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Offline Matchmaking / Re: NorCal KOF!

« on: August 27, 2011, 06:02:46 AM »

No one in NorCal thinks doing a NeoMax is a good idea for damage besides Geo though even when we first started.

A few of us are leveling up our execution. I know I can do Takuma's stun combo but it's definitely not consistent yet which is why I haven't used him in an actual match yet. The few times I did play him I knew I would most likely drop it which is why I haven't even been attempting it.

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Offline Matchmaking / Re: NorCal KOF!

« on: August 27, 2011, 04:35:10 AM »

It's most likely the mexican guy with slick backed hair and not Geo. I believe fixel said his name was Jose and I know he likes to use Shen and Iori who I barely ever see Geo use.

I guess we all have a different definition of high damaging combos, Geo's combos in general, are not the strongest combos at all.  He tends to "waste" his HD meter a lot canceling very early into NeoMax.  Also, NM combos are not necessarily the most damaging combos.  Try playing Mr KOF and company and you'll see.  I would actually rather get hit by Geo's combos lol =)

I've said that for a while and no one really listens to me. I'd rather get hit by him than anyone else at Southtown really. The problem is I keep getting hit after the first few ):

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Offline Matchmaking / Re: NorCal KOF!

« on: August 22, 2011, 11:41:03 PM »

This was the saltiest ranbat so far by a large margin haha. The losers were salty, people who were winning were salty. Everyone was popping off.

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Duo Lon / Re: Duo Lon

« on: August 18, 2011, 11:08:19 AM »

Adding this to his video collection here and the first page post archive of course.

EDIT: This is really a point of reference for myself, but this illustrates that DL's Ex teleport is not safe:
1. (5m33s)

I just saw this, but I don't think you can conclude that ex teleport isn't safe. You got counter hit which means you pressed a button so isn't it very possible for you to block after that?

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General Discussion / Re: XIII Cabinet locations

« on: August 17, 2011, 10:20:25 PM »

Not that anyone cares too much at this point

http://www.gamecenterarcade.com
47 South B Street
San Mateo, CA 94402

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Elisabeth Branctorche / Re: Elisabeth Branctorche

« on: August 16, 2011, 09:06:17 PM »

Thanks Answer! Does it matter if I do A or C super?

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Athena Asamiya / Re: Athena Asamiya

« on: August 16, 2011, 11:39:19 AM »

Just gonna ask this again haha. Did anyone play her at Evo or SVB? Any info?

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Athena Asamiya / Re: Athena Asamiya

« on: August 14, 2011, 08:40:28 AM »

I saw some mention of this but I haven't really found a "it's this one" answer. Which of her normals can be used as an instant overhead?

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Online Matchmaking / Re: Dream Cancel KOF GGPO FT10 Weekend - 8/13 (KOF98) & 8/14 (KOF02)

« on: August 14, 2011, 08:02:13 AM »

I'm actually not going to be playing tomorrow. Heading out to the arcade to show some support.

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General Discussion / Re: Xbox 360 player listing

« on: August 14, 2011, 01:53:40 AM »

I'm actually gonna drop out of this. I'll be heading to the arcade to support their random events.

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Offline Matchmaking / Re: NorCal KOF!

« on: August 10, 2011, 04:45:57 AM »

Yeah for sure. I made sure not to underestimate anyone and to play my seriously lame style against everyone regardless of whether or not i know i could beat them. I gotta work on that Iori and Clark match. Clark is more specific to reading the high low pattern that Charles likes to do though. I'll just get Charles to spam Iori's moves and see what I can punish with next time we're both there.

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Offline Matchmaking / Re: NorCal KOF!

« on: August 10, 2011, 02:21:04 AM »

Yeah I definitely don't know when I can punish Iori's specials so I'll put some work into that. I'll figure some stuff out tomorrow since I plan to head to the arcade.

For Clark I definitely should hit more buttons. My Raiden faired a lot better since I was forcing him to block a lot of st/d C's. I'll try more poking with st.D and st.C when I'm using Shen. More careful poking can't really hurt me either. I also need to remember to start doing qcf+C cancels after a blocked target combo.

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Offline Matchmaking / Re: NorCal KOF!

« on: August 09, 2011, 09:55:52 AM »

I need to remember to use drive cancels with Andy. I kept getting accidental drive cancels into nothing lol.

Edit: So I'm watching the stream and just thinking about my play. I seriously don't know about playing Andy that much. I do very well with him for sure but I'm not playing him because I like him. I just play Andy because he's easy to play and a super solid character in general. I definitely want to use Shen again so maybe I can play some crazy stuff like Raiden on point with no/only 1 drop kick, Shen, Kula.

Maybe I'll try actually playing Terry and Kyo as well. I'm starting to warm up to trying new characters. I'm starting to learn a bit of Takuma since no one is using him in NorCal, same with Beni as well.

Edit 2: I need to get my Raiden shit cleaned up wow. When did I level down with him so much. I need to write down notes or some shit.

1 Drop kick, dp after
2 drop kicks, do ex shoulder
Learn to use cr.C instead of st.A
Learn to st.C(2) drop kick

With Kula remember to dp+C after ex tatsu mid screen. LEARN TO DP ON PLAYER 2 SIDE HOLY CRAP.

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Offline Matchmaking / Re: NorCal KOF!

« on: August 08, 2011, 08:55:30 PM »

snip

I like your Andy and your Kula has potential. Raiden doesn't seem to work well for you.

I think most players, myself included, need to work on defense and patience. Getting out of the corner in KOF is harder than it seems. If he goes for a deep jump in, I'd try to roll under it rather than use the meter to GCAB. GCCd may work.

Okay thanks a lot! I'll have to remember trying for a normal roll. Yeah Raiden is bleh ): I used to be really patient when I first started playing him and literally only throwing drop kicks when I knew it would work but I reverted to guessing for some reason. I need to work on that for sure. Lately I've been playing him without his DKs and he's a whole new char for me to work with. I still like him without DKs though so I may stick with him or I'll put Shen back on my team.

Since I'm really new I'll have to work on defense for sure. It's a lot harder than SF4 which is the only other game I played at a decent level before this. I'm playing a bit of MvC2 as well so that should definitely help tighten up my defense. Things like cross ups feel so weird to me still in KOF.

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Offline Matchmaking / Re: NorCal KOF!

« on: August 08, 2011, 11:31:53 AM »

So I was hoping to get more matches against Geo so you guys can offer me some advice but I literally got in 1 round. After he pulled that shit I was too salty to play him anymore. That one round is pretty typical since I usually lose to this kind of play style from him. I am accepting all free tips and comments. Please rip me and my playstyle apart. Thank you in advance SoCal.

It's around like 14:30.

My own notes about what I need to do:

Block better, especially cross ups. <- I don't expect to just magically be able to block everything but I'm trying hard to focus more on blocking.

Be more patient.

Learn how to get out of the corner. <- this is what I'm having trouble with. What he does is really deep jump ins so if I try to dp with Andy or Kula I'll move forward and he jumps into the corner and gets a free punish. I should probably try to GCCD or GCAB to get out. Any suggestions for maybe a move I should try? Maybe an ex tatsu from Kula can help me bully my way out but that's punishable by command grabs I believe. With Andy I have no idea. I think I can try his ex hcf+k move.
With Raiden his ex dp works out and I can get away with that since it has a big vertical hitbox which can catch him I think.