Cascade wrote:
Started playing again. Been working on my Bang skills. He's my main; the other characters I play are Haku-Men, Noel, and Jin. I want to be good with Rachel and Taokaka but it's not easy.
I fought my first Carl online yesterday. His infinite ping pong was annoying, and I could only break out if he tried to throw me. In the end, he won.
Bang's an awesome character. His combos flow naturally for me and his pressure strength is excellent. In general, I've always liked characters who beat opponents through putting pressure on them and making them guess what you're going to do next. (hopefully guessing wrong.) Of course, I really enjoy trapping enemies in the corner with him and Haku-men. I still have a lot of trouble doing his A, down A, B, down B, down C, down D combo, or the combos where he resets with his Tiger Knee's C cobweb nail.
(To Tiger Knee, start an aerial qcf nail shuriken attack on the ground, but end at diagonal up forward. This should cause you to use the aerial move at the minimum height above the ground before dropping again. You should be able to do this with Jin or Noel's aerial moves as well.)
Online is rife with rank inflation. The average lvl 20-30 these days sucks, and some of the lvl 50s are easy to beat as well. I went from lvl 15 to lvl 27 in one night.
A good part of taokaka is a bit of mindgames, especially "D" moves. For example, they might expect you to go straight at them, so instead you can jump then do a back "D", or just do back "D", as they may drop a guard if they see you moving back, then you use the stun for comboes like 6B + 236B (repeatable) then grab or 236C. Use crawl, very very useful. You can fake out opponents while using a "D" move by using A (stops right there), B (moves right behind them instead of hitting), or C (stops there and starts slashing). Usually you should use this if they like to block alot. Learn to love the 214214C, because its very very useful. If you manage to get them near the edge, spam 236C (repeat by pushing C), and you can get a few slashes in before they either jump out or barrier break. Be wary of Ragnas. That is all I can think of right now.
P.S. "I am the protector of justice and the innocent!" vs. "I am the just sword. I am the cold steel."
