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PS3 version will have worse graphics than PS4, that alone makes it not arcade perfect. UE3 being made for current gen only goes so far, if the graphics you're pushing are beyond PS3 capabilities and you have to cut corners to shove it onto the system. We won't know for sure how it plays until people get their hands on the PS3 version.

Going forward, a major concern we should have is whether the PS3 version will be viable for tournament play, due to the potential for added bugs and differences in framerate/input lag. I think it's a given that the PS4 version will be the only truly arcade-perfect one. Any future revisions of Xrd will likely be exclusive to the PS4. Arc is probably just releasing a gimped version of the first one on PS3 to ease the transition.

Then I'm guessing the best reason you'd use his OD is for the powered-up [4]1236C. It's a reliable counter/reversal but kind of a weak distortion without the OD.

I know what you mean; Mars just seems like a way to pressure you into paying for the DLC unlock codes. Unlimited Arakune is the worst. Get cursed and it's like trying to fight in a hailstorm.

They haven't said anything about the arcade version's new character, have they? It's probably going to be Tengu.

I hate that the global lobbies don't show a connection number over every player's head; instead you have to go looking for them on the list. So I end up getting a lot of laggy connections by mistake. Along with the mandatory time limit in online training, this seems like a pretty big oversight. Also, fighting endless Ragnas and Jins, but I think that's been a problem since 2009. I haven't seen Noel nearly as much as I did in CSE, though.

How can I combo into Kagura's Astral other than from than his forward throw?

A search of this thread didn't turn up any discussion of Kagura's Overdrive. Has anyone really tried experimenting with his OD combos yet? There's a lot of potential there: it seems he can link three drive attacks instead of just two, including attacks you normally can't link from like his 6DC. Going straight from the 6DC dash stab to his 2DC 5DC [2]8C bread & butter combo is very satisfying.

Is it possible to fight without having to play through story mode?

MvC3 Wolverine has more health than Sentinel and nearly as much as Ryu.

Thanks for the tips, should be a help. I've found that forward dash jump cancel definitely helps to cover distance fast.

Oh, okay. You see that I don't have much idea of what I'm talking about; I've only seen it in videos. Is there a challenge for it?

I wish they could have just made her a time-release character unlocked with a free patch, but Arc couldn't pass up the opportunity to milk everyone who's been begging for her inclusion since CT (including myself...).

I don't want to page through the whole thread; how are people playing as Kokonoe this early? I'm guessing she's already on the disc and someone enabled her through hacking.

How do I do Azrael's corner kick loop from a weak point hit + follow-up dash? I've gotten the Same Move Combo message to come up, but I can only get off 2 kicks before a reset.

I tried playing Terumi online for a while and I like his super monger style, but his low health is just too much of a liability. He's almost the definition of a glass cannon.

I kind of wish this wasn't coming out, because it's destroyed any chance of a timely home port for UNIB.

How do I know which moves are Crush Trigger-able and which aren't?

I just discovered that Bang's umbrella is no longer a distortion. Wild.

Something tells me that even if Nyu manages to get French Bread's seal of approval, Ecole is going to draw a hard line against allowing a Western PC release of UNIB before a Japanese PS3 one. They're the publisher, and who the game gets licensed out to is ultimately up to them.

5pb is one of the sleaziest Japanese game companies not in the mobage or eroge industries, there's your explanation.

Any tips on approaching Amane? Both the Amanes I fought were smart enough to avoid using drill when we had some distance, so I was left without any Phalanxes. I just got clobbered by their C attacks while not having enough structure for a safe aerial approach.

Yes, that is an official Azrael boob mousepad. Coming out sometime next year for 3,675 yen. You know you want it.

Welcome to the Playstation 3.

I seem to be the only person here ordering from NCSX. They ship from New York after receiving their goods from Japan, so I won't have my confirmation for a day or two.