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The Official Street Fighter IV Thread of FADCing a Stranger in the Alps
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BotoxAgent
Member
I use random block most of the time, helps practice my hit confirms
I just changed my button config today to make it so that the 3 straight buttons on my TE stick are l, m, and h, and the ones that are angled do nothing. This is after several months of l, m, h mapped to the white buttons, and PPP/KKK mapped to the black. Does anyone here play this way? I noticed an instant difference in how easy it was to do pianos and slides. It just feels better, even after being so used to the other way. The only thing I really have to work on is I'm used to using the black buttons to hit my Ultra, in the event that I accidentally only hit two buttons instead of three. If I can train myself to do that, I may stick with this.
DarkoMaledictus
Tier Whore
XenoRaven said:
Always went with arcade standard. 3 punches on top, 3 kicks at the bottom all else does nothing.
dragonballjoseph
Member
I set my black buttons to focus attack. Everything else is standard.
Rice-Eater
Member
XenoRaven said:
I'm going to start practicing again with this plan to. I've been using the angled buttons because that's what everybody else does. But it just doesn't work for me. I get all confused when going from lights to medium and so on because they're not parallel to each other.
dragonballjoseph
Member
So I just Bison-trolled Championship mode.
I just kept abusing teleport no matter the situation. Even if I was in a corner, I would spam it back. Teleport in front of them on occasion just to teleport behind them. Twas epic.
I was pretty surprised I beat everyone I faced. :lol
I just kept abusing teleport no matter the situation. Even if I was in a corner, I would spam it back. Teleport in front of them on occasion just to teleport behind them. Twas epic.
I was pretty surprised I beat everyone I faced. :lol
black_vegeta
Member
GG's AZ
I was proud of the way I played my Rawg against your Vega. Knowing that I only won 1 set before out of all our previous matches. I'm slowly understanding the matchup and it's starting to show.
I noticed you changed up your play style towards the end. You relied on zoning and spacing. That's something I need to work on with my Rawg.
I'm also trying to bring dat purp back into decent play status. I'm so damn rusty with him.
It was fun.
I was proud of the way I played my Rawg against your Vega. Knowing that I only won 1 set before out of all our previous matches. I'm slowly understanding the matchup and it's starting to show.
I noticed you changed up your play style towards the end. You relied on zoning and spacing. That's something I need to work on with my Rawg.
I'm also trying to bring dat purp back into decent play status. I'm so damn rusty with him.
It was fun.
AZ Greg
Member
black_vegeta said:
GGs.
Yeah, you're starting to better deal with some of my shenanigans. Like hitting me with the occasional reversal headbutts after I do a df.HK. Which then forces me to try and bait it out, which can be risky. You were also headbutt trading (In your favor too, I think) with my cross-up ex sky high claw's. And you were using one of Rog's pokes (I think s.HP) really well to stuff some of my offense.
I was getting a little salty in the middle of our set when you were catching up in wins. :lol You started to play more defensively and I kept rushing down into jabs which turned into fat damage. Or headbutts which turned into fat damage. Or ex dash punches that turned into fat damage. And since you were sitting on your charge a little more than you usually do you were able to have a headbutt ready when I went off the wall and went for the izuna drop. That style then forces me to play poke and run like I did to win the last 5 or 6 in a row, which I don't really like to do (Unless I'm playing as Sim :lol). I remember one round, before I started playing defensively and sitting on my life lead, where I was up like 75% to 10% and you were sitting back still playing defensively and I couldn't help myself and still stupidly rushed in. :lol
The other matches were fun too. It's always nice using secondaries in a good connection like ours. Even if I suck and don't really know how to use the character I pick I can at least land a nice combo or two since the connection is good. :lol
black_vegeta
Member
The poke and run shit straight was pissing me off. :lol. I was used to your offensive play, then all sudden it changed to "poke and let me sit back and wait until he makes his move.". I was thinking what's up with the bitch made play? :lol. Since your typical play wasn't as strong as it was in the past, I give it up to for changing your play and adjusting.AZ Greg said:
dragonballjoseph
Member
A moment ago, whilst trolling with Sagat's jap uppercut, I accidentally figured out how to kara-uppercut. :lol
black_vegeta
Member
Yes, 6 more I believe.Xamdou said:
The SSF4 thread is ---------> way btw.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
That's odd. Mine's been put through a lot of use and it still works great - just needs some alcohol rub down now and then to wipe off all the dead skin cells.fresquito said:
Take's a lickin' and keeps on tickin'!
Lost Fragment
Obsessed with 4chan
Jenga said:
Yeah, I'm down with playing again sometime.
If you want some constructive criticism: your biggest problem is that you were too predictable. I threw out so many unsafe fierce knuckles but you would just run into them since you'd do the same thing in the same situations over and over. And when I'd whiff a fierce knuckle, you weren't punishing real well. Later on you adjusted a bit and started using that c.hp into ultra to greater effect though.
Your other problem was that you just didn't know the match very well (made me lol when you were talking to someone else on Steam or something and were like "I'm playing this Viper and I have no idea what the fuck is going on" or something :lol )
Abel's one of the few characters I haven't really played as that much, so I might be wrong, but...from my perspective, most of the cast can mash their way out of Viper's blockstrings, but not Abel. He doesn't have a really reliable get out of jail free card. He has a really hard time with Viper's blockstrings and wakeup pressure. But it works the other way around too. Viper/Abel's one of those bipolar matches where the first person who gets the knockdown and the momentum is usually gonna win. But when you'd get that momentum, you weren't able to maintain it because your offense was predictable. For example, like 90% of the time after you'd do c.lp x3 you'd do that step kick or whatever and then try tornado throw or something that gets beaten by fierce knuckle or ex seismo.
Anyway, I recorded a fair bit of our matches to see how my computer would perform while playing a game and recording, so I can upload some to my YouTube if you want some Abel players to tell you what you were doing wrong.
dragonballjoseph said:
Just yesterday I was playing around with that move after figuring it out (I don't play Sagat so I never looked into it online). I originally thought that you had to hit HK (which is possible, but MUCH harder) but after messing around a bit, I found that you can do it with LK, iirc.
It's such a funny move. "I'm going to do a kick! Nope, I just got closer to you to fireball/tiger knee/upper cut your ass!"
Sagat is a cheater
Lost Fragment
Obsessed with 4chan
Kadey said:
OOC, what do you use to make your gifs?
MIMIC said:Just yesterday I was playing around with that move after figuring it out (I don't play Sagat so I never looked into it online). I originally thought that you had to hit HK (which is possible, but MUCH harder) but after messing around a bit, I found that you can do it with LK, iirc.
It's such a funny move. "I'm going to do a kick! Nope, I just got closer to you to fireball/tiger knee/upper cut your ass!"
Sagat is a cheater
F.HK Kara TU is much faster; it's almost like a teleport uppercut move. The f.short version is a bit too slow and obvious to be of use.
Fun to mess around with though, definitely.
dragonballjoseph
Member
Yeah that's me. Unfortunately, I'm sleeping at 5 am.Corky said:
If you still want to do some and I'm online, just shoot me an invite and I should be in it in a minute or two.
sixteen-bit
Member
My friend was super salty because he lost a tournament match because his stick was acting sluggish. Turns out he had it set to LS instead of DP.fresquito said:
:lol
BotoxAgent
Member
fresquito said:
haha, I had a similar panic many months ago. It happens.
dragonballjoseph
Member
Nice power session Wiseblade.
I suggest that you try to be a bit less passive and try to benefit more on the knock down. And using the shower kick on a knock would help alot especially on charge characters since it would cause me to lose my charge, getting rid of some of my options.
I suggest that you try to be a bit less passive and try to benefit more on the knock down. And using the shower kick on a knock would help alot especially on charge characters since it would cause me to lose my charge, getting rid of some of my options.
sixteen-bit
Member
Hey, SFIV gaf, what can Abel do vs Viper other than try his best not to get knocked down.
Against Viper, most of your air normals will beat out anything she has. Don't get too comfortable around her, I don't think you're particularly safe anywhere on the screen. If she does a Seismo for pressure, be prepared to block a second one since some like to throw out two at a time. Be prepared to block in any direction, since most Vipers follow up neutral throw with superjump > HK > Burning Kick/Crossup Burning Kick. LP and MP Thunder Knuckle are safe, but if they keep pushing you with is, EX Tornado Throw is a good counter. Only downside is that it burns meter.
That's all I can think of for now, not my best matchup.
That's all I can think of for now, not my best matchup.
_dementia said:
neutral jump normals to stuff her air
on knockdown, I alternate deep cross-ups, roll, and walk up shenanigans
burn the meter for an ex roll if she's tricky with BK momentum
if they tend to throw after a close BK or overhead, TT; if they go for c.mp link as a block string, ex TT
s.lk/f.mk range is good for you, bad for her
I like storing super if I can to catch stuff like far c.mk xx TK
if they're wake-up nutty, I like to be at 2 character range and delay a c.mp on wakeup to a) beat ex seismo, b) block/whiff a TK, or c) duck ex BK
Now... I'm upgrading my Fightstick SE. What model stick is in the TE?
Grifter said:
Joystick is a Sanwa JLF-TP-8YT or JLF-TP-8Y (only difference is that the 8YT comes with a mounting plate, but you can use the mounting plate from the MadCatz joystick).
Buttons can be any 30mm Japanese push button. The TE uses Sanwa OBSF-30. If you want a slightly stiffer button (probably closer to the feel of the SE's original parts), try Seimitsu PS-14-Gs or PS-14-Ks.
~Devil Trigger~
In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
_dementia said:
one of few match-ups where Abel's normals win. Use em, stuff the crap out of her.
Lost Fragment
Obsessed with 4chan
Augemitbutter
Member
MIMIC said:I got beat by the scrubbiest Bison last night....once. :lol It floored the shit out of me. I then proceeded to wreck his shit for 10 matches and he didn't win a single round.
Bison is too good
fixed.
sounds like every other night.
BotoxAgent
Member
Lost Fragment said:
holy shit :lol
ExMachina said:
Thanks. I have a few sticks (Happ, Seimitsu) and was thinking of different ways to go for this one so I like your suggestions. Was looking towards a JLF and octagonal plate but one or the other is sold out everything I check. Dealing with the limited inventory of these stick shops is painful.
sixteen-bit
Member
NiceLost Fragment said:
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
S++ :lol Great title!Lost Fragment said:
Augemitbutter
Member
got a nice hatemail by a ryu player who tried to get me with lag-traps.
too bad there wasn't any lag.
too bad there wasn't any lag.
sixteen-bit
Member
I don't get it. So you were playing offline?Augemitbutter said:
the_log_ride
Member
_dementia said:
Sonuva... Have to check what mine is set on. Couple days ago, I was trying to do some trials, and I couldn't pull them off.
Axelhortsemchi
Member
Sure, I'll jump on, GT is same as my name here.
black_vegeta
Member
TaKeRx said:
Ugh, I didn't know you main Rawg. I can't stand Rawg mirrors.
Although I do need some practice because I suck balls at that matchup.
I can also throw in my janky Dictator into the mix to level him up.