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GET HYPE BITCHES!!! My Arakune is taking this shit. Just try and stop me!

that bees a burn

No fuck all of that Jayoku is great but Arakune's 5C and 2C are godlike because of what they set up. Almost every character gets 100% cursed by getting hit with one of these. Then hotenjin damage is coming whether you like it or not.

I never ran into it really. I didn't really know what he was capable of up close so I never rushed him down until he was cursed. On the dive cancel's i was able to get off 1 rep but when i went to super jump j5a it whiffed so i dunno if it's possible on him. Then again it was online so maybe i miss timed it.

I just finished playing an actual good Valkenhayn(combo's!!) and yeah it was rape. If you start your zoning out right he's kinda screwed. While he does have mobility with wolf, he cannot block so it is very risky for him to close the gap without getting smacked by something haha. Wolf mode seems only good for close-mid range mix-up and combo extending. Early on this kinda seems even but who knows it's only been like 2 days

So played against a Valk for about 2 hours today online. As far as elevator loops go his body is amazing!!! Now on dive cancel curse combo's not sure since when ever I fatal countered/anti-aired him he bursted so yeah sorry i can't report on that. The match-up is still early in the process but he scary fast.

MU's damage output is a lot more consistent than lambda's. This match is not in arakune's favor. She controls way too much of the screen, great defensive options and fatal counters. I dunno what Mu's you play but the one I do actually has a brain and doesn't have all these "holes" that supposed to be in her zoning game. I'd say it's either even or in her favor, Arakune's long range curse abare is greatly nerfed due to her hit box (also making combo's harder). Getting that long range bug hit from across the screen really helps when she sets up her zoning but getting a combo from it is damn near impossible.

All of Orlando and I'm guessing Kissimmee will be there. Now it's just up to South Florida to show up and get beasted on If SFL wants to get in on this we should have a 5v5 or something as well.

Arakune is a keep away/rush down character. In order to be effective with him you must master his 2 forms. 1st form: His precurse state, while very weak in this state he has great air movement, helping him avoid and curse the opponent. This is the hardest part to master especially against great zoners and rush down characters. Building up curse meter and not getting KO'd is the name of the game. 2nd form: Fever mode, he becomes one of the best characters in the game with this form. Your lock down ability is amazing, your mix-up is awesome and your damage out-put and meter gain is off the charts.

Then whats the point of changing it at all? Giving up one for the other is still a wash.

lol precurse Arakune is like a annoying little fly while fever mode Arakune is like a swarm of pissed off giant locusts. I also don't think he's boring during precurse at all! Dive loops are fun and sexy looking!! It's pure zoning at it's finest. I'm hoping they didn't tone down his damage that much, it's not really needed. It's hard as fuck to curse people who know how to play Arakune.

I don't think Arakune should be that high. I just think you scrubs shouldn't be getting cursed so much lol. But that's more of an American problem if you ask me(defense and movement). I can see how his placement seems justified by his sometimes amazing damage output, but in all reality he's not as consistantly powerful as the big boys around him. People just oogle over that giant red bar and 100+ hits that happen when he's cleaned up and they say OMFG broke....

my 6A is usually blocked though haha, but they still combo either way if you hit the C and D together just not into the massive damage jump C does by itself. also in the corner to do the cross-up jump C you hit 5C and for the over head its 6C

I just have one question when it comes to the jump C mix up. When I usually go for the mix-up its during the 3a-3a block string. Once those bugs hit as soon as I hit 6a I instantly tap either 5D(Regular) or 4D(crossup). It's done so early in the 6a animation its doesn't cancel into the gatling. This doesn't require me to negative edge and it still gives me my mix-up potential since i can do 6B,2B from 6A. Any problems you guys see in this method? Because it works quite well for me.

Really? Against Lamda i'd think that would be a must. I use it a lot and find ways for it to help me reset pressure. @ZONG: lol ok

O-town in full force will be there

Anybody know who this arakune is? I have my guesses but i'm not sure exactly. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGsC-u9blpg

u-12's hitbox is fucked so D bug on it's rise up won't hit her at all. As a result you will have to pick her up with a normal that knocks her into the D bug. Makoto's body is pretty much free.

GGs copperdabbit online my week 2 arakune needs work haha

hhahaha trolling like shit you haven't fought a competent faust player yet, this will be fun

First of all I am not Stone and I am not saying your "free". Second not only Xaq but Nazgul was giving you trouble as well, so if zoners are your specialty then you must have gained this skill in the past week or so. Lastly you've never played a good Faust so all i'm saying to you is when you lose don't give me the excuse i've heard 100,000 times "I don't know that Faust match-up that shit is weird"

Haha Vids of you playing Xaq say different. I hope you know how to handle zoners and rush down artists like myself because I didn't see you block for more than 2-3 seconds at best. I can't wait to finally play a competent Johnny, your on sir! @DommieJ 25 is better than -10 thats for sure.

it's called respect but that doesn't mean we won't body you I can't wait!!! Mac were you staying at? I need to cut some costs as far as housing goes so if your getting a room get at me. On a side note: It's gonna be great to actually be able to smoke a cig in weather that isn't -10 outside, Fuck Chicago in January lol. Im down for drinking and playing as well, i say we do grand slam shots imo.

haha Henaki hands trophy should be made, or at least some stickers. I'm glad you guys are embracing the term i coined lol.

David you better go!! I'd say teams because yes stickbug is very right about it being more hype, we need to compete with the other hyped-ness going around at SB!! also teams are and should be 3v3 it's tradition oh and yes vyers i accept and on another side-note maybe a A3Religion vs The World exhibition should go down. haha A3R i've backed you up before just by seeing vids and knowing what crew you play with but MAC is by no means a scrub at all so just watch what you say just in-case you get embarrassed.