I’m not quiet sure that the mask is the way to trigger free EX Hsienpu Kyakku. The thing that I’m sure about is that it does exist as my friend saw it, it is listed on the japanese Wiki bug list (like Vice freeze, Mature’s infinite and Goro free EX Seismo) and they reffered to it a lot of time on Takuma’s BBS.
I read on Madmans Cafe Goro’s and Takuma EXs’ work with no meter, I think this would limit options, though a bug I wouldn’t consider it gamebreaking.
wiki: KOFXIII@???wiki - ??
madmans cafe: http://www.mmcafe.com/cgi-bin/forums/bbs/messages/13173.shtml
Considering the options Takuma has after his EX kick, its pretty bad.
Well he (Takuma) cannot connect with a super with no bar, and is unlikely to of accumulated Drive Cancle meter in being used first, which would leave just an additional special move. Yashiro in 2002 had HCF+AC, QCF+C bug to juggle additional moves after including punch super, didn’t seem so bad for Yash, even in being able to do it unconditionally.
If he has them in the corner he can EX kick, qcfD, qcfB, f,b,f+P. I don’t know how much meter that will build, but if it does lead to one, he can super after it.
Dang it. I was hoping you guys wouldn’t find this out heh, I read this 3-4 days ago and told Duc and we tested it out. It’s not too bad, just don’t use it when you don’t have a stock. If you have a stock it’ll use it up first. Simple, then wait for a patch.
Some Maxima fun:
Maxima only has three special moves (if you count air.vapor cannon he has four). The cool thing is he does massive damage and his limit is
his stocks (the more he has the more creative the combos can get). df.C has pretty good horizontal range as well.
Combos:
-d.B, d.A, hcb+B.qcb+P -->
-(d.Ax3)/(d.B, d.A, df.C), Ex qcb+P (wires), df.C, (df.C), dp+K/Ex hcb+K.qcb+P -->
-Crossup j.C, d.A, df.C, qcb+P/hcb+B.qcb+P -->
-Crossup j.C, d.A, df.C, Ex hcb+K.qcb+P, [DC] Ex qcb+P, (wire) df.C, dp+K *In theory, instead of the last dp+K you could do another Ex hcb+K etc…
-Hyperhop/hop C, Ex air.qcb+P, Ex qcb+P (wires), df.C, dp+K
If, --> Ex hcb+K.qcb+P, [DC] qcb+P, [SC] qcfx2+P
If, --> hcb+K.qcb+P, [SC] qcfx2+P
If HD, --> [SC] qcfx2+P, [MC] hcbx2+P NM
-d.B, d.A, df.C, Ex qcb+P (wires), hcbx2+P NM
-qcb+P (counter), hcbx2+P NM
from TAIWAN:
YouTube - donotfeelup’s Channel
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in this one the 1P plays Mature and Iori really nicely…check the Iori’s BC combo!!
thanks fiol for these vids! Some Mai gameplay finally. In this she performs her Ukiha, looks very different! It has more range now, nice. Looks like they have recicled air through anim for the ukiha, putting a fan in each hand XD
I did see Mai in another vid (other may know, as I cannot find) Dn+B, Dn+A, HCF+B(2-hit), QCB+A/C(air dive), QCB+C(2-hit), stand C. Without drive cancles and in the corner.
anyway here a new vid from Smoai:
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[media=youtube]sFGphHugXvc&feature=player_embedded[/media] [NICE KIM’BC COMBO!!]
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[media=youtube]5EH7P5suDc4&feature=player_embedded[/media] [NICE K’ COMBO!!]
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and here a Iori Training clip from HOng KOng:
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nice matches. i hope every lil bug is reported so that it can be patched.
Can someone test this regarding K’?
(midscreen)crB>qcf+A/C>fwd+D
and try the same thing with 2 crB’s. I just need to know if he can land the fwd+D midscreen from a low.
The reason I ask is because I remember K’ landing Heat Drive midscreen from crB in the HK vids. I suspect that A)He may have to hit crB deep and B)it has to be ONE crB for that combo to work.
Edit: Ignore the above combo. I got my answer from here:
[media=youtube]v2B54xCCzZQ[/media] At 1:22, I saw hop D, crB, qcf+P>fwd+D>qcb+D>qcb+D>DP from midscreen. FUCK YEAH.
K’ looks like a hybrid of his XI and 00/02UM self. If so also test this corner combo:
(CORNER)crBx2>qcf+A>fwd+D qcf+a(whiff)>fwd+B>dp+A/C/Chain Drive
Dp ender does 40% damage in 02UM, Chain Drive ender does 50% damage.
What the hell? How is his K’ solid but when K’ went down the rest of his team got bodied by Iori nasty. Fool should have hit that 1v1 option.
^^Nah, cuz then the other guy would just choose Iori and own his ass!!!
Or the dude playing K’ would have rocked his face like he did his other characters. Just saying.
Nice videos. That K’ combo the dude using Windows K’ was using is mean as HELL. And mid-screen too?! Damn.
Managed to get another “In the Lab” video, this time with Shen. Guy did some pretty good setups, thos of you thinking about picking up Shen should check this out.
Shen in the lab: [media=youtube]MSO6rogT6e8[/media]
I’m pretty sure it doesnt connect anymore, saw someone try for it. The weapon of choice is the combo you posted earlier even at the corner, --> qcf+A, f.D, qcb+D, qcb+D, dp+C [1hit], [SC] Chain Drive.
Just as suspected, Hwa Jai is a beast.
I like how pretty much everyone can do massive damage if given all stocks. I like the idea of everyone being OP 
from zer0kage @neoempire
for kyo during hd mode wouldnt it be better to cancel his dp into rdp~lk into dp. most people keep hitting the op with the second kick of the qcf~k and first hit of hcb~k. which both do crappy damage, the hcb~k i can understand as it brings you close to your opponent after an aerial orochinagi. the sole hit of the qcf~k i dont understand, the hit the op soo many times with that move. the damage just doesnt seem worth it. its probably the easiest way of doing hd combos with kyo cause of the time it takes for the move to come out and the height the op flies at. meaning easy juggles.