Endearment

Hi Guys. What are my best options when 2HS lands, ground, air, CH? I feel like what often happens is I hit confirm, and then attempt to chase them into the air -- but they recover too quickly for me to really do anything. I'm comfortable with 2HS in corner combo loops and Throw > RC > 2HS > Vaport Thrust stuff; I'm mainly having trouble capitalizing when I land at midscreen as part of footsies or anti-air spacing. Any comments appreciated, thanks as always.

Hi Zouf (or anyone who'd like to chime in). With your help (and a fair amount of grinding), I'm definitely getting better -- I've even had some genuine semi-coherent corner mixups and frame traps. Still a long way to go. Was hoping you could maybe expand a bit on the above quote. I'm still having a hard time getting opponents to do anything but crouch block (which tends to shut down so much of my offense). I can weave Greed Sever into my block strings but I've heard this is bad (works sometimes online but I don't want to get into bad habits). Can you advise how I can get people to stop crouch blocking? Are there other mixup options? How would you deal with an opponent that did that? Thanks as always!

That was actually another question I had -- what do you recommend to be the best way of grinding? Online I am playing guys with 2-8k games under their belts and I rarely hold my own. All of the techniques you mention I've been trying to add slowly but I still feel like I have a tenuous grasp on them at best. Would you you recommend I continue grinding out games? Training room sessions? A mix?

Wonderful! Thanks Zouf. Will try to put this knowledge to some use tonight. Coming from a SF / VF background, I'm still not used to the profound sense of momentum in GGXrd. It's like if I lose control for a single moment, the relentless onslaught begins and I have trouble getting that momentum back. These will (hopefully) let me keep that control for longer periods of time. Anyways, thanks for the responses, much appreciated.

Thank you guys. Very helpful responses. As long as I have you guys here -- would you mind sharing some useful block strings? Are block strings as important as, say, USF4? And what can I do with them in terms of setups? I know now these are kind of broad questions and I truly appreciate the answers.

Hi Team Ky, While there is a wealth of amazing material on Dustloop, I have found a lot of it to be slightly too advanced for my beginner ass. I am a tournament-going VF5 and USF4 player who is just now trying out GGXrd. Long story short, I love it but I am BAD. I watch Machaboo and Ain videos all the time, and pay attention to their oki setups; they are amazing but often layers and layers deep. I was hoping a few advanced Kys on this forums might help newbies like myself with a set of, say, 3-5 decent oki setups to focus on and get comfortable with. Currently, after knockdown and edge, I use meaty 6HS, empty jump throw, and dashing 2K pressure...and that's pretty much it. What I would LOVE to see is a few options along with follow up block strings or hit confirm options. Even if it's just a few bullet points (doesn't have to be an essay). Whatever you'd like to contribute, it would be much appreciated. Please help my corner game! Thanks fellas.

Thanks for the replies. I played a bunch of games this evening and, though I got owned routinely, everyone was super cool and friendly. I actually started to enjoy the arcade-y vibe of the setup. Now: to not be completely terrible. Back to training.

Has there been any discussion or intimation as to when we might see this stateside? And/or if it'll be DLC or a full release? Been enjoying watching the first couple days of arcade vids.

Hi Folks, I am new to GGXrd, coming from a VF and SF2/3/4 background. I am used to quickly and easily searching for matches and being able to play against a wide variety of players. My first experience in the Xrd lobby system was pretty poor. I joined a Norcal lobby (which had the most players by far at a meager 14) and played a few matches, waiting extremely long times between matches. Is this what I should expect from my GGXrd online experience? Is 14 a number I should count on? I have no one to play against offline here and my skills are bottom tier; I'm playing against other horrendous players but even they have considerably more experience than I do and I get mopped; wait for minutes at a time as they play out additional matches; get another chance; get mopped; etc. I want to put in some reps, play a ton of games in a row, and get comfortable. The lobby system seems willfully built against that kind of playing. Just wanted to get some more experienced takes on GGXrd online, expectations, recommendations, etc. Thanks! Endearment