[FB] EZ-8 Gundam Thread - AINAAAAAAAA!

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EZ-8 Gundam or EZ-8

Pilot : Shiro Amada

Cost : 1000

Durability : 330

From : Mobile Suit Gundam 8th MS team

Movelist

Beam Rifle Mode

[A] Beam Rifle

Standard beam rifle shot. Max ammo of 6. Ammo only recovers in BR Mode

[AB] Full Fire

Releases a volley of machine gun shots. Hold down the buttons to keep firing.

[NAC] Ground-Type Gundam Summon (Net)

Summons a ground gundam that fires a net shot. On hit, it will slow the enemy down.

[4/6 AC] Ground-Type Gundam Summon (Missle)

Summons a ground gundam that fires a missile which knocks-down. Uses same ammo as previous summon.

[2 AC] Type 74 Hover Truck Summon

Summons the tank-like hover truck for machine gun rounds that slightly tracks the opponent. Uses same ammo as ground gundams.

[bC] Equipment Change

Switches to 180mm Cannon mode.

180mm Cannon Mode

[A] 180mm Cannon

Fires a Cannon shell. Press A once empty to reload. Max Ammo of 5

[AB] Sniping Mode

Fires a Cannon shell into the air with increased range. Shares ammo with 180mm Cannon.

[NAC] Ground-Type Gundam Summon (Net)

Summons a ground gundam that fires a net shot. On hit, it will slow the enemy down.

[4/6 AC] Ground-Type Gundam Summon (Missle)

Use AC and a directional input. Summons a ground gundam that fires a missile which knocks-down. Uses same ammo as previous summon.

[2 AC] Type 74 Hover Truck Summon

Summons the tank-like hover truck for machine gun rounds that slightly tracks the opponent. Uses same ammo as ground gundams.

[bC] Equipment Change

Switches to Beam Rifle mode.

General Strategies/Advice

Movement

• Equipment Change is your friend for ground moment. While depleting your boost gauge, switching resets it to full so you can continue dashing. This allows for (somewhat) infinite boost while on the ground. Great for escapes or chasing down opponents. There is a slight pause and slide while you switch so be wary. This is known as brake cancel.
  
• Always try to out-maneuver your enemies while on the ground. EZ-8's air options are very poor and slow
  
  
  
  Offense
  
  • Don't attempt to take the front lines, you mostly a support unit and your melee attacks aren't great. Keep your distance and annoy your opponents from afar with cannon mode.
    
  • Most of your offense will come from your beam rifle and cannon shots. Dash cancel them whenever possible for combos and to avoid opponents moves. Cannon shots can hit twice with the first hit knocking down, while Beam rifle shots hit up to 3 times.
    
  • When close to an enemy MS, Full Fire and Assists are a good way to knock them down for a retreat or to keep pressure.
    
  • The ground gundam summons are mid-range style moves so use them to pressure and annoy your opponent when in that range. The Net shot sticks to an opponent for awhile to slow them down while missiles can knock down if both of them hit. Tank is good for pressure.
    
  • Learn to abuse cannon shots at long-range when both opponents have their focus on your partner. Your red-lock range while in that mode is one of the highest in the game and can catch many units at the end of their boosts or combos. Sniping mode has great tracking and speed. Hitting an opponent from far while in green lock is possible if you can punish their recovery.
    
  Cancel Routes

  BR Mode

  CC8B-A

  180 Cannon Mode

  CC8B-A

  8B-A

  Combos

  Note: -> means normal cancel, >> means boost dash cancel, > means rainbowstep cancel

  Combos ending with AC, Net stays after they wake up, missle only hits once.

  BR Mode

  NBB>AB or BR

  NBB>AC/NAC

  8B>AB or BR

  2BB>BC or AC/NAC

  180mm Cannon Mode

  cc8B >> cc8B >> cc8B or NB (can end with NB at any shoulder tackle.)

  4/6BB > A or AC/NAC

  Video

  General tutorial video for Vanilla version of EZ-8

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Akl5tNjSaQ

  alot of the same stuff applies to Full Boost

  Use the replay feature to look for matches or the Nico gundam archives(need a niconico account to see)

  http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm22837620 <-- one of my favorite videos

  http://horibuna.web.fc2.com/EXVSFB/EXVSFB_sjsd9sd6asd4as.html <-- archive of hundreds

  Full Boost Changes

  Cannon mode red-lock shortened

  Assists and mode-change preserve some momentum

  Running jump now gives a proper boost hop (like Mobile Fighter types)

  In BR mode, mobility and turning capabilities nerfed, 6B nerfed

Edited February 25, 2014 by LatiosG