What’s wrong with you? I asked for a sparring session and he has not replied. Why don’t you let tell me. No need to but in. I’ll even play him on the GGPO thing once I install it.
And who are you? This is the Blanka thread so i don’t want to derail it with silly challenges. We can take that to PMs.
Just so this post is not a total waste I will add some good info for my fellow Blanka players:
Did you know that Zangief cannot get in on Blanka at all? All you have to do is normals all day and this will keep Zangief out. It’s pretty easy actually.
Also, vs Ken, all you have to do is jump over fireballs and do the TOD combo for a dizzy and then again for an easy win.
Lol I don’t think he is trolling, I see at as being “different” for lack of a better term. I’m sure he means well and just can’t help sounding silly. Even though he rubs people the wrong way (the way he talks about pro players for example), I like the attitude that there is more to learn and a thirst for getting better. If he was trolling (well intentionally at least lol), I doubt he would actually request/accept challenges.
To make this post somewhat on topic, I have been thinking of picking up a new character and Blanka may be what I am looking for. I like his playstylle built for shenanigans and the erratic movement, but I hate charge characters. I just can’t really get used to the charge mentality. What kind of tricks and tips are there for proper charge usage? When is a good time to give up charge and when is a good time to try and build up charge?
So basically you’re saying you don’t want to spar? OK, no problem, I’ll find someone else.
I don’t see how you think my tactics are not legit? I’ve worked for over a year on them and they are proven. They sound basic but they work very well.
Thank you. At least you get where I’m coming from. If I talked down about any top players it might be because I just don’t know them as top players. If they are, great but I wouldn’t know. I watched very few vids if any so I was not familiar with the guys you refer to as top players. Is that so bad? I spent my time getting better by playing my friends offline and the computer at the hardest setting. Training mode also helped me with my timing and execution.
When I get out of work, I’ll accept and we will play. But, you sound like an angry person. Chill out, it’s just a game and all I want to do is help you level up.
to SG10x, I just checked out the video’s you mentioned earlier in this thread. You played well!!! Seriously??anyway, from the video’s uploaded thus far, the trap didn’t seem to bother you at all.
One thing that’s worth mentioning…
Virtually every character in the game has an infinite throw loop in the corner. That’s just how the game works. In theory, that seems really shitty for characters like blanka who suck at escaping out of corner pressure - like you mentioned earlier. But IMO corner specific anything: throw traps/combos, whatever are nothing to worry about.
Why? Because it?s fucking humanely impossible to do throw traps more than 1-2 reps.
The wake up times of characters in the corner is different from the wake up times of any other position on the screen. Thus your opponent must time meaty attacks, safe jumps, etc slightly differently in the corner than in other locations of the screen. What are the strategic implications of that? People fuck up meaty/safe jump timings in the corner a lot. Doesn’t matter what level of play, what sf game, when or where, whatever. That?s the all time, most frequent silly mistake in street fighter. let me repeat that for emphasis, the most frequent human error of all time, in any SF, is fucking up meaty/safe jump timings when your opponent is in the corner. I?ve seen Japanese players fuck up meaty timings in the corner in the SBO finals because they forget that fact. American players are no different.
If I were you, I?d do crouching medium kick x2 into blanka ball (on wake up), which will be safe every time. Even though meaty standing lk (with fei) will theoretically beat that, if timed perfectly, I wouldn?t worry about it. Your opponent will most likely do the meaty move too early (and miss the meaty attack) or intentionally time the meaty attack later than they would an ordinary meaty, in which case your wake up medium kickX2 (or any attack really) would beat their attack.
But back the topic, you played pretty well. Excellent blanka play ?
-10,000 V, I actually remember you from back in original Xbox during the Anniversary Edition days, you had a good HF or champ Blanka I remember. I am not trying to call you out or anything and make you look dumb that was never my intention. I just didn’t agree with your statement that Blanka basically owns deejay because that is completely false, and I am sure you cant honestly believe that is true. I am sure you have a decent blanka.
Now come on guys lets stop bashing this guy he hasn’t really done anything wrong, sure his claims are a little different then were used to, but maybe it’s because he hasn’t reached the level of Komoda once he gets there he might understand that its not easy to keep leveling up when you get to a certain point. Plus we all know that if we play his Blanka, it will prove almost nothing cuz the blanka mirror sucks. If anything lets just be glad this thread was revived we needed it.
And Big O don’t play Blanka, you will be more frustrated then anything I say play Rog then you can maybe win a tournament sometime.
You want me to wake up with crouching medium kicks? I would but sadly its not possible trust me I am good at reversal balls timing of combos,but I am pretty sure all I can do is what others have said and win the reversal throw, I really doubt that I could wake up with medium kick before he hits me with his standing light kick into throw.
You want me to wake up with crouching medium kicks? I would but sadly its not possible trust me I am good at reversal balls timing of combos,but I am pretty sure all I can do is what others have said and win the reversal throw, I really doubt that I could wake up with medium kick before he hits me with his standing light kick into throw.
BTW where are those videos I can’t even find them?
everyone can access the video’s (i’m assuming these are the video’s you’re talking about) at YouTube - ?Fuddulous’s Channel?. Lots of content at this site. Something like 4 hours of HDR overall HDR footage.
Like i said before, corner trap wasn’t really a factor at all. If anyone’s got 2+ hours to waste watching footage (like i did earlier today) I’d be curious where the corner throws made a difference at all. Did it? Yeah right, Nobody can time more than 2-3 reps in the corner. The timings way too difficult.
10,000 volts leveled me up to the player that im today…He’s the “RealDeal”…His knowledge & wisdom unmatched just like his Blanka shenanigans…He taught me to stick to one character & dont fear the bad matchups, just fear the bite…haha
Just a heads up to all those who is challenging, dont take him lightly…Make sure you take your rabbi shots…
I was bored the other day and I decided to revive my old 10K Volts account from back in '05. Most of the character threads have simply died and I really wanted to get some discussion/debate going again. I love HDR and ST and I think there is still lots to discover in both games if we just break away from what we think is “law.” Hence, I made some silly comments about matchups but my thinking was rooted in truth. Of course DeeJay and Boxer kill Blanka simply by character design but that doesn’t mean that we should accept that and have to stand by it. Let me give you an example…
Let’s say that DeeJay vs Blanka is what 7-3 in DeeJay’s favor right? Now let’s take a player of BTC’s calibur and have him fight a very good DeeJay like Bruce Askew. In a race to 10, let’s say that Bruce wins 6-4. Does that mean that the matchup is now 6-4 in DeeJay’s favor? Probably not, but the fact that BTC could tilt the scale is actually a good thing for other Blanka players. He would have demonstrated that a bad matchup can still be ultra competitive and even winnable in a race to 10. This is why I NEVER give in to the “that’s just the way it is” mentality.
I always thought that tiers really sucked. In a race to 10 vs Boxer for example, Boxer might win 8-2 or 7-3. BUT, when it’s tournament time, you don’t get 10 chances to win. What if the Blanka player won the first 2 matches out of 3? Well, that would mean he advances and the Boxer player does not. If you want to compete with ANY character you’re gonna need just enough tricks/strats/techniques to fool your opponent for 4 rounds in most cases. THAT IS WHY, I stick to Blanka. By the time your opponent has downloaded your strats, it’s probably already too late.
I used the 10K Volts persona to touch upon that and hopefully open some eyes. Sure, I got out of hand with some stupid random comments but that was me just trying to get people to speak up. If anyone got offended I’m sorry. I’m cool with all of you and I admire each of you for your dedication and skill in this game we love. No harm intended. (especially Geo, Blitzfu and Fulani)
Believe it or not, I actually do have some cool new stuff to show and I’m gonna do it the only way I know how. In my Remix Blanka Volume 3 video which coincidently is just about complete!
Here is a short list of what I will cover:
? New Vega wall dive counters
? New Honda escape counters
? Shenanigan resets
? New strats vs Boxer
? Bison counters (I have lots of these!)
? Shoto corner lockdowns
? Bite loops
? How to completely shut down Zangief
Now, let’s REALLY get back on topic and talk some Blanka!
Almost forgot… WOW, that was pretty stupid to actually argue with myself! HAHA