If you're holding Back or DB you can still mash Ultra and get it. It still works unless I'm misunderstanding what you're saying. But I agree, the randomness in the game is off-putting sometimes, but make no mistake, SF4 is VERY Shoto-centric game in terms of what is most competitive. You should definitely get Third Strike! Best SF game in my opinion and from what I hear, a lot of the best players are on the XBL. Great post slrc! I agree with you 100% about bp's. In a way, I wish they'd brought the tournament aspects of it without such importance placed on bps because of a lot of the reasons you mentioned. But one thing you'll find is that this is a great community here. I can honestly say that the community here at TA is what keeps me playing this game. I'm pretty busy and I don't get to play as much as I'd like, but I've learned a lot by hanging out here even though I've been playing fighting games a long time. There are a lot of great players here and you'll never be starved for friendly competition/discussion here at TA. Btw, I sent you a GC request. Im a Guile player too and it's always fun to play some mirrors with other Guiles. Merry Christmas man, and welcome to TA!
Docta: Its an awesome game, I have it on Mame. I just wish they would make a "proper" version of it for online fights. Plus I am still a keyboard fighter so i dont play it very much..
I didn't intend to start a war over the next spots on the Team guys! I'm perfectly fine with everybody who is longer on the forum to join before me. I was just asking
the problem isn't mashing - the problem is that the ultra won't come out. If you DO mash, you end up with your ultra coming out as soon as it can - which is a few frames late. They are blocking by then. It's a curious thing that only happens with charge characters, it seems.
It feels like hitting Ultra (for charge characters, after a block string) somehow impacts your charge. When I hear the "chime", it feels like I need to re-charge for a little bit longer before I try again -- or I need to be hitting Ultra at the exact frame that the block string ends?
I've read some of the complaints about Third Strike Online and some of them are logical. It's not like they "rebalanced" the game or really changed anything. I haven't played it but I can't imagine there's anything about it that wouldnt be "legit" unless you're used to playing on a cabinet. There's also GGPO though I'm not sure how well it works with 3S. But I'd say that 3SO is still your best bet for playing the game online and there are even some top players on the leaderboards. If youre serious about playing fighters, do yourself a favor and get a stick. I have a HRAP3 SA but any stick is better than nothing. And the PS3 versions usually work with a computer too!
You can do reversal ultras/charge special moves, just not if you mash. That does kind of suck though, especially as blanka whose ultra is pretty much designed for random mashing
Not to the exact frame, just within the reversal window. just looked it up its 4 frames (1/15th of a second) Edit: On second thought, 1/15th of a second sounds pretty tight, they probably made it larger for volt. Sometimes Ill do an uppercut during a blockstring, then what seems like half a second later the blockstring will end and the uppercut comes out.
Anyone up for some games? Well, I certainly know that 'the victory belongs to me' but why not give it a go?
There was a meme-based proposal from singapore the other day. (s'pore? m'sia?) it was pretty awful. and here it is.
I think that all active members are welcome, although a couple people have been waiting awhile already. Maybe it's worth putting together a short waiting list to eliminate the first come, first served system?
Okay so I just tested a few things in Training Mode. Guile, Vega, and Honda can definitely Ultra on wakeup, while Bison and Blanka can't, and I suspect that this is part of your troubles with blockstrings, because I've successfully mashed out an Ultra with Guile during blockstrings when the other player drops the combo. So I think some of your troubles may be Blanka-specific. :/
