QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
They can just do the same thing. The moves properties didnt change, just the ap gains and wow a whole 5 ap nerf on the cake, good sack boys will throw your ass up into a super anyways and get kills faster that way
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They can just do the same thing. The moves properties didnt change, just the ap gains and wow a whole 5 ap nerf on the cake, good sack boys will throw your ass up into a super anyways and get kills faster that way
Napalm_Frank
Member
Man that Fat Princess in that game was in-fuckin-sane and Columbia is terrible stage for Radec anyway! Cut me some slack :d. He honestly was one of the best players I have encountered and FP vs Radec in a small space is not pretty!
Yeah, I eventually resorted to standing on a nearby platform and shooting them until they moved, then canceled to Angel dash and got some hits in. :b
We were sort of successful when both of us rushed them, but that was mainly because Raiden took out the pads by accident then acted as a temporary shield from their projectiles, giving me an opening to kill both at once with a short combo.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
LOL she's one of the best characters her vs two people with no real get off me tools = oh god we are dead
A 5 ap nerf on the cake and an overall nerf on the super gains, so they can't just spam till the cows come home and people have a chance to throw them at least. Maybe now people will have a chance to get wise and go after him in FFA before he gets to level 3 in under a minute.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
In under a minute? Im sorry I have never seen that happen once and I have a fuck ton of games played. I seen kratos gain meter faster than sack in ffa. Your hyperbole salt is pretty lame. sack players dont have to change a single thing it just takes 30 seconds longer to gain meter. If you couldn't hit them before that's not gonna change now.
I have done it myself and seen it happen. I was a tad tired of trying to compensate for other player's failure to counter Sackboy that I was pretty much forced to play as him or one of his counters in FFA. Not really fun when there are a lot of other characters that I think are more interesting. Playing as Sackboy and doing mostly the same moves over and over from a safe distance was not fun. I'll be glad when they patch random 1v1 in.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Let's play some 1v1's XD Im bored anyways.
I play 2v2 with my cousin a ton. 90% of the time we do beat sackboy, doesn't mean he isn't OP. There is no way a random projectile that bounces all over the stage should net you 25 points. There's also no reason his AP costs are so incredibly low when he can build AP pretty damn fast whether it be comboing or just camping and firing out cakes and jelly. He's much better balanced with his AP costs boosted and his projectiles being nerfed. How the hell is it fair that a character with his ability for AP gain gets an amazing LVL 3 that costs nothing compared to the rest of the characters. This particularly a pain in the ass on levels like DOJO where it's just mayhem and trying to handle the sackboy gets to be difficult with his teamate able to get after you.
Is 2v2 invites working? Tourney coming back soon? Sadly I'll probably not be able to compete in this round.
I would if I was near my PS3 and not reformatting my crappy PC soon, lol
I would if I was near my PS3 and not reformatting my crappy PC soon, lol
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Aww
Oh ok.
Generally noobs are playin as sackboy. He's one of the few characters, who played by a noob can easily win a game every now and then.
I forced myself to stop playing as Ratchet last night, and spent my bus ride home playing as Good Cole in some FFA Stock matches against the CPU AI. I learned quite a few things, but the matches were too close for comfort, and I did lose one of them.
AI Sackboy was a bastard, and managed to get 5 or 6 kills during his Level 3 Super (in a Stock match of 10), killing each of us twice, I believe. When I play as Ratchet, Sackboy isn't too much of a problem, but with Good Cole, it takes a bit more thought to deal with him, mostly because Cole's tools are a bit different than Ratchets. I learned that his Down + Circle ice attack is really effective at destroying the electric pads, and dishing damage to Sackboy at the same time, usually knocking him up in the air for a bit, so you can follow through (quickly!) with a Forward Square + Square (or Triangle) attack that sets him up for an Up + Square, or Up + Triangle set up. You can usually reach a Level 1 Super rather quickly. Still learning how to best utilize Cole's level 1. I mostly stuck with his Level 2 and 3 during my stock match, but that takes time to build up, then again, this game does reward patience in stock matches.
Loving Good Cole though. I'll do a write up about him as well as Ratchet soon.
Sackboy, Kratos, and Raiden, in my opinion, are three of the easiest characters for new people to pick up and play with, and win some matches. Personally, I don't think it's a big deal, because this game isn't the sole domain of the hardcore player that wants to get into these deep technical battles with each other. That tends to be what friends (whether personal or your friend's list) are for. I think we all went into this knowing that the random matches we play online would be with strangers, all of varying skill levels.
I spend most of my game time offline, due to the bugs, but I've had my fair share of frustrating matches the few times I've played online. In the meantime, I just play with friends or solo against the CPU. One of the benefits of playing the computer is that it doesn't spam constantly. Lol.
It's very clear to me that the early All Stars community is broken up into two camps:
1) Those that are very casual, and just hit buttons, do attacks until they build up a Level 3, then execute and watch the wins roll in. The joy for them simply comes from the chaotic nature of the battles, and how you don't have to be a grand master at fighting games to win some games.
and
2) Those that are moderate to hardcore, and want to get into the more competitive and technical aspects of the game and it's mechanics. They want to fight against other people that share that philosophy, and aren't just playing for a quick and easy win (using spamming tactics, or "win button" characters).
It kind of reminds me of this night years ago, my old roommate at the time was playing Street Fighter 3 I think, and he was battling against Gil, and getting his ass handed to him. I watched him lose for an hour before he finally gave up and threw the controller down, and left to go pick up his girlfriend. Me, a fairly casual and green behind the ears Street Fighter player (I can do a Hadoken, and that's about it), picked up the controller, and beat Gil my second try, using only punches and kicks. My roommate was comically furious, but when he was playing the game, he was trying too hard to be complex and technical fighting Gil, and Gil was simply countering those skills with his own complex and technical fighting, that my roommate couldn't counter that. Against my lame ass "Punch, Kick, it's all in the mind!" Gil was like "WTF is this?" and he couldn't beat me. Lol.
I didn't beat Gil because I was better at SF than my roommate. I beat him because I wasn't trying to show off. Sometimes, to beat a spammer or noob players that go easy mode, you have to think and play like them. It doesn't make the game fun, in my opinion, but it will get you through the match, and, ideally, your next match will be teamed up with someone who wants to take the game seriously. It's the main reason why I haven't been playing much. I don't think half of you guys are on my friend's list, so I hardly see any of you online, not to mention the various online bugs and glitches.
AI Sackboy was a bastard, and managed to get 5 or 6 kills during his Level 3 Super (in a Stock match of 10), killing each of us twice, I believe. When I play as Ratchet, Sackboy isn't too much of a problem, but with Good Cole, it takes a bit more thought to deal with him, mostly because Cole's tools are a bit different than Ratchets. I learned that his Down + Circle ice attack is really effective at destroying the electric pads, and dishing damage to Sackboy at the same time, usually knocking him up in the air for a bit, so you can follow through (quickly!) with a Forward Square + Square (or Triangle) attack that sets him up for an Up + Square, or Up + Triangle set up. You can usually reach a Level 1 Super rather quickly. Still learning how to best utilize Cole's level 1. I mostly stuck with his Level 2 and 3 during my stock match, but that takes time to build up, then again, this game does reward patience in stock matches.
Loving Good Cole though. I'll do a write up about him as well as Ratchet soon.
Sackboy, Kratos, and Raiden, in my opinion, are three of the easiest characters for new people to pick up and play with, and win some matches. Personally, I don't think it's a big deal, because this game isn't the sole domain of the hardcore player that wants to get into these deep technical battles with each other. That tends to be what friends (whether personal or your friend's list) are for. I think we all went into this knowing that the random matches we play online would be with strangers, all of varying skill levels.
I spend most of my game time offline, due to the bugs, but I've had my fair share of frustrating matches the few times I've played online. In the meantime, I just play with friends or solo against the CPU. One of the benefits of playing the computer is that it doesn't spam constantly. Lol.
It's very clear to me that the early All Stars community is broken up into two camps:
1) Those that are very casual, and just hit buttons, do attacks until they build up a Level 3, then execute and watch the wins roll in. The joy for them simply comes from the chaotic nature of the battles, and how you don't have to be a grand master at fighting games to win some games.
and
2) Those that are moderate to hardcore, and want to get into the more competitive and technical aspects of the game and it's mechanics. They want to fight against other people that share that philosophy, and aren't just playing for a quick and easy win (using spamming tactics, or "win button" characters).
It kind of reminds me of this night years ago, my old roommate at the time was playing Street Fighter 3 I think, and he was battling against Gil, and getting his ass handed to him. I watched him lose for an hour before he finally gave up and threw the controller down, and left to go pick up his girlfriend. Me, a fairly casual and green behind the ears Street Fighter player (I can do a Hadoken, and that's about it), picked up the controller, and beat Gil my second try, using only punches and kicks. My roommate was comically furious, but when he was playing the game, he was trying too hard to be complex and technical fighting Gil, and Gil was simply countering those skills with his own complex and technical fighting, that my roommate couldn't counter that. Against my lame ass "Punch, Kick, it's all in the mind!" Gil was like "WTF is this?" and he couldn't beat me. Lol.
I didn't beat Gil because I was better at SF than my roommate. I beat him because I wasn't trying to show off. Sometimes, to beat a spammer or noob players that go easy mode, you have to think and play like them. It doesn't make the game fun, in my opinion, but it will get you through the match, and, ideally, your next match will be teamed up with someone who wants to take the game seriously. It's the main reason why I haven't been playing much. I don't think half of you guys are on my friend's list, so I hardly see any of you online, not to mention the various online bugs and glitches.
Guys did you see this already?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtCVuzh86sQ&feature=g-subs-u
Kat and Emmett gameplay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtCVuzh86sQ&feature=g-subs-u
Kat and Emmett gameplay
Kat looks awesome, like the combo they showed.
Kind of.. The patch went live then broke things in the game and so the patch was pulled.
Clearly Super Bot knows their stuff.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
That Spyro/Crash troll!
Napalm_Frank
Member
Dante has a new portrait.
TimeEffect
Member
Video is private, lemme see! 
Looks like they just made it private. Glad I got to watch it before hand. Kat looks awesome and Emmet seems even more interesting now.
Metalmurphy
Member
Darn. Did anyone save it?
Napalm_Frank
Member
Works for me. Tiny screen tho.
JStein0222
Member
Hoping to main Kat when she comes around. Hopefully she delivers. Looks really awesome, love the little we got to see
Worked for me too, thanks.
Sounds like they went all out for Emmett. If I hear right, his different guns will not only changes his basic moves but his Supers too. Should be interesting to see how that plays out. Will definitely main Kat.
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
Just for fun was wondering what characters you all think are kind of the anti character of another?
So far I think it is safe to say Fat Princess is Radec's worst nightmare. And Qistoptier made a compelling argument as to why Ratchet is the perfect match up for Sackboy. Any others? Who is Raiden's or Kratos' nemesis?
So far I think it is safe to say Fat Princess is Radec's worst nightmare. And Qistoptier made a compelling argument as to why Ratchet is the perfect match up for Sackboy. Any others? Who is Raiden's or Kratos' nemesis?
TimeEffect
Member
Thank ya!
Thanks!
Dante
xKilltheMx
Member
worked for me. and it was beautiful. Kat (on that tiny window) looked awesome. Plus stance changes like toro for emmett? UNGHHHHHH
I love this game.
Napalm_Frank
Member
Parappa is great vs Sackboy due to easy projectile reflecting and micpull from corner. Also if its total campwar you can force SB to move with your AP boombox.
Sly is anti Radec due to fast anti projectile barrel and invisi for his lvl 3.
I believe you just have to sign in on PSN and your progress will carry over. Don't think it works mid-Arcade mode or anything like that though.
xKilltheMx
Member
Not up for vita yet.
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
I can't find the post now but I am pretty sure I called Kat's level 3 back when she was just a rumor.