Just wondering if you guys are using U2 at all. Right now I’m not really using it for any matchup, especially with the TC boost in 2012. Thoughts? I mean it did get quite a buff, but U1 is just so easy to combo into I just have a hard time switching away from it.
I use only against Sagat
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U1 is still superior in my opinion.
I dont use U2 at all, not even for Sagat, Gouken etc.
U1 is just to good to not use it.
U2 is just much less usable now imo. The damage nerf hurts it a ton, i only really use it against akuma now since his life is low enough that any way this ultra hits will still hurt him. I wouldnt say its bad, and ocasionally against sagats and roses it can be nice to just to shut down the fireball game but overall the comboability of u1 is just better.
edit: Also forgot to mention that its definitely worth using against seth. Can stop his fireballs and divekick shenanigans. Also some seths will throw reckless fireballs which are pretty easy to react to.
Seems like I might be in the minority here but I’ve basically gone back to everyone I used it on in Super:
- Sagat
- Ibuki
- Akuma
- Viper
- Fuerte
- Gouken
- Bison
- Guy
- Vega
- Rose
It all really depends on the person your playing though, people play characters in lots of different ways e.g A Vega player who hardly does any off the wall shenanigans - U2 is kinda pointless (unless U2 was scaring him into not doing any…)
I also still occasionally use it against Ryu if they have a really strong fireball game.
I never use U2 ever.
I never used U2 except for the Sagat match-up, just to put the fear into him/player not to spam fireballs so I can start my rushdown comfortably and safely.
I stopped using U2 completely.
I feel like I focus too much on landing it, whereas with U1 it just flows into my regular gameplan.
Target combo buff makes it a non-decision, imo.
yes, this is a big problem, my reaction is not that good, and we don’t see good players spam fireballs all day when rufus have u2…
Against sagat i think that help a lot, tiger shot is a big problem, and his pokes are not so good, using u2 is much easier to get in
To be completely honest, I haven’t been maximizing on the new Rope-A-Dope punishes.
I agree, the “fix” to the target combo really helps, along with mk messiah finally able to combo into lk followup, and increases my choice on U1…
But I have found myself going to U2 if I know the person I’m playing well enough that they rely on fireballs, a lot.
Yeah, so I have to take back what I said. I actually used U2 against a T.Hawk player in a tournament yesterday and won 2-0. His slow pokes are great for it if you keep it buffering. Plus that double-hit sweep is hella whiff punishable. It also does a great job of keeping him out of the air.
Nice to have in a match up where any mistake in close = SPD, which scares me to utilize U1.
I used U2 against a Bipson player last night when I was in the corner and had just blocked his headstomp to catch the follow up. He holds forward so that he ends up behind me in the corner but still gets sucked in. It does 5 hits and almost no damage which is lame but what the hell, at least he’s in the corner now right?
WRONG! Before Rufus has recovered he’s up and hits me with an EX scissor killing me… Now I know I was blocking but I checked the replay anyway and it confirms it.
Has anyone else encountered this? I don’t know of another character that has an Ultra that can be punished after it has landed!!!
Yup, I once punished a Gief for jumping over me into the corner with U2. It got the full AA hits, he then stood up and Ultra grabbed me to win the match.
Not that they will ever patch 4 again, but if they did they should change AA to do all hits but less damage. The way it is now was a lazy fix and not well thought out.
Yeah they should it really sucks! It’s so stupid, they must have checked what happens with it in the corner right?..
I wasn’t going to win the match anyway but that’s not the point, I didn’t get the chance to. WTF CAPCOM!!!
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Recreation of what happened to me vs. Zangief…
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When it happened to me I was kinda hoping that it was situational, you know, maybe something to do with Bison’s stomp or something? But no, that’s just straight broken.
Well, when I get time i’ll look into who this can happen against but until then remember - NO AA U2 IN CORNER!!!
Most of the time when I used U2 to counter a cross up in the corner it puts me in the same recovery state and they get a free combo. Have only been using it to kill with because if they are not dead then you soon will be
Yeah u2 is my chip ultra. Either for the kill or scrubily to prevent a perfect.