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"Meet Your Mod" Episode 2: LunaKage

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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.

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

My handle comes from the latin word Luna meaning moon and the Japanese word Kage meaning Shadow, these were chosen due to my favorite color combination, Luna always reminds me of Sky Blue, while Kage always reminds me of Black, which are my favorite colors, Black and Blue.

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

My gateway fighter was "Dead Or Alive 3", which allowed me to feel cool by doing 6 hit combos just by mashing buttons, next up came "Soul Calibur 2", which taught me the greatness of blocking. Those games made me fall in love with fighters, and I used to think I was good at them, until I found my first competitive arcade scene with "Tekken 6", that was the game that taught me how to step up my game. I messed around a bit in "Street Fighter 4", but never got serious. Then came BBCT, only the second game I ever got serious with, but I'm certainly stronger in BB than I ever was at Tekken.

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

While I haven't gone to a Michigan Ranbat yet, I hold casuals with the other MI guys at my house, or we all go to casuals together at the place that normally holds the Ranbats, work and school kind of prevent me from showing at Ranbats themselves, always leaving me disappointed, and with only slightly more money in my pocket. XBL is where you can find me more often than not, netplay has it's disadvantages, but as long as you play with people you have a decent connection with, its way better than just playing the computer.

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

All the jokes about overheads and purple throws aside. I think America is doing pretty good, we have newbs, scrubs, decent players, pro level players, tourney winners, tourney losers, etc. All that really matters is our love for the game, if we meet a new challenge(like a random Japanese player showing up to an American Tourney) we will work hard until we rise above that challenge.

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

I play Noel, so the more appropriate question would be: who DOESN'T give me trouble. Going against a good Tager like Axis, Xdest's Tao, LK's Litchi or anybody's Bang will always nullify my offense and break my defense. Skye's Arakune and good Carl players, because I can't seem to get my hands on them.

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

Getting pissed off, seriously, it helps. When I get angry, I always try to improve so that it doesn't happen again, I'm a very relaxed guy so if something breaks me, I try to eliminate that problem. Practicing, not giving up when times are tough, picking up a couple more characters so you can just have fun without taking the match too seriously. I also think there are 3 kinds of people that someone needs, in order to get better: 1. People with even skill level, to give you a challenge without breaking your spirit. 2. People who are better than you, to prevent you from getting cocky, and giving you a goal to strive for. 3. People who are worse than you, to make you feel better after getting bodied by the people who are better than you.

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

lol Noel, she's lucky she's cute, or else I would have switched to Bang like R-1 did :P
I'd like to thank Dustloop by giving me this chance, and I promise to do my best. To all of the other Noel players: Keep your head up, don't let her position on the tier list get you down, and never quit, even when the road ahead looks rough.
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BBCS2 Final Loketest Changes

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Apparently this is loketest #5, and is the final loketest before the arcade release of BBCS2 on December 8th in Japanese arcades. Loketest #5 is available from November 15th to the 22nd, and listed changes have been piling in. Special thanks to Ushidonburi for Tweeting the changes, and your fellow Dustloop members for translating the Tweets into a compiled list. So read up, and be happy/sad at the changes before it hits the arcades, and possibly a console patch...

BBCS2 Loketest 5 Changes
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"Meet Your Mod" Episode 1: A.X.I.S.

By Guest, in Home,

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 through a QnA process to help our Dustloop community get more acquainted with our newest moderators.

A.X.I.S.
[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]
- Why did you choose that particular handle, is there a story or reference you'd like to explain?

I chose this handle mostly on a whim, I used to call myself grey shadow but more often than not it was taken, when I first came to dustloop 2 years ago I decided to name myself Solbadass as a tribute to how awesome he was but then something changed, when Blazblue Calamity Trigger came out I decided for another name change, this one is the one I am known as now AxisTheBeast.
the reasoning for the change this time was because it sounded cool in my head and plus I wasn't gonna go in public and get called Solbadass for everything, something short and sweet besides it sounds way better than grey shadow and Solbadass.

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

BB wasn't my first fighting game but it was the first I chose to play competitively, when I was a kid I was big street fighter and SNK fan, I played SF champion addition and the street fighter alpha's, for SNK I played KoF 1998 on Dreamcast, I also played plenty of Tekken and Soul Calibur with a Side a smash until finally I went up to GG Accent Core...A really good game.
for the most part I was a casual player until BB.

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

I used to be a scrubby netplayer, until some people in our State decided start showing up to ranbats. (me included.)
I'm AxisTheBeast on XBL and I built a very silly rep for myself, good thing about online is gaining match up experience, at least the basic's of it, you can never achieve your max potential through online as I quickly realized when I played my friends offline, with online you never need to worry about entry fee's and gas money and the noisy guy who's in the crowd talking mad shit but...that's what makes offline fun, that and getting to know the people who share the same interest.

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

Only way we can strengthen ourselves is by getting more people into the scene and playing the game, netplay can only get us so far and tends to leave bad habbits, put ourselves in an environment when we can actually talk about the game without using a mic, yeah I am calling netplayers out.

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

Really aggressive players and patient players.

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

Match vids...most new players really haven't noticed it but those players over sea's on that tiny island do and know wonderful things, sometimes its inhuman and sometimes it just looks cool.
I also watch combo video's some of that stuff has a practical use to it.

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

Tager-hang in there guys.
I know its tough and sometimes stressful when your backed into a corner but remember its never over until tager is dead.
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On the weekend of November 6, two major tournaments are happening in the Southern California region and the Pacific Northwest region. Southern California Regionals will have BBCS featured as part of its lineup, while Akicon 2010 will have not only BBCS, but GGAC as well. Both tourneys will be streamed, and hype trailers have been made.

Southern California Regionals Trailer


2010 Aki-Con Trailer


So if you're in the area, come out and spectate and/or participate in those tournaments, or tune in to the streams when they start.
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IPlaywWinner BBCS Podcast w/ Coopa and Dacidbro

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http://iplaywinner.com/news/2010/10/23/the-ipw-blazblue-cs-podcast-ep-001-feat-dacidbro.html

Featuring Coopa and the (in)famous Dacidbro. It's mostly an introduction to BBCS and the community, but still an interesting perspective. They also discuss the patch about halfway through the podcast.
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Stuck at home on Halloween weekend with nothing to do? Sick of all the popular streams being hogged by the usual crap while your favorite game is being reduced to an afterthought? Fret no more! On October 30, Team Sp00ky will be streaming the Team St1ckbug Bi-weeklies in Brooklyn, NY. Featuring 2v2 tourneys only for GGAC, BBCS, and MBAA, St1ckbug Bi-weeklies is a chance for you to see some of the best players in the Northeast Region in action in your favorite games.

So if you're in the area, come out and compete/chill/hype up the players, and thank Sp00ky for giving the scene some love.

Also, word on the street is we may possibly have a Salty Runback from the SB5 BBCS Grand Finalists, so stay tuned for more info!
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On the weekend of November 5, 2010, Level|Up series and Tournament Legacy are throwing together a huge regional tournament for the Southern California area complete with huge prizes. SoCal Regionals will feature BlazBlue: Continuum Shift along with the usual tournament lineup, but with an added twist: the stakes are higher than ever thanks to the good folks at Aksys Games, as they will provide the $1000 prize pot to be split among the top 4 placers. Not only will they get cash, other sponsor prizes as well such as joysticks and monitors are up for grabs too.

So who will reign supreme in the SoCal BBCS scene? Will someone from a different region best them all? Or will we see any hidden surprises?

Be sure to register for the event ASAP if you're planning to go; registration price increases the closer the event approaches. If you can't make it to the event, a live stream will be provided courtesy of Level|Up.

SoCal Regionals Info Thread
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On the weekend of October 15, 2010, hypeness descends again upon the Midwest for Season's Beatings: Redemption. While the main focus of this tourney has been on MvC2 in years past and recently SSF4, tourneys for the other games are just as hype, and this year should be even moreso for GGAC and BBCS, with the best of the East Coast and the West Coast flying in.

Which coast will reign supreme in GGAC and BBCS? Will all those questions be answered once and for all?

If you're planning to go to the event, keep in mind that online pre-registration ends by October 11th, so don't delay!

SB:R Info Thread
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Anji Mito: An advanced guide to Anji

By Guest, in Home,

Every thread needs drunk irc chat. So its time to contribute.

<klaige> no love for the old fucker of the room
<klaige> in that case it's time for old man stories in the irc chat.
<klaige> once apon a time..many years ago (in 2003) there was as college student named travis.
<klaige> Travis had unexpectedly stumbled across this new 2d fighter... guilty gear XX
<klaige> Travis decided he was intrigued...and wanted to know how really good players played this new fighter.
<klaige> he watched videos..and studied the ways of guilty gear.
<klaige> then by accident on a summer vacation with his fiance' he learned of this mystical land... the family fun center of omaha nebraska
<klaige> the family fun center had a guilty gear cabinet. it even had players who played the game competitively
<klaige> travis decided to venture out to the family fun center for a guilty gear tournament
<klaige> when he got there.. the goddamn cabinet broke...it seemed all was lost.
<klaige> but late in the night a magical tech man repaired the cabinet...and the tourney was on.
<klaige> Travis shenangianed his was through the field...doing non-sensical combos and having no other intuation than to mash out the most damaging things he knew over and over again.
<klaige> Eventually he took 2nd..in the first tournament he ever played..... extremely proud...he decided he had a career in fighting games
<klaige> foolishly Travis would go on to invest retarded amounts of time in effor in ever guilty gear game henceforth.
<klaige> in the 2006-2007 times he imagined a fairy land...where other iowas would flock to play guilty gear with him
<klaige> sadly this was not to be..and he continued to go to other states any time he wanted to play that fucking game
<klaige> eventually he got national recognition as one of those dumbasses who chose Anji-Mito as his main.
<klaige> And thus he travled the midwest...drinking whiskey and challenging many fuckmuppets to games of guilty gear.
<klaige> Now he resides in a fucked up house in west des moines..acitng as the crotchety old motherfucker of iowa fighting games
<klaige> He pines for a time when he house wasn't fucked by sewage floods...and when people gave a shit about gulty gear.
<klaige> One day perhaps his skills will be relevant...but for now he bitches and moans....and dreams of days where guilty gear is king...and his wasted time means something.
<klaige> Until then..he drinks more whiskey and farts alot in his computer chari..
<klaige> calling these new fighting game players whippersnappers and ingrateful fucksocks.
<klaige> he will die a lonely death.... eating cookie dough and drinking whiskey til his heart explodes.
<klaige> and all will say......
<klaige> 'hey...who was that fatass that played the faggy fan dude in gear 50 years ago?"
<klaige> -
<klaige> "what? stfu and playe more SF7"
<klaige> "kay"
<klaige> Fin
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Going Back to Guilty Gear

By Guest, in Home,

I had written up a post about how I felt BB's downfall is it's failure to create a platform for players to showcase their own style and invention, due to basically being a mix of a Capcom fighting game components (where your options in general are very limited, and depth comes from mastering that with footsies and option selects) with airdasher components thrown in that actually resulted in removing a lot of the depth you find in a Capcom game (not to mention okizeme as a whole), but I realized it would probably fall on deaf ears here.[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]

Instead, I'm wondering if there is any way that GG in America can have some sort of growth in player base aside from the obvious new release or throwing more events. While Blazblue as a whole is nowhere near GG at a high level of play in terms of required character knowledge and execution, I don't believe that Blazblue players are any less capable of getting to know a system like GG's and enjoying it thoroughly. GG is a hard game to digest from the start, but it's always going to be easier picking up a fighter once a player is already familiar with the genre- I think the fundamentals of GG can be taught using BB as a building block, as odd as a thought that seems coming from GG. The key here is that there is a genuine interest in the game, which must first come from exposure.

I've thought about making both beginner and advanced short tutorial videos for guilty gear but have always ditched the idea since I figured there just wasn't an audience for it. I'll start bringing ideas for it together again since I still think it could only help. Perhaps there can be a section of dustloop dedicated to presenting particularly interesting high level GG matches, with commentary/pointers making it easier to digest and therefore more interesting and informative for newer players.

Negativity is never going to spur growth in the scene or help it as a whole... it's not Marvel. The game just has no replacement yet, and doesn't seem to be getting one soon. Instead of pointing out the downsides of a game like BB and spending time wishing for a new GG, it might not be too late just yet to keep some semblance of a scene in the states.
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