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TYM needs more Killer Instinct

I will be playing KI in preparation for MLG

  • YES HYPE CRAZY YES!!!!

    Votes: 19 59.4%
  • no thanks

    Votes: 13 40.6%

  • Total voters
    32

deathblooms2k4

Apprentice
Just the grand finals. Even after being punished 5x the urge to F+HK is too stronk
Hard to break habits immediately like that, you're fighting muscle memory. And in your defense CDJr. is the first person I've seen who is constantly punishing normal strings with shadow counters. The blocked shadow moves are almost always shadow countered but not normal strings. Makes you wonder if Jago is more susceptible to it than the other characters or not. One thing's for sure is it certainly effects the meta game.
 

NRF CharlieMurphy

Kindergarten Meta
@Qwark28

The dojo is where you should be "learning" it... because the game literally holds your hand to perform each manual

In practice mode... you can show the Attack State in a combo.... which will show you if you getting the manual off of an opener/linker.

You're a smart guy and will have no issue doing them once you "feel" it.

@AK L0rdoftheFLY: thanks for this post. It is def. the most positive one for KI on this board.
 

CrimsonShadow

Administrator and Community Engineer
Administrator
This is my last warning to everyone:

We wouldn't put up with people bashing our games elsewhere, and I will not put up with it here. If you don't have something constructive to add, then stay out of this forum, period. People who think it's funny to come in here and derail constructive threads by trolling or bashing KI are going to find themselves banned very quickly, no questions asked.

I'm sick of bashing other fighting games in general at this point. In order to grow the entire scene, we need to grow together; and no matter what is allowed to fly in some other forums or in other corners of the internet, it won't be allowed to fly here.

@MidTierHarley you are on a very short leash right now, and I suggest you never make a post in this section again unless you carefully consider it beforehand and make sure you have something to add.

If anyone sees this type of behavior again, report it via the post reporting system and we'll deal with it.

Thanks guys :).
 
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NRF CharlieMurphy

Kindergarten Meta
The addition of Lobbies and Spectator mode should at least get MORE content out there for KI as well.
I'm sure the dedicated stream guys who play the game will also help spread the game as well.
 

GhosT

Kombatant
TYM needs more Killer Instinct. When MLG picks it up, I want our community to have a big presence there. I am getting more and more hype for KI and am really starting to get my grove and understand the game. That said...I have LOTS to practice if I am ever going to compete. I'm dropping Thunder and focusing 100% on Spinal.

Topics I (and probably the rest of the community) need help on:
1) Manuals...how to time them, what my options are, and how to be consistent. I see people do them but I just don't really know what I am seeing. Some manuals I see linked shouldn't link due to frame data so maybe I just need it explained.
2) Highest damage unbreakable combos. Are there even unbreakable options?
3) Controller options. I play on the xbone pad for spinal and the xbone joystick for Thunder...I have never played on stick but is this game worth doing it for?

GET HYPE AND LETS GO
https://soundcloud.com/mickgordon/killer-instinct-2013-music/s-qi0r8

@RDK|Tyrant
@Vagrant
@donkeydisk aka @GGA Dizzy
@AK Pig Of The Hut
@HomeLee1121
@Sajam
@Tom Brady
Unbreakables. Yep all characters have it. Orchids unbreakable is boss but requires instinct and 2 bars. You start a combo heavy rekka the first two hits into shadow flick flack. Instinct cancel heavy rekka two hits again into shadow uppercat air grab upperkneee 50 percent.

The game is playable on pad. Picking up a stick is always a personal preference. Some ppl can't learn it or don't like it. I modded ahitbox and the game plays great on it.
Manuals.

Take the frame data this way. Whatever the last hit was on block and add 5 frames.

So if your +4 on hit you add 5 making 9 frame or less links possible.
 

Northern Slasher

Heads or Tails X
Hell yeah! This game is far too fun to not get the attention she deserves :) With Injustice in its golden era, it could be a great boost to our community if KI can catch some fire.
 

NorCalSamurai

Bacon Lettuce Tomato
I voted no thanks. I've played the game a bunch, and it's a lot of fun, but I'm not gonna invest $500 with a company I hate for a game with six characters. And this is personal opinion, but I just don't find the game hype from a spectators perspective. It just flat out bores me.
 

ShadowBeatz

Dropper of Bass and Bombs
I run into more than 7 characters in Injustice
It was a joke haha. I just hate the "this game only has 7 characters" argument when in MK you just about only run into Kabals, Cyraxs, Kung Laos and Kenshis, in Injustice I'll only fight about 8 or 9 of cast on a regular basis, and it the Tekken tourneys that I've watched I can only recall ever seeing about 5 or 6 (I would say something about SF but that game puts me to sleep at character select :joker:). Most fighting games are dominated by a small portion of the cast, so I see nothing wrong with having a smaller cast that is REALLY well balanced (and by well balanced I mean there isn't any Lex vs. Sinestro bs match-ups :D). And besides, it's not a finished game. By this time next year, the cast will be doubled at the very least.

Anyway yeah, that's why I don't like that argument.....
 
It was a joke haha. I just hate the "this game only has 7 characters" argument when in MK you just about only run into Kabals, Cyraxs, Kung Laos and Kenshis, in Injustice I'll only fight about 8 or 9 of cast on a regular basis, and it the Tekken tourneys that I've watched I can only recall ever seeing about 5 or 6 (I would say something about SF but that game puts me to sleep at character select :joker:). Most fighting games are dominated by a small portion of the cast, so I see nothing wrong with having a smaller cast that is REALLY well balanced (and by well balanced I mean there isn't any Lex vs. Sinestro bs match-ups :D). And besides, it's not a finished game. By this time next year, the cast will be doubled at the very least.

Anyway yeah, that's why I don't like that argument.....
For a more casual player only having 7 characters is bad because you dont really care about tiers but i can see your argument. I played Noob in MK9 and i only played kabals :(
 

AK L0rdoftheFLY

I hatelove this game
People should not buy the xbox 1 for just KI...you should buy it for the entertainment value beyond the game.

Sports integration with your fantasy teams
Voice control
Put all your accounts for netflix, hulu, and whatever else on there
Watch tv through it
Play COD, titanfall or whatever else you want
Watch Twitch but also broadcast right from the system

The game doesn't cost $500 I hate it when people put it that way. I use mine for much more than that it was a good investment even though I may play Injustice more at the moment.
 

deathblooms2k4

Apprentice
People should not buy the xbox 1 for just KI...you should buy it for the entertainment value beyond the game.

Sports integration with your fantasy teams
Voice control
Put all your accounts for netflix, hulu, and whatever else on there
Watch tv through it
Play COD, titanfall or whatever else you want
Watch Twitch but also broadcast right from the system

The game doesn't cost $500 I hate it when people put it that way. I use mine for much more than that it was a good investment even though I may play Injustice more at the moment.
aye, netflix, twitch, bluray movies. Granted these are all features of prior systems, but they are features nevertheless and features that many people use often.
 

TakeAChance

TYM White Knight
If TYM needs help managing KI, I would have no problem forwarding news as I see it to other mods.

I have been promoting it here for quite some time...something I am sure @AK Pig Of The Hut can attest to lol
 

TakeAChance

TYM White Knight
People should not buy the xbox 1 for just KI...you should buy it for the entertainment value beyond the game.

Sports integration with your fantasy teams
Voice control
Put all your accounts for netflix, hulu, and whatever else on there
Watch tv through it
Play COD, titanfall or whatever else you want
Watch Twitch but also broadcast right from the system

The game doesn't cost $500 I hate it when people put it that way. I use mine for much more than that it was a good investment even though I may play Injustice more at the moment.
Who are you using? Now that there are lobbies, I anticipate the meta of the game to evolve at a much quicker pace. I know JIm, Murphy, and I are frigging hype lol.
 

TakeAChance

TYM White Knight
All Spinal.

100% spinal.

0% other characters

No Thunder, Jago, Orchid, Fulgore, Glacius or Sadira


Good, I need more Spinal Experience. I am looking at you @ShadowBeatz :p

I play Sadira. KI connections are godlike...lets rumble tonight.

Since we can have Lobbies, perhaps Pig could pop in too. I have dabbled in Thunder, but Sadira is my bitch.
 

Pig Of The Hut

Day 0 Phenomenal Dr. Fate and Darkseid player
Good, I need more Spinal Experience. I am looking at you @ShadowBeatz :p

I play Sadira. KI connections are godlike...lets rumble tonight.

Since we can have Lobbies, perhaps Pig could pop in too. I have dabbled in Thunder, but Sadira is my bitch.
Out of town till basically Friday

We'll see
 

Qwark28

Joker waiting room
Fully picking up the game now that Fulgore is out. Need to catch up to matchups but planning for it to be my secondary game at evo.