997

that’ll probably be faster than searching.

the obvious choices where you have a larger margin of error about the clock spacing are the tall characters of hugo, alex, and urien.
just off the top of my head, those are the only three where i’ll attempt going for fierce into SAII if they’re skirting the edge of the clock. everyone else gets a pass. but there might be another character that behaves in the same manner, i dunno. i dun study the game too hard, unfortunately. i just played.

good luck.

998

Thanks for the tip, since i posted that question I’ve fell in love with IA-EX Tsurugi. Question about Kara-Karakusa, or KKK for you haters. If you knockdown and they tech will it grab them 100%? I heard it does but I’ve missed it plenty idk if its timing or character specific.

999

Define tech???

If they wakeup mash cr throw tech you will get jabbed out of the kara karakusa

If they wakeup throw either you will get thrown out of karakusa assuming you are in their throw range, if not karakusa will grab their whiffed throw (assuming the throw is done as a reversal)

of course this leaves out the human factor…

1000

I think honestly there isn’t much of a guarantee on this one. Remember that a karakusa cannot be teched but a karakusa CAN tech an opponents throw, very strange but it makes sense if you think about it for a while haha. As far as an opponent teching on their wakeup against Makoto they almost never do it. The idea being that they will either eat anything you throwout leading into another karakusa setup or maybe st. mp~st.lk xx lp. hayate the risk isnt really worth it.

Kara-karakusa is valuable on wakeup once you establish that you CAN do stuff to them off a st. lk kara and make them block high if you cancel into an ex oroshi. By letting them see the st. lk on their wakeup they are forced to choose in a split second often going for a block or desperate dp. They almost never tech seeing as the 2 options just explained off st. lk WILL BEAT any tech they do 90% of the time. So long story short they usually block high or do something with invul ie: shoto dp. Make them want to mash dp and then just wiff st. lk on their wakeup to draw it out, then punish to the fullest :smiley:

I try to think of Makoto as a character that trains your opponent to operate on your terms over a 3 game set. Make them do stuff that is in your favor. I know I diverted a little from the question but I hope this helps in the overall idea of the kara-karakusa on your opponents wakeup, as I’m only now developing it myself. Good luck to you!

1001

I’m trying to adapt from SSF4 AE’s Makoto to this new one. A few questions!

  1. What’s her best hit-confirm? I’ve been using s.MP, c.LK xx LP Hayate, but the Hayate whiffs more often than not.

  2. Is there a link to her hit-box data?

  3. Just double checking this: is SA2 only available off of s.HP if you’re in the Os in this example, back to the corner?

X000XXXXX

  1. Is there a shortcut to Hayate canceling? In SSF4, you can cancel with LP+LK (like a throw) and it works every time. In 3S, it seems like you have to go punch first, then a bit later cancel with a kick.
1002

  1. s.MP xx SA1 is a great way to confirm SA1. c.LP x2 xx SA1 works as well but c.LP sucks in 3s :
    s.MP, s.LK is better than c.LK. Try it out, and the Hayate should hit properly.
    c.MK, SA1 is also a great way to confirm to SA1.

  2. No idea.

  3. Yea, perhaps it works after a s.MP if the hit stuns but I doubt it. s.FP is the only way, and a great way to set it up is with karakusa.

  4. You have to cancel with kick after punch, not press it at the same time.

1003

I will try out s.MP, s.LK xx LP Hayate, thanks. Makes sense that it would hit due to the Kara-effect it has.

1004

If you want to see hitboxes, you can do so with MAME and the proper scripts, but I won’t post links here.
However, hitboxes are way less important in 3s than you think, it’s all about feelin’ what’s what. :^)

1005

Aside from parrying, is c.MK her best counter-poke for things like Ken’s c.MK and c.HK? Is c.MP buffered Hayate a useful tool in 3S?

In 3SOE, a LOT of people are playing it like AE and doing a lot of low pokes once I’m close, and while I’m getting the hang of parrying these things, I’d like to know more consistent options. Should I UOH these types?

1006

Yeah, I noticed people playing it like SF4. (^.^)’ If they’re just trying to low poke you lots, you can pretty much just do [Karakusa, Fierce xx minimal-held Strong Hayate] till done, heh. If done right there’s not enough space for a low Jab from most characters.
cr.Fwd is an excellent counterpoke to nearly everything, yes, but if you’re trying to stuff things like Ken cr.Fwd on reaction then cr.Short is a better option a lot of the time. His cr.Fwd is just slightly better than yours unless you were both in range to start with.

1007

Question: once I’ve stunned an opponent, is Fukiage almost always the best follow-up if I don’t have SA2 (assuming I’m using SA2, of course)? I see J Fukiage stunned opponents, and I have to wonder if he’s just being flashy to kill a very low health character.

If it is optimal, how character specific is it?

1008

Very specific. You can only hit Q from behind, for example, and you can only hit shotos at very specific points in the stun animation, plus you can’t hit most of the cast at all. It’s viable on Hugo, Alex, Dudley, Elena annnnnd…that’s really about it. The rest are iffy, and most (Twelve, Ibuki, Remy, Oro, Urien, Chun, etc) are impossible.

It’s a good idea to do on those four because you get a lot of stun re-build, a lot of damage, and a good juggle (sj RH axe kick, sj late Jab plus reset, or if you do Jab Fukiage you can cr.RH). However, j.Fierce/RH, s.Fierce xx Hayate, or Fwd axe kick, s.Strong xx Hayate are nearly equivalent and much easier.

1009

Why does EX Hayate in s.HP xx EX Hayate get blocked at times? I don’t feel as I’m canceling it late … I’ve even tried negative edging using HP and MP as my base, and occasionally it gets blocked. Is it merely a strict cancel?

What is the deal with s.HP, anyway? It only has 1 active frame, but it seems like you can cancel it a bit during its recovery frames; that, or the frame data is wrong.

1010

You can cancel things after the hitstop, yes. If they’re blocking the EX Hayate you’re cancelling too late. :^)

1011

Sorry, I figured out my problem. I didn’t realize this until it happened about five times, but in training mode, if your opponent “dies,” the combo is ended and he blocks. That’s what was getting me. Not sure why they made it like that.

1012

Sorry for being a pest :wink:

In s.HP xx SA2, should MK SA2 always be used if in range? Or are there certain ranges where HK SA2 will hit earlier than MK, due to an opponent being tall enough or close enough that HK’s arc hits them sooner than MK’s near-end point in its arc?

1013

this is kinda tricky, but you are smart for noticing this. if in range for mk, you should use rh against taller and bigger characters due to rh hitting earlier. vs shotos too, use rh if possible. vs urien in particular rh sa2 hits almost everywhere lol.

vs some shorter characters (yun, yang, elena, chun, mak?) its best to do mk rather than rh.

vs yun and yang if your back is to the corner, you must do lk sa2. vs other characters ill use mk when my backs to the corner as youll have less chance of randomly whiffing.

learning all the correct distances and what button to use is gonna take some trial and error. good luck.

1014

I’d just like to thank you guys for the help. Expect more questions, if you don’t mind.

So post EX Hayate in the corner, is this the priority?

s.HP on Alex and Hugo
LP Hayate on big characters (Urien, Q, Gill?) and Alex and Hugo when s.HP won’t miss
s.MK on EVERYONE else

Is this correct?

1015

Off the top of my head…

twds short: the twins

st fwd/cr strong: everyone but the twins

jab hayate-> *akuma, chun, elena, *oro, remy, Q, makoto, ibuki (=these characters juggle somewhat funny… is somewhat unreliable)

st fwd kara’ed jab hayate: ken, ryu, 12, sean

cr rh kara’ed jab hayate: dudley

strong hayate: Urien, hugo, alex

st fp: hugo, alex

cr rh: alex

And my I suggest

Provides most basic info has an error or two but its a great starting point and covers most basics of 3s Makoto

1016

Nice, JAK. I deleted my post cause yours is much more accurate/helpful.