el fuerte’s 4th challenge is putrid, absolutely putrid, probly the hardest non ex cancelling challenge in the game.
Yeah, that one took me a while. By the time I got around to getting that one done #5 was cake because I was already RSFing like crazy at that point.
:party::party::party: Hard Trial 5 FINALLY done!!! A word of warning for those inexperienced in the RSF loop (like me), you WILL get sick of hearing “Fajita Buster” EVERY…SINGLE…TIME…YOU…TRY. :grrr:
I have a really really simple and might sound mildly retarded problem :
Normal Trial -> 03/03
crouching med kick
super
I really do not understand how I’m not able to do this overly simple c.mk cancel into super. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
Try a different version of the super… LK/MK/HK.
I feel weak. Can’t even get a 2nd jab in hard trial 3. Any tips?
Do other chars’ hard trials first to get a feel for timing links.
I had the same problem because I have slow clumsy fingers and couldn’t coordinate the motion with my second button press.
The way I got round it was to negative edge the super. Instead of doing an additional button press for the super, hold MK, do the double QCF motion, then let go MK as you finish the motion.
I hate the link combos in this game. After a few months, I still can’t do any of them consistently.
try doing a c.mk > shinkuu hadouken with ryu i think they pretty much have the same timing
…am i the only one stuck on Fuerte hard #3? lol.
even on the google there are no posts about hard #3, can’t ever get the final c.mk.
i’d love to be as frustrated on #4/5 with everyone else but unfortunately i’m still stuck behind 
s.LK -> c.MK is a faster link than you’d think
Hi can someone help me with Trial Normal 4 Move 2. I cant combine the Jump HP with the HK no matter what i try i just cant connect it. Any advice?
Thanks in advance
hey! first time posting and im having trouble with elfs hard #4. i cant connect the LK after the shower kick. not sure how to count frames and ive searched and cant get a write up on it. ive done everything from watching animations from both characters to see if i can time it, to watching the damage meter. im using the x box remote and that challenge is making me aggro. any tips on just timing the LK after the shower?
Jeez, finally done with El Fuerte’s trials @__@.
I’ve been stuck on Hard Trail 4, for like… ever… After reading this thread, I figured I’d try again. Hour later, I nailed it.
Here’s how I eventually got it:
s.LK, c.MK, Super: Learn to nail this 9/10. Even if Dan blocks the MK link, consider it the correct motion. It’s actually not too bad a combo. I actually got more frustrated after getting this part down. Mainly, I began doing it like this:
:lk:, :db:+:mk::qcf::qcf:+:hk:
Using a neutral LK will eliminate most guac jumps, and using the DB for MK will give a wider window to push and link it while doing the super motion. It comes out pretty fast, but not mash fast. Think of it as a j.Hk, Hk timing.
Anywho, once that’s down, began adding the first half… remember to backdash after the FA (forward dash connects too, but it’s not as easy).
- Remember to put the stick in neutral after inputting the shower kick.
- Do NOT push LK more than once.
#2 is what took me a good 4 months to break. I wanted to combo shower kick into a mashed LK, THEN attempt the last two parts. Instead, think of the shower kick as the end of the first part, and the LK is grouped into the rest of the combo. This way, you should be constantly hitting Dan with the whole combo, he’s just blocking it. Once you get to that point, you’re gold. Just keep grinding it, and you’ll hit the right window.
Still, linking the two combos together is almost pure luck. Try just doing the shower->lk over and over until you start to see where they may connect. I found it to be about halfway through the damage animation (recovery flash hits "CPU). Once you see the shower come out, begin the combo… by reaction time, you should be close to the right frame.
Trail 5… seems like cakewalk bnb now.
PS: All combos done on standard 360 controller, analog.
Quoting myself, because over 4 months later, I still can’t do the 4th trial.
Hmm, this 4th hard trial does seem to be quite troublesome. That light kick never wants to connect. _ oh well.
Any advise on what’s the best way to buffer the super in Hard Trial 2 ?
My problem is that El Fuerte starts running when I try to input the punch before the super if I have already buffered QCF :xeye:
If he starts running you’re doing it wrong mate. I just managed to pull this one off myself. what you need to do is:
:d: (hold), :lk:, …, :lp:, :df:*, :r:, :d:, :df:, :r:, :lk: <— notice the * at the first ‘downright-arrow’
at the ‘…’ have a brief pause.
- You need to input this and the rest of the combination as soon as you have hit that lowpunch button (but just right after!)
You get him to run because (I believe) you are mashing your controller / joystick, pressing the punch button more then once which has that result. At least, that happened to me as well a couple of times.
Just get that rotation down and you should have it done rather quick to be honest.
I have a nice tip for you: always start your combo by doing the latest part first. this way you can split the combo in multiple parts, and get to know them seperateley. Then all you need to do (:badboy:) is to string them together.
Good luck!
Thanks for your help ! 
My problem with your method is that I am a little to slow to do the
:df::r::qcf: so it really connects.
I managed to do the trial though (don’t know exactly how :wow:) but it was more like :d::df:+:lk::r::d::df:+:lp::r::hk:
I got to check that again tomorrow. :karate:
i am starting to dislike this trial #4
i can link the light kick after the shower kick 80% of the time, but for some reason i cannot get the crouching medium kick out
and the crouching medium kick to super is so rediculously easy >.<