Strider2k2 stated what “safety” or safety on block means very well. I couldn’t have said it better myself. :china:
“Safe moves are moves that give you a frame advantage (hence, “safe”) on block (if blocked). In general, these are moves from your character’s movelist that you can do with minimum consequence/retaliation if the opponent blocks and tries to counter. The best “safe moves” come out fast, have good range and end fast. Not all safe moves have good range, though.”
Since ur very familiar w/ VF Sivak, that will help u out tremendously in getting better @ Tekken. Since both games are 3-D fighters, the transition will be a lot easier as opposed 2 playing a 2-D game like MVC2. Focus on those crucial elements of the game, work on them, & you’ll get pretty good @ the game.
As far as everyone saying that Lei & Kuma are the best in 5.0 is kind of funny. If you look @ the tier discussions on tekkenzaibatsu.com you will see that it’s consistent that ppl say Steve, Nina, Bryan, Feng, & Devil Jin are the top five characters due 2 the crucial elements needed 2 be great @ the game as was mentioned earlier.
Don’t get me wrong or think I’m dogging on Lei or Kuma, they’re cool characters, they have some strengths where they can compete against anybody, & any character is able 2 beat another character @ any time, but the Top Five tier characters just have 2 many tools @ there disposal, & more often than not, they will win the most matches out of any of the other characters in the game.
To ppl that say any of those top five characters aren’t top tier, go 2 youtube & watch some matches of some really good players playing as top-rated characters. Some players include: The Crow (Steve player who’s the 2-time Evo Champion in Tekken 5.0), Jinmaster (One of the best East Coast Tekken players that uses Nina), and Justin Wong (One of the most noted fighting game players ever that uses Nina & Feng very damn well).
These are only just a few examples of really good players that use the best characters, & if you notice, they play competitively in Tekken & win tournies. Hope this info has helped some of you guys out. :china: I’ll try 2 get some links set up for some of those match videos.
