We only played in Lounges, we pretty much knew each others through a stream (and a casual set a long time ago when he was still stuck at Ultra Platinum). I’m still at Super Platinum, so we wouldn’t get matched up normally, but I’m trying to rank up.
I’m “Phantom_Miria” on CFN by the way. Not to be confused with “PhantomMiria”, who’s an American tournament player I got confused with a lot of times before.
I see, then yeah. We haven’t played before. My id is Thxymora but i dont recall ever playing a phantom_mira.
Hope you push through that Ultra Plat rank, its a bitch of a league tbh. It was the hardest by a good margin.
@Akhos Well one thing thats nice about Bipson is that you get to show off your blocking skillz.
Kinda interesting that you chose VT2 over 1, but pretty much never used your V Trigger the entire 4 or 5 videos. Were you making a conscious decision to not use v triggers or are you just that honest of a player? Luckily Bipson can win matches as long as he gets enough hits in without VT, but you need some good old dishonest slide v triggers and start some parties.
Also how do you decide which character to pick? Do you pick one at random from like the training mode random select or what?
Actually as you probably noticed I get way too panicky if I don’t have an invincible reversal on hand. If I have one I can usually rely on the idea that at some point my opponent might back off just from the knowledge that I have it, without ever having to do anything. So I can sit back and block a bit more effectively 'cause my opponent knows they can’t just go ham on me 'cause I might use it (or they really want me to use it for the juicy crush counter punish).
Once I lose that I don’t know how to get people off of me so I start panic pressing 3-framers in the hopes I get a lucky opening.
VT2 was mostly because I really don’t like 3 bar V-triggers unless said 2 bar is significantly more underwhelming (IE Ken and Balrog). Too often I find that it’s too late by the time I get the chance to use it. 2 bar triggers I can both get earlier to get a better chance at getting the best out of it and may even get to use it twice in one round, and makes burning V-reversals a bit less of a worry since I still may get a trigger afterwards.
That and I like the idea of getting access to Bison’s Psycho Crusher for more damaging whiff punishes without needing charge and that are safe, unlike Psycho Inferno.
The lack of use though is mostly character unfamiliarity. Too busy getting used to the rest of Bison’s kit that by the time I remember that I have trigger on me the round’s already over.
And yeah, I use random select in training mode to pick the character.
I just came from ant man.
I can just peep the replays on CFN
@TWINBLADES You’ll like what you see man. Nephew was in the zone man. It was really impressive. What did you think of Ant Man? I thought it was good fun.
The last game I heard from Toi that it felt really off netplay-wise. Need to see how it felt on Nephew’s end.
Bipson will further help you when you’re using a main that has an invincible reversal because you’ll learn to extend your defensive decision making before you use that invincible reversal. Most of the top Bipsons I fight online make sure to be crafty about their defense and occasionally backdash if they know there’s going to be any gap at all in your offense. If Bipson can so much as get a backdash safely out that puts him back in the game as Bipson is fine once he has freedom to move around and hit buttons. His 3 frame has range also so there’s a lot of strings that if aren’t tight or have gap you can do s.LK to safe special or EX knee press and get your turn going.
2 bar trigger is pretty quick to get so you should have been able to notice you have it pretty early. Plus you were playing Bipson who has one of the most fool proof VTC’s in the game. Like once you get trigger just mash slide into VTC. It’s near impossible to see on reaction as long as you do it at the right range, gives you setup on regular hit or block and gives you hard knockdown into free ass setup on CC. Pretty much nothing to lose.
I’m pretty sure you’re on to the next character already, but make sure the next character to at least at minimum learn your best VTC’s and watch your v gauge to make sure you have it ready. If you’re not setting up triggers you’re basically leaving out too much of the character for no real reason.
I see you’re using random select in game. That’ll work.
He became really good in a short time span. When he was super diamond we were about even, then something clicked in his mind and he skyrocketed to grand master in like a month. I don’t think I’ve won a set against him ever since
KombatKlub is hosting an online SFV tournament every weekend here and it has been quite a fun experience, even though I went 0 - 2 on the two I participated.
On the last one yesterday I started against a master rank Chun Li, which didn’t go really well for me as I was playing Gief, but I took a round out at least.
And then I faced a super gold Guile on losers and could have went 1-1 and have a chance to advance… but then I screwed the last ex air SPD that would have taken then game for me and lost. 
Fun times. I will practise harder this week to try to go 1-2 next Saturday there.
Your progress is fantastic to see. A round off GM Chun should give you more confidence. 
Anybody got a link for this? I can’t find it.
A gief in winners final. You don’t see that every day.
This is the VOD for the entire tourney, it was pretty small, commentary is all in Italian though.
Grand finals and Losers Semis were pretty hype, Geecko came back twice after being almost eliminated.
3rd place for Kichipa.
He did a great job with Gief to get that far.
In all fairness, Cammy-Zangief is one of Cammy’s hardest matchups.
She only wins 5.5-4.5, maybe even 5-5!
Bison deffo needs VT he has some of the strongest
Speaking of not adapting, still opening my mouth when I shouldn’t
