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Best (and pretty much only) Strive player in Northern Ontario
Anji Main// Currently TOP 2 Anji in Vanquisher// I also animate!
Legally owned by @NyuIsHere
I FUCKING LOVE GUESSING ON MY OWN 6P ON HIT HAHAHAHAHA AND LOSING THE MATCH BECAUSE OF THAT AHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA CAN THIS FUCKING CHARACTER WORK FOR FUCKING ONCE PLEASE
I FUCKING LOVE GUESSING ON MY OWN 6P ON HIT HAHAHAHAHA AND LOSING THE MATCH BECAUSE OF THAT AHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA CAN THIS FUCKING CHARACTER WORK FOR FUCKING ONCE PLEASE
GG's to everyone in the Jacksonville Never Rests bracket, had a really disappointing drop in game 4 against Lasagna, otherwise, I had a lot of fun!
Here's the highlight clip though, really proud of this.
Had a blast playing in this bracket! I ran out of steam in grand finals after beating HeeHo 3-1 in Winners Finals. However, here's my favourite clip from it in my match vs @mixyousfgc !
I have zero idea why people are dooming over YRC being buffed when you can still jump cancel to block it, 2p still blocks it, it just makes it so people can HAVE a defensive option.
If it's a bug, unfortunate, it's really cool to see a defensive buff in this game
this is my reward for Winning rps btw. for making them block a delayed 18 frame move. i have to do another rps by delaying a reactable overhead or stun dipper, both minis ofc. this is for W i n n i n g my rps
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I'm sorry, but if I recall there was only one true winner here!
Using the skills of my two art degrees, please consult the new top 8 graph of the true winner of Baccpabrawl 148!!
Hi, NA player here.
May is in meta defining because she genuinely has few losing matchups and is extremely strong.
Problem? She's boring as fuck and nobody likes playing her.
Two of the best May players in the world Tsundere RP on Twitter because there is nothing better to do
The problem with Mayburi is that it's just a headcanon, there is no actual proof in any of the games or fiction, and we know for a fact that May is straight
Obviously people can have their fun, but I just think the ship is really boring and overall just slop for the sake of slop
Not a single top level Bridget Main but Hotashi at Combo Breaker right now, aside from that there's like, only 2 others
They must maintain the agenda..
So, problem with this is the Sin could have just PRC'D anyways, but let's actually tell you why this didn't work.
Sin goes forward at the start of RTL, so does Anji, this has always worked this way
If you didn't know that, while also risking PRC, that was absolutely your fault
When I was doing animation in school, the biggest piece of advice I received for this was shift and trace, while also respecting your model sheet always. Drawing on model is rough but takes time (frame 31 and 39 folds are off for example)
You have consistency already, keep it up!
Japan and North America are so different in what we view as meta because what do you mean Bed? is top 4
What do you mean Anji May Nago Venom are bottom tier.
What do you mean Axl better than Sol
No hate to the Japanese bros but I always wondered why they differ so much
Okay, so!
YRC on meaty is still a bad option, if the opponent YRC's on the last second of your meaty, if the remaining recovery frames are 12 frames or less, you can still block.
For example:
I think telling top players that they "never learned the matchup" when in reality it's the fact that pot players have never learnt how to actually fight other matchups and simply RPS their lives on buster / garuda
That character is beyond good, yet 0 results except Europe.
Hot take, but I don't think there is a "bottom tier" this patch
I think this patch just has a layer of like, these characters aren't as good as before
Cause Faust players are genuinely on the up about the character, saying that they've been doing better in most matchups
I'm planning on making an Anji Mito matchup guide/counter-play guide
I'm looking for mains of characters that are consistent enough/top level to help adjust these placements to be accurate enough to help everyone!
My current opinions on the matchups look something like this:
So, the new patch for Strive I re-read the dev backyard
They specifically mentioned the patch was delayed because of the Leak that happened for Strive.
Womp womp unfortue
I genuinely think the YRC buff is good, it's just people don't like metered defensive mechanics being good apparently, but Sin DP is allowed in this game
I want to put my own two cents onto this, right
Who cares? Like, we already have an idea of who the top players are in strive. Having a concrete list of "yeah this player could be somewhere around here." Is fine.
We already have puddlefarm, we already have ranked coming.
This is a question to the wider FGC
I'm a strive player, and from what I understand people don't like wall break
Whys that?
I found wallbreak to be a really cool way to reset neutral and not just a stompfest or throwlooping
9th at TNS, lost to MacMens and Jack.
I haven't seen top 8 in my reach in awhile, so seeing me get it today felt super nice.
I was so nervous fighting MacMens as they were my top 8 qualifier, got washed not even close, but it was fun, ggs to all
I'm going to be 100% honest with you, they played horribly for that to happen.
They didn't grab k mappa, instead, chose to 2p-5h-2k
They didn't expect the command grab on 50% tension slayer
They delayed burst on, what, 6h?
This is a Kami99 problem, not a Slayer problem
Not defending Winty's attitude here, but I think there is a extraordinary difference between someone playing in tower, at any skill, and someone playing for perhaps thousands of dollars.
But you did in fact prove their point, a lot of the cast can combo off of F.S
This is my favourite clip from my run during @baccpackFGC's weekly tournament.
Had tons of fun like always! Just a reminder that Ky's super is giga unsafe
My problem with A.B.A is the unfuckable gameplay of JR, and looping J.R where they never run out of the "Feast" with instant overheads, fuzzy overheads, 18 frame SAFE overhead, multihit low, safe rekka, invuln half screen dash, donzai, 4 frame 2p, etc etc
I want to genuinely thank you all for communicating so much, this is exactly what we as a community love is when the developers actively communicate with us about issues.
As other's mentioned, a first to three format for ranked would go a long way! and ⁿᵉʳᶠ ʰᵃᵖᵖʸ ᶜʰᵃᵒˢ
Everytime you make a tier list I lose more faith in humanity, good god Domi
Asuka is not in the same tier as Dizzy, Ky is literally better than every character in the C tier except - Chipp is better than everyone in that B tier except - Sin is better than half of that A tier
After talking to people and trying to see other peoples perspectives, this is currently where I'm at with my matchup chart
Note: Rather than Anji being extremely good, I think he's great into the meta compared to others, where he loses is characters that not many people play. 1/6
I'm planning on making an Anji Mito matchup guide/counter-play guide
I'm looking for mains of characters that are consistent enough/top level to help adjust these placements to be accurate enough to help everyone!
My current opinions on the matchups look something like this:
Now KingKoa, i'm gonna be real with you
Maybe it's best that you take a break from social media
Whatever happened or how you're feeling, I think the best thing to do is just walk away from social media in the meantime
Take care of yourself
I GENUINELY believe Potemkin downplayers play this game with their eyes closed. They were already allowed to do that this patch, it just became more evident with this tweet
Extreme Anji up play, Baiken down play, Bridget over Slayer, Bed worse then Asuka, Sin, Ram, Nago and HC are all known criminals yet they are out of Elite 4 Jail
"A.B.A"'s own tier (list made before getting top 4 at AWT) is still criminal.
What a list. Whoo boy.
Early matchup feelings with Anji
I feel like i'm being pretty generous with these placements.
A.B.A, Dizzy, Venom, Ky and Jack-O are brand new to slight losing
While HC and Asuka are added to "Yeah..." cause they seem unbelievably rough with system mechanic changes
Day 1 impressions
Anji is definitely nerfed
RISC changes took like 50-60 damage in combos, matchups with projectiles are much worse and bad matchups are still bad (Pot, Leo, Bed, Etc)
I think he's a solid mid tier leaning high tier.
High guts is good in this meta though
The first slide is what I predict will happen with the patch (Their statement on players feeling "exhausted" at the Lucy panel makes me believe they are more open to feedback) and the second is my own personal wishlist. I genuinely believe the solution to the problems are nerfs
That wraps up Princess Mode - The Inaugural Bout! Congratulations to @l_Cloned_l for winning the tournament, and
@Scissors_FGC@KenseiPR
@jotogoat
MikuFan
@LagSpike776
Chickenpaprikash
@eviefgc
for making it to top 8!
I'm salt tweeting but holy fuck, Baiken singlehandedly makes me want to give up on strive. I will GLADLY play against pot, play against johnny, ram, even fucking season 2 happy chaos before fighting this bum ass character
Holy shit, she files your taxes, sucks your dick for free
I didn't even care about them showing strive, I actually like looking at new games.
But holy fuck the #ASWShowcase was actually really disappointing
Half the games didn't have footage or actual gameplay, low budget for the most part.
The Roguelike beat em up looked good tho
As an animator, it is funny when used for memes, but for use elsewhere, such as creative works, is cringe.
I have 0 problem if used for memes. Most don't either. The whole AI animal memes for example. Most are hypocrites to the "No AI rule" anyways. Have fun with it.
Final ordered Anji matchup chart before August 21st patch
I can explain why I feel certain ways depending on the matchup. This is entirely opinionated, talking to other people about matchups and personal experiences.
I'm not very good at explaining myself though, so, I apologies
Goldlewis in pretty cool, pot in pretty cool, Sin in Hype, Jack-O in Hype, I-No at the top
Are we playing/watching the same game?
Slayer in pretty boring when Mixyous exists??
ASUKA??????? Behold, my 30 second block string!!
Pure. Spite.
I would just grind games and enter onlines until I got good enough to prove some people I knew who didn't think I could do it. That I could.
Okay but hear me out, they had it in the game for like, a month then they made it counter hit, but...
Remove CH properties on 2P...If I press 2p, my opponent shouldn't deal 60% to me...just saying... let me on the balance team
Slash, one of the only competent and able to travel May players is not NA so they can't attend events in NA and tend to do good in most brackets they enter.
They are quitting Strive to play other games
Chipp, a genuinely solid character, does not have more losing matchups then winning, you're crazy for that opinion
(Also please, against Anji use 5h, that button makes that matchup much more manageable on it's own.)