R.Mika has the biggest chestinality in sf. Fuerte likes bajambos. No wonder I like him.
I’m happy the attitude of the thread has reverted to being positive. It’s crazy how ultra changed it for us. Let’s see if the health boost is true.
as in, on block? seriously. do elaborate man.
The bolded part is sig worthy 
Yea I am glad that we have positive anticipation now. Let’s hope for the best. Big thanks again to Buktooth and Dawgtanian for their input, that played a major role in getting us hyped based on actual info and/or educated predictions instead of pure random speculation.
I would also like to know more about how the current ultra works against Viper’s mp/lp thunderknuckle block strings, is there a 1 frame opening for punishment that I am unaware of?
Watching those Korean SSF4 HD videos only makes me more and more excited for SSF4. The damage that DP, FADC, Ultra deals has been nerfed across the board for every character. Focus Attacks are insanely fast now, making Fuerte one of the scariest characters in the game. We have option select armour cancel Ultra 2 which gives Fuerte a safe and damaging defensive option with only one stock of EX. His normals may have improved but that isn’t confirmed, and he may have 50 more HP, but that isn’t confirmed either.
All in all, a stronger Fuerte + system changes that benefit Fuerte greatly + difficult match ups nerfed = mid tier or better? Either way, we have a viable character now.
honestly? im happy with fuertes normals and felt comfortable with them at all times. they just suck on paper (frames).
Daaaamn. With that level 2 focus charge speed, fools are gonna be eatin’ fierces all day.
People won’t sleep on Fuerte so much once Super hits.
by armor option select do u mean, ex run take the hit, stop into ult2?
Exactly - that will probably be one of the most feared and archetypical ultra setup for Fuerte in the game.
Not only that, that means with U2 available, green hand is a definite no no since it’s a free ultra as well as no more tiger knee lockstuns.
Instead of just doing regular throw damage, now we have a pretty good ultra damage.
Faster fa attacks means Capcom has fixed Fajita buster and Q-bomb for us. Opponents will be likely more eager to FA. Leading to more opportunities for those two moves. At the same time. This may hinder us landing 2-hit dropkicks, reducing it to trades.
There’s a more in-depth explanation of what I mean on the previous page, by the player who discovered the technique, Dawgtanian.
Basically the input for armor cancel OS Ultra 2 is [QCB x2 + PPP~KKK]. If they poke you on wake up, you’ll absorb the hit and immediately Ultra. If they don’t poke you or you screw up the input, you’ll absorb the hit and safely jump away. It’s a safe way to attempt an Ultra every time. It’ll lose to throws and armor break moves though.
Exactly. Everything is interconnected. :wgrin:
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There ya go fellas, something to speculate on (maybe, I haven’t watched the vid and I know nothing about Fuerte.) Skip to about 3:50.
Nice, U2 makes for a good anti-air just like U1! 
Hmmm, looking at it Fuerte’s specials also seem to do more damage - look at what one tortilla propeller did to Gief’s 1100 health.
And it seems he also takes a bit less damage so perhaps the endurance buff is true?
Health and Dmg seem the exact same from looking at that video. The new ultra is pretty nice though.
Really? Does the tortilla propeller currently take that much of the bar against vanilla Sagat? I gotta try to compare this.
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I tried looking for damage and health buffs, but I didn’t notice any. RSF seems different in some intangible way.
Hmmm I looked at the video again and it some what does look like he has more health. But maybe I’m imagining things.
he just messed it up 
or geif got nerfed damage in addition to stamina.
Yeah it could be that too. Its very very hard to tell at this point.