Your stating move

[Alice]

In each round there is a first move always.
How do you start with your character? Agressively or defensively?
Do you have any signature starter or is it depends on wich character you play against?
Or just random?

Personally with my CSZ I go with bj, divekick, with my Cyrax it's a b2, or ragdoll.

 

[xenogorgeous]

- Ducking to wait for a jump, and next, uppercut the oponent
- Neutral jump to juggle a enemy that jump @ you as soon as "Fight" word dissapear from screen
- Back jump to build distance and wait for first move, if I decide to play more safe and study oponent gameplay style
- Back dash until keep safe distance, for the same reason above

 

[Plop]

With my Kano its usually a bj, airball. Gets em 90% of the time. With Mileena its usually a d4. Again, 90%nof the time that gets me the first hit. And with Reptile i usually do an elbow dash or slide

 

[GNG Iniquity]

With my Kano its usually a bj

 

[Plop]

jump backwards and quickly do an airball. Try it, seiously. Catches em all the time

 

[Armageddon]

With Mileena I normally just use d4, or if they move away I dash then d4.

 

[Plop]

With my Kano its usually a bj,

Aaaaah right, i get it now. I said "bj" lol

 

[Plop]

With Mileena I normally just use d4, or if they move away I dash then d4.

Works like a charm!

 

[Gruntypants]

Depends on the matchup but with cyrax it's usually a net unless i'm playing someone with a teleport puch or if im playing kitana.

 

[16 Bit]

Walk backwards

 

[Qwark28]

D3 Uskull
walk backwards ready to AA

Sindelia 8a me kanis add pote?

 

[DownfouralitY]

Ex shadow kick, d1, d2, flash kick, etc. normal stuff

 

[PND_Mustard]

Ex shadow kick, d1, d2, flash kick, etc. normal stuff

STARTING WITH AN EX FLASH KICK IS NOT NORMAL

THAT IS A VERY BAD IDEA.

intentional caps.

 

[DownfouralitY]

STARTING WITH AN EX FLASH KICK IS NOT NORMAL

THAT IS A VERY BAD IDEA.

intentional caps.

it OWNS! Neither of us get the extra bar. Im a winner!


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[Mattman]

With my Kano its usually a bj

that was too funny lol

 

[STB Bodam]

Pull a Mileena and D+4...

 

[PND_Mustard]

it OWNS! Neither of us get the extra bar. Im a winner!


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I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=40.574064,-89.618194

what if they block? :I

 

[smokey]

what if they block? :I

Had a monumental moment when JC shadow kicked from the start, blocked and punished with 100% double reset (with smoke) and he wasted the meter so no chance of breaking.

On topic though i open with b2,3 or just step backwards slightly and wait for something to react to.

 

[PND_Mustard]

i think in general walking back is a good idea, but it all depends on what character you are.

 

[Gesture Required Ahead]

Reptile: neutral duck
Jax: walk back to AA
Skarlet: IaD
Cyrax: D3 to D4
Kung Lao: walk back to AA spin
Cage: back dash to AA or F32
Raiden: walk back to AA
Smoke: Smoke Away to Smoke Bomb
Sub Zero: Jump Back Kick to ice clone into Iceball or Slide
Ermac: back dash into Force Push
Kitana: IaF
Mileena: walk back into AA telekick
Noob: forward dash into upknee
Kenshi: forward dash into Spirit Charge

 

[Goldi]

For Jade it's usually U,3. Sonya D,4. Quan... I don't know. I'll go for a plain rune or a low poke. I'm terrible with him.

After playing with me a few times and catching on to my pattern, I switch to projectiles and hope I guessed right that they will dash back.

 

[DownfouralitY]

what if they block? :I

I usually d1 d3 d4

 

[STB Sgt Reed]

Raiden = Jump Kick into Superman
Smoke = Enhanced Shake
Rain = Jump back into enhanced teleport
Sub-Zero = Jump back (lol)

 

[salvificblood]

Step back, wait... and then ice clone.

 

[SunnyD]

Ermac: short dash forward then sweep. Ermac's sweep is really good and seeing as Ermac doesnt have any low starters, most people block high i find.
Sub Zero: short dash forward then d4. If the d4 hits i go for a grab, if its blocked i do another and then dash away
Kung Lao: cross-over dive kick into 1121 blockstring