Umehara is considering Gouki as his new main

[Black-Toof]

I’m my own small way i had hoped you’d say Gouken, no Gouki…

[ShinAkuma204]

Basically it’s “throw j.mp out there and hope they didn’t already press a button”

Man, is there any character in the game with less active frames then Akuma? I was thinking about this when checking his air normals.

Akuma actually has the least active frames ground or air, so the least overall. Dan is in contention on the ground but for some fucked up reason he gets good air to air active frames so Akuma ends up with the least.

It’s really dumb that you have to be 3frames accurate with almost every normal.

[Westlo]

Tokido would have bodied this dude lol, shows that even Daigo can’t pickup a character and be insta-godlike with him, he’ll be a beast if he stuck with the demon though.

You act like Daigo was trying, the facts are Daigo has performed better with Akuma against Nemo and Kazunoko than Tokido has. And in regards to your last point people should already know that with how Daigo’s Cammy experiment went.

[dr4gz0r]

You act like Daigo was trying, the facts are Daigo has performed better with Akuma against Nemo and Kazunoko than Tokido has.

I say we don’t pass judgement over some sets nobody got to see.

Akuma actually has the least active frames ground or air, so the least overall. Dan is in contention on the ground but for some fucked up reason he gets good air to air active frames so Akuma ends up with the least.

It’s really dumb that you have to be 3frames accurate with almost every normal.

Hell, where do I sign for stuff like palm or st.MP having 3 active frames?

I played some casuals with Ryu the other day and I was antiairing effortlessly with st.LK, that thing is amazing.

[hackstermatrix]

Back in the Alpha days Daigo used Akuma, he even beat Alex Valle to win some championship and they made a documentary of it.
So he definetely knows how to use him, he’s probably just getting used to the SF4 new moves and changes .

[hackstermatrix]

Plus his health is 900 in AE 2012 and he just got buffs for no reason.

Capcom buff characters that don’t get used as much as they’d like and nerf characters that are used more than they’d like.
Compare how Godlike Dan is in SF4 to Alpha 3.

[maritrunks]

I think he should pick Hakan.

[VersatileBJN007]

Didn’t you see how Uryo absolutely destroyed Tokido in both Godsgarden and Season’s Beatings? Sakura definitely is a terrible matchup for Akuma.

No.

[Megiddo666]

So I’m pretty new to the video and scene but I went to evo 2011 and kept hearing daigo this diago that blah blah and then I see this tiny little Japanese guy walking around like he’s the shi* so I’m a bit drunk and me and my friends are walking and I see him jogging down the hallway at the rio and I in my head I was like let’s puts his name to the test so I gave him a shoulder check. He almost ate shi* and fell and I just gave him a dirty look. Daigo = not all that and a bag of chips

wtf? nice rambling… offering nothing sound or positive

[PKSkyler]

Capcom buff characters that don’t get used as much as they’d like and nerf characters that are used more than they’d like.
Compare how Godlike Dan is in SF4 to Alpha 3.

True on both accounts haha. Im not sure how Capcom feels about Dan though- they should stop making him bad on purpose and just start making him goofy but strong, like Rufus. Still, hes really pretty good in Alpha 2 and AE/V.2012.

[Gamogo]

http://www.mmcafe.com/nico.html#http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm15951125

[SNAAAAKE]

UMEJUAREZ is considering new main too

[dr4gz0r]

Mmh anyone care to explain why he went for Tatsu FADC instead of fireball? I mean at that point he chose 64+56 damage over 48+70 - stun wise it’s even worse, 80+70 vs 80+140. It’s even harder to do that.

In that combo practice video greg (<3) uploaded he was also seen practicing that combo. Can’t see the point honestly, aside from those cl.st.MP setups we got on Abel (and those didn’t involve tatsu FADC iirc). What could’ve followed st.MP? Would cr.MP reach there?

Self quoting, tested those:

1. j.HK, st.HP xx fireball FADC st.HP xx LK Tatsu, HP DP 435/725

2. j.HK, st.HP xx HK Tatsu FADC st.MP, cr.MP xx LK Tatsu, HP DP 444/695

Not really sure it’s worth it (+9 damage, -30 stun), st.MP, cr.MP is a 1f link which is surprisingly easy, try it.

I couldn’t combo st.HP after Tatsu FADC so I assumed Tatsu FADC into st.MP too was a 1f link, but I remember being able to combo st.HP under certain circumstances (probably it’s spacing/hitbox specific, was trying it with turbo on but I can’t recall on which character). Nevertheless, it’s not that hard of a link too, so I think someone with decent execution could try to squeeze those 9 (even less if you hitconfirm with cr.LP) damage if feeling fancy.

Notes: combo 2) worked on both Hawk and Juri. Doesn’t work (LK Tatsu doesn’t reach) if st.HP FADC fireball is done before, at least on T.Hawk.

I feel Daigo should focus on something else, tough.

[Gamogo]

Daigo’s Akuma has no setplays and is completely bankrupt of setups.

But good god is his fireball and DP game excellent. Not that I expected anything less, but geezus. That dude anti airs EVERYTHING. Those consistent reaction DPs to cannon strikes were glorious.

Once (if?) Daigo wrangles Akuma’s setups he’s going to be a treat to watch.

[Megiddo666]

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I feel Daigo should focus on something else, tough.

Daigo can do what ever he chooses, but I’m sure he has reasons… he is doing that particular combo (it looks cool), partly i think to distinguish himself from the rest of the Akuma’s and defianltely Tokido san.

And also, u pointed out, it does more dmg though minimal, still is more dmg. I actually did the combo myself, it is tricky but it can be done consistently with practice. I’m actually going to add this combo to my game.

*** I honestly think Daigo is going to have an awesome Gouki & one to be feared, considering his skills he already has from his legendary Ryu. Will see…***

[EcKo_Zero_Cool]

i hope he plays akuma, iv never heard of an akuma player who plays zoining and can actually do well.would be sick

[Gamogo]

iv never heard of an akuma player who plays zoining and can actually do well.would be sick

You just described a sizeable chunk that defined Momochi’s Akuma style.

[ShinAkuma204]

So I’m pretty new to the video and scene but I went to evo 2011 and kept hearing daigo this diago that blah blah and then I see this tiny little Japanese guy walking around like he’s the shi* so I’m a bit drunk and me and my friends are walking and I see him jogging down the hallway at the rio and I in my head I was like let’s puts his name to the test so I gave him a shoulder check. He almost ate shi* and fell and I just gave him a dirty look. Daigo = not all that and a bag of chips

Lol you fucking troll.

Daigo’s Akuma has no setplays and is completely bankrupt of setups.

But good god is his fireball and DP game excellent. Not that I expected anything less, but geezus. That dude anti airs EVERYTHING. Those consistent reaction DPs to cannon strikes were glorious.

Once (if?) Daigo wrangles Akuma’s setups he’s going to be a treat to watch.

Daigo fireball/dp game+Tokido Setups+Infiltration footsies=Ultimate Akuma

[Faz]

So I’m pretty new to the video and scene but I went to evo 2011 and kept hearing daigo this diago that blah blah and then I see this tiny little Japanese guy walking around like he’s the shi* so I’m a bit drunk and me and my friends are walking and I see him jogging down the hallway at the rio and I in my head I was like let’s puts his name to the test so I gave him a shoulder check. He almost ate shi* and fell and I just gave him a dirty look. Daigo = not all that and a bag of chips

You are one HARD bastard bro.

[Zidbeans]

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Nice research. I don’t think we’ll see him using any of those in matches, 9 damage definitely isn’t worth the risk.

He’s just showing off the shit he can do, no point watching him practice the same combo we’ve all seen a million times because we do it ourselves, he’s just putting on a show.