Mike Z

I'll beat everyone except cheapo Demitri. Also might be there tonight but like after 10...

Yep, only block. I had a guy kill me once by clashing Inferno Dividaa with MTW and clash-cancelling into his Astral by accident.

You can also do a far 6C xx GF whiff, which will get you the same effect but not have them be hit in the air...

Enough e-peen. Shouts out: Everyone who entered - this tournament went decently smoothly, aside from 2 early DQs. GJ all, and thank you to render et al for helping run nearly half the bracket while I was off losing other tournaments. :^) Good lord, BB has looooooong rounds. Those played Skullgirls - I shed tears of joy. CopperDabbit - you left your phone at your parents' house, too. <3 u 4eva, my non-identical twin from another set of parents entirely. Tubazoo - GGs, and thank you for always being around for your matches. You are a most likable guy, stay friendly. In fact, that applies to all of AZ. DacidBro - 5-5 in your opponent's favor. AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH. Ha. ::ahem:: I saw you bought a new truck - nice pickup! You are also a most likable guy. Rin - already posting videos Sunday night?! Your dedication to the community cannot be questioned! Put Tubazoo in your next trailer kthx. ZONG - America's Last Nope. :^) The third and final most likable guy. Seth Killian - I know you don't read Dustloop, but you're still a great person when your job permits you to be a real person. The Proud Bird tacos - if you didn't try them, you really missed out.

Someone did. A few someones - Kennyon, Kasou, and someone else that Tokido trolled in the tournament (Daifunka RC 5A).

As apparently one of the only WC people who's played EC, I have to say...this argument is completely meaningless. What really matters is how amazing Bang is. AmIRite?

Funny, I didn't see any TX players on that stage today. (^.^)

Oy, it's easy. Normal to special is xx. Normal chain to normal is ->. Anything else, links or jumps or whatever, is a comma. Anyway back on topic, you forgot to mention he can also jump cancel standing 5D. And Tager's counter assault during curse isn't safe...

Ike stopped playing runaway for some reason, and lost. He would have easily won otherwise. He promised me to never give up again, on pain of getting face punched. :^)

Dacid - nah, I don't complain about matchups no mo'. I just lose them. :^) You'll be surprised, it's a whole new me!

You're on! Destroy me. Also, Ike - NEVER AGAIN. You're better than that.

Just like GG j.D attacks, any D attacks or specials in the air will give your character landing recovery - the next time you land after doing one, you will be unable to block for a while (I think 8 frames, could be wrong).

Nobody wants to MM me. :^P

Not so. Sledge threat lessens (or removes) her ability to use it as a reversal after knockdown, and if you do Sledge one then you get nearly free mixups and pressure since she's staffless after.

Takes a while to penetrate all that long, lustrous hair...

I....I respected you...AXISu-sama, whyyyy...

If they are really deciding to not tech no matter what, you don't have to waste a Spark - you can do things like ACx2, 5B->5C->6A airthrow. And again, the throw is just supposed to force them to do something, and tech earlier next time. The fact that you are actually getting the throw damage says a lot about your opponents. (-.-)'

;_; There's no space left on Dacid's sack - I waited in line for three days and finally gave up. Maybe I'll finally get to meet him at SCR!!!

Wait...what? No Lambda and no Carl? Well I mean I'm glad you both have something better than gaming to do on Halloween. I'll see if I can make it for part of tonight, since I'll miss Sevvykins too much otherwise. Where you been Wednesdays, duder?

I could go...

First off, my goal was to address "What should I do if they don't tech?" with the answer being: build meter and go for an airthrow, because it forces them to do something or take damage. Now then, Iso - it is a gimmick, but it's better than you and Mac indicate. If you're getting hit when you try it, you're doing the D too early. Haku j.C and Jin j.C will both hit Tager if he D's right away (although you can j.C clash instead). The point of the mixup, though, is that you can hit D at the last possible moment, and confirm the 720 if the opponent pressed any button or did nothing. You don't actually need much pull - D is very strong vs air. Your goal is to have them land into the edge of the 720 range, so that a falling normal will whiff through Tager's head before the superflash. In fact, even without any sleep, you'll notice I press D very late, and have recovered by the time a Haku j.C would have been in range. If, instead, you notice they altered their momentum in some way, it's easy to turn the 720 into a Collider...which at that point is fairly free since they stuck themselves in the air. Axis - get on that, I expect to see Mac posting that you landed this despite his j.C by next week. (^.^) Gimmicks get better the more you understand them.

This. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZMq_e_MPKw#t=8m45s Build heat and go for an airthrow. Airthrow = 2K guaranteed dmg if they are really not hitting anything, or a reset that's good for you.

Why? You got the same rank as if you'd stayed. ;^)

Oh sorry, I missed it...hard to read with just the > 's in it, I skipped right over that last bit. Hah. You are correct. It also sets up the blah blah AC, (they tech) AC gimmick, which works way too often (read: ever). Gimmicks are all impossible to escape, that's why Tager is top tier!