When he's trapped in a corner, I do a full circle with the stick and then press one of the punch buttons just as he's getting up. That grabs people and tosses them across the screen. The oilier you are, the easier it is to grab them. Oiling up doesn't seem as needed as they made it seem but it does help. I do a small oiling up at the start of the match and a bigger oil up after a focus attack.

I've been playing Hakan a lot. At first I wasn't so sure but after actually trying to learn his moves, I think he's pretty great. He's like Zangief enough that I feel comfortable but he has advantages Zangief couldn't dream off. Like ducking or absorbing projectiles quickly. Plus he's faster and has a move for every situation I can think of.

Juri is pretty cool to. Didn't think she's be my style but I find her usable, even if I'm not as good with her as some will be.

What is with fighting games giving every male ninja character that weird grab Guy in SF and Hyabusa in DOA have? The one where they grab people in mid air and fall down to the ground. It looks like a mid air german suplex/piledriver thing. Every male ninja I've seen in fighting games has that move.

you pull combos to open up grabs, thats one thing ive noticed

Open up yr. mouth so I can pull my nuts outta there

just admit that youre scared of my progression...you spamming little bitch.

When I get back to West Palm Beach I'll be on a lot more for these Endless Battles. Very happy you guys are hopping on so much and I wanna thank Capcom for adding that lobby.

wow, i just witnessed an epic comeback care of blitz...holyshit, that was awesome.

Damn yeah getting my ass kicked all night but incredible match with Roxer's Dee Jay. Came back from a sliver of health both rounds to win, even dodged an ultra and a super in the last round.

Blitz like, literally had a sliver of health compared to Roxer's 3/4 full health...it was very Matrixish the way he kept dodging the hits and landing. That was replay worthy...if i knew how to save replays.

Its in your replay channel. Kinda easy, I thought it would be more complicated.

your mom

post it here.

i fucking hate Roxer...i swear this dude just grabs.

seriously....i dont care what deal you got from them for RDR...you need to cancel and tell 'em to each shit

It's bank holiday here, no post since Saturday so I wasn't expecting it today.

It's cool anyways, my Live has gone back to fucked-up mode so until that's fixed again on my ISP side, I won't be playing it too much when it does come.

whats wrong with your Live?

This fucking game I swear to god. Freezes every other time on loading screen. I've dismantled my xbox, vaccumed the dust, cleaned the eye and still fucks up. Fucks up less but still fucks up.

It's a network within this block of flats and I'm behind a Strict NAT so the connection craps out every 3 minutes and I get disconnected.

I'm currently tethering my iPhone so I can re-download a lot of my XBLA games, but the speed fluctuates so massively that I can't play online.

I used up T-Mobiles fair use policy in 5 hours Saturday :shifty:

are you running wired or wireless? Do you have a router?

Both and yes.

I know you're going to try and attempt to fix it, but you can't on my side. The ISP is downstairs in this apartment complex and is essentially one giant router behind 2 firebricks (that are not using default passwords :shifty:)

well find out if your router, or whatever the main router is, has something called 'static dhcp'. If it does, get your xbox360 mac address, log into the router, click static dhcp, punch in your mac address and a static IP you want to give your xbox, and open the ports to that IP address.

Yeah, except I can't log into the router.

It's cool, they sort it out eventually and it works for 3 months until the connection goes down and the reset the settings :foc:

Install?

The grab does not work if the person isn't stupid enough to stand right next to you as you are standing. Roxer always made sure to backdash on me on stand-up. Its honestly not good defense, and it still misses easily.

Yeah so almost got this for 360 today, but they were all out, so I got it for ps3. Turned out to be a great decision as I had a blast playing at my friend's house. Pretty much reinforces my opinion of local multi trumping online.

That said, I do enjoy the additions made to online. Although the absence of player matches is annoying. Yeah you can play endless battle, but if you lose, you have to wait 5 or 6 matches to play again. Kinda lame.

As for the new characters, the only one I've really sunk my teeth into is dudley, and I'm loving him. He might actually replace abel as my number 1. He's just got a whole bunch of ways to chain into his super and ultra, and they aren't even hard to pull off.

And speaking of Abel, I'm loving his new ultra. Don't think I've ever hit his normal focus attack/ultra combo in SF4, but this new one is much easier. A lot of characters in fact, have a much more useful ultra than their first one.

Also, Makoto seems utterly terrible. Just absolutely abysmal.

So who besides 44 bought this for ps3? Anyone?

Can't you set up an endless match lobby with just 2 slots though to replicate player matches?

Tried but most people leave when they see it's only two people. Apparently a lot of people enjoy waiting. Whatever, it's not a huge gripe or anything. Since I don't give a fuck about battle points, I can just do ranked, and if I lose, oh well.

I bought it for PS3. Can't stand using the 360 pad and I'm not "hardcore" enough to splurge for the fight stick.

Honestly, I was anticipating using the PS3 pad, as I've always preferred it for fighting games, but I really am not seeing any difference with this game. Think I'm finally going to spring for that TE stick, next paycheck.

Also, PSN is Fignuts82.

I lost a ridiculous amount yesterday. I kept getting challenges from the same people over and over, and I had decided to accept challenges from anyone. I think I won two matches and lost 20 or so. Lost a ton to the computer as Hakan too. Even the comp stomps me in the corner. Getting a little better at staying oiled though.

Yeah, I need a LOT more practice with Dudley. Took him online and went 1-6. My Abel however, is slowly shaking off the rust from not playing this in so long, and I'm winning a lot more than losing with him again. Even consistantly beating people, who honestly, seem like they're a little better at the game.

Fuck though, got put in an endless battle room with a bunch of people who clearly spend most of their free time with this game, and got raped. Left after 2 matches.

Since leaving SFIV, the online talent has obviously gotten better. I didn't see one flowchart, and I saw a nice mix of different characters.

I saw Bison the most, surprisingly.

I have only seen one ken online, and he was a scrub who couldn't even pull off the input for the haduken. Pretty great how varied the competition has been. I've even seen a dhalsim.

Dhalsim is much more legit now. I've had fun messing around with him. His U2 is hard as hell to connect with though. Missed when I played Funky about four times before finally hitting him once.

His first is pretty tough as well. I've actually seen a couple good makoto players, but even then, they got smoked. Honestly think she needs to get fixed in a patch, because it seems even in capable hands, she's pretty bad. They should at least make her as good as she was in 3rd strike, because right now, she definitely isn't.

You've clearly yet to meet a half-decent Makoto. Khuntri will ice your ass with her, and she's not anywhere near his main.

Ugh. I just do not have the coordination to pull off a lot of these combos in very small window you are given. Think the stick will help, but there's definitely a limit to how good L can get. Doesn't really bother me, since I'm not a hardcore gamer, but it would be nice to be able to finish the challenges.

youre not the only one...i seriously am stuck on Adon's High punch/low kick combo...

Yeah like even the simplest combos have ridiculous timing. I actually find linking into supers sometimes easier than those two hit normal move combos.

What they need is a preview of the comp doing the combo. Pretty fucking stupid that they don't, tbh.

Yeah word. Even Motal Kombat vs DC has a preview.

Fuck combo challenges in general.

Thought I got it when I had a call about packages but it was my wireless headset and a different game.

Just been reading about slow delivery, not worth the cheapness again after I get RDR.

I don't know if I was underestimating him or not but Drakul's 'Gief fucking smashed my Sakura. Twice. And "The Red Cyclone" is usually ripe for my abuse, but Drakul worked on his set-ups.

Some pretentious Ken player had some nice combo set-ups, too bad he can't 'fight'.

My Vega improved, my Sakura needs work.

My Zangief got through RoXer and Funky Fly a few times in a row, too. I don't think I lost a round (correct me if I'm wrong, though.) until that random guy joined and wrecked me as Abel.

I think my Hakan is getting better with time but, other than those two characters, I have some work to do. If there were more characters that played like Zangief or Hakan, I'd be set.

Sorry I left suddenly btw. People had come over unannounced and I can't concentrate when I have an audience. Especially when they wont stop talking to me about completely unrelated things.

No prob, good games.

Jebus H Christflakes, Drakul's Zangief is a bitch to fight.

Yeah he got tough.

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whatchu wanna do, wanna be ballers? Shot callers?

That was pretty damn good for a fan creation.

Those fans have Hollywood connections, though.

GO TEAM BLUE

Installed the game, still having the same problems.

Replace the disc.

Think its the drive itself. It screws up on MW2 sometimes too. And remember it kept kicking me to the dashboard in BFBC2?

American engineering.

...go team blue?

We won dammit, be happy.

you assholes give me no credit!

You time your attacks well. Happy?

youre just saying that.

You're such a wife. Jesus.

I never wanna see an El Fuerte again after tonight.

I think it is the disc.

I'll exchange it this week sometime.

I went to clean it and when I popped it back in it wouldn't even load the title screen.

yeah, exchange that thing, it happens way to often. Also, i worked Kalyx so bad he began to sob tonight.

Happy with my progression with Ibuki so far. Really need to work some target combos into my game though.

Your Ibuki is ridic but beatable. Better have 2 or 3 back ups.

I've been basically hammered since I got home. Lots horribly tonight but will be sober come tourny time.

I noticed when I joined the endless battle that everyones connection was green with only one or two of you yellow. When RoXer joined, everyone went to orange and red.

I spent a while in training with Gouken a few days ago and managed to come up with what I thought was an impressive combo but, in an fight, it's still a little too difficult for me to pull off.

Does anyone know about Guiles secret taunt and if anyone else has one?

Jusssstttttt got it. Tesco Entertainment think it must have been lost and have refunded me. Ended up buying it in town.

Down+HP+HK to put on Guile's glasses. For whatever reason. And Alva52 didn't rock shit, he used sorcery dammit.

Epic session, btw, we all did well. The tourny will be very interesting.

I am terrible with Akuma I dunno why I pick him

Me and Juri same.

Not I. I was soooo drunk when I got home. Been better than that lately.

Well sober up you bum.

"The plan was always to do more," he said. "I always wanted to do a series or a movie and this ended up being the best [method]. If the fans get behind it -- which they have -- it's going to make it all the more easy to get the real deal off the ground which is the next step. We would love to do a couple of movies, maybe a trilogy or a prologue series and then a movie."

"Given how many fans there are, if you do new media [like] Xbox where you can get content full HD, with great sound, and most people have nice flat screens, I think that's the way to go," Ansah said. "So you could have maybe these 10 minute episodes that you pay maybe 50 Xbox Points or the equivalent of 50 cents. We would like to try something like that out."

Choreograph the special moves to be more utilitarian (looked goofy in the film) and we'll have a cool fan series.

I did. Went 7 straight wins against alva and Roxer at one point tonight..

Whoa. Should have joined tonight but my court show marathon continues.

Observations:

- The little changes have been a big help to me over all. I'm better with all my mains in general.

- My brother is both awesome and terrible with Cody at the same time. Like, he's generally winning the series against me whenever he's using Cody, but there are huge holes in his game compared to how I've seen him used elsewhere. Could be trouble for me. :(

- Deejay's sobat got nerfed a litle, but his everything else got better. Still not as good as I should be tho. Fucking hate that Guile/Vega input too. Losing out in certain spots for no good reason.

- I am gay for T. Hawk. The end.

- Dan is kinda pretty good now.

- Why are the costume packs taking so god damn long to come out?

- Still think Cammy's spiral arrow has too little recovery time.

- They weren't kidding about Seth being cheaper. If I'm not using a main, I'm dying out there maaaaan.

- Can't use Abel well against anyone who isn't my brother or the CPU. :(

- Bison's new Ultra is kinda random. It'd be nice if there was a way to control what side you're landing on. Booster is still good tho.

- Juri is off-putting. Do not like anything about her at all. :n:

- Still learning Dudley. Like that he has so many target combos.

- alvarado52 has godly combos.

- more to come...

Cammy's Cannon Drill is unsafe, you can punish that easy. Cannon Spike I understand. Anybody notice my using Spin Knuckle more? The quicker start-up works, I never used it toe-to-toe before.

I finally got my limited edition Ken t-shirt. The guys at ASDA said since release day they "couldn't find them" but they "knew they had them in the back somewhere". Eventually they started denying they even had them in the first place.
I sent an email to the ASDA head offices and suddenly they found them. Convenient.
When the woman behind the desk saw me come in for it, she stuffed it in a bag and gave it to me without saying a word. I think she was glad to get rid of me.

The shirt is basically a white t-shirt with Kens gi printed on the front.

Good sesh against Roxer. Tired now.

Was armbar someone from here or a random with an apt name?

Random dude

Trick is to try to stay in close to try and hit Change of direction or tornado throw. Those two moves are your bread and butter. That spinning heel kick is brilliant for the wake up game, as people never see it coming. I usually catch people with it several times a match.

Use Marsailles roll to get by fireballs without jumping, but don't spam going behind people, because you can be thrown out of it.

His anti-air throw can be hard to pull off in a flash, so I usually stick to his crouching fierce.

Love abel's new ultra btw. Can hit it off a focus attack, which is way easier than comboing into his other ultra.

i was playing like doo doo last night, mainly because my gf was chatting my ear off the entire session...she throws my game off of everything. Seriously, i play horrible when talking to her and playing ANY video game online. But overall, i didnt have the greatest session.

Still trying to work Abel into elite status, but as usual, im having issues with my defensive angles :(

Thanks for the advice. Still wish you'd got this for 360. You were my closest rival. :'(

Since it is only 40 dollars new, I have been considering getting it for 360 as well, once the price drops a little.

I wish you would because then you can take G's spot in the tourney since I don't think he wants to play.

Think we should have a doubles side tourny? Basically the same format but with the team battle mode?

Maybe you can earn tag titles for once, RoXy.

Nah

Gay

such a fuckin' buzzkill Roxer.

doesnt have to be at the same time as the singles tourney.

I would have it start some weeks after the main tourny, with teams balanced according to the singles results.

EVEN THOUGH RoXy tried to pull an okiedoke with a RoXer/G team for the proposed MW2 tourny, I know a SSF4 Doubles Tourny with Kalyx/Khuntri on the card would yield low turnouts.