Carl is the only character that legitimately scares the shit out of me. I can play him enough to compete, yet I come up against a good Carl. I just his panic buttons. Amazing character.
I just picked up CT last week, It was ten bux so I figured I’d give it a shot. Carl for life! I just got a few essential loops and strats down with him, and it feels good. Every victory is so rewarding. I just got my first 25+ hit combo off mid-match and have been oozing with hype ever since. I have a hard time dealing with Arakune at the moment, he just out-traps me I guess. :shrug: maybe I’ll just second a more conventional character.
Stick with Carl. The guy is a beast in Extend. If you focus and just learn Carl you will pretty much make the world look free.
I’m getting good ideas for a bunch of situational set-ups, but it’s starting to make my brain cramp up a little. sometimes when I try to do his 6d I habitually do his 8d instead etc. Also, I’ve noticed sometimes his 623c goes through them if you try to add it to a combo. Is that because I’m too close to my opponent sometimes, or does it randomly just phantom like that? I get punished really hard from that!
Well, I don’t think Cantabile (623C) hits right next to Carl at all, so if the opponent is too close, it won’t land.
Cantabile hits about a step next to him but you can easily combo like 5b -> 5b -> 623c - that is the most common lead-up to Cantabile I dare say, for newer players at least. Don’t try 5b -> 5c -> 623c, at least without having Nirvana do 6d in the mix 'cause otherwise it can be blocked.
Sometimes I use 5b -> 5b -> Cantabile and it will miss too. :S I just need to stay aware of how close I am to my opponent I guess. Thanks for the advice!
You’re welcome 
Just try doing different things with Nirvana and try combo them to Cantabile. Then you can easily take your combos to the air and start some loops :tup:
Yeah, I’m trying to learn how to use Tsubaki myself, but it’s been slow. I know a great Tsubaki player and play with him often and he’ll kick my ass more often than not with her.
And, surprise surprise, my main is Ragna, but that’s always been the case, but I like playing with Makoto, too. She’s a fun squirrel to play with.
Lambda 11 and Ragna.
Arakune is the only character I know how to use. Currently, the results of my matches with Arakune are surprisingly better than I expected.