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[FindMyFarms]

I spent my first 4 hours with the game today. I went straight to Leona's trials. So, what's the deal with her 3rd trial:

c.lk + c.lk + c.lk + lp + dawn up lp hp

Is there any charge partitioning type of system hidden in this game?

Nah, you're actually kara cancelling the st. lp into her ex up slash. So you cancel the cr.B into st. LP and then go straight0 to ex up slash. You have a lot of time to do the up slash, this game has the largest buffer window out of any other fighting game out there, just make sure you do it before st. lp is active.

 

[Fersis]

Close to 13k viewers during KOFXIII stream.

I wonder if Atlus reports these kind of milestones back to SNKP. (Same with results and character usage)

 

[Terareflection]

Close to 13k viewers during KOFXIII stream.

I wonder if Atlus reports these kind of milestones back to SNKP. (Same with results and character usage)

I remembered it capping at about 14600.

 

[crimzonflame]

GUYS I BOUGHT IT TODAY!!! ABOUT TO POP IT IN. WHAT DO I DO FIRST??

 

[Shadow780]

fap to Mai

 

[Fersis]

GUYS I BOUGHT IT TODAY!!! ABOUT TO POP IT IN. WHAT DO I DO FIRST??

Get new pants. Yes the game is that good
Go to: Tutorial Mode, Mission , Arcade and then Story

 

[BadWolf]

Forget trials for now, just hit practice and arcade.

 

[Slamtastic]

Get new pants. Yes the game is that good
Go to: Tutorial Mode, Mission , Arcade and then Story

Forget trials for now, just hit practice and arcade.

C'mon netcode patch...

 

[Fersis]

Forget trials for now, just hit practice and arcade.

I havent touched practice yet V__V

 

[SolarKnight]

Forget trials for now, just hit practice and arcade.

Trials aren't bad to get an idea of how the combos work though.

 

[crimzonflame]

damn this character select music is so sick

 

[Augemitbutter]

any kof streams currently?

 

[sixteen-bit]

damn this character select music is so sick

my favorite is still MBAA's

 

[Warpticon]

my favorite is still MBAA's

TTT1 and SFEX2+, and the old school Marvel games pretty much take the title here.

 

[Augemitbutter]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l5nM7ZvwhU


but i agree. XIII char. select is rad.

 

[zlatko]

When is that online patch coming? I might pick up the game in January, but I want at least as good as UMvC3 code to drop the money on it.

 

[Shadow780]

When is that online patch coming? I might pick up the game in January, but I want at least as good as UMvC3 code to drop the money on it.

I wouldn't count on that.

It could be worse like XII.

 

[zlatko]

I wouldn't count on that.

It could be worse like XII.

Crap is still shit. Is it at least on par with SF4?

I'd say online net code atm goes:

Blazblue CT
UMvC3
SSF4
BBCS(for me, it had some major issues compared to CT)

------Then comes everything else and I don't care, because it's basically unplayable. Is it on par with any of the above? I only heard bad stuff from Arturo but he's a bit of a downer on everything that isn't GGPO, so his opinion is shit to me.

 

[Shadow780]

You mean the netcode quality right now?

It's worse than vanilla SF4 in that it's inconsistent even at 4 bars.

 

[zlatko]

You mean the netcode quality right now?

It's worse than vanilla SF4 in that it's inconsistent even at 4 bars.

Ouch.

I was reading in some stream chats that people were saying it was on par to SSF4 for them.

When is that patch scheduled then? I'll wait to see how it fairs then before jumping in. Otherwise it'll be a wait until I have the money/some kinda Amazon deal.

 

[BadWolf]

C'mon netcode patch...

I meant for him since he's new to the game, I only play practice and online personally.

Trials aren't bad to get an idea of how the combos work though.

Most of them are pointless though, especially in a real match.

Hit some sites for bnb combos (meter, no meter, HD etc) and you should be good to go.

I havent touched practice yet V__V

tsk tsk...

 

[Shadow780]

Ouch.

I was reading in some stream chats that people were saying it was on par to SSF4 for them.

When is that patch scheduled then? I'll wait to see how it fairs then before jumping in. Otherwise it'll be a wait until I have the money/some kinda Amazon deal.

I can see that being the case if both sides' setup is optimal, near each other, static ip and open ports, but that's rare in US.

Best wait and see impressions when the patch hits, there's no firm date yet.

 

[akilshohen]

Were UMVC3 sales leaked?

360 > wii cod > ps3

From the NPD thread

 

[SolarKnight]

Most of them are pointless though, especially in a real match.

Well, yeah, I said to get an idea of how they work, not to copy THOSE. Still, Vice's did look pretty much like the stuff I kept getting destroyed with at the arcade.

 

[FindMyFarms]

OK guys, i know we're hot on the heels of SCR, but I would like some criticism and breakdowns to my games if yall don't mind watching a few matches. I was really green vs billy, but even more so, still green to the game. I know personally what I have to work on, but I always appreciate the outside view.

DarkGeese vs. Adnan

Obviously, I'm Adnan Help me learn my spanish guys!!!

edit - i figured out billy instant jumb back b overhead is punishable on hit
- also figured out by the end of the set to punish billy's uppercuts by running forward as to not have to block the down portion, then running to him to attack. IF there's a better punish though please holla at me

2nd edit - i guess it got cut off haha, but i finished the match with a tiger knee'd super at the end of that vid

 

[alstein]

You mean the netcode quality right now?

It's worse than vanilla SF4 in that it's inconsistent even at 4 bars.

I've gotten one 4 bar match, and it was awesome. Felt like offline.

3 bars is playable, most of the time. Lag abuse tactics can work at 3 bars though.

2 bars means you're likely playing Mexicans.

Hopefully SNK gets it right on the patch, and soon, but I don't believe in them when it comes to netcode.

 

[Shadow780]

I've got more 4 bars that are shitty, some are smooth though, like SF4 4 bars.

3 bars pretty much means King laggy bullshit tactic.

 

[Parallax Scroll]

After watching SCR I finally ordered this. Free 1 day shipping!

 

[crimzonflame]

Which sites have bnb combos? I checked dreamcancel and srk.

 

[Augemitbutter]

3 and 4 bars work very well for me. combos hit.

there is a 40% chance 2 bar matches are playable as well. sometimes players fluctuate between yellow and green, so i check them out when there is nothing better around.

red = don't even try.

 

[SolarPowered]

Crap is still shit. Is it at least on par with SF4?

I'd say online net code atm goes:

Blazblue CT
UMvC3
SSF4
BBCS(for me, it had some major issues compared to CT)

------Then comes everything else and I don't care, because it's basically unplayable. Is it on par with any of the above? I only heard bad stuff from Arturo but he's a bit of a downer on everything that isn't GGPO, so his opinion is shit to me.

Definitely for you, I had a fantastic experience all the BlazBlue games. Still, anything at SSFIV level is acceptable.

 

[Phoenixazure]

Which sites have bnb combos? I checked dreamcancel and srk.

Those sites got em. Trials one and 2 for each char is solid as well.

 

[crimzonflame]

Those sites got em. Trials one and 2 for each char is solid as well.

Yeah Im an idiot. I was checking the forums when I should have just clicked on the hyper guide, lol.

 

[Douche McBaggins The 3rd]

OK guys, i know we're hot on the heels of SCR, but I would like some criticism and breakdowns to my games if yall don't mind watching a few matches. I was really green vs billy, but even more so, still green to the game. I know personally what I have to work on, but I always appreciate the outside view.

DarkGeese vs. Adnan

Obviously, I'm Adnan Help me learn my spanish guys!!!

edit - i figured out billy instant jumb back b overhead is punishable on hit
- also figured out by the end of the set to punish billy's uppercuts by running forward as to not have to block the down portion, then running to him to attack. IF there's a better punish though please holla at me

2nd edit - i guess it got cut off haha, but i finished the match with a tiger knee'd super at the end of that vid

You're playing the game like Street Fighter. Your Hwa always tries to counter jump ins with Dragon Kick.

You're mistiming a lot of your harder attacks. You're doing them a bit too early. You have to wait a tad more before you use them. Have you considered using weaker attacks in the air? They have more active frames and they tend to beat more harder attacks since they come out faster and stay longer. Another thing to keep in mind is that weaker attacks aim more higher or at body level, while harder jump attacks tend to aim downwards.

You roll a lot. One thing I notice about newer players is they always seem to love rolling in KOF. It's only invulnerable for a certain amount of time. The very end of a roll is highly vulnerable to combos, and at any time during a roll you can be grabbed out of them. I always find this to be a fun way to beat someone senseless. Just wait till the ending roll animations and give them a combo, or in the case of clark the SAB. Or if I'm Vice, her Gorefest.

For the first two rounds, it felt like you tried to move forward with attacks such as King's slide, Leona's blade and so forth. You forget to pay attention to the range of the staff and always get punished.

Your blocking seems to be too stagnant. You don't alternate to make things intentionally confusing or ambiguous which makes it easier to hit you with overheads such as Yuri's Ass bump. Your crouching block also makes it easier for Iori to do his command grab and give you that annoying rekka combo too.

You seem to love using EX versions of moves, yet use them mainly as a get off of me. You don't use them to do emergency evade or blowback, or as a part of a combo.

Well, at least from my observation anyways.

 

[Fersis]

Spooky just uploaded the NEC footage:
Team Spooky Youtube Channel

You may not care BUT we already beat The KOF XII Official Thread post count (2823)

EDIT: Atlus uploaded a new tutorial vid starring Kane317 and Gems Chen check the website.

 

[Holy Order Sol]

Ouch.

I was reading in some stream chats that people were saying it was on par to SSF4 for them.

Well I don't think anyone's lying. It ranges from "omgbbq awesome offline-like" to "wtf is this unplayable shit?", with the number of bars displayed not necessarily being any indication. The inconsistency really is what isn't acceptable by today's standards.

 

[crimzonflame]

Havent had this much fun playing a fighting game in a long time (and Im just practicing combos). It reminds me of the time I first played KOF 97 back in the day.

 

[alstein]

http://www.gamespot.com/best-of-2011-awards/genre-awards/index.html?page=3

KOF won an award.

 

[Douche McBaggins The 3rd]

http://www.gamespot.com/best-of-2011-awards/genre-awards/index.html?page=3

KOF won an award.

They must have the patch. They kept talking about fixed netcode.

 

[Seraphis Cain]

http://www.gamespot.com/best-of-2011-awards/genre-awards/index.html?page=3

KOF won an award.

Awesome, good for KOF! And :lol @ the kids whining about MK not winning in the comments.

I can honestly say I'm shocked that KOF won over UMvC3, but I'm not unhappy with the decision in the least. KOF deserves it.

 

[sixteen-bit]

They must have the patch. They kept talking about fixed netcode.

lol, no kidding

 

[Douche McBaggins The 3rd]

lol, no kidding

Or to be honest, scrubs and gaming journalists have no place talking about netcode. I've met people who thought Mortal kombat netcode was fine or that 13's netcode was fine because they didn't see the screen lag. Most gaming journalists have no idea how to actually handle input delay as long as it isn't 1-2 seconds per button press.

 

[Busaiku]

Great to see it getting the accolades it rightly deserves.

 

[Phoenixazure]

Nice that KOF gets a nod in the general press. Hilarious at the reactions assuming MK would win.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Nice that KOF gets a nod in the general press. Hilarious at the reactions assuming MK would win.

Laugh it up, but MK was about as tailor-made for press praise as you could get for a fighting game this gen. It's won several mainstream awards too.

 

[Phoenixazure]

Laugh it up, but MK was about as tailor-made for press praise as you could get for a fighting game this gen. It's won several mainstream awards too.

Oh yea, thats why its so refreshing to see gamespot see past it and give KOF XIII a bone, but then again when it comes to fighters I don't care too much about press praise. I care about how the game plays and its turnout in tournaments.

 

[SephirothRK]

Man, so salty the comments lol. KOF > MK

 

[sixteen-bit]

Oh yea, thats why its so refreshing to see gamespot see past it and give KOF XIII a bone, but then again when it comes to fighters I don't care too much about press praise. I care about how the game plays and its turnout in tournaments.

I'm not defending MK, I'm just explaining why people expected MK to take it.

 

[Dizzy-4U]

Reading the OP:

Iori Yagami with the Power of Flames (DLC $4.99 includes trials, stage and BGM Release Date: 12/7)

You know, as much as I hate DLC characters on fighting games, if you're gonna do it, this is the right way.

 

[Fersis]

Theres no doubt that MK is a far better package than KOF.
At least from the content per buck point of view.

Reading the OP:

You know, as much as I hate DLC characters on fighting games, if you're gonna do it, this is the right way.

Check your damn PMs you sexy Captain!

NESTS Kyo tomorrow!