zeth07

You have to wait til the connection shows up. If it is set to "2" and you don't get "2", you can't join unless you're invited. As far as I know at least. If people are joining if you have it set to "2", and they end up with a "0", that would be a sign to me at least that their connection is probably not exactly the most stable if it can change between that kind of range.

I should've just left it alone with that already said, lol.

I would only point out the difference in which character you are fighting does in fact make a huge difference. If Ragna backdashes or jumps back, that's fine for me I don't mind even if I backdash myself. If Lambda/Mu/Arakune/Rachel/maybe Platinum/Carl/Relius/maybe Litchi backdashes or what have you and I don't make that exact read, suddenly the match is already almost not in my favor because they have much more tools at neutral than I do. So it inherently being a "guessing game" at the start really is different depending on who you are fighting because even if I pick the "safe" choice, it could be the wrong choice compared to certain other characters. So some characters can have an "advantage" on their options or making reads compared to others, even at the start.

All of which are different possible scenarios which means there's no universal "correct" answer anyway, which means you're in a guessing game immediately at the start of the fight against her. Thus making that kinda pointless to...point out. That's like saying someone is either going to throw Rock, Paper, or Scissors in RPS. Compared to against Tager, IAD backwards is free (for Bang at least) to my knowledge.

Was watching some videos to update the thread and thought I'd post some funny moments I saw for once: http://youtu.be/YnwirYa4SMA?t=4m31s http://youtu.be/YnwirYa4SMA?t=7m28s also this godlike bait: http://youtu.be/YnwirYa4SMA?t=11m7s Not going to post an actual video update since there's only a handful of Azrael videos since the last update.

From what I remember, TK'd Astral hits all male characters crouching EXCEPT Ragna. *Special note for Hazama though, it hits him depending on what portion of crouching animation he is in when the attack finally comes out. TK'd Astral whiffs all female characters crouching EXCEPT Platinum. I'm talking about a regular TK'd Astral, not off a setup from the air or using up your jumps or whatever while falling. You can either take my word for it or go into training mode and test it. I will paypal anyone !!!$1.00!!! that lands TK'd Astral on Ragna from a regular crouching neutral situation (meaning Bang standing, Ragna already crouching) and posts a video of it (1st person who does it). Because as far as I know it is not possible.

Noted. As I mentioned I will be cutting the thread down anyway, so it shouldn't be an issue later.

Yea I just started looking at how all the other character forums are handling their video threads for reference. Some have them just collapsed like I did now, others have notable players with a list of videos, etc. I honestly have not looked at any other character forums up until just now after the fact (after I collapsed them) to know what everyone else is doing with the threads. I'll be going back through the Video Thread at some point, probably cutting it down and restructuring it to resemble some of the other threads.

Hmm.....that sucks, didn't know it'd do that. I'd really prefer to keep them collapsed because it looks better, so that the thread doesn't just appear as a big list outright when someone is trying to look through it. There are a lot of good players so searching for one particular player probably isn't needed, but I did like the function of being able to do it. Guess I'll think about how I want it after all.

Made a slight change in the Video Thread and Combo Thread to make it a little easier to browse.

The Ragna match-up isn't as annoying as the others. He just does a lot of damage. Generally speaking it is much easier for me to just outplay a Ragna than it is certain other match-ups.

There is this one already listed: (50%) [uW] TCL > RC > 236D > ([6]>5C)*4 > 6A > 3C > 22C > 2C > 6D = 5168 DM It is more or less the exact same combo.

Yea we discussed it a few pages ago. I just added a note for it in case anyone else is wondering about it just to be sure.

I don't know if I should feel: good, sad, or disappointed that I've never fought Toan's Ragna (that I can remember).

For future reference to everyone, I have added my "directions" from the above posts to the Azrael Video Thread for anyone else who plans to help keep the video thread updated. Please read it and follow the directions if you plan to do so. Hopefully there won't be anymore misunderstandings in that regard. Thank you. --- I try to update the thread with the latest videos every few days. I don't update it as soon new videos are posted if there are only a few, so for example I just have a word document that I keep with the links in it until it's substantial enough to post. I'm saying this just so anyone who wants to help doesn't need to post updates for each individual time new Azrael matches are posted, just for it to be "updated". If you see I haven't done it in a while, and there a good number of "new" Azrael matches, please feel free to post them as stated. I update the Video List itself less frequently for the simple fact that it is more of a "database" of videos and doesn't really need to be updated all that often.

I think it was the raccoon personally.

What I'm saying is if you're going to link videos into the Azrael video thread just go through the General video thread, start wherever I left off, then post wherever you left off so I know. pktazn uploads plenty of Azrael videos, then there's GAMEacho and Kohatsu, and other people who happen to upload videos and put them in the thread. You shouldn't have to "upload" any videos so I'm not sure why you keep using that word, most of the videos available on nico do get uploaded by someone already, it's rare that they don't and we don't need multiple uploads of the same videos to go through. There's no "handpicking" the videos, you just go through them, find any Azrael matches, post them with dates/player names and timestamped. Please do NOT do this, go through the video posting thread. If you are only going through Jourdal's videos then it means missing any other videos in the video posting thread and that becomes a major pain trying to figure out what has been added and what hasn't. Please follow what I said to do, or please don't do it because it will otherwise be too much trouble.

If you are going to post videos in the video thread make sure you are starting from where I last linked videos in the most recent post, not the link in the 1st post of the video thread. That shows where I left off, and any videos after that you can link. I don't know what you mean by "upload jourdal2012 videos", but I hope you just mean link them. And you should be including ALL the Azrael videos, no matter who uploads them so not just jourdal, which is why you go by the general Video Thread and not just someone's subscription. Please make sure none of the videos have already been posted before you do because I do not want to have to check and I should not have to if you're following along with where it was last updated (in the latest post, not 1st post). EDIT: Also when you are "finished" updating, please put a link to the last post of where you stopped in the general video thread like I have been doing, that way I know where you left off. That was Amane's Counter Assault. You also have to consider active frames which I don't think you were referring to, ex. Bang's 5B's active frames are only 4. You also have to consider they can be throwing out multiple attacks (or mashing), so something like 5AAAAAA or 2AAAAA will most definitely hit him out of it. It does have some invincibility which we already know, but that doesn't mean it doesn't still lose to things on oki. If you find a CH 6A video, please feel free to post the combo. Just update your other post as I mentioned and put it at the bottom away from the rest so I know it's newly added.

GGs. j.4B doesn't work as much as I would like it to in some situations. GGs. Yea I don't know what that was, I didn't think it was me at least since my matches with AceOfLCMR and Unsafermike2002 played fine. We started lagging in that other match, then the next time it just went to hell and got stuck on a black screen. I played AceOfLCMR more after that and it was fine too. GGs though anyway, hopefully I can play you some other time since besides that random lag the connection seemed good in the other matches. And GGs to AceOfLCMR and Unsafermike2002, connections were nice to play in.

More or less that. I'm sure there are times when you do have enough time to actually do the forward dash crossthrough (while they tech) but before they can actually press a button, but generally speaking it will lose to just about anything on wakeup if you're doing it later into the knockdown. If the opponent likes to disrespect you, or is a player that is just plain mashing, I would avoid any kind of forward dash crossthrough oki. If you get someone who is scared, and will actually try to block, it will be more effective. So it's all about conditioning in the end. The same could be said if you go for it during pressure or even just as a reset at the beginning of a weaker combo. If the opponent will legitimately try to block and not mash, you can easily catch them off guard with a forward dash crossthrough. EX: Let's say they block or even get hit by 2A>5A/2B. You could try and crossthrough them into Tiger Magnum/Gustaf, which will be much bigger damage. Another example which we've seen work, is if you have Phalanx Cannon stored. It's INCREDIBLY fast, and possibly has some startup invul. anyway, so it is also effective although situational.

I'll play you sometime. I'll add you next time I get online, or you can just send me a friend request whenever. PSN = zeth07

Clarified, just in case. EDIT: Added combos, if you update your post further with new stuff please add it to the bottom of what is already there so that I actually notice it is new/updated. Thanks.

For future reference, can you please use the same "style" of typing out the combos that is used in the combo list. It makes it easier on me to add them, since if it isn't like that I have to go back through each combo and change out symbols and spacing just for continuity anyway. You don't have to go back and change what you have now, just in the future I'd appreciate it. Example: (Location)(Heat Usage)[Weak Point] X > X > X > X = XXXX DM I know you got most of what is needed already, it's just the formatting helps a little more. Thanks. (Valiant loop notation is almost always different depending on where I get, so don't stress too much about that as I will probably decide to change it later on to simplify it.) So just do something like: X > 236D > [5C *5] > X or X > 236D > [5C > 6C > 5B > etc.] > X

Where do you live, if you don't mind me asking? They don't have to fight you, people can dodge on ranked just by backing out before confirming a match.

Nothing is worse than fighting Tao....except maybe Arakune.