Blade

Man it surprises me how huge this thread got. I've played GG2 but never really got the hang of it, even with the Tutorials, I get lost on maps easily or run out of Mana too quick, that and I can't defend my Masterghost for crap. Guess I'm too used to fighting games.

In case anyone wants to know who Goose and S Watt and them are: http://mimeblade.oddigytitanium.com/Guilty_Gear/Guilty_Gear_Sprites/GGJ_Monsters.png

I wouldn't trust any sort of Wiki at this point because of misinformation where implications are derived as truth. Even if there are such obvious clues, the truth has not been laid out clearly. I'm sure it'll all be explained eventually, and even if there are holes that remain, its safe to say those holes won't be as important.

I've begun to think Barrier is actually useful against his pressure if even just a little bit for breathing room. That, and using moves that jump cancel easily after a poke to bait and punish his D moves. Using 2 hit combinations seems to work against them as well. Also during actual strings, his combos don't leave much room for D...but 6D can actually work after IB though it doesn't yield stars.

Yeah well I asked about this in the matchup threads and got an obscure answer. Both my Ragna and my Hakumen are hurting from not knowing exactly what Bang can do with Highs, Lows, and Overheads...and even if I manage to get space from pressure, Shuriken Special is the literal Nail in the Coffin. His guard points throw my pace off, and his oki pressure is ridiculous. I don't entirely know his combos, but at the least I'd like to know what I can do to deal with or get used to them.

We had a Watercooler back in the days of Gamecombos forums, a guy by the name of Psilocybe patrolled it.

To clarify, Zato's body was almost completely taken over by Eddie, it wasn't until he saw Millia that he actually resisted the Kinjuu's influence enough to beg Millia to kill him. Though he never said it directly, it was her duty to kill him (Slayer implied this), it's why she says she'll 'release' him. Because Eddie overtaxed Zato's body, he died of overexhertion. Eddie would later apologize to Venom, saying had he known human limits and how his life was linked with Zato's he would not have let his host die. As for Millia's stalker fanboy, its implied he's obsessed with her though she runs away from him. His feelings are supposedly betrayed when she starts killing innocent people with Angra when she lost contol (bad ending), this pushed him over the edge saying she shunned him, and he ends up killing her (sheer luck), though she embraces him in thanks. That's the bad ending...she's on the run from PWAB so not much can be said about him, though its said in the first GG, she has a fear of relationships.

So the "opponent" 2P is the incorrect orientation while P1 is correct? Also I noticed that P1 in GG is in foreground and P2 in background...this is reversed in Blazblue. (You can notice it when beating opponents as their bodies either lie behind you or in front of your feet). Returning to what was said earlier regarding Millia's past with Zato-1... She returned to save him from the Sentinels of the God Series, but this didn't change the fact she was a traitor. As thanks for saving him, he did not pursue her immediately or send assassins after her immediately, it's not known if Venom was informed either. What is known is that later Millia would collaborate with the International Police Force (IPF), under promise that she would be acquitted of all charges of assassination and removed from all formal and informal bounty lists if they could catch the ringleader of the Soshiki. Indeed, they did catch Zato-1 and put him in prison, while sealing away his ability to use his Kinjuu. It would not be until Testament who had ties with PWAB at the time, utilized their resources to free Zato-1 and have him enter the 2nd Sacred Order of Holy Knights tournament. The whole purpose for this was of course for him to shed as much blood as possible, being an assassin. Zato-1 himself had been imprisoned for quite a time, and had literally begun to obsessively curse Millia's name (losing part of his sanity). He had hated her for her betrayal and her aiding the IPF in his capture and confinement, but he still harbored obsessive feelings for her as a woman. It is no lie to state that their relationship is a love-hate one. It's hard to say what actually happened when they met at the tournament. It's never said that Millia killed Zato-1...but more likely he was unsuccessful in killing her and thus went mad with power, just as his Kinjuu fully awoke. Some time later, Millia would find herself working alongside Venom (begrudgingly, albeit Venom is treated like a junior to a senior by her) for the same purpose of tracking down what remained of Zato...either as a human or a Kinjuu...at this point (GGX), he was neither alive nor fully dead. His body would be completely dead by GGXX however. It is however, heavily implied by Slayer, that Millia's true purpose in joining the Soshiki was to inevitably kill Zato-1 should his Kinjuu reach uncontrollable limits. It is not known if someone was also assigned to kill Millia for this same purpose.

In response to this question, first and foremost what we know is that only Zato-1 has a known birthdate (Jan 28), Millia and Venom were both orphans raised alongside him, or possibly by him, so their birthdates are unknown, including their ages. In Venom's GGX profile, it states he was spared from being killed and allowed to stay at Zato-1's side and become his servant. Millia and Zato-1 go further back however, and their semi-fraternal relationship was both romantic and faux-abusive. That is to say, Zato-1 treated Millia more like a sex object rather than a human being, he idolized her as "the perfect assassin". This information is gleaned from the Night of Knives drama CDs. What kept their relationship going was the mutual experience of having a Kinjuu implanted in their bodies, it's assumed then that this was the reason Slayer took them in to the guild (because they were exceptions, 'unused weapons'), as they were ostracized from society for use of Forbidden Magicks, besides being orphans. Millia, at first, considered her feelings to be pure love for Zato, but this slowly grew into contempt for his using her for tasks and missions merely as an objective to a goal rather than a human being. Venom more or less developed a one-sided fixation on Zato-1 and his "image" of him...that is to say, he could only see him as the head of the Soshiki and nothing else. This didn't so much as make Millia jealous but more than likely caused her to bully him and his sense of duty. Hers was a much more tight-knit relationship with Zato's than was Venom's (this would be echoed later when Eddie called Venom a Dog on his Master's leash). The final straw that broke off Millia's relationship with Zato was his decision to eliminate the Orphanage which was the testing site for the God Series Dark Sentinels based off his initial Kinjuu design. While this might have prevented weapons from wreaking havok, it conflicted Millia's sense of morality (her feelings as an orphan herself). It was during that mission she betrayed Zato and fled while he was under fire by enemy soldiers. She would fight Venom later on, but she clearly stood over Venom in terms of sheer power. She would return briefly to save Zato one final time... More later...

Reidureyu, if you don't mind, try not to answer posts with made up terms and nicknames, this really isn't supposed to be a humor thread.

I can testify to 5B and 5C as winning pokes, also I hate patient Ragnas or DP spam.

Really and Truly I hate Bang pressure strings, I can't tell what's high, mid, or low...Bang experts please help!!!

About the worst I deal with is Act Pulsar -- 3C, and j2C after a DD string if they knew I blocked it, otherwise Iits all about airdash j2C jC as you land.

Trick is to lock the AI down even on Wakeup, and it only DAAs when Guard Gauge is up.

I keep reminding people, AC+ has gold survival...you can play that instead if you want the real challenge.

Someone is....gushing. :8/:

This question is simed at Suzaku...where exactly is it implied that Aria is Justice, as stated before, I listed possible evidences with Valentine being the link, but there's nothing directly said.

Anyone ever buffer 720 from hitstun? Just asking.

By ambiguous for Act Pulsar, you mean unsmart teching or Black Heat combos?

Funny you say that, a few moves like Sephiroth's Scintilla and Firion's Shield Bash have autoguard properties, heck, Warrior of Light's EX has active auto spell guard and Garland gets super armor during active frames of his EX, also Jecht's Jecht Block can guard break and beat most HP attacks, except Cloud's Braver which hits twice. Airdash moves deflect spells automatically. I love how Squall's Rough Divide and Revolver Drive can punch through most BS.

In case anyone hasn't seen how obsessed with this game I was by now: http://darkside-ky.deviantart.com/art/Dissidia-Ab-Fatum-Arbor-109729155

Considering Blazblue was made with netcode in mind vs GG which was a Naomi Board port clone built in it, I'm not surprised.

This, but probably more so for me. Let's be reasonable though, Arcsys already made a PSP one and the results haven't been that positive for its online features, #R on XBox was also problematic, and I know zilch about the #R hack's netcode. Its possible but when I tried it with a friend via Adhoc Party, we couldn't get past character select. If they do it it'll probably be for GG3, if we're lucky.

Her Ds 6C 2C and C are what do the warp dash, she can't really crossup or combo well with it, only have you make mistakes or escape to throw.

Rumor has it that some U.N. senators have ties to both the Soshiki and PWAB, as does Faust. This is supposedly info from BaHG novel. Oh and in case it wasn't obvious, PWAB implanted the Kinjuu in Zato-1 and Millia, and seem to have ties to Old Zepp according to Night of Knives info on Kinjuu data. Lastly it seems turnabout is occuring, Venom and Slayer have plans to dismantle PWAB with Soshiki's resources.