cynistar

I see. That does sound pretty frustrating. Well, I think I'm gonna bite the bullet and head out to an arcade tomorrow night for some actual UNIEL matches. I need to play some real people and I figure I'll try and take advantage of the free play special on Friday nights. I'll keep track of Hyde players and see what they do vs Merkava.

The little I gathered from watching Hyde vs Merkava is that you don't want to force your way in when he's outside of your pokes and fast flying into divekicks. That's usually bait to make you throw a Dark Orbiter or rush in. Do either of them recklessly and you're likely to get hit by his glide attack or a long limb into a combo. Merkava seems to be at a disadvantage when he's inside Hyde's pokes/pressure range. You can bully him a bit and slowly push him into the corner. Once Hyde has meter or Vorpal he should have 2 or 3 chances to land some hits and knock him down in the corner. It seems like he doesn't have a reliable reversal as well. But, be wary of going for a tick throw because he'll divekick you into a combo and then probably a left/right mix up. Also, Merkava's pressure doesn't seem so scary on block. He slowly pushes you away without a solid option of getting in your face and re-applying pressure. This is just from what I've seen in a few matches. I could be wrong about some things. I hope you guys correct me if I am so that I understand the match up correctly.

Which match ups give you the most trouble?

Thanks for the responses. I'll be working on these types of things for a while. How about you guys? What kind of things are you working on with Hyde?

I think you may be able to add in more 3B before the last 2C in that safejump setup you mentioned. But, I see your point about his lack of mixup. I'm sure I'll come to a similar conclusion once I play the game a bit more. I think I'll stick to training mode/online play for about two weeks. After that I'll test my luck over at leisureland and see what I can learn from those guys. I've seen a few matches where Hyde players end a pressure string with 3B 236A 66C 214A (delay) 214A and then re-apply pressure. Is that a solid option or is it just something players use against someone who has been trained not to press buttons on defense?

I don't like double posting, but it no one else has posted in a while. Does anyone make use of comboing into 2C after a forward throw in the corner? It may be Linne-specific, but it seems useful for left/right okizeme. The 2C hits her from behind and you actually get switched into the corner. I feel like someone could come up with a good Tiger Knee'd Dark Lotus or 66C mixup afterward.

Picked up the game today. I'm slowly making my way through Steel's primer. I just wanted to say hey and do my part to keep this thread alive. I'll post again once I have specific questions. Edit: Was looking for some recent Hyde matches and I found some from KSB. https://youtu.be/ZrrcFNDsz6o?t=46m54s Matches end at 59:15

Hey guys, I'm new to Guilty Gear but I'm learning this game. I currently live in Japan and I'll be playing a lot today with one of my buddies. Is there anything you'd like me to test out for you guys? I'll do whatever I can to bring in info while it's still arcade exclusive. You can post here or tweet me @cynistar742 if you have something you want me to test. I'll be tweeting out my thoughts and things I figure out.

so is someone new going to start hosting West Toast at FFA?

ok, thanks for the recommendations.

are all of those combos tournament-worthy? im still waiting for my game to arrive so i havent actually played AC yet, but i was just wondering if people wouldn't tech out of those combos.

added!

i just bought accent core and will start learning this game in a couple weeks after i get my joystick back. i'm in santa barbara, are there any people around here that play? is FFA the only socal arcade with accent core?