MvC2 Strategy - when to change characters by a scrub

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I don’t think anyone yet has mentioned in this thread that if the opponent has a great point character (i.e. magneto, sentinel, etc) and has an assist character that isn’t that great of a point character (i.e. psylocke, captain commando, etc), you might want to snap the assist in

Also, if any of the opponent’s two characters on assist has alot of recoverable damage, you might want to snap that character in so their recoverable damage disappears

Also, some people snapback after they did a bunch of infinite hits, then attempt a guard break on the new character into an infinite, and repeat

Also, some people go for counter character theory. For example someone might think Magneto has an advantage over Cable, and Cable has an advantage over Sentinel. Suppose you have Cable on point and the opponent has Magneto on point (and Sentinel on assist). Since you think their Magneto has an advantage over your Cable, you might want to snap in Sentinel since you think your Cable has an advantage over their Sentinel. The counter character theory is also why some people change characters (to give themselves the better matchup)

*Originally posted by fishjie *
**The only ways to tag in safely are:

If the opponent superjumps. This is tricky. If you are low on life, your opponent will notice (if they are good). They know you want out, so they’re going to wait for you to tag in. They’re not going to chip you, because that would give you a free counter opportunity (unless you’ve got no super). So, you have to play as normal and somehow force/wait for them to super jump. the minute they do, tag.
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not always safe if the opponent has a good framekill on the super jump screen. not always safe if the opponent can call assists on the superjump screen. not always safe if the opponent can hit you on the ground when they are on the superjump screen… etc…

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*Originally posted by yes4me *
**QUESTION1:
That idea of a snapback is a great idea!! Thanks a lot… I think I know how the hell I am going to beat that guy who play Guile/Cable/Capcom… hmm… with my “lame” team Sentinel/Cable/Capcom or Storm/Cable/Capcom (I don’t like playing Cable/sentinel, but sometimes I got no choice if I want to have a chance to win)

When his Guile is dying, he usually switches to Cable… so I snapback Guile… kill that mofo, eh… wait… Cable usually comes back in with 3-4 super bars… and then he usually kills my first character in no time, and almost kills the next one using guard break. Shit… I could save a super for Cable.

is that really a good idea to snapback Guile?

QUESTION2:
Someone a long time ago told me it was a very bad idea to waste your super right at the begining of a game on the opponent assist. True or false? **

I’ll help you out by telling you that Dr.Doom’s AAA owns Guile/Cable/Capcom 99.9% of the time if you play an aggressive Cable and/or Sentiniel with crossups.
Infact, it owns Guile hardcore. Trust me, I’ve had a Guile/Cable/Capcom scrub kick the screen and brake the 2P joystick off in fustration.
But to answer the real question there. If he swtiches for Cable once Guile is almost a goner. You might as well lk, lk, fk, AHVB. Do the AHVB x 2 since you’d probubly have the meter for it. At that point, get some really safe chipping in OR play a run from Cable game until your opp. realizes that he won’t win until go goes and earns a combo to AHVB off of.

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yes4me
Today, I saw a worse scrub than me playing against some average scrub (=kind like me) using team tourney. Mother of God… this poor fellow tried so hard with his Megaman/Ryu/random guy. I couldn’t even find words to help him out. He was pressing all the buttons non stop like crazy, and keep on changing characters even if his opponent was standing in front of him, not blocking. Once a while he gets a lucky triple super out, but that was the only way for him to make damage.

uhh dude just because somebody sucks at the game, it doesnt not make them a scrub. A scrub is somebody who sees and plays the game completely ignorantly. It sounds like the guy just didnt know what the hell he was doing.