Konqrr said:
I'd love to see what option selects you know.
Lex told me a long time ago when we were playing on XBL of one with robot smoke against teleporting ninjas. When you run jab, ever time you run forward do it with f, f, lp and keep them tight. If the ninja teleports, your jab never comes out and you spear them before they hit the ground. I was never able to pull it off in that set of matches, but I know it works.
You can do similar things like with Kabal, run jab with f, f, lp~b+lk. If they teleport, the spin comes out. If they don't, the b+lk input simply cancels your jab like normal. This is strictly theory fighter, but it makes sense. I don't know if a ninja teleport would hit the spin or not. Seems solid.
A potentially dangerous one against teleporting ninjas is with Ermac, again theory fighter. Run jab with lp~fdf+hk. They teleport and eat a full naked tks combo! If anyone tries this, let me know if it works.
Simple option selects are like run jab with a low block (be careful with sonya lol) to stop sweeps while you advance.
Against Kitana fan lift, Sindel scream, Lao spin, up close...just do a lp~block and you will block it every time.
I'd like to know what you have hanzo.
Konqrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr hahaha you are spoiling the content of my vid!
Joking. Basically all that Lex told you is in fact true. You can buffer taps into your Lp rush and if the opp. tlpts out he will get catched with the spear, SR, spin dash, etc. mileena to some exent with the Dive Kick (in a vid I posted before) can do "run bursts" masking the FF taps and if the opp. jumps is a free dive in the head. Lao dive kick crossup into LK combo can get option selected too into sweep etc.
Its nothing nw that you dont know, just wanted to show the "technique" behind it. At leat on stick I do it on a particular way:
When I LP rush I ALWAYS HOLD RUN with my thumb finger and "piano like" tap LP with my index finger then BLK with my middle finger.
There is ppl that do it in an entire piano motion from RUN-LP-BLK in that fashion but I dont trust it that much.
In a pad obviously is far more easy if you have BLK on the shoulder buttons.
EDIT: There is a little vid in wich you can see my hands doing it but I want to do it more clearly.
EDIT 2: LOVE this match specially round 2, not even 1 combo in all the round. When a match is like that, down to the wire and ALMOST no mistakes you know that shit is for sure haha
There can be other options hat pay a lot if you can manage them like only opting for HP starter with NW and specially Lao when BOTH players run to each other or when YOU are on the defense of a rush LP player.
You can MASH HP while holding BLK+BACK (Lao case mash HP+LP) and if the priority in the round is yours you will get an almost free combo. I mention those 2 cause their HP starters seems to me that have less starting frames than Kabal for saying something.
Dreamcatcher said:
This is 100% correct. I never sweep Lao, you can still get spun in some instances where you would just do more damage with a karajab to combo instead.
100% true. I forgot to add that. I NEVER try to sweep Lao in his Hat Spin animation.