BlazBlue Calamity Trigger/Contiuum Shift

I can fight you AFTER I finish my paper :x

Im good today from 5-8 (8-11 is L4D session)

Awwright Alright
But don't worry I'm not going to be using EN Tao really

> Noel

Uh
Well uh her voice changes completely when she's possessed
So uh it's okay right

I can fight you tomorrow if you want.

Alrite

Alright here's my progress

I almost gave up on playing as Tao because, as predicted, a loss with Tao feels 10x worse than a loss with anyone else, and a string of losses makes my sanity just kind of go away, which was another cool thing I found out recently.

But I did not because:
-It works both ways: A win with Tao feels 10x better than a win with anyone else. It's like gambling YEAH
-It would be a huge waste of knowledge if I stopped playing as her, seeing as how I've memorized all her attacks (and their names) and know several combos n' things
-If I don't use Tao for long enough the knowledge starts to fade quickly, as I discovered today ("It's j.a > j.c, not j.a > j.b goddammitsonofabitch")

The magic secret is to change who I am using based on how I am feeling.
So far it looks like if I switch to someone else for a few matches, my spirit is gradually restored. YAY

So I've been playing as Emo Noel (Emoel?) which is going pretty well. I've got a lot of her moves down and am working on the combos part (The key is to shoot them).
NO I hardly ever touch the drive button F.Y.I.
Which is actually bad I should figure out how to use it effectively

But I want to play as more people so that I can:
1. Hear as much of the game's dialogue as possible
2. Learn my opponents' movesets

I don't know who though
But here's what I'm thinking

Ragna: No he is overused
If it wasn't for that I'd play as him more. I guess I can a little bit
I'd rather sub somebody else though if I can.

Jin/Hakumen/v-13: No I do not like having to fight them
I don't want to put other people through it

Tager: Maybe
I practiced a bit and can do some things. Given time I could learn more things.
But a lot of his inputs are difficult. It's nothing I can't pull off, but it wears out my fingers, and everything gets a thousand times harder to do in actual fights. But there is some promise here

Litchi/Bang/Rachel/Arakune: Maybe
I don't care (too much) how hard it is to play as someone because, given enough time, I can learn the basics of anyone, really.
I oughta try all these people more.
But
-Litchi has like a billion moves, several of which are complex, and then there's the whole "two fighting styles" thing. Also I don't like her that much
-Bang's moves feel kind of awkward sometimes, also he relies on grabs a lot it seems. I sux at grabe
-Arakune: Bang with not as much grabbing but with more awkward
-Okay I think I should try Rachel some more. I'm not sure I like the whole "setting things up" part though. That and the wind.
But I'm sure with some research I can use them all right. So yeah I should probably play as her some more. As a bonus she is really cool

Carl: It's Carl.
Well uh I guess I should actually try to play as him as long as I'm trying everyone else because why not
But uh my expectations are like zero for obvious reasons

The more people I can play as, the better, for the reasons listed above
So I suppose I'm going to spend some time trying out different people WITH A VENGEANCE

Katbred wrote:

Carl: It's Carl.
Well uh I guess I should actually try to play as him as long as I'm trying everyone else because why not
But uh my expectations are like zero for obvious reasons

[bang] HUUUUH?[/bang]

Bang doesn't rely on grabs, really, it's just fun to "tech-trap" people (Doing certain moves and waiting for the opponent to tech into an inescapable grab).

Bang is FUN, and I think you should try him, but in order to play Bang you're going to have to take advantage of your opponent's mistakes A LOT. Improv is a huge part of Bang's strength.

Bishop, desu. wrote:in order to play Bang you're going to have to take advantage of your opponent's mistakes A LOT.

Actually this could be my biggest problem: I cannot see my opponents' mistakes.
I know that Tao's 6c:
1. Will connect on loads of b counter hits
2. Starts some of her best combos
But I never can tell when something is a counter or not quickly enough to use 6c.
So I never use 6c, ever
And this is probably hurting me
My plan now is to actually watch for counter hits during fights to see where they show up.

Ken Amada wrote:[bang] HUUUUH?[/bang]

He's fukin hard to play as man

Just listen for it to say "Counter!". Also, you may not need to wait for the counterhit, as sometimes you can still connect the attack if the opponent messes up.

Bishop, desu. wrote:Just listen for it to say "Counter!"

oh you think

Hm
My reaction time might actually be good enough though maybe I should listen more closely

I usually just keep an eye out for the word counter to appear, but it could be better for you to listen. That's all I was saying.

oh okay

There's been a change of plans
I'm going to be Carl now and if I beat anybody I'm going to laugh for ten minutes straight

Giving up on Tao, or have you decided to sub Carl?

Creeping Shadow wrote:Giving up on Tao, or have you decided to sub Carl?

I'm just playing as Carl for the time being because I already have no skill at all and now I am using Carl.
its funy to me

Edit:
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
hahahaha

okay sub'd

I used to not like Marionette Purple that much
I do now

And there are few things in this game I have seen that are funnier than a scared Hakumen, crouched in the corner, Nirvana standing right next to him

Even better, if these are my three characters, I become the Baka Gaijin Brigade with the powers of the three worst English voices in the game at my command
I am the greatest

Kattttt! Why on earth did you fight ME with Carl? D:

Because I didn't notice that it was you

But if I did notice, I would have used Carl anyway

Sorry about not getting on to fight you dad has the TV and such anyways on to related news,

I find fighting Nu and Hakumen to be challenging and entertaining, PS I have gotten over being killed by Nu to the point it doesn't even phase me, PSS/AKA Mai plays Nu ALOT.

Jin is just the bitch character i take pleasure in killing mercilessly. To me fighting other Hakumens is either A) Shows me how good I am, or B) How bad I am when the guy has a win streak of like 500 something with Hakumen.

I eat your carl. Then tell you how to carl. But first i eat.

Ken Amada wrote:I eat your carl. Then tell you how to carl. But first i eat.

sounds good

Rozencrutz wrote:I find fighting Nu and Hakumen to be challenging and entertaining, PS I have gotten over being killed by Nu to the point it doesn't even phase me, PSS/AKA Mai plays Nu ALOT.
Jin is just the bitch character i take pleasure in killing mercilessly. To me fighting other Hakumens is either A) Shows me how good I am, or B) How bad I am when the guy has a win streak of like 500 something with Hakumen.

Ya, I don't mind fighting those three (Hakumen/v-13/Jin) too much. It is only a small annoyance when they use their signature abilities. All can still be beaten with enough skill/luck.
And losing against anyone doesn't bother me much at all (if I'm not Tao).

I don't really have a "punching bag" character because they are all good. I usually default to Jin though because he is a sore loser

It's funny that you should mention fighting other Hakumens though.
I can expect to lose against everyone, as everyone...unless it's a Taokaka mirror match. Then my win rate is like 80%
I don't get it
It's probably luck or ghosts or something

Hey what's the point of Player Matches? I can't see why people would want to do these instead of Ranked.

Uhh you can fight the same person multiple times...slightly different rules...
Nope I don't get it

Player matches are less serious. You can use any character without repercussions, you aren't affecting your leaderboards status, you can turn on voice chat, you can set the rounds, turn on easy specials or unlimited characters, and you can invite people to your room. Also, you can see who the other person is playing AND change stages/music.

In general, it's online training.

Bishop, desu. wrote:without repercussions

Bishop, desu. wrote:you aren't affecting your leaderboards status

hahaha