How to spend the x meter : X - Ray vs X -moves

[Dreadlash]

Just to have your opinions... Yesterday I've had a sesh with my mentor of the Nightwolf Academy, and as I was getting beat up, Ive noticed how he would rather use the meter for Nightwolf's with the x-moves, out and in combos. It was a nice lesson. I've also read here before, that some player would rather not use the x moves in the combos. So I would like to see the different styles or opinions on the matter: a nicely timed x ray or a good use of x moves, or even x moves in combos? I know it's all a mater of tastes, depending on the match up. Ive come to realise that the best strategy is not to always save the meter for a (sometimes failed) attempt to x-ray the opponent.

 

[RoBoBOBR]

breaker

 

[Lord Beef]

Gotta agree with robo here.

-b_s- :headbang:

 

[AK L0rdoftheFLY]

Breaker or eh moves. Xray tends to not be very effective unless it's the third round and you know it will kill him.

Otherwise I'm all about eh moves

 

[Dreadlash]

breaker

Ah! that too!
then can someone, please, explain to me the breaker mechanic? I have a friend who always does combos with Ermac, is there a specific timing to break it?

 

[OutworldKeith]

It all depends on the character, for example Ermac's BnB combos do 40%+ damage w/o any meter usage & all you really need his meter for is breaker BUT guys like my main Scorpion, incorrect meter usage can cost you the game. His meter should be saved for Breaker & :en Teleport, is pretty much useless to a good Scorpion player because his Spear reset gets you 70%+ damage off BnB

 

[Dreadlash]

It all depends on the character, for example Ermac's BnB combos do 40%+ damage w/o any meter usage & all you really need his meter for is breaker BUT guys like my main Scorpion, incorrect meter usage can cost you the game. His meter should be saved for Breaker & :en Teleport, is pretty much useless to a good Scorpion player because his Spear reset gets you 70%+ damage off BnB

thanks!.. although this is a Nightwolf thread

 

[EvilNonsense]

Ah! that too!
then can someone, please, explain to me the breaker mechanic? I have a friend who always does combos with Ermac, is there a specific timing to break it?

When you have two bars on your meter you can perform a Breaker. Just hold forward + block. No specific timing is required. The next melee attack you absorb will generate the Breaker.

 

[Gameninja521]

I use my meter for Enhanced super moves if they can get me around a 43% combo. Otherwise I will use the meter on breakers.

 

[DOWNLOADED]

I would save for enhanced moves like for wakeup or more damage but otherwise it is being saved up for breaker.

 

[dope619]

i break when i need to, otherwise i love ex shoulder, and sometimes when i just wanna stay back and finish them off, i throw a lightning and then ex arrow (chr dependant) otherwise i rarely do ex hatchet bnb.. just personal preference... pretty sure also that stringxxhatchet, b2xxxray does 47%

 

[seel007]

I like to use ex lightning/hatchet. I always try to keep two bars in reserve for a breaker. However if my meter is full I'll use an ex move in or to start a combo. Sometimes ex shoulder on wakeup depending on positioning.

 

[dope619]

ha i forgot about ex lightning.... i use that once in a while if they tryna bait a wakeup shoulder by closing in fast, then ducking... or something like that.

if a nw really wanna waste meter try something into exhatch, ex light, string xx ex special or something to that effect.

 

[DaiHuu]

I like to use ex lightning/hatchet. I always try to keep two bars in reserve for a breaker. However if my meter is full I'll use an ex move in or to start a combo. Sometimes ex shoulder on wakeup depending on positioning.

Couldn't have said it better myself. Listen to this man, he is smarticles.

 

[Fresh T]

What makes EX Shoulder so useful if it only does about 3% more damage, is it for the armor?

 

[AK L0rdoftheFLY]

Yes and full screen vs reg only going half and the mid that hits crouch block.

 

[SektorCyrax]

if you are going to do the xray you can confirm it by starting a combo. example - 122hatchet b2hatchet 1 dash 122 xray - 50%

but you should primarily use nightwolfs meter for ex shoulder, ex choke (has super armor too, great for jump ins in the end of the match)

i like to use his meter for combos such as lordofthefly's 122hatchet b2exhatchet b2choke for about 42%

 

[funkdoc]

Yeah, I'm definitely in the "keep 2 meters, do other stuff when you have 3" camp. I also play Cyber-Sub so I'm used to doing the same thing with his EX divekick & parry.

I could see the value of EX hatchet in combos before the patch, but definitely not now with EX shoulder being as silly as it is.