Question - Johnny Cage How to properly utilise ex forceball

[Wigy]

People, i need some inspiration for how to integrate it into my game.

Where/when do you use it?

 

[Scott The Scot]

I'm no main by any means but I'd probably use it if I have no stamina to run cancel with and I'm doing a string or something.

 

[RyuKazuya]

i like using it against Kotal. If you try to zone out a good kotal player who will most likely parry all your forceballs. Thats when i sometimes throw out an ex one so he get hit and starts approaching me hahah. Well its not the best thing to do here but its s till funny sometimes when Kotal parries everything and then your are like suck on that!

But besides that id just use it manly for zoning or chipping purposes.

 

[I Am The LK]

I'm no main by any means but I'd probably use it if I have no stamina to run cancel with and I'm doing a string or something.

Hi Scot. Is there any way I can watch your cassie in action?

 

[I Am The LK]

People, i need some inspiration for how to integrate it into my game.

Where/when do you use it?

Do you have a xboner or ps4? Whats your gt? But I'd use it when I'm out of stamina or when I know the opponent won't armor

 

[Mikemetroid]

It's kinda good for gaining the advantage in a zoning match?

It's also somewhat useful vs someone who doesn't know the matchup... since you can interrupt it and or duck it depending on your character...

Honestly the only time I use exfb and feel good about it (rather than cry and whine that its not OP BS like MK9 exfb) is when I get X factor Johnny, I will fucking ex forceball like a god damn mad man. Shit does so much damage and it will absolutely fuck with someone when you take half their health down in a blink of an eye.

 

[Scott The Scot]

Hi Scot. Is there any way I can watch your cassie in action?

Yep, you can watch me every week in the Glasgow Kombat thread uploaded by Youphemism. It's front paged each week.

 

[Sage Leviathan]

It's +4 on block.
I mean, that alone allows for some creative liberty.

 

[Wigy]

At the moment im using it to get some advantage when im low on stamina or open people up when recovering safely. So like if i ran in and then did f3 rc 113/f2 mixup into ex fb

Also, after a partially charge flipkick in the corner against characters with poor range pokes you can do d4exfb. Its surprisingly effective as you are only moderately negative.

 

[ismael4790]

With Fisticuffs EX forceball is a must to get some advantage.

Also I tend to use D,B+2+block version of the ex forceball if I am at full screen vs non teleport characters. With fistbump enabled you guarantee damage with this. If they jump, they get hit. If they stay on the ground they get hit or either they get the 4% chip. No escape xD

 

[coconutshrimp]

I'm pretty comfortable with saying that in SD this has very little utility except for a corner combo. In SD it's plus 6 but there's a gap in between the forceballs that's not there in A-List and Fisticuffs. With A-List though, if you notice they are armoring through your F3 run cancel you can use this and it jails, they have to take the chip, or get hit because they tried to armor. Fisticuffs, it's only useful to give off the impression that Fisticuffs has pressure.

 

[ismael4790]

Fisticuffs, it's only useful to give off the impression that Fisticuffs has pressure.

Completely true xD
When the fistbump is activated they do 10% chip and that's cool, but apart from that its uses are very specific and reduced.