I’m trying to adapt from SSF4 AE’s Makoto to this new one. A few questions!
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.
Is there a link to her hit-box data?
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?
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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.
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.
No idea.
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.
You have to cancel with kick after punch, not press it at the same time.
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. :^)
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
Yeah these are all accurate. Most of those kara hayate finishers aren’t worth the trouble imo. Cr. mp is amazing if hayate canceled for the distance is awesome and can be used to setup fun kara karakusa’s, not to mention keeping the pressure on. Make sure to check out Makotos setup to kara karakusa after a ex hayate in the corner: st.fp hayate (reset) ~ kara karakusa. Or just dashup grab if your lazy like me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAvFiAJhAII
yang sa2- (crouch block only iirc) dash back cr rh~jab fuki dash forward cr rh~jab fuki
oro ex upper - n.jump mk tsurugi hayatex2 on block (ex hayate works for second one)
ryu’s ex dp- free n.jump rh combo on block (also works on fp shoryu although ex is easily identified)
sean ex dp- free n.jump fp/rh combo on block
ibuki ex upkicks- free ex fuki on hit if not super cancelled, free n.jump combo on parry
akuma and kens fp shoryu’s (point blank cr block only) - st fuki dash forward cr rh kara jab fuki (meter less 100% stun on akuma although not really practical)
