MetalMaelstrom

It depends on your airborne height whenever you do hirentotsu. If you're doing it TK or higher up than normal, then yes, the timing is going to be a little different. Generally speaking, you're probably going to want to avoid corner hirentotsu oki and go for 214D~B wallbounce > 3C > whatever whenever possible, unless you've just carried them to the corner during your combo. It all depends on what your opponent is doing, really. If you notice they roll a lot, just mash 2A, imo. If they do neutral tech, you can either keep going or block if you think they'll DP/super. Kid viper posted some pretty good option selects in the Technical Gameplay Discussion thread that you should check out.

The fact that he beat you with Rachel should make you want to kill yourself. That matchup is heavily in Hazama's favor.

All future Hazama general threads must focus on his articles of clothing. "You wish you had a topcoat." "Yeah, I know they aren't really gloves. So?" "If I didn't wear two belts, my trousers might slip off during a fight. I mean, who would want that?" "They aren't steel-toed boots, imbecile. They're loafers with metal guards."

I like it better this way. It means less work.

HEY HEY THERE'S ROOM FOR ONLY ONE PEDOPHILE IN THE AUSTIN THREAD, AND THAT'S ME. EVERYONE ELSE BACK THE FUCK OFF. THESE PRECIOUS CHILDREN ARE MINE AND MINE ALONE.

Marcell: lol what would Sena IRL be then Me: Probably either my sister or some Sena cosplayer. My sister would just need to curl her hair a little and BAM. She would be the most perfect American Sena cosplayer ever. Marcell: why are you so incestuous Me: Because bitches are bitches, make no exceptions. Marcell: so incestuous damn Me: Put dat shit in a book, nigga. wwww Marcell: ........

ひ--ひどい。。。

Those sure are some QUALITY swords she's got there. Seriously, though, they better work out the roughness on Hilda's sword sprites before the game hits arcades. She looks interesting to play, at least. "Ara ara" better be one of her dialogue lines. It'd be a crime if that wasn't the case.

Because you play Bang, and Jin Kisaragi is your sworn enemy!!

Deleted already? D:

You should play Guilty Gear, Marcell.

Response to: Vordoxen: 2B has ten less recovery frames now. If you don't believe me, just hop into a game real quick and just start mashing 2B. Hazama will look like he's break-dancing. This basically means that it's slightly more viable as a poke now because it's much less whiff-punishable.

This is secret speak that only know about.

He laughs and says "kimochi darou?!" after Mizuchi, you fucking scrub. And if you're going to post JP Hazama lines, you might as well go the whole nine yards meters and post his BlazBlue activation speech. Allow me: "Dai-roku-roku-roku kousoku kikan kaihou, jigen kanshou kyosuu houjin tenkai... Misete yaru yo, AO NO CHIKARA WO! Koodo S. O. L., BUREIBURU KIDOU!"

Sometimes you need to buffer the dash during 236D. Depends on your set-up (TV/monitor), but that usually is the case. Also, make sure to press the C button as soon as possible, because all you need is for that first knife to connect fast enough.

I seriously hope the anime-reference colours are a real thing in the game. Takuto Hyde is just .

You are nothing like this in-person...

I am choking on the sheer innuendo...

@Dreizehn: Just keep looking for your landing after j.C x 5. You have to do 662C rather quickly, to the point where it almost feels like it's almost one motion. Otherwise it won't come out fast enough. To practice just a quick dashing 2C, you can try stuff that requires somewhat strict timing like 214D~C > 6C > dash 2C or (corner) > 3C > 236D > dash 2C (I think this works, have to check). As for Makoto, her aerial hitbox is your worst enemy, arguably even worse than Carl's. You'll likely just have to settle for less-optimal midscreen combos on her. @wuku: We have discussed it officially. In fact, there's an entire thread dedicated to the TK loop as many people before have inquired about it.

Delaying 2C helps a lot. The more you can delay 2C, the more time you'll have when doing 5C OTG. Another way to get good at doing immediate dashing 5C is to just do immediate dashing 6C, then adjust the motion to where you hit C after the second directional input (i.e., learning how to get the dash to come out first, then learning how to execute the dashing 5C without getting dashing 6C).

Goddamnit, Jeff. Ever since you described poon's avatar as "Baiken fellating the words 'one of the last Japanese people alive'," I can't help but laugh whenever I see it. I just liked to think she was just yelling it and her words were materializing.

It just means that you don't like the taste of chicken, beans, or rice.

Response to: Vordoxen 6B is still a good mix-up tool and don't forget it. Unless you use 6A just equally as less. This actually goes back to how good 5B is, as Guymam mentioned. You have constant access to decide whether you want to hit them with an overhead or standing low. Honestly, unless your opponent is really scared and heavily focused on turtling, then going for mix-ups (especially safe on block ones) is a better option than focusing on breaking primers. If you're worried about getting counter hit during 6B's start-up, gauge your opponent first. See if they actually respect your pressure and also keep in mind if they have access to a dp or reversal super. Also, don't forget that 6B is an excellent starter into Houtenjin.

Christ... I'm assuming this is either FC 214D~B or CH 6C starter... with maybe a gold burst or two thrown in?

Yeah, and in a way, it's somewhat of a proper ender since Hirentotsu itself is designed to give you decent knockdown and oki options. But six is decidedly the maximum that you can do with a proper 5C > 2C > 214D~B > 3C ender, right?