Drill

Like I've said before: New Hotness. But so basically keep distance, get hit confirm, etc. Alright. Doesn't sound like it'll be more difficult than what Ragna does.

Making thread because it would be made anyway eventually. Alright, since Makoto is the 'New Hotness' and will likely be showing up ALOT more, just wondering what tips people with more matchup experience have. Just wanna know what to look out for.

PSP themes. I demand them! Please. Mainly the Stage themes.

Hate this matchup. Any idea how to beat her pressure? She gets pushed back far enough afterwards that I can't find out how to punish. Also, her 8 Sword Super or whatever beat my Jakyou last fight. However, I pulled out Jakyou before she used her own DD so make what you will of it.

Okay, still would like a bit more info on the Parser. Is she open at all AFTER the damn parser? And I mean both. Whenever I try to attack after it I just end up eating 3C or whatever. I'd just REALLY like to learn how to beat Lambda's that spam the C moves up close with a bunch of Act Parser BS in between.

Okay, when he keeps the pressure up with sledge, guarding it makes him back off just enough for 3C to not be in range. And he keeps using it before I can 5D him. What do I do? Also, he ends up backing me into a corner and then raping me...

Might as well sign-up. Hazama has pretty much become my main, just as planned. XBL: drillkid31, Indiana.

Advice on the Hazama Mission 6 Combo? I can do all of it except for the dash. Is there any advice on how to get that dash in there or is it all just gonna take a shitton of trial and error? One of the major problems is getting it to do 5C instead of 6C after the dash...

Okay... so I think that Arakune CAN be cured. And the cure is simple. It's Bang. In his story, Trinity tells him about how his Nox can sever ties to the Boundary. It's said in one story (Lambda's maybe? I forget...) that Kokonoe thought he was already absorbed by the Boundary but that maybe he still has a form. Thus, the good guy way would be Litchi learning of Bang's power, he thinks it over and then decides to help his rival in love since it's what a 'Man of Ikaruga' would do, and Bang would be able to sever all of Arakune's ties to the Boundary, thus leaving him back into his normal human state. Now if that would affect his mind at all (would he stay insane? Keep the knowledge?) I have no clue. ...This is assuming Litchi doesn't find another way now that she's... you know.

fought a Lambda online. Won first round. She won next two due to fucking Act Parser spam. Any Advice?

Okay. I'll admit I'm not too good but... Advice against drive spamming Noels? My main way of tripping someone up right now is 3C. However, Noel has that stupid drive move that makes her jump in the air and miss. Also not QUITE sure when in the drive she's open and to what...

I'm the friend he's talking about. I'll admit my Hazama isn't very developed yet, but perhaps I can explain his issues a bit better... I keep using 5D with the D followup to get in fast. He's having a hard time blocking my attacks once I'm in there. Is there any advice for how he can get me out of close range so he can use the swords?

Under the Bridge? (Troll Gathering?) Smooth Criminals? I dunno.

Okay. Simple question. Getting REALLY tired of my bro spamming Hakumens 4C poke. Any ideas on how to get in there even with all the spam?

I'm in the Hazama challenges and I'm on Mission 3 (first combo if there's more than one.) I'm having difficulty connecting the second set of jC hits. I always end up either Jump Cancelling out of the 4th hit in the first set or I make the 5th hit and get so low to the ground that I can't Jump Cancel to continue... Any advice from those more familiar with Hazama? I actually want to learn instead of being a chain-spammer. EDIT: Beat that combo, stuck on next. Still would like help so as to nail that first combo easier.

I think the solution to the whole nobody to play with problem will be me ACTUALLY trying to be ACTIVE on DL. From there we can just play together in Player Rooms to improve... Hmmm.

This without the GG. That's me. I have NOBODY in town who really ends up giving a crap about this game... So I'm stuck with online. And I do notice the rage only happens in Ranked. When online with a pal, win or lose I won't get as mad. As for Player matches, I only hate those when you get the one guy who whoops everyone easy and there's a huge wait for your next turn. I don't mind sitting out a match or two... but sitting out four gets a little... boring.

I'm currently playing Ragna. And I know of Rachel and Ara and Nu being top tier. Don't worry, I may be rather new to the genre but I'm not new to BB. It was a day 1 purchase for me. I'm just not too used to 2D fighters like this. Closest thing I've played to a fighter is the Smash Bros Series where I'm a pretty good Marth. I think the issue is I don't have anyone I can LOCALLY play against, basically none of my friends have the game and aren't exactly interested in it. I've played with this one guy on another forum I go to before but sadly not that often. As for the first person saying I should go in warmed up, if it's anything I went into a long online losing streak where that mentality hit me AFTER, being able to soundly beat said friend in a bunch of Player's Matches. I feel like I'm in this strange spot. I'm better than a 'noob' as some might be called. I can punish most of those every now and then. However, I'm below most players. Sorta in a strange limbo. Those I can beat are normally not good enough to really improve from fighting. But everyone about me is too powerful for me to last long enough to even try improving.

I find it amazing you only have 5 posts but this one is more productive than half of what some people on DL seem to say XD. As for the main thing, I can't really find the motivation right now. Ragna is basically my placeholder but with CS around the corner, learning someone in CT seems rather unproductive when the game is about to change everything up.

And hopefully some tips on how to overcome it. Part of the problem with fighting games is that the players who aren't quite as good get discouraged and end up giving up on a game. I'm sure everyone can agree. But sometimes there's a less severe but still important mentality that ends up rearing it's head to many players time and time again, especially casual. The mentality of a losing streak. Everyone has a different limit but pretty much everyone DOES indeed have that limit where after so many losses, they just can't muster the will to try or go on. Let's be honest, most human beings are not The Determinator. I think I can explain what I mean if I talk from personal experience. I really enjoy Blazblue as a game. The setting and characters are wonderful and no matter how much I suck I'll still enjoy Blazblue. However, I'll go online and my mood will always turn sour. I've hit level 40 without really maining anyone, something I truly hate because it means I'm always fighting level 50s and such. While I have a match here and there I feel on even terms with the guy, and even rarer a match I win, the majority of the time I lose. Now losing once is no big deal. I can shrug it off and keep on truckin' so to speak. But when you run into loss after loss after loss, some of which where you are nothing but combo'd to the point you can't move, sometimes losing to a Perfect Match, it begins to build up. I begin to go into fights expecting everyone to be able to massively combo my ass into paste and expecting defeat. But as time goes on, the defeats just pile up to the point I feel helpless and have little choice but to simply stop playing for awhile. I think what I'm trying to ask here is that mentality that happens when you hit a losing streak (Expecting to lose, not even feeling like trying, not feeling like you are getting any better) how can you get over that and improve? I love Blazblue and want to keep playing it. I just don't want it to be a chain of overwhelming losing streaks that end up making the game not feel fun. (BTW: I will admit it feels good to put the occasional Jin 'Ice Car Scrub' in it's place but getting BEATEN by one of them during a losing streak only makes the mood worsen.)

See, my other problem is my lack of fighting game experience. Only thing I've really played before BB that could even come CLOSE to being a fighting game is Smash Bros Melee/Brawl where I'm a decent Marth and one of the best players in town. But still, Smash Bros is a whole other game compared to these 2D fighters. Oh and please, just call me Drill. It's easier that way.

I really can't say I have a main. I pretty much suck with everyone although even then there are some characters I will never like (Arakune. Just... no.). I think the main problem for me is I just haven't really found someone who just 'clicks' with my play style you know? Plus with CS around the corner I don't have the motivation to learn somebody in CT decently. Here's hoping I manage to find my main in CS.