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Makoto is DLC and I play her in every tournament I've ever gone to since her release. It may be a bit different until Valkenhayn hasn't been released on 360 still, but still I'd imagine many ps3 tournaments would allow him. Double check with organizers if you're paranoid and serious about playing valk.

it doesn't encourage any type of play, it just pushes the damage on a combo higher. Since bursts are very valuable, it would have to be a combo that already would have been huge. Maybe to ensure a kill combo? I don't want to come off as complaining or saying the sky is falling, but I don't see how it could be a good change for the game.

Because fatal counter combos are already ridiculous. 10% more damage on them is gross. If damage is turned down on them then I guess it'll be fine, but it's a gimmicky change compared to the solid system changes that have gone through so far.

yeah... not sure if I'm digging that idea. I hope it doesn't stick if it's true.

THIS TIMES ONE THOUSAND This is the single greatest change arcsys has done to BB so far. Good shit.

IMO makoto's mix-up is fine as it is. Her main problem is sacrificing damage for oki makes her combos do like 1.5k-2k each while sacrificing oki for damage nets 3k at best and she sucks without her pressure. These buffs are exactly what I was hoping for. I don't think 214AC(A|B) have been changed. I don't think the A ender is that bad though, and 90% of the time I'd rather end with 2D LV1 instead of the B version anyway.

I interpret it as, if they get launched away by the last hit of dempsey roll, they can't air tech anymore. Which is potentially a huge buff since dempsey roll is her most damaging combo ender but there's zero reason to use it because it resets the situation to neutral, which completely screws makoto in most match-ups.

awesome! I hope this means that makoto doesn't completely sacrifice her offense anymore if she ends with dempsey roll.

I'll be going. I'm sure I'll take justin and ivysaur again, so I can take you as well. One more person can fit into my car, if anyone else wants to.

There's no reason why a good opponent would ever fall for delaying 214A since there's no way to condition them to block high after a throw.

duuude, that's fucking awesome. I love it. I'm thinking player names would be better next to the burst icons though, so people can see the heat gauge.

same 2B > 5B change everyone else is getting... might actually be pretty useful for makoto though. I wonder if 5B will be fast enough to make it IB safe.

better 2C? where?

jesus christ, you're killing me here

the japanese like to abbreviate common english words down to its first two syllables. Location becomes　ロケシャン (lokeshan) which is shortened to ロケ (loke).

I asked jewdo smash to translate for me before he went off to work. It basically says that a lot of the things makoto could do has been taken away so she's more boring to play, but she probably did too much damage and she can still get high damage in the corner.

still salty about losing to tokido aren't ya?

you really do not need to bring a TV to gaming arena

I am interest.

I hate you forever I think it'd be crazy to roll back to the patch when makoto has parry loop, also. I don't want to beast everyone too hard.

shit, tension pulse is already here? guess I'll be going to that too.

Against allowing valkenhyn, but... xbox 360 hasn't even gotten the patch that removes Makoto's parry loop yet.

It seems like an odd change, but I wouldn't panic. Firstly - it may just mean that it knocks down aerial opponents, knocking down standing opponents would be plain weird. Secondly, even if that is the case, they may not be able to emergency tech on knockdown, which means his mix-up is still fine. I'd wait for more information before reaching conclusions.

I'm interested in knowing what the criteria is for getting a "strong player" award, if any. Is there a certain number of major tournaments you must have place Top X in, or has it not been strictly defined yet?

I will be at tech on time today. Will try to help people get set up for it on time too.