Tomorrow I’ll go and play to make a list of characters who can help Frank get to lvl.5 or at least lvl.4 off of a two meter THC. Since we already know Dante is Frank’s BFF for that, I’m sure there’s other alternatives besides Dante. While I cannot provide a video, I’m sure this list will at least help out others. My guidelines for this list is making the basic Frank combo into THC, s.M, s.H, cr.H, S, j.M j.M j.H j.S, A1 and A2. Another guideline is that I will add a notation next to the character if it’s possible to drink and snap during THC (ex. Dante [D&S]). Some stuff you do different from this guideline may bring different effects, such as three meter THC, so keep that in mind accordingly.
I got the game yesterday and have been playing around with getting Frank leveled up. This might be old news/useless, but I found that Skrull’s tenderizer assist is pretty useful so far.
Using frank on point and doing a basic ABC Launcher, Air ABC S, call Skrull assist, Snapshot to OTG then take another snapshot while they are being tenderized gets you to Level 3 immediately. It’s an extremely brain-dead combo and gets you to level 3 so I personally find it useful. Getting to Level 4 though I haven’t found any easy quick method without the usual THCs etc.
Trying to make a Frank team. I like the idea of a powered up Frank sitting behind Ghost Rider with his powerful shopping cart assist, only trouble is I’m having a hard time finding a good 3rd wheel here. Any suggestions?
Well, some good news and bad news for me:
The Good News: I’ve adjusted my team to Frank/Dante/Nemesis. Frank with Dante is just too good. The length of Million Dollars + Bottoms Up = Hello Level 5! Plus, I just realized you can call assists while vomiting. Throw in Dante’s Jam Session, and you’re golden.
The Bad News: I never played Dante in vanilla. Now I have ANOTHER character I need to learn…
X-factor 3 Chun may be better in Ultimate, but I think Dorm is your best bet.
Any hyper than continues hitting after being DHCed out should be good for leveling up. As previously mentioned, Tron would probably be the best for this; starting Tron, combo -> end in Lunchtime, immediately DHC to tools of survival (let it whiff). While the servbots are hitting, you can take at least one picture - maybe two, if you time it right. Either way, it’s at least an instant lvl 4 for 2 meters.
Something similar could possibly work with Storm(hailstorm), Dormammu(stalker flare), or Zero (rekkoha)
Sorry I’m late to the discussion on this but I think Frank + Iron Fist is pretty damn awesome. Justin Wong has been playing Iron Fist/Nova/Frank and using shopping cart assist to help Fist rush down, but I prefer Frank on point with Iron Fist rising fang assist. You can start a match by doing jump S with Frank while calling Iron Fist out and if the fang hits you can confirm into a launcher basically anywhere on screen. If they’re knocked really far away, you can actually wavedash over (I think 3 or 4 dashes total) and reach them in time! This leads to a combo for level 3 easily.
But here’s a Level 4 combo that can be done anytime with my team of Frank/Iron Fist/Chris
Jump in S, land M, H, slide, launch, MMHS, land, call chris gunifre, tools of survival H OTG, relaunch, MMHS, call iron fist rising fang, snapshot, jump kneedrop, land, snaphot, Survival Tech. Good damage and builds an extra meter for a DHC into Iron Fist which does around 800K total. Depends on how you’re feeling though, since it can kill low stamina characters, but sometimes you wanna save that meter and start mixing up with assist + roll tech (which is pretty godlike).
Long story short - Frank + Iron Fist gets my seal of approval.
In my (albeit limited) testing with Frank, a Deadpool THC will get him to level 4. The timing can be a little strict, but it works. I know someone already mentioned it, but I thought I’d reiterate with I guess some more specifics. Even with mashing, the most I seem to get is between 75-78 hits. It’s still a pretty decent setup though.
Yeah, with his buffs, and despite his nerfs, Dorm is definitely a far better anchor. And I think it would be better for Chun to reap the benefits of the Shopping Cart and Dark Hole.
EDIT: And Desk’s UMvC3 combo video makes me wonder why we haven’t thought of using certain assists (like Sent drones) to get a Snapshot after a cart hyper. Unless I’m dumb and someone already brought this up.
Anyhow, did anyone confirm that you can get a snapshot after the Blue Lights Special? Because I can’t seem to get Frank out of recovery frames during the wall bounce and in time to take a snap.
I honestly think it’s impossible unless you X-factor or have some jank assist to back you up. I tried it going from one end of the screen to the other, and in the corner. Neither worked.
Someone please correct me if I’m wrong, because that would be awesome.
Dunno why people keep on bringing up the camera-after-cart-hyper theory and hoping that it’s possible. Frank needs an assist or X-Factor or an assist to take a Snapshot after a cart hyper. The hyper doesn’t even leave the opponent in a hard knockdown state during which an OTG is possible.
Anyone trying Frank West + Rocket Raccoon?
The THC works to get Frank level 4 in 1 combo, but it seems to just not work randomly half the time. Ive tried doing it faster, slower, delaying the air combo, etc. It just seems to not work half the time, anyone else trying this?
I’m actually working on a short, quick guide on THC with Frank. And when I did the test with him and Rocket Raccoon, the first time I managed to get the energy ball to hit which may lead to a possible drink and snap. But the other times I’ve recreated the situation, the wall bounce from Blue Lights Special gets over Rocket Raccoon’s machine gun, giving the homing energy ball instead.
Oh yeah so thats why it didnt work. Well for a temporary fix I’m just using RR’s log trap assist in the combo to use up the wallbounce before doing THC. Works great Lvl 4 frank in 1 combo.
Frank/??/Hawkeye
Ending a combo with Snap shot with hawkeyes Greyhound assist can net you a reset.
Just need to find someone who can hold them long enough so I can relaunch.
Right now I’m thinking Frank/Doctor Strange/Dormammu. Frank has two awesome assists backing him up with Agamatto and Black Hole and DHCs are really damaging. He can use either one to relaunch
spider man can do a combo ending in spider sting and hard tag frank for at least level 2, level 3 can also be done. it’s a meterless way to get frank in there without having to play him without that cvs2 roll. maximum spider ~ early dhc into frank’s weapon super gives you a picture when the opponent falls from the top of the screen. THCs with frank+spidey give you one picture because of the crawler assault knock down. you can’t mash it because the shopping cart will last longer than CA and mess up the knock down.
playing spider man/frank/doom. spider man+shopping cart was good enough for me so any team synergy beyond that is icing on the cake
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So here’s a few example matches of how Frank can work in harmony with Vergil and Strange, please note that this footage is from day 1, and it was my first time playing online, so I was still adjusting. However I should be getting a capture card soon, so I should be able to go more in depth about the team.
I’ve been liking spencer as a partner for frank west. Spencer’s horizontal wire grappel lets frank get 2 pictures in one combo.