Need to find one to go to :< I missed Absolute Battle because of some school stuff, but people thought I was dodging (lol).
Been playing since 07 now. I started as a Gear player. (dat Millia AV)
2AB leaves a hole if blocked, so I don't use it unless my opponent is just straight up standing. It's not hard to get them to stand since I only like to run my high string though.
@Giovanni
One thing that's really annoying me though about southern anime is the fact that they don't even drive to some of the nearby stuff together and just stay super local. I've always had to drive a good 4+ hrs for tournaments so it's nothing new to me. I know that people play in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and some other surrounding areas, but they don't come out often. Turnout has been dwindling since UCC in September and it's kinda pissing me off. I think Hsien is the best player in Texas, but he is really NAH (even for capcom sometimes). I only remember him recently going to Texas Showdown and SF25th. He prob only goes to stuff (majors) that he thinks is worth his time.
Basically, what I'm saying is....I'll probably end up playing SF4 and Marvel again. Especially If I end up going to a tourney and P4 is dropped due to # of entrants. People have even kept playing KOF longer than P4, but I dropped that game due to not being able to learn how to play against certain characters. It basically turned into "do you know how to deal with this character?" I heard Maxx isn't running ARK anymore either. I've seen anime people show up here and there to tournaments and stuff, it just kinda sucks that it isn't consistent. I don't really hate SF, so getting back into it isn't a big deal for me. Marvel on the otherhand...been bad since Ultimate came out lol. Maybe I'll play KOF again too.
I really want to give anime a shot again though. I haven't played anime since being able to play fighting games again, it just feels so at home. Problem is people showing up :<
We can play anytime Tectal