Wet weather is unavoidable, are you saying Lag is unavoidable? A feature of the game perhaps? Why dont they create a single player training mode where you can set the lag mode? I would love to see that happen so I can practice for online matches.
The match with Police had spikes here and there. Fought against another Tinhte member that same day, that match, the connection was flawless. And going a while back, had a match against Zin and connection was fine on that one too. I just noticed that on the tournament, I'll be facing off against most of them.
I can't stand lag. Using a charge type character when there is lag is a super disadvantage. Imagine trying to counter someone, for most moves you only have a few frames, now imagine trying to counter someone's ex or ultra, a dropped frame can make all the difference from being hit to countering or even just evading the move. For non charge characters you can just keep doing the move but for charge characters, once you lift off the d-pad or change directions you have to wait before you can pull off the move again. Snooper you said you beat Ken|Ken three times in a row? How? My strategy against sim must be severely lacking because I might beat him 3 times out of 20 matches!
Cammy is a VERY bad match for sim. Plus i got lucky here and there Sorry about leaving before btw I had to have dinner. Invite me now or later on, you have a really nice blanka and i need to get better at that matchup...
Sorry dude im not trying to have a go at you, but if you want to play this game you're going to have to learn to play with lag.
We will have to do it tomorrow I've got to go to bed. It's too bad you dropped because I really think you were about to kick my ass, I was totally noobing it and couldn't even pull off some basic moves I would think cammys strategy could be tuned to work with blanka because the moves are similar (except she has different and probably higher priority than blanka). You should have had me the second round with sagat, I was in desperation mode and just chipping me would have defeated me. Anyways, we'll play again!
The things that seem to mess up dhalsims are divekicks, hooligans, uppercut FADCs and more divekicks. Still, I remember jibba saying that hes not liking all the blankas that have popped up recently, so it must be a pretty manageable match for blanka. Dont get upset about losing to ken ken though, hes pretty beast
On that note, what do we think the worst matchups in the game are? Id say: #1. Akuma-Zangief. If the akuma plays a strong keepaway and doesnt slip up, theres not much zangief can do. #2. Sagat-Makoto. Makoto has no anti fireball options and loses the footsie battle. #3. Zangief-Cammy. All of cammys pokes can be spded (lol how are you supposed to say that) or are straight out beaten by standing medium punch. Plus cammy has no chip damage options. #4. Honda-Makoto. I dont have too much makoto experience but she doesnt seem to have an answer to any of hondas special moves. #5. Dhalsim-Zangief. Similar to the akuma match, but dhalsim does much less damage. Honourable mentions. Zangief-Abel. Dhalsim-Cody. Viper-Chun Li. Cammy-Dhalsim.
for me the best character for Sim is Viper.... about lag,sometime "lag" help me win a match but sometime i lose because lag...but its okay...if you lose ask for rematch
when i play with kens i always have feelings that they land and recover faster than any other character, in the situation where missed srk or jump from other chars can be easily punished with ultra or super kens are fine. so when i play vs them it is sometimes like he is still at good spot and i make ultra or super which would hit other chars, but there goes animation and it's blocked.
Hell Nice power ups for each character... Amazing stunts and the style... Start up video is mind blogging... http://youtu.be/bYYilWZdhIw
Deejay vs Zangief is actually ridiculously one-sided if the Deejay knows what he's doing. I don't know if Shoryu has gone up against any dedicated Deejays, but there's basically 1 or 2 combos that you can lather + rinse + repeat and it beats anything Gief can counter with. Sim / Gief is also annoying. Akuma / Gief is actually not that bad - 99% of Akumas will make a mistake. 1 Mistake is 70% of their total hp. All I have to do is get a trade or two before that with a smart lariat or jump in, and it's game. I don't worry about Akuma's as Gief. Zangief-Abel actually seems balanced to me. I'd probably put it as one of the most balanced there is. Sagat Makoto is pretty brutal Sagat / Honda is also a good match, although maybe not mega-unfairly so. Chun and Sagat vs. Gief are also brutal with simple standing kicks, and Bison vs. Gief has a great standing kick that can actually sometimes be doubled as a combo (!) and the best cross-up in the game with the best wakeup options to prevent Gief from pushing an advantage. It's a tough life for Shoryutofu, which is why I respect so much.
yea, it's true - ken has a faster landing recovery than other characters - his SRK is floatier, but once his feet hit the ground, he's ready to fight.
Yeah, I think I actually played him a few days ago randomly. I think I must have played him awhile ago and he was good so I added him. Small world ain't it? Oh come on Snooper, we ALL know you don't REALLY live in Australia, you're just too cheap to buy non-laggy internet. ;-P Lag affects different characters differently. There are certain tactics that just won't work in a laggy match which is what I've been experiencing lately with some of the new tricks I've been trying to work in. It can be pretty frustrating. I'd add Guile-Dhalsim. It's one of the only 7-3 matches in the game. It's in 'sim's favor because there's really nothing Guile can do if he Sim decides to turtle. You basically have to wait until Sim makes a mistake, but if he gets a life lead, it's over unless he messes up.
Wow, its amazing how much you understand Gief's tough matches. You pretty much sum it all up. How do you feel about Viper vs Zangeif? I know I give Voloster and Yyakusho a tough time, but it seriously takes every ounce of skill I have just to take them down. And what about Vega vs Zangief? Am I the only one having trouble with this match up? DeeJay vs Zangief: I really really don't like this match up at all. I have no real answer to DeeJay's pokes and keep away strategy. I feel like being man handled every time I fight him. If DeeJay decides to just cheese the whole match, there's really nothing I can do. I would prefer Akuma, Sagat, or Bison over him any day. Pretty much anybody except Dhalsim is a better match up. Are you reading this Yyakusho? Deejay owns Gief... Dhalsim vs Zangief: There's really only one thing that makes fighting Sim annoying and that is his air teleport. Everything else is manageable. Akuma vs Zangief: Ya this fight is not as bad as it seems and it's all thanks to Akuma's crappy slow motion teleportation and his ultra. A blind man can see it coming. Once Gief's revenge gage is up, all that's left is for Akuma to make a bad teleport or ultra. Abel vs Zangeif: I will agree that fighting Abel isn't that bad. Chun Li vs Zangief: I'm getting better at handling Chun Li, but her legs are still really annoying. Crouching Kick. Standing Kick. Jumping Kick: How would you like to win? Sagat vs Zangief: My only problem with Sagat is his fireballs. I'm not too worried about his standing kicks. If there's no lag, I can sneak in between kicks and hug him. Bison Vs Zangief: Bison does have the best wake up game, but it's a game of rock, paper, scissor for Zangief because he has answers for all of them. I know you dabble in Gief yourself, so its nice to see someone else understand its not always rainbows and butterflies to go around hugging people.
Lag kills my Dhalsim, especially against Ryus, Kens, Akumas, etc. His teleport moves are all about surprise and that is completely lost with lag. When players see it coming, they can punish it pretty easily. With Ken, for example, it's incredibly easy for him to SRK a jump->teleport because it happens so slowly and/or because I'll pause right as I'm reappearing in front/back of him. All it takes is mashing forward/backward and SP at that point. As far as lag being a part of the game, I actually kind of disagree. I generally don't have lag issues. I know it will never go away completely, but lag does not affect a majority of my matches. I deal with it when it arises and then find a new opponent to match up with rather than sticking around for more.
