Xie Posted January 14, 2012 Author Posted January 14, 2012 My Japanese is "useable". My pronunciation is correct, but I use words and mannerisms in a somewhat unnatural way. Communicating ideas and meaning was no problem, but I didn't seem like a native speaker for obvious reasons. Some people like Akira are super nice and speak in an extra simple way. Reading was hard if it was kanji only. If you want me to ask a question, make sure it is very, very specific, if not for the sake of asking a meaningful question. I don't have any contact info for Akira. Sorry lol. He seemed to know some basic English, but I don't know how fluent he is. I played sakamoto ryoma and he wrecked my shit. It's hard to say who was better between him, satoshi, or lucky, but they were all very strong with very contrasting styles. My greatest regret was that I didn't fully master this matchup before I left, as I'm sure it'll come up often in America.
pktazn Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 Lots of interesting stuff to be read here. I hope you had an awesome time Xie, though it sounds like it :D
A.X.I.S. Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 That is good enough Xie you did very well considering you didn't come to win but to learn. +1 for you.
Critical Edge Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 (edited) I feel bad for not being able to go to Alpha Station the last time you were there and say goodbye. You're definitely a really strong player and I hope that you're able to take the knowledge you got from playing all of the top players and help our community grow when you get back to America. I'll try and do my part when I get back as well. It goes without saying that I'll be trying to help out as much as possible before I get back too, hahaha. Edited January 14, 2012 by Critical Edge
Skye Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 Skye, Akira is the commentator for tachikawa and has been for years. How the fuck did that rumor even start. Hell if I know, it came out of nowhere. Now it can be laid to rest.
Jourdal Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 C0r, I would have said just watch the tachikawa vids, but they lost the recordings of everything except semi and grand finals. Well, keba is still in the finals though. Okay that explains why there were only two parts.....And thanks for all of the insight/information you've posted during your stay there.
Yggjrasil Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 Welcome back to the states, Xie. We missed you.
Xie Posted January 20, 2012 Author Posted January 20, 2012 I said I'd write up everything I was thinking about in terms of the Japanese scene... but in the end I feel like I'm starting to generalize a little too much. I feel like I could answer someone if they asked me "What makes X player so good?", but I don't know if I could tell you exactly why we think differently, or what people think in general. That one may be for a real article I'd have to write. Anyhow! The show is gonna be back eventually. There's a lot going on at work and I'm still playing catch-up, so I don't know exactly when I'll have free time. If anything, I may just run an informal show for a little while, since people are bound to be backed up with their Q&A needs... except that my rig has been freaking out lately, and it might be bad ram or the graphics card, which has also put a damper on making the show work. But yeah, I really want to talk about Makoto, Tsubaki, and Tager, and what makes the good players so good, but we'll see if I can get this shit fixed.
Skye Posted January 20, 2012 Posted January 20, 2012 I feel like I could answer someone if they asked me "What makes X player so good?" I apologize for this in advance, but... What makes Souji so good? What makes Souji so good? What makes Souji so good? What makes Souji so good? What makes Souji so good? What makes Souji so good?
Xie Posted January 20, 2012 Author Posted January 20, 2012 When I think of Arakune, I sort of think of him as kind of a game plan oriented character. His spacing and screen control are really unique in that how you plan to take advantage of normals, projectles, clouds, and eventually bugs are based on real time plans you hatch dependant on the situation and what kinds of landing recovery you'll end up in. That said, Souji is like the man with infinite perfect plans. Like no matter what is happening, he is calculating some way to kill you. He often intentionally leaves gaps that are actually full on traps with his timing and spacing. So yeah, there's nothing most humans can do, lol. At shinjuku sports land, he beat dora like a bunch of times. I think the only person he lost to that night was Mitsurugi, and heseemed to win more than he lost.
Brice Posted January 20, 2012 Posted January 20, 2012 what do you mean by talking about makoto tsubaki and tager???
TD Posted January 20, 2012 Posted January 20, 2012 did you play any rachels xie, and if so how were they?
A.X.I.S. Posted January 20, 2012 Posted January 20, 2012 what do you mean by talking about makoto tsubaki and tager??? Those characters changed radically.
Skye Posted January 20, 2012 Posted January 20, 2012 When I think of Arakune, I sort of think of him as kind of a game plan oriented character. His spacing and screen control are really unique in that how you plan to take advantage of normals, projectles, clouds, and eventually bugs are based on real time plans you hatch dependant on the situation and what kinds of landing recovery you'll end up in. That said, Souji is like the man with infinite perfect plans. Like no matter what is happening, he is calculating some way to kill you. He often intentionally leaves gaps that are actually full on traps with his timing and spacing. So yeah, there's nothing most humans can do, lol. At shinjuku sports land, he beat dora like a bunch of times. I think the only person he lost to that night was Mitsurugi, and heseemed to win more than he lost. Thank you.
Xie Posted January 20, 2012 Author Posted January 20, 2012 (edited) @TD: I played Jager (Kouhatsu) and N-Otoko (A-cho). I can't say I really understand the matchup, so I don't know who is better between the two. Especially because I would lose to this really solid 600 PSR rachel at A-cho, then watch him lose to this really bad platinum who would just flail and do shit. Jager is probably the more well known one though, he was on the ballot for GODS, so it makes sense. Edit: Ram was not the issue. Now I gotta figure out if it's the graphics card, the drivers, or my configuration. Edited January 20, 2012 by Xie
Roldy Posted January 22, 2012 Posted January 22, 2012 @TD: I played Jager (Kouhatsu) and N-Otoko (A-cho).Wait, the Venom player, N-Otoko? O_O
Lucien Posted January 22, 2012 Posted January 22, 2012 Wait, the Venom player, N-Otoko? O_O He also plays Rachel in BB IIRC. He was bodying nearly everyone in a BBR 3on3 set for A-cho.
Kuuhaku Posted January 22, 2012 Posted January 22, 2012 @TD: I played Jager (Kouhatsu) and N-Otoko (A-cho). I can't say I really understand the matchup, so I don't know who is better between the two. Especially because I would lose to this really solid 600 PSR rachel at A-cho, then watch him lose to this really bad platinum who would just flail and do shit. Jager is probably the more well known one though, he was on the ballot for GODS, so it makes sense. Edit: Ram was not the issue. Now I gotta figure out if it's the graphics card, the drivers, or my configuration. Was his card name Jager? If so, that might actually be Arisa. He's pretty good. Did you notice any particular new technology from the Rachel players? Or was there anything in paticular that seemed to be really effective?
huey253 Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 Was his card name Jager? If so, that might actually be Arisa. He's pretty good. Did you notice any particular new technology from the Rachel players? Or was there anything in paticular that seemed to be really effective? looked like the same generic 50 50 mixups...
Xie Posted January 23, 2012 Author Posted January 23, 2012 @Polka he introduced himself to me as Jager. I don't actually remember his card name lol. I would describe a strong Rachel player as someone who is just unforgiving. They always want you to be blocking, getting mixed up, or dead.
Xie Posted January 23, 2012 Author Posted January 23, 2012 Hakumen is probably the most common character I saw in Japan during gatherings. Like no matter what there's always a good number of 500-700 PSR Hakumen players playing anywhere I went. That said, I ran the entire spectrum of good to bad Hakumen players, the best ones I faced personally being PRFARMY and Blacky. Frankly, the matchup isn't particularly fun to play as Platinum, so I mostly avoided players that were well below the 700 range. Against players in the 500-600 range, I actually felt like it was a waste fighting them because I often ended up just rolling dice instead of playing the matchup, so I often opted to play against the plethora of other players who were just 1 or 2 cabs down. Edit: It's probably the graphics card... will try to RMA and or fix, but the issues are reallllly weird. I might do a casual Japan recap stream sometime later this week.
mAc Chaos Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 Well, what about the good ones you faced? Any observations from what made them good, like PRFARMY and Blacky?
MashThat5A Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 Did you get a chance to play Komomo's or Sakomoto Ryoma's Ragna? If so, what made their Ragnas good?
Yggjrasil Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 I already asked that question,Mashy. I played sakamoto ryoma and he wrecked my shit. It's hard to say who was better between him, satoshi, or lucky, but they were all very strong with very contrasting styles. My greatest regret was that I didn't fully master this matchup before I left, as I'm sure it'll come up often in America.
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