewhat). it's hard to describe how I feel when it's the right time to let a bandit revolver fly, but I do it when they are in a position to only get hit by the second move, unless I short dash into it.

you'd be surprised how many times I catch people with bandit revolver in this fashion. though, when I miss the technique the first time, I have to wait a while before I pull something like that again, otherwise I will get predictable, and they will side step.

a lot of players tend not to expect a lone bandit revolver.

EDIT: also, bandit revolver goes over some projectiles, like Ky's stun edge, and Sin's beak driver. another reason why's it's useful to move in at the right time.

on an unrelated note, if this game had a tier list, I think Sol would be squarely at the bottom of it. I'm not sure about anyone else though. he's the only character who was constantly improved through the updates, while everyone else was always getting toned down. not giving him a low-level anti armor unit was a fucking stupid Idea.

even so, this game is surprisingly balanced. good Sol players win lots of battles. Sol is deceiving, he seems like a beginner friendly character, but thats not really the case; on closer examination, he's more along the lines of an advanced character.

I can't tell you how much easier it is to win with the likes of Ky than it is with Sol. your units actually do stuff that doesn't involve dying.

[Aedesyr]

the best way to win with sol is to rush before the opponent gets the chance to spam armors and/or by aiming for enemy master. Anyways, i really need something to defend my paradigm better. Get out of here is a good skill? Or should i just get some heavy feet item?

[Adelheid]

Get Out of Here is awesome. Can't be blocked, and hits people who are on the ground, meaning you can end all your (normally pretty bad) combos with it and turn them into decently damaging ones that get the opponent way the hell away from you at the end. It's not super incredibly important for Paradigm, but it's quite nice.

[Blackgenma]

HN tapuu does not use get out of here (often anyway), and he's the best paradigm user I've ever seen. he fills his inventory with other stuff like mouth zipper and dispel. if he does buy the thing, it's later in the match, meaning he does not rely on the move.

but I'm not the best paradigm user I have ever seen and I use it because I suck. I only do it to pick up mofos I've drop on the ground. using it on a standing opponent is VERY risky since you have to be so close, and I have never once used it successfully against a standing opponent.

it's also good to use on some servants you want to kill faster that you knocked down. most servants that aren't a elite armor can be thrown with the skill

what I always do is pick them up after a roll, or do the only freaking combo that I do with paradigm without using assistant Bonnie.

(L) x, x, x, MC, forward step, 2x.

you need to input this fast as hell in order for it to be unblock-able. and if they avoid a knock down, no free throw for you. apples and (L) 2x pokes work too.

my guide has some solid tips for fighting with paradigm. it gives you pretty much all the essentials. you just need to work your game off from there.

just rely on good set ups with your gate gunner if you don't want to spend inventory space on get out of here, and work from there.

as for winning with Sol, the best method of winning with him is the fastest method you can come up with. if that means going to the enemy master ghost with a S-drive and going bananas on it, than that's what you do.

Kimera's Sol gameplay is freaking amazing though, he's so strategic. damn, I gotta make that video topic again.

EDIT: heavy feet kicks ass. I see no reason not to use it. mouth zipper and rapid fire too.

[Xithmos]

Comboing with rapid fire + heavy feat = <3 Especially with Sin and Sol, they are the characters that can use it the easiest. One more day until the Night of Shenanigans.

[Ayumu Gardevoir]

Ohhh, I can't wait to get my ass kicked <3

[Aedesyr]

me too. I have to avenge my poor paradigm. I got ALL ghosts and died cause i tried to use paradigm's overdrive at ayumus masterghost. TERRIBLE IDEA.

[Ayumu Gardevoir]

Something came up that might (MIGHT!) interrupt my participation in GG2 night D:

[Blackgenma]

that night was full of fail and disappointment. and lots and lots of losing to the jp. at least I got to beat on aedeysr though! woot!

[Ayumu Gardevoir]

So I really missed nothing?