BlackYakuzu94

Ragna's even easier tho and moar rewarding :V Ok real talk, I don't really know enough about Jin or Noel to say anything substantial, but if you're just starting out. I highly recommend you reconsider Ragna, as he's simple enough for any newcomer to understand and easy to get down. Jin or Noel offer this too, but if you really wanna get those basics down, any one of those three would suffice. Although, I feel you should lean a bit more towards Ragna or Jin.

So I have temporary access to a capture card. Anything you guys want recorded for studying purposes?

I never read truer words.

You could try dash Tsubaki after the CT.

It might be her hurtbox, generally speaking the closer you are when Tsubaki hits, the more likely Hotaru will be able to connect. So TK Tsubaki>Hotaru doesn't really work because you're not close enough for Hotaru to connect.

Are you doing dash Tsubaki or TK Tsubaki?

[4/18/2015]Tenchi(Izayoi) vs. Sosei(Hakumen)[Notes] Team Ryo vs. Team Koike, Joyland Emori [4/18/2015]Tenchi(Izayoi) vs. Rafaru(Hakumen)[Notes] Team Ryo vs. Team Koike, Joyland Emori [4/23/2015]?(Tsubaki) vs. ?(Hakumen)[Notes] A-cho, Rematch at 12:38 [4/23/2015]?(Hakumen) vs. ?(Tsubaki)[Notes] A-cho [4/23/2015]?(Hakumen) vs. ?(Noel)[Notes] A-cho [4/23/2015]?(Terumi) vs. ?(Hakumen)[Notes] A-cho [4/25/2015]Asura(Hakumen) vs. yai(Hakumen)[Notes] Central Uryasu [4/25/2015]Kosaji(v-13) vs. yai(Hakumen) [Notes] Central Uryasu [4/26/2015]?(Hakumen) vs. Tenchi(v-13)[Notes] Athena Nipponbashi 2on2 [4/26/2015]?(Hakumen) vs. Matoi(Taokaka)[Notes] Athena Nipponbashi 2on2 [4/26/2015]?(Hakumen) vs. Sodeika(Carl)[Notes] Athena Nipponbashi 3on3 [4/30/2015]?(Izayoi) vs. ?(Hakumen)[Notes] RYO Cup [4/30/2015]?(Izayoi) vs. ?(Hakumen)[Notes] RYO Cup [5/4/2015]?(Platinum) vs. ?(Hakumen)[Notes] Gamecenter Technopolis [5/4/2015]?(Relius) vs. ?(Hakumen)[Notes] Gamecenter Technopolis

http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm26253817 Ayyyyy son.

I'm trying, but I'm not too good at this. I guess I can make use of this capture card I'm borrowing.

Ahh, gotcha. Any other significant changes I need to be aware of?

Aww, no more free reversals? That's sad to hear. So I take it his midscreen combos haven't changed all that much then right?

So I've decided to pick him back up; I ran through challenge mode to get a feel for his new combo routes and the like. I'll do some real grinding with him tomorrow or Friday, but is there anything specific I need to know or is it just business as usual with him?

Time to go online.

OP finally updated with all of the videos posted. I'll try to fill that months gap, I'm a bit ashamed I let it go so far ahead of me, but that's life.

https://youtu.be/7Gg1Pj5BF0c Haven't uploaded footage here in a minute. Criticism is welcome and encouraged. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

WE CAN DRINK TO WELCOME YOU BACK.

I'm down.

Man I fucking hate windows updates, but fortunately I was able to put in some lab time and found a few interesting combo routes. First off, these are OD combos I was testing in the corner. They work with 30% or less health and a minimum of five stars each. Ch 6B, 5C(ODC), 5C>Zantetsu(1)>CT, 6C>Shippu(Lv. 2), guren, 5C>Shippu (9480) Ch 5C(ODC), 5C>Zantetsu(1)>CT, 6C>Shippu(Lv. 2), Guren, 5C>Shippu (10873 lol) I was also intrigued that you can combo off Tsubaki again, so I did some testing with that in the corner too. (6) Dash CH Tsubaki, 2C(jc)>tk Hotaru>AD j.C(land) 5C, 5C>Guren, 6A>6B (5.9k) And lastly, some midscreen stuff off 6A. I really like the change to it, its perfect frame traps haha. (4) 6A, 5B>Kishuu~Enma, Guren, IAD J.B>J.2A, 5C>Kishuu, 2C(jc)>j.B>j.2A(jc)>j.B>j.2A>Agito (2917) (6) CH 6A, Zantetsu, 2C(jc), tk Tsubaki, AD J.2C, 2C(sjc), j.B>j.2A(jc)>j.B>j.2A>Agito (4545). And now to add them to the OP.

No, you can't.....

I will try that when I get back home from campus. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm starting to really feel how badly they gimped Hakumen's clutch factor, because I am getting destroyed by simply being outplayed. Its really hammering home how unskilled I am.

So..I'm starting to feel the matchups. How's everyone else fairing so far if you've played.

Stop promoting gimmicky and bad play :V

Hey, I said he lacked most of his old crutches, not all of them :V I'd probably only do what you described if I absolutely gave zero fucks after certain point.

Still getting used to the reduced histop and getting some 1.1 stuff out of my system, but yea...same ole, same ole. Guess I'll answer the question from before and talk about what I think of my character. Hakumen still functions the same as he did in other versions of CP, however its even more crucial to use his meter properly since he doesn't get it as easily now. Before you could just parry anything and get a free star or cut projectiles, but since you don't get stars for catching projectiles anymore it only leaves cutting them for a void. Naturally the projectile nerf makes zoners even harder to fight against, compounded by the loss of Kishuu's projectile invul. On the flipside, they did improve some of his normals and specials to compensate. 4C being 10f, J.2A having active frames for days and a faster recovery, and even 6A being somewhat faster. It greatly improves his neutral game, something which he tends to excel at. Some specials got P2 buffs such as Hotaru and Zantetsu, which rewards the good neutral play. And lastly, finally a practical application to Mugen, which sadly had little to no utility in 1.1 with Shippu doing unscaled damage depending on how many specials you used before it. In my opinion, he's more reliant on solid playing than ever as he now lacks of a lot of the crutches he had before to steal victories(RIP CH 3C>5C xxx ;_, but the rewards off his confirms I feel are better, especially if you have a sufficient number of stars. I admit, it is kinda boring how streamlined he is now, especially since CP already streamlined him considerably, but it does give me the perfect excuse to learn real strategies and make smarter moves, which will help me overall as a player.