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Let me know of any changes need to be made. Sorry for the double post, but I wanted to bump the thread.

So they answered my prayers and made Izayoi not ass. Tank you based Arcsys. Nerf Litchi now please :3

Azreal matchup guide is up. Sound off if there are any changes you think should be made.

Dear Arcsys. Please make Izayoi not total ass so I can have another batshit crazy mixup character. Sincerely, Me But seriously, there are certain characters who truly deserve some buffs. I would love to see Makoto be good again.

Ggs to Someonewhobodied. That connection was solid enough that I could actually get my corner carry and vortex going. Good to finally be able to play you at a competent level! I now know which of your subs I stand a chance against XD Litchi still 2 stronk.

I mix you up until you die. I can't play defensive for shit.

Have you ever had someone tell you "Valkenhayn can just press buttons and get away with it!"? I believe that there is some truth to that statement. We have super safe pressure and great normals to supplement the hellish vortex we cast our opponents into. We used to be able to press buttons. Not anymore. Someone new has arrived, and he does it better. Enter Azreal. He has come packing an arsenal of godlike normals, scary pressure, and amazing footsies. Also, he does not give a flying f**k about what you want to do. Neutral: This is a neutral game unlike any of the matchups Valk has to face, simply because one slip up can mean Azreal gets to play his game. Azreal will be making use of his dashes to move around, while poking with 5C and harassing you with Gustaf, to which you should respond with w.5C, w.5A, h.5B and h.5C. In most cases I would reccomend going for an aerial approach as usual, but this guy is packing some ridiculous anti airs in the form of 5A, 5B, 2C, and 6B (Most of his shit can be an anti air) so you have to make sure you wolf movement is as unpredictable as possible. Try to fish for counter hits with Beast Cannon. If you find yourself facing Azreal on the ground and he has meter, DO NOT run around in wolf form! I cannot stress this enough, his Black Hawk Stinger super comes out in 3 frames, meaning he will snipe your ass from full screen on reaction to you wolfing around. I would also like to make something very clear, if you have both high and low weak points on you and Azreal has meter, the ground is a deathtrap. No matter what you do in this situation, Blackhawk is unblockable and you can bet your ass he will be waiting to punish you for landing. Despite all this BS you will have the mobility advantage, use it. Defence: Azreal can get all up in your face pretty quickly, so here is what to look out for if you are forced to block. One thing to be noted is that Azreal himself is like a giant walking corner. If he gets his pressure going on you, you will have a very hard time escaping. Up close Azreal will be using his quicker, safer normals such as 5A, 5B, and 2C. His goal is to either go high/low with 6D or 3D to apply his weak points. This kicker here is that it does not end at a 50/50 going high or low. Azreal's mixup is essentially four way. He can go high or low on one side, OR dash through you for a high/low mixup on the other side. I don't like those odds. Now I'll cover how to deal with pressure. Azreal's normals are ridiculous. You cannot mash out. You cannot jump out. He will just keep going until you get hit. My reccomended actions are to call out and 5A his 6D or 3D as they seem to be some of his only normals that can be stuffed during pressure. Counter Assault is a godsend in these situations. Sturm is a bad idea in these situations as he can 6A and beat it on reaction to the super flash. Be on the lookout for IAD cross ups off of his 5A and 5B. You can block and punish these accordingly. Tldr: don't get hit. Offense: If you manage to get in on Azreal, this is where things get a lot simpler. You are essentially looking to do to Azreal what he would do to you. Not allowing him to play the game. Vortex into death and all that. What you need to be aware of is IB 2A on you wolf pressure, and be ready to bait his Growler Field DP. Other than that, Azreal crumbles under Valk's pressure in the same way Valk crumbles under Azreal's pressure. Yeah, it presents a tough set of situations for you to overcome. Whoever gets pressure first will likely win, but if you play it smart and get that knockdown, the burly bastard will be sent packing. In my opinion, the matchup is 5.5-4.5 in Valk's favor.

Losing to mash happy characters like Terumi in bad lag. Not only can I not do anything about it, but they can just press all the buttons they want and get away with it because the Netplay lords deem it so. This is why I stay away from ranked, you never know what the conditions will be.

Okay, scratch that last post. More ggs to Biscuits, I'm glad you weren't totally bored by my laggy Valk and actually wanted to play me XD Sorry that Brkrdave had to jack my spot and ruin the whole thing XD

Ggs to the people I played including Mr Biscuits. It's a shame I couldn't play his Arakune on account of the character being trash (he isn't). Just more Jin matchup experience, as though I didn't have that in spades already XD

Totally jumping on in the next fifteen minutes. Hopefully people won't refuse to play me because of my character, that was really discouraging when it happened last time. So yeah, any Canucks (or anyone with a decent connection) on right now should keep an eye out!

So I've been watching videos of Sho (Tsukiyomi), and I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on what kind of character he's supposed to be. I dig his teleport air combos, but my main concern is his mixup. Could he be considered a mixup character? Or is he more of an all purpose rushdown character? I ask this because I am considering dropping Labrys for Sho once the game hits, that is if he is more effective as a mixup character.

Hopping online now. Will make another attempt at playing Valk online and not failing.

Don't ban my based grandpappy plz. Seriously though, that would be so shitty.

What a shame. How about a side by side AV of Valk in his Rachel color palette (color 14) next to Millia Rage in her Slash P outfit with both of them in their win pose (Valk looking at his watch, Millia turning her back to the screen) http://www.norematch.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/millia_slash_p.gif ? Hopefully that can be done with just some recolouring?

What would the chances be of me being able to request an AV gif of Valkenhayn pummelling Kokonoe in an infinitely repeating wolf 5C loop? That would be pretty great.

Easy (Straightforward neutral, easy combo routes): Ragna, Jin, Terumi, Bullet, Makoto. Moderate (Some quirky neutral game, slightly harder combo routes): everybody not listed below. Challenging (Difficult neutral, fast reaction requirements, hard combo routes): Hazama, Litchi, Taokaka, Valkenhayn, Rachel. Hard mode (Are you a bad enough dude to play this character?): Carl Ass mode (Characters that are ungodly levels of hard because they don't have the tools to compete): Amane, Izayoi

The fact that I'm so used to playing offline at my local scene that every time I want play with you cool people on DL, I can't handle Netplay to save my life.

I agree with this wholeheartedly. It kind of sucks playing a top tier because people get this assumption about how you view the game. I've played Valk for almost two years, and I still get blown up by Terumis, Makotos, you name it. But I can't even get frustrated about it because I respect the hell out of anybody who makes these characters work. Shoutouts to Arakune players for being ridiculous.

Ggs man, it sucks that I simply can't play my best online. I'd love to be able to play you and not look like mashing scrub, but the moment I realized that I couldn't even complete a w5C- 6D- wJA pickup, yet I could do w5C loops no problem, I knew something was horribly wrong. Hopefully we can play in better circumstances sometime.

This is super frustrating. I'm so used to playing offline. Netplay leaves me a a huge disadvantage. I can't even finish a damn combo

I can't play Valk in lag like this. I'll switch to my sub. Accidentally picked Tager. Well shit.

Wow, my movement is so off. gotta get warmed up :P

Kiba approved Valk player looking for matches. Seriously though, I'm so free in lag, this might suck. Looking for that great white Canadian connection.

I fought an Amane once. It was awful.