Yazumatto

It started from here though: https://twitter.com/ss_suya/status/345072863688159232 I think he just translated it.

New tier list circulating Twitter made by someone in Japan I don't know: S+: Tao, Valk, Litchi S: Hazama, Jin, Hakumen A+: Rachel, Relius, Mu A: Azrael, Carl B: Everyone else (That's Arakune, Bang, Bullet, Makoto, Noel, Nu, Ragna, Tager and Tsubaki) B-: Platinum, Amane C: Izayoi Discuss.

BBCP 6/7/2013 Tachikawa Singles Shirushi (Jin) VS Goro http://youtu.be/i8ifJwOiFvQ?t=8m27s Sazanami (Litchi) VS Takeyama (Makoto) http://youtu.be/5Y7P3HBoul0?t=5m56s Yuuto (Taokaka ) VS Takeyama (Makoto) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCz_zy0xrAQ&feature=youtu.be Jasu (Valkenhayn) VS Goro http://youtu.be/iCz_zy0xrAQ?t=9m23s ...ugh, top tier.

True, but when it does, it's gonna be glorious. That's where the fun seems like it's going to come from: developing those sweet OD combos. Gotta have something to do other than anything into 6C > Star Gazer.

Yeah but 5k is a meterless OD combo this time. 6k-7k uses 50-100 heat. 8k is near max OD time + 100-125 heat. If Kuroku's combo video is anything to go by, a lot of these are more practical than they seem and many contain corner-to-corner carry. Considering you can use OD's active frames to avoid some moves to get that OD 5B starter, it definitely seems more practical than double gold-burst combos. Plus, OD combos look infinitely better than the stuff in EX. "Oh I'm doing the exact same combo except it has more damage because I used a burst?" Pass.

I respect your answer. EX Makoto is definitely not the high-flying squirrel I'm used to. Honestly, I'm surprised you stuck with it for 6 months if it was that boring. I just stopped playing altogether. I've always been lucky that the characters I liked were either high-tier or down-right broken. At first, anyway. >.> In any case, I'm treating CP Makoto like Chin treats CP Hakumen: never ever burst and letting her get in touch with her CS2 self, one 5k-8k combo at a time.

Style points would be using Overdrive's I-Frames to avoid the unblockable BHS and using a 5B starter to hit him with an 8k+ unburstable combo.

...I was about to write a long-winded statement without getting all the details so I'll ask questions first. Is this choice made because he looks more fun to you, Eshi or do believe he's more capable of performing in an American tournament setting? Also, if Azrael was doing the unblockable setup on you, why would you try to parry it in the first place? Style points? You're better off mashing DP or Particle Flare or holding up-back during the super freeze since it's not invincible at all.

Amane though?

Why not? It's not like they can burst from an OD combo. #hakumenisfairandbalanced

This. ALL of this. Also, Eshi's right. These stubby squirrel limbs are too honest. #whensunlimitedmakoto

So apparently the new Remix Heart chapter has Kagura and Tao in it. :O

Huh... so it is. Awesome. So the dump recovered in time for Azrael to jump away. Why is this move so good? D:

Well, that and he's in what looks like a freezer in that shot. I'm not entirely sure "dumping" on your opponent's wakeup is a good idea. If you whiff, I'm sure the opponent can punish. It's supposedly + on block though so there's that. Yukikaze has surprisingly long startup before the actual attack hits if you aren't caught in the counter-freeze.

Azrael is pretty chill in that story mode portrait. And you should know that Azrael gives no fucks about Yukikaze. That is pretty interesting to see though.

inb4 we find out Kagura hates squirrels

Bullet doesn't wear pants. She wears designer denim panties. Lambda and Nu's body suits have built-in shorts so they could be classified as pants I guess.

/start irrelevant complaint So as of this post, the top ranked Azrael player is some guy that goes by Saki at 17th dan. He also has a Makoto at 15th dan. His character choices make him a hero of sorts to me. Now this guy plays at Playspot Big One according to his profile. He's playing with pros like Mitsurugi and Fenrichi so he's not a pushover by any means and yet there hasn't been any footage of this guy since February. This is causing me great distress. y u no play on stream saki /end irrelevant complaint Also, there's 4 Makoto's at 15th dan. Eda is at the top of the 15th dan bracket on the overall ranking, meaning he's about a handful of wins away from his Rank-up match into 16th dan. These squirrels are leveling the fuck up. I'm still not gonna let go of that "worst character option-select" status though.

"Racing Stripes" Matsu BBCP 5/24/2013 Taito Station Machida Ranbat Matsu vs. Noel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvYKwshJ8Ss&feature=youtu.be Matsu vs. Tao http://youtu.be/lvYKwshJ8Ss?t=9m26s Matsu vs. Ragna http://youtu.be/lvYKwshJ8Ss?t=15m10s Matsu (Makoto) VS Jiro (Amane) http://youtu.be/FBhiIuZhmG8?t=6m48s Matsu (Makoto) VS Shino (Noel) http://youtu.be/FBhiIuZhmG8?t=9m37s

The sounds Hazama make when he gets combo'd, especially in Japanese. "AT TATATATA!" The best one is in English though, where he goes "EUUUAGHHHHH" after a spinning/sliding knockdown. "Superior, my ass! You're lower than dirt! It's time for a mutiny!" - Makoto vs. Hazama, Particle Flare "Colonel Relius, that's gotta hurt!" - Hazama vs. Relius, Houtenjin "I'm gonna chop you up into little tiny pieces! ...and not eat you." - Tao vs. Arakune, Hexaedge Everything Azrael says.

Any line that ends in "Houtenjin" and a majority of things Makoto says that I don't feel like popping in EX to look up right now. "Genesic... Emerald... Tager... BUSTER!" - Tager, when you've fucked up. "Dear god, why me? Why do I always seem to attract the who's who of mental illness...?" - Ragna

I would play the shit out of that. Get 2-3 drinks in her and murder people like Chin.

That video is disgusting. I had no idea you could combo off of Scud Punishment.

If I play him, it's because I want to whack people with a giant sword. Combos are for wimps.

See, now you make me want to start netplaying