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Qwark28

Joker waiting room
Actually pretty good for being such a young character for you.
You've definitely done some of your homework on his traps, which is excellent.
One thing about them though that I have to say is, don't fuck around with stuff like 4xxSlices after one though. Stick to your main trap of F44 to catch them pressing buttons and your mix-ups when you feel they'll stay put.

Also, D4xxSlices needs to go. That's just worthless.
Other than that, very solid handle you've got on him. I'd just say try and be a little more methodical with him and wait people out a bit. He's not exactly fast enough to be running around so much.

And for using meter in mix-ups, I only use it on F2xxExSlices in the corner. B32xxExSlices is fine too if you don't wanna risk being so minus if they block a B31, but I'm very conservative with my meter in general that I just go for it.
about mixups, i only use them in open space, if i know theyre not doing anything after 2212 ill do it again, with a 4 slices ender its 12% chip and a bit over a bar of meter+ in 6f d3 range to redo slices if they dont neutral duck it, id mixup only if i dont have the lifelead
 
The only thing about F44 is it does not buid nearly as much meter as 4 slices. It depends on the matchup if you want meter or not but if so, 4 slices is still a great option.

Yeah, but your traps are where you want to get your damage primarily, so I would go the route of that every time.
Plus, you'll build a ton of meter on one go no matter what you choose to do. :p
 

EVB SomeCubanGuy

*Hissssssssssss*
Yeah, but your traps are where you want to get your damage primarily, so I would go the route of that every time.
Plus, you'll build a ton of meter on one go no matter what you choose to do. :p
Agreed, 4xxSlices is really only helpful in situations where you're playing footsies and trying to maintain your pressure (like after a D3 on crouch-hit or a D4 hit to keep them from jumping all the time.) F+44 is still your best bet as a followup almost always. It only does 2% less chip than 4xxSlices and only equals to 2 less blocked hits, so the meter gain isn't all that substantial. Yeah it's -2 on block compared to 0, but safe is safe so that's fine. You can still pressure with a 6f D3 afterwards if it's blocked anyway without having to worry much about an interrupt either unless it's a poke or you're playing against a Reptile or Kung Lao.
about mixups, i only use them in open space, if i know theyre not doing anything after 2212 ill do it again, with a 4 slices ender its 12% chip and a bit over a bar of meter+ in 6f d3 range to redo slices if they dont neutral duck it, id mixup only if i dont have the lifelead
Try mixing up an U+3 in there if you think they're gonna stay in block after 221+2. Doing another 221+2 is fine, but if they jump out, you're eating a full combo. With U+3, you can at least block the crossover, or at worst get hit in the air where they can't really convert. B+4 can be used in the same scenario as well (though this will get full comboed too if it's jumped, but if blocked at least you'll be at +11!)
 

1man3letters

Alpha Tarkatan - Moderator
Moderator
Qwark28 dont lie to the nice people, youve had a pocket raka for a while, i got the pms to prove it muthafucka lol :p
ya picking up from our talks/games well anyway,cant really say more than ive said to you in private,
exploit,exploit,exploit! ;)

SomeCubanGuy brings up good points about u3/b4, there +10,+11 so good to try fit in your game.
like TheTetraSpirit said, ditch the d4slices, only use for is it in the b4 corner reset
also just that it being debated, imo f44 > 4~slices
 

Qwark28

Joker waiting room
Qwark28 dont lie to the nice people, youve had a pocket raka for a while, i got the pms to prove it muthafucka lol :p
ya picking up from our talks/games well anyway,cant really say more than ive said to you in private,
exploit,exploit,exploit! ;)

SomeCubanGuy brings up good points about u3/b4, there +10,+11 so good to try fit in your game.
like TheTetraSpirit said, ditch the d4slices, only use for is it in the b4 corner reset
also just that it being debated, imo f44 > 4~slices
i dont count a char as pocket when i use him once like few months for like 2 matches lol, gonna be serious about lvling him up along with scorp
 

Zoidberg747

My blades will find your heart
RADIEN!!! :mad:

grolarbears did play the mu very well in fairness to him,
how'd rest of the tourny go?
After that I won 3-2 against an ermac that jumps more than k-frog lol. The one thing he did though was punish blocked blade charge with Lift instead of push, is that just my spacing or can he always do that?

Then I lost a couple close games to DJ L Toro's kitana.

Overall it went pretty poorly for me but there is always the next one(or Injustice :p)
 

1man3letters

Alpha Tarkatan - Moderator
Moderator
After that I won 3-2 against an ermac that jumps more than k-frog lol. The one thing he did though was punish blocked blade charge with Lift instead of push, is that just my spacing or can he always do that?

Then I lost a couple close games to DJ L Toro's kitana.

Overall it went pretty poorly for me but there is always the next one(or Injustice :p)
if its not a max range one ermac can lift depending on the spacing yea, lift only 13 frames sure.long hitbox too.
ah so toro eventually got ya back then, suprized he went with kitana and didnt counter pick.
 

Zoidberg747

My blades will find your heart
if its not a max range one ermac can lift depending on the spacing yea, lift only 13 frames sure.long hitbox too.
ah so toro eventually got ya back then, suprized he went with kitana and didnt counter pick.
He was explaining to the stream how blade charge was braindead. And he plays kenshi,.

Still get to put him on blast lol
 

1man3letters

Alpha Tarkatan - Moderator
Moderator
Thank you sir! Much appreciated. Wish I could've done better but next time I suppose.
no problem man,
ah you did good,was a bit sad when ya switched to sonya but hell us tarkatans should always have a bit of brokeness in our back pockets ;)
if nothing else you once again gave the kommunity a reminder of a lesson still not learned by many...
learn the baraka MU or one of us will find you...and we will fuck you up
 

EVB SomeCubanGuy

*Hissssssssssss*
After my match with Tommy he told me he was MUCH more scared of Baraka than Sonya. No idea why I went with her first. That's what I get for trying to play the tiers instead of going with what I know. And with Scar....he's just godlike with that character and I was dumbfounded as to how to fight her. I thought I knew the matchup, but it seems I have much more to learn. Next time though, which hopefully will be UFGT...all Baraka. No exceptions. Bring on all Kabals, Kenshis, Freddys, I don't care. I'll be ready.