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Classic Fighting Games Ultimate Marvel VS Capcom 3
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Hey guys, I’ve been doing extremely well at locals recently; however, my performance at majors isn’t really where I’d like it to be. That said, I’m finding that my team might be in need of an overhaul.

Originally I ran Ghost Rider / Doom / Arthur. Ghost Rider, as a character, got exposed pretty early and he’s sickeningly easy to block. He works really well online and against local people who have no idea what they’re doing, but his shenanigans haven’t necessarily worked in majors.

I switched it up a little bit and started playing a lot of Thor in place of Ghost Rider. On paper Thor has so many amazing tools that make him appear to be a lot more viable on paper. Unfortunately, most of these amazing bits of tech are neutralized by simple tactics. Additionally I feel he has a lot of bad matchups against many higher tier characters. Once again, his weaknesses really come to light when playing top level players.

Anyway, I’m not really here to get into a viability discussion about Ghost Rider or Thor. Regardless of their viability, they’re just not really functioning on my team the way I imagined. Arthur is my favorite video game character and I genuinely believe he’s extremely viable in this game. He does a lot of the heavy lifting on my team even against top level players (and I play an extremely competent Doom), so I have no interest in swapping out Doom or Arthur. The reason I’m posting is to get some advice about my third. Doom and Arthur will be staying.

The nice thing is, Doom and Arthur offer very versatile assists (Missiles and Daggers), and Doom can be played at any position so finding a third with some help from SRK shouldn’t be too taxing.

If it helps, some characters I’m pretty decent with are: Dr. Strange, Chris, Nova, Trish, Frank, Firebrand, and Skrull.

That’s not to say they must be on that list; although I absolutely will not play Wesker. I also don’t really like Spencer, Magneto, and Wolverine.

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What the hell is this.

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Hi, I’m making a team with Vergil as point character, but the other two I’m iffy on. I was considering Dante with Crystal, but I have absolutely no idea on the 3rd person. Thoughts?

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Anyone know a good third to go with Nova/Dorm? I havent really decided the order yet, but I’d like dorm in the back. If nova is on point, i’d need a really good assist to help him get in. I’ve leanred my lession from just throwing out crouching medium’s.

Characters I’m familiar with and are considering are:
Wolvie
Wesker
Nemesis
Sentinal
Chris
Iron Fist
Frank (i dont like depending on whether he levels up or not for me to do better though :/)
Hulk
Deadpool
Jill
Skrull

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Hey all, I need some feedback on my current main team of Taskmaster(h.arrows)/Magneto(disruptor)/Ammy(ColdStar). All in all I like what they do together; Disruptor backs up Tasky well and allows him to combo off of Sting Master at the end of long combos or just if I manage to get a successful poke with it, and Tasky also likes Cold Star to help with frametraps or even set up the occassional unblockable. Magneto obviously likes both assists as they put in a decent amount of blockstun, and while Ammy is usually last she can certainly benefit from either assist.

The main problem I seem to be having is with certain matchups. Super aggro point characters like Wolverine seem to shut me down right off the bat, and some of the “jump around all day” types like Spider-Man and Morrigan can be a pain too, and if I find that Ammy has to make a comeback, there seems to be little I can do to get in there without assists (she is also my most recently picked up character, so there’s that I suppose).

My one true main is definitely Magnus, and while my Ammy isn’t stellar, I’m solid with her, much moreso than Sent/Strange/Dante/other lockdown assists…So I guess my real question is whether or not I should plan on keeping Taskmaster, and if so if I should keep him up front (I really enjoy having a meatshield first).

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So, I’m really new to this game and fighting games in general. I used to play Tekken but I know a lot of people don’t recognize that as a “real fighting game” for some reason =P Anyways, my current team is Dormammu (Purification) / Taskmaster (Parabolic) / Ryu (Tatsu) and I’m really liking my team. I’m wondering if there are any inherent flaws in my team setup, though. Previously I had Dormammu on anchor but decided that I liked Ryu there more since he’s kind of a meter hog. But he seems like he can make a comeback pretty well. I’m a little meh about my assist choices, though, since I find I don’t really want Taskmaster’s assist very often and that makes me think that perhaps I want him on point instead of second. And with him point I can also get the sick TAC combos into Dormammu. Thoughts or suggestions?

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I’d go firebrand

out of the chars you listed I’d say sent drones are the assist you need

Consider someone with a teleport mixup like deadpool. Spidey can’t zip around his bullets for long and he can run from wolverine/punish him well.

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Can anyone tell me some solid magneto teams that dont involve sentinel?

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Relatively new to the MvC series(usually just a spectator, mainly just played SSBM), but I’m really becoming interested in getting into the UMvC tourney scene.

Right now, I’m trying to decide between two teams, but I’m worried about their synergy since I’m not too savvy with how well a character’s assist can benefit another/the team as a whole. The first team is Nemesis, Dr. Doom, Felicia/Ammy & the second is Felicia, Dr. Doom, Ammy/???. Not too sure which team I’m more comfortable with because I appreciate the health advantage with team #1, but I also like the aggressiveness of team #2.

My main question is, will these characters’ assists work well enough with one another? I’ve noticed that neither has an OTG assist, but I’m not too sure how necessary those are? Also, if anyone has any interesting character suggestions, I’m willing to give it a shot so suggest away =)

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Im also new to the game but I’ll give you some quick team building tip:

Point / Assist / User

This is the format that most team use.

The point character in most case will have an High damage Input (Long Combo) that in most case need an OTG or Wall Bounce Assist or will be able to do some good combo by himself. The goal of a point character is to build meter.

The Assist should be a character that have High synergy with the Point character.

If the Point character do good combo by himself it might be better to go with Morrigan Dark Harmonizer since it build around 1/3 of a meter bar every time you use it.

If you need an OTG go with Wesker/Dante/Deadpool or even Iron Man or Frank West

As for the User or Anchor he should be able to kill an entire 3 man team by himself if you have enough meter for it.He should benefit from X-Factor level 3 and have great combo by himself. Character like Dorm/Phoenix/Spencer or Taskmaster should be played as the Anchor.

Theres also a popular twist that see alot of play in ladder:

Anti-Point / Point / User

This anti meta variant is quite different in a way that the Anti-Point Character will be someone that highly benefit from X-Factor level 1 and have good hyper combo level 1.

After killing the enemy point character you actually end up winning if the your opponent didn’t tough about Assist and User synergy.

Most Anti-Point are character with Heavy Priority/Range/Zoning and death touch combo.

In your first team Nemesis + Doom Hidden Missile should give good mix up opportunity.Try do to your basic OTG combo and trow in Hidden Missile to see if you can do any follow up.

As for your User, ammy and felicia are both really good Anchor but I would go for Ammy because I think she is the superior and

Heres a good combo video I found for Ammy:
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I would suggests you to try Wesker as your point and Nemesis (with the Launcher) as your assist character.

Heres some Basic BnB combo using Wesker/Nemesis
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I would definitely go with Nemesis/Doom/Ammy or Wesker/Nemisis/Ammy

Wesker is a really good character but It take some time to get use to the Teleport/Shot/Teleport/Shot and BnB when the ennemy is low enough type of play.

Just so you know , my main team is Vergil/Morrigan/Phoenix

In most game I win only using Vergil BnB combo and Morrigan Dark Harmonizer.

In some game when I go against someone who play Anti-Meta I get my Vergil Killed and I need my Morrigan Meter Drain Ability to rush Dark Phoenix.

If I get Dark Phoenix and X-Factor level 3 I win against a 3 man team at full health.

I dont really use my Anchor that much but Its a really In case I can’t win with Vergil I have that auto win character (Still take skill and I die with any 5 hit combo of any character so its not an op character it’s a glass cannon)

Anyway hope that helped =P

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I am looking for a good anchor for my nova,hawkeye team. I am fairly new so learning a new character wont be a problem.( I know cobofiend uses spencer but i am not a fan of the bionic commando)

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Well…TaskMaster?

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Hi guys. I decided to pick up a few sub teams today. I have been playing since vanilla but its not really my main game (I mainly play Tekken/SC) so I really don’t have much experience with it. I’m doing this to get a feel on how every character works just to know how to fight against certain teams/play styles. Overall, I’m just trying to level up my game.

My first sub team is Chris(Gun)/RR(Log)/Strider(Vajra). This team is pretty much set in stone except that I’m confused on which is the better point character. Chris with Log and Vajra ? Or RR with the teleport + gun assist mixup? I know its pretty much up to the match up but I just don’t have enough UMvC3 experience to know which character I use on point against which teams.

For my second team I have Morrigan(???)/Sentinel(Drones)/Doom(Missiles). What would be a good assist for Morrigan (I’m currently using Harmonizer)? I built this team with a strong keep away game in mind (If you can’t tell by my teams, I just love zoning in every FG I play.) but I kinda feel like the drones+missiles are overkill. Should I replace Sentinel? Or should I pick up a better anchor than Doom?

Any input would be much appreciated.

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So …For your first team I believe Chris is the best point character.He have load of keep away and will slowly build the meter you need to abuse Strider combo.

On your second team…nothing is overkill. You have 2 of the best assist that open you the door for some amazing mix up on morrigan.The 236S of morrigan is super good for zoning and you can even trow fast projectile with the 236L. If your opponent get to close simply go into an easy 7 hit combo fly back rinse and repeat.

Maybe you could find a good 1,200k combo involving both Assist and I believe you can chain combo all three of your ultimate.

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My team right now is Nova/Ryu/Hawkeye and I’m not feeling too great about it tbh. I love Nova, but I feel Ryu and Hawkeye are lacking and I might want to replace either of them or both but I have no idea who to replace them with. I liked having Ryu on my team for his DHC and I liked Hawkeye for his punish and arrow assist. Any help would be gladly appreciated thanks.

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Don’t think I’m trying to pick a fight, but in fact my aim is a civil comment, but pride will only hold you back as a player. Regardless of a skill level withholding playing something because you have animosity toward it keeps from accessing potential tools and/or information. I think your quote is a little out of context in this scenario because I’m pretty sure its to apply to hypocrites, peer pressure, and influencing circumstances. Your hate I believe falls into a purely arbitrary classification. Its not a lot but its time and energy into your statements and the up & down why you refuse to use X. While you may live by that code I think its important to be able and willing to use all resources and evaluate all probably options. McGuyver style. I didn’t intend for this post to be this in detail but I felt like responding.

TLDR; i think mentalities that don’t mix well with “play smarter not harder” are self defeating. But that’s just my two cents. Peace.

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Thanks. I do feel like I could switch Chris and RR if I need to rush down anyway. But while Astral Vision+Drones+Missiles is very strong, my problem with keeping both assists is that I have trouble when I need to rush down. While I normally don’t like getting up close, sometimes I am forced to do it. (Its either Morrigan is dropped, or I’m up against a character that out-zones her). Doom is fine, but I have a hard time pulling it off with Sentinel. I do want to keep him though. I guess I just have to level up my sent game.

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I am looking for a good anchor for my nova,hawkeye team. I am fairly new so learning a new character wont be a problem.( I know cobofiend uses spencer but i am not a fan of the bionic commando)

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I play Hawkeye as anchor so I might be a bit biased but I do think that on your team he works best as anchor. That way all you need is a character that can benefit from Clint’s assist as well as have good synergy with Nova. Personally, I think that Spencer works best simply because of FlyingVe’s tech but if you don’t want him on your team give Frank West a try. Shopping Cart is awesome and he can get level4/5 instantly with a Nova DHC combo. On point he can cross-up with roll+arrow assist and can probably set up unblockables with Nova’s dive kick assist. I’m fairly new to this game too so take this with a grain of salt. Hope it helps.

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You could always use team 10-stars thats Dante/x-23/Felicia