sinder

lol if you've seen the combo thread you probably wouldn't continue looking at it with all the[D] and ]D[ which hurt my eyes D: anyway since you're new i want to help you out since you're a street fighter player, the only character who was similar to carl, does not exist. On the top of my head Maya(C.Viper) played with the negative edge game, which you probably know. however, you really don't need to negative edge with carl unless nirvana is not active, which may happen in some situations like: being caught in a block-string doing a corner combo baiting opponent dealing with block strings with carl is tough since he does'nt have any good get off me options. Like i posted before, the counter assault move as JG mentioned is one of the few options he has you can also do the infamous surprise volante which is one of the funniest ways to deal with pressure and its funny if it works. It basically means quickly inputting 421D while you get a small break from someone's pressure game. it would also be best to jump during this too given that if carl is hit the volante action is cancelled with nirvana Corner combos are cool with carl, and you may want to take advantage of Brios(623D) and 4Ds wall bounce options given that you can do another combo afterwards or do a gear super (half circle back-forward C) brio can be negative edged during an aerial combo, like the one in challenge 10. Actually i think its a lot easier to negative edge brio and volante than negative edge 3D (ill get to this). baiting opponents is not really important unless you're dealing with certain character styles, like hazama/ tager. its just u dont want to keep nirvana active against tager since he can sledge her to death(he will) baiting is just pressing D over and over. this has nothing to do with negative edging but i have no where else to put this. Combos ugh, a carl combo thread shouldn't exist, too many ways to deal damage to somebody. BUT... there are some combos that are worth knowing about the 6D is probably the most basic and it's good you're learning that first since you can win by just doing that small combo sometimes there are also some good combos like the jB>j2c>jB>7/8/9(double jump)jB>j2c>jC in cs2 jc has been given a knockdown property and 3D got a mystical powered buff(look at challenge 7) which means carl has a new oki game. oki if you don't know has to do with wake-up shenanigans. In street fighter I used rose and viper. Rose had no game lol, but viper had seismo cancels you may also notice that people have been posting jc>3D everywhere, that's because its the most common way to get into the carl one trick pony/walmart loop which is a repeated j2C>jB glitch. the loop itself is cool however its good after 15 hits, then u have to be unpredictable otherwise it can become punishable what else? i forgot something i was gonna put here but if you have any questions ask people here. I was bored since i have no xbox live D:!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but I think its cool how you want to learn carl, since everybody is scared to try him out. by the way i'm sinder, im here stalking the forums learning new things all the time. if you want to play online my gt is dreadmaniac. good luck and post results on your carl's progress. FIN

question In some matches Carl it looks like can do 6C but it has less recovery time so you can combo quicker and the actual move looks like it comes out instantly. Its mostly done during the opponents block strings as well in AutoRs channel. Does anybody know how Carl is doing that? thanks example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmh4qjxaqIA&feature=channel_video_title go to 1:10 but what i'm talking about actually occurs at 1:16 mark

thanks, ill try this since avoiding the missiles was the last thing on my mind in the match. Its tricky because if u corner her and screw up, she can corner you and punish badly. Plus even when you say it(the match) shouldn't take place in mid-screen its I totally agree. Thanks for the posts since i'm still trying to beat at least one platinum lol.

her hammer is dangerous I cant beat any platinum user with Rachel If they are spamming out missles can't you just use 3C with 6D?

keep ada activated? should relase 3D after the second j.a

you just fall down sir. There is no secret, but that's basically the introduction into the one trick pony combo. I think challenge 7 emphasizes your question exactly. btw speaking of challenges I might as well upload all of them since nobody sees to have done so already

get in those archives there is a 2D loop but its different from the original one

yeah, it is a great improvement for him But I REALLY wanted to start using rachel, but she looks impossible to use anyway i need some carl users on my fl so if any of you guys get a random friend request its from me

Exactly, its an awkward positioning, but you get used to it after a while. I wonder what made them want to make it usable now though...

lol doing carls new loop on a pad with default settings is too funny, gonna try and upload a picture of what it looks like... actually its not so bad once you get them cornered,

Even the most people get sick of hearing this... Its the best and easiest way to get better Keep playing The only way to master any fighting game is to play it over and over, win OR LOSS. To level up your game, you are going to need training mode, and i mean literally hours, just to know exactly what can combo off of what, and this goes for all fighter man. Plus, these forums have lots of information, so try to learn as much about a character as possible. If you keep dropping combos against another person, practice that combo in training, and better yet put the CPU on so you arent just punching the dummy to death. Now that I got through the intro, lets go in depth How to get good at fighting games 1. Learn you character In fighters, most people end up using,(maining) at least 1~2 characters, or even more. I suggest picking one character to start with and try to see how well your game develops. After you pick that 1 character, search the internet for info on that character, and there are 2 main sites for fighters(well more, but these two are the most popular): Shoryuken.com- Street fighter series, some blazblue, Tekken series, Marvel series, V.S series Dustloop.com- In-depth material on Blazblue series and guilty gear Go to either site and look up info. You'll learn that characters in games have certain things that make that character special, for example, I wanted to main Carl Clover. He is good at resets and, well, yeah. So what is the next thing you do after you find info about a certain character you want to main? Well, you always want to know the characters Anti-Airs(AAs), Bread-and-Butter combos[bnBs] (simple combos to get a match started, or to use in any match), and match-ups( what you should be focusing on in a match when fighting against certain characters). When you figure out these things go on to step two. 2. Train Once you have info on a character, hit training mode. Practice combos, BnBs, and see what move combos off of which. When you feel "confident" try to put the CPU on max difficulty(most fighters have this option available) and try all the new things you learned. Now dont be discouraged if you cant do everything on a maxed level Ai opponent, because people will not be able to read every input and counter you, but wait, what if you could do that? 3.Ask around/ seek more info remember when I brought up match-ups, well they came back to haunt you. Most forums have a match-up thread where all characters have some method of dealing with other characters. These methods were discovered by posters like myself and in the future, you. For example, in general, if you had a character who was good at zoning( or spacing, pushing an opponent to control the stage or fighting space) and a character who is better as a rush down( not letting the opponent get a chance to retaliate by applying a tactic known as a pressure game, or just pressure), how do you think the match would go? Would the zoning character just let the rush down character attack? Hopefully not(but some people will). Its Your job to find ways to expose your opponents weaknesses during any match. However, some people have the ability to use their weaknesses against you, or better yet, make it difficult in finding their weakness. :8/: (what, how?) well, because they looked up information. They can predict exactly what you are going to do next( called reading your opponent) How did they read you? They know about your character, and they use your weaknessese against you. *this is probably the weirdest number here, i can clarify to you directly, but I think another poster can help you. 4. Get friends So you did steps 1-3, now you want to play with people. Well, playing online with random people is fun, but not as fun as playing with a friend. You already have a beastly friend but they seem as if they don't want to tutor your ass, so i suggest finding somebody who is also looking to get better at fighters, or some fighting vets who are willing to help. Having friends is a fun and good way to get better at any fighter Im going to stop here, but I hoped I helped you with some info. Good luck, and fighters are not easy to master (most) they take patience, and work, just like everything else in life. But the more effort you put in, the easier to get better. ~sinder