Level Up: Punishing Character Gaps using Flawless Block

[Kompetitor]

I made a quick guide on where you can punish gaps in strings or attacks using flawless blocking, and also with other normals if the gap is large enough.

Skarlet
12(gap )4 - last hit is flawless block punishable
B3(gap)4 - FB punish
F4(gap)3 - FB punish
B1(gap)2 - FB punish
B2 - FB punish on reaction, some can punish but spacing makes it hard

Baraka
F21(gap)2 - FB punish
11(gap)2 - FB punish
2(gap)1+3 - FB punish
B2 - FB punish on reaction

Scorpion
21(gap)2 - can interrupt or FB punish
F4(gap)2(gap)1 - 2 gaps to FB, can poke first gap
F3(gap)4 - FB punish
B3 - FB Punish on reaction

Jade
B2(gap)1(gap)24
- gap in 2nd and 3rd hit, 3rd hit must be u3
B343(gap)4 FB last hit
F34(gap)3 - FB last hit
F2(gap) 1 - FB or jab
B1(gap)2 -FB or jab

Kabal
F3 - FB punish
Any string into buzzsaw, duck and punish

 

[Saviorself]

Can’t wait to lab things up to see which can be jab interrupted or only FB punishable

 

[Eddy Wang]

Skarlet has a counter to counter flawless block counters, still a read but its there, just be careful when you try to make those reads.

 

[Eddy Wang]

Can’t wait to lab things up to see which can be jab interrupted or only FB punishable

Skarlet 124 can be jab interruptible by 7f jabs, and i'm pretty sure you can use down jabs on it as well.

 

[Sage Leviathan]

On release there should be a thread with everyone's gaps and it should look like this!

 

[lionheart21]

Wow, so not only is Kabal a jack-of-all-trades character, he literally has no real holes in his attack strings

 

[freerf245]

Just starting to get this down as the beta is ending. It adds a really interesting dynamic to defense, but I do think there should be SOME kind of risk for it.

 

[CrazyFingers]

Just starting to get this down as the beta is ending. It adds a really interesting dynamic to defense, but I do think there should be SOME kind of risk for it.

The risk is allowing pressure to continue if you're going for the flawless block. Its gonna make staggers really damn strong since you cant both counter poke out of a stagger AND flawless block. And if you try to counter poke you could just eat a button and in some cases, like with scorpion's F34, if you get smacked it's a KB into a TON of damage

 

[FoughtDragon01]

Oh, nice, a thread detailing all of the gaps in a character's strings. I wonder how many Kabal has since I could use some help in that matchup.

*reads thread*

WHELP

 

[STB Sgt Reed]

Oh, nice, a thread detailing all of the gaps in a character's strings. I wonder how many Kabal has since I could use some help in that matchup.

*reads thread*

WHELP

My thoughts exactly! lmao

 

[Hitoshura]

The risk is allowing pressure to continue if you're going for the flawless block. Its gonna make staggers really damn strong since you cant both counter poke out of a stagger AND flawless block. And if you try to counter poke you could just eat a button and in some cases, like with scorpion's F34, if you get smacked it's a KB into a TON of damage

That's not really a risk. There needs to be something that punishes the player who fails a flawless block. Some fighters have similar mechanics, but have greater risk to using it. High risk, high reward.

 

[Invincible Salads]

Needs to be a way to stop flawless block cheese. Personally don't feel the mechanic should be in the game

 

[ChatterBox]

Needs to be a way to stop flawless block cheese. Personally don't feel the mechanic should be in the game

change your offense? grab? stagger?

 

[Invincible Salads]

change your offense? grab? stagger?

What if some1 just mashes block if they think ur gonna do a normal?

 

[ChatterBox]

What if some1 just mashes block if they think ur gonna do a normal?

Man, I already said grab

 

[GLoRToR]

KABAL IS FINE
KABAL IS BALANCED
STFU AND GIT GUD

Said no one with a brain ever.

 

[Invincible Salads]

KABAL IS FINE
KABAL IS BALANCED
STFU AND GIT GUD

Said no one with a brain ever.

if your talking about mk9 kabal? sure

 

[Invincible Salads]

Man, I already said grab

still pretty lame that it could potentially limit so many options to just that >.>

 

[Sage Leviathan]

Skarlet has seven strings. Four of them have punishable gaps.
Kabal has none, and what's even better is that his strings and staggers are usually -4, -5, etc.

What is this.

 

[FoughtDragon01]

Skarlet has seven strings. Four of them have punishable gaps.
Kabal has none, and what's even better is that his strings and staggers are usually -4, -5, etc.

What is this.

I'm starting to think that the '7-3' variation they showed during his Kombat Kast was less of a joke and more of a warning.

 

[MadPropz101]

I have a feeling yall are gonna forget about Kabal once the remaining roster shows it's broke ass.

 

[Parasurama]

The risk is allowing pressure to continue if you're going for the flawless block. Its gonna make staggers really damn strong since you cant both counter poke out of a stagger AND flawless block. And if you try to counter poke you could just eat a button and in some cases, like with scorpion's F34, if you get smacked it's a KB into a TON of damage

Do you try and hit block on attack frame? Or is mashing block effective?

 

[CrazyFingers]

Do you try and hit block on attack frame? Or is mashing block effective?

You have to time it. Basically you're blocking then let go and then block again on the attack frame basically. Mashing wont work most of the time.

 

[Circus]

I like Flawless Block as a mechanic.
Like @CrazyFingers explained, you can't go for a Flawless Block on a part of a string AND counter poke between the string at the same time.

If your opponent is one that Flawless Blocks, then you could end your string early and go for a grab, a poke, or literally anything else because of their hesitation.

It adds another layer to the stagger game, rewards execution, and makes you feel like a boss.

 

[DragonofDadashov24]

I’d love to see something similiar to Daigo parry.
Imagine someone parries Liu Kangs bycicle like that and then punishes it. Every living creature would be hyped