they've been changed for a while on consoles, you can still do them but theyre a bit harder/different (you gotta put a delay on the blade call after close drop)
the close blade call meterless combos aren't reliable at all tbh
That's what I thought. Idk why NRS bothered to fix stance specific issues on combos that were never really BnBs...
Yeah they kinda made his meterless damage weaker because before the second hotfix where they fixed it, they were quite significantly easier, but I guess it doesn't matter if you can do 25% meterless consistently now from overhead (I wish I could go try it out, but PC doesnt have the hotfix T_T)
This is why I don't know why you guys bother saying blade kall is plus on block. Are you talking about if both hits hit or just the one? I only ever get one hit out of the two so I don't intend to trust block pressure to probability.. Ronin is getting good meter damage now and the mixups and counter zoning is good but he's a-fucking-nnoyingly inconsistent..
it's supposed to be -5 and it's a frame trap after b212+4 but since most of the time, it (i believe) unintentionally hits once it's really unsafe to do thatThis is why I don't know why you guys bother saying blade kall is plus on block. Are you talking about if both hits hit or just the one? I only ever get one hit out of the two so I don't intend to trust block pressure to probability.. Ronin is getting good meter damage now and the mixups and counter zoning is good but he's a-fucking-nnoyingly inconsistent..
I don't think its that big of a deal cuz from my understanding that only happens on block and whether its blocked once or twice its still punishable.
I tried to show in which situations the close blade kall ones work. I always end in hard knockdown and that's when they can be used.
Yes I know, just saying it works lol. And it is a 50/50 guess after all, probably better than nothing.
oh hehe i wasn't telling you to play ronin, i was just hyping it up because its dope
Its a sign then
That's awesome man. I sub takeda and Tanya I'm just happy to be able to poke out of pressure now with D1 lol. But hey when you do those combos you throw the blade behind the enemy to be able to juggle like that? So if they are close you do normal blade drop and if they are in the middle you do far blade drop?
Yeah Tanya is cool too, working on a combo video for her atm. And yes in the combos there, it's like you said yes.
I feel like it's still viable. Just because one variation may be better doesn't mean the others are useless. I feel this version of takeda has better defensive options and his role as an anti zoner is different. ( instead of teleports he gains a reflect that is actually useful). Also as far as string pressure he can what Shirai Ryu can but for less cost. What I mean is instead of using teleport cancels to bait reversals he can use quick call or even blade drop to frame trap people and or bait people. Also his meter gain is decent and now he has better meter less damage than before. I think it's up to preference really.
