sorry mate i was talking about normal slow ball. why dyou need to use the EX one? also what are your options after being +8 on the 2F31+2 reset? you can get poked out of a standing 3 (for 321) so the first thing that came to mind is D4 but that's nothing special. I would say EX elbow dash but it can be jumped, armoured etc.
1+3?
What poke is 5 frames or less? Please see the "Reset Discovery ?" thread.
nope 1+2
oh i thought it was a 15 frame start-up. ok n thx for clarifying the EX forceball situation.
Enhanced ball has 28 frames of block stun so it really depends when it hits and when you recover from the dash.
Hey, it still neutralizes pressure opposed to parry leaving you at a spacing disadvantage, better than being -7 on HIT.
Even or slightly in Cage's favor
It's even, definitely.
It takes a lot more than special moves to win a tourney...
I was just talking about this the a moment ago, hahaha. It's not about his options, it's just that he is easy to figure out, so Reptile players have to constantly change things up in a match to keep the opponent on his toes and not caught in a pattern.
I disagree. I feel like it is in reptiles favor. Like 6-4. Rep is good at playing keep away and creator.g an obstacle course to get through. Also, doesn't the second fireball in the ex ball miss rep if ducking, messing up that frame trap?
No, cage's dash is way too fast and covers way too much space to be kept out. If he isn't using ex fb traps you can get out with dash/ex dash, if he does you have to take it or if you know its coming duck block it. They really cause each to play a bit safer than they normally would.
Where is the dislike button?
Well that's what I'm asking, he has great specials so what is about his game that holds him back?
I don't think its a walk in the park and he gets out for free either. I just think if there is a blue print to beat cage, rep has a lot of the tools to do so.
Against Cage?? Kenshi, DUH lol. It's not as bad as most people say but I still think 6-4 Kenshi.
i still maintain Reptile is a bad match for Cage. That elbow dash is crucial in this match and can work for or against you. He will have to go through some zoning to get in and because F33-EX low ball doesn't work (I know 13 does), it kinda limits him more than it does vs other characters.
Because he has 13 it does the exact same thing, he gets out the ex low ball while jailing you and is now at +5 and ready to build more meter and do it again. Elbow dash is not as useful in this mu as you guys think it is, keep dashing after strings and you are just going to catch a f33 nut punch after it gets blocked. Ex dash is the reliable way to go, but you are using Reptile's meter. He can't zone Cage out, his dash blocking is WAY TOO GOOD, he is getting in eventually.
While I disagree that Reptile's zoning is bad, I do agree that it;s not good enough to make him have an advantage over Cage. Reptile can elbow dash out of EX ball pressure, but Cage still kills him up close. I almost lost to a Cage player who isn't very experienced this weekend and it was really difficult to do much against him. I think it's 5-5, if anyone has advantage it's Cage