Dark Ranger88

Quick question here guys. Do most of you still frame trap in between 5C and 5CC? I didn't play Mak at all in CS2 and I remember hearing about this being a huge part of her pressure. However, I haven't heard many people talk about it in Extend. I tried to incorporate this once while playing online, but it seemed that the timing on the 5CC part was somewhat strict and difficult. Either the 5CC wasn't a frametrap when I did it, or I just stood there and did nothing (because I waited too late and the 5CC didn't come out at all). Did they make the window for this frametrap tighter in Extend as one of the nerfs to Makoto? Or has it always been this way and I just have to get used to it? tldr: Is 5C -> 5CC frametrap still viable and should I learn it?

When you're Makoto, every character is annoying. Except for Tsubaki and maybe Tager. I like the challenge though.

GGs to you and to everyone else in that room. It's nice to see new people still picking up this game. Also, I only get better with each passing day. Just wait till I start parrying overheads on reaction.

Most of my wins against Tao come from escaping her pressure and then pinning her down. I almost never get a hit in neutral thanks to Makoto's short reach. If it's lagging though...drive into A,B, or C cancel becomes near impossible to react to...so I'm forced to mash wildly.

Lol. And that's why they invented the pause button folks. Well it looks like you've... (•_•) ( •_•)>⌐■-■ (⌐■_■)...died and gone to heaven.

Just buy a 360 with financial aid/parents' money. You can tell your parents that you want to buy a present for a girl you've been seeing for a couple of weeks. Your parents will go to surprising lengths to help you get laid...trust me.

When I first saw Valk use Sturm Wolf I was hoping he'd be a kicking character like Saki from AH3, because lightning fast kicks are always cool. Didn't dig the whole wolf mode thing and not being able to run though. Plus his kicks are slow...

My ability to re-use other people's ideas would be much better suited for the role of a TV producer, where you can air crime dramas 24/7 and still make millions. Anyways, back on topic. I don't know if this has really been discussed yet, but what do you guys think the effectiveness of a charge char like Kagura would be in a fast game like BB? Every time I think about charging moves in neutral I see characters with mobility like Tao and Valk giving him fits. I know there's been a lot about Terumi but have we seen Kagura like...actually fight anyone yet to see how this would work?

I think we're missing the most lethal application of Terumi's drive here. The ability to RC into Taunt twice during a combo and still build enough heat to finish with a distortion that stomps their face into the pavement.

*Raises hand with the rest of them* Tager is one of the few matchups that I feel confident about. I love neutral vs Tager. It's so relaxing because you never have to worry about him running or airdashing.

That's exactly the way I feel. GGs Houdini. Comboed into Astrals are boring. You can beat a lot of stuff in neutral with Makoto's Astral to make for some incredibly flashy finishes; I usually save it for that. Also there's astral whiff into stuff too. Also: @Lich - I never think of that, damn...

Hehe yep...some people are bastard to the core I'm getting on now if you're on. I'll send you a friend request.

Is tonight good?

GGs to Tectal, Hombre, and the other people I've played recently. BGs again to IIII JIN IIII for kicking me and calling me a tryhard after I beat him. How can you call someone a tryhard in a FIGHTING GAME?

Yep he RQed on me in ranked today. I wonder if he does that every time he loses. You could get a pretty high PSR if you just absolutely refused to fight anybody you knew had a chance to win against you. You wouldn't even get a red name because you'd just be opting out of fighting them.

..........Okayyyyyyyyy????......... On a completely unrelated note I was messing around in training mode and found out that you can cancel the first few startup frames of 2A into Corona Upper. I don't know if this is common knowledge or not, but against Bang and Valk you can input 2A just before they recover from a neutral/emergency tech: If they do any kind of normal attack or throw 2A hits them out of it (and lets you block Bang's drive), If they did their reversal you can input Corona during the superflash and clash into whatever move you want, If they backdash you recover in time to hit them If they gold burst, you block it. The only thing that beats it is jumping.

I'm sorry guys, but this does not work every time. There are many instances where j.B/5A/2A after the nails will be airtight (and trying to IB 5A will just open up a gap and get you counter hit). You can only IB 5A if they are doing it from full screen, but good Bangs never do this. Good Bangs use the A nail to snipe from afar and only do the D nails at close or medium range. I have even gone in and tested this and IB 5A doesn't work against mid/close range nails.

GGs Venus. Lol I didn't plan on doing that. My parents said they wanted me to go somewhere with them and were bitching at me to stop playing during the whole match. I was half playing and half arguing with them when you did Tempest Dhalia. Honestly I didn't even consciously input the astral, I was too distracted by my parents' nagging to realize what was going on. I started screaming at the top of my lungs when I realized what had happened, pretty sure I scared the crap out of them. Anyways you are really annoying with those lobelias. I haven't played a Rachel that stuffs air, ground, AND 3C approaches with them.

GGs Deadliest and Tectal. Ugh I played terribly; still can't neutral. Also my defense was awful those first ten matches.

Yeah that one guy basically made an account just to stop you from changing your avatar.

With both of them on the mic talking straight shit.

Just meetup IRL then. You both live in Canada right? Can't you just ride mooses to each others igloos?

Mario Party 14 Minigame Showdown???

Please I actually reallllllly want to see this!!! We could make another one of those FT10 threads and take bets.

[CSE] Makoto Nanaya Match Finder/GG Thread v2