"Meet Your Mod" Episode 5: OmniSScythe

A big welcome to Dustloop's newest moderators! Here, we are committed to the competitive scene with organized information and active discussion to further everyone's game play. We feel these newest additions will elevate character boards and reflect active members who consistently contribute. Some may be familiar, while some of these users aren't "celebrities" (yet). We are going trough a QnA process to help our Dustloop community get more acquainted with our newest moderators.

OmniSScythe

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- Why did you choose that particular handle, is there a story or reference you'd like to explain?

I originally was going to just go with Scythe (my weapon of choice) but I figured it was too bland so I added a powerful prefix (Omni), I once added an extra S by accident and well it stuck with me.

- What is your background with fighting games...Did you start with BB or are your OG like SFII?

I started out really young with SFII/MK, once I got old enough to cross a street I've found a pool hall that had Tekken so that was the first game I've played on an arcade cabinet against people.

- What competitive scene are you involved with? (Ranbats, Arcades, XBL, PSN, Reload Online etc.) Would you elaborate the benefits of this particular scene?

Marvel/3rd Strike was the games I used to play frequently since there was Arcade (well really 6 games line up in a video store) near by. Basic fundamentals was probably the first benefit I gained as I watched my daily allowance of a buck dissipate in a matter of minutes to having a line trying to get me off MvC2. After I've moved I didn't really get into a scene again till SF4/CT came out with XBL being a big motivation boost. Shoutouts to DaiAndOh for running these Team St1ckbug (unlikely to be) Biweeklies.

- How strong do you feel your nation is as a whole, what is the next step to strengthening it?

As a whole we're somewhat solid, it's a mix bag like every other fighter and like so we share the same problem that's less common with our brethren from Japan. We need to avoid taking the simplify route and branch out our options instead of being a text book variation of the same thing. We also need to make more use of resources which in one case, netplay. Not saying it's remotely a replacement for solid offline competition but one thing it does give is match up experience, it's hardly uncommon to see top-level Japanese players online even though they have a huge arcade scene.

- Which player(s) give you the most trouble and why?

Those that can adept well under pressure and still be fairly aggressive.

- What has been the most helpful tool while growing stronger in BB?

Having decent competition on and offline, Training mode, watching others play from match videos from Japan to streams of tournaments being ran. Also asking questions like "what do you gained from doing X" has always been a big help.

- Is there anything you'd like to share regarding your respective character or Dustloop in general?

For our fellow squirrel players new and old, keep an open mind and avoid making a pattern. Originality should always be your Bread and Butter.