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  • Basod
    Basod
    Sorry for my late response. I have a txt document for sm4sh theory crafting if that would work.
    Basod
    Basod
    I apologize if this is getting annoying but, where would you like me to post my theory craft ideas? Should I make a conversation or should I just post them her? Sorry for the trouble. Thank you.
    Emblem Lord
    Emblem Lord
    Conversation is fine
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    Sup EL, what you've been up too?
    Emblem Lord
    Emblem Lord
    Mostly work. You?
    Y2Kay
    Y2Kay
    Been playing Guilty Gear and DBFZ recently. I'm booting up to move to Brooklyn for college.
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    I miss you buddy T__________T. We need your humor in the Competitive V4 Analysis thread. ( Sorry for double ).
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    What do you think is Ryu's best match up? Just curious.
    Emblem Lord
    Emblem Lord
    Best? As in a match he does very well with not too much effort? Probably Falco, Jigglypuff or Ganondorf. I lean towards Falco.
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    Thanks! The new match up chart is a little bit weird ( especially Pikachu ). Is it because Falco is tall and a fast - faller, and slow? ( Back - air is an exception ).
    Hello EL. I was wondering what your thoughts are on ZSS in the current meta. I think I recall you saying she has tools to put her in the top 5 a while back; does that still stand?
    Emblem Lord
    Emblem Lord
    Very late response, but she will always be top 10 imo. She has her issues, but at the end of the day she has just the right tools to be able to win a major as a solo character.
    Serious question. I need advice on my new book. you think you'd be willing to check the book out and give me pointers? it's about smash
    So who do you think are the top 5 right now, and how much better do you think Bayonetta is compared to the other top tiers?

    By the way, I didn't say Bayonetta isn't the best in the game, I was curious to why you thought so high of her, considering the majority doesn't think she is quite that good.
    Emblem Lord
    Emblem Lord
    Bayo, Diddy, Rosa, Sheik, then probably Sonic or Fox. The usual suspects. She isn't leagues ahead of other top tiers. I just think she is more or less allowed to do w/e she wants. and you always need to respect her even when you really shouldnt have too.
    I see calling on me w/o a tage in CCI v1.

    I wouldn't have to rant about them if they wheren't constantly ignored.
    Hi EL,

    Do you ever see yourself writing a book or something about your fighting game knowledge in the future?
    Emblem Lord
    Emblem Lord
    i mean there already is lol. David Sirlin "Playing to Win". Not to mention countless articles on sonichurricane.com
    Heracr055
    Heracr055
    I suppose you're right; you just seem really impassioned when you make your posts about footsies, neutal, etc. I know that I eventually want to write a book about Pokemon (ingame stuff and competitive), even if it ends up as a passion project
    EL, what Smash 4 match/set showcases the most developed neutral game yet? I want to do some studying.
    Emblem Lord
    Emblem Lord
    oh ho. then ZeRo's Sheik and Diddy are good to watch as his Vinnie's sheik. Abadango MK and Mewtwo.
    Emblem Lord
    Emblem Lord
    kamemushi Megaman
    thehard
    thehard
    Thank you!! I got inspired by all the times you've stressed how Smashers need to refine their neutral over trying to find the next big combo.
    You seem to know loads of stuff about Ryu, so I am just going to drop a question right here:
    What do you do after a jab lock? Often I would find myself doing one, and not knowing what is the most optimal moves to do.
    Also yo real talk, this is unrelated to Smash but I see that you played the Power Rangers SNES fighting game. Lord Zedd is my man in that game, teleporting out of hitstun/blockstun is basically like Nash on steroids <3
    Emblem Lord
    Emblem Lord
    lol oh how did you know i played that? Bruh i played ALOT of stuff.
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    I browse SRK and I play a LOT of old fighting games. I'm a kusoge master, see my Jin Fuha in AOF3 (God that game is so ass ROFL)
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    Like, I'm biologically young but I play old man fighting games a lot and I personally miss them a lot though SF5 is the closest we've come to feeling like an old SF game that I love again, it's so good. We need Sagat to come back with the Tiger Knee that can jump over crouchers again, <3 that mixup.
    I was gonna say Limit (mostly Side-B) is the equivalent of a good super in ST but I think people are tired of hearing me say ST in that thread. It really is though (you get it 2-3 times at most per stock, and it's incredibly strong and safe, and can immediately turn things around). Maybe that's why I enjoy Cloud.
    Emblem Lord
    Emblem Lord
    It's a super you get for free. And that's a weakness? The ****?
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    Look man I don't know either. By that logic Balrog's super in ST is a weakness LOL
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    Also shoutouts to Diddy having an "exploitable" recovery. That's why this happens so frequently.
    Hi Emblem Lord. I have a big problem fighting Mario with Ryu. I find that his fireballs are great for covering his approach and his grabs leads to high damage combos (specifically Utilt and Uair). What would you say is the best way to keep him out of grab range? And is four character lengths away still the optimal spacing in this MU?
    Emblem Lord
    Emblem Lord
    Almost any approach Mario tries is high reward even though ryu has all the tools to shut Mario down. But really the one that needs to be flawless is Ryu. He can do it though. Yes general mid range spacing is advisable. SH bair is solid against almost any kind of approach besides dash attack.
    Emblem Lord
    Emblem Lord
    But Mario will probably use that sparingly since it leads to nothing guaranteed and is unsafe. ftilt can beat aerials from him and mashed jabs or light tilts stuff grab attempts. I like SH bair since it will stuff alot of stuff when spaced well. and avoid random dash grab attempts cuz Ryu is in the air and only risking a dash in while his is landing will net the grab
    Why haven't you applied to the smash backroom, fam?
    PK Gaming
    PK Gaming
    Why not? You seem pretty knowledgeable about Smash. You'd be a good fit.
    Emblem Lord
    Emblem Lord
    eh i was in there for brawl and melee. that was years ago but i ended up leaving. idk how it is now but back then there was alot of top player bias and **** sucking. i wasnt afraid to let top players know that skill did not directly correlate to knowledge. a few of them hated my guts. i digress. are you back there? if you are how is it now?
    PK Gaming
    PK Gaming
    Ah no way

    I'm thinking of applying though
    Dude I'm so glad I labbed Marth landing Nair stuff. This is OP. He can do Nair Sour into Jump Up+B (F1-5 intangibility on air version) and hit with the good hitbox and kill off the side. Nair1 Sour > Fair works but Nair1 Tip > Fair is more reliable......Falchions and Roy are blessed with god Nairs
    Emblem Lord
    Emblem Lord
    haha its not OP, because Marth reachs the height of his SH slowly. its a nice tool to have in your back pocket. I feel its best with Roy and Lucina 2nd. Tho Marth is probably the safest to attempt a confirm with due to his sweetspot mechanics.
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    You know what I mean LOL. It's OP as in it's hype and cool that this confirm exists =3. I think Roy's is the strongest if applied properly due to his Nair, but it's the hardest to justify because of the risk. So cool though...
    You really seem to know your stuff when it comes to ryu match ups. Could i get a more comprehensive guide on how to deal with normal samus, its a hard match for me. I really don't know what to do when they are on ledge/holding the corner.
    Hey I'm from millburn NJ. I was wondering if you were interested in meeting up one day for melee.
    Emblem Lord
    Emblem Lord
    ah sorry mang. i dont play melee anymore. but even if I did I couldnt right now because i sliced my thumb open at work. Got 9 stitches and it needs to heal. sorry fam.
    The Mewtwo (and Ryu) whining has made me finally realize that NinjaLink was right: this game's generous engine has made turned the playerbase into softies.
    Y2Kay
    Y2Kay
    In games like Marvel, you could lose a whole character for one mistake. But in smash 4 you can usually do stupid stuff and then only get a tap on the wrist in the form of a weak punish.
    Y2Kay
    Y2Kay
    So when characters like Mewtwo (and Ryu) kill you early for doing stupid ****, a lot of players just can't handle it and cry in their oatmeal about it. I know that Mewtwo (and Ryu) are better than a majority of the cast but it's totally fine in the grand scheme of things.
    No you see Nintendo already nuked Ryu. By putting him in Smash 4 with its playerbase, it was a safe way to seal his fate. Welcome to why I waver with this game competitively a lot. Trela's post inspired me briefly but then the thread went to the usual.
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    Don't worry, when people get all the top tiers nerfed and Mario ends up being the best people will realize how ****ing vanilla this game is without really strong chars with clear choices of any kind and immediately regret destroying their own game.
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    For the record I'm as surprised as you are, I figured people would be targetting Cloud more than Ryu of all characters. Did they just stop getting hit by LCS stupidly? I have no idea.
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    For all it's worth though it took mountains of Twitter salt for 1.1.6 to even exist TBH. I'm skeptical of any future balance changes cause the outcry for Bayo far outmatches Ryu atm
    Yo i'm curious, did you agree with my response in the thread

    Was it on point or completely off base?
    Emblem Lord
    Emblem Lord
    I see Corrin as solid all around with a decent projectile and some sick trap options at the ledge. Aerial pokes are safe. Grounded buttons are not but the conversion is there so thats good. It was a solid analysis and to the point. Can't really argue with it.
    PK Gaming
    PK Gaming
    Ayyyyy

    Thanks for the response, it means a bunch
    Got a question: if input Tatsu was made stronger so it KO'd ~150% light, ~130% medium, and ~110% heavy, but Shoryuken KO'd at ~90% would it still keep Ryu's niche? Might just be that it's the early hit messing with Ryu.

    Ryu's fine; nothing wrong with his design. It's just some people complain, so just wondering what if there was a change, what would it be that would keep Ryu: "Ryu".
    Ffamran
    Ffamran
    Ryu could have worked his high roundhouse for a light Utilt. Would be a better anti-air, but it might cost him a special-cancel and a repeatable light Utilt. Might also overlap with heavy jab, though.

    You probably didn't want a wall of text, so I'm just going to stop.
    Emblem Lord
    Emblem Lord
    design wise he does work the way i feel they intended for him to work. he has 0 to death stuff but no competent player gets hit by a fully charged FA anymore. the utilt lock is lame but again, generally if you get with that, then you messed up badly and now you pay the price.
    Emblem Lord
    Emblem Lord
    I feel like everyone button they chose to give him serves its purpose. usmash i wish was faster or safer. right now i just use it as my vertical finisher after a shieldbreak and only fully charged.
    You mind if I completely rip off the Dragon Dojo and make one for the Greninja Boards (and I guess the M2 boards too)?
    These Pit players are making it verrryyyy hard to not respond. They've refuted nothing valid at all, they're acting like you called him bad even though the message I got was "No matter how good he is at this point, he has no extremes or interesting things so he's effectively not worth it." which is p. much true. He also can't mix up his aerial timing and they haven't refuted that at all.
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    Emblem Lord
    Emblem Lord
    its fine. Fanboyism is clouding their judgement. Pits can keep deluding themselves and not win anything or top 8 consistently. The char is average.
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    Also I think a more fair comparison for DA in regards to Pit is like, Cloud DA which is everything Pit's is but better. Fun fact is that Pit's DA is one of the only actual exceptional things about him (move is actually pretty excellent though again not the best or super explosive)
    What do you think about new bayo?
    momochuu
    momochuu
    I think she's pretty good still. Her normals are still intact. I think the only unnecessary nerf was the dive kick nerf. They already made witch twist super easy to SDI so what was even the point of nerfing the dive kick angle lol.
    momochuu
    momochuu
    Still though, she has a super good punish game because the damage output from her normals is still absurd and her mobility is still good.

    Screw the death combos, I just need a good walk speed, some good range on my normals, and a decent reward for landing pokes and I'm good lol.
    Emblem Lord
    Emblem Lord
    how does she kill people though. Edgeguarding i guess but on stage? I dont see it. she isnt a combo oriented char anymore. she is no longer representative of her source material which is why she was interesting to me.
    Someone just said MVC2 never took off in CCI. You know, that game that had a 12+ year long competitive life until MVC3 (IIRC).

    Good god, they do need to play more games.
    Emblem Lord
    Emblem Lord
    hahah. it was pretty hype to watch but i wouldnt say it had huge growth in terms of size after a couple of years. it had a pretty large super hardcore dedicated fanbase that kept the game going till MvC3 dropped. solid game with flaws like any other. but i will say balanced is nice but def overrated
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    Balance won't take your game far if ppl aren't enjoying it.

    That's the big problem with how Bayo was handled. I hope this never happens to this extent ever again, if at all, really.
    wedl!!
    wedl!!
    if smash 4 players thought bayonetta was ban-worthy imagine them playing marvel 2, christ

    there'd be rulesets banning storm+sent **** i swear
    hey, just wanted to know that I added you on facebook, name is Keone. Thanks.
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    K1~
    NNID: Seij808 if you want to play some friendlies. I main Ryu.
    People are just afraid to say Pit is mediocre even though it's pretty blatantly true. Every other disjoint/spacing char has something explosive over Pit and also has a neutral that's either as good or even better. Pit players who think it's solely cause of underrep are in denial, it's important to look at why there's no rep in the first place.
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    Like yeah I guess Pit is "Ryu", or at least the modern equivalents prior to SF5, where he has all this stuff but it's outshined. Mario isn't an all rounder but he def makes me think of ST/SF5 Ryu where as Mario he has all that a good char needs + the ability to run at you and be oppressive/strong.
    Emblem Lord
    Emblem Lord
    I was gonna say that. Pit is the actual Ryu of this game. He will teach you the game. when to press buttons. How to zone. What options you can use to get around zoning. How to play footsies and counter poke. His frame data is ok and his recovery is good. He is a good training wheels character
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    Yeah for sure. Pit is the usual Ryu, Mario IMO represents Ryu when he's really strong (ST, SFA2, SF5)
    Amen to your posts about Ryu. I think a lot of Smash 4 players greatly undervalue his ground game. He has twice as many buttons on the ground as the cast and normally quality > quantity but all of his buttons are also good! I think there's a problematic obsession with aerials, more than likely based on prior Smash titles. As a former Ryu player your posts are a joy.
    Ffamran
    Ffamran
    Anyway, since Tatsu has I-frames, would it kind of work as an edgeguard tool by hugging the ledge? By that, I mean dropping to the ledge, Tatsu, and holding up to force Ryu to not grab the ledge. Major risk is there's no invincibility on Ryu. I feel like I've asked this before...
    Ffamran
    Ffamran
    Really wished Ryu had customs. Akuma or Ken's Tatsu would be like Luigi Cyclone on steroids. Ryu's EX Tatsu would also be wicked. Be a murder tornado... EX Tatsu right next to the ledge... Tuned right, it'd be like EX Cross Slash if you could use all the time and any time.
    Ffamran
    Ffamran
    I meant Limit Break Cross Slash... Eh, same thing. Uses "meter". If only Cloud could have multiple stores of Limit Break... Welp, I broke another character today. Back to the nan corner I go now.
    I can't post in CCI due to personal creed but I will say that Ryu doesn't even need big combos. If Ryus ever buckled down and mastered neutral it'd be GG. He never loses a trade with relevant normals. Ever. In my experience anyways.
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    Feels like Smashers tend to focus too much on the flash and that's not what Ryu is about here. Gotta work neutral like SF and Smash at the same time (can't chip with lights, have to respect millions of options out of block)
    Ffamran
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    ... I pressed... Link's on Anragon; French Falco/Ryu player who recently took 9th at MARS 2016. No footage of his recent plays that I know of, but I bet he could be a beast Ryu player or at least a Ryu/Falco instead of Falco/Ryu. Not familiar with Europe's scene, though. AC and Bravo would make for excellent Ryu players as well. Question is if they want to play Ryu.
    I love how Shaya liked your comment then warned you for it lol
    Shaya
    Shaya
    it was the other way around~
    Emblem Lord
    Emblem Lord
    tfw when mods love you but they gotta keep warning you because you are one of the biggest **** posters in the entire community
    Hey! How hard do u find co-maining Ryu and Cloud is? I play Cloud right now, but Ryu interest me extremely. But I don't wanna drop Cloud. Do u think I should stick with Cloud or co-main? Thank you :3
    Don't you think melee and mvc2 are basically brothers? They both released around the same time 2001/2003, has a competitive scene that has lasted for longer than a decade, both exemplify a freedom-based engine that is loose as heck, etc...
    Emblem Lord
    Emblem Lord
    i see them as having similar metas. throwing out HUGE and VERY safe moves with crazy hitboxes in neutral then you convert into monstrous damage. you do NOTHING but safe very oppressive stuff that no low tier can hope to challenge and fish for damage and free pressure.
    hypothetical scenario:

    all landing lag is nerfed 1/3, Sakurai comes up to you and asks you for one more change:

    nerf dodge (roll, spotdodge, airdodge) invincibility (not faf) by 25% across the board
    nerf shield regen by 50% across the board

    which do you choose?
    Hello, Emblem Lord. I enjoyed your insightful threads and postings on Smash 4 Marth; I significantly improved my Marth thanks to them. Now I'm looking into Ryu and discovered you main him. What would be the best threads, posts, etc. to get up to speed with Ryu? I'm excited to play this character to his full extent! Note: I've never played SF, if that helps.
    I noticed you talkin bout ST past my post and stuff. Would you be down to actually play ST? I play the **** out of it but I could use more ppl to play it with, it's kind of a niche game.
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    Also totes unrelated tangent but when you said the Pits were boring I couldn't help but agree. Like, they work, they're functional, they just can't do anything flashy or fun. Dark Pit has Side-B cheese so he's like, marginally more entertaining, but yeah. Boooring~
    Emblem Lord
    Emblem Lord
    i just feel if i outplay sumone in the neutral my reward should be worth it. its not worth it with pit so meh. whats the point
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    Yeah. You win neutral and then you play it again over and over. Speaking of fun stuff, I think I wanna smack people who say Bayo has overall bad frame data. I think the proper term is "bad startup" at this point because her recovery time is very miniscule vs. the startup.
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