Month: October 2016

This weekend are the two final ranking events for the 2016 Capcom Pro Tour season, both taking place in Asia. FV Cup 2016 is the final offline ranking event and will take place in Malaysia. As one of the last chances to ranking points and qualify for the Asia-Oceania Regional Finals, a number of top players from around the region and a few from without will be in attendance, including Kazunoko, sako, Yukadon, Bonchan, Xian, Gackt Humanbomb, Saunic, Jiewa, Tse4444, Marn, MindRPG and Chuan.

Check out the stream live on BEast of the East’s Twitch channel, and follow the brackets on Challonge.

Watch live video from beastapac on www.twitch.tv

Source: Capcom Pro Tour

Frame data is one of the most important aspects of playing fighting games at a competitive level. Frames are how we read just about every aspect of a move, from how fast the move will hit, to if the opponent can punish it.

Before modern games like Mortal Kombat, Killer Instinct, and Skullgirls, which show the player frame data in training mode, players used to have to deduce frame data. This was done by having the opponent block, then both players jumping as soon as they’re able. The character who jumped first recovered first, which can either mean the move is plus on block or negative. Basically, being positive (your character jumping first) means your character is safe from retaliation, while being negative (your character jumping second) means you’re at a disadvantage, leaving you potentially eating a punish by your opponent.

In today’s age, there are a lot of tools for learning frame data, and YouTuber desmond_kof shows us one available using the above concept. He shows us how to use The King of Fighters XIV’s replay mode to count frames and see how safe our moves are. Feel free to test this out for your own characters at home!

Source: desmond_kof

Knowledge is power, when it comes to any fighting game. The better you know your character, and the better you know the match-up, the more likely you are to come out on top. It helps competitively, but it can also make spectating more enjoyable.

With this in mind, the folks over at SSBM Tutorials put together this detailed Fox vs. Falcon match-up video. This video covers a lot of Falcon’s options in neutral, as well as recovery and post-shield and pressure options. Study up so you can better handle any Falcons that come your way.

If you enjoyed this, SSBM Tutorials have other similar videos on their channel. There is a Falco vs. Marth guide, like the one above, but there are also more general guides about how to deal with specific characters like Shiek or Ice Climbers.

Source: SSBM Tutorials