Ken General Thread: Go with the Flow

caliagent_3 · 2016-02-24T20:29:04.000Z

Valoon:

Froztey:

This is more real life related, but how do you improve your natural reaction time? I’m so pissed I can’t confirm TC1 100%, sometimes I mess up or commit to the TC1 on block because of twitch reflexes and have to expend bar to make myself safe. TC2 is really easy to confirm from but TC1 seems a little bit harder, much tighter IMO…

I’ve been sitting in training mode just grinding TC1, TC2, and cr.lk cr.lp confirms to really iron out any issues I have. Two things I’ve noticed, one is that I never seem to cancel into EX fireball if I mess up a TC1 confirm because my brain is confused at the options and sometimes I forget to cancel my TC2 for no apparent reason

Straight up TC1 is super hard for me too. I am doing what momochi was doing on his stream sometimes, which is st.lp > b.mp so I have two hits to confirm.

I don’t do the TC2, probably my bad.

Keep practicing and you’ll get it. The cancel is a lot slower than you think, that’s why it’s super easy to hit confirm. Try slowing it down a bit.

Phantom_Angel · 2016-02-24T22:37:44.000Z

NickRocks:

why the fuck didnt anyone tell me ken could wavedash

fucc you guys jk

What the hell are you talking about, man? Lol

Ken’s st.HP is one of the most satisfying moves to land, especially on CC. “Stop pressing buttons!” is what I like to yell out when I do it.

Kraftik · 2016-02-24T22:54:20.000Z

Phantom_Angel:

NickRocks:

why the fuck didnt anyone tell me ken could wavedash

fucc you guys jk

What the hell are you talking about, man? Lol

Ken’s st.HP is one of the most satisfying moves to land, especially on CC. “Stop pressing buttons!” is what I like to yell out when I do it.

I just wish I could just see the hit box for it. I wanna see if I can use it to whiff punish some low normals.

Rizhall · 2016-02-24T23:16:45.000Z

Isn’t it weird that counterhits normally give +2 extra frames of advantage, but in the case of Ken’s s.HP, in CRUSH COUNTER, it only gives +1 extra frame? lawl

Akhos · 2016-02-24T23:20:43.000Z

Rizhall:

Isn’t it weird that counterhits normally give +2 extra frames of advantage, but in the case of Ken’s s.HP, in CRUSH COUNTER, it only gives +1 extra frame? lawl

They don’t want us to have any fun run combos off of it.

SamuelVimes · 2016-02-25T00:10:12.000Z

Aww yeah we have LordWilliam in Ken’s corner, this bodes well. They were an absolute tech beast back in SFxT.

Phantom_Angel · 2016-02-25T00:16:25.000Z

LordWilliam1234:

Rizhall:

Isn’t it weird that counterhits normally give +2 extra frames of advantage, but in the case of Ken’s s.HP, in CRUSH COUNTER, it only gives +1 extra frame? lawl

They don’t want us to have any fun run combos off of it.

Mad as hell this doesn’t work anymore

twitch.tv/phantomsrk/v/22489589

LoyalSol · 2016-02-25T00:51:26.000Z

Rizhall:

Isn’t it weird that counterhits normally give +2 extra frames of advantage, but in the case of Ken’s s.HP, in CRUSH COUNTER, it only gives +1 extra frame? lawl

To be fair most characters don’t have a run OS that they can combo off of from half a screen away.

randyyttran · 2016-02-25T02:25:41.000Z

How do you do his option select where he does st.HP and if it hits, he runs and if it does not hit then he doesn’t run?

kenmaster1 · 2016-02-25T03:43:51.000Z

randyyttran:

How do you do his option select where he does st.HP and if it hits, he runs and if it does not hit then he doesn’t run?

You have to delay the vskill input

Akhos · 2016-02-25T03:48:39.000Z

SamuelVimes:

Aww yeah we have LordWilliam in Ken’s corner, this bodes well. They were an absolute tech beast back in SFxT.

I appreciate the kind words, but I was never much of a tech beast. Best I could do was massive combo videos due to just how open-ended SF x TK’s combo system was.

SFV’s combos aren’t nearly as flexible so I’m kinda stuck in that regard.

ProtoIno · 2016-02-25T03:49:05.000Z

randyyttran:

How do you do his option select where he does st.HP and if it hits, he runs and if it does not hit then he doesn’t run?

I dont think you can. If you can I’d love to know. You can only os it on CC or hit/block.

Phantom_Angel · 2016-02-25T03:50:24.000Z

randyyttran:

How do you do his option select where he does st.HP and if it hits, he runs and if it does not hit then he doesn’t run?

It’s just timing. Go into training mode and practice it. Eventually, you’ll find the sweet spot.

kenmaster1 · 2016-02-25T04:17:46.000Z

Just a decent match i had against ryu

BraboChoke · 2016-02-25T06:01:11.000Z

Some of the combos here are amazing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCwe2YUg1-k

NickRocks · 2016-02-25T06:12:40.000Z

Phantom_Angel:

NickRocks:

why the fuck didnt anyone tell me ken could wavedash

fucc you guys jk

What the hell are you talking about, man? Lol

Ken’s st.HP is one of the most satisfying moves to land, especially on CC. “Stop pressing buttons!” is what I like to yell out when I do it.

V-skill back v-skill back v-skill back

I saw combofiend do it on cross counter and screamed

NickRocks · 2016-02-25T06:21:09.000Z

Just saw that desk combo video w ken

Yeah…hes gonna get fuckin nerfed in the first patch :sigh: those juggles are too good. Cool to see some of th combos i had in my head actually work. Kinda sad i didnt get them on video first but i guess thats what having a job does

ProtoIno · 2016-02-25T10:16:27.000Z

Anyone hitting a wall with Ken? Im at 3500 with him in ranked and man getting wins is rough lately… he isn’t bad but you gotta put in work with him… I wish he had more frametraps…

Also i think he gets destroyed by chin li, my god…

notGeckoRoman · 2016-02-25T10:20:35.000Z

ProtoIno:

Anyone hitting a wall with Ken? Im at 3500 with him in ranked and man getting wins is rough lately… he isn’t bad but you gotta put in work with him… I wish he had more frametraps…

Also i think he gets destroyed by chin li, my god…

His frame traps are fine. Chun shouldn’t fuck him up, I don’t think.

ProtoIno · 2016-02-25T10:38:13.000Z

notGeckoRoman:

ProtoIno:

Anyone hitting a wall with Ken? Im at 3500 with him in ranked and man getting wins is rough lately… he isn’t bad but you gotta put in work with him… I wish he had more frametraps…

Also i think he gets destroyed by chin li, my god…

His frame traps are fine. Chun shouldn’t fuck him up, I don’t think.

I think she kills him on the ground game, has one of the best anti airs in the game and putting up with chuns walkspeed, normals, anti air normals and ia legs that are plus on block is a huge hurdle. I almost feel like ken is too honest fighting her.