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I go to AWA every year so I'll probably see you there. I'll probably enter the tournament there too... yeah it's an anime con but of all the other conventions I've gone to AWA has the least shitty tournaments. yes I still play and I also will play 3rd strike. Just give me a call any days you're not busy and I'll try to visit. Peter and I are getting to the end of our house buying extravaganza so I'll be more available. Tim Zimmer played Bang but all he does now is watch My Little Ponies. There are no actively competitive Bang players here.

I will more than likely come to the gathering tonight since I'm free. I will more than likely not go to Impact Clash since I have football tickets for GT.

You're not dashing long enough. You have to dash for pretty long to make sure that Tsubaki both gets close enough and that they fall low enough for 5B > 2CC to connect. Honestly if you can't get it right then just do 5B > 2C > magic series, it's more lenient and doesn't lose much damage because her grab sucks. Well it's a mix-up, if it's working then it's working, the main problem I see is that 6BB gives no reward without corner/charge. I tend to save my charges for unblockable mix-ups because there's so many ways to work it in. Either corner 22C > OTG 6A (gimmicky), or corner 22C > brief 5D > 22D (works more often on experienced players), or dropping a midscreen ground combo into 22D (if they're sleeping), or dropping an air juggle ala 236B > 214B > pause > 22D full charge (REALLY GOOD). With 2 charges, 236D > 214D will catch inexperienced off-guard since they don't know 236D forces them out of the corner. 236C whiff > 214D is a great way to cover a fuckton of space and catch people with their pants down. Otherwise, I save charges for increased damage.

I'm trying to save money for a house and I'm already planning some extensive vacation time in the future, traveling for tournaments isn't in my cards for a while.

It kinda makes sense. Their 1 day tournaments have always been $10, and paying for a venue for two days would naturally double the cost of one, so they've doubled the venue fee. My brother's birthday is around that time but I'm still going to attend as much of it as I can. EDIT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83Ij1si8k9w&t=10m38s MAXIMUM TROLL

To play, probably Tsubaki vs. Litchi or Jin. It's most fun to play against characters that have strong tools all around, the approach to and flow of a match can change constantly. It also helps me realize my bad habits. Favorite to watch is Carl vs. anyone that can't zone or run away all game.

I'll plan on being there this time, I'm surprised that there's no 3rd strike listed... is the game so unpopular that a rerelease gets no hype? The first community video is up on the front page so I'm going to start brainstorming interview questions/answers in preparation for this friday.

holy crap, that was so much more hype than I thought it would be. Top three was so CLUTCH.

I'll probably come by again but not nearly as early as last time.

Well no, not really, but this is OBJECTIVE PROOF that the dude's a crackhead. WTF @ those TTC Noah shirts. Who the fuck would EVER buy that?

http://www.thetravelingcircus.net/ttcrelease827.html omg TTC seriously IS ran by a crackhead.

lots of characters are easy on pad imo. But I definitely agree with Noel, back in college when people would bring BB but there wouldn't be a stick Noel was the only character I could play at the exact same proficiency with both pad and stick. But the only ones I'd say LOLNO to playing on pad with are Arakune, Rachel, and Carl.

If you're going to be a top player then you DO need to know how to play every character, essentially. However, you don't need to actively play as them all, you just need to stick with one. That way you'll know exactly what every character in the game is capable of, but you only need to practice your one character to figure out the best way to respond to their options. Spending an equal amount of time playing two characters doubles the number of match-ups one needs thorough experience with as opposed to having a single main. This is especially important for games like Tekken and SFIV that have way too many characters/moves per character. There's also the fact that top players get so much experience that they can naturally pick up and play other characters just by imitating what they've seen their opponents do (hence why kaqn plays hazama/noel/tsubaki/jin/etc. all quite well).

Nevermind, there are no true groups for G+ yet, the closest they support right now is making a custom circle for people that are apart of it. I could create a new account as the event though of which interested parties could add, that would be nearly equal.

My phone recently bricked and I'm using a temp phone, so I don't have my old contact list. Call me when you finish your class, k? (or give me your number now) Also, we should totally make a facebook group/event for these weekly gathering since so many FG people are using it now. Or a G+ group because that's what's hip.

Okay, so, should I plan to arrive at GT at 8:00 or should I get there earlier? I won't have anything to do at home so I can come hang out and stuff.

I can pick you up andrew, but I need you to call me since I don't have my old contacts list.

I lightbulb turned on in my head today or something, because now I can do Carl's unblockable infinite with decent accuracy. It's really fun.

Jeeze, Architecture. I have a friend doing an architecture undergrad at Tech and I've been hearing that it's hard as hell, the hardest degree there along with chemical engineering. Good luck with it! More like, the Georgia Institute of Carl Technology. We have the best researchers in the country!

OMG YAY grad school for what?

lol mugen... I'm sure the charge stuff will have a net change of nothing. 6A FC is as useful as Litchi's 6A FC (not at all). Generally, FCs only occur when used as frame traps (Ragna 2C, Jin 2C, etc) and the gap between any normal and 6A is too enormous for frame traps. The only buffs to her are combo video material. The main things that worry me are the nerfs to 623C (214A whiff combos gone), 22D (midscreen unblockable is worthless), and 2C (airdash combos might be affected). Tsubaki seemed like a really well balanced character - strong in many aspects but definitely not without flaws - so I hope they don't just nerf her damage and give nothing in return. I've switched characters every iteration though so it might not even matter. Relius looks amazing but I'm sure Ivysaur will claim him first, haha.

Well I wouldn't go that far, a lot of changes are made from the first loctest to release and they've been getting better about character balance with each revision. I have faith in arcsys!

Noel's changes look pretty awful so far. Tsubaki's do too though, apparently she can't follow up 22D midscreen in this build. Yeah for spending 1 meter to do 900 damage with a 36 frame mix-up!

I should be going to this next ATL Revival. So when are we gonna start up the weekly GT gatherings again? I've been looking forward to it!

Stunedge just posted that not even 5D > 2D works anymore. I don't think these changes will affect her orb oki, although she'll probably need different enders for it.