Translated AE2012 Blanka changes

No one has still seen what exactly is comboable after EX hori ball. Initially it sounded like you needed to waste 3 bars (ex ball -> fadc), but now it sounds like it may just take one bar. Perhaps it is an OTG combo into ultra 1 or 2 :stuck_out_tongue: I would gladly take a slide tacked onto an ex ball. That combo would actually do pretty good damage, just for the cost of one bar.

honestly 1 frame different should still mean they are possible. I think the very tight ones might be messed up, but against guile you have a billion frames to hit j.mk atm, so I’m cautiously optimistic.

If not I’ll find some new cheap stuff for you guys, you know I’m good for it.

I spoke too soon… totally forgot the unblockable setups was actually possible to get nerfed :frowning:

i’m hoping i’ll get to play the AE 2012 version in the arcade sooner than the console patch… but not that optimistic…
-LAU

So, both versions of the rock crusher are buffed or just the overhead version ?

i’m hoping it’s both version of rockcrusher… but from the way things sounds… it seems like regardless of standing or crouching we’re gonna combo it into something tasty :wink:

i guess i’m ok with the tiny nerf… the unblockable was nice… but was also a bit ā€˜cheap’ lol

-LAU

So Rock Crusher to U1 should be not character specific and reliable on meaty i guess with a shortened pushback.

i have to disagree… it made some horrible matchups more bearable… i love the unblockable against balrog and guile. though, i still struggle more against guile then balrog.
anyway… we’ll see how bad the new nerfs are and how good the buffs really are.

i wonder if any of the shitty matchups become a bit easier or if some even become harder.

Rockcrusher -> s.hk? Nah… probably not that close.
19fr recovery, dangerous anyway.
xx Super?
Doubt it.

you know… if the throw is adjusted by 1 frame… maybe the unblockable will work on some other characters that it didn’t before??
(just a thought)

-LAU

And, they don’t mention the additionals 5F on recovery of the Upball on block no ?

Special - EX Vertical Roll: Lengthened landing stun on a block by 5F from 7F to 12F.

completely possible.

If this means you can follow up a 2-hit rock crusher with jab into elec that hits even on block for chip, I heartily approve.

Thanks my bad, i didn’t read the last change.

Ah ah, just imagine new unblockables on some characters, funny stuff. xD

why would they take away unblockables vs certain chars and add them to some other ones??
I think they tested it this time and took this UB out of the game…

or I’m completely wrong and they went nuts and made the UB possible vs nearly everyone with his change… I doubt it

EDIT:

besides Blanka, what do you think of the other char’s changes??? which MU get worse and which better???

Honestly we need the game to see the effects of this…

As for other characters I’m having trouble figuring out what’s new with them over the previous change I can tell you only the character I paid special attention to before like rose and t hawk since
rose is my secondary and t hawk I was thinking of picking up then just gave up…

With rose she’s more or less the same her changes won’t effect the match up despite only having buffs but most of them are more like reverts from previous versions since she didn’t get her old u2 invincibility back and she was never a threat she will be the same as before

thawk is thawk you shouldn’t lose to him and they’ve done pretty much nothing to make his fight easier
against blanka

-LAU

Honda will become very very hard i think with the return of DoskoĆÆ LP AA and he has received some good buffs and he will be able to punish on block the expuball so i think this match up will blows.

Hmmm honestly I hardly ever use upball against Honda to begin with but I can agree with lp headbutt being back is annoying

-LAU

TBH I’m just hoping this change didn’t nerf his ambiguous jump ins. I’m not gonna be happy if Abel can now block either way, or just one direction after a b.throw.

hurm. Adding an extra frame to b.throw shouldn’t be too hard to accomplish in Ono. I’m crazy busy at the moment but i’ll try and see if i can’t test this sometime at the weekend.