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my computer animation project went so well it's hard to believe it's true I have a tough networking final tomorrow but all-in-all I feel pretty good about this semester. Time to

terrible. I have to study for tests and finish projects but all I want is MORTAL KOMBATTTTTT

MK9 = fun as hell, that is all

Ugh.

you mean MK GOLD!

Kabal is looking crazy good again. his normal spindash is nerfed but EX spindash has a hit of super armor... insane projectile punisher

I got the tournament edition and I don't regret it. I'm already pretty used to the different button layout and bat stick, plus it looks super classy. The only clearly bad thing is it's much heavier. Cyrax's unblockable bombs have a million start-up frames, but there's a set-up to get around it. After his command throw the opponent gets stuck in a reeling animation either until it ends or until he blocks an attack. Right after the command throw he summons a bomb, dashes forward and does a small block string to force them into block stun long enough for the bomb to launch them. It's pretty sweet and does a lot of damage, but there's ways to get out of it. Pretty much every super has a hit of super armor along with some EX moves.

buy MK9 I take back what I said about the netplay, it's actually surprisingly decent. The gameplay is fun as hell too. This is definitely the best MK game in a long time.

I fucking love my new super ergonomic super american arcade stick. MK9 is pretty fun so far, netplay is awful though. I've decided I'm going to main Cyrax. He feels decent so far, a little lacking in damage but he has some pretty slick unblockable setups.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNM4Xh6aMng What. The. Fuck.

it's okay, you're among friends here. You can admit it.

FUCK YES YOU ARE THE BEST MONTH EVER

OTG 6A is a really good change, not just for the unblockable setup. The option of forcing tech = much stronger okizeme options. Noel has really nice Oki now too since she can combo into haida from a 2B roll punish for way better damage.

an srk mod messaged me this morning telling me I needed to change my avatar (same as this) because it's too "racy".

So I was playing against this god-awful Jin yesterday with my Tsubaki and the game was just glitching the fuck out. A lot of weird shit happened that I've never seen in a match before. Like, I supered him the same time he did ice car, we counterhit eachother and he just stuck to the wall for 2 seconds. It made me laugh pretty hard.

I'd like to present my counter argument - MvC3 is dumb, play Blazblue.

LK - What do you think is the worst match-up in the game? Or if there's multiple equally awful ones, what are they? I was thinking about it today and I'm inclined to say that it's Hazama vs. Tager because Tager has absolutely no way to stop Haz's runaway game.

I've actually started to play Tsubaki a lot, she's definitely bad but not without her solid stuff. It's fun playing her online because no one knows what the fuck to do against her. I've been winning way more often than I predicted.

Getting Nirvana low isn't nearly as difficult as in CS. She regens more slowly and her moves take off way more life, as the frame data shows. It takes as long as CT for her to come back online too. The biggest differences are that he's not at nearly as huge of a disadvantage without nirvana as in CT, while hitconfirming into LOLUDIE is 10x easier in CT and, as long as you have a good DP plus 50 heat, more characters have options to escape in CS2. Not to mention no one in america other than Ivysaur can play Carl well.

wow all of the top players are switching to makoto. good thing georgia knows the match-up right?

I also like list 2 more other than Valk, I can't see his insanely toned down version still being S tier. Apparently that list is by Goro and doesn't he play lambda? Because that would explain his feelings on valk Everything else seems reasonable, especially Tager being the only legitimately bad character. I'm surprised to see arakune anywhere other than S but the japanese know best. The IB change and new air unblockables must have significantly hurt his ability to escape pressure. Litchi in B makes sense. She still has all of the tools that make her a strong character, but her staff damage is so bad in most situations. Tsubaki 100% looks like an A tier character: she's got good damage, actual oki, easily gained charge, and really sick pressure. God I wish this game would just come out already.

I was wondering where the hell it went, I have no idea how you got it but I'm glad.

I actually won't be attending the next tournament, I checked my schedule and the next atlanta revival is on the same date. So it'll be a while before I go back.

this is a strange conversation. Noel is going to be really solid in CS2 between her new gatlings, buffed j4D, 6A's old hitbox, etc. Getting a drive blocked isn't complete suicide anymore thanks to the IB nerf and buff to 236A. She can combo for 4k midscreen from some of her best moves, which a lot of characters can't do except other really good ones. In my opinion there's no way she'll be below mid-high rank, she's so much better than in CS. Tager will still suck, of course.

i got my dates confused, I'll be there too.