Astaroth136

Last month, they had a 5-man Round Robin SFAE tourney in the arcade when we did our Blazblue. There's been plenty of small tournaments done everywhere. If not for that, we can all still have fun with casuals and stuff anyway.

Milln, if we only have 9 people on the "for sure" list by tonight, I'm actually willing to pay an extra $10. Also, I'm currently looking into some Marvel players' attendance. EDIT Just got confirmation from Boomcube. He'll 100% be there.

I died laughing at this... not sure why. Anyway, lecture time!!! First, you all knew that MTNG would be May 28. If not, you just didn't pay attention to the fact that it's the last Saturday of each month. I don't drive, so to guarantee that I have a ride, I mark it on the calendar at the beginning of the month. That way, I can pull strings all month to figure out who is going to drive me. Waiting until the last minute usually backfires due to Murphy's Law. Also, if you're close to your family, ask them what the plans are for that last Saturday. Surely ALL of these vacations and happenings weren't last minute. Work doesn't apply here; neither does family emergencies. Second, if you do realize you can't go, post here ASAP. If enough people post early enough that they aren't going, maybe Milln can get it bumped to a week early or a week late. He already confirmed that we need a decent attendance to continue these. Third, IT'S SUMMER! Well, not officially, but it is for students. We should be getting record numbers, considering school is out for many of us. Lastly, this is CS-FREAKIN'-2's first tournament for us. It needs the love. And that's my rant for the day.

Attendance might be: 1&2. Eshi + friend 3. Milln 4. Midnight 5. Doro 6. Billy 7. Me 8. Chandler 9. Tad 10. Volpe (?) 11. Pickle (?) So somewhere between 9 and 11. MvC3 is always random in attendance.

Aw, c'mon LSS. You haven't missed one of these yet...

Haha! Definitely gg's. You left right when I IB -> 1080'd Chandler. We thought that Astral killed your 360...

Storms are passing by my house, Naimat. That's why my connection kept dying. I'll be on again soon.

Plat's dumb too. 5K from a dp-like attack, awesome corner pressure, free oki with the bubble, etc.

I'll tell you why 6A sucks. Even when you bait things with it, the opponent can go flying behind Tager if they're magnetized and punish him. This has happened with Ragna's dp, some of Plat's moves, Bang's j.D, and a few others that I can't remember. The problem I'm seeing is that people can now run from Tager even while magnetized. 5D/4D/2D doesn't prevent this. Collider doesn't help when they're just dashing or walking backwards. 6A will just make you eat a low or a dp. I would've liked if IB'ing gave Tager the same frame advantages as CS1, while everyone else got CS2 IB status. If not that, at least make it so that IB'ing builds spark bolt meter too. At this point, IB'ing only builds meter, but what good is that meter if you can't even 720 punish as effectively any more?

Gah! I tried to tell you this last week. It can be helpful sometimes though. It stops purple grabs from happening off of 5A, but it also stops our control of catching dp mashers.

No sarcasm here, Milln.

Yep, not you. @ Naimat - I fought a good Bang player yesterday that destroyed me in the corner. I don't see how that matchup got better...

Ya'll a bunch of tier whores. "Oh, my character's not good any more and doesn't have super safe, braindead mixups. Oooohhh, this high tier character looks fun."

LOL @ Tager's new 360 pull. Seriously, half screen 360's work, and it's hilarious. Also, all of his moves are air unblockable. 720 pre-flash pull too? Yes please. I'm liking new Tager more and more...

Really? I played about 40 matches against Tragik Ghost (a very good Tager on XBL from what I've seen) last night, and the matchup seemed pretty different to me. He and I were both punishing a well-spaced 5C with a mag'd 360A. Seriously, watch for the 360's. Your giant hitbox + 360's new pull = hilarious results. Speaking of new 360, 2B 2C xx Collider can be done off of 360A and 360B without any walking forward. You get around 4.5k and 5k respectively. With all of the new air unblockables, simply jumping away from mixups isn't recommended unless you're barriering, and even then you run the risk of getting blocked 5D collider. 6A isn't even worth using unless you know it's going to hit. On block, all options EXCEPT a quick 3C can be 360A'ed. If 3C is IB'ed, doesn't 5A and a few other things punish it? Oh, and one last thing. The defensive Tager in this matchup will always lose. Whoever gets magnetism first on their opponent in the beginning of the match seems to have a huge advantage, and usually wins from what I experienced. This wasn't really the case in CS1, but it certainly seems like it now.

Changes I hate: No more 4D after a blocked 2C No more jump cancelling 6A IB nerf The new throws, where they go flying through the air Damage nerf Changes I love: Guard primer nerf. That rounding down 1 primer really helps. Guard break -> 360/720 Gadget finger off of every 360A Stronger pull on 360s. Pre-flash pull on 720 Everything is air unblockable It's a combination of joy, hatred, and sadness for me right now.

OMG! DORO MADE IT ON MARVELOUS ADVENTURES! BWAHAHAHA! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf14riteL-A&feature=player_embedded#at=57

If he did more damage from non-grab combos, it would be okay. But then, he wouldn't be a "grappler" in a sense. If he had respectable normals, that would be okay too. Right now, 2B is best close range poke, while 5C is all he has mid range. I think the Tager mod put it best: "Now, we just have to play with absolutely 0 fucks given."

6B now has fatal counter properties. However, he can BARELY break 3k on a 6B FC combo. What a waste...

Supposedly, a lot of Tager users are disgusted by CS2 Tager. Yes, he has a few new gimmicky tools, but his overall combo damage is terrible. I already hate that 2C xx 4D cancel was taken away, and I haven't even played CS2 yet...

Axis, is it really that bad? I haven't gotten to try CS2 yet.

LOL Noel. Sledge still goes through half of her moves, and the followup also goes through projectiles now. It's also faster and moves Tager forward a bit. Mmmmm, these buffs are really making me want to play.

I wanna spam 6A super armor, but college finals are holding me back all week.

Hey Tad. Good to see you back. Yeah, I still got your PS2 converter thing. I'll pm you my number.

Shoutouts to Billy showing up today at GG. He supported the scene, ate lunch with me, and gave up 1/4 of his moneys to enter Marvel. The rest of you: I'm disappointed. Milln, you get a free pass due to illness and work.