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I'll miss the random Mondlicht hits. On the plus side, this'll give me a reason to not risk wolf cancelling straight into someone who blocked it. Getting [w]5B as an AA back makes me happy. I'll agree that the nerf was warranted though. @Rokunya: Keep mixing up whether you're going forward/back/not transforming. If they're not certain whether or not you'll wolf cancel, it becomes a lot harder on them to get out.

If you lived on the Northern side of San Fran you could get a ride. But no~, you had to be one of those southern guys.

Found a Tager specific combo: (On standing) Close 5B > 5C > j.B > j.C > j.214B > 5D/6D > j.236A > j.236B > C > j.B > j.A > 5B > j.AAA > j.D~C (3.1k DMG, 38 MG) Notes: You want to delay the j.B a little so that you catch him at the top of his head. Otherwise it'll whiff.

One thing you can do is to try wolf cancelling backwards instead of forwards. Use 4D/7D so that you juke backwards to dodge the poke, then come flying back in with [w]j.A/j.B to punish their mashing. Problem with this is that it doesn't beat all kinds of mashing; if they use a slower attack with a bigger hitbox (such as their 5B) there's still a chance that they'll hit you out anyways. Main thing is just keep 'em guessing. Mix in wolf cancelling forward to make them want to use fast attacks like 2A that you can beat if you cancel backwards, and cancelling backwards that make them want to use slower attacks that you can beat out by cancelling forward. P.S. It's worth noting that there are some moves that just beat out wolf cancelling after 236A no matter what you do (Noel doing IB > 6A comes to mind), so in those situations you're just locked out of using 236A to reset pressure when they're blocking.

IB > 2A/6A is a viable way of knocking Noel out of drive. She has just so many holes in her drive pressure that it really helps to test out when you're allowed to hit buttons. Trick is just watching out for the strings that let you poke out.

Delaying the j.B instead of IAD also works if you're at point blank and don't feel like IADing. Getting into the habit of IAD j.B is good anyways, since it fixes horizontal spacing problems if you catch them with the very tip of [w]5B. In general though, I find j.B > 3C > j.A easiest when I delay the j.B so that I'm either parallel or above the opponent in mid air. IAD j.B does that automatically, so there's another point for doing it that way. Just another way of doing it for future reference.

The timing's a little funky on the j.A > 5C > j.B, but it works fine if you delay the j.A so that you catch them higher up off the ground.

What was the combo you came up with? It's good to know for stylin' someone out.

Try putting an IAD before the [w]j.B or make certain you're as close as you can possibly be for the [w]5A. That's what's letting it work for me on a majority of the cast. Edit: Delaying the [w]j.B a little so that you're parallel with them in midair helps too. Being below them with the [w]j.B seems to make the astral whiff.

Where're you dropping the combo?

I'll see what I can do about bringing a PS2 with MBAA. Just gotta confirm some stuff before I register it.

I'm actually kinda surprised you remembered that. I wouldn't mind finding someone with whom I can consistently play with. Mainly focussing on BB and MB right now.

It's cause your name is hobbes. What's not to love? Guess we should work out where exactly I should wait for you.

I'm from Sonoma and I'd really appreciate a ride there. It'd sure as hell beat trying to use public transit to get down.

I keep getting an "Incorrect Parameters" message, followed by no video showing up. You might want to link directly to the video, not to the video in the channel.

Found this on Melty Bread, figured it'd be best to share the news here. Thanks to Ehrik for posting this. So the chances of a 360 release are slim, and trying to make it for PS3 is hard. orz Edit: Here's a link to the original post.

Sorry, I suck with sarcasm. orz Does this mean that you at least get default youkai so that you always at least have a minimum team? And an option to turn it off would be nice, I imagine a bunch of people (like me ) not wanting to play since that'd risk losing some of their hard-earned favorites.

Really seems like a versus screen to me. The number of cards showing your assists matches up with the number diamonds around the "1" and "2" on the gameplay screen, so it could just be showing the main character + assists each player chose before the match starts.

Thanks, that's a big help. Now I just need to plan everything out for getting down and back up, and I should be able to go.

I'm thinking of going to this, but Google Maps won't show me a route via public transit. Anybody passing through Rohnert Park, CA that's willing to give me a ride down?

Only when you buy the box, eh? I think I'll be with you on the Not-Getting-It-Until-Standalone/Console port part. $109 is a bit much, even assuming I'm not buying it for just the game.

PC port but no confirmation on PS3/360 port? I sincerely hope those come too.

I wonder how the fights pan out. It looks like there aren't health bars, so you might be fighting over the bar in the middle. Regardless, I want this. PS. Maining Hagoromo Gitsune if she's available. All you niggas can main someone else.

Things I wanna know: Does CH 2C > 6C still combo, and does 236A have enough blowback on airborne hit for 3C > 236A to be a viable confirm for corner carry. Heck, does 3C > 236A even combo?

Got Valk news: I'll update as more crap comes in. Valkenhayn [Wolf Middle B] Removed invincibility on head [Naht Yager] Knock Back when midair increased [Razen Volf] Volf gage usage increased "valk 3c is special cancellable" Valk 3C now emergency techable. "valk 2c untech time is down" Valkenhayn - Eisen Wolf (アイゼン / Thanks MasterMind!) recovery increased ----------------------------------------------------- Personal Comments: Loss of [w]5B AA makes me sad. On the other hand, it really was a freakishly strong AA. Wolf meter usage up is also saddening. Both happy and sad over the 3C changes. It's now better for pressure, but it's also a bit of a damage loss in the corner. Eisen Wolf recovery increased... hoping we still can at least follow up wiht [w]5A on CH.