ggs jay…your rushdown with block strings and throw mixups improved…you beast!
man…i really need to start playing more again…this ny/boston rivalry isnt balanced anymore haha
GGs Buddha =]…yea meng ive improved alot since the last time we plyed each other!!! , get on yur GRIND BOy cuz it sure aint lookin close like it used to be lolz… NEW York ALLDAYY !!!
Hey EVERYONE ive got 3 more videos to show u all , very interesting 3 games all RANK MATCHES…plyed 2 in which i ran into GEOM MODINSIDE ( TOP GuiLe on XBL , #3 on the leaderboards ) & the other vs filipin0man ( plays wit beasty ass Rose )…
enjoy the vids everyone & comments will be appreciated…subcribe to my channel if ya wanna keep in contact…
1- Rank Match part 1- Geom Modinside ( Guile ) vs Da Assassin jaY ( Vega )
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2- Rank Match part 2- Geom Modinside ( Guile ) vs Da Assassin jaY ( Vega )
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3- Rank match- Da Assassin jaY ( Vega ) vs filipin0man ( Rose )
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GGs to Hectic and his circle of vega friends. Tonight was the most fun I’ve had yet online. Thanks for inviting me man. And thank you for giving me my new title. 
Also, I totally kicked your butt with Hakan. 
Gg’s Soda, those were some incredible matches bro. I don’t know what to do against Hakans, especially decent ones lol no1 I know ever picks the oily bastard 
Let’s play again soon, I’m usually free after 9PM eastern on Wednesdays & Thursdays (my days off)
If anyone else is down for unadulterated 8 man Vega fests feel free to add me lol we played for about 3 hrs, good times!
Lol I only “brag” because Vega is an absolute nightmare for poor Hakan.
Was it really three hours? Man, it was just so much fun. I honestly would be up for turning this into a weekly affair. It feels like a group of friends getting together and having a blast. And I would love for everyone to get in on it. 
Kamisama, gg’s yesterday.
Your hit confirms off of s.lk and c.lp ->c.mp -> ex wall dive is godlike, especially since you hit it like 99% of the time. Didnt realize how useful it was till yesterday.
Thanks. I told everyone about it, but no1 believed me lol. GGs man.
Yeah cuz it’s such a simple concept that people overlook it…but even though it’s simple, it’s actually SO good lol
Btw, i finally solved my lag issues…FINALLY! After a whole year since vanilla sf4…i apologize to everyone that had to put up with my lag in order to fight me for the past year haha
Anyone down for a few matches soon? Haven’t done any mirrors in awhile. We should try and get another endless match session going with a few of us.
I should be on today if you’re down for a few. Be wary, I’m way rusty.
GGs FearTheGobbler. Felt like every time I went for a kara throw I got a claw to the face. Get that CH -> ST down! Good stuff.
GGs today Kamisama. Ibuki is annoying. What is up with that overhead to super, that did like 500 damage the one time??? hard to defend against. Adon is good but I quickly noticed a lot of his limitations fighting your Vega. He can’t pin anyone down or punish backdashes THAt effectively… Jaguar kicks and LK rising jaguar are pretty risky. I still think he’s better than every new character minus Ibuki though. He is so strong at nearly every aspect of play, but just does poopy damage. Rising Jaguar is such a good move, I need to anti-air properly with it.
GGs Jozhear. Vega vs. Ibuki is one of my most difficult MUs with Ibuki so I really do appreciate getting a few Ibuki matches here and there with your Vega. Its annoying cause doing my vortex with Ibuki requires almost godlike execution against Vega and Adon lol, and since I was off I didn’t get any kunai vortexes going well.
I am glad to see that you are playing much like how I think Vega should be played using the hitconfirms and the combos into EX FBA. When I played against chojin my links were spot on, especially the cr lp links, but for some reason when I played you I failed way too many times to link, even the easy cl hp one. That was so frustrating to miss that one and the cr mk one so many times.
Either way though, it is clear that you have had much more practice with Vega than I have. Your execution on your links were far greater than mine was. I am trying to get my Ibuki as good as my Vega though, which is why I have been mostly only playing her. As you can tell, she has a long way to go.
I read before that you were looking for some things to get better at and I think I found some things that you could look at, although I don’t know how you would practice it per se. Your AA is good and definitely sufficient but I think it can be significantly better. Rather there are some situations that would be better to use certain AA moves instead of others. Nj Hp for example is a significantly safer AA to use than NJ Hk, however it is slow starting at 6 frames instead of 4 like hk.
If someone is jumping to AA you the safest bet would be to NJ mp or jump forward or back mp. OR if they are really early you can catch them with cr HP and st HK.
For jumping forward AAs the safest ones are jump mp I believe IIRC, and if you both jump together then the best (not including the obvious air throw) is FP if they are at same level or lower which starts at 5 frames which is faster than the HK. The jump HK Is good at AA when they are far away cause of its extremely far hit box. I use it to stuff STs all the time.
I ran ALOT of tests the other day to discover what his best AA options are and in what types of situations so if you would like I could go over it in more detail somewhere. For starters though I think you could take a look at the hitbox thread to see what I am talking about.
Also I think st HP is the worst poke ever. I would suggest to not use it cause if you do and miss you can be severely punished. St mk is a much safer poke in my opinion. St HP is 34 frames whereas st mk is 25. People have jumped in when I do st HP and killed me. You only used it once I believe but im just trying to help even if its only a little.
I really hope this helps. I am confident that you will do well at the tournament, if the nerves don’t get in the way.
Im going to upload probably four of our matches later. You beat me good this time. GGs once again.
i agree with everything except for this part.
you see,normally vega’s best way of punishing an os throw tech would be to do a block string followed by a cosmic heel.but if you consider how risky this move is to be using on the fly everytime against shotos and characters like balrog and bison(if they block,you’re at a disadvantage),you’d come to understand that a sthp is a much better safer option to punish a os throw tech.if they mash crouch throw,your sthp whiff punishes them and if they dont do anything,they block while you maintain your spacing.
other than that as you said,for counter poking etc in a groundgame a stmk or a sthk(depending on the spacing) would be the best option.
also,i dont get the part where you said you need godlike execution to perform vortex on vega.why do you say so?from what i know,ibuki really needs to work for a knock down,from there on vega is free.
^ Probably because Vega is so slippery, and I am the kind of Vega who notices the first opening and makes sure I take it. Peacin the hell out.
As for the advice, thanks Alex. I’m really trying to work on my air game. I have a really bad habit of using roundhouse when I should use fierce. Furthermore, I think I need to react faster when I plan on using ST. I know it’s not really a great option against vega’s jump ins, but i can still trick people with it here or there. I am really concerned about my anti-airing ability at Evo cause IMO that will be the most important thing going in. I haven’t looked at the hitboxes but I’ll take your word for it and check tomorrow. I need all the help I can get before Evo.
Also, today I learned how to frame trap with all of Vega’s normals and I also learned how to do that option select after CH. Good stuffs, I think I only need to iron out my execution some more, probably just those frame traps.
Figured I’d find you here Joz. Hit me up for some matches sometime 
I’m gettin back into my Vega craze again and some mirrors with you I’m sure would serve me well.
@laxlight- What I meant was to use st HP during footsies. I don’t doubt that it has its uses but I do prefer other moves. Also in that situation you describe I still wouldn’t use st HP though, although that is because of my style and how I prefer to play. If people find it useful then by all means use it.
Also about Ibuki using vortex against Vega. I meant using MY vortex. Not using the standard vortex. My vortex is particularily difficult against certain characters Adon, Vega, Zangief, T hawk, Blanka, Viper, Rose, Guy, and maybe a few others that I can’t remember but for different reasons.
Its hard against Vega cause you have to really get the exact spot to do it at other wise TC4 won’t work. You have to force him to stand basically. Also you have to jump higher than normal against him than other characters.
Not only that but knocking down Vega is very difficult in the first place with Ibuki. Its one of my worst matches with Ibuki.
@Jozhear- I am glad that I could be of help. And yes ST was another option that does work well given that you catch people when they aren’t attacking which means that you do it early since most of the time when people are crouching the opponent will try to get a little deeper to attack with a jump in so that it hits you.
I did mention NJ mp in my post and I think that move is highly underrated as an AA. If I am correct that move can be very powerful against certain air attacks. That move in particular requires further testing from me. If you want I can go over all of Vega’s AA options that I did through my testing to see the best AA options Vega has maybe in another thread.
i was in endless the other day with two other vega players. was quite funny cause vega mirrors are rare and these guys were actually pretty good.