GATHERING AT MY PLACE TOMORROW, WILLING TO START EARLIER IN THE DAY IF PEOPLE WANT TO PLAY EARLIER, LET ME KNOW.
OTHERWISE, SHOW UP ANY TIME AFTER 5!
ULTIMATE HYPE
In other news… Zero / Dormammu / Strider is my new team. Zero is up to 800k for 1 meter. Dormammu got some nice buffs I didn’t know about, found some new combos with him as well. Strider is up to 530k for his BNB, which is pretty good for him I think lol. That dude is unseeable in XF3.
I might be able to make it. I’ll know like an hour before the actual gathering starts. lol.
Day 2 in the lab, really liking Vergil now. I’ve already screwed up my Dante by playing him, I can’t do anything right anymore lol. It’s going to be a long time before I settle on a team, though. Still working on Strider, I’m convinced I want to play him as my battery. Playing him as an anchor seems like such a waste of potential.
Vajra is a really really good assist, especially for people that can self OTG. Lets me turn pillars into death with Dormammu, also lets me extend my Zero combos and still get a hard knockdown at the end. Level 3 x factor is amazing with him and oroboros is a level 3 itself, so I kinda see him as being a good anchor. Plus he can assist himself with dog / bird so he doesn’t really have to have team mates to be effective.
What do you think of Dante so far? The push back / less range on his normals feels pretty big to me. Enough to make me drop him for a different character. Plus I wanted to play something fresh since it’s a new game and all.
Sentinel is such ass
Raccoon is fun
Phoenix W. needs help
Iron Fist is annoying to fight
Vergil = Wesker + Wolverine
Nemesis is derp. Such delicious derp
The Dante changes don’t really faze me. It’s just a matter of relearning the combos and slight adjustment on ranges when poking. Air Play and Hammer are still good even with the tweaks they got, and those two moves are pretty much the starting point for his entire air game. Dante will still be owning people.
Re: Strider as anchor, everyone is amazing with level 3 X Factor. If I just wanted to throw someone in the back who was stupid with XF3 and self sufficient, I’d put Vergil there. Even then, neither of those characters has an assist that I would consider so good that it would equally benefit a duo up front. Vajra is a great assist, but if you want to use it for combo extension, just throw him up front to build meter first, then DHC out (Legion to a state change hyper is 100% safe and may set up crossups with teleporters). If my anchor is going to spend most of the match off the screen, then I want him to have a really baller assist, which is why I’m almost dead set on running Doom Plasma Beam as my anchor. Strider/Vergil/Doom is what I have in mind, and I think there’s a lot of potential for retardation with that trio.
Jon: me/michi and dale trying to come out to your place. (by trying I mean I’ll probably wake up before 5, so expect us)
so far I have ???/Nemesis/Doom lol Doom is goin to be too popular this time
@Corner-Trap: What time do casuals usually start before the tournament? If I decide to drive up then I’m gonna get there real early and play a ton of casuals.
@Samurai X: Megaman X is cooler 
But on a serious note I’m gonna be out there tonight. May be around nightfall.
I’m there by 10 usually. Remember it’s a gaming lounge you can show up whenever you want and play, it’s open 24/7.
You don’t think a homing full screen hard to punish hard knockdown is a good assist? Or a beam that wall bounces? Doom’s got a really good assist but I never felt like he was all that good by himself.
Shush, people will realize how dumb Strider assist is come Saturday. Doom loves him some full screen hard knockdowns.
Where are you located??
So…anyone from RDU area carpooling to EZ this saturday? 
Vergil seems so dumb in this game hes so easy to use and has absurd mixups with assists or meter.
Dante combos seem really awkward in this game. I can still do all of his old combos but it seems like half the time they will just get pushed too far for no reason and the combo drops…it’s pretty annoying. He is definitely still really good I just don’t know why they made his combos more awkward while also nerfing his damage.
Also I would be willing to carpool from Raleigh to EZ this weekend. I have been wanting to check that out for a while.
I dont mind carpooling. but heres the deal
Im only taking 3 people. If people are paying to ride, the ride should be comfortable.
people ARE paying to ride. Im a very nice guy but im tired of letting people slide with the “can I get you back later?” or “I dont have change” or simply not paying me at all.
I dont mind going wherever people want to go to eat or if they want to make stops, just be courteous of the other people in the car.
no smoking
if you eat, clean up behind yourself.
grown ass men should take showers BEFORE getting in my car. if you dont, I always have deodorant and spray on me.
Zero/???/Doom
I cant find a second in this game, I’m debating with Hawkeye or Ghostrider at the moment.
Sentinel is ass…what?
-extra 100k health
-faster flight mode
-super armor on air normals
Good to see the Strider players in hea. He does horrible damage so its gonna be all about the mixup.
Dr. Strange has no airdash which wouldnt be a problem only he’s like a mixture of Magneto and Dormammu, so I dont get his approach. I’m assuming its some herp derp call assist + teleport, which only works for like the first few weeks. His normals are kinda shitty too. Does good damage tho. More power to Dr. Strange players.
I think Storm/Vergil is going to be my secondary team. Calling beserker slash and then activating Storm’s foul wind to drag them into it is disgusting. I bet you could set up something nasty with Dormammu/Dante pillar assists as well, you can try to resist being pushed out if your character has a dashing attack but its literally impossible to prevent yourself from getting sucked into her. I’ve even pulled them into storm and then lightning storm xx XFC xx lightning storm for the KO. THat move is so godlike, and since Magneto backdash was nerfed Storm is just as fast, if not faster than before.
Not to question this logic (it’s totally legit), but there’s a strong counterargument when XF is involved. If your anchor is only being called for combo extension, there’s a much smaller chance of him dying before he comes out and goes flashing red apeshit. Combofiend’s Spencer comes to mind here.