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[RK9039]

That LP gap isn't that large so maybe. Kinda hard to say what qualifies as being in your matchmaking range. It seems to be a few ranks below and above you.

I just got beat up by a super silver, fuck em.

Seriously though, Laura is such a bastard.

 

[Shadoken]

Update: Gief still rapes Akuma

Never in the history of SF did I think this would be happen , yet SFV manages to do it.

 

[RK9039]

Something really weird just happend, Zangief EX air grabbed me while I was on the ground.

Can someone explain that? I have the match saved so I'll upload it tomorrow.

 

[Shadoken]

Something really weird just happend, Zangief EX air grabbed me while I was on the ground.

Can someone explain that? I have the match saved so I'll upload it tomorrow.

You probably did some airborne move like an overhead , backdash or something.

 

[RK9039]

Yeah I think I did a backdash but it teleported me into his arms in the air... how does that work?

 

[mnz]

That's impossible unless you did a move that's airborne during its animation

edit: A backdash is airborne for a few frames.

 

[RK9039]

Okay I'll upload it tomorrow as I don't have time right now, get ready to laugh though. I watched the replay a few times.

Actually just search for my user: HowCanSheSlap

and watch that last ranked match with Zangief (I'll play casual now), go to the last round at around 56 seconds. Like I said get ready to laugh because it's by far the most silliest thing I've seen in this game so far.

 

[Shadow_Lord]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Jw2UbDzybY

All that time grinding out the Dash Demon wasn't wasted thank god. Finally nailed it in a match.

 

[RK9039]

That's impossible unless you did a move that's airborne during its animation

edit: A backdash is airborne for a few frames.

Yeah I think I backdashed, that is so silly. Literally teleported into the air.

 

[mnz]

That was a big thing in SF4, because backdashes were so good. Gief and Hugo players would guess one and land their air Ultra. It's rare in SFV because backdashing is worse.

 

[Marvel]

Huh, I didn't know that about backdashing.

 

[TheSpoiler]

Never in the history of SF did I think this would be happen , yet SFV manages to do it.

I believe the matchup was even worse in EX1

 

[Edzi]

*sigh, parts of Alex's body can be clipping the opponent, yet some of his grabs still whiff.

 

[Pure_Phazon]

Anyone wanna play a quick set?

CFN HanksB

 

[RK9039]

That was a big thing in SF4, because backdashes were so good. Gief and Hugo players would guess one and land their air Ultra. It's rare in SFV because backdashing is worse.

Look at my inputs on the right:

It was a backdash. That's so dumb lol.

 

[Alchemist]

What are you supposed to do against Juri...

 

[jett]

Diego's GUYELLE contributing to making murica great again

 

[mbpm1]

What are you supposed to do against Juri...

Admire and worship her

Look at my inputs on the right:

It was a backdash. That's so dumb lol.

Been a thing for a while. Usually don't see it bc people don't backdash defensively like that usually

Never in the history of SF did I think this would be happen , yet SFV manages to do it.

I don't like it

 

[galvenize]

TIGHT game Alchemist LOL.

 

[RK9039]

Been a thing for a while. Usually don't see it bc people don't backdash defensively like that usually

Yeah I've never seen anything like that before that's why I'm so surprised. I don't understand how a backdash can make me magically teleport into the air, but whatever I guess.

 

[Alchemist]

TIGHT game Alchemist LOL.

I am so lost against this character under pressure.

 

[mnz]

Look at my inputs on the right:

It was a backdash. That's so dumb lol.

I think the idea is that if someone hits you out of a backdash, he will only get one hit for an air-reset and not a full combo.

 

[galvenize]

I got a little too hype, can't play anymore.

 

[Edzi]

I can't seem to beat Akuma's as Alex atm, not even the shit ones.

 

[Professor Beef]

Yeah I've never seen anything like that before that's why I'm so surprised. I don't understand how a backdash can make me magically teleport into the air, but whatever I guess.

As it was mentioned before, it was a thing in SF4 because backdashes were so good. They had i-frames, and if you got tagged you could just keep doing it since getting hit meant you were moving backwards anyways. The airborne change was so that if they're hit, they do an air reset, land, then they can move again.

This led to some cool strategies with certain characters since they could predict the backdash and use one of their anti-air Ultras.

 

[mbpm1]

I can't seem to beat Akuma's as Alex atm, not even the shit ones.

what are you losing to?

 

[mnz]

I just beat the #70 ranked player worldwide 2-1 who was using Birdie, my worst match-up. Time to retire.

 

[mbpm1]

I just beat the #70 ranked player worldwide 2-1 who was using Birdie, my worst match-up. Time to retire.

What if the standings are fucked up again and he was actually a rookie

 

[Edzi]

what are you losing to?

Jump ins mostly, he can mix it up enough for me to always guess wrong.

 

[mbpm1]

Jump ins mostly, he can mix it up enough for me to always guess wrong.

Neutral jump/walk under?

Or save meter for EX I guess

 

[ElFly]

Yeah I think I did a backdash but it teleported me into his arms in the air... how does that work?

the range on light and Ex air SPD is GIGANTIC. it's a big box in front of zangief, so as long as you were at the height of his feet, you were in range

it's also 3f of active grab, unlike the rest of the grabs which generally is 2

 

[mbpm1]

Remember SF4 throw ranges though

 

[RK9039]

the range on light and Ex air SPD is GIGANTIC. it's a big box in front of zangief, so as long as you were at the height of his feet, you were in range

it's also 3f of active grab, unlike the rest of the grabs which generally is 2

I've seen Zangief whiff that so many times with me whizzing all around him so I was surprised that teleport shit was even a thing.

 

[ElFly]

I've seen Zangief whiff that so many times with me whizzing all around him so I was surprised that teleport shit was even a thing.

it has its uses; sometimes I misjump a fireball and it can stop you in midair saving you, tho the recovery is so bad you can still be punished, sometimes worse than eating the fireball

also, it is unreliable as fuck, but you can jump in and if you get anti aired from the side, there is a chance to grab them instead

 

[RK9039]

Apparently it works with other air grabs with different characters, is that true? I might try that for fun.

 

[galvenize]

GGs. That wasn't the same ibuki as last time.

 

[Alchemist]

GGs galvenize. I needed that Juri practice.

 

[Edzi]

GuileBootCamp, you're crazy if you think this matchup is good for Alex. He literally has to guess to get in, and once he's in almost anything I can do leads us back to neutral where Guile is back to advantage.

I think Guile def. has the slight advantage overall.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

GGs galvenize. I needed that Juri practice.

Didn't you pick up juri? Or did you go back to karin/cammy?

 

[Karsticles]

Galtu goodness; Bison vs. Alex:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkZz2Sk420Y

 

[stn]

GuileBootCamp, you're crazy if you think this matchup is good for Alex. He literally has to guess to get in, and once he's in almost anything I can do leads us back to neutral where Guile is back to advantage.

I think Guile def. has the slight advantage overall.

Personally, I think Guile is one of Alex's worst matchups.

 

[Alchemist]

Didn't you pick up juri? Or did you go back to karin/cammy?

When she first came out, yeah. Dropped her and tried again a few months ago and still couldn't make it work. Still using Karin/Cammy and recently started messing with Ibuki.

 

[GuileBootCamp]

GuileBootCamp, you're crazy if you think this matchup is good for Alex. He literally has to guess to get in, and once he's in almost anything I can do leads us back to neutral where Guile is back to advantage.

It's definitely not good for him at all. There are just a couple things he can exploit pretty easily. It's still in Guile's favor, though.

One thing that I'm noticing is that Guile has a pretty hard time dealing with headbutt if you catch him starting to walk back. Works well against back sobats, too. Stomps are only really useful up close, because otherwise he can react with a flash kick or walk back. There's a lot of times too I'm neutral jumping when I read a command grab. If you didn't do the command grab, you can catch me with a knee drop.

 

[Edzi]

Geez, are you reacting to the EX sound? Not sure how you're getting those flashkicks out so fast. I'm impressed.

 

[GuileBootCamp]

Geez, are you reacting to the EX sound? Not sure how you're getting those flashkicks out so fast.

Reacting to seeing Alex leave the ground. The EX flash makes it a little easier.

 

[Edzi]

Reacting to seeing Alex leave the ground. The EX flash makes it a little easier.

Doesn't feel like Alex can do much against people who have really good reactions to his approaches (at least, I'm not used to it since people around my level can't react to the stomps/grabs/dashes like you do). I feel like he can't really play footsies against Guile either due to his slow buttons, which hurts. The only reason you lost the second set is because you were being really stubborn about not jumping to avoid my wakeup grabs, but I almost lost it once you slowed down and started flashkicking everything.

 

[Bizazedo]

Galtu goodness; Bison vs. Alex:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkZz2Sk420Y

GJ by him. Still looks like a hard match up for him, though.

 

[Edzi]

It's definitely not good for him at all. There are just a couple things he can exploit pretty easily. It's still in Guile's favor, though.

One thing that I'm noticing is that Guile has a pretty hard time dealing with headbutt if you catch him starting to walk back. Works well against back sobats, too. Stomps are only really useful up close, because otherwise he can react with a flash kick or walk back. There's a lot of times too I'm neutral jumping when I read a command grab. If you didn't do the command grab, you can catch me with a knee drop.

GGs man, close sets. The only reason I won any of those is because you play way too passively on wakeup, so I snuck in way too many grabs. You started jumping more in the last few rounds though, so that was good.

 

[GuileBootCamp]

GGs man, close sets. The only reason I won any of those is because you play way too passively on wakeup, so I snuck in way too many grabs. You started jumping more in the last few rounds though, so that was good.

GGs. The mind games were getting pretty crazy that last set. One thing I need to get in habit of remembering is that Guile's HK Flash Kick is the throw invincible one, now. A couple times I had the read on the dash up grab and ate it because I used the LK version.

 

[Edzi]

GGs. The mind games were getting pretty crazy that last set. One thing I need to get in habit of remembering is that Guile's HK Flash Kick is the throw invincible one, now. A couple times I had the read on the dash up grab and ate it because I used the LK version.

I didn't even know he had a throw invincible non ex fk.