Leito360
Noob
First of all, my first character in-game was Cage, it took me a while to knew him, etc. But also, it took me that time because I was learning how the game worked... wake-ups, reaction times, frame traps, etc.
One of the things I liked the most of Cage was that he's a character where you can put the pressure on the opponent... basically, I'm next to my opponent during all the match, pressuring him and causing chip damage.
For my second char, I wanted an hybrid, someone who can zone and can manage to fight in close quarters, so I thought about Kenshi. Besides, I like how stylish the character is.
At first, I liked his combos and his extremely open windows for connect attacks, accustomed to JC close timings, moving to Kenshi was like everything was in slow-mo, so it was awesome.
After some training hours, where I learn the basics, I did my first playthrough, on Expert, as always, it took me like 25' to beat and also they kicked the shit out of me. And was normal, like with every new kombatant.
Now, I have nearly 24 hs. playing him... it tooks me like ~12 min on average to beat an expert ladder. I'd like to cut those 2 extra mins, but for now 'it's ok'.
My main problem is how often I get punished with Kenshi.... I lost 1 round (at least) during the ladder... Sheeva often beats me in a match, also Sindel and Kruger gives me some trouble to... (yeah, you read correctly, SHEEVA beats me... one of the lamest and slowest chars of the game... with Cage I beat Sheeva or Kruger in less than 30") not counting the Kenshi's nemesis, Noob & Raiden.
And this took me to my first problem... I can't find where Kenshi's pressure game is. I simply can't.
He's a char (reading some guides and basics) which I must create as much distance as possible and then get my free TKS (Even some people says never do Full Screen TKS), and then start to throw some specials against my opponent.
The worst part of this is, for example if Sheeva does an Ex-Stomp as wake-up, my FS TKS doesn't gets through it, also, I think it doesn't do any kind of damage, Tele-Flurry doesn't cut it as well.
So... where is the pressure game with this character? If I can't be near my opponent, I can't pressure him/her just throwing specials... specially (dah) when the telekinetic attacks can be dashed through or jumped. That's where other part of my problem is... they start jumping my telekinetic attacks and I soon find them right next to me. Even throwing RK at the last moment, they jump it and I get punish with a djk or a jp.
Another thing some people suggested was to transition from D+4 ~ Close TKS to put some pressure... I'm having a hard time getting this consistently... can anyone give me a tip or something to get it right?? (I play with an Xbox 360 Controller).
So far is everything I can remember if I have some issues I'll post them... but for now, I'd like to get some help to get this character right... I know it's a good char, I'm just yet to find that sweet spot where I kick some asses through-out the ladder on expert without losing even a round, and from there, start to prepare him for little local tournaments, etc. Just like with my previous kombatant.
Thanks.
One of the things I liked the most of Cage was that he's a character where you can put the pressure on the opponent... basically, I'm next to my opponent during all the match, pressuring him and causing chip damage.
For my second char, I wanted an hybrid, someone who can zone and can manage to fight in close quarters, so I thought about Kenshi. Besides, I like how stylish the character is.
At first, I liked his combos and his extremely open windows for connect attacks, accustomed to JC close timings, moving to Kenshi was like everything was in slow-mo, so it was awesome.
After some training hours, where I learn the basics, I did my first playthrough, on Expert, as always, it took me like 25' to beat and also they kicked the shit out of me. And was normal, like with every new kombatant.
Now, I have nearly 24 hs. playing him... it tooks me like ~12 min on average to beat an expert ladder. I'd like to cut those 2 extra mins, but for now 'it's ok'.
My main problem is how often I get punished with Kenshi.... I lost 1 round (at least) during the ladder... Sheeva often beats me in a match, also Sindel and Kruger gives me some trouble to... (yeah, you read correctly, SHEEVA beats me... one of the lamest and slowest chars of the game... with Cage I beat Sheeva or Kruger in less than 30") not counting the Kenshi's nemesis, Noob & Raiden.
And this took me to my first problem... I can't find where Kenshi's pressure game is. I simply can't.
He's a char (reading some guides and basics) which I must create as much distance as possible and then get my free TKS (Even some people says never do Full Screen TKS), and then start to throw some specials against my opponent.
The worst part of this is, for example if Sheeva does an Ex-Stomp as wake-up, my FS TKS doesn't gets through it, also, I think it doesn't do any kind of damage, Tele-Flurry doesn't cut it as well.
So... where is the pressure game with this character? If I can't be near my opponent, I can't pressure him/her just throwing specials... specially (dah) when the telekinetic attacks can be dashed through or jumped. That's where other part of my problem is... they start jumping my telekinetic attacks and I soon find them right next to me. Even throwing RK at the last moment, they jump it and I get punish with a djk or a jp.
Another thing some people suggested was to transition from D+4 ~ Close TKS to put some pressure... I'm having a hard time getting this consistently... can anyone give me a tip or something to get it right?? (I play with an Xbox 360 Controller).
So far is everything I can remember if I have some issues I'll post them... but for now, I'd like to get some help to get this character right... I know it's a good char, I'm just yet to find that sweet spot where I kick some asses through-out the ladder on expert without losing even a round, and from there, start to prepare him for little local tournaments, etc. Just like with my previous kombatant.
Thanks.
