Sophisticat

So how's everyone coming along in CS2? I think we're going to be having some pretty scrubby play on stream. It's taking longer than I'd thought to adjust. :x As for jobs, put all your money into Groupon/Facebook/etc. IPO -> ???? -> PROFIT! (no, I don't recommend it. :P) But damn, LinkedIn's IPO yesterday had its shares double just by market open, tripled by noon, and settled back down to doubling. Could'a made 50% had I gone in at ~10am, but I forgot they had their IPO yesterday. I think we're in for another tech bubble like the dotcom bull run a decade back. @_@ (Btw, don't take this as a recommendation to get in LinkedIn -- shit's so overpriced it's not funny, it's due for a devaluation to ~$30 so don't touch it. Same with Facebook. $50b company on puny revenues by comparison. Shit investment, but if you buy before the hype gets whipped up into a frothy fervor, you can make a pretty penny anyway, lol). *Cough* [/stocks] I still recommend a golf club job if you can get it. Relatively easy work, hard to get fired, and good pay for a student. Something career related would be best, though. Always good to get a headstart.

I'll have a look at the combos later. Thanks for the work. :]

Power of Order (Haku combo vid): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-ZKuSmXyS0 Hakumen corner carry combos (very cool): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkBOxQPCV0M

Power of Order uploaded to YT. I've seen 5a used to set up j.b -> Tsubaki in the corner, but I'm not sure if it's a fuzzy.

Or, y'know, just use "nigga" for short and call it a day. It's all the same anyway.

These are height/timing dependent links, so the 5f buffer does nothing.

So Haku ain't all that. I think he's more in-line with my style than before, but he's going to take time to develop. And those cool-ass combos you see in vids? Well, anything off Hotaru is a link now. The rest is easy, but Hotaru shit is a pain in the ass to practice. Hop/TK Hotaru have different variables attached to them that modify how you should follow-up the combo. This ain't GG, damnit! Hop Hotaru -> IAD j.2c -> 2c -> etc. 3 links are present right here. 3! I might be better of learning Slayer after all.

^ Corrected. Also changed colors for titles back to black, but kept star # in blue. All-black makes the list a bit hard on the eyes, so I'll see about further color coding.

Dustloop ate my post! Anyway, new links off Hotaru are perplexing. Why make them so tight? In any case, I've just figured out that for TK, you just need to make the TK be a certain height, AD, and you'll get it. It's actually easier than IAD off hop. For the height, it seems to be anything where you can drop down at least enough to be able to AD right after. Off IAD, though, I'm having trouble doing j.2c -> 2c after. It seems that j.2c has to connect as low as possible for it to work. As for corner combos, surprisingly easy and high-damage. Love e'm.

Lol, full shippu to bait burst is one of its few legit uses. In MTL, Mac is top-tier.

Yeah, honestly, he doesn't feel all that different so far. The reduced dmg/meter gain is there, but it's mostly background noise to me. Then again, I play rushdown so how many stars I have just dictate what combo I do and the damage is just there to tell me I should hit more often. *shrug* Combos are fun again. I can go wild and do whatever in the corner. Midscreen does indeed suck. Definitely feels like he's lost something here. I'll settle on playing SF and doing corner carry stuff for now. What does feel different, however, is the matchups. I played a solid Rachel online and I can tell this one won't be fun at all. She feels back to her CT self. Joy. Another is Noel. In CS1, Haku has the definite advantage simply because she sucked as a character. Not so now, her pressure is legit, she seems easily able to break primers, and she can drive spam like it was CT all over again. Tsubaki might be difficult too, but I couldn't really tell. Her pressure is definitely better, but she doesn't feel all that different to me. We'll see. Overall, I think Haku's weaknesses should be focused on less than how to deal with the new matchups. Get them to the corner, then blow those stars into 6k+ combos is the new order.

It is the power of Mac. Do you have an Airport, Ken?

DOWNLOADING AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT! HOOOOOOO~~ EDIT: 5m to DL. On wireless. My wireless is top-tier, always has been. I'm trying out Haku's challenges atm, also burning through at the speed of light. Training first, then off to decimate online tonight. HOOOOOOO~ BURNING JUSTICE!

You sound pessimistic, Mac. We still have big damage! It just needs the corner or a bit of spending midscreen! It's going to be ok! Here, have some Chin: he'll warm you right up.

^^ I uploaded the vid to YT for everyone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkBOxQPCV0M Interesting set of corner carry combos. I'm not yet sure they're worth using because of the amount of stars used, though.

Zreb, you've been pretty constant with the video uploads of late. Much appreciated.

Rewatching this vid, I notice there aren't any combos in there with 3 reps of corner loop. On the other hand, I find they aren't that uncommon in JP match vids. Anyone know the basic idea behind using 3 reps? Also updating the first post. I'm scratching the idea of listing starters in that table and associating combos to them, I'll simply list things by starter like in the previous combo thread as that is currently the smart, efficient thing to do. If it works, it ain't broke. That said, I'll be bunching up select starters and listing the ones that have a relevant combo. Not much reason to list all starters if most go into the same combo. Of course, it's an iterative process. EDIT: By the way, how do different starters affect damage? I'm hearing that anything not 5c will drastically reduce damage. True? This might need to be taken into account.

I can send the Time Machine. Just look at my title; I'm a professional Time Traveler.

Ken. That is lame. There wasn't any line-up at all. You could have come out anyway and played whenever. In any event, awesome meet! I think we're a solid community now at a good overall level of play. MTL deserves its place on the map. Verdict on CS2: In the end, we played more GG than CS2, lol. No, really. For some reason, GG was being more played tonight than CS2 by a small amount. Cool beans. I didn't put that much time in CS2 so I didn't really get a feel for the game or new Haku, but I overall liked what I saw. On the other hand, I think I've got a better grasp of GG and Slayer thanks to Rhannmah and my games with Kaeru! Awesome matches were had. I don't think MTL will be free at MATVIII, we'll at least be solid. :D EDIT: I forgot to say thanks for the awesome bagels! <3 awesome authentic MTL bagels!

Finally put my mits on CS2 Haku for a very brief half hour of matches. My take: I didn't notice all that much different. Then again, I really haven't put in all that much time. For now, TK Hotaru is a GODSEND! I finally don't have to worry about renka coming out instead. :D I also took to his new inputs like water. No problem switching at all. I guess watching all those vids paid off.

Awesome vid, I'll be using that one too. And yup, putting up the specifics on the corner loop reps right about now.

That's cool. More for us! :D

Pedro, could you text me too? I can arrive anytime.

Oh God, PSN is up! And damn, but I'm bodying online. 80% win rate. I can't steamroll fast enough. Tonight's gonna be good! :D

Bring all the CS2 you can! We need an army of CS2 to satisfy demand! @Pedro: I pretty much haven't thought about the converters since I last tried getting e'm. The one JF brought that time ~1m ago was great, so if we can get that, then it's cool. Otherwise, I don't mind using Ps2 controller since it's not serious competition right now. Also, for those interested in playing new Haku: a bit of sobering info. I don't want to discourage anyone from trying him, just know what you're getting into. He doesn't play like other characters and that can affect how you perceive him.