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Blocking kombos

Mikemetroid

Who hired this guy, WTF?
Any tips or tricks to block those super long annoying kombos? Or anyway to stop them midway?
Don't get yourself caught in them in the first place. If you're not trolling, I would really recommend the in-game tutorial and probably some of these vids to get you started. Whatever mentality you have rn is wrong and should be re-adjusted if you really wanna get good at FGs.


or play Geras and get really good with the time breaker mechanic.
 

Arqwart

D'Vorah for KP2 copium
Any tips or tricks to block those super long annoying kombos? Or anyway to stop them midway?
If you're already in a combo state, there's no stopping it save for the opponent ending the combo, the opponent dropping the combo, or you using your meter on a combo breaker.

To prevent being put into combos, it's a matter of appropriate defense based on what the opponent is doing and how you're managing your risk on offense. Spacing, neutral, neutral ducking highs, contesting with pokes or quick highs, blocking high/low, reading staggers / cancels and interrupting them, jumping, using armor, using kameo reversals -- there's a lot going on in the ebb and flow of defending yourself. And that's just on the defensive side, not the offensive side.
 
Idk how people use R2/RT as the block button. I always change it to R1/RB, it’s just sooo much better. I’ve also been using it as a block button since 2007 so there’s that too, lol
You just put your finger on it and squeeze when you wanna block, pretty easy tbh
 

scarsunseen

Miley Cyrax®
Idk how people use R2/RT as the block button. I always change it to R1/RB, it’s just sooo much better. I’ve also been using it as a block button since 2007 so there’s that too, lol
I got used to R1 block from MK Trilogy lol. I could never adjust to R2.
 

Marinjuana

Up rock incoming, ETA 5 minutes
You just put your finger on it and squeeze when you wanna block, pretty easy tbh
I never had an issue using trigger for block but I did notice improvement after changing it to RB for MK11's flawless block which had more precise timing obviously.

Also switched stance switch to LB for MK1 Shang. Not a huge thing but felt significant enough for me to change