Lelouch84

Vatista's ribbon!

OK. I won't be able to get back to my home until 3-4PM. So I'll need to allow for another 2 hours to drive to your place assuming I go.

What time will you be having this? Ansonia is nearly two hours from me so I'll need to plan ahead. However this gathering sounds like it'd be more fun because I don't give a shit about USFIV or MvC3. I'd rather play UNIEL and maybe some BB.

What are you guys playing and where are you located? I might be more interested in that if it's closer to me.

Well you could just get a TE2. But I could use an excuse to go to Japan.

I'm in college yes.

You could try Amazon or PlayAsia. I was looking for the Hayabusa stick for awhile but it seems pretty hard to come by in the western world.

This event coincides perfectly with the start of my spring break. Oh yes! I just wish I didn't live in a dorm so I could host events as I'd be more than happy to do so.

Wallingford is a much easier drive from my home in western MA thankfully. My spring break starts the day before the event. Either way Synyster you should scrounge some money and go. It sounds like it'll be a lot of fun and there will be up to 3 UNIEL setups between people here and on FB.

I'll be bringing a UNIEL setup.

I am only free on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. I have school during the week.

I will not be attending this as there are no events that interest me. One of my friends is a really good Smash 4 player and is entering that tournament. Unfortunately GU doesn't ever seem to have any events that I'd actually care to participate in. It's a real shame because they're so close to me. @Mindgam3: Who do you play in UNIEL?

Are you going to the Hall of Gaming event? If so we should meet up there.

Anyone who wants to, I'm going to an event In Connecticut where I will be bringing a UNIEL setup. We could get a group going if anyone's interested.

Combo #1 for Vatista is 5a>5b>2c>5c>j.b>j.c>[8]2a>2b>2c>[2]8b I think it's easier to do 2b after [8]2a than it is to do 2c. Try looking at the Mizumi wiki for Vatista. It's got a lot of good info about her and all the characters in this game.

From the practice I've done so far, I can feel an improvement. I've been doing some basic combos with my eyes closed and it's helping my rhythm. I've also been playing my friend who is a noob at fighting games and his slow pace of play allows me to consciously relax myself and not mash. This helps me apply some of what I'm teaching myself in actual neutral play. Combo #1 on the Mizumi wiki for Vatista is 5a>5b>2c>5c>j.b>j.c>[8]2a>2b>2c>[2]8b. I have been practicing the first four inputs there and I will not move on until I can do that every single time without so much as a single stray input. Then I'll just keep adding inputs and repeating. I'm really determined to get better. I thought BlazBlue was fun, but UNIEL is even better. I love Vatista despite her being a charge character, and being arguably the most difficult character in the game. She can replace Mu-12 for me as I've stated in other parts of this forum I'm quite upset by the changes for Mu-12 in BBCPE to the point where I no longer want to play her. But I digress. Vatista is really fun and I can say that it's not as boring for me to sit in training mode now. This may be because I feel like I'm accomplishing more than when I was trying to do combos by mashing. I just didn't get anywhere and gave up. Now what I'm doing will bring me to a level where I can execute combos and further my progress as a player. EDIT: I successfully did Vatista's first combo perfectly without mashing. I don't have it mastered, but I won't even consider moving on until I can do it blind. I'm not just going to improve my execution, I'm going to make it top notch. I can already feel my effort paying off, and I'm really happy I put this work in. Also, training mode is way more fun than it's ever been. Not only can I do things in a calm and orderly fashion with less difficulty, but I'm doing it with the most fun character I've ever played.

I figured out that I get most frenzied when I'm in the air. If I go to jump cancel something I start mashing. Also, I have tried doing some small combos with my eyes closed to train my body to move at a specific rhythm. It's helping for sure.

You are certainly right that I go way too fast for my own good. I like some of your advice and I think it will be helpful. One thing I don't understand though is what you mean by ignoring what my character is doing? are you asking me to close my eyes or something? @Hollysmoke: The difference between links and chains is something I didn't know. That's actually quite helpful. I've decided that I don't care how long it takes I will do the same moves over and over again until I can't possibly mess up, then add one move at a time to the combo until I've got it. I don't mind a huge time investment. I'm just so sick of being frustrated with myself for poor execution and inability to do combos that I'll do anything it takes.

I'm not asking for a magic bullet. Just a little direction. I'm well aware that only practice can fix this, but I was hoping someone had a similar experience and could offer me some tips instead of me just fumbling around endlessly until I figure it out. I don't like guilty gear. I just play it if my friends are and I'm chilling in their dorm. No one I know plays Persona and I don't find it that fun. I've moved from BlazBlue to UNIEL because I'm upset with how my main is changing. She's not fun anymore so the game isn't fun.

I don't actually practice Guilty Gear or Persona. I don't even practice BlazBlue anymore. I only play UNIEL right now.

When I try to consciously not mash it is hard for me to do even a 4 input combo. with mashing I can sometimes do around 8 to 10 inputs but i'm so inconsistent it's not even close to passable. It's about 1 in 50 attempts that I can really do something of 8 to 10 inputs.

So I've been playing fighting games for several months now and I don't feel like I've made a ton of progress. I know that the main thing holding me back is my ability to perform combos. I find even simple ones oddly difficult. I believe it's because I press buttons rapidly until I see the move come out, then mash the next button, and so forth. My friend only ever hits the button he needs once and he's really solid on his execution. I don't know how I would begin to get some kind of rhythm to my inputs like that. Has anyone had the same problem as me and fixed it? Or can anyone offer some advice as to how I can fix it. General platitudes like, "Just go practice it" aren't helpful here as I don't really know how/what to practice. Anyway thanks for any help you can offer.

I really wish there were more UNIEL players. Hopefully the US release will bring an influx of players. Anyone here have it/planning to get it?

Southern NH isn't a bad drive from me when I'm at home. Anyone here play BB or UNIEL?

The only time I play GG is when my friend is. I probably won't buy the game. Ramlethal and Chipp are fun, but other than that I don't find the characters in GG very interesting. I like to play half the cast in BB and everyone in UNIEL looks fun.