I apologize if this is already known but it’s new to me…
With any Madcatz TE stick/pad you can do 1-frame links without any timing.
Example:
Ryu Daigo Special
F+HP(2 hits),cr.HP~HP SRK
With the the turbo button locked on HP, you can perform the above combo simply by holding down HP+the required motions.
Yes that’s right, no plinking, no raw link timing, just by holding the button and the SRK command at the end (or SRK shortcut for the execution impaired)
There is nothing game breaking caused by turbos/macros in SF4
HOWEVER,
Execution is part of the game and so is the human output towards pressure situations.
Eliminating human errors with a program such as turbo is cheating IMO.
EVO is the only tournament that bans turbos/macros.
I think all tournaments should follow this standard.
Turbo buttons actually hit every other frame (if they were active every frame it would be the same as holding the button), so it gives you a 50/50 shot of nailing 1-frame links.
Otherwise, yes, macros of all kinds should be banned in all tournaments. I don’t even know why they put the stupid turbos on the things in the first place, although it does help to show some neat possibilities for links if you don’t look at frame data at all.
People who play on stick and need multi-button macros are stupid. People who get mad at pad players for using them when they are at a so-called disadvantage already are even more stupid.
Turbo is just retarded and people should get punched in the face for using it.
I believe he was talking about Multi Button Macros, aka 3 punches / 3 kicks.
And I don’t think he was saying they are at a disadvantage, he was saying that people who say that they are, and don’t want them to use the 3 button macros are stupid.
Makes you wonder how much of SRK could recognize Turbo being used on a TE/SE if they saw it.
Though, a crafty person could always just spray paint the underside of the panel so the turbo lights can’t be seen anyway. You’d have to actually see Turbo doing it’s thing ingame, notice your opponent turning Turbo on, or risk being an asshole and call your opponent out in front of a judge
I too am 100% sure all turbo functions you could do on a TE/SE are banned for use in a competitive atmosphere, so I don’t know where you got the impression people might be getting away with this other than the fact of them trying to do it without people knowing. In which case judges and spectators should be policing the situation to make sure such turbo functions are not being used.
Besides, if I noticed you were using Turbo in a tournament match you shouldn’t be worried about getting yourself disqualified, you should be worrying about me noticing and knocking you right on your ass out the door.
