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it would seem that rachel's astral is now the easiest astral in the game to use. not only is it instant, it connects from way too many of her moves, and using it seals off a big portion of the screen, a bigger bbl if you will. all it is missing is invul(?) and enough active frames like her previous astral, and we have ourselves an astral worth going for.

thinking isnt (or is no longer) a requirement for them, just getting that one hit or otherwise putting the foe in a situation that will shift the momentum greatly. often, said hit or situation is very simple to create.

Cs1 litchi? Who is that?

That can't possibly be true. What they probably said was "I hate this character" and if any of them did say it, 99/100 they were trolling. To say that and mean it is just... Ignorant.

Going from this, it's pretty much certain that astral will connect from 4b and 6a, probably sword iris, and level 2/3 j2c. That's a lot of ways.

Hey im just wondering cause the rest made sense sort of... But that one was just left field

Wait. I don't think I'm reading this right. Are you saying bb is mashing until you can get enough balls in your mouth? O.o

Cool combo

Yeah, I see he was banned again... I don't think I want to know why. Not a problem

The system already does something similar to that where if you rage quit too many times, you will get a red name. Even if you do get one, if you are good/important/nice etc, it shouldn't inhibit you from finding a game. Sometimes just looking at someone's name can tell you if they might rage quit, like if their name is too cocky (like imgoodateverything4), there's a good chance that match won't be completed.

They are. There are a few legit names on this forum.

It also makes your name red.

Why thank you. It was risky because I didn't know whether it would work or not.

I dunno, I still feel like she doesn't 'need' them as much because her standard stuff is really good. They're pretty neat though. One thing I don't see in the thread: resets! I remember a few from previous games that still work, and I'm sure you guys have some new ones. I think I'll update the thread since its interesting.

So some of you guys may already know this, but rachel is the only character in the game who can move in areas where other characters cannot. An example of this would be neutral tech wind. This applies to air bursts. Have you ever fought a lambda player? Then, you know how frustrating that matchup can be. Have you ever been caught in one of her many DDDDDDDDD combos and tried to burst in the air, only to completely whiff the burst and remain vulnerable to those merciless swords? That time is over. During air bursts, particularly after higher air burst, you can wind away right after the recovery ends, only a few frames after the burst animation. You can wind in any of the 8 directions, but 5/4d is recommended. Why? You'll get maximum space after the burst without going too high, and the downward winds put you near the same spot, making you an easy target. What keeps this from being a gimmick is that, you can wind anywhere. If your foe expects it and runs to one side in anticipation, you can wind to the other, completely safe. Just remember, she cannot do anything until she reaches the ground after bursting. Either way this trick might save your ass a few good times, so practice up!

It is an excellent idea, but I looked through the rachel mixup/pressure thread, and most of her gimmicks seem to be there (granted, scattered throughout the thread...) perhaps someone can take some time and just update it sometime before cp. I might get on it because there's some really good tech in there. Speaking of which, something has been coming up recently that you guys probably would do better defensively by practicing when the situation comes up. It could mean life or death vs some characters. Ill put it in the mixup thread.

combos are looking pretty universal. maybe a few tager variants because of his weight/hitbox, otherwise all of n-o's bnbs are working on everyone.

they enjoy our anticipation. thats why all these figurines are being released. who wouldn't spend their money on a cute rachel toy, just to hold them until release.

you guys just love fighting dont you. just kiss already.

hey did you guys notice that lotus goes right through hakumen's void and sticks to him, even if hakumen cuts the lotus it will just ignore the sword and the void, l think it even keeps it's hitbox but maybe that'd be too much... rachel can also block while theyre out and they wont disappear. r.i.p litchi zoning. n-o is using it alot and no one seems to know how to deal with them, lets hope it stays that way

how often do trains get to hit people?

Yes he has since ct, and I believe he played her exclusively pre-bullet.

I bet any day you put this, I won't have off. >_>'

Both staff and staffless 4b has smp. Only 2.

N-o is really putting those lotus and zoning to work. Now if only he'd use the other one.