Hey everyone. Let me kick this off by saying I am totally new to Blazblue. Like, completely green. I have played a handful of fighting games in the past, but I am a beginner through and through.
Okay. With that disclaimer out of the way, I am here for some help with some basic Noel combos. And, yes, I have read the beginners thread, but I still need help.
As a total noob, I decided to attempt to learn a few of Noel's combos before I did anything else since that seemed like a solid idea.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJrhEqfHiwU
This video seemed like a reasonable place to start, so I began with the first combo. Something like:
> > > >
So far so good. Believe it or not, even I can manage this combo. (I won't tell you how long it took to learn. Just kidding.)
Moving on to number two we have:
> > > > > > and finally
Now remember, this is basically my first time really trying a fighting game, so while this stuff might be second nature to all of you, it took me a while (not joking) to get this one to work. I can now do it properly most of the time and am pretty sure I'm doing it "right."
Here's where things fall apart. Combo Number 3.
In the video it's listed as:
(Please forgive my notation if it's improper, I'm doing my best here.)
> ( > + > :f:) (x3) etc.
Okay. Deep breaths. I didn't list the whole thing because I can't get past the first part. In a sense, I get what's going on here, but can't seem to pull it off.
Basically, I am starting with forward A (a kick). I then do forward C, except I cancel the second part of the move with a throw. After the throw misses, I dash forward and once again do a forward C, which I proceed to cancel with a throw. Rise, wash, repeat 3 times and then get on with some drive moves.
In theory, this makes sense. The thing is, I cannot for the life of me get the timing right on the dash to forward C. Any tips? How many times should I be hitting after the throw but before the next ?
As I am doing it right now, one of three things happens.
1) I mess up completely and have to start over. (This happens more than I care to admit.)
2) I cancel the first C move with a throw and follow up with another forward C. I maintain the combo, but the problem is I don't dash in between. So now I am too far away from my opponent to continue hitting them and the combo fails.
3) I manage to dash to a second forward C, but I am too slow and the combo turns dark red (in training mode) suggesting I am too slow and suck at life.
Can anyone help me on the timing with this "throw cancel" to dash business? I know I'm not a great player, so I do expect this to take time, but I cannot get it to work in the slightest. When do you input the dash command? During the throw? After?
Any help would be appreciated and I promise I'll let you know how it goes.
