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Oh derp. Well, that's Hex, lol, and I got hit by it because I had more respect for the guy and didn't expect it. That was clearly a mistake!

Tbh I did use 3C alot, I'm a huge culprit but I was trying to really hit him out of stuff. DP'ing Mu's 2C on IB feels so good.

Tsubaki5B asked the same question above (He's referring to 214B not 236B it's a mistake). You're both right.

Nah not embarassed. 214D is just really useful against zoners and I would feel much more comfortable having more charge against them. Then again you'll feel mroe comfortable with more charge in any matchup. There's another video on the way so when that's up I'll edit my above post.

25/3 Casuals Kiba (TS) vs Hexanoid (LA/NO) Kiba (TS) vs Ixisnaugus (MU)

3/13 Game Chariot Funya Q (MU) vs Kyari (TK)

3/24 Kouhatsu Arc Revo Qualifier Elizabeth vs Teddie

3/13 Game Chariot Nansu (VK) vs Kyari (TK) 3/23 Central Hachiouji Nao (VK) vs Protos (NU)

3/23 Arc Revo Qualifiers at Amipara Toujou Mare (TK) vs Tooru (IZ)

3/23 Arc Revo Qualifiers at Amipara Harehide (TG) vs Tsubakichi (TS) Chopi (NU) vs Tsubakichi (TS) 3/24 Tachikawa Arc Revo Qualifiers Kuresu (TS) vs Yoshiki (NU) Kuresu (TS) vs Hiyoko (AR)

Let me take the time to state the things I've added: Divine Punishment! - Really useful for optimal punishes 22A Strike! Getting the Bonus Proration from 623D > j.236D > j.214D 3C Abuse in Neutral

From the same tournament: Shisshou (IZ) vs Washi (MU) Shisshou (IZ) vs Arts (JI) Shisshou (IZ) vs Alice (AR) Shisshou (IZ) vs Tohaku (AZ) - To 12:52 Shisshou (IZ) vs Asabishi (RE) Shisshou (IZ) vs Ryota (HZ)

Shisshou is quite consistent, and he's alright I suppose. This is the reason I haven't made a notable player match section in the video thread. Riku started off good but then seemed to power down in the later matches. Speaking of which, there are more videos of Shisshou (unable to link videos atm). Will update video thread when I get the chance.

GGs glad you had fun dude.

I'm with you on that. Corrected. 3/9 Game Chariot Maou (HZ) vs Tohaku (VK)

There's all sorts of reasonings for this so it's hard to judge, but maybe they don't like it and prefer what they do I suppose. This is true, and using barrier with it was a good idea. I just wish he didn't rely on it at times where he didn't need to and then run out, or be near danger state. Can't really afford that with Valk. Hopefully he does, and I got the impression he was a huge Dragon Quest fan lol.

3/21 a-cho Suuya (VK) vs Jin Suuya (VK) vs Ragna 3/21 Chiba Yuuta (RG) vs Drops (VK) Yuuta (RG) vs Uma No Hone (VK)||Part 2 Uma No Hone (VK) vs Potofu (RG)

Heading online in 5 mins. If anyone is interested in playing against me let me know. -Disregard-

Yea them playing more could also be the reason. There's a lot of things to consider. Eh, even though Hima is 5th he still has the best Valkenhayn and it shows you can't always follow rankings. I'm not sure what to make of the w[j.236B > 2D > > 5D] > 2C stuff. It was definately nice to watch, and going into 6C route is always good. It was either that or the w[j.236B > 6D > j.B > j.A] > 5B > 236A > 2C > tk.214B > 6C which I feel is inferior. With regards to the normals I like them a lot for the reasons you've outlined too. w[5C] has decent range and helps with the Tager matchup for example because it gives you another ranged option from which you can followup from on hit. w[j.C] also makes a really good throw bait. and both of those new normals make excellent combo starters too! Sorry I wasn't specific at all. Zekuso is actually my #1 favourite and I find myself going back to his matches constantly. I think it's his particular variation in wolf movement and pressure that gets me. He's definately buffed up since EX and I'm proud of the guy. Masashi used to be my favourite in EX, but I don't find him as interesting to watch as Zekuso now.

Hima might not have much time to play the game and all y'know. RL might have kicked in. I feel Suuya could've really made his pressure scarier if he used command grabs more, that's why N-Otoko was getting so comfortable with his pressure. He just sits there, and using the command grab can prompt him to jump at times and then Suuya can catch on and tag him with w[5B] for example. Even at times I could guess what Suuya was going to do next. Alternatively he could've even used stuff like w[5C] > 6DD > throw/2B rather than going into w[j.A] most of the time. It can still be mashed out of but it helps to add a bit of variety. I saw Drops use a few questionable things, but he does know his combos, and it was cool to see the fatal counter combos. I think he's slightly better than NAAO/Nao (Same player but I'll list is as 'Nao' since that's how it is on his player card), but he's not as good as the top 4 Valks. It's nice to finally see Drops, especially since was he within top 10. I was even curious to see how he plays when he was ranked 1st. Uma no Hone has gone back to the 1st ranked Valk but I'll update the dan rankings every Sunday. Aside from Hima, Zekuso remains my favourite.

I can definately hit you up tomorrow for one on one matches for sure. After 6:30pm is good with me.

I can't play atm but welcome. Nice to see ya.

3/21 a-cho Tsubaki vs Rachel||Part 2 Jin vs Tsubaki Makoto vs Tsubaki

3/19 a-cho Makoto vs Suuya (VK) Platinum vs Suuya (VK) Litchi vs Suuya (VK) 3/21 a-cho Suuya (VK) vs N-Otoko (RA) [the whole set]

You're spot on it's exactly that.