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I TOLD YOU. His Venom is crippling. I was the other, OTHER Zappa. With the white pad and black colors. Yay.

She also has bullshit normals -_- I picked Chipp originally because I wanted speed, then went to Millia because I didn't want THAT much speed, then picked up Zappa because I didn't like dying in two combos and he's fuckoff weird. Here, I'll pick your character for you. Play Faust. He's got amazing zoning, he can be weird, and he screams Donkey Punch! What more could you want?

I could be mean, but I'll refrain. 1. Serious players don't use EX or Gold versions of characters. 2. Not to be rude, but I SERIOUSLY doubt you've "mastered" a single character. 3. You're in south Cali, there's competition on the west coast, check the Match Finder thread. Pick a regular character, check their thread, learn some shit, then go play the locals. More than likely you'll get your ass stomped and learn something. Rinse and repeat for awhile, then come back and read your post again. If you want to kick your own ass after reading it, congrats and welcome to Dustloop. If not, you should probably trade the game in and get something else.

It must stay dustloop.com There are still people who care about Gear :< IMO, I think Ranga should be cut and go with the second design, but add .com to the end.

Not sure if this is the right place, but is anyone else going to FR, or am I going to be the lone Zappa? EX P colors ftw.

Has anyone found any more badass Zappa vids? Seems like no one cares about GG anymore :/

Has that list been updated for AC, or was it copied from slash? I swear Jam's airthrow range is better than that.

I keep hearing about how Jam's throw range is the best in the game next to Dizzy's, or that X character's throw range is ass. Is there a list or chart that shows each character's throw ranges on the ground and in the air?

I'd watch it, but only if Jin made a guest appearance to play chinese checkers with Dizzy.

This matchup is really annoying. Discuss.

So there's no color sheet for Hazama?

Is there a color sheet available for Hazama? I'm torn between Bananarama and Smooth Criminal, but I'm sure he's got other awesome colors.

AH3 has a better chance seeing as how it would be small and easy to have as a downloadable game. Battle Fantasia did it, and that's got way more in it than AH3 (sprites and such wise).

QUESTION: How do I make Venom eat the sword? I've read that sword Zappa is supposed to rape Venom, but I don't see how.

The bad thing is with 236s with sword is that your pressure strings don't work on characters that can reach you after they block a slide. Venom, Sol and Ky come to mind. I get f.s everytime :/ However, I can try those hit confirms for a bit of risky damage, but then again, isn't Zappa supposed to be a little risky?

See ArcSys? There are a lot of people interested in trying out Guilty Gear who have been drawn into the fighting game scene by BlazBlue. You've given them an appetizer, now bring on the real meal! GGAC (or a new GG *HINTHINT*) would be a day one purchase for me. I would then lick my TV, attempting to savor its deliciousness, for about 10 minutes before booting it up and wearing the skin on my thumb away. LONG LIVE FRCS!

Poolball pressure is hard to deal with when you're Zappa. One hit and you (more than likely) have to return to square one, which is a pain in the ass because you don't have enough time to summon inbetween well timed poolballs. In my experience thus far, Zappa vs Venom is Patience vs Pressure. Venom pressure is beastly.

I'm not saying they're the greatest moves, nor should they be spammed, but they have their uses. Maybe I was just grabbing extended hitboxes then? Either way, I got some long range throws.

I know that everyone says this matchup is in Zappa's favor and sword wrecks Venom, but I honestly don't see how. Yes, some of Venom's stuff doesn't work on Zappa because of his hitbox/running animation, but how is this in his favor? I wish sword ate poolballs. That would be tits. That's big, fat Oprah tits.

I've been playing quite a bit of GG lately, and as scrubby as this sounds, I've found three things that I've always underappreciated about Zappa. 1. His j.p: This move is just neat. I love catching an opponent with it really low to the ground and going j.p, j.k, 2p, 2k, 2d, summon. It's also a decent air to air. 2. His j.d: It's wonky as all shit, don't get me wrong, but when it's out, it's got power. 3. His airthrow range: FD and I were playing about 45 matches yesterday, and I got airthrows that I never thought were possible, but I had an inkling they'd work. Lo' and behold, I grabbed some crazy shit. Hey Tilde, I don't suppose you have some sword info I could make use of, do you?

A FB summon/FRC point in summon would make my inner Zappa so happy. Maybe a slight range increase on his 2D?

You, sir, have enlightened me to try new things. Much thanks!

Could we have a General Talk thread for posting about whatever? What anime you're watching, new games coming out, movie discussion, etc.?

I'm tired of only having one person to play.