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Aww man, tournament was so fun and so were casuals. Oh and don't forget to add me to skype, Jourdal. Shoutouts to me for lucking out and somehow winning the whole thing. Honestly, I couldn't truly enjoy my victory on the day. I got a headache right after the tournament and that was there for the rest of the day. It didn't actually hit me that I won until the next morning. Shoutouts to everyone who actually came to make it an enjoyable experience for me. Too bad Blazblue is pretty much dead now. =[ Why, why when I only recently enter the tourney scene! QQ Also, holy shitl, youtube people are soooo stupid. Its insane. lol

So you're glad you can win because someone doesn't use a mechanic in their character that you don't know how to deal with? Thats cool.

Huuuuurm I don't really like to netplay that much seeing as my net is ass. lol Also, if your net is ass to mine I probably won't stick around too long... but add me and we'll try it whenever I actually decide to hop on psn.

I want something swag with Hazama too in BB3. Like, I don't know, combos that look different. lol In every iteration of the game all of his combos have been the same. Although, over all as a character he's toooo fucking fun. You can be so creative! Outside of combos, but yeah. I'm going to miss Hazama more than anything. Why can't BB strive for just a bit longer. QQ I just joined the tourney scene....

Whats a Mu player?

Well, TD, why do you ask? Generally, I'm allowed to use any movement option I so desire in whatever match up I'm fighting unless its Tao, Valk, or Lambda; however, with Rachel I would say its a bit different. I just say fuck spacing and try to get in on your face. The whole time I try to look out for whatever projectile you throw out and how I can get around it. C version I try to fly straight in, but B and A version I like to take myself pretty high to the sky. Though, I tend to want to try to get in on you before you try to launch projectiles so maybe I can nick you with a chain after you shoot it out and you can't fuck me over with wind. lol Overall though, messing up movement vs. Rachel is very bad for Hazama, because when I'm out of stocks I'm a sitting duck. Unlike at ECT where I was jumping like an idiot and getting hit with 0 stocks. lol The proper thing I should have done was just chill, but you can get in for free at that point. As long as you're not being careless with setting up your shit. Hope this helps, but yeah, why do you ask?

Hey guys, what was that video with the weaboo girl or whatever called again that you showed me? xD

Thanks errybodeh; however just because I graduated doesn't mean I'm free I guess.... -.- Lks not going so I can't drive to his place to go and I don't know where mcnuggets at, but my parents don't want me driving on my own yet to places that are more than an hour away. :V Profound sadness. I'll definitely try to make it to the one in July, though... Sorry guys. QQ

I'll be going! I just graduated today, so I have a super free schedule.

I think I'mma hop on for a bit. I'm kind of tired but hey maybe netplay will be relaxing. Gonna make a room in 10.

Lawl, its not all the forum talks about. Its just when a topic comes up it rides out for a couple of pages. I'm not exactly sure how this one started, all I know is star mentioned something about the time it takes to get good, and I was like, to paraphrase: "Nah nigga."

I think good means, you body everyone else on a regular basis. :DDDDDDDDD

One, two, okay my turn?

I was mostly joking. lol What LK said, I don't think it takes a specific amount of time to get good. Dedication is a must, but everyone levels up at their own pace.

Uhm, I also think that, why would anyone continue to play a dead game? I mean, I'll probably keep playing BB here and there because I do love it, seriously I do; however, eeeeveryone is moving to persona, the scene is going to be more dead than it is right now. =[ Edit: Damn, I guess I have to wait one more year to get good at blazblue then. Snap, I mean, I've only been playing fighting games as a whole for two. Thank you Star demon for enlightening me.

Deadliest, why you being so down on yourself maaaaaaaayne.

So guuuyz, when is the next get together? I haven't played fighting games with other human beings in what feels like an eternity! Although its only been a week. lol This weekend is TSB tournament btw, who else is going?

What happens when the person your fighting isn't free and decides to just wake-up and block? I want to fight Nick extreme one before my xbox live goes away because I want to fight valkenhayn. Where you live at Nick?

Sometimes you do have to try to mash something out... I mean its BB, but if you keep getting hit it is better to just sit and let him try his tricks. Haku-mens corner mix-up is still shat on by barrier. That and if he tries hopping, Hazama has all the anti-airs he needs to beat out his jump ins. 2C wins 100%, if it fails it is just a miss timing. If he IADs and you don't react fast enough, its better just to block and take the incoming mix-up. 2C is very hard to use correctly because it has such a large start-up so you'll have to gauge it yourself if you have the frames to throw it out. Remember, 8 frames till the air invincibility kicks in and its always in your favor if it trades. Honestly I don't use 5a too much, I throw it out every now and then but I seriously just do short mix-ups into command grab/grab until Haku-men stops getting counter happy. Then I feel I'm comfortable pressing more buttons. Its just 5a is another mix-up tool that makes his pressure stronger as opposed to someone it doesn't work on. Well, that is the thing. Haku-men gets good damage off of most hits, but if you think about it, he doesn't really have a good way of opening you up.. 6b warrants no damage and tsubaki is relatively easy to react to. I will admit, his TRM mix-up is good and he gets a ton of damage off it, but he is so free to jump outs it almost doesn't matter. If anything, take into account that he will be doing a ton of TRM mix-ups before the match starts and etch it into your brain not to flinch. Then maybe you'll get better at teching said stupid shit. lol However, Hazamas comeback potential is just as strong as Haku-mens and can get a minimum of 4k off any hit. Any hit. 2a/5a/6a = 4k Midscreen 5k corner. 5b/2b/3c = 5k midscreen 6k corner. 5c/2c 6k midscreen 7k corner. Grabs, around 4k - 5k command grab 4k corner. All those damages are increased as well if you decide to throw in mizzuchi. These are rough estimates of the total damage but you get the point. Hazamas run back is just as good as Haku-mens, which is why I don't think its that bad for him. Especially since Haku-men is also subject to a larger variety of mix-ups from Hazama as well than other characters. He's a dumb character, bottom line; however, you have to realize, so is Hazama. lol Sey, honestly bro, just really try to block his shit. I'm pretty free to TRM myself but I still don't have too much trouble with Haku-men because thats the only thing that hits me. lol Overall it can make you a stronger player and with most match-ups you really need to know how to block with Hazama. Houtenjin and 214D~B are NOT legit reversals. If you think about it, if you mash houtenjin and then get blown up for it... you don't have your runback anymore. Houtenjin is your runback. Meter is precious and treat it like your baby. Besides, its pretty easy to see when a Hazama is gonna mash it most of the time. Also, 214D~B has 13 frames of start up... those first 6 frames are him getting into stance which have absolutely no invincibility. You can't fall on these as a crutch, just try to block. I hope this helps in your mission to body whatever haku-men is causing you salt. lol

Why are you mashing on wake up vs. Haku-men? Or at all really. Are you really afraid of his weak mix-up? Barrier block and jump out, everything is such a high level. 2D doesn't actually warrant that much damage; sure it gives him oki, but why is anyone scared of his pressure. His pressure is weak and so is his mix-up. Sure if you get hit after that, that is big damage, but barrier is your friend. Hazama also gets a ton of damage off grabs and tons of meter off command grabs which you should be abusing in this match up. Believe it or not Hazama gains meter pretty fucking fast where that risk/reward goes in Hazama's favor. Also, 214D~A level 1 charge can be combo'd into 5a on a crouching opponent. Hazama can actually get 4k off it in the corner with 50% meter and get all that meter back. Also, 5a can be used as a pressure tool so its easy to do tick throw mix-ups. Yes, honestly it is a little better to keep your space and yes that does in fact mean Haku-men will only be more scary if he gets in. Although, at the same time, Hazama is getting the meter to make their damage pretty much the same. You're miss timing 2c. . Any character can do this, it is just easier with Haku-men This is just learning how to deal with pressure. You need to start blocking on wake up and actually start paying attention to the opponent. Thats useless yet funny. Also you'll probably drop it. After 214d~A 5a houtenjin gets you 3.3k midscreen and like 30 meter? So that might not be useful, but corner you what I said up there ^ so yeah. Otherwise you still get a good amount of meter and you get knockdown. Try blocking. Barrier block. Jump out. His pressure is free. Stop mashing every option on wake up. Abuse grabs, keep him honest. This is not Hazama's worst match-up. Taokaka is Hazama's worst match-up. Honestly imo this match-up is 5-5 but Hazama has to change his playstyle most for this character. Most characters Hazama is able to play roughly the same, few adjustments here and there but your play must adapt a lot. Pay attention to him when you're launching chains and don't be too coregraphed with them, don't let him cut them. If he does cut them, don't auto-pilot into the black void. Hazama mix-up is still good vs. him. Hazama gets real good damage midscreen off backgrab and big damage off front throw in corner even without meter. Also, a command grab is Haku-mens worst enemy. Not only can hazama get good damage off it, but it definitely helps with the meter gain. Hazama only needs 50% meter to make the risk/reward even and before that he is able to use more tools on haku-men to open him up and get good damage. I feel like your biggest issue is that you clearly don't ever try to just block when he manages to hit you.

I trust Dallas is treating my kid brother Woof well and helping him get his KoF fix whenever he goes out. Please and thank you.

Yeah, thanks stickbug. =V I'm just upset because I lost in the scrubbiest way possible. QQ lol.... I would have been fine with losing but I wish I had my dignity. X-X I mean, there will be more tournaments I guess, maybe not important ones for BB but... more tournaments. >.< Thank you again, though.

EDITED: I nominate Stickbug for Real life award for helping us have a very enjoyable ECT. He ran both GG and BB very smoothly and has run many tournaments before so I don't know why he doesn't have a BB award for it already. @Toan: I don't know, all I know is Stickbug, and Dai to help run these tournaments but only has a bb award for bringing the hype when he really brings the whole tournament. lol

Well, On block taokaka's Ds are negative actually. B cancel -5 and A cancel -2. No cancel is obscene amounts of lag and C cancel just anti-air her. Its not so much the "Inability to punish" that makes them broken, because you can punish her. Its more so just the control of the screen/movement that makes her so good. Same with Valk, although I'm unsure about his 'divekicks' being punishable or not. Although, they have a bit of start up and kill tons of woof meter so why not just block? Taokaka and Valk are characters you need to block against otherwise you'll just be eating counter-hits all day, so... just be patient when they're flying around the screen. Edit: Excuse me, in neutral you can't be too button pressy. Btw D-nails allow bang to shut downs Valks neutral as he can't get around them and you get in for free... soo...

How do you make friends if you won't talk! lol Well, its probably because I play on xbox I feel this way... I just wish more of you would talk on psn because xbox is dead. QQ