MaeglinIX

I bet blogging can be kind of a chore, but I really hope you keep up with it. I love reading about the fun Japanese cultural and social experiences you have just as much as the arcade scene in Japan!

Wow, great guide! One of my friends who I play against regularly just sort of switched to Dizzy all of a sudden. I was totally boggled by it and I can speak from the experience and say that traps at neutral are indeed quite ineffective and often dangerous. He seemed to be able to cover so much ground and do it safely while I was trying to trap, which was baaad news. Thanks a ton Caer!

Thanks for your help guys, now I have things to practice. I still don't have ID down, but I guess becoming less of a scrub isn't easy.

Hey guys I have a few questions: [background - I'm playing GGXX with Testament as my main] Jump-FD question: Many times I get hit trying to jump away from a broken combo or a bad poke. Even more often I hit my friends with 6HS while they are jumping away from me. If I (or they) FD as the jump away will it cancel those few frames where I'm jumping back (and holding the back button) but not blocking? ID question: I'm still a bit confused on how to get the un-techable state. After I hit with 5D do I follow through with the homing jump or not? Does an ID go: 5D > Jump > Hit Enemy > Cancel Float > Land > Combo? Or is it more like: 5D > Hit Enemy > Combo as they fall? I'm going to go look for a video, but in case I don't find one... Are ID's prorated the same as normal Dust combos? Tick-throw question: (Keep in mind I play Testament) Are some normals better to set up a tick throw than others? Would a 2P as a setup be markedly better than a 2K for example? Also, when throwing is there a distance where you're too close? Getting throws is probably the weakest part of my game so any ideas on how to practice would also be good. I play pad still and was wondering if anyone else struggles with TK'ing dragon punch type moves. Baiken is my second so you can guess why I ask. I pre-ordered GGAC... man I'm so pumped.