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The Slaj Jazz

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How are you supposed to buffer super from dash punch? I'm having a lot of trouble with that.

EDIT: Well I somehow just got it in Balrogs last trial but idk how
 

FL Rushdown

Champion
Anyone have a reliable tier list for this game?
eh. I think mines reliable until the bottom 7. Could be some wiggle room there.

T1 Chun

T2 Ryu

T3 Karin, Nash, Necalli, Ken, Cammy, Mika

T4 Vega, Alex, Guile

T5 Balrog, Dhalsim, Rashid

T6 Ibuki, Juri, Birdie, Laura, Fang, Bison

T7 Zangief.

Most people seem to agree Ryu/chun are top 2. And the others from T3 seem to round out top 8, order may vary but honestly they're all very strong and have some great matchup charts. Every character is viable, and they've all got at least one winning matchup imo.
 

CrazyFingers

The Power of Lame Compels You
eh. I think mines reliable until the bottom 7. Could be some wiggle room there.

T1 Chun

T2 Ryu

T3 Karin, Nash, Necalli, Ken, Cammy, Mika

T4 Vega, Alex, Guile

T5 Balrog, Dhalsim, Rashid

T6 Ibuki, Juri, Birdie, Laura, Fang, Bison

T7 Zangief.

Most people seem to agree Ryu/chun are top 2. And the others from T3 seem to round out top 8, order may vary but honestly they're all very strong and have some great matchup charts. Every character is viable, and they've all got at least one winning matchup imo.
Ok cool. Not trying to tier whore or anything (and hearing that everyone is viable is something i love to hear) just want to get a basic understanding of where everyone sits. So there are a couple of characters I plan on trying but I'm not sure how they play.

Alex
Dhalsim
Necalli
Birdie

Any info for them? Skill cap, general gameplan, cool factor, etc. Would really like to know what they tend to be trying to do (I will obviously try Urien but no one knows how he's going to play, unless he just basically plays like SF3 Urien)
 

buyacushun

Normalize grab immunity.
Who are all these Dee jay players and where were they in 4? I played vs like 5 actual Dee jay players in 4, ever.
I'm not a heavy SF player. But deejay was my guy. Sucked he had such weird/technical shit going on.. I need him, guy, fei long, sakura in 5. I think that list is good enough for me for a years of play.

....and OMG they were so irritating....

Pls no Deejay/Blanka/Viper/Fuerte/Hakan

T.Hawk is where I draw the line...
Someone lacking the rhythm.
 

FL Rushdown

Champion
Ok cool. Not trying to tier whore or anything (and hearing that everyone is viable is something i love to hear) just want to get a basic understanding of where everyone sits. So there are a couple of characters I plan on trying but I'm not sure how they play.

Alex
Dhalsim
Necalli
Birdie

Any info for them? Skill cap, general gameplan, cool factor, etc. Would really like to know what they tend to be trying to do (I will obviously try Urien but no one knows how he's going to play, unless he just basically plays like SF3 Urien)
Alex is a big body that's slow with good buttons. He uses frametraps and command grab mixups for most of his damage. Pretty easy confirms and high damage potential, pretty scary if he gets going but doesn't have much mobility outside of specials that can get countered and punished. Works best if you can play a slow game and capitalize on your opponents mistakes, a good Alex can take 40-50 seconds just to get his first opportunity and kill you in the next 5.

Dhalsim is slow but can use teleports to move fast(risky to abuse it since its counterable on reaction if you get predictable. Tries to use a range advantage to keep characters out but can also be played pretty aggro if the matchup allows. Better for players that have a very strong neutral since pressing the wrong button at the wrong time usually leads to death.

Necalli is for sure the strongest character you mentioned. Strong ground and air buttons(possibly the best in the game), good mixups with command grabs, decent resets, high damage. Can't be kept out by most characters since his v skill usually trades favorably with projectiles and most characters that wanna keep him out can't afford to let him get an early trigger. Also he's got the best jab in the game. Good for anyone.

Birdie. Total piece of trash. Play this character if you wanna abuse online gimmicks and do 2 button combos. Kidding, but not really kidding. He's imo the simplest character in the game strategy and gameplay wise. He's kinda like a mix of a zoner and a grappler keeps people out with good buttons/armor/cans/bananas and is also pretty dangerous up close in trigger.

Mika. She's the best. Play her. Join me and I will share ze tech.
 

JJvercetti

Warrior
Ok cool. Not trying to tier whore or anything (and hearing that everyone is viable is something i love to hear) just want to get a basic understanding of where everyone sits. So there are a couple of characters I plan on trying but I'm not sure how they play.

Alex
Dhalsim
Necalli
Birdie

Any info for them? Skill cap, general gameplan, cool factor, etc. Would really like to know what they tend to be trying to do (I will obviously try Urien but no one knows how he's going to play, unless he just basically plays like SF3 Urien)
Use Mika
 

FL Rushdown

Champion
Thanks for the help! I'll have to think on this one. Why the mika suggestions?
shes easily the most fun character in the game to play, and she's also so overbearingly strong once the match starts going her way that people cry. If you like grapplers or mixup heavy characters no other character in the game has even half the setups and gimmicks she does. Her v trigger lets you do some pretty funny stuff and some of her swaggy stuff is pretty damn cool.
 

CrazyFingers

The Power of Lame Compels You
shes easily the most fun character in the game to play, and she's also so overbearingly strong once the match starts going her way that people cry. If you like grapplers or mixup heavy characters no other character in the game has even half the setups and gimmicks she does. Her v trigger lets you do some pretty funny stuff and some of her swaggy stuff is pretty damn cool.
Interesting...might try her, but it'll be hard getting past that voice...I like her design but dear god her voice.
 

THTB

Arez | Booya | Riu48 - Rest Easy, Friends
eh. I think mines reliable until the bottom 7. Could be some wiggle room there.

T1 Chun

T2 Ryu

T3 Karin, Nash, Necalli, Ken, Cammy, Mika

T4 Vega, Alex, Guile

T5 Balrog, Dhalsim, Rashid

T6 Ibuki, Juri, Birdie, Laura, Fang, Bison

T7 Zangief.

Most people seem to agree Ryu/chun are top 2. And the others from T3 seem to round out top 8, order may vary but honestly they're all very strong and have some great matchup charts. Every character is viable, and they've all got at least one winning matchup imo.
Honestly, I agree with Daigo on Mika being the same tier as Ryu. It's pretty hard to have a winning matchup vs her because her shenanigans start off of one mistake and you could die. She's very good at blowing up any sloppy play and you have to be on your Ps and Qs. That type of explosive stuff puts matchups more in your favor, really.

Also, I think Rashid is super untapped as a character. I feel like people are writing him off too much still. I'd put him at least higher than 5th tier. And I think Gief might actually be with the 6th tier. Itazan's had a couple good showings, and when Snake Eyez played Tokido in Japan, he was doing stuff that honestly might be pushing him upwards. EX SPD is really silly cuz it basically takes the best of both LP and HP SPD.