ElvenShadow

Cant go to EVO this year

FAUST June 2-3 Loketests 5K No longer wall sticks on counter hit. (ElvenShadow note: causes knock down on counter hit) New item chikuwa, causes health increase. New item, iron weight, causes knockdown on counter hit. (ElvenShadow note: I think it causes knockdown on ANY hit) The Tarai/Tub item now tracks to the edge of the screen. 214K teleport force break now availble. Doesn't seem possible to combo from it. (ElvenShadow note: you can combo off it if you RC it and can hit them with standing punch into an air combo. Especially now that 5P is one frame faster. Might not be the best use of meter but if it can kill someone at the end of the round, why not?) June 28, 2012 Original Src: http://www.guiltygearx.com/pdf/GGXXA...cationTest.pdf 5K: Attack Box is wider. Vulnerable box is bigger. Change from wall bound on counter hit to float and knockdown. far 5.S: Attack box is wider. Vulnerable box is bigger. 5P: Startup change from 6 to 5 frames. 2K: Hits 2~3 are now lows. *Before only hit 3 was. j.D: Untech time changed from 20 frames to 24 frames. Coin Item: Changed to cause flame effect for the rest of the round anytime you use Mou icchou Oisu! (ElvenShadow note: coin bounces twice on ground after thrown, can hit opponent during this time) Wash tub (Tarai): Now falls right above your opponents head. Stagger changed to 1.5x. Chikuwa (new): Hand Weight (new): Tiny Robo-Ky: Fall speed increased. Donut: Health boost increased. Candy Bar: Tension boost increased. Scalpel Pull: Changed to from 5 to 6 frames after the hit During Pogo Stance, Backwards Hit (press 44): Untech time changed from 20 to 40 frames. Force Break Ushiro kara Ikimasu yo! (new move) Ikinari Oissu!: Base prorate change from 50% to 70% Force Break pogo can be performed by pressing D while hopping on pogo (up-forward on stick aka 9) Force Break pogo can now pickup grounded opponents to continue a regular combo (meaning opponent is not in OTG state after it hits) Force Break pogo damage prorates to 80% now Thanks to Zinac for posting the translated changes in the Faust forum. I added the stuff at the end about force break pogo and a few notes about personal observations I saw at the first loketest. I think that's the only thing he didn't already translate.

totally going to this!

its too early for me to really say if Baiken will still be really good but I would say she will still be a pretty solid character. her combos will be quite different but she still has great tools. im not a baiken player so im not really the best person to ask.

No

Slayer will still be really good but I respect that attitude. Youcanwonder, just read the changes lol.

LOL theres no training mode on the arcade version and loketests wont use consoles. Using Fausts teleports with an item covering him is good to do, and coin bounce and the new dumbell will be able to be used in this way.

Dennis, Im not sure you can combo into new Ky FB from any normal. At least 2D and 5HS didn't work from what I saw. Might be different on crouch hit or counter hit. Senkei, not sure. Never saw it counter hit. Ppl just kept standing there and blocking the wrong way.

Not sure if zappa could do this before but if you keep inputting the command for the move where his sword flys out in front and above him, it will stay there and keep twirling around

Was just talking to shouji. Bad lands loop still works for 3 reps on light characters and some others. Can get 2 reps on heavy chars

Sorry these are late. Was gonna post it on my blog but fuck it. Here are changes I noticed or heard from other ppl. They are not all of the changes and I might post more later. JO Noticed 6k pass through horizontal chemical love Can double jump after super jump (?) Jackhound still force break New coin not overhead New coin causes knockdown on hit in air TE Can still do counter version of warrant Badlands property changed lost loop Can do both exe beasts instant or delay them. Can summon one while other is still charging. Both have FRC ZA Spinning sword move in air has FRC and it knocks up on hit for combos KY Can do either wall bounce or wall stick follow up after DP Force break lightning orb sucks opponent down more when hit in air(?) New FB greed saber move can't be combod into off normals from what I saw JU No tripple jump Slow walk Counter doesn't work on lows Can't combo off lightning tail DP like move ED 6p nerfed Shadow gallery nerfed Overall weaker PO Slide head causes regular OTG state so no combos unless you FRC and hit them while they are in air. Still knocks drown long time so you can use it to get in full screen like before but you can only use it for oki setups without FRC FA New food item just gives health I guess. Lame New dumbbell causes knockdown on hit. I used it in an item super and I think it hit another item and got canceled out or something Force break door only works from back door. Can be combod off off only if you RC it and catch with 5p RO Lazer normal power up by heat does 2 hits and launches. Game froze 3 times as Gaku mentioned BA Tatami seems it can still wall bounce in corner. Not sure of exact properties SO FB fafnir does ground slide. Can combo in corner Can do DP follow up kick on its own in dragon install as regular air special. Flaming MI Air dust causes ground slide on hit if they touch ground AB Projectile stays out longer after going end of its distance and does more hits causing longer block and hit stun and controls more spacE longer General Slashback changed. Causes hit stop. Will Investigate more later No EX colors but they will probly add later Didn't notice lag but only played once so far Taunting gives meter but not always. I think your opponent has to havE taunted first If some of this info is wrong redundant or not actually a change, my bad

Gonna drink beer and listen to the podcast tonight! Ill get to bed early so I can make it to Akihabara around when Club Sega opens. Pretty hyped right now!

There are actually a pretty decent number of Robo-Ky players in the Tokyo area, at least.

From watching the video, Faust has 2 new random items. One seems to be another sort of power up item like candy and chocolate. After Faust picks it up, I cant tell what it does because his tension, health, and burst meter all seem to be unchanged. Its kinda hard to see in the video though. I wonder if it has some other property like temporary speed or damage boost or something? Hopefully its useful and not another waste of an item like the candy and chocolate. On the other hand, his other new item looks like a weight (like a hand barbell or something). It seems to function like a hammer that falls slower and has a bit more airtime. Seems like a great new item. I wonder if it has as much stun as hammer. Faust coins now bounce after hitting the ground, making them actually somewhat good at controlling space. I am assuming the bit at the end with Johnny was just for fun and the chances of ever seeing a 4 coin item super are just as rare and pretty unseen as always. Johnny's coin didnt seem to bounce but the upward arch one looks like a nice little new tool for him. Also Fausts FB follow up to back door looks really cool. I wonder how safe it is on block. It didn't seem to combo off of the 2HS but it looks like you can get some interesting setups with it since it is so instant. Certainly a nice little extra tool that I look forward to experimenting with. I hope he gets a little more changes since his are few compared to most of the cast, but I am glad that he still seems to play the same and all of his good stuff is still there from before! Not sure if they explained this on the site. I am having problems loading it. Ill try it again later. Also am very pleased with their mindset with rebalancing by making the weaker characters better and by changing the other characters to be interesting and fresh but still play similar to their old selves. So hype for this!! I will be at that location test in Akihabara for sure. Nothings gonna stop me from going!

Thanks for the heads up. I didnt even know about this event. I've been pretty busy with stuff lately and haven't been playin much GG at all. I'd like to go. I already have other plans on the 28th so I can't enter the events that day but I think I'll try to enter the 3on3 on the 29th. I just need to get a team. Looks like they are taking pre registration for it online. I guess if I find the time I will try to update the blog again if people actually want me to.

I sorta gave up on the blog last fall. No one seemed to really care about it anymore and I guess I lost the desire to keep writing. The fact that GG hasn't been in SBO anymore also means very little interesting GG related discussion. I can only type about how I played casuals and then got shit faced at the bars all night so many times. Maybe I'll revive it someday if there is interesting enough stuff to write about and if people are actually interested. I guess a lot of stuff has happened in my life since I stopped to write an interesting update but it wont really have anything to do with fighting games. I don't think anyone really cares though. I'm not really important or anything lol.

Welcome back to competitive guilty gear ladies and gentlemen. We missed you.

being able to play as slash and reload version of characters would be pretty interesting. I actually wouldnt mind this... except for reload Eddie... lol

Man... I haven't been playing at the arcades at all recently. Been too busy with other things. It will be interesting to see how this turns out.

not sure if this is the right thread for this but you can see vids of the entire Frosty Faustings IV stream here http://shoryuken.com/2012/01/09/frosty-faustings-iv-tournament-results-and-archive/

BTW full stream archive with all vids can be found here http://shoryuken.com/2012/01/09/frosty-faustings-iv-tournament-results-and-archive/

http://www.dustloop.com/forums/showthread.php?13124-Frosty-Faustings-IV-full-results&p=1234693#post1234693 Full Results thread here

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core singles (24 entrants) 1 ElvenShadow (FA) 2 AKA (MI) 3 blacksnake (VE) 4 reaver (OR) 5 cue (ED) 5 simon yoo (SO) 7 Afrika (OR) 7 Kobayashi (AX) 9 Bob W (PO) 9 jamar lewis (PO) 9 sym (MI) 9 Klaige (AN) 13 ChronoSabre 13 Barnaby Jones 13 malice 13 Kyle Guilfoy 17 aaron youngers 17 nives 17 a quadraplegic 17 woocash 17 jesse g 17 astral 17 ngamer3k 17 the rising dragon Guilty Gear XX Accent Core teams 2 on 2 (6 teams) 1 Of Syms and Shadows (ElvenShadow (FA) / Sym (MI)) 2 Dutch Mexican (Reaver (OR) / Cue (ED)) 3 Rape Party (Simon (SO) / Jamar (PO)) 4 The Bloody Bearded Brohams (Blacksnake (VE) / Fiestament (TE)) 5 One Man Army (Leonil (AX) / Leonil (KY)) 6 Team good team (Barnaby and Grover) SSF4AE2012 80 entrants 1 MCZ|MRN Wolfkrone 2 BPamoco 3 TFA|RZR Germanluger 4 Spriggan 5 Perfect Legend 5 Oger 7 TFA|RZR WeaponsLeft 7 TFA|RZR AaronS 9 TFA|RZR Holdy 9 MrBrotherTyler 9 TFA|RZR ChatdeThunder 9 TFA|RZR Deedogg 13 Freeoneup 13 Domingo 13 MrK 13 TFA|RZR OctopusonFire 17 Simon 17 Madwak 17 Jamarr 17 KONKRETE 17 American Cyclone 17 TFA|RZR Vanitys7 17 Panick 17 Reyart 25 Glty 25 Rocksteady 25 Teh Courage 25 Mike Hawk 25 Mean Saltine 25 Young Tatsu 25 Part2 25 Elvenshadow 33 (Logic Fighter) Rex0r 33 Steffany 33 Rising Dragon 33 Dubson 33 Cannon Spook 33 Merkkkkkkkd 33 MJB 33 GrantL 33 Jesus Martinez 33 @Kobashi1 33 Zachina Box 33 Ngamer3k 33 TFA|RZR SynKyller 33 Ladramadon 33 John Dew 33 XX_Von_XX 49 Bones 49 Misak 49 Alex Vega 49 Raida 49 TFA|RZR Kiu 49 Slayer0 49 Professor Lex 49 HNIC Mike 49 TFA|RZR Djinn 49 Joey D 49 Kenshiro 49 (Logic Fighter) Ramen 49 Danke 49 PsychoShot 49 Sym 49 Scroats Makoats 65 Floggy 65 Based Ken Player 65 EFO 65 Goodspeed 65 Jolef 65 Gaijinder 65 Callisto 65 KazamaGang 65 HOUSEFACE 65 Noski 65 Jayford 65 Curtis 65 Flash Deed It 65 Leon 65 Leeds UMVC3 70 entrants 1. GNG Zeus 2. OMG itz Andre 3. Arisu 4. HXC Plain Rell 5. Frankie G 5. Sanchaz 7. Kerahime~<3 7 (Logic Fighter) Rex0r 9 Heroic Legacy 9 Danke 9 Simon 9 WLA Juggernaught 13 HXC Nightwing X 13 Brightside 13 King of the Bums 13 Alyx McStrife 17 Bob Washington 17 Professor Lex 17 Ronaldo 17 Zan-Sam 17 IFD Humbag 17 NOP Meechy 17 Rocksteady 17 John Dew 25 Andew M 25 RET Kurasa 25 RZR|TFA Vanity S7 25 WLA ThaGuyver 25 Silver Hydra 25 DavidCue 25 Cha-cha David 25 Flash Deed It 33 XX_Von_XX 33 Sam Wes 33 Servio V 33 Double A 33 Guilty 33 Jayford 33 Jamarr 33 Elven Shadow 33 HXC Bradskills 33 Cannon Spook 33 Mr Travis 33 NOP Body Kidz 33 the Branten 33 HXC Sparta 33 Kyle Perkins 33 Malice 49 Super Greek Figher 49 Master Havik 49 Hove 49 Black Ken 49 Agent Michael Scarn FBI 49 Shoosta 49 Havok 49 Yoshi Stomper 49 Mike H 49 WBXtreme 49 Zach in a Box 49 Israel 49 Jeremy 49 Alann Z 49 Joey D 49 Tha Hall Hawk 65 NGamer3k 65 Lord Dro 65 Sliver 65 Yung Kratos 65 Alex Vega 65 Psycho Shot MK9 results 32 entrants 1: Perfect Legend 2: Slips 3: 16Bit 4: GGA Dizzy 5: GGA Medina 5: Soonk 7: IKIZZLE 7: AU Guccimane 9: Jody Tha Great 9: AU Wakaflaka 9: GGA Han 9: GGA Moe30W 13: GGA Waffles 13: GGA Fill pops 13: Tolkeen 13: Da Juice Man 17: Jim 17: Chaosphere 17: Semi Evil Ryu 17: GGA Jeremiah 17: AU-WANNA-DIE 17: MC Cutup 17: xx_Von_xx 17: Fear 25: PAC 25: Kevin Fair 25: MGK 25: Dubson 25: Israel 25: Delriach 25: Masterhavik 25: DJ Max BlazBlue CS EXTEND (8 entrants) 1) Leonil Requiem (Ragna) 2) Arisu (Ragna) 3) ShinSyn (Jin) KOF XIII Results: 31 Entrants 1. (LogicFighter) Sparkster 2. James Jr. 3. Heroic Legacy 4. Bzerk 5.King of Bums 5, Dirtywerk 7. Jamarr 7. Kenshiro 9. Danke 9. Dubson 9. Desmond 9. IFD Humbag 13. A Magic Top Hat 13. Mr. Travis 13. MURPH! 13. SynKiller 17. FlashDeedit 17. Greats 17. J Money 17. Based Ken Playa 17. Konkret 17. D Fly 17. ShinSyn 17. Klaige 25. Cannon Spark 25. Psychoshot 25. Lurch E Bean 25. Orka 25. AKA 25. TFA|RZR German Luger 25. XX_Von_XX MBAACC 1.07 (12 entrants) 1. Brandino (F-Ciel) 2. Meta (H-V. Sion) 3. Greats (H-Powerd Ciel/H-Sion) 4. Team_Purple (C-Sion/H-Sion) SSFIV: AE12 Teams (13 entrants, Single Elimination) 1. We Will Win!!!: MCZ|MRN Wolfkrone (VI), Perfect Legend (SE), American Cyclone (ZA) 2. Bone Rog & Spriggan: TFA|RZR German Luger (CL), (LogicFighter) Rex0r (BX), Spriggan (AD) 3. The Best: Tactics (IB), GLB (RY), ReyArt (EF) 4. Team No Fireball: PaNick (CL), MyBrotherTyler (MA), BP Amoco (ZA) UMvC3 Teams (8 entrants, Single Elimination) 1. We're Gonna Win: GNG Zeus (Ver/Dan/Wes), Kerahime~<3 (Zero/Ver/Doom), Brightside (Spi/Dorm/Wes) 2. F*** APEX: (LogicFighter) Rex0r (Mag/Wol/Sen), Arisu (Zero/Ver/Dan), Danke (Spe/Nova/IM) Mystery Tournament (16 entrants) Most of the games were SNES games. 1 Justin Ashcroft 2 Heroic Legacy 3 J Money 3 Jerry Seinfeld I just want to say thank you very much to everyone who came out to support this event. A HUGE thank you to everyone who ran brackets and helped with the stream. Big thanks to Humbag Max Astral Konkrete Murph Frankie for running brackets. Also a huge thanks to Medina4life for running a fantastic stream. Thanks to Nickel City for being a very hospitable venue. To Reverge Labs and JMcrofts for bringing the great Skull Girls action! For those of you who feel that we didn't have enough space, I can assure you that we will have more room next year. The event went very well with very few issues and it seems like most people had a great time. As for BB, sorry that we had to do top 3 payout but there isn't much point in doing top 8 payout in an 8 man tournament. I thought more people would enter BB but I guess I was wrong. Next year I will probably just make BB $10 and top 3 payout unless the BB community shows more interest next time. Expect us back next year for FFV. It's gonna be bigger and better!

REMINDER 11:00 AM - Sign ups for all games begins. 12:00 AM - GGXX, SSFIV, MK start as for UMVC3, BB, and KOF... those games will start roughly an hour or so after the other games start. Teams start once all singles tournaments are finished. We have the venue until 3 am. All tournaments will easily finish before then, but we will have extra time for casuals and money matches. Also remember that there will be casuals at Nickel City on Friday night from 7 pm. Regardless of what games you plan to enter, please be there at 11 AM for registration. Even though some games start later, we want to be able to make brackets as fast as we can

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