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FREEJ4Y

waiting for the balance patch
how much damage you can do with that combo ?
Not much, should be under 25%, but you are +8 and they're standing.

Open them up and then convert. Need to find a string where I can convert off overhead.

I can use 113, but after the BK they're too far from the first 1 and I get poked out of the 11
 
Yeah I've been interested in Liu Kang since they showed him off, he's the only character I'm working with currently and will let you all know if I find any tech.
 

Cat

This guy looks kind of tuff...
There are none. You can do an air fireball but not an instant air.
you can do then to where they hit the opponent in the face whole standing but not much lower than that
also there's more recovery on landing after a air fireball so you cant spam them like before. They have there uses tho
 
Do we have someone working on testing the frame data? With a character with this much focus on pressure I think accurate numbers would help drastically. I'll probably run a few tests when I get home.
 

Fractured_Shadow

Really likes to throw things at you.
Do we have someone working on testing the frame data? With a character with this much focus on pressure I think accurate numbers would help drastically. I'll probably run a few tests when I get home.
Kangs major problem is that his best string (F4) has a gap you can drive a truck through and his B1 has shit range. I pound Liu Kang with Reptile's range now that I understand he needs to be sitting on your face to do anything.
 

Fractured_Shadow

Really likes to throw things at you.
you can do then to where they hit the opponent in the face whole standing but not much lower than that
also there's more recovery on landing after a air fireball so you cant spam them like before. They have there uses tho
Ya I was speaking more for the revovery than how low you can get them.
 

Reauxbot

You think you bad? You aint bad.
So am i the only one having the worst time with jumping in with Kangs punches... They always lose a2a or just whiff unless done mad late
 

Paul the Octopus

Slow Starter
Kangs major problem is that his best string (F4) has a gap you can drive a truck through and his B1 has shit range. I pound Liu Kang with Reptile's range now that I understand he needs to be sitting on your face to do anything.
There is a gap before the last hit of F4,4,4 but I think F4,4,3 is safe and has no gap in my testing. Could be that I tested this wrong though.
 
Kangs major problem is that his best string (F4) has a gap you can drive a truck through and his B1 has shit range. I pound Liu Kang with Reptile's range now that I understand he needs to be sitting on your face to do anything.
Technicality its a gap but its not really a gap, If youre talking about the f44 <gap> 4 then the last 4 isn't that good considering its -1 and not cancelable. This is no different than doing f44xx qcb2 which I believe is a tight string
 
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Cat

This guy looks kind of tuff...
Technicality its a gap but its not really a gap, If youre talking about the f44 <gap> 4 then the last 4 isn't that good considering its -1 and not cancelable. This is no different than doing f44xx qcb2 which I believe is a tight string
There is a gap before the last hit of F4,4,4 but I think F4,4,3 is safe and has no gap in my testing. Could be that I tested this wrong though.
There's a gap between f44 so you won't even get to do the 3.
 
So am i the only one having the worst time with jumping in with Kangs punches... They always lose a2a or just whiff unless done mad late
Yeah. And crossover jumping pressure isn't very practical. I try to anticipate w jump 1, then (since i haven't learned good run combo conversions) ill do BF2
 
Was testing in dragon fire and all normals outside of d1 d3 and d4 that are cancelable can be run canceled into 113. i.e. f4 bf1 (hold) ff+ block (run) 113. IL post a bid in a bit. Makes any poke a combo starter.

Is F4 cancelable by itself? If so canceling F4 into Dragon fist a few times should scare them away from hunting for the gap. Maybe.
both hits of f4 are cancelable.

Heres the vid: (forgive the quality, just grabbed it from ps4)

shows 112, f3, f4 (2 hits) f21, and f44 being canceled into 113 for whatever your typical bnb is. Looks like every hit in this game forces stand so no worries about 113 whiffing. Some are more fancy like b34 (1 hit of 4) -> fireball cancel ->b34 -> whatever your best combo is there. Easiest way for me to do reliably is to buffer the fireball, then press ff1+block after I see fireball animation. Also, you can do this off of 1 hit of f4 but it's REALLY tight.
 
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AK L0rdoftheFLY

I hatelove this game
Was testing in dragon fire and all normals outside of d1 d3 and d4 that are cancelable can be run canceled into 113. i.e. f4 bf1 (hold) ff+ block (run) 113. IL post a bid in a bit. Makes any poke a combo starter.



both hits of f4 are cancelable.

Heres the vid: (forgive the quality, just grabbed it from ps4)

shows 112, f3, f4 (2 hits) f21, and f44 being canceled into 113 for whatever your typical bnb is. Looks like every hit in this game forces stand so no worries about 113 whiffing. Some are more fancy like b34 (1 hit of 4) -> fireball cancel ->b34 -> whatever your best combo is there. Easiest way for me to do reliably is to buffer the fireball, then press ff1+block after I see fireball animation. Also, you can do this off of 1 hit of f4 but it's REALLY tight.
With things like this it seems to make the cancels in Duelist less viable. This fireball cancel is legit and is hella quick.

How so? I said you can back dash if not in corner. I'll be updating my post today
I mean he has a legit infinite as long as he has stamina.

bf2mb f213 fb cancel 112 bf2 mb. Where is the gap to back dash?
 

Fractured_Shadow

Really likes to throw things at you.
With things like this it seems to make the cancels in Duelist less viable. This fireball cancel is legit and is hella quick.


I mean he has a legit infinite as long as he has stamina.

bf2mb f213 fb cancel 112 bf2 mb. Where is the gap to back dash?
Why would you want to waste that much meter for almost no chip?