AxlRed37

That's EXACTLY what I was trying to set up! lol Well if you guys are already doing it, that's perfect. I'm sure I'll swing by. I cant seem to find exactly where it is on the fb page though. I'll figure it out though. Anyway, glad to see there are still people playing in Cleveland!

Awesome! Good to hear some people are interested. That tourney sounds fun. Don't know how I'd get there though. I seriously do want to get some kind of weekly casual/tournament type thing going on in Cleveland. Even if it were only like 5-6 people it'd be some offline play, which I'd kill for. When I've got my own place (should be within the next month) it should suffice, but for now, does anyone have a spot that's cool to play at?

Do people still gather in the Cleveland area? I'm so tired of playing online anymore. I want to go to like a weekly gathering place, or something to that extent. CC hasn't had an update in quite some time, so I don't even know what's going to happen to that. I'm down to play anything at this point lol, I just want to finally play people offline. Aside from my little brother, I don't know anyone that actually enjoys fighting games. It's a shame really.. well, I hope to hear from someone!

I have a few questions regarding some combos. 1 @ Kyle, how in Gods name are you getting the j. C to combo into j. A after CH C? It does not combo for me. I'm trying vs Kanji, though I doubt something like that would be character specific. Also, There's a combo after landing 214 D, (c iad, j.a j.c land c 236b, dash c iad j.a j.c c 236a) I am also finding it difficult to land vs. kanji. It's the stand c at the end of the combo before 236a. That combo actually got MORE difficult the more I practiced it. I had it down yesterday. Only getting it about 20% of the time tonight, which is very demoralizing because I felt like I was making some serious progress yesterday. Does anyone know if there are specifics to that post 214d combo? I'm very flustered by the whole thing. The 0 meter smp loop combo I do is CH C in the corner, iad C, AA B 2B 2AB 236A OMB, 2[C] C 236 b xN 7305 dmg 34 hits. I stopped when I tried landing a 236a at the end. Might get another loop out of it.

AxlRed37 PSN: oRed37o GMT: EST Location: Ohio, USA It's still a coin toss between Naoto and Elizabeth.

Thanks Kamui, it's more of a homecoming though. I've lived in Cleveland my whole life, totally unaware of the scene there. Then I moved just as I found out. Same case here in Huber heights (right by Dayton/Cincinnati). I play a little of everything, roots actually being in Tekken. I played sfa3 seriously first though. The timing actually works out really well with the monthly and ascension. I'll be moved into town at the end of august.. 25th-ish I believe. I hope a few people get into P4A, I'm kinda lookin forward to it. But I play almost every FG out there, so I'm sure I'll find competition among you guys. Can't wait.

Ha! You know, I promised myself if I ever got into GG I'd play him! Maybe I'll pick it up a little when I get back in town. My issue with GG, and this will sound scrubby, is that it's just too damn fast! I play VS, and that's fast, but not GG fast imo. The mixups are constant, heavy, and almost unseeable. I've never even played it! I just saw a lot of it. How someone even blocks in that game is mildly mind-blowing.

Name: AxlRed37/John <-(preferred lol) Location: Soon to be back in Cleveland, Huber heights atm though Contact info: hmm, best to contact me on here, 8wr, etc. forum websites with inboxes. I check my twitch.tv inbox pretty regularly too. All same name. Mains: See Signature Other games: Most other games I play. Travel: No car unfortunately.

oRed37o - PSN - Ohio Its a coin toss between Naoto and Elizabeth.

this was essentially my problem! while holding it, when I go for the rest of the combo, I only slightly (and accidentally lol) tap 3 before going for 3]d[ and that's actually enough to make the difference! You see, THIS is why I love dustloop. You ask questions, you get answers. Everyone can help each other here, WITHOUT the elitist prick attitude, or troll responses, or shooing me elsewhere... I really like this site. I've seen those type of responses many times on.. other sites, while searching myself for answers lol. So far I've only been to this thread and the Tao thread, and both were equally helpful! Thanks again!

challenge 7 is 5b 5c cantabile, 6b Jxx jb jxx jc 3]d[ etc. it ends in 2]d[. challenge 8 is 2]d[ follow up. i find personally, if you are just given the general tools, it allows for more creativity, rather than given the entire game plan along with most of the mixup possiblilities. you end up set in stone as a generally weaker copy of whomever it is you watch. its what happened to me in ssf4 with cody lol.

My trick is to press d/f b+d at the same time, so she activates 3d the same time you are doing jb. also, if youre midscreen, try to get her about 2 characters width away while cantabile is activating. that seems to be prime for me. NOW i have a question of my own! When i do the whole challenge 7, it sets up for challenge 8. but when i try to go right in to challenge 8 (8]D[ set up) the 3]D[ ends up in front of the opponent, and i cant do 2c because ada's in the way. any tips? it doesnt happen when i just do challenge 8, only when i proceed from 7 straight into 8. ANY help would be appreciated! : )

I see what you mean, the same way you have to be basically sharing pixels for 5B, 3C, cat1 to connect. Thanks once again! lol if I can get 3-4 in, the extra dmg is worth it to me, I'll practice up. Oh, and I know how the dropped combos feel, I used her in cs1, and all my friends used either Haku, Jin, or Valk, and they DONT drop combos.. except for the 1 Jin lol he's more free than me!..

Exactly. I didn't wanna mess up the order of things. Every things so organized! Back on topic though, with the bnb's I typically only do 2 reps of the 8D~A before going into 2D~C. Is there anything I'm really missing out on aside roughly 200 dmg? When I'm in the corner i go for 3-4 reps, but i end up too far away during any bnb outta the corner to do anymore than 2, and if its only 200 dmg, I don't wanna risk my whole combo for just that. What I'm asking I guess, is, is there a position, mixup situation, or other non damage oriented difference between 2 reps and, say, 4 reps? That dashing is too much lol

THAT WAS IT! It was the 9D! I tried it a few times, and although its not perfect, I get it about 50-60% of the time now. Oh, and sorry 'bout posting here, instead of the general discussion thread. I only saw two bbcs2 threads and the rest all seemed to be cs1. Thanks again, you guys are awesome! XD

lol Thanks, I'll try to get it down. I noticed if I do j.C late, and 9D~9 late as well, there was a slightly higher success rate. but if its just 3D then that could prove much easier! Thanks again.

@RinHara5aki You are absolutely right! : ) its not whiffing at all on Ragna OR Carl strangely enough lol. Thanks a lot, I was virtually tearing my hair out over that!

Hey I'm new to the forum, and there were only two CS2 threads, and I didn't wanna make whole new thread for one question. I'm having issues connecting cat2 fully after, well, basically any of the bnb's. I only seem to be connecting fully about 20-30% of the time. Is there a universal fix to the timing? I've tried delaying the drives to leave me lower. I've also tried to doing it as fast as I can, but nothing seems to be remedying this issue. I practice against Jin if that makes a difference. Any help would be greatly appreciated. : )