What is the first thing you usually do in a match?

[Lumpymoomilk]

teabag

 

[Scott The Scot]

Typically I wither walk back or or low block. A lot of people D4, so I'm take my plus frames by blocking that as soon as I can lol

 

[Thanilla Ice]

Throw caltrops with Erron Black. It counts as first hit and it feels so right ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

 

[Tony at Home]

I backdash almost all the time against randoms.

Everyone likes to jump in or do their fastest advancing normal at the start. So backdashing is usually a pretty good idea.

 

[TamedLizard]

Majority of the time it's a backdash. Just depends.

For Pred, I'm not afraid to jump in because people LOVE that starting d4.

Outlaw, Kung Jin and F/T have a habit of starting off with njp, so I'll step back and immediately send some acid their way.

If I'm using Kotal, God Ray ftw on first hit!

 

[MCPeePants]

What is the first thing I do in a match?

Lose.

 

[Wetdoba]

Mash Lackey D1 online

 

[Mortal Komhat]

D3 or walk back.

I generally stuff what they're doing or give myself some buffer room to f3 (Goro) or whatever else as Tremor. I need more Tremor experience.

 

[SM StarGazer]

Instant Air Fan. Then I immediately cancel into PausexxxQuit because shame on them.

 

[YoloRoll1stHit]

Look at my name

 

[Matix218]

In general: walk back, d4, njp, block, backdash

Ninjitsu scorpion: f2, run in throw

Gm sub: clone, f4

Cyber kano: b1, b2, f4, d3

 

[Gesture Required Ahead]

Reptile:

Mash F21 xx EX Invis
Mash D4 xx EX Invis
Mash EX Invis
Mash EX Slide

Sonya:

Run and do B14
Run and do B332
Run and Throw
J1 and do B14
J1 and do B332
J1 and Throw

Scorpion:

Mash F2
Mash B2
Walk back and mash F2
Walk back and mash B2

 

[Manticore]

Jax f3, kung jin Erron Black outlaw ferra torr njp. Jump back almost everyone else

 

[llabslb]

D4, NJK, F4, backdash or block.

I main sub and it depends on the MU

 

[Pterodactyl]

I try to determine what I think the opponent is going to do based on who they're using and then decide what I'm gonna do.

With Tremor, I either start off with a d4, Air Earth Shake or just block.

Pretty much me exactly when using Tremor.

It's usually opponent or character based.

Usually...

Goro: I do d3/d4/b4 or wait a bit and do EX punchwalk or spin.

Jacqui: backwalk/backdash, or b2, or df2 in shotgun.

Jax/Kano: f4, one of the best round starters.

Kotal: an instant EX db1 in War God, or d4, and f1 if I'm confident in the other two variations.


And so on, and so on, and so on.