I'd just like to add that I love how useful Reptile's X-Ray is as a punish because it grabs you in the air and has some armor, so that just gives more reason NOT to use it in combos because its use is far better in other applications. Pretty common knowledge, but I just wanted to comment.
1) there are ways to do this that dont require meter at all.
30% off one bar, and 20% chip damage with another bar.
There is no need to burn meter to CHIP...WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS?! I can do more chip off of my zoning game, and then if I cause a mistake I can do a 26% combo to punish, guess how much meter I burn...0...bars.
I'm fully aware of how fast Reptile builds meter, but just because he gets it fast doesn't mean you you have to burn it all for chip, it's a pointless tactic that can cost you against people who actually know how to play. Reptile does all the chip in the world and gets anywhere from 26-37% and guess what he gets to keep the bars for breaker just in case.
You obviously arent fully aware of what a mix up can do.. If when you hit the 44% combo + chip, Do you know what can happen? YOU CAN PRESSURE YOU OPPONENT TO DO SOMETHING EVEN MORE STUPID. Its Thats exactly why when ever im a reptile, I can pressure the other person shitless!
As much as you might think Reptile is a zoner.. You clearly do not even know how to play reptile. You cannot Chip while zoning, thats the stupidest thing I have ever heard. Comboing, inivisblity+chip while invisible is pressure to the extreme.
Reptile is a zoner as well as a rushdown character, all atttacls do chip so your a fucking retard, and just because you don't use thezoning aspects of the character doesn't mean he isnt a fantastic zoner, at any point in the match you can't instantly switch to rushdown. Watch any Chris g or thtb video you'll see it. I promise you you won't see double ex elbow dashes for measly chip damage, you play with what works for you online and that's cool, but take that shit to a tourny and yer fried.
You dint pressure people into stupid shit, people were going to do it anyway because they arent good, and you can pressure without using all your meter, you seem to just be skipping over that point. Reptile DOESN'T NEED METER TO WIN. You can save it and use it for ex fb's or how bout a breaker in case you "incredible pressure" falls through the cracks I.e. you can't elbow dash.
Who are Chris G and THTB to declare how reptile should waste meter. ALl im saying, Wastnig meter with reptile is not a bad thing, it pisses your opponent off. ALl of these "tourny players" i've played, and I have beaten. I've played Habity, whooped him crapless. Curbolicious, whopped him crapless.. Most of these "tourny" players actually are a step behind some of the players, they are NOT the best.
I guess you forget the fact online vs offline are two different feels concerning gameplay.. So beating tourny players is nothing to be proud of. I've played my fair share of tourny players(detroitballing, marvaz, etc.) and I can tell you one thing wasting meter in combos shown in this video will not get you wins consistently playing high caliber players, however the invis pressure is nice. These combos would be mainly used if you want to get fancy w/ reptile playing scrubs. Meter is more important then your life bar period
You see, this is where you are wrong.... With reptile, theres no such thing as wasting meter, because the way you are supposed to use meter is for it to HIT people. Not just out in the open, If I got a bar, Ill use it when ever I know I can use it as a tool, poke, and I can get a bar back in about no time with out trouble..
Lol... Not saying you aren't good, but you are blind if you believe that the tourny players are not the best. And to say "most" are a step behind... lol...
