PhantomX

If the D bug catches you above it and you're in its arc you're pretty much screwed, d bugs are super slow though, and easy enough to avoid as long as you don't jump right into them. Ara's A bug (the one that comes at an Arc from behind the opponent) is super spammable b/c it uses up very little of the curse meter, and it can set up for other bug hits. B/C bugs (come from behind Arakune or the ground) as well as D bugs use up a lot more meter and cannot be spawned as frequently. Basically, make sure not to run into D bugs and watch the A bugs closely b/c we'll use them to lock down air game and hopefully set up for dive loops. Your best bet is to attempt to instant block on the ground and then wait for a chance to move.

Yeah, that's jump 236c... crazy legs sounds funnier and i don't have to use numbers :P I have had 0 success landing CB bugs if I cross up mid stage-ish, also, the cross pickup in the corner is different b/c holding the same direction (towards the corner) will give you the bugs that will hit. You just have to make the jC hit on the half of their body closest to you (I guess that's a usable analogy?), and they'll go forward far enough to where you don't cross up, and then the bugs hit easy.

6CB works after the crazy legs in the corner... As for Tao, are you hitting her with the right part of the jC? I used to have issues landing the BC bugs b/c I'd "cross up" my opponents b/c of where I hit with my jC.

I've had someone Daifunka through the second hit of the 2D worm as the D bug started to come down. Ara's 2D has ridiculous cooldown. serge, we should play, I need more high level Bang practice... whenever I encounter you in ranked you leave XD

A simple 2B when the opponent is cursed can lead to 6A which lead to loop or recurse (not near the corners, though).

Oh... well you're a jerk, then :P

Off the j2As can't you just quickly release the bug as a 6/4 without having it interrupt the CB bug setup?

LOL! Sounds like an unfortunate way to discover something, serge XD

So you're saying to use the Counter Assault on her D swords? o_O That's pretty unorthodox... I like it, haha.

For some reason I really haven't been having that much trouble with these combos o_O It took me a few tries to land that first A bug but then once I got a good feel for it the rest was cake. Then again, the instances where I grab someone that is cursed are rare, so I don't think it's that huge a deal.

Yeah... that happened to me once unexpectedly... sucked majorly.

I'm pretty sure near the corner you can just do the the J6a/b/c > jc > ja > jb > jc > jd > 6c/6b bug > C loop... they did it in that Reload combo video.

Matt... have my babeeeeeees.

It doesn't really matter if you jc or not after the 5A, b/c you're gonna be landing after the Dive Loop ends anyway, I find timing it easier with a jc > j2A. Once you start the dive loop just tapping the buttons will work, just make sure you hold the C/B (depending which dive you finished with) and then release them on time to go into the c loop.

Nah, 5D has a massive hitbox, so if you RC to near the time when they can tech, you can 5D curse them and then JC into the rest of the stuff. Yes, there is another jc after j5A, my bad. I personally like to make the second jc a 7 jump, b/c that puts me in better position to land the 2A, 2b, 2C. If you're not in good position to land all of them b/c they're too close to the ground or whatever you can also just do 2A, 2C into C loop.

Finally beat Score Attack mode with Arakune yesterday... instant reflexes makes cursing characters like Unlimited Ragna and Unlimited Rachel a BITCH (though it made Jin easier b/c he just stands in place trying to Shoryuken the jDs). Super satisfying when I finally got that trophy. F'ing Unlimited Ragna kept trying to Carnage Scissors through mah shit. Was better than having Rachel do her invisible Sword Iris every time I cursed her, though :\

2a>2c (RC)> air to ground is pretty much redundant now with the 2a>2c®>5D>ja>dive loop>Cloop >recurse which does a lot more damage. Also, dive loop is super simple, when cursed you hit them in midair with a 2A > 2B > 2C (bugs will keep them in the combo) which then combos into cb bug > c loop

Why even bother with mediocre combos that you probably won't be using ever?

I'm still working on that. In high paced frenzies I still have my 5bs turn into j2Bs or 2Bs. Pad likes to eat my inputs sometimes too :\ P.S. That Haku-men counters like a monster XD

K, well now I gotta find out who that is so I can idolize him.

Obviously. But you're not always that close when you curse them, at which point it's good to be able to have a way to cover all their options while guarding.

Lol, goddamn it, now I'm gonna have to start barriering normally instead of just using the shoulder like a lazy person XD

So in many combo videos I see Japanese Arakune's summoning bugs from a ton of places while just sitting their shielding. Is it safe to assume they have had these buttons depressed the entire time and then just release them whenever they need to? I play pad, so I know this would be hella hard for me, lol.

That Haru guy is pretty crazy... I learned some neat things from this, the problem is gonna be remembering to do it all in game D: Also, I totally favorited the second video... I thought I was the only person that taunted while killing people with bugs. New favorite Ara. @tolore - don't knock the guy for using the air super if he's in position, it will finish the round, and he has the meter to spare. If he'd done it early in the round or as an opener or something I'd agree with you, but I think he used it fine, in this case. @Ryo - that Bang is pretty bad. You got all the BnBs down pretty well, and have solid shield pressure too.

I have an easier time getting into the dive loop if I do a 5D > 7 > jA > Dive Loop > C Loop