It's always been the norm to end with 21 FBC S4~TP, the only difference now is S3 instead of the 21, leaving you with the same amount of stamina as before. You can choose not to do it if you want a full bar of stamina, but as said its probably best to take your guaranteed damage where you can get you never know whats going to happen with the pressure.@Ze Dingo
I know it is now considered optimal to end anything after flame aura with 3 fbrc 21 teleport rather than the old 21 teleport but I was thinking about this when I was playing some matches and using this and I don't know if it is optimal from a strategy standpoint. It gives you less post teleport pressure options since the 3 fbrc part of the combo ender actually depletes some of your stamina and makes you have less pressure continuing options due to having less stamina after you restand with the teleport. I feel like it is better to just end it 3~teleport or 21~teleport and have full stamina going into your post combo pressure. Do you have any thoughts on this? I guess this post should really be in the "combo" thread or whatever but I just thought of it while looking at this thread so whatever lol
Neat, thanks.P.S. to OP i think the ooptimal follow up to spear is
Spear, JiP, 123 TP RC B12 Flame Aura, S3 FBC 21 TP
If you use your stamina during the combo the opponnent can assume that you dont want to continue with FBRC. With full stamina your opponent needs to expect more options and the bait might be more successful.@Matix218
You make a fair point, but I don't think it would be a viable concern unless the opponent had 0 meter. Scorpion's pressure is full of gaps and I think you're best off going with B121 for chip, 21~block, 3~block or 11~block to bait out an armoured reversal, B32F2, throw or F4~ex Tele (os) if you want to continue your offense.
sounds like a really cool combo, you have a video of it?NJP, JK~tele flame aura, 3~FBRC~21~Tele.
I was going to mention this as well.If you use your stamina during the combo the opponnent can assume that you dont want to continue with FBRC. With full stamina your opponent needs to expect more options and the bait might be more successful.
In theory mind game. )
maybe you are right but it is like 2% we are sacrificing rightI was going to mention this as well.
If you use a cancel at the end of a combo then you lose being able to use the 214 teleport option select, using F3 cancels to catch back dashes or confirm with B1 or B3 if they try and poke out of 21 after a cancel.
If we're talking absolutely nothing but damage then I'd say use it but otherwise that stamina should be saved for cancels after your mixups/pressure.
Can't tell if sarcasm or notsounds like a really cool combo, you have a video of it?
You input F4~ex Tele. If the F4 gets blocked, cancel the teleport, if it hits, let it rip.how is f4 tele an option select?
I'm being serious and I'm not interested in damage, but swag.Can't tell if sarcasm or not
But God Conform posted a better one in terms of damage.
Technically it is more of a hit confirm than an option select in the case of f4 ex teleport since you can visually confirm that it has hit or been blocked and react accordingly by letting it rip or cancelling. He may have been confused because option select generally refers to you making a certain input where it automatically will give you what you want on hit and have it not come out on block and generally there is no visual confirm involved as far as I know.Can't tell if sarcasm or not
But God Conform posted a better one in terms of damage.
You input F4~ex Tele. If the F4 gets blocked, cancel the teleport, if it hits, let it rip.
I can try to record it with potato cam. I'm currently having troubles with an IP ban issue, so I can't upload off the PS4 directly.I'm being serious and I'm interested in damage, but swag.
Once you start the run, you can hold B and it won't stop the run, so, it's not that tricky at all, really...You could do, off of a spear, 214, DB3, RC, B12, DB4, S3, FBRC, F4, DB3. Hope you enjoy, B12 off of the teleport may be a bit tricky, but it's worth learning.