Skye Veran

Pretty self-explanetory. I'm a lower-intermediate ( or so I feel ) Nu-13 player who understands most of the game concepts but finds it very difficult to actually -think- during a match. Mostly I just act on instinct and see what happens, then... sort of realize my mistakes afterwards. I'd really love to hear some good players talk about what's going on in a match so I can get in the right mindset. Anything from tutorial videos to actual competitive matches would be great, but I'm not sure where to start looking. Nu-13 doesn't have to be involved either, but of course would be a bonus. Thanks!

GGs to everyone I played yesterday.

There seem to be a LOT of beginners on the Vita today. Anyone know why? Just coincidence?

Wow, so many replies. Thank you all for your input; some of what you said applies to me closely, and I think I can work that into my outlook on matches. And I'm starting to think the time I currently spend fighting AI (still trying to beat Unlimited Mars >_> ) would be better spent in Training brushing up my combos and mix-ups. Thanks again, you guys rock.

I've been playing BlazBlue since only a couple months after getting my Vita almost every day. That's over a year of near-constant BlazBlue. Granted, most of that is against the AI ( since I have a bad connection and... well, the Vita ), and I've barely dabbled in fighting games before then, but I feel like I have invested quite a bit of time and effort and skill into this game. So when I go online and get my butt handed to me again and again and again by three different players in a row, it feels incredibly discouraging. To say the least. Do you high-level players ever remember being on the bottom percentile? How did/do you cope with frequent losses?

I play the Vita version of BBCSE and I have a fairly substandard internet connection. I can get into matches, and sometimes ( very rarely ) I have almost no lag... but usually I have quite a bit. Input delay is extremely noticeable, sometimes up to half a second or more. I'm very curious if this causes my opponent to have identical delay. Are we both suffering the same lag, or am I actually at a disadvantage?

Sorry, should've clarified. Lambda player, green colors. You thrashed me with Hazama a few times last night. =)

Whoo, I finally got into a Dustloop room, even if it was just for a few matches. GG, Blackwing.

Thanks, Elegant. I've been high-jumping less and landing pretty much the same number of connects as usual, if not more because I'm not distracted by the high-jump input.

Thanks for the friendly post and video. I'll take a look at it after I'm finished replying. =) I definitely noticed/tried that, but it wasn't affecting my success at this point. Actually, after practicing it more, I think I wasn't throwing out 236D fast enough after the 6C. The dummy was hitting the ground and teching out, and since I've focused on that it's become much more reliable. So... sorry for asking a question and immediately figuring it out. <_< That's interesting; it's definitely not my problem with this specific combo, but I'll keep it in mind when I'm working on more complex stuff later. --- Actually, now that I'm here, I have another question, though it's a bit vague. When an opponent is very close to me and I'm starting the combo finisher with DD > 2DD, I feel really awkward about going to that jD, since 2D pushes enemies closer to the deadzone, and especially when it's late in a combo and they're getting close to teching. When I'm in that situation, I instinctively try to high-jump to land the 2D. Does that help at all? How often do Lambda's combos require high jumping?

Probably my first post in this forum and I'm very much intermediate, so bear with me. What do I need to focus on when comboing 6C into 236D on a wall bounce? I've been playing Lambda for a while and properly comboing this is pretty much the only thing that still seems very random to me. I'm not certain whether I need to let the enemy fall a bit further, delay the Sickle Storm, delay the 6C or what. Specifically, I'm re-attempting Combo Challenge 13 at the moment and it seems to happen whenever it feels like it. I'm not quite at the level where I'd attempt this combo in a match, but I'm close, so I'd like to get it down more thoroughly. Thanks!