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Anything you can find regarding the mechanics of KOFXIV Version 3.0 should be posted here!

[Notation]

Notation
= Light Punch
= Light Kick
= Strong Punch
= Strong Kick

(*) = EX OK
(!) = MAX OK

Throws
Lock Kick - (close) / +
Viktor Throw - (close) / +

Command Normals
Hammer Arch  - + 
Double Rolling  -    or  + 
Climbing Arrow -  + 

Special Moves
Straight Slicer - charge briefly    then   +    /     (*)
   ∟Crab Clutch ( Straight Slicer) +  / 
   ∟Stun Fang (EX Straight Slicer) +  / 
Vertical Arrow - + / (*)
   ∟M. Snatcher (Vertical Arrow) + /
Spin Fall - +  / 
   ∟M. Spider - (Spin Fall) +  / 
Real Counter - +  / 
   ∟Backdrop Real (Real Counter) - +  / 
M. Breaker - +  / 

Super Special Moves
M. Typhoon - + / (!)
M. Splash Rose - + / (!)

Climax Super Special Move
M. Dynamite Swing - +

Google doc wiki draft: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O7iLNTBM9x9HsZi8-JomN2lS4vJcyJjwpFtsuayA1Hs/edit

Wiki page: http://www.dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Blue_Mary_(XIV)

[Notation]

Notation
= Light Punch
= Light Kick
= Strong Punch
= Strong Kick

(*) = EX OK
(!) = MAX OK

Throws
Lead Belcher- (close) / +
Backstabbing - (close) / +

Command Normals
Shooter Narnagel  - + 

Special Moves
Cross Cutter -  charge briefly  ; then  ; +  /    (*)
Moon Slasher -  charge briefly  then  +  /    (*)
Storm Bringer - +  /  (*)
Stinger - +  /  (*)
Assault Saber - +  /    (*)


Super Special Moves
Heidern End - + / (!)
Heidern Slash - + / (!) (MAX back or neutral or towards)

Climax Super Special Move
Gae Bolg - +

Google doc wiki draft:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ml2qy1KJtlIPmHkpX8Wi7LEwEJaOuDCiLWUg3vPmmVI/edit

Wiki page:
http://www.dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Heidern_(XIV)

[Notation]

Notation
= Light Punch
= Light Kick
= Strong Punch
= Strong Kick

(*) = EX OK
(!) = MAX OK

Throws
Piercing Malice - (close) / +
Blinding Mercy- (close) / +

Command Normals
Wings of Eternity  - + 
Storm of Valor  -  +  (in air)

Special Moves
Alluring Rains - + / (*)
Blades of Purity 1 - + / (*)
   ∟Blades of Purity 2  + /
         ∟Blades of Purity 3  + /
Vow of Glory - +    (*)
Vow of Glory - +    (*)
Calamity Flash - +    (*)
Retribution of the Unknown -  or  (hold then release)

Super Special Moves
Exhale of the Earth - + / (!)
Virtue of Deceit - + / (!)

Climax Super Special Move
Scorching Fate - +

Google doc wiki draft: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C2O_Cxn8Fvi9oIHPl0IWdivnhlMlRjpIToQIjon49A0/edit

Wiki page: http://www.dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Najd_(XIV)

Post articles, videos, tech, links from social media here:

#SNKHEROINES breakdown - twit longer for anyone who wants to translate it
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sqfpa9

We will be playing Party Battle Mode together on STEAM & PS4! We will all meet up together in our discord server https://discord.gg/gAYf5cK (in the #kofanyone channel) and join one party battle mode lobby for ps4 players!

Sunday, April 1st @ 12:00pm Central (10:00am PST/1:00pm Eastern) to 2pm Central

Limited to online players in North America.

The entire event showing PS4 players in action will be streamed at: https://www.twitch.tv/dreamcancelsnk

This is a fun event that will help new players & challenge experts!

All players are encouraged to voice chat with us on discord during the event! This will help coach & motivate players, share info and build relationships with others!

https://discord.gg/gAYf5cK

No WIRELESS/WIFI connections please!

If you're interested in joining, post up your location, steam gamertag, characters you play!

We will be playing Party Battle Mode together on STEAM & PS4! We will all meet up together in our discord server https://discord.gg/gAYf5cK (in the #kofanyone channel) and join one party battle mode lobby for ps4 players & another for Steam players!

Sunday, March 4th @ 7:30pm Central (5:30pm PST/8:30pm Eastern) to 10pm Central

Limited to online players in North America.

The entire event showing PS4 players in action will be streamed at: https://www.twitch.tv/dreamcancelsnk

The entire event showing Steam players in action will be streamed at: https://www.twitch.tv/calvinclimb
(starts at 7pm CST/8pm EASTERN)

This is a fun event that will help new players & challenge experts!

All players are encouraged to voice chat with us on discord during the event! This will help coach & motivate players, share info and build relationships with others!

https://discord.gg/gAYf5cK

No WIRELESS/WIFI connections please!

If you're interested in joining, post up your location, steam gamertag, characters you play!

[Single Team Play Mode Tournament February 18th @ 8pm Central (6pm PST/9pm Eastern)]

Single Team Play Mode Tournament February 18th @ 8pm Central (6pm PST/9pm Eastern)

This event will be a standard team play bracket. Limited only to USA & Canada.

Rules will be 2/3 matches until winners, losers and grand finals which will be 3/5.

Loser can switch characters, winner can change order.

Sign-up using your PSN handle!

http://challonge.com/tournaments/signup/bjkbg2rXLZ

NO WIRELESS/WIFI Connections please!

Test your connection with various players! Add them and play with them before the tournament!

The event will be streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/dreamcancelsnk
Not at all matches will be streamed, but the top 3 will be streamed!

We will meet in the Dream Cancel Discord Server an hour before we start in the #kofanyone text channel!

https://discord.gg/gAYf5cK

[Notation]

Notation
= Light Punch
= Light Kick
= Strong Punch
= Strong Kick

(*) = EX OK
(!) = MAX OK

Throws
2 - (close) / +
3 - (close) / +

Command Normals
10  -  + 
J -  + 

Special Moves
Queen - + or  or or
King -  +  / (Timed To Your Opponent's Attack)
Spade - + / (*)
   ∟(follow up) [Spade / ] + /
Diamond - +  /
   ∟(follow up) [Diamond  / ] + /
Club - + /
Heart - + /
Ace - [Heart (Derivation)] + +

Super Special Moves
Four Suits (Spade, Heart, Diamond, Club) - + / HOLD OK (!)
Royal Flush (10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace)  - + / (!)

Climax Super Special Move
JOKER - +

Wiki page: http://www.dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Oswald_(XIV)
Wiki google doc: http://www.dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Oswald_(XIV)

Movelist
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DUZ7QC3UMAAH1dG.jpg

Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P41umHaIPVQ

We will be playing Party Battle Mode together on STEAM & PS4! We will all meet up together in our discord server https://discord.gg/gAYf5cK (in the #kofanyone channel) and join one party battle mode lobby for ps4 players & another for Steam players!

Sunday, January 21st @ 7pm Central (5pm PST/8pm Eastern) to 10pm Central

Limited to online players in North America.

The entire event showing PS4 players in action will be streamed at: https://www.twitch.tv/dreamcancelsnk

The entire event showing Steam players in action will be streamed at: TBA

This is a fun event that will help new players & challenge experts!

All players are encouraged to voice chat with us on discord during the event! This will help coach & motivate players, share info and build relationships with others!

https://discord.gg/gAYf5cK

No WIRELESS/WIFI connections please!

If you're interested in joining, post up your location, steam gamertag, characters you play!

[No WIRELESS/WIFI connections please!]

We will be playing Party Battle Mode together on STEAM & PS4! We will all meet up together in our discord server https://discord.gg/gAYf5cK(in the #kofanyone channel) and join one party battle mode lobby for ps4 players & another for Steam players!

Sunday, December 24th @ 6pm Central (4pm PST/7pm Eastern) to 9pm Central

Limited to online players in North America.

The entire event showing PS4 players in action will be streamed at: https://www.twitch.tv/dreamcancelsnk

The entire event showing Steam players in action will be streamed at: TBA

This is a fun event that will help new players & challenge experts!

All players are encouraged to voice chat with us on discord during the event! This will help coach & motivate players, share info and build relationships with others!

https://discord.gg/gAYf5cK

No WIRELESS/WIFI connections please!

Saturday, December  9th at 5pm CST/6pm EST, CalvinClimb will be hosting and streaming a 1v1 Elim lobby for new players of KOFXIV on Steam!

Meet up 15 minutes early at https://discord.gg/gAYf5cK (in the #kofanyone channel) to meet up with CalvinClimb and the others!

[Single Team Play Mode Tournament November 19th @ 5pm Central (3pm PST/6pm Eastern)]

Single Team Play Mode Tournament November 19th @ 5pm Central (3pm PST/6pm Eastern)

This event will be a standard team play bracket. Limited only to USA & Canada.

Rules will be 2/3 matches until winners, losers and grand finals which will be 3/5.

Loser can switch characters, winner can change order.

Sign-up using your PSN handle!

http://challonge.com/tournaments/signup/jL2H7dICzM

NO WIRELESS/WIFI Connections please!

Test your connection with various players! Add them and play with them before the tournament!

The event will be streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/dreamcancelsnk
Not at all matches will be streamed, but the top 3 will be streamed!

We will meet in the Dream Cancel Discord Server an hour before we start in the #kofanyone text channel!

[Single Team Play Mode Tournament November 19th @ 5pm Central (3pm PST/6pm Eastern)]

Single Team Play Mode Tournament November 19th @ 5pm Central (3pm PST/6pm Eastern)

This event will be a standard team play bracket. Limited only to USA & Canada.

Rules will be 2/3 matches until winners, losers and grand finals which will be 3/5.

Loser can switch characters, winner can change order.

Sign-up using your PSN handle!

http://challonge.com/tournaments/signup/0SoGxy6WvL

NO WIRELESS/WIFI Connections please!

Test your connection with various players! Add them and play with them before the tournament!

The event will be streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/dreamcancelsnk
Not at all matches will be streamed, but the top 3 will be streamed!

We will meet in the Dream Cancel Discord Server an hour before we start in the #kofanyone text channel!

[No WIRELESS/WIFI connections please!]

We will be playing Party Battle Mode together on STEAM & PS4! We will all meet up together in our discord server https://discordapp.com/invite/0X8lg0bSkbGAt4O5(in the #kofanyone channel) and join one party battle mode lobby for ps4 players & another for Steam players!

Sunday, November 12th @ 6pm Central (4pm PST/7pm Eastern) to 9pm Central

Limited to online players in North America.

The entire event showing PS4 players in action will be streamed at: https://www.twitch.tv/dreamcancelsnk

The entire event showing Steam players in action will be streamed at: TBA

This is a fun event that will help new players & challenge experts!

All players are encouraged to voice chat with us on discord during the event! This will help coach & motivate players, share info and build relationships with others!

https://discordapp.com/invite/0X8lg0bSkbGAt4O5

No WIRELESS/WIFI connections please!

If you're interested in joining, post up your location, steam gamertag, characters you play!

[No WIRELESS/WIFI connections please!]

We will be playing Party Battle Mode together on STEAM & PS4! We will all meet up together in our discord server https://discordapp.com/invite/0X8lg0bSkbGAt4O5(in the #kofanyone channel) and join one party battle mode lobby for ps4 players & another for Steam players!

Sunday, October 8th @ 6pm Central (4pm PST/7pm Eastern) to 9pm Central

Limited to online players in North America.

The entire event showing PS4 players in action will be streamed at: https://www.twitch.tv/dreamcancelsnk

The entire event showing Steam players in action will be streamed at: https://www.twitch.tv/calvinclimb

This is a fun event that will help new players & challenge experts!

All players are encouraged to voice chat with us on discord during the event! This will help coach & motivate players, share info and build relationships with others!

https://discordapp.com/invite/0X8lg0bSkbGAt4O5

No WIRELESS/WIFI connections please!

If you're interested in joining, post up your location, steam gamertag, characters you play!

[No WIRELESS/WIFI connections please!]

We will be playing Party Battle Mode together on STEAM & PS4! We will all meet up together in our discord server https://discordapp.com/invite/0X8lg0bSkbGAt4O5(in the #kofanyone channel) and join one party battle mode lobby for ps4 players & another for Steam players!

Sunday, September 24th @ 6pm Central (4pm PST/7pm Eastern) to 9pm Central

Limited to online players in North America.

The entire event showing PS4 players in action will be streamed at: https://www.twitch.tv/diamonddust132

The entire event showing Steam players in action will be streamed at: https://www.twitch.tv/calvinclimb

This is a fun event that will help new players & challenge experts!

All players are encouraged to voice chat with us on discord during the event! This will help coach & motivate players, share info and build relationships with others!

https://discordapp.com/invite/0X8lg0bSkbGAt4O5

No WIRELESS/WIFI connections please!

If you're interested in joining, post up your location, steam gamertag, characters you play!

[No WIRELESS/WIFI connections please!]

We will be playing Party Battle Mode together on STEAM! We will all meet up together in our discord server https://discordapp.com/invite/0X8lg0bSkbGAt4O5(in the #kofanyone channel) and join one party battle mode lobby (or two if needed)!

Tuesday, July 30th @ 5pm Central (3pm PST/6pm Eastern) to 8pm Central

Limited to online players in North America.

The entire event will be streamed at: https://www.twitch.tv/dreamcancelsnk

This is a fun event that will help new players & challenge experts!

All players are encouraged to voice chat with us on discord during the event! This will help coach & motivate players, share info and build relationships with others!

https://discordapp.com/invite/0X8lg0bSkbGAt4O5

No WIRELESS/WIFI connections please!

If you're interested in joining, post up your location, steam gamertag, characters you play!

[No WIRELESS/WIFI connections please!]

Special July 4th Session! A FEW SNK STEAM GAME CODES WILL BE GIVEN AWAY ON STREAM!

We will be playing Party Battle Mode together on PS4! We will all meet up together in our discord server https://discordapp.com/invite/0X8lg0bSkbGAt4O5(in the #kofanyone channel) and join one party battle mode lobby (or two if needed)!

Tuesday, July 4th @ 5pm Central (3pm PST/6pm Eastern) to 8pm Central

Limited to online players in North America.

The entire event will be streamed at: https://www.twitch.tv/dreamcancelsnk

This is a fun event that will help new players & challenge experts!

All players are encouraged to voice chat with us on discord during the event! This will help coach & motivate players, share info and build relationships with others!

https://discordapp.com/invite/0X8lg0bSkbGAt4O5

No WIRELESS/WIFI connections please!

If you're interested in joining, post up your location, PSN gamertag, characters you play!

For PC players on Steam, a Party Battle Mode room for you = TBA

PRIZES:

STEAM GAME CODES WILL BE GIVEN AWAY ON STREAM

http://store.steampowered.com/search/?publisher=SNK%20CORPORATION

You can choose any game on the list (besides Metal Slug Defense because it is free to play & KOFXIV because I have no codes, lol)

[No WIRELESS/WIFI connections please!]

We will be playing Party Battle Mode together! We will all meet up together in our discord server https://discordapp.com/invite/0X8lg0bSkbGAt4O5(in the #kofanyone channel) and join one party battle mode lobby (or two if needed)!

Sunday, May 14th @ 5pm Central (3pm PST/6pm Eastern) to 8pm Central

Limited to online players in North America.

The entire event will be streamed at: https://www.twitch.tv/dreamcancelsnk

This is a fun event that will help new players & challenge experts!

All players are encouraged to voice chat with us on discord during the event! This will help coach & motivate players, share info and build relationships with others!

https://discordapp.com/invite/0X8lg0bSkbGAt4O5

No WIRELESS/WIFI connections please!

If you're interested in joining, post up your location, PSN gamertag, characters you play!


THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL EXHIBITION FEATURED (Teams TBA) DURING THE FINAL HOUR OF THIS EVENT! MORE DETAILS SOON!

[Single Team Play Mode Tournament April 23th @ 5pm Central (3pm PST/6pm Eastern)]

Single Team Play Mode Tournament April 23th @ 5pm Central (3pm PST/6pm Eastern)

This event will be a standard team play bracket. Limited only to USA & Canada.

Rules will be 2/3 matches until winners, losers and grand finals which will be 3/5.

Loser can switch characters, winner can change order.

Sign-up using your PSN handle!

http://challonge.com/tournaments/signup/YpLiYWTmux

NO WIRELESS/WIFI Connections please!

Test your connection with various players! Add them and play with them before the tournament!

The event will be streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/dreamcancelsnk
Not at all matches will be streamed, but the top 3 will be streamed!

We will meet in the Dream Cancel Discord Server an hour before we start in the #kofanyone text channel!

https://discord.gg/286NvPu

PRIZES:

So far, the 1st place winner will select a SNK steam game of their choice!

http://store.steampowered.com/search/?publisher=SNK%20CORPORATION

You can choose any game on the list (besides Metal Slug Defense because it is free to play)

[No WIRELESS/WIFI connections please!]

We will be playing Party Battle Mode together! We will all meet up together in our discord server https://discordapp.com/invite/0X8lg0bSkbGAt4O5(in the #kofanyone channel) and join one party battle mode lobby (or two if needed)!

Sunday, April 9th @ 5pm Central (3pm PST/6pm Eastern) to 8pm Central

Limited to online players in North America.

The entire event will be streamed at: https://www.twitch.tv/dreamcancelsnk

This is a fun event that will help new players & challenge experts!

All players are encouraged to voice chat with us on discord during the event! This will help coach & motivate players, share info and build relationships with others!

https://discordapp.com/invite/0X8lg0bSkbGAt4O5

No WIRELESS/WIFI connections please!

If you're interested in joining, post up your location, PSN gamertag, characters you play!

(coming soon)

[Notation]

Notation
= Light Punch
= Light Kick
= Strong Punch
= Strong Kick

(*) = EX OK
(!) = MAX OK

Throws
Barrett Puncher - (close) / +
Clinch Puncher - (close) / +

Command Normals
One-Two Puncher  - + 
Sliding Puncher  -    + 

Special Moves
Machine Gun Puncher - + / (repeatedly) (*)
Dash Puncher - charge briefly    then    +  /  (*)
Parrying Puncher - + /
Puncher Vision (Forward) - +  /
   ∟Puncher Upper -  + 
   ∟Puncher Straight -  + 
   ∟Puncher Weaving -    +  /
Puncher Vision (Backward) - +  / (*)
   ∟Puncher Upper -  + 
   ∟Puncher Straight -  + 
   ∟Puncher Weaving -    +  /
Puncher Weaving - + /
   ∟Puncher Weaving (keep) - HOLD /
      ∟Dash Puncher -  + /
      ∟Parrying Puncher -    + /
      ∟Puncher Vision (Forward) -  +  / 
      ∟Puncher Vision (Backward) -    +  / 

Super Special Moves
Crazy Puncher - + / (!)
Champion Puncher - (close) + / (!)

Climax Super Special Move
Infinity Puncher - +

(coming soon)

[Notation]

Notation
= Light Punch
= Light Kick
= Strong Punch
= Strong Kick

(*) = EX OK
(!) = MAX OK

Throws
Kachikomi - (close) / +
Whacktown Wallpp - (close) / +

Command Normals
Eviscerator  - +  
Slam  -   +  

Special Moves
Serpent Slash - + / / (*)
  ∟Serpent Slash (Keep) - [/ / Serpent Slash] (HOLD)
      ∟Serpent Slash Cancel - [/ / Serpent Slash (Keep)] 
Bombshell Badda-Bing - , ; + / (*)
Double Return - +  / (*)
Sadomaso - +  / (Timed To Your Opponents Attack)
Spray Sand - + 
Fight of Tempering - +  (*)

Super Special Moves
Guillotine - + / (!)
Pit Viper - +  / 

Climax Super Special Move
Drill - (close) + + (press repeatedly)

(coming soon)

(coming soon)

[Notation]

Notation
= Light Punch
= Light Kick
= Strong Punch
= Strong Kick

(*) = EX OK
(!) = MAX OK

Throws
Fangs and Claws- (close) / +
Kokusen - (close) / +

Command Normals
Elbow Spike  - +  
Parabola Kick  -   +  

Special Moves
Reppuken - + / (*)
Hard Edge - + / (*)
Rising Tackle - charge briefly   then   +   /    (*)
  ∟Break    +
Rage Run - Type "Dunk" - +    (*)
Rage Run - Type "Shift" - +  
Crack Counter - + / (Timed To Your Opponent's Attack)
Shinkuu Nage -   + / (*)  
  ∟Break    +

Super Special Moves
Shining Knuckle - + / (!)
Raging Storm - + / (!)

Climax Super Special Move
Neo Deadly Rave - +

[Notation]

Notation
= Light Punch
= Light Kick
= Strong Punch
= Strong Kick

(*) = EX OK
(!) = MAX OK

Throws
Strike Three - (close) / +
Assassin Trap - (close) / +

Command Normals
Whip Shot  - +  
Talon Shot  -   +  

Special Moves
Boomerang Shot 'Code: SC' - + / (*)
Strength Shot Type A 'Code: Superior' - + (HOLD OK) (*)
  ∟Strength Shot Type D 'Code: Rain'  
Strength Shot Type B 'Code: Strength' - + (HOLD OK) (*)
  ∟Strength Shot Type D 'Code: Rain'  
Strength Shot Type C 'Code: Superior' - + (HOLD OK) (*)
  ∟Strength Shot Type D 'Code: Rain'  
Hook Shot "Code Zephyr" - (in air) + / (*)
Cresent Swatter 'Code: FS' - + / (*)  

Super Special Moves
Sonic Slaughter "Code: KW" - + / (!)
Destruction Barrage "Code: YGW" - + / (!)

Climax Super Special Move
Depravity Branding "Code: FA" - +

[Single Team Play Mode Tournament March 12th @ 5pm Central (3pm PST/6pm Eastern)]

Single Team Play Mode Tournament March 12th @ 5pm Central (3pm PST/6pm Eastern)

This event will be a standard team play bracket.  Limited only to USA & Canada.

Rules will be 2/3 matches until winners, losers and grand finals which will be 3/5.

Loser can switch characters, winner can change order.

Sign-up using your PSN handle!

http://challonge.com/DCKOFXIVOT3

NO WIRELESS/WIFI Connections please!

Test your connection with various players! Add them and play with them before the tournament!

The event will be streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/dreamcancelsnk
Not at all matches will be streamed, but the top 3 will be streamed!

We will meet in the Dream Cancel Discord Server an hour before we start in the #kofanyone text channel!

https://discord.gg/286NvPu

PRIZES:

So far, the 1st place winner will select a SNK steam game of their choice!

http://store.steampowered.com/search/?publisher=SNK%20CORPORATION

You can choose any game on the list (besides Metal Slug Defense because it is free to play)

[!]

These are tutorials written and recorded by Juicebox. They explain usages of projectiles in KOF, and how to deal with them both offensively and defensively:

http://pastebin.com/RkwpWcNd

"How to play King/Kensou/Athena "the right way"

OR

How to mindgame with projectiles (with some characters)
----------------------------------------------
Let me preface this by saying that objectively there is of course no wrong way to play. I am merely referencing the fact that the most likely strategy you will adopt with these characters at a low level (overly defensive projectile throwing) will not survive with you to an intermediate level of play.

Additionally, the tips I am about to give work with more than these 3 characters. Andy, Joe, Ash, Saiki, Robert, Mature, Duo Lon, Mai, and K' can apply some of these concepts directly if not necessarily all of the concepts.

King, Kensou, and Athena all have good benefits from throwing projectiles. Defense/discouragement/annoyance is the main benefit. In order to take full advantage of these characters, you will need to learn how to offensively apply projectiles, and the simplest way is to throw a light projectile and then run in after it.

If the opponent tries to avoid this fireball that you are trailing, you can always counter that option with good reaction time.

- they roll towards you, past the fireball (punish the roll with a throw or a well-timed attack/combo)
- they jump towards you (uppercut with Ken/Ath, EX trap shot or Tornado Kick with King, alternatively hit them with a j.CD with all 3)
- they jump straight up (j.CD with Ken/Ath, EX Tornado Kick/j.CD with King)
- they block it (you have frame advantage, go for a mixup or apply pressure with a hop, alternatively you can back off and throw another light projectile to continue the annoyance)
- they move/jump backwards (keep running, as one of the above situations is about to happen)

The direct ways to counter this light fireball approach are:

1) Block the fireball and deal with the mixup.
2) Go through the fireball, with something like Kyo's neomax, Iori's EX Maiden Masher super, or any other sufficiently invincible AND horizontal move.
3) Correctly time a jump-in to hit the fireball's recovery, just like jumping over a hadoken in street fighter.
4) Negate the projectile with your own (or throw a stronger one)

As you might have already deduced, option 3 is a read, options 2 and 4 require good reaction time and sometimes meter, and option 1 kills bad players because bad players have bad defense. Also, they tend to not have good movement either, so when faced with a barrage of projectiles, they will likely attempt options 2 and 3 but be ineffectual over time, especially if they are bad at hit-confirming.

If you have good reaction time and are not constantly stopped by option 3, then the above strategy is a simple and bulletproof way to "attack" with King, Kensou, and Athena. Each character will have different ways of maintaining and capitalizing on that pressure in the cases of option 1, but I won't go into that here.

Thus far, I have only really stated the obvious way to apply projectiles with these characters offensively. Next, I want to cover the less obvious, mindgame-centric option.

A player who understands the above points will make a concerted effort to prevent you from throwing fireballs in the first place. They will not allow you to be any further than 2/3 of the screen away from them, so that you are always in range of 1 or more possible jumps. Some characters' hops are high enough that they can even hop your projectiles, and so those characters have even more options (Joe and Hwa are obvious examples of this).

If you believe your opponent is competent, you will still want to throw the light fireball occasionally as it is still a great strategy and jumping at the right time to counter it is still very timing specific. However, you will want to mix up your fireball throwing with movement-predicting aggression, which I'll abbreviate as MPA going forward.

MPA is my term for when you attack the area just in front of a character, such that if the defender did not move at all your attack would whiff. The idea is that if the defender attempts to move forward, you will land the hit, and if they move backward you are at a neutral, safe situation where you can reassess what you want to do next. For King/Kensou/Athena, the basic MPA you will use the most is a j.CD, usually from a hyperhop.

Let's examine King's j.CD. It starts quickly, hits high above her head for a moment, then in front of her for a moment, then below her for a moment. It has great blockstun, will always knock away on hit, and can grant combos on counterhit. If King is standing at a 2/3 screen range and you are reading a fireball, you may try to jump at her at various heights. If she predicts this and jumps towards you with a j.CD, it is almost guaranteed to hit or at least trade. After it hits you, not only can King run fast enough to go on offense if she wants, but she can also stop, immediately throw a light projectile as you are recovering, and force the situation you were explicitly trying to avoid. By the way, the neutral state, decisions made by both players, and execution of the above situation takes less than a second. Tricky, eh?

If you've been paying attention you're probably wondering why I have only mentioned the light projectile up to this point. That is because the hard projectile is not suitable for the original strategy of following it in, due to its longer recovery period. However, hard projectiles with these characters start up FASTER than the light ones. They also travel faster. You know what that means? It's an MPA! If you want to mixup your MPA game, use the hard projectile in place of a hyperhop normal from time to time as an alternate way of stopping forward movement. And don't forget that there are plenty of other MPAs you can use with these characters, too!

By combining the threat of light projectiles and the threat of MPAs, you may be able to cow your opponent into defense. GREAT! Keep doing what you're doing and you will hopefully land mixups or even get a guard break. Otherwise, your opponent will keep attempting to counter you (as well he should), and based upon the gap in skill between the two of you involving movement, spacing, and reaction time (with the individual matchup coming a distant 4th place), one of you will come out on top.

Knowledge and application of MPAs are CRITICAL to understanding not only projectile characters, but KOF in general.

I wish you luck in avoiding all the Venom Strikes and Psycho Balls coming your way."

Juicy Bits - KOF13 System: Neutral Game Part 1, Projectiles
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Here are tweets with the hashtag #KOFXIV of individual characters. Hit Top to see the most liked and retweeted content, latest for newest, photos for pictures uploaded and videos for videos uploaded (most helpful for finding gameplay)

Angel: https://twitter.com/search?src=typd&q=%23KOFXIV%20angel

Andy: https://twitter.com/search?vertical=default&q=%23KOFXIV%20andy&src=typd

Alice: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20alice&src=typd

Antonov: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20antonov&src=typd

Athena: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20athena&src=typd

Bandeiras: https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&q=%23KOFXIV%20bandeiras&src=typd

Benimaru: https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&q=%23KOFXIV%20benimaru&src=typd

Billy: https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&q=%23KOFXIV%20billy&src=typd

Chang: https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&q=%23KOFXIV%20chang&src=typd

Chin: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20chin&src=typd

Choi: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20choi&src=typd

Clark: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20clark&src=typd

Daimon: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20daimon&src=typd

Gang-Il: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20gang-il&src=typd

Geese:https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20geese&src=typd

Hein: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20hein&src=typd

Iori: https://twitter.com/search?q=%20iori%20%23KOFXIV&src=typd

K': https://twitter.com/search?q=k%27%20%23KOFXIV&src=typd

Joe Higashi: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20joe&src=typd

Kim Kaphwan: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20kim&src=typd

King: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20king&src=typd

King of Dinosaurs: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20king%20of%20dinosaurs&src=typd

Kyo: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20kyo&src=typd

Leona: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20Leona&src=typd

Luong: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20Luong&src=typd

Love Heart: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20Love%20Heart&src=typd

Mai Shiranui: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20Mai&src=typd

Maxima: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20Maxima&src=typd

Mature: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20Mature&src=typd

Meitenkun: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20Meitenkun&src=typd

Mian: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20Mian&src=typd

Mui Mui: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20Mui%20Mui&src=typd

Nakoruru: https://twitter.com/search?vertical=default&q=%23KOFXIV%20Nakoruru&src=typd

Nelson: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20Nelson&src=typd

Ralf: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20Ralf&src=typd

Ramon: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20Ramon&src=typd

Robert Garcia: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20Robert&src=typd

Rock Howard: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20Rock&src=typd

Ryo Sakazaki: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20Ryo&src=typd

Shun'ei: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20Shun%27ei&src=typd

Sie Kensou: https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&q=%23KOFXIV%20Kensou&src=typd

Sylvie Paula Paula: https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&q=%23KOFXIV%20Kensou&src=typd

Terry Bogard: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20Terry&src=typd

Tung Fu Rue: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20Tung&src=typd

Vanessa: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20Vanessa&src=typd

Verse: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20Verse&src=typd

Vice: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20Vice&src=typd

Whip: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20Whip&src=typd

Xanadu: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20Xanadu&src=typd

Yamazaki: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20Yamazaki&src=typd

Yuri Sakazaki: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20Yuri&src=typd

Zarina: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KOFXIV%20Zarina&src=typd

This is a public KOFXIV combo guide that anyone can edit

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xLoDDFKqskMg8termkT4b9b1bMew6AkjHGWL_-RQg9w/edit#

Place in easy, simple short bread n butter combos for characters that you know for new players!

The rules are at the top. The public permissions will close when all characters are filled out! Some combos may be added to our KOFXIV wiki!

-desmond

[No WIRELESS/WIFI connections please!]

Special New Years Day Session! ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ENTERED IN A PS4 SNK GAMES CODES RAFFLE!

We will be playing Party Battle Mode together! We will all meet up together in our discord server https://discordapp.com/invite/0X8lg0bSkbGAt4O5(in the #kofanyone channel) and join one party battle mode lobby (or two if needed)!

Sunday, January 1st @ 2pm Central (12pm PST/3pm Eastern) to 6pm Central

Limited to online players in North America.

The entire event will be streamed at: https://www.twitch.tv/dreamcancelsnk

This is a fun event that will help new players & challenge experts!

All players are encouraged to voice chat with us on discord during the event! This will help coach & motivate players, share info and build relationships with others!

https://discordapp.com/invite/0X8lg0bSkbGAt4O5

No WIRELESS/WIFI connections please!

If you're interested in joining, post up your location, PSN gamertag, characters you play!

PS There will be 3 Raffle winners! The winners will be announced on the Dream Cancel Live podcast that evening! Each of the winners will choose a SNK game of their choice! The games avaliable are Samurai Showdown VI, Garou Mark of the Wolves and Last Blade 2!

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Location: minnesota
PSN: desmond_kof
Characters: Kyo, Iori, Robert, Mai, Nakoruru, King, Kim

This thread is for those currently working on the DC KOFXIV wiki, and people who may be interested in joining the editing team.

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=The_King_of_Fighters_XIV

For current members, here are the rules

1.) No plagiarizing from other guides or wikis. Members found doing this will have their editing rights revoked.

2.) If you are banned from the forums for any reason, your editing rights will be revoked.

3.) Only contribute and edit pages for characters that you are focusing on or that you main. Don't worry about editing another characters page that you aren't learning or playing with.

4.) Be sure to document your contribution plans and edits in the character thread. Either their wiki building thread or main thread. If you have a video you want to add to a page, post it in the video thread first. If you have any helpful images you feel may be worth contributing, post them for which ever character it features, in the character thread. If its images on system information or mechanics, post them in this thread.

5.) Be sure to credit members who has contributed information in the character threads that you are adding to a page. Example: http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Andy_Bogard_(XIV)#Contributors

6.) Be open to any feedback or constructive criticism you may receive in the character threads from any information or edits you may have done to any pages. Be open and free to share any feedback in those threads as well. Catch any kind of mistakes or useless information, and report them in the the thread.

7.) Again, ANY feedback or questions on any character pages should be discussed in their respective character threads.

8.) Any feedback or questions or the wiki as a whole should be discussed in this thread.

9.) Be sure to keep the formatting and organization in the pages the way it currently is. If you are having trouble trouble editing the wiki or have any technical questions, feel free to ask them here. If you have any ideas for much better design or organization for the pages, feel free to express them with us.

10.) When writing, please stay away from first person references and perspectives (use of the words "I", "my", "me" etc.)

11.) Make sure to use factual statements. Don't add things you aren't sure of 100% or have not tested out (or has been tested out with evidence by someone else).

12.) Stay away from adding storyline details to any pages.

13.) Use letter notation for movements (ex. qcf, hcb, etc). Not number notation (236, 214).

At the current moment of this thread being created (11/26/2016) these are the pages that need work. These links will be deleted (or noted) when content is added to each page:

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Benimaru_Nikaido_(XIV) (has normal attack information)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Goro_Daimon_(XIV) (needs moves descriptions)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Mature_(XIV) (needs combos)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Terry_Bogard_(XIV) (needs more descriptions and combos)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Joe_Higashi_(XIV) (BLANK)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nelson_(XIV) (needs combos and the descriptions checked for accuracy)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Zarina_(XIV) (needs move descriptions and more combos)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Bandeiras_Hattori_(XIV) (BLANK)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Ralf_Jones_(XIV) (BLANK)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Clark_Still_(XIV) (BLANK)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Leona_Heidern_(XIV) (BLANK)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Ramon_(XIV) (BLANK)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Angel_(XIV) (BLANK)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=King_of_Dinosaurs_(XIV) (could use a re-check or update since info is from demo version)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=K%27_(XIV) (BLANK)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Kula_(XIV) (needs more move descriptions, a combo re-check)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Xanadu_(XIV) (needs more descriptions and combos)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chang_Koehan_(XIV) (needs more move descriptions and combos)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Choi_Bounge_(XIV) (needs more descriptions and combos)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Ryo_Sakazaki_(XIV) (needs more descriptions and combos)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Robert_Garcia_(XIV) (needs more descriptions and combos)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Yuri_Sakazaki_(XIV) (BLANK)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Love_Heart_(XIV) (needs more descriptions and combos)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Gang-Il_(XIV) (needs more descriptions and combos)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Luong_(XIV) (needs more descriptions and combos)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Shun%27Ei_(XIV) (could use a re-check, info from demo version)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Tung_Fu_Rue_(XIV) (BLANK)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Meitenkun_(XIV) (needs combos)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Athena_Asamiya_(XIV) (BLANK)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Sie_Kensou_(XIV) (BLANK)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chin_Gentsai_(XIV) (BLANK)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Mai_Shiranui_(XIV) (could use a update, info from demo version)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Geese_Howard_(XIV) (BLANK)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Billy_Kane_(XIV) (BLANK)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Hein_(XIV) (BLANK)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Sylvie_Paula_Paula_(XIV) (combos can use a update)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Kukri_(XIV) (BLANK)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Mian_(XIV) (could use an update, more combos)

http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Antonov_(XIV) (needs move descriptions and combo update)

If you will like to help any of the members above with their pages, communicate with them in the character thread for the pages they are working on: http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?board=116.0

To look at recent changes to the wiki, check out this page: http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges

If you are interested in joining the wiki team, send me a PM (here, or discord, twitter) with a username, temporary password, email and optional real name. Also, provide a brief detail on what exactly you will like to contribute, if its system information, work on certain character pages, etc. The mod team and myself will take a look at your posting history to see how active you are in the forums and what kind of things you contribute gameplay wise, if it either questions/answers or combos, strats, etc.

If you are currently part of the wiki team for a while but haven't contributed anything so far...you better start working soon because I will start revoking rights if you have contributed little to nothing and you aren't active. Here is an current active users list: http://dreamcancel.com/wiki/index.php?title=Special:ActiveUsers

Thanks to everyone currently working on the wiki, your work is greatly appreciated. It is a community and team effort, and lets keep it that way.

[No WIRELESS/WIFI connections please!]

We will be playing Party Battle Mode together! We will all meet up together in our discord server https://discordapp.com/invite/0X8lg0bSkbGAt4O5(in the #kofanyone channel) and join one party battle mode lobby (or two if needed)!

Sunday, November 27th @ 2pm Central (12pm PST/3pm Eastern) to 6pm Central

Limited to online players in North America.

The entire event will be streamed at: https://www.twitch.tv/dreamcancelsnk

This is a fun event that will help new players & challenge experts!

All players are encouraged to voice chat with us on discord during the event! This will help coach & motivate players, share info and build relationships with others!

https://discordapp.com/invite/0X8lg0bSkbGAt4O5

No WIRELESS/WIFI connections please!

If you're interested in joining, post up your location, PSN gamertag, characters you play!

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Location: minnesota
PSN: desmond_kof
Characters: Kyo, Iori, Robert, Mai, Nakoruru, King, Kim

Xian wrote down some good notes on twitter about understanding what "neutral game" really means. Very insightful and helpful! More will come soon!

https://twitter.com/XianMSG/status/789603720992428034/photo/1

[Single Team Play Mode Tournament November 5th @ 2pm Central (12pm PST/3pm Eastern)]

Single Team Play Mode Tournament November 5th @ 2pm Central (12pm PST/3pm Eastern)

This event will be a standard team play bracket.  Limited only to USA, Canada and Mexico.

Rules will be 2/3 matches until winners, losers and grand finals which will be 3/5.

Loser can switch characters, winner can change order.

http://challonge.com/tournaments/signup/yqHYrTp3OC

NO WIRELESS/WIFI Connections please!

Test your connection with various players! Add them and play with them before the tournament!

The event will be streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/dreamcancelsnk
Not at all matches will be streamed, but the top 3 will be streamed!

We will meet in the Dream Cancel Discord Server an hour before we start in the #kofanyone text channel!

https://discordapp.com/invite/0X8lg0bSkbGAt4O5

Post all Ryo KOFXIV videos here!

Combos by Bruno_kof_13
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS0jTenGQHg

[WHAT:]

WHAT: King of Fighters XIV sparring & matchmaking
WHEN: Sunday, September 25th 2016 @ 12pm Pacific/2pm Central/3pm Eastern until 4pm Pacific/6pm Central/7pm Eastern.
WHERE: Games will be played on PSN and we will meet up in the Dream Cancel Discord Server: https://discordapp.com/invite/0X8lg0bSkbGAt4O5
WHO: Players from all areas are welcomed!

In this session we will do general matchmaking, connection testing between players, sparring, KOF Q&A, coaching and practicing! There is no bracket, and no scores will be taken but try to play as many players as possible this session! This is good for beginners who want to explore more into KOFXIV & for intermediate and expert players looking for high level matches to play online!

You can choose to play privately, or play in a our open lobby (id: dreamcancel.com) that will be streamed at (twitch.tv/dreamcancelsnk) or you can open your own open lobby that you can stream! You can choose to voice chat with us on discord!

We will meet up and play together Sunday at 2pm Central time/3pm Eastern Standard Time! Just log into PSN, join us on discord, or just find our public open lobby!

While you are playing in the session, make sure that your connection isn't being used or shared by anyone else on your network. No wireless connections, please!

Have you ever tried to make a private lobby, but discovered some of your uninvited friends joining your room?

Reason why that happens is because if you're playing online, your friends can see you ONLINE and can join your current game without an invite.

That's good and all, for you wont have to send invites individually, or if you want to join in a game quickly, but it can be a nuisance if you want to have a PRIVATE room with only specific players YOU invite without others on your list joining.

All you have to do is

1.) Max out the private slots for how many players you want
2.) Make sure ALL players you are inviting have their online status to APPEAR OFFLINE. Hit the PS button, go to profile, then hit X over online status. Set to "Appear Offline".
3.) Invite the players you want on your list that have the red x (offline) status.

That's it!

-desmond

Go ahead and post up any of your findings regarding the story and lore of KOFXIV in this thread. Post up any pictures, videos, and make sure you use the spoiler button [spoiler]SPOILER![/spoiler]

Have fun!

Team Another World https://discord.gg/NaK8KGd
Team China https://discord.gg/CHJxumN
Team Fatal Fury https://discord.gg/puNk5u4
Team Ikari Warriors https://discord.gg/4CBBAMF
Team K' https://discord.gg/ZBnUhDs
Team Kim https://discord.gg/GupkVEC
Team Mexico https://discord.gg/VBr6SxR
Team AOF https://discord.gg/r5tPSqe
Team Yagami https://discord.gg/UZbpUsT
Team Japan https://discord.gg/SghNBcF
Team Psycho Soldier https://discord.gg/QMFVSQX

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All Kensou videos go here! Matches, combos, tutorials, setups, etc. !

KOF XIV KENSOU MIN COMBO GUIDE AND SETUPS ^_^
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All video related stuff for Mui Mui here!

I will start with a twitch clip I captured from Juicebox's stream. He experimented around with Mui Mui's wall bounce from her hcb+BD in the corner into a max mode activation reset.

https://twitter.com/desmond_kof/status/770789328234557440

[!]

A couple of dive kick combos:
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All Athena video stuff goes here!

Max mode combo crossup setup:

https://twitter.com/Chris_F_22/status/768947092656001024

All Meitenkun related videos placed here! Youtube, twitter, facebook, etc!

Corner 3 Bar combos
https://twitter.com/solkuroi/status/766593660397977604
https://twitter.com/solkuroi/status/766602361292857344

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All video related Kim stuff here:

by Bruno_kof_13
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Keep in mind that ff+A whiffs on crouching opponents.