Kane

The first round of this made me LOL just a bit. Carl v Rachel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf1i9rgXmoI

You missed out some opportunities for free damage + pumpkin summon. 1.05 + 1.25 , blocked/whiffed gauntlet hades gives you a free CH 6A into combo 1.48: ground bounce on CH j2C, you could've got in a 5B >> combo So apart from using more pumpkin/frog, you should maximise damage where you can! Hope that helps

I've only played 2 Tagers but I generally tried to keep a pumpkin out and stay just out of range of his 2D, baiting that CH 6B...

LOLCAKE and also ROFLCOPTER. In all seriousness, a smart Nu will know they have better options whilst zoning, fishing for you to make a mistake. Also, I wouldn't take anything you see/do online as gospel, it may not work the same in offline matches. Don't get me wrong, I'll be trying that sh*t out, & the last bit about having the upper hand against rushdown Nu is a definate though.

You're either not using pumpkin much, or you're not blocking and letting Ragna get free hits. You should use pumpkin more, it's give loads of frame advantage of block, it just makes Rachel getting in alot easier, and if they get hit, just combo into 5DC > C and mixup from there. If they block your crap, I'd try n mixup with her triangle jump j.2C & if that's blocked, end with 3C (frame advantage again) and get out. Ragna's mixup game is really weak so if he does get in, you should just block and see what options they keep using. He just doesn't have the options to keep you guessing, (GH, 6B, 2B, 2C or 2D) and tbh, just using barrier will push him away enough to render most of those pretty useless. Hope that helps :3

Thanks for the Arakune tips.

It's been a while since I've been on here, but I need a bit of advice. HOWWWWWW do I handle May? I've had problems with this matchup from day 1. Any random hit gets converted into a 60% loop, and that isn't pretty. I need a magic solution that will guarantee me death to May, or just some handy hints will do. Cheers.

I'm frankly embarassed at my performance. ahh well. I hope some euro GG players come to SVB '09, I'd love to play them.

Milla is difficult to BL loop after throw, worse than Baiken IMO. Jam is quite difficult aswell.

Forward EXE beast is rediculously broken. Guaranteed after frame 2 isn't it? Throw it out and it'll either knock the opponent out of it, or you'll get hit and the opponent will STILL get knocked down. Love it.

haha its the complete opposite over here! Our pot player is really good, but just can't seem to handle Millia... But then again I've had alot of experience against pot using my Millia... After suffering plenty of PB FRC shenanigans.. The Matchup can go either way for them two, but I seem to have a problem against pot using Testament, but that'll probably be down to lack of experience on my part...

oohhh! I thought you meant in terms of LEARNING the character. Yeah, Potemkin's matches can be hard, but any experienced Potemkin player can take most people apart with ease. And Slayer? Potemkin is Slayer's worst matchup. Guaranteed PB's n everything.. You should try Pot/Millia match. Playing a good Millia who know what they're doing when playing Pot... It'll be your worst nightmare...

really enjoying these southern vids! Quite worried now though seeing as theres not alot of Manchester activity at the moment, and Rebirth 3 is only a month away!

Oh wow a UK vid thread!

This is one of the most idiotic statements I have ever read. I hope you're joking.

second match, first round... WHAT was that May combo. Man, I hate her even MORE now. Good matches, nice to know other people have X amount of problems with that whiny little biznatch anything from 60-80% from ONE combo. gayyyyyy.

I think Teyah pretty much summed it up here. The tier list means little in real-life matches, it's just a comparison of characters advantages and risk/reward in given situations, (wakeup, etc). In real matches, it's all down to who's the better man on the day. AC isn't a game where you can just pick a top tier and instantly win.

This matchup just plain pisses me off. To the point where I end up picking Testy so I can get a win. Any tips for this matchup as to stop me stooping that low?

It's VERY useful for tick throw setups and makes any normal lead to a high/low/throw/etc...

Things to watchout for. - When you knock him down and set up a HS disc, be weary as any Venom with Millia experience will just 2d on wakeup n he gets a free CH if you're attempting a low mixup. - If he tries to cross you up on wakeup with a ball coming in one direction and he dash jumps then AD's backwards for a crossup, ALWAYS block in the direction he's attacking. I always fell for trying to block the ball in one direction then getting hit until I was told this. - Learn to IB his dubious curve so you have some hope of getting away if you're stuck in a blockstring ending with it. If you can SB it then thats even better. You could FD it but why waste all that tension? - Don't try to AA him, especially if he's chucking j.HS out, it owns. - Venom has a narrow hitbox, so if you go for an IAD BnB, when you land go for 2k, 2s, emerald rain, otherwise you won't hit him. Correct me if I'm wrong anyone, this is just random stuff off the top of my head...

"hiro nakamura" LOL @ Heroes. But yeah, being serious, if he made those CM's, Nakamura is a leg-end.

Woshige I think has a pretty good balance of offense/defense. The man can block til the end of time, but when he gets a knockdown, the guy is amazing. Nakamura is pure skill, every new match I watch, he has some newer and flashier sh*t than he had previously. I think this also applies (slightly) to Koichi, when he's on form, he does reeeeaallly nice stuff. OH, and Rena's Millia is just funny to watch, I end up feeling sorry for the opponent cos he doesn't know what the hell is going on.

It's been long established that Woshige owns. Nakamura, Rena, Kaqn & Koichi are all top players. I reckon we'll be seeing more from Koichi, after all he is an I-no player. Man has execution skillzz As for OUTSIDE of Japan Blitz & Kurum have very violent Millia(s), not seen AKA's or anyone elses. Seen some nice stuff from Millia (French player).

Unless you're me, who took 5 months of ass-beastings before actually causing upsets with Millia. Millia isn't a character you can play with in training mode with then just win matches. You'll need alot of match-up experience. I've been playing Millia for a while now and I STILL can't get enough experience vs any given character. Except Potemkin n Slayer, got 'nuff experience on them.

Definately Slayer, Jam is bearable unless she gets a FB puffball in your face. Then you just get up say good game n walk off. A good potemkin can be a nightmare for Millia, unless you can reversal backdash perfectly, or IB well. If you can get in though you can just laugh as you do all sorts of crazy shit on him. Massive hitboxes are fun. I have problems with Robo-ky n Johnny, oh and May for her "I'll do this lame loop, & I'll take 80% of your health in one go."