Doh, didn’t read your post before I posted mine about the spelling.
This other part; he was mainly talking about 2D games and what you’re saying is more of a 3D thing. Since 2D overheads (mids) in general are slow enough to be blocked on reaction (is this always true?) and 2D throws grab standing and crouching opps, hit levels are much less emphasized in 2D games. …errr I guess… if not then basics are cheap…
Rob,
I see, I totally get what you are saying now.
Anyways, this is a little bit on how I developed my May.
I only know a few of those things, mostly what my character is capable of: ranges, speeds, what links what, etc. Not that I know every little detail, but for the most part I have a good handle on her.
For instance, when the round starts I know that my K will beat out most moves. From there I can link S into hoops or ride my dolphin over. If I anticipate that they will block, or play defensively I’ll throw out just the S to try to catch them because it has good range. If I’m feeling frisky I might throw out 6H instead, especially if I anticipate a jump.
If I think they’ll throw out a move, most of the time I can 2K under it and hit them. If they are big characters, like Pot, I’ll [2]S8H because I know my 2S will reach and is fairly quick. If I noticed they’ve been jumping I’l start the round with IAD to air throw.
I don’t know if everyone thinks this way at the start of the round, but this is what is going through my head. I have similar thoughts during the round, but to be honest this game is still a little fast for me and I have trouble reacting. I’ve noticed I’ve gotten a little better though.
Overall, I think I’ve probably played May a total of 8 hours in practice mode. I can only sit there so long and practice against a still opponent. I’ve probably spent another 8 in survival mode just playing against the weak computer. Sometimes I’ll try to beat the round using just S, or just hoops so that I can get a better idea of how the move works. It’s not entirely accurate because the computer is dumb as hell, but I think it’s helped me a little bit.
I think I have like 20 match vids total for May. They taught me some stuff, but I don’t think I blindly mimic them either. The way I like to play May is to just barrage my opponent with knock-downs and then play high-low with them. I’m working on my mixup so that I can try some other shit too, but I’ve been keeping my stuff pretty basic and just leading in with K, or K-D, sometimes I just run in and throw a 2D + hoops.
There are some really crazy ass JI combos for May, but I don’t use them because I can’t do the whole combo(I do have JI down fairly good with her though, I just haven’t got around to trying it out on any real players). I just told myself not to overcomplicate things and stick with basic combos until I have those down perfectly. My dust combo is also lame, but it gets the job done and I don’t have problems pulling it off.
What I focused on was just trying to calm myself down cuz I get hella worked up for some reason(random air bursts), learning how to block and not be scared of the blood web setup, and learning what moves work well against what characters. I found out that Baiken’s tatami’s or whatever totally stuff my dolphin, so…
Anyways, that is what I am doing to learn the basics. Most of the game is mental for me, and I think about stuff more than I practice it. Mostly I just wait for the tournaments to roll around, get stomped, and think about why I got my ass beat so badly.
lates, foo.
Damn…I need to start waking up earlier…I wanted to capitalize on the mispelled word issue but I got beat to it twice!!! Look Rob, you may be the fighting game master, but leave the long-windedness and exploitation of bewildering, incomprehensible vernaculars to the genuine sesquipedalians. 
Put that in your post and flame it! 
On an unrelated note, Testament had a question for you (see attached)
HAHAHAH TOO GOOD:D :lol:
I hope I can learn 2d fighting quickly. I know I suck at it, but I at least want to be some challenge.
;(
sup reno
i am lazy and am sure the info is in the thread, but where is atlantis? and is that where reno players play (hardcore players)? and where’s it at?
i might head there if its not too far from my hotel. i am heading there this weekend. but it’s just me who plays. my friends are gambling.
i’ve played cjcampbell on xbox live in cvs2. i wanna play him in the arcades. no, i’m not calling him out, i just wanna play.
thanks in advance
simon
btw i am a cvs2/ttt player. no mvc2 for me.
HE’S CALLING YOU OUT!!! Beat his ass with S-Groove Athena
Oh…and the Atlantis is south of downtown…where are you staying? Directions are pretty easy as long as you’re staying around downtown…
Bwahaha Nick thats the best av ever!!! Can i use it?
Of course…
$20…
Reno , Circus Circus
I was at Reno duing the labor day weekend. I went to circus circus to play some mid way games and also some arcade. I don’t see any hardcore players there. I played cvs2 by myself, and this guy challenged me. Saying I’m a fukin game nerd or sum sheit like that. I beat him the first game using A groove ,sakura Shoshosho… he was pissed. 2nd game… I did the same thing… and he mash on my buttons to mess me up…:lol: but i still managed to finished my CC and KO him… He’s pissed again and said, “Hey play marvel”, I said " don’t know how to play that game", he said " cus you suck huh". :lol: I agreed… I really do suk at marvel… cuz i don’t know how to play that game
Reno , Circus Circus
OMG, I know exactly who your talking about. It’s that one mexican dude with a mustache, with dyed hair. I was there Labor Day Sunday Night and I know he was pretty good at SC2, but I still kicked his ass easily because he keeps using the same moves for Astaroth. Then he starts all challenging me at CvS2, MvS2, and Tekken 4. He also called me a game nerd and all this other crap. But you know, I suck at 2d fighting games, so I accepted the challenge for Tekken 4, but he never came to play me, even though I know I was gonna lose, because I faced him in that game before. Oh well, that guy has total disrespect, and he constantly says he doesn’t like me, probably because I was smiling the whole time during our SC2 match.
yeah. thats ‘The angry guy who tells you you have no girlfriend’ he is part of my boycott crew. he’s funny. like sometimes he’ll tell you that you play too much or something, but he’s always at CC. like I just randomly went there like 2 or 3 weeks ago and he was there.
but yeah Shaix10 unfortunately CC is not the main arcade anymore. it has the best location but they don’t maintain the machines at all. like that CVS2 machine where you can’t see your meter.
O_o; So wait, are you (naps) coming up with Tim the Man, or seperately? Atlantis is hella easy to find. The simpliest directions are…
2: Merge onto US-395 S via exit number 15 toward CARSON CITY from US I-80. 3.21 miles
3: Take the MOANA LANE exit- exit number 64-, turn RIGHT onto E MOANA LN… 0.14 miles
4: Turn LEFT onto S VIRGINIA ST/ US-395 BR. 0.19 miles
Should we hold a tournament this weekend for all the out of towners we’re going to have? O_o Or just play casual?
ShAix510: Yeah, you just have to beat that guy to saying he’s a video game nerd, and then the real fun begins. :lol: I was once accused of being a “fucking nerd pussy” or something. O_o;
Nyacono: Hey, why’s your AIM on your phone? 
Or … atleast how’d you do it? If not, then my AIM is just messing up…
Woot, I guess I’ll try and waste my time to get to Atlantis this weekend.
JP
;D Cuz’ Everquest isn’t a waste of time.
I’ll be at Atlantis (hopefully) on Saturday evening. Hope to see you there.
Hope the bus gets me there. Oi!
hello reno peeps,
well on friday we will head up to atlantis around 9:30 or so and stick around for like 30mins or so and wait. if no one comes then we will start gambling and come up like once an hour just to check.
on saturday when iss the best time for you guys. cause my crew is stying till sunday afternoon.
well peace
Of course not. Since like people get bugged about them getting criticized it’s better to play on a game where what you know about the people are just their attitude and a computer generated character. Least then, if you get ticked off about them, least they don’t know who you are and you don’t know who they are right??
JP
Best time saturday = Around 8:30ish.
Ha ha…you’re a fucking nerd pussy…that’s classic… :lol:
Give me a call and I’ll tell you how to set up the message center on your phone so you can use AIM and check web-based email and stuff…