So how do y’all feel about offense and pressure in this game? Specifically, the safe true block strings with assists, that make you guess for the entire block string?
Obviously, the fake pressure that has gaps isn’t what I’m talking about. There’s plenty of options against that (reflect, vanish, lvl 3’s, counter poke, etc). But the 20 second TRUE block strings that you have to block. I know there’s very little chip damage, but having to guess for 20 seconds (hyperbole, it’s probably not literally 20 seconds) is a little frustrating.
Is the only option to alpha counter? Because I’ve been doing that and it works some of the time, other times they are still able to punish it. Is there another option I’m unaware of? Genuinely asking because aside from lag, it’s the #1 thing I struggle against.
Also, what tech has been working best for y’all? Up tech, down tech, forward tech, delayed wakeup, etc? It seems the best is up tech, since you can up tech and then actually punish the offender pushing buttons on the ground.
Tbf even in a long blockstring you have to remember that most characters only have 1 low in their arsenal.
so for example if Goku or Vegeta have me in a big blockstring, once you see the 2M you can shift to high block with practically no risk, they throw out an assist to extend where you'll either have to block airdash stuff or reset the ground nonsense which means look for the 2M then block high again.
Let's be clear here this isn't something that works on the whole cast, especially Cell/XLGohan/Tien as they have multiple lows and can be done after a 2M in a chain (against those guys blocking low more and reacting to overheads is better) but against the rest of the cast this at least frees you to just look for stagger attempts, possible gabs (you're already holding back so it's just press S), or a Dragon rush attempt.
Everytime I remember how weird teching DR is I get mad that the training mode only has 1 recording slot.
Recording a couple of scenarios like IAD ML , IAD M 2L, IAD M DR to be able to react better to different timings and teching DR is sadly not possible atm.
I get caught by it way too much in matches and setting the dummy to do it at 1 specific timing that's super obvious doesn't help me react in real matches at all.
Anyway, up tech is good if someone is trying to do ground pressure but against any good player they know that they have to do airdash pressure instead to catch the high tech options.
Personally i do down tech into immediate reflect, this is totally free from what I've tested as the invincibility of the tech carries over to the reflect so even throws don't catch this.
This is super good coz even if they know it's coming the time they have to "wait" to bait the reflect is ridiculous, against some players it completely killed their momentum or their whole offense.
Otherwise up/forward tech into air stuff to get out of the corner is great too. Not a lot of players can punish these properly so might as well use it for now.
