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Dash up Gold Burst into Orca got hella nerfed… what will I do now 
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I-no caught a bunch of nerfs in exchange for her new special, which admittedly seems like a pretty good move I really hope that combined with the new special mechanic doesn't actually leave her worse off  especially with the new defensive mechanic thingIt's sort of hard to tell though because the game is going to be very different as a whole.
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Aug 23, 2023 12:29
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Cat Machine posted:Dash up Gold Burst into Orca got hella nerfed… what will I do now Dash up gold burst into a non-stop love song I will follow yoooouuuu where ev-er you go. IIIIII can't wait to catch up before the sun sleeps (not if you're short of breath) I'm the di-sas-ter of pass-sion. have her song override whatever the bgm is whenever you're comboing johnny
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Aug 23, 2023 12:43
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Wait why did they buff Nago and Jack-o? Or at least it sort of sounds like it? Man this is definitely an arcsys patch I guess lmao How do we tell which wild assault a character got? Or is that not in the notes? It seems like WA 1 is pretty clearly the best unless your character really needs a reversal. WA 2 sounds pretty bad unless the guard crush is really good, though I guess you can cancel it into specials so that might be ok?
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Aug 23, 2023 13:24
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Weird Pumpkin posted:How do we tell which wild assault a character got? Or is that not in the notes? It seems like WA 1 is pretty clearly the best unless your character really needs a reversal. WA 2 sounds pretty bad unless the guard crush is really good, though I guess you can cancel it into specials so that might be ok? WA2 definitely sounds like a Big Body thing.
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Aug 23, 2023 14:04
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Using WA in combo notation is gonna make everyone sound like Wario
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Aug 23, 2023 14:53
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I am a certified Bad Player™, and most of the Sol changes feel like they're reinforcing stuff I picked up by intuition trying to work my way up from a total novice. Removing Counter hit from Bandit Revolver doesn't feel like it will affect my gameplan too much, because I was mostly using it as a combo link rather than to close distance or fish for counters. Off the top of my head, my counters usually come from j.S, classic runup c.S, or Night Raid Vortex. After the early patch where they converted Bandit Revolver to a 2-hit rekka, everybody's combo videos made it pretty obvious that it was supposed to be a combo link more than anything else. I have had a bad habit throughout the game's life of using Night Raid Vortex as a default space-closing option, even though it's easily countered in most circumstances, but I have managed to mostly (though not entirely) train myself out of this habit during my last 2 or 3 runs at the game. Buffing its damage bails my rear end out if anything. The buff to aerial Bandit Bringer definitely feels like a subtle nudge to approach through the air more often, and likewise the buff to Fafnir is an encouragement for me to use it more consistently. That said, I'm curious about how this will change the pacing of the game. I've said before that the rapid pace of matches is what makes me love Strive over SF6. If I'm going to lose, I lose fast and it's on to the next round. If I land a solid combo and/or get a wall break, I'm not that far off from clinching the round, usually one more interaction away. Whereas in a lot of similar situation in SF6, I feel like I'm often still looking at half the opponent's lifebar to get through. So if more defensive options results in a slower pace, it might end up feeling like they're giving up on their main effort to make the game approachable. Hard to tell yet, but if that's the case, it paints their stubbornness about the matchmaking in a even worse light. I'm neutral on it, although I do get frustrated when I sit in training mode for long stretches on a relatively unpopulated floor, but it seems like it's most peoples' sticking point for continuing to play after SF6 dropped. And the SF6 matchmaking is smooth as butter, even if I don't prefer the gameplay. Ultimately, though, maybe I will like more defensive options and a slower pace, if it keeps me from having flatly embarrassing bouts of gamer rage whenever I get blendered by too many Axls, Bridgets, or well-played HCs in a row. More than anything, that's why I have to put the game down for months at a time.
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Aug 24, 2023 04:43
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I was blown away the first time I saw someone say strive rush instead of wild assault and now I'll never call it anything else
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Aug 24, 2023 05:59
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https://twitter.com/negisuke649/status/1694661397928714308
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Aug 24, 2023 13:49
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That's cool but isn't that something lots of characters can do
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Aug 24, 2023 13:59
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UP AND ADAM posted:That's cool but isn't that something lots of characters can do weirdly yeah, but it still looks really funny imo
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Aug 24, 2023 15:37
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So apparently Anji got a really cool new tool in Midare, and now he's looking a lot better with that plus the new global mechanics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF37caGVq4M I barely play Strive but I like following along with updates. Game is looking a lot stronger now!
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Aug 24, 2023 16:05
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amji nito I'll need to give that a watch before I drag my friends back to Strive.
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Aug 24, 2023 16:27
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Anji looks good now very impressed
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Aug 24, 2023 17:21
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Haven't played in ages but the new changes and Johnny got me wanting to come back and scrub it up.
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Aug 24, 2023 17:29
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8_UW5i01FQ I can't get over how good Johnny's new theme is
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Aug 24, 2023 17:46
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Infernot posted:I can't get over how good Johnny's new theme is  )
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Aug 24, 2023 17:50
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Holy crap, doing wild assault into close slash then hover dashing out of the close slash makes I-no go insanely fast
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Aug 24, 2023 22:45
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Got some matches in - I like Midare but it's gonna take a bit to get used to. I feel like I need to lab out what I can get with wild assault but man that seems fun. i'm also afraid i want to learn asuka. the magic boy is kinda fun, even though i spent those matches just staring down at my resources. e: watching that anji video and cheering as wild assault lets Anji convert a distant f.S into a full combo TGLT fucked around with this message at 03:04 on Aug 25, 2023 |
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Aug 24, 2023 23:15
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https://twitter.com/HomeDepotemkin/status/1694934677658775725
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Aug 25, 2023 08:31
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I was wondering why Potemkin was King of Hearts since he's not the actual leader of Zepp until someone pointed out in the replies  Ah.
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Aug 25, 2023 08:43
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bridget 
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Aug 25, 2023 13:54
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Ignore sol badguy
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Aug 25, 2023 14:30
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Sol is one giant Queen reference though
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Aug 25, 2023 14:35
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yeah the whole joke with sol getting queen is that, the band. otherwise everyone who gets queen is a girl, including bridget. its pretty clear whats going on there
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Aug 25, 2023 14:40
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I-No's new move is pretty interesting. It's actually really good at converting in combos, but it weirdly doesn't feel super great as a mixup tool. If you get a counter hit you get a huge reward, but it's pretty slow compared to just a hoverdash overhead and if it hits you don't really get too much without an RC It's definitely not a bad move or anything, I think it's going to take some time to figure out where it fits.
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Aug 25, 2023 14:53
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johnny says trans rights
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Aug 25, 2023 19:49
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I've been playing the hell out of Xrd for a month or so, and now I gotta come back and learn this game all over again. RIP to the Youzansen change making it so I can't TK Youzansen people 4 times in a row cuz they won't stand up
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Aug 27, 2023 10:31
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Lmao the usuals are still bitching about johnny validating bridget as trans.
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Aug 27, 2023 19:42
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It's funny to me that Johnny's outfit has basically not changed at all over his iterations. I think because they knew they got it right the first time around. https://i.makeagif.com/media/12-11-2020/wQhWRz.mp4
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Aug 27, 2023 20:19
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dhamster posted:It's funny to me that Johnny's outfit has basically not changed at all over his iterations. I think because they knew they got it right the first time around. tbf the beard alt is cool
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Aug 27, 2023 22:46
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Tae posted:Ignore sol badguy
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Aug 27, 2023 22:51
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Someone just rage quit on me to deny me my final win for the celestial challenge  Normally rage quits are just funny, but I gotta admit, that one hurt. It was on a nice combo into super for the wall break to kill too
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Aug 28, 2023 23:28
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Weird Pumpkin posted:Someone just rage quit on me to deny me my final win for the celestial challenge This happened to me once and then I went and lost my next two games. Wasn't a good night.
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Aug 28, 2023 23:30
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Got it on the next set though! That was my original goal for playing ranked, so I think I'll probably just move to the park and run sets/find people from discord to beat me to improve
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Aug 28, 2023 23:41
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I am still stuck on floors 8-10. I can’t hang with the people i nthe park long enough to make it. Not adapting fast enough.
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Aug 29, 2023 02:40
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Annointed posted:I am still stuck on floors 8-10. I can’t hang with the people i nthe park long enough to make it. Not adapting fast enough. Ive slowly been scrabbling out of this exact rut for a while, and the best practice is when Im deliberately trying to do new sequences or hyperfocus on stuff in neutral that I typically ignore, even when I drop combos and gently caress up and get my rear end kicked (which is often)
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Sep 6, 2023 16:25
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Another pro tip is to stop at floor 10 then stay in the park forever, that way everyone is tricked into thinking youre somewhat okay at the game
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Sep 6, 2023 16:26
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I've started trying out Jack-o and as someone stuck on floors 7-8 normally, my success rate is even more fluctuating than normal. She's a lot harder to learn how to use when everyone is flailing around, but it also means I occasionally look big brained when I mash buttons in the corner like my life depends on it.
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I'll climb up to floor 10, get slapped around, downranked to 7, then head to the park and get my rear end kicked for 20 games and dont leave until the other person gets tired of it. I do feel like I learn something from each of those long sets. Early month, the tower is full of temporarily embarrassed celestial players so i'll see someone with that badge, level 900, in floor 8 because they feel the need to slap around some casuals. It sucks.
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