BLAZBLUE: Q&A For newcomers (PLEASE POST/CHECK HERE BEFORE MAKING A THREAD!)

i played GG competitively for a long time, im just getting into blazblu… Im having a blast with all these new mechanics and drives.

Can someone who is seasoned in this tell me if Hakumen is even a viable option to bring to tourneys? I know every character is viable ( in GG i mained Zappa and in SF4 i main Vega ) but ive been around the block with some skilled friends and my hakumen keeps on getting raped.

Oh and if anyone wants to get together with me on psn my psn id is Jarekov, and if anyone is from around chitown PM me if you wanna be in some local tourneys for this and sf4, T6, and SC4

Hakumen has a pretty bad time against the 3 top tier (like Tager and Bang), you have to play at your top if you want to win, at least against them
just check this vid, to give you a idea
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you fuck!!

yeah ive noticed that, it seems like nu gives alot of shit to everyone with her asinine zoning game. the question is do i want to invest 6 months into … wait yeah i do i fucking love hakumen.

Hakumen is getting way buffed in the next game, anyway.

im really loving hakumen right now anyway, he has some good damage combos and counters are fun to use and demoralizing for your opponent.

his combos are all very easy to pick up so ive been focusing on other aspects of the game.

also jumping c ( or heavy slash ) beats the shit out of everything in the air and has wicked reach and a sexxxy hitbox.

Now that is a positive reaction I haven’t seen in a long time. Good for you, sir. :smiley:

C - j.B no longer links on anyone except tager, no more canceling 5D with 236D for huge primer breaks, and freeze ends automatically at the minimum time to be frozen, no more stick shaking. also, i think i read no more 2b tech traps? this is a tragedy, you’re crazy! :frowning:

that being said, i’ll probably switch mains.

lol, acording to the pros he is still a pretty solid character, i dont see why you would change your main

Stick with your character, eventually they will be good!

This new version of Blazblue has many people high on hopes and excited about the game. It’s a lot of fun to play vanilla Blazblue, so I’m sure this new rendition will also be a good time. Try it out for an extended period to give it an honest shot, and then make your decision based on that.

Blazblue tournies are still doing well with turn out for the most part. NEC currently has 85 people pre-registered for an upcoming tourney, so the player base is definitely there.

This game will be a lot easier for you to learn and pick up than Guilty Gear.

i don’t know. i’ve watched a lot of the videos that made it to youtube from nicovideo, and jin’s playstyle looks boring now. no more trench coat pressure of justice. ragna was my primary alt for all of calamity trigger, and he looks even more fun to play in continuum shift, which is why i’ll likely switch even if jin is still playable by altering strategy. ;[

May sound stupid, but i just decided to try out BB. I should receive it in my mail box in a few days , so now i m watching videos and trying to choose 1/2 characters to try out .

I m a big time SF3ts player mainly , i loved playing Ken , not for his top tier status but for his mixups , many tactics and the fact that apart kara throw you had pratically every tool in the game…he made me feel like i was using the game’s system to the max .

On the other hand , i enjoy playing Chun Li in SF4 too, defending and calculating spaces and pokes while punishing the other players mistakes.

As far as design goes i like Litchi and Taokaka(sp?) mainly . But from a gameplay standpoint, what would you think would suit me?

I m sorry again if it sounds stupid, but its my first time with an Arksys(sp?) game and i would like to get a good start on BB.

Well I can’t really stress on the mix-ups part but besides everything in the bold makes you sound like bonafide Litchi player :lol:…

wow:) super fast reply !

what a nice coincidence then! like i said i liked litchi design , gonna go look for some more matches and videos about her then!

Thanks a lot! I ll post my psn when my game arrives so you guys can kick my ass silly :smiley:

Does anyone know if the US xbox version of this is region-locked?
I’m european and tempted to just import it rather than wait for the french or whatever release…
Sorry if this was answered before but I found lots of dissonant information on the web.

The US version is only region locked for PAL 360’s same with JPN version as well, sadly you’ll have to wait for the European release…

Alright, thanks for the quick reply…what a shame.
Seems noone plays GGXX#R online on PC anymore either.

how active and how large is the BB community compared to SF?

There’s a dedicated fanbase online and offline granted that it’s not as large as the SF community, but if your looking for people in your area you might wanna look in the regional threads…

I have a question regarding Ragna
is this combo possible?
3C, 22C , dash backthrow (i know this is techable), gauntlet hades, delay follow up, 5B, d inferno uppercut, followups

when I do throw or back throw, I get the follow ups normally, but when i try to do it like the above it seems enemy recover in air faster??

also why is it so hard to combo 5C -> 6C ?? i try to mash C but 6C never combos