Being as Dante is his BFF that would be my suggestion. If you plan on playing Frank before Dante, THC is an easy Level 5. (Trust me, I’ve tried so many ways to get to level 5 with out THC, seems too easy, but it’s the most effective using 2 meters as it deals the most damage and it’s Level 5). Jam Session allows two snapshots if timed right. There is also the Survival Technique DHC Devil Trigger Hard Tag for an extra snapshot if necessary. If Dante first, you can BnB in to Million Dollars, Survival Tech whiff Snapshot as well. Dante is a very deep character with a million moves, but his simple combos aren’t difficult and he can still do a good amount of damage.
I posted this on the deadpool page, but obviously also applies here. If you have 3 meters as well as certain team members with a /power up hyper, you can level Frank up to level 5 anytime you hit a jump in trigger happy l. I personally use morrigan, and here is my level 5 combo. Simply Jump :qcf: + :a1:, :s:, J:m:, J:m:, J:h:, J:s:, :dp: :h: (Katanarama) :qcf: :atk: :atk: (Happy Trigger time. MASH TILL IT BREAKS, GOOTECK BE DAMNED), :qcb: qcb: :atk: :atk: (Survival attacks), :d: :d: :atk: :atk: (astral vision), Raw Tag Frank, :qcf: :s: = Voila Level 5 Frank. It shouldn’t be that hard to gather the meter with Morrigan, and if done correctly it will always get level 5. From there its j:m: + quickwork unblockables all day. This also works with guns + cart xx Teleport, though its easier if your opponent is in the corner so you dont go behind them.
okay so i’m pretty set on using Iron Fist(rising fang)/Frank West (shopping cart)/
but still trying to figure out an ancher. been thinking about Ammy, Doom, or Strider. but i’m open to suggestions
oh and i found i could do iron fist basic chain ending with the crumpling special. raw tag into frank. S into j M, L Tools of survival, S call rising fang assist camera then camera again to get to level 3. it works only in cases where the enemy is close enough to the wall. but i still gotta try to see if i can dash after the first camera shot.
I think you missed my video. That very combo you just found is in there. But, to fix your dilemma, I suggest doom.
i guess i did miss it, and i must be blind because i still can’t find it…
what assists should i use for doom? i was thinking either missiles or the beam. missiles to counter air born foes. or the beam for quick rolling mix ups with franks roll and for further help with approuch.
Bioth are ok but doom rocks are good for lockdown pressure so u can deal chip at level 4 and the rocks are very good for extending combos at lower levels
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And I agree with kensanity. Both rocks and beam are good for frank west.
Happy New Year Everyone!!! I’ve been in the lab all vacation long, and here’s the progress I made:
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C.Viper - after her BnB, you can whiff Frank’s hyper and then do launch.S, air.S, air.2C, snapshot (thanks for the tip Ocaml_ftw)… Unfortunately, it’s only about 25 exp… And… I can’t land her BnB online… at all… So I dropped her
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Nova - My favorite character now… i love how he hard hits! it sounds so… painful
good substitute for seismos! Anyway, his BnB into whiffed Frank hyper gets Frank right up to level 4… but you can easily boost it to level 5 with the proper assist… so i went with: -
Spencer - Up grapple assist is Nova and Frank’s best friend.
but not before I started experimenting with…
good substitute for seismos! Anyway, his BnB into whiffed Frank hyper gets Frank right up to level 4… but you can easily boost it to level 5 with the proper assist… so i went with:NOTES on current team: Nova/Frank/Spencer
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Nova BnB “Power of… FRANK!” -> Whiff Frank’s hyper -> Spencer grapple assist, camera, launch.S, Air.S, Air.2C(whiff), camera again for level 5 with 2 bars and ~800K damage… after second camera, you can cancel into Frank’s cinematic hyper for 900K with 3 bars…
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Nova/Spencer BFF combo (1:22 in the video below) will get you a crumple state that allows for a hard tag into Frank. I am still experimenting with what to do after this QUESTION: If Nova ground bounces and calls Spencer… does Frank still have access to a ground bounce or Spencer assist after the tag?
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Spencer BnB ending with a cinematic hyper sends the opponent in the spinning knockdown after the 4th hit… this can be DHC’d into Frank for a whiffed hyper -> Spencer grapple assist, camera, launch.S, Air.S, Air2C (whiff), camera again.
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Frank solo combos (see Wolverine-Master’s video below) can be extended with Spencer’s grapple assist for a second picture. One big thing is that this helps Frank score much better combos and 2 pictures off ANY throw (grounded back throw has REALLY tight timing)
-With Gravimetric Pulse assist, Frank can do his corner BnB, wavedash back twice, call Nova assist, shopping cart hyper OTG, then snapshot. (opponent will bounce off the gravimetric pulse after the hyper (TO TEST: second snapshot with Spencer assist)
- TO DO: Figure out more options when Frank is on point and Spencer is dead. ie. Frank and Nova only
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Nova’s BnB is perfect for leveling frank… it can be simplified to reduce damage and guarantee Frank’s leveling… I love the synergy of this team… I think this is going to be my main team… I see zoners being a problem, but that will be an interesting challenge. I personally feel that Nova’s full screen dashes and cr.B are enough to deal with zoners, but we’ll see. Also, Spencer is good for zoner’s too. I got a lot of experience playing Solo Frank at level 1 because my Viper/Trish/Frank team kept getting blown up leaving me with level 1 frank. I must say that Frank is REALLY decent again Wesker. Frank’s level 1 mediums beat Weskers in range. Bunny hopping with m’s is very useful… i think most Weskers underestimate lvl.1 Frank, so they charge into it… Also, zombies are great for super jump gun shots!
Sources:
Nova Video
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Frank Video
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Wolverine-Master, thanks for making the video! For people like me who have little time to play, it really helps a lot… appreciate it.
You are very welcomed. I honestly never knew I could do this stuff. If I didnt get into that little argument with kensanity this vid wouldnt exist. I just felt like I had something to prove. Happy New Year fellas. I hope to play a few of you soon.
@mOOpOO: I know in Vanilla there were was a felicia/haggar/arthur(I think it was that team) combo where he calls arthur’s assist twice during the same combo. The note he had on the vid was that it worked cause arthur wasn’t in the same spot (team order wise). I’ve never had a need to test it, but it might be worth checking out for your team since you have the mid-combo tag-out going on. I need to see if I felicia’s dp H can bounce long enough for a frank hard tag so I can get some easy leveling going on…I hate TACs…
edit:Actually, finding that vid was easier than I expected. Like I said, it’s vanilla, but I never heard anyone make a stink about it and didn’t hear anything when ult. came out so maybe the tech is still around? (jump to 1:40 if you don’t wanna watch the whole thing…it’s a pretty stylish vid either way though.)
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I currently run Nova/Frank/Hawkeye and from my experience online as a 2nd lord with frank, I learned that he should never be a point character. You might get away with a cr.:h: against average players and pull a combo off to level him up but DHCing or TACing is the only reasonable way to get him to level 4-5. This doesn’t mean you should completely ignore his play style from levels 1-3. I learned that you should play some keepaway with Frank in these levels and rush when you hit 4-5.
With that said, make sure you guys find a team that has total synergy, not just towards frank. He has to help them as well! Don’t build an entire team circled around frank because if he dies or the point character, then frank and your other dude are exposed.
Humbags video gave me the idea for this easy mode combo. I thought if Nova can get frank easily to level shouldnt skrull be able to as well? After messing around little I managed to get this combo. Pretty damn easy, gets frank to level 5 and once it starts its guaranteed as long as you have 2 bars. [media=youtube]i15l3JNRaLU[/media]
Look at above video. Gets Frank to level 5
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Thats some good stuff!
Nice work guys. Quick question. What if you dont have 2 meters? Whats the BACKUP plan.
Frank can easily get to level 3 using the Tenderizer assist If im starting him (Which is obv the one I’m using with Skrull) No bar needed. I’m sure if I play around with Skrull I can build at least a bar before starting my combo up ther. (He should have one beginning the match) I’m thinking I’m going to use strange for his beam assist because it helps Frank get in, and allows meteor smashes to not only be safe, but comboable on hit. (Eye of Ago is great for combos and all but Tenderizer has the same affect…still it’ll depend on the matchup.)
I’ve been messing with Haggar/Trish/Frank for a while now due to the ability to get Frank to 5 in one bar or level 4/5 for 2 bars with Trish. The team combination definitely has weaknesses but it levels up Frank with no issues from anywhere on screen.
Heres another quick basic vid I made. Same concept except I use the anchor Rocket Racoon to do it (easy level 4) and the crazy spin at the end cause the combo to continue plus tenderizer level 5. Good chemistry with these guys. I think they are very viable [media=youtube]07G3KMy5sFU[/media]
Whats up with that spin in the end? I’m aware of the dhc glitch but that spin seems a helluva lot slower than the regular spin out. Maybe its just me. That has to have a whole bunch of craziness that can be added to it considering the opponent is just in a free fall. Ps Unreal feel free to fancy these two “combos” up for your next vid:)