Streaming on PS3, testing out the update patch, join for casuals (PSN: NicaKO)
Nica, was nice to play you again after all these years. I see you have come a lot farther than the last time I played you years ago. Even then, you were beating me. I’m disappointed with my overall play despite it being just casuals and that’s mostly from just giving up on the game because it died off in popularity. Asking my local community about 3S these days gets you funny looks. I could tell you were just toying with me and really embarrassing the fuck out of me. You were actually generous enough to say I was good at one point, YEARS ago. Not the case anymore. But that was when I actually got out to locals and majors and used a stick. The PS3 controller is not your friend for this game and really don’t want to burn $150+ for a ps3 compatible stick. If I can make my old stick with the PS1 board capable of using with the PS3, I’d love to.
I was glad to see you online again and glad to see you play virtually everyone on the roster and pick all challengers apart. I also chuckled at the “#1” on PSN talking shit about having you licked if he could get you in a set. I know he played you at least 7 different rotations…if he couldn’t figure out your play in that span, it wasn’t happening today. Seeing you continue to grow and continue to hold this game close to your heart was amazing. You’re a cut above the rest for the simple fact you don’t care who plays as long as they have a passion to play.
I’ve been playing the same character for over 12 years and it shows and not in a good way. Fighting you today was nostalgic, lots of fun, and even if I had a stick, I still wouldn’t have been much better off. I’m sure I’ll run into you again online at some point. If I can get this stick to work with the PS3, I’m all for a round of casuals.
haha don’t worry, you’re still the best Q player i know
I know Anti-shoto in person so its funny he would said that haha but it could’ve been a misconception cuz of the last time me and him played, i was on a delayed setup plus it was laggy and he was winning but i couldn’t do much, with the patch and playing on a clean setup it was much more refreshing, the one thing i like about psn is that the lobbies get full rly quick, idk if it was cuz of me or if thats how it normally is but in either case, its fun seeing that
dont worry though, im all for playing you whenever
More than likely lobby was full because you were there. A few guys on psn show up and it packs the lobbies like that. I’ve got a stick but it’s got a PS1 board in it with a controller I have to hook to a usb adapter. I’d love to use it instead of the ps3 controller. Does the cthulu board allow me to use the PS1/2 stick with a PS3? If people like you are going to be on, I want to start playing again but if I get back in I want to be able to use the stick.
Nica I am playing you right now!!!
I’m user1does
i dont think so, im pretty sure if its ps1/ps2, you need an adapter for the ps3, you’re better off getting a ps3 stick, maybe one that’s compatible with your PC so you can use ggpo too, either that or resort to 360 (360 sticks work with most pc’s)
MC Cthulhu would replace the pcb inside your ps1/ps2 stick, making it a ps3/pc stick. You can add support for other consoles with the cthulhu, but that’s a little more complicated than just getting a cthulhu solely for ps3/pc support. For ps3/pc, you just need the mc cthulhu, some wires for the buttons, wire harness for your joystick, and an A/B usb cable. If your buttons and joystick aren’t sanwa/seimitsu or something similar, you may need to replace them to wire them to the cthulhu.
If all you’re looking for is ps3/pc support, you don’t need much technical knowledge to get the stick working- just the parts and some screwdrivers.
Update:
Casual set on PSN using various characters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXZ-NE7_nEg
PSN lobby casuals with insight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-coyRIubtpM
a lot more PSN matches to come soon
Uploaded a few highlights from the stream
Breaking Stun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xroTK7VXhY
Hugo Landing Glitch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jpYiatHBEQ
XBL lobby with insight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRevvhxWNIA
Added description of what’s going on in this training vid along with a FT10 series set on PSN vs Mckevkev (chun vs urien)
Spoiler
0:00-4:10
Defensive air parries that everyone should utilize. Always look to parry in the air especially in the corner and to get out. It’s always useful to buffer parry as soon as you jump to avoid tight pressure sequences
6:30-7:40
Getting out of the corner after pressure, making sure to parry on the way out in case of anti air
8:00-12:50
simple red parry into punish off chun SA2 super, looking for max damage with best situation payoff (pushing chun into the corner) then afterwards dealing with lighting legs pressure on landing (parrying at least 3 times till one sequence is done then punishing afterwards is best for dealing with LL/ can be punished with 2/3 frame moves extending from the ground up or with invicibility)
13:20-17:45
pressuring ken with sweet spot aegis reflector and building meter with dash up low short, tackle (idea taken from rKf ) but also different scenarios in case they attempt to jump
29:23-35:00
practicing parrying 2nd slash from yang as well as ex remainder to avoid pressure (not recommended unless it’s sure to come at you) then later red parrying 1st slash and dealing with the delayed slash
35:35-38:34
dealing with unblockable setups, going from trying to block from right to left really fast (blocking the hit from urien normally while blocking the aegis backwards) then parrying down into right into left which can also give a partial block
38:51-41:28
(showcasing what happens when right is held, or when left is held after wakeup on aegis)
With ken blocking the general unblockable, block towards the aegis (left) then right as the f-mk from urien hits (causing the parry) then holding towards the right to block the rest of the aegis
NOTE: if cr.hp comes after you block towards the left again
41:45-45:40
Parrying and punishing akuma tatsu’s with crouch into two parries or red parry into max punish with various characters
45:50-47:30
Dealing with necro’s drill kicks by down parrying (attempting to punish or interrupt with fukiage or ex) command grab works fine in order punish
48:00-50:45
Crouching under ibuki’s f-hk and counterpoking/parrying or command grabbing into punish
51:15-54:50
Focusing on parrying then blocking Remy CBK at various distances by crouching (avoids high lov’s and allows easier parries to avoid walking and missing a parry)
55:30-56:50
Dealing with anti air from makoto
57:00-1:00:40
utilizing guard jump for various situations from makoto (refer to guard jump coverage)
1:01:20-1:04:50
Countering oro’s unblockables from SA2, originally showing what happens when holding one direction or the other, but to block effectively block right,left, right or parry down then right then block towards oro (right)
1:05:20-1:11:35
Countering alex’s headstomps on wakeup by inputting one direction or other then holding as he lands (one side gets a parry, other side gets a block)
1:12:15-1:15:45
Countering elena’s overhead by red parrying or stuffing with low normal into punish
1:16:26- 1:18:15
Utilizing guard jump continued
Niga O.K
so did Nica finally manage to snag himself a chick?
Updated with new category: GGPO casuals
10/16/14 Lavaheart (akuma) vs Nica K.O (yun)
10/16/14 Lavaheart (akuma) vs Nica K.O (akuma/yang)
10/16/14 Darage (ken) vs Nica K.O (ken)
10/19/14 Justin_Bieber vs Nica K.O (urien)
10/19/14 RandomSelect (yang) vs Nica K.O (yang)
10/19/14 RandomSelect (yang) vs Nica K.O (yang)
How does someone play 3s for as long as Redemption and still be utterly utterly terrible?
thx, very good videos
Updated ‘GGPO casuals’
10/20/14 Nica K.O (alex) vs Exo-Tech (ryu/hugo)
10/23/14 Raiser (hugo) vs Nica K.O (urien)
10/31/14 darkhiryuu (dudley) vs Nica K.O (urien)
10/31/14 NGUboy (dudley) vs Nica K.O (urien)
10/31/14 NGUboy (dudley) vs Nica K.O (urien/yun)
What I’ve been doing for practice is trying to focus on one character for majority of my sets to develop a better understanding of the character at a higher level along with matchups, I’ve been stuck on Urien over the past week and the next character is Akuma, and then it’ll continue with other characters.
Updated ‘Akuma’, 'Ken, ‘Makoto’, ‘Yang’, ‘General’, ‘GGPO/Fightcade’
11/9/14 Raiser (hugo) vs Nica K.O (urien) rematch
11/15/14 KOfiend (yun) vs Nica K.O (akuma)
11/20/14 Crime-inal (ibuki) vs Nica K.O (urien)
11/22/14 Lavaheart vs Nica K.O
Oro Unblockable/How to Block Coverage
Necro Tornado Hook Red Parry Punish
Updated with 3s Fight Club 2 playlist (all matches) and Fight Club 3 trailer with rKf teaser