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Zlasher
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States9129 Posts
July 07 2011 23:24 GMT
#1041
Nobody argues it. I don't care about Yun on top, and Yang/Fei next. What matters on tier lists is what comes next and even the japanese players won't get it right after playing in arcades for 6 weeks, because it always comes down to who they play agianst as well.
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Excalibur_Z
Profile Joined October 2002
United States12240 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-07 23:56:13
July 07 2011 23:53 GMT
#1042
On July 08 2011 08:14 broz0rs wrote:
lmao @ Yun/Yang easy high tier comment

DAT URYO



Added that to the public note because it's just that important :V

Also I have no idea why that c.lp c.hk option select whiffed on Yun's backdash. In that case, would c.lp MP/HP Sho be a better OS to use since it appears that his backdash lasts a long time?

Actually I guess c.lp OS LP/MP Sho would be better since the timing looked about right but the distance wasn't far enough.
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FakeSteve[TPR]
Profile Blog Joined July 2003
Valhalla18444 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-08 00:22:17
July 08 2011 00:13 GMT
#1043
it's not really an option select if the normal you're using can be cancelled into the move you're OSing lol

if he blocks on wakeup you're gonna get c.lp xx shou, which you then need 2 bars to make safe. its bad
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Excalibur_Z
Profile Joined October 2002
United States12240 Posts
July 08 2011 00:21 GMT
#1044
On July 08 2011 09:13 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote:
it's not really an option select if the normal you're using can be cancelled into the move you're OSing lol


Why not? It's no different from the Zangief c.lp OS green hand option select. 1+c.lp323+p1+c.lp. c.lp chains into c.lp if block or hit, c.lp whiffs then green hand comes out, block if reversal. A similar input should work for Sakura too.
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ATLzac
Profile Joined February 2011
United States51 Posts
July 08 2011 00:24 GMT
#1045
rog can rushdown in some matchups
Peace.
FakeSteve[TPR]
Profile Blog Joined July 2003
Valhalla18444 Posts
July 08 2011 00:24 GMT
#1046
i dunno, i'd have to fiddle with it. i use OS like that when i jump in, but when i'm putting it behind a meaty normal and that normal will special-cancel it doesn't seem like a good idea. the reason you see things like c.lp OS U1 on Cammy for example is because you can't cancel c.lp into her U1

are gief's c.lp special-cancellable?
Moderatormy tatsu loops r fuckin nice
sung_moon
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States10110 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-08 00:31:22
July 08 2011 00:25 GMT
#1047
On July 08 2011 09:13 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote:
it's not really an option select if the normal you're using can be cancelled into the move you're OSing lol

if he blocks on wakeup you're gonna get c.lp xx shou, which you then need 2 bars to make safe. its bad


if OS'd properly it won't come out even if he blocks

On July 08 2011 09:28 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote:
ok, then yeah it would be better than c.lp OS sweep lol

i'll have to hit training mode now!


i imagine the OS sweep would probably work against every but twin's (and maybe otehr characters with long backdashes). i'd still use sweep for everyone that's possible for the hard knockdown, but i don't play sakura so
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FakeSteve[TPR]
Profile Blog Joined July 2003
Valhalla18444 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-08 00:29:09
July 08 2011 00:28 GMT
#1048
ok, then yeah it would be better than c.lp OS sweep lol

i'll have to hit training mode now! i have to get used to doing this
Moderatormy tatsu loops r fuckin nice
DrBoo
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada1177 Posts
July 08 2011 00:46 GMT
#1049
On July 08 2011 06:50 Myrmidon wrote:
wtf this isn't ST. Balrog's not a rushdown character.

Also, Cody has a lot of important link combos.


I'm just talking from experience here, I don't know the in's and outs of cody but I've played around with him a bit and it feels pretty easy to get good damage with him with out using any links

Balrog is a rushdown "charge" character please point out a more rushdown oriented charge character.
"DrBoo is an elaborate troll" -Pufftrees
Excalibur_Z
Profile Joined October 2002
United States12240 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-08 00:48:42
July 08 2011 00:48 GMT
#1050
On July 08 2011 09:46 DrBoo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 08 2011 06:50 Myrmidon wrote:
wtf this isn't ST. Balrog's not a rushdown character.

Also, Cody has a lot of important link combos.


I'm just talking from experience here, I don't know the in's and outs of cody but I've played around with him a bit and it feels pretty easy to get good damage with him with out using any links

Balrog is a rushdown "charge" character please point out a more rushdown oriented charge character.


Bison. Easily.

Official Bison pressure!
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DrBoo
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada1177 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-08 00:56:54
July 08 2011 00:53 GMT
#1051
On July 08 2011 09:48 Excalibur_Z wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 08 2011 09:46 DrBoo wrote:
On July 08 2011 06:50 Myrmidon wrote:
wtf this isn't ST. Balrog's not a rushdown character.

Also, Cody has a lot of important link combos.


I'm just talking from experience here, I don't know the in's and outs of cody but I've played around with him a bit and it feels pretty easy to get good damage with him with out using any links

Balrog is a rushdown "charge" character please point out a more rushdown oriented charge character.


Bison. Easily.

Official Bison pressure!


Guess I play bison differently then you do since I don't play heavy pressure with bison I do a bit of pressure but play more defensive and use devils reversals and headstomp more.

edit: also is Oni's BnB c.lk c.lp target 2 is that a 1 frame or 2 frame link? I'm having a hard time keeping a solid timing on it though I've only been trying to do it for like 30ish minutes in training mode I get it like 30% of the time >,>
"DrBoo is an elaborate troll" -Pufftrees
Excalibur_Z
Profile Joined October 2002
United States12240 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-08 00:59:11
July 08 2011 00:56 GMT
#1052
Every top-level Bison player plays him extremely aggressively. LK Scissor is safe on block so once Bison gets the other guy in the corner he just has a field day with c.lk/LK Scissor pressure and level 2 focus/cl.hp frame traps. Bison is an offensive powerhouse and if you're playing him differently then you're not maximizing your potential.

Also Bison's s.mk and s.hk are amazing for footsies (and s.hk is a great antiair as well). Using only headstomp/devil's reverse mixups is a super weak strategy because A: it's not much of a mixup (if Bison gains meter as he leaves the ground then it's a headstomp, otherwise it's a devil's reverse) and B: you just push yourself further and further into the corner until you eventually get stuck.
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DrBoo
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada1177 Posts
July 08 2011 01:07 GMT
#1053
On July 08 2011 09:56 Excalibur_Z wrote:
Every top-level Bison player plays him extremely aggressively. LK Scissor is safe on block so once Bison gets the other guy in the corner he just has a field day with c.lk/LK Scissor pressure and level 2 focus/cl.hp frame traps. Bison is an offensive powerhouse and if you're playing him differently then you're not maximizing your potential.

Also Bison's s.mk and s.hk are amazing for footsies (and s.hk is a great antiair as well). Using only headstomp/devil's reverse mixups is a super weak strategy because A: it's not much of a mixup (if Bison gains meter as he leaves the ground then it's a headstomp, otherwise it's a devil's reverse) and B: you just push yourself further and further into the corner until you eventually get stuck.


Well I never claimed to be super good at the game I've only been playing fighting games casually since SF4 came out (expanded to many other games but mostly only play with friends)

I know that standing MK and HK are insane priority and damage but my pressure game is pretty bad since I'm decently new to fighters and its easier to play defensive then offensive for me anyway.
Thx for the info bout bison though I was planning on using him as main if Oni doesn't work out since they nerfed the crap outta Guile and Bison was my only other decent character, but clearly not too good since I was playing wrong lol
"DrBoo is an elaborate troll" -Pufftrees
dragoonkf
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
Singapore1256 Posts
July 08 2011 01:47 GMT
#1054
On July 08 2011 09:56 Excalibur_Z wrote:
Every top-level Bison player plays him extremely aggressively. LK Scissor is safe on block so once Bison gets the other guy in the corner he just has a field day with c.lk/LK Scissor pressure and level 2 focus/cl.hp frame traps. Bison is an offensive powerhouse and if you're playing him differently then you're not maximizing your potential.

Also Bison's s.mk and s.hk are amazing for footsies (and s.hk is a great antiair as well). Using only headstomp/devil's reverse mixups is a super weak strategy because A: it's not much of a mixup (if Bison gains meter as he leaves the ground then it's a headstomp, otherwise it's a devil's reverse) and B: you just push yourself further and further into the corner until you eventually get stuck.


I have been playing bison for the past 1 year as my main and i feel going extremely aggressive isn't what you really want. There are times where you need to turtle and stop the offense so you don't get too predictable. Only time i go offensive is when against characters that have weak wake-up game( dhalsim and cody for instance). Being aggressive against guile/chun just loses you game faster.
Bison, imo, is more of a technical character where you have to play abit smarter. Normals(s.hk/s.mk) are your best friends here for stuffing out the opponent. Frame Traps ( c.mp c.mk) helps alot too.

As for headstomps/devl's reverse, i use headstomp only when i predict a) he is gonna jump b) he just did a fireball or c) chip dmg after knockdown.
And don't use devil's reverse too often (especially not against Seth with U1, learned that the hard way)
You lose spacing and get pushed back in the corner which is not you really want (especially against zangief).
I'm still trying to master Bison and i love playing him. Yun is a big problem for me though.
Inter.MinD/Free[gm]/Stork fan
Excalibur_Z
Profile Joined October 2002
United States12240 Posts
July 08 2011 01:58 GMT
#1055
Yeah but Guile is one of Bison's hardest matchups so you have to play that a little differently, and Zangief you have to play really differently too. It's not really fair to say "don't play aggressive because what about [x] character!" haha. In most matchups, aggression is what you want, and I don't mean blind toothless rage, but rather systematic pressure, taking advantage of your safe normals and specials (and also ridiculously fast walk speed and dash). I don't even play Bison but I'm aware of what makes him a good character and I'm familiar with how the best players utilize his toolset, and that kind of pressure seems to work for them :>

Maybe I should pick him up though. His offensive playstyle is pretty similar to Sakura =]
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dragoonkf
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
Singapore1256 Posts
July 08 2011 02:03 GMT
#1056
On July 08 2011 10:58 Excalibur_Z wrote:
Yeah but Guile is one of Bison's hardest matchups so you have to play that a little differently, and Zangief you have to play really differently too. It's not really fair to say "don't play aggressive because what about [x] character!" haha. In most matchups, aggression is what you want, and I don't mean blind toothless rage, but rather systematic pressure, taking advantage of your safe normals and specials (and also ridiculously fast walk speed and dash). I don't even play Bison but I'm aware of what makes him a good character and I'm familiar with how the best players utilize his toolset, and that kind of pressure seems to work for them :>

Maybe I should pick him up though. His offensive playstyle is pretty similar to Sakura =]


Honestly i still have no idea about zangief matchup especially when he knocks me down. ex pc goes through lariat and gets hit. I know S.hk is the best normal to keep whipping out especially when the lariat is finishing or when he tries to get in with banishing flat. But when he gets in a grapple, thats when i start panicking as any wake-up game from me would get shut down. Even devil's reverse can get shutdown by a neutral headbutt.
Inter.MinD/Free[gm]/Stork fan
Myrmidon
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
United States9452 Posts
July 08 2011 02:05 GMT
#1057
Yeah, and likewise in certain matchups, Boxer plays rushdown. However, Dictator is the more aggressive charge character overall, for sure.

Blanka plays lame and/or uses gimmicks. I can't really call what he does rushdown since it's relatively unsafe. The only way to open up a competent player with Blanka is to land a couple shenanigans and then go in while they're mindfucked, and also to capitalize on some previous conditioning. It's not like a real offense. Well, his lame game is pretty good, so it's not like he's useless at all.
sung_moon
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States10110 Posts
July 08 2011 02:05 GMT
#1058
On July 08 2011 09:48 Excalibur_Z wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 08 2011 09:46 DrBoo wrote:
On July 08 2011 06:50 Myrmidon wrote:
wtf this isn't ST. Balrog's not a rushdown character.

Also, Cody has a lot of important link combos.


I'm just talking from experience here, I don't know the in's and outs of cody but I've played around with him a bit and it feels pretty easy to get good damage with him with out using any links

Balrog is a rushdown "charge" character please point out a more rushdown oriented charge character.


Bison. Easily.

Official Bipson pressure!


fixed

on the subject of bison/guile matchup (super here), josh wong bet a hundred bucks for a penny at last NEC that no bison could beat his guile. yipes/sanford/jeron/andre accepted his challenge and josh walked out 8 cents richer O_o

felt like sharing that
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Zlasher
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States9129 Posts
July 08 2011 02:41 GMT
#1059
On July 08 2011 09:46 DrBoo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 08 2011 06:50 Myrmidon wrote:
wtf this isn't ST. Balrog's not a rushdown character.

Also, Cody has a lot of important link combos.


I'm just talking from experience here, I don't know the in's and outs of cody but I've played around with him a bit and it feels pretty easy to get good damage with him with out using any links

Balrog is a rushdown "charge" character please point out a more rushdown oriented charge character.


We did. Dictator and Blanka lol. Balrog definitely isn't a rushdown character though.

Charge vs Charge matchups are always weirdly interesting. Take a lifelead and hold down back forever.

On July 08 2011 11:05 sung_moon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 08 2011 09:48 Excalibur_Z wrote:
On July 08 2011 09:46 DrBoo wrote:
On July 08 2011 06:50 Myrmidon wrote:
wtf this isn't ST. Balrog's not a rushdown character.

Also, Cody has a lot of important link combos.


I'm just talking from experience here, I don't know the in's and outs of cody but I've played around with him a bit and it feels pretty easy to get good damage with him with out using any links

Balrog is a rushdown "charge" character please point out a more rushdown oriented charge character.


Bison. Easily.

Official Bipson pressure!


fixed

on the subject of bison/guile matchup (super here), josh wong bet a hundred bucks for a penny at last NEC that no bison could beat his guile. yipes/sanford/jeron/andre accepted his challenge and josh walked out 8 cents richer O_o

felt like sharing that


Lol awesome story. He should have done like 5 bucks, since that'd still bait all those guys in, and he'd wipe them.
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curreh
Profile Joined September 2010
Australia265 Posts
July 08 2011 03:32 GMT
#1060
Hey guys does anybody know when the Australia release comes out? Yesterday it said 9th of July but I checked on steam again and now it says it's coming out today :D going to try download it and see if it works haha.

I ended up downloading vanilla SFIV just to try the game out and I loved it, been playing with my keyboard and contemplating getting a stick or an xbox 360 controller. Would a 360 controller be a downgrade from a keyboard?
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