GGA Slips wins Ghost Battle Series # 31!

[GGA HAN]

"You're easy money!"​

@GGA Slips faced a gauntlet of 18 competitors Thursday night and sliced and diced his way to victory, never seeing the losers bracket. He would face another of the "4 Gods of GGA" in GGA Max in Grand Finals, but not before quite a few great matches unfolded beforehand:

-GGA 16 Bit, fresh off his 2nd place finish at Final Round, was sent to losers very early in the bracket by @McCutty Mayhem and his trademark Harley Quinn. PPJ would eventually eliminate 16 Bit with his improved Shazam later in losers.

-Fullmetal was on a tear all night, making his way through winners by defeating Saucy Jacks Green Arrow, GGA Jeremiah's Batgirl, and Vagrant's Deathstroke. He would go on to lose in winners semi's to Slips' Deathstroke, and eventually be eliminated by @Heroic_Legacy and his Shazam.

-After being sent to losers early in the night, Grawlix and his improved Wonder Woman made a strong run in the bracket of alternative success, eliminating Saucy Jack and McCutty Mayham.

-GGA HAN (that's me) had a good showing for myself, beating McCutty Mayham in winners, and then taking out PPJ's and Heroic Legacy's Shazam in Losers. Max would again prove to be my Kryptonite, as my counterpicks of Superman and Sinestro only managed to do slightly better than my Black Adam does in the match-up vs Bane. I finished with a respectable 3rd place finish, leaving the grand finals to be Max vs Slips:

Final Top 8 Results
1 GGA Slips (Deathstroke)
2 GGA Max (Bane)
3 GGA HAN (Black Adam, Superman, Sinestro)
4 Heroic Legacy (Shazam)
5 GGA Pimpimjim (Shazam)
5 Fullmetal (Zod, Doomsday)
7 GGA 16 Bit (Catwoman)
7 Grawlix (Wonderwoman)

challonge bracket: http://gga.challonge.com/gbs31

Twitch.Tv archive: http://www.twitch.tv/gallopingghostarcade/b/512863333

Youtube playlist of streamed matches: (will be updated later on the official Team GGA Youtube channel)

Current Seeding Standings
1 Max - 22 points
2 Pimpimjim - 20 points
3 Slips - 15 points
4 16 Bit - 12 points
5 HAN - 11 points
6 Saucy Jack - 10 points
7 Emperor Twisted - 8 points
8 Heroic Legacy - 6 points
8 Jeremiah - 6 points
seeding tracking​

Thanks again to everyone for supporting us each and every week, we will see everyone next thursday for more hype Ghost Battle Series matches!

 

[juicepouch]

Good showing @GGA HAN, good to see you in top 3

 

[Doombawkz]

@GGA HAN
Superman is not a counter pick, nor is Sinestro.

Try flash

 

[Qwark28]

"niiikooolaaaaas"

 

[GGA HAN]

@GGA HAN
Superman is not a counter pick, nor is Sinestro.

Try flash

When I say counter-pick, I only mean an even MU (in my eyes). So if Sinestro or Supes can hold their own against Bane, I'm better off than using Adam, and I'm fine with that. Flash is cool but he doesn't interest me that much right now.

 

[NoobHunter420]

slips made low gunshot look hella broke
Mccutty god damn, I felt like I was watching saltface l0l
I love seeing 16 bit get bodied in locals after almost winning a major lol

 

[Doombawkz]

When I say counter-pick, I only mean an even MU (in my eyes). So if Sinestro or Supes can hold their own against Bane, I'm better off than using Adam, and I'm fine with that. Flash is cool but he doesn't interest me that much right now.

Ah. Also its been said but props for getting that top 3 spot. I was hyping up how dirty your adam looked tonight.

 

[Under_The_Mayo]

Just watched the GBS archive. Great job Slips.

 

[ETC AdmiralAugustus]

I like watching Slips' Deathstroke. Great job man!

 

[TomlulsBrady]

Good shit to slips, and Han, but I am pissed. Slips promised me he would bring his cyborg out of retirement to use on the side.

 

[REDRUM]

Kano 2.0 again?

 

[Cabronium]

Man, Deathstroke zoning is just whatever

 

[GGA Max]

Good job to everyone at GGA, especially Slips with a character that was nerfed to the ground.

 

[Slips]

Thanks everyone. I was told zoning with DS isn't good anymore that's why i say it's "whatever". Was I told wrong?

 

[coolwhip]

Awesome job.

Question for @GGA Slips

I've been watching a ton of DS footage lately (as in you and Hippo) and I notice the main difference is he uses Deathstrokes D2 more frequently (I don't mean as an AA). Any reason why you don't use it as much? Or is it a match-up thing?

Or should I just defer to resident Deathstroke expert M2dave with this question?

 

[Slips]

Awesome job.

Question for @GGA Slips

I've been watching a ton of DS footage lately (as in you and Hippo) and I notice the main difference is he uses Deathstrokes D2 more frequently (I don't mean as an AA). Any reason why you don't use it as much? Or is it a match-up thing?

Or should I just defer to resident Deathstroke expert M2dave with this question?

I think i use low gun shots more in footsies whereas he'll use d2 more in footsies. His is more of a defensive approach where mine is more offensive. That being said, I'm still working on where to add d2 to my game. No denying the move is good to throw out sometimes.

@TomlulsBrady I will see what I can do. I have to blow the dust off of my Cyborg before busting him out.

 

[RIF]

@GGA Slips

Is there a reason why you do not use Deathstroke's Trait when Bane is on debuff and at full screen? His reduced mobility and increased received damage seems like the perfect time to use it.

 

[Doombawkz]

@GGA Slips

Is there a reason why you do not use Deathstroke's Trait when Bane is on debuff and at full screen? His reduced mobility and increased received damage seems like the perfect time to use it.

I once promoted it, but turns out its mostly a bill. You'll give up a lot of footsie game once you are on debuff and Bane is off because you no longer have the means to keep him out, and in trade you'll be doing maybe... 18% at the most for 1 bar.

 

[Slips]

I once promoted it, but turns out its mostly a bill. You'll give up a lot of footsie game once you are on debuff and Bane is off because you no longer have the means to keep him out, and in trade you'll be doing maybe... 18% at the most for 1 bar.

Agreed. That and dashing up mb low gun shots mixed with mb f3 pays bigger dividends. The way the tournament ended is evidence of why I think it's worth it to go in on him during debuff instead of trait.

 

[CrimsonShadow]

Every time I see one of these articles I'm proud about how we're supporting our own local scenes. It's so great to see everyone come together and make each other better -- these weekly tournaments have been awesome, and I hope the tradition continues into future games and beyond.

GGA, you guys have been rock solid and it's cool to follow the storylines from week to week. Congrats Slips.

 

[Doombawkz]

Agreed. That and dashing up mb low gun shots mixed with mb f3 pays bigger dividends. The way the tournament ended is evidence of why I think it's worth it to go in on him during debuff instead of trait.

You do have to be careful. Max NEVER uses it, but Bane has the option to MB b.3 DS back out once he enters the usual d.2 window because it hits after DS's f.3 does and its low immune which avoids the hits of low guns. Its safe on block and staggers, but I think DS can backdash? I'm not sure, his backdash either seems amazing or horrible.

But you don't have to worry too much about it because, as I said, Max isn't privy to do it.

 

[RIF]

I once promoted it, but turns out its mostly a bill. You'll give up a lot of footsie game once you are on debuff and Bane is off because you no longer have the means to keep him out, and in trade you'll be doing maybe... 18% at the most for 1 bar.

Agreed. That and dashing up mb low gun shots mixed with mb f3 pays bigger dividends. The way the tournament ended is evidence of why I think it's worth it to go in on him during debuff instead of trait.

Sound reasoning. I would think if you needed to close out a round it could be useful, but if the cooldown on trait causes that much of an issue, then your current tactics seem best.

They really SHOULD remove the debuff portion of the trait. Make the shots unblockable, but remove the missing shots nonsense. It already has a huge start-up.

Does Deathstroke's trait work against Level 3 Venom?

 

[Doombawkz]

Sound reasoning. I would think if you needed to close out a round it could be useful, but if the cooldown on trait causes that much of an issue, then your current tactics seem best.

They really SHOULD remove the debuff portion of the trait. Make the shots unblockable, but remove the missing shots nonsense. It already has a huge start-up.

Does Deathstroke's trait work against Level 3 Venom?

No, in the same way Superman's trait doesn't. His projectiles no longer hit because Bane is immune to them. Regardless of their properties, they never get far enough to come into effect.

 

[RIF]

No, in the same way Superman's trait doesn't. His projectiles no longer hit because Bane is immune to them. Regardless of their properties, they never get far enough to come into effect.

 

[Doombawkz]

Are you not entertained?