Destin

Hey do you remember at sb3 you were asking about what I was going for after RI? That's the combo I usually do, although I only get it 80% of the time.

Odd, I certainly have the most trouble with Sol's (its a 5 frame or 7 frame depending).

Your dp is fantastic here, as is your far s. Who cares if you get hit by rock it? Unless its level 2 or 3, its not going to do much. Your dp is good because its grounded, GREAT damage potential (as far as getting roah), and -11 (IIRC). While this is punishable on block by FB (Something I have never seen the japanese do), it is not punishable on FD, which commonly happens when baiting dps. Whats more, Order Sol needs comparatively stringent requirements to get damage off his ground strings. Finally, his pressure strings usually involve alot of frame traps, and we all know how fun it is to dp frame traps! End result, equilibruim is in your favor to dp more than you would in a normal match, which is good for you. The bad news I guess is I don't think roah is that strong at all in this matchup. I mean, he is not bad, but its nothing like the kind of lockdowns he gets against some other characters. In fact, one wrong guess with roah will give hos ALOT of damage, and it comes up quite often against him. Dog is still great, Ghosts are ok, Sword is ok.

I don't like safe jump attempting sol much, his dp is too fast.

I generally think tiers are not as close as some people seem to be making them out to be, and are more important in the American tournament system, as opposed to the Japanese one. That being said, whats the point in talking about it?

I meant ABBA's bitch slaps, whatever they are called.

Slashback is great in specific situations, but I think most of us don't have the matchup experience to put it into use in most of our matches. For the characters you do play often, I would say look at videos and begin to find where to sneak them in. Second hit of danzai is great, I'm not so sure about the rekkas (can't you just skip the second and punish BIG, or is it reaction slashback-able?) The last hit of common air dash strings is a good spot as well.

Gooooooo chiba!

Shes got a fuzzy guard setup last I checked. Thats pretty sick right there.

That is the best piece of information in this thread.

Oh yeah I think horizontal positioning does matter.

I am confused as to hellmonkey's argument. Is he saying that the japanese are incorrect, and the 6-4 matchups are not 6-4, or is he saying that 6-4 doesn't matter? I mean 6-4 is pretty clearly defined as to what it is, so I assume he is arguing that the japanese tiers are incorrect/outdated?