Eshi

yeah, I asked spirit juice a while ago but he probably missed it, then remembered to ask shtkn after reading the premium membership thread. gotta get it in while it's still free :o Since you're here, how the hell do you manage to travel to tournaments so often?

| = logical or. I meant 2D or 5D. Midscreen you should always do 2D, but near a corner you can use 5D instead.

I'll definitely make it to gamefest. I'm a bit bummed out about NEC but I've faced the facts and even if nothing had changed, I'm in no position to take off 4 days of school when I have three projects due next Tuesday. Next time I'll just get a stand-by flight - much easier and faster and not too expensive that way. I'm playing BB more than ever now though, Peter bought a new router which drastically improved my internet connection so I can actually get decent match-up experience online. I'm much weaker than I thought against Ragna.

well, shit.

you can get away with 3Cing alot against people that don't know the match-up or suck, but it's really not something you should just throw out because you're not close. Against Tager I won't 3C unless I predict a 5D or Spark Bolt. Any other time is a really bad idea (again, unless they're bad too). Also for the tager match-up, stop using 214ACC as an ender. Once you 6B him, always always always follow with 214ACA > [2|5]D as needed. It makes an enormous difference.

I went home with it but have to play on a tv with a quarter second of screen lag. Shit sucks. I can still experiment with different tactics but practicing combos is impossible. Also, I have just discovered the most amazing dubstep artist I've ever heard in my life, Eskmo. It's just enough not like dubstep for Paul to like it, so creative and ethereal and no annoying bass wobble.

I'm not comfortable with it, but I also don't want to get back home on tuesday or needlessly spend more money on a one night room. I have a week to warm up to the idea so I'll be fine. I'll burn some cool cds or something.

Ivysaur and I went to the one in Atlanta . It's basically just, whoever places 1st/2nd gets free (or refunded) door fee and free entry for the game won. You also get a higher seed, which apparently just amounts to getting a bye first match.

Alright. I may go ahead and do that then. I hope my driving endurance can hold out, the furthest I've gone in one sitting is augusta. Maybe I'll ask my boyfriend for advice, he was a courier over the summer =p

Re-evaluating the match-up now that I'm way better with makoto. This is still true. It's difficult to find a way to approach Carl while he's turtle behind nirvana, he can just jA jump-ins on reaction and nirvana keeps you away on the ground. Don't get impatient trying to get close. Still sort of true, but 6A can be baited easily enough and 2D LV3 is too risky. Parry is much more useful since it ends earlier if baited. IB > Parry is good for when Carl activates 6D too late to be tight. Otherwise don't use it when you're sandwiched. 623C whiffs pretty much whenever he uses a low so be REALLY careful using it. CA whiffs if he uses 3C, as well. Again, learning how to block his mix-up is key to winning this match-up. 3C also goes under fuoco (41236D), it's actually pretty nice. May be a better option than parrying it... strange things have happened like Carl hitting me out while I'm stuck in parry hitstop on fuoco. 214AB and 214C are both AMAZING for escaping the corner and general positioning for this match-up. I still stand by this completely. Makoto has great mix-up when you understand all of the different options she has, she isn't predictable at all. She can't zone out Carl but unlike other characters who also can't, she has better tools for avoiding sandwich pressure. Overall, this match-up comes down to who gets momentum and blows up the other player first. miscellaneous combo stuff to remember - * carl's hitbox sucks. air juggles like 5CC > 2D LV1 > 5CC are significantly more strict * 6BC > 214ACD LV3 > 2D LV3 can connect, but you have to delay 214A slightly against him * corner jD LV3 > 6A > 5D LV3, 6A whiffs because of his small reeling animation * 5B > 6C > 214B > jA > jB is impossible against him, jA always whiffs.

a 14 hour drive is really brutal. I don't know about tackling that in one day, I don't want to go over my head, but I seriously have to go to this. I've been looking forward to it too much.

Yeah, fuck that. I am going to NEC, if I have to drive then I will. Will we still stop at that guy Tad's house on thursday?

that's understandable, Carl mirrors are a 3/7 match-up after all.

Haha, I'm new to shit-talking so I was afraid you took it the wrong way. I respect you too, as america's #2 Carl player.

Eshi. I'm carpooling with Ivysaur to NEC and play against him offline ~every week. FYI I'm not trashing you, just poking fun however people seriously underestimate how strong he is

I've seen you play, you should be :>

I would argue that giving new blood incentive to go to a tournament and be exposed to high level play is definitely in their developmental interest. Especially considering how niche the tournament scene is for Blazblue.

The airthrow follow-up is definitely something I noticed rewatching the vid. I actually never bothered practicing follow-ups to an air throw near the corner, now I have a good reason to. I have trouble with roll techs. I don't know very good ways to punish them outside of the corner where the choice is obvious. Playing against Ivysaur so often has made me a lot better at blocking Carl's mix-up. Her DP is super unreliable because of his low hitbox normals, and Parry has failed me at really strange times so I use it carefully. For the 5A/2A into overhead thing, that was a player specific thing, I've played him often enough that he knows what's coming so I use it sparingly. JCing 6A is a good idea though... it sounds much easier to hit confirm on non-counterhit that way anyway. man I just realized after you pointed out, that missed lv3 was a pixel away from being the right timing. Guess I need to grind more hot shots golf.

it's close enough so not a big deal, just for future reference

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT4vUVrM2T0 Tension Pulse BB finals - Eshi (MA) vs. Ivysaur (CA)

Eshi has one i

I finally felt like I reached the point of mastering Makoto about last week, so 3 months? I play every friday from 8pm to 4AM (not straight, just the interval) with a bunch of friends and I'll go to training mode occasionally for about an hour to experiment with combos, tactics or specific match-ups.

Party time.