Raphael949
[05] Battler
I love these. As a Raph AND Cervy player, that was quite relevant.
Hate Speech: We Talkin' Bout Practice?
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Wid0maker
[10] Knight
Interesting read and some very good points. Up until this time, I've mainly used practice mode for working on my set ups and combos. My reaction needs a little work, but then again with no offline comp and having to play online most of the time, I'm not surprised my reaction needs some polishing. Well, off to the training room for me!
Runis
Doom Combo is Back!
I practice combo's religiously so that I never lose my timing in a real match.
I go through each character and look at each scenario (aka move) and make a list of every one that can be punished on block, or needs an evasion of some sort. (This took me 6 months to complete in SC4, with 1hr of practice per day.)
I look at every offensive option my character has and match it to every offensive situation they can create (took about 2 weeks).
I then look at every offensive option I have and look at what defensive options each opponent has. (I never finished this for 4.)
I quickly came to the conclusion that Jump -> Doom Combo was broken beyond belief, but yes, like Hates said, if something pisses you off, Lab it and break it apart. Next time they try it on you destroy their soul. Finding out you have a universal answer to every mix-up option of a move is key.
And that answer doesn't have to be a single move, it can be an option select such as Step-G.
SC5 is possibly going to be far more Training modish since you'll also want to practice timing your Just Guards for certain moves. GI has always made some options avoidable, but Just Guard makes them purely unsafe. You can Counter GI someone, If they Just Guard you, you're fucked.
I go through each character and look at each scenario (aka move) and make a list of every one that can be punished on block, or needs an evasion of some sort. (This took me 6 months to complete in SC4, with 1hr of practice per day.)
I look at every offensive option my character has and match it to every offensive situation they can create (took about 2 weeks).
I then look at every offensive option I have and look at what defensive options each opponent has. (I never finished this for 4.)
I quickly came to the conclusion that Jump -> Doom Combo was broken beyond belief, but yes, like Hates said, if something pisses you off, Lab it and break it apart. Next time they try it on you destroy their soul. Finding out you have a universal answer to every mix-up option of a move is key.
And that answer doesn't have to be a single move, it can be an option select such as Step-G.
SC5 is possibly going to be far more Training modish since you'll also want to practice timing your Just Guards for certain moves. GI has always made some options avoidable, but Just Guard makes them purely unsafe. You can Counter GI someone, If they Just Guard you, you're fucked.
OmegaXCN
[10] Knight
You guys already said a lot of great things, so I'm just gonna add this:
Two-player training mode should be taken advantaged of as much as possible. Yes, the temptation is to just go right into versus mode with your buddy. However, if you can find one other person who wants to learn the game at a competitive level, the merits of going into training mode with your partner can not be ignored.
Hates talked about How You Practice > How Much You Practice. Now take those good practicing methods and have your buddy control the AI. Your efficiency just increased a lot. You're not wasting time setting up A.I. commands, because your partner is already doing it. And you have the benefit of having one other person in the room to add extra insights and think of scenarios with you that can be examined.
At the very same time, you're helping your partner's game too.
Two-player training mode: Saves time and makes training extra efficient.
Two-player training mode should be taken advantaged of as much as possible. Yes, the temptation is to just go right into versus mode with your buddy. However, if you can find one other person who wants to learn the game at a competitive level, the merits of going into training mode with your partner can not be ignored.
Hates talked about How You Practice > How Much You Practice. Now take those good practicing methods and have your buddy control the AI. Your efficiency just increased a lot. You're not wasting time setting up A.I. commands, because your partner is already doing it. And you have the benefit of having one other person in the room to add extra insights and think of scenarios with you that can be examined.
At the very same time, you're helping your partner's game too.
Two-player training mode: Saves time and makes training extra efficient.
