Dark Ranger88

Thanks! .... I'm glad you realized that large intestine part was a metaphor. Felt kinda iffy putting that one out there. Also late GGs to Serfiet 88.

Thanks you are too kind. I tried to space lol, but your aggressiveness kept me unsettled ( you started to get me at the end by switching between aggressive attacks and 4D baiting). I've been trying to level up in real life for the past few months, so I don't know how much I can play. Right now I'm trying to git gud so that my large intestine will still be intact after the Kumite tournament.

GGs to dualseeker. It's been a while since I last played man. I was super nervous because I knew you were good. You should have SEEN my hands shake during that last match. Also does anyone else have trouble staggering normals when playing online? Half of the time I'll do an attack and try to stagger the next one, but I'll just stand there and get kicked in the face.

+0 Who am I? Jerry Seinfeld?

Yeah there was no one in a US lobby and only like 15 in the Mexico lobby I played in last night. Late GGs to 5il_Limitless.

Hmm I don't see the need to 2D > Rapid > CT. You can already use CT after any normal other than 3C (so you can pull out the CT when your opponent least expects it), you just have to condition your opponent not to mash first. Plus, why would you burn 75 meter on a setup that they can just barrier? Save that for a counter assault or just do Mars Chopper > RC > 2B to break through someone's guard. Edit/Stupid: Dude they should just make Mars Chopper a stand alone special like they did Shooting Star. If they did I'd be MC > RC > 2Bing everyone.

Yeah. I mean parry the lightning attack (not the black hole) then either A.) space countering past Kokonoe or B.) Waiting for the parry catch to end then running towards Kokonoe. Parry is a special and you can cancel into it from the dash like you could any normal or special (as long as you input it as 66 > 546).

He can't use all that heat if he's sliding on his face in the corner. Discuss the matchup here.

Superior my ass. She's lower than dirt. It's time for a mutiny. Discuss the matchup here.

Bullet is so lame that I can't even think of anything clever...Discuss the matchup here.

When you're not getting Astral'd on purpose...Discuss the matchup here.

We both hit like tanks. Discuss the matchup here.

Discuss the matchup here and don't let this bastard grope your waifu.

I think 5CC > 214A~C is airtight except on instant block. If they are DPing you after 5CC you can simply block after 5CC and punish their DP. If they are 720ing you after 5CC, then you can cancel into Asteroid Vision B/C. You are invulnerable to throws even during the jump's startup frames, so in your instance you should not be getting grabbed. Edit: Also if you are having trouble with a specific matchup you can simply ask here as some people do. Or you can post in the matchup threads asking for help (Something simple like, "Having real problems against Tager's ______. You guys got any strats?" More experienced players probably aren't posting in the matchup threads because they aren't aware that you'd be interested in their opinion. Double Edit: Wow...also matchup threads don't even exist.

Sigged. I don't know why, but the way I read that last part in my head seemed really cool.

I can't test this out because I don't have Kokonoe, but can Makoto dash then parry the lightning rod attack to escape. On a successful parry you don't get pushed back like you would if you blocked, and the space counter follow up attack could rocket her past Kokonoe to escape the unblockable. Again, I haven't purchased the character, so this is all just theory on my end.

Oh that's right...no one uses Izayoi. Yeah Argent: 5B/Sonic Sabre if you're on the ground, and 623B (Upward Slash) if you're in the air. 623B is better against Tager because he's really tall. It even hits him crouching sometimes... She can also teleport behind you for 2 stocks and has a reversal distortion that pushes you away and is comboable on counterhit. I hadn't used Izayoi in like 2 weeks I can't believe I wasn't complete garbage with her, even though I was a little squirrelly sometimes.

GGs to Argent, Goku is da bess, and Abnormal Sense. Izayoi vs Tager just seems so much more fun than Mak v Tager. I'm about to throw up in my mouth here, but I think I might...like...zoning...*shudders*.

Hmm I guess my playstyle just prefers using moves like Lander Blow 3. I just like using moves that are guaranteed pressure resets if your opponent blocks them. I was a big fan of Lightning Arrow > Dash 2A pressure resets in Extend too. Whenever my opponent starts blocking, my strategy is to (Apply mixup then Reset pressure) xN. Right now this manifests itself as 2A >2B/6B/Throw/CT/More 2A > Stuff > Lander Blow > 2A etc. Of course I bait DPs when I think they are coming. Of course I mix my pressure and blockstrings up every now and then. Sometimes I'll try to do stagger pressure (which I'm awful at). It's just that 2A Mixup > Lander Blow / Lightning Arrow serves as the default blockstring that I do. What do you guys do for pressure/blockstrings then? Go into detail. Assume we know nothing. What's going through your head and what is your strategy when an opponent is blocking? What does non gimmicky offense look like? Even if I watch someone like Goro play, it's hard for me to understand what he's thinking during his pressure.

Well I just do Stuff > Lunatic Upper > Lander Blow lvl 2 or 3 Lvl 3 Lander Blow is +5 on block for a sweet pressure reset that leaves you right in front of your opponent. After they block this you can run 2A into high/low/throw mixup on them. And if they block everything you can even go back into lvl3 Lander to start the cycle all over again. The lvl2 version is a frame trap that you can combo after if you get a counter hit when you think your opponent is going to try and mash you out of lvl 3 Lander Blow. You can also bait DPs by just blocking after Lunatic Upper. Correct me if I'm wrong gaiz.

GGs to you, Lord Revan, and the couple of randoms i fought in the arcade lobby. My Makoto pressure is literally one move.

"100% Life Overdrive Corner Combo Requires 50% Heat" Not sure what you meant by quote the section lol. 5B 5CC 5D(3) OD 214A~C 236D(G) j.D(G) 214A~D(G) 5CC PF(G) DM: 5147 HG: 27 Anyways if you have full health this combo barely squeezes the distortion in at the end. Although you can leave the second 5CC off to make it easier. Edit: The Cosmic Ray won't pick up Jin or Valk (We've heard these names before right? Fuck these guys.) However you can whiff the Cosmic Ray and still pick them up with PF lololololol.

Best wishes to whoever got injured.

XDest is on a lot iirc. He goes by Mashykaka in the arcade lobbies. I thought he was a rando at first until I got mopped.

GGs Henjin. Still trying to get used to movement on the pad orz. I always waited for the line "Don't wet your panties." Isn't the uppercut kick a reversal too? BTW Makoto's pressure resets have holes before them that lose to mashing and up-backing. (Hope I don't run into that Bullet they were talking about earlier.) Edit: Also GG to Someonewhodied. I wanted to play you more but I say there was a line forming. Didn't wanna be a jerk and hog you.