Just wanted to give some input while I watched these vids. Remarkable playing. Just amazing. I'll put in more as the day continues.
Magz vs. Psylocke
Magz:
- Damn, you've come a long way. A long, long way. Definitely stick with V. Akiha if you can pull this shit off consistently. You've stopped doing just IAD j.C and you have some really great mixups. Solid, solid, corner traps and loop. I'm proud of you man. I remember beating you for free just a few months back. Your V. Akiha has definitely made great progress.
- Try using more empty j.C on the wakeup crossups. You were eating shield a lot and if Psy wasn't trying to be pro with charged 5b, you might have actually ended up losing some rounds.
- You were getting airthrown a LOT. Try backdashing your SJ more because Psy was just sitting on it. I would have liked to see more aerial flametongue mobility, but you did well enough without it.
- I noticed there were some execution problems in the later rounds. A lot of missed TK Flame Pit and some pretty retarded 236 nonsense that makes Satoken cry. Bad Magz. Bad.
- I dont know how effective it might be, but some 6c mixup could be put into consideration.
Psylocke:
- Best Akiha in US. I said it. No one touches you on consistency and setups. No one controls air space like your Akiha does and nobody makes me more afraid of corner rape then that j.2c of yours. I heard from some EC peeps that Zar would beat you but I'm not going to bite. You've been playing Akiha since day one and it shows.
- Watch those throw setups buddy. I know its your bread and butter but sometimes, you gotta stop rushing in and getting out-poked.
- Bait that force heat more. I know you like that floating j.2c oki setups but you'll eat heat everytime you do that. Magz was just forcing out of your corner traps because you relied on that nasty oki-setup too much.
- I know its hard to block V.Akiha in the corner but by the end, you were just getting smoked. What happened to the shield? The airthrow? You were owning Magz for free in the beginning with that those. Don't lose confidence. You know that j.a or that j.c is coming. You know he's going to IAD after that blocked j.a. Kill him for it.
Alt vs. ScottAlt:
- Ugh...watching your Warakia makes me remember all the crap I had to put up with. Punish every mistake, every blockstring, every whiff...yah, you still do the thing you do. Your switching to Kouma anyway, but I'll rag on your Warakia regardless.
- Knockdown 2c into Nero summon. Not 2c5c into Nero summon. I know you like that forward tech into 623c trick, but I'm telling you, Nero summon after sweep is where's it at.
- You like those random Nanaya and Akiha summons don't you? I don't even know how to critique em since they worked. But you have to tell me sometimes what you think when you summon for fun.
- GG Warakia. GO GO KOUMA!
Scott:
- Pumpkin Ciel...WHHHHYYY???
- You have to play tight against Warakia and against Alt in particular. I think you were getting a bit impatient and I feel you. But sometimes, just back off a bit from the Ciel rushdown. Alt was sitting on that dash of yours and was just hitting j.c after every 2a or 2b poke you were throwing. I would actually try dashing in with 4c with Ciel since that has some decent AA properties. At worst you might exchange hits but that's better then eating a full combo everytime. Plus, you know better than to dash in with 623b.
- I know you like that flashy 22b into 214c aircombo ender (you whiffed it a couple of times I think), but really, stick with airthrow. You were killing me in casuals with it since you are really good at oki.
- You were going for the shield way too much by the second match and I kinda think you knew it wasn't going to work half the time. Also, instead of 2c after 5a CH, I would go for charged 5c. You'll get more damage off it.
- Stay patient! Rushing in is playing right into Alt's hands. Zone a bit more with knives if you have to and make him eat EX Hiero during random shadow summon.
Leo vs. Veteru (LEO!! YOU HAD IT! OTG LOOP IN THE CORNER FTW! T.T)
Leo:
- Well, with all the WC Satsukis, someone has to be the best right? Good, good shit. Since you played it so close, its hard to say what advice I could give which might have tipped anything in your favor. Seriously, good playing.
- I noticed 2c countering was killing you early on. Veteru was IADing your 2c early on. Plus 2c while Nanaya is landing is just suicide. Veteru was just waiting for it so he could DJ and j.c punish. You switched it to 5a which really worked very well. My only advice is try to nail those 5a CH combos. I noticed you were just slamming 5a instead of fishing for the CH into loop. Its picking at hairs, but see what you can get out of it.
- You like that IAD j.c a lot, but when you IAD cancel your 214a, try going into empty j.c. I noticed you didn't try that at all during your match, but it really is a good dimension in Satsuki's game. It can lead to a lot of bite or throw setups at the very worst.
- Veteru was backdashing your midscreen crossups all the time. I would have just tried the normal SJ into meaty 2c setups to see if that would have worked.
- I almost cried when you tried to 236c Veteru after his Heat at the end of the second match. YOU KNEW THAT WASN'T GOING TO WORK! YOU KNEW IT! Plus you missed the OTG corner combo in the end. Just throw that 2c out! Seriously though, those are decisions anyone might try to make at the end of a very tight game. Its hard for me to rag you too hard for it.
Veteru:
- Veteru...the man...the theory...the IRC legend. You have definitely silenced many critics. Excellent gameplay and solid, solid execution. You didn't whiff anything and you knew what you were out there to do. You know this game in a way few people do or even tried to do. GG!
- If there's any aspect of the game that I think you need work on, its the tech traps. You probably like the sure thing damage more, but I notice a lot of Nanaya players try to go for the OTG combos after knockdown to fish for a bounce. Especially in corner. I like those 623c combos as much as anyone, and its really up to you, but I think I would toss a random OTG setup just for fun and see what happens.
- Watch more of Gao! His blockstring don't require him to dash forward
- Keep on rushing it down.
Post more in a bit.
