Month: November 2016

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Power Through V-Reversals with This Alex Punish Guide for Street Fighter V

Developing anti V-reversal tech seems to be on the top of many players’ lists at the moment, with several Street Fighter V technicians creating new tactics to deal with this defensive measure. Focusing on the bare-chested brawler Alex, e mc has developed some specific anti V-reversal tech which mainly revolves around the lack of grab invincibility on all V-reversals and the power of Alex’s Parry.

Using moves like standing light punch to bait a V-reversal, Alex can command grab on reaction to the reversal flash. In V-trigger, Alex can use Lariat as a bait, to then follow up with a Parry read to lead into a combo. The punish window following a Parry is quite long, leaving Alex players a decent amount of time to follow up with big damage. Besides Chun-Li and Ken, Alex can use a Parry to react to a V-reversal off of his standing medium punch or most jump-ins. Chun-Li and Ken’s V-reversals are too quick to react to following a standing medium punch, but you can do a reaction Parry off of a jump-in.

Rashid, F.A.N.G, Nash, and Vega cannot have their V-reversal parried, due to theirs being rolls or dashes away, while Zangief’s V-reversal is invincible to everything except grabs. e mc suggests some possible ways to deal with their reversals at the very end of the video. Get tinkering in the lab and see what you can come up with.

Source: e mc

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World of Warcraft – How Legion Changed WoW

In recent years MMOs have made some big changes. Over time games had been built on this giant leveling curve. Warcraft itself had zones which you played through in times to level up and then basically never went to again. This created a huge vacuum which left most of the surface of Azeroth empty as players moved on. However, Legion has really made the push to utilize the whole continent, something that Warcraft should be looking at in the future.

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The FGC Mourns Daniel “Mobstaz” Frontera, GoFundMe Launched for Funeral Costs

The Fighting Game Community is mourning the passing of Daniel “Mobstaz” Frontera, who passed away on Monday at the age of 25. Frontera was a relative newcomer to the scene, but had already endeared himself to many with his positive attitude and strong work ethic. In less than a year within the scene, he helped organize major events like The Brooklyn Beatdown, and has contributed as a member of our SRK writing team.

A GoFundMe to cover the costs of Frontera’s funeral was launched on Tuesday, and all venue fees collected during this Wednesday’s Next Level Battle Circuit will be donated to Mobstaz’s family.

Frontera shared his passion for gaming as a member of several different communities. He began working with ESL’s Halo community in 2014, and after making the jump to Street Fighter V, he helped oversee The Brooklyn Beatdown and New Legacy, bringing the East Coast fighting game community some of the esports attention it has lacked.

“Although he has only been involved with the FGC for under a year, Mobstaz has contributed so much of his value time and effort to make sure our events run as efficiently as possible,” New Legacy organizer Dwayne D’Nyce Buchanan said. “He was my partner in crime for New Legacy and if it wasn’t for him, the event wouldn’t have become a success.”

He added, “Words cannot describe how kind and unselfish he was. Always willing to go above and beyond.”

Walter Padilla was a friend to Frontera, having worked with him on several events. He too was touched by Frontera’s selflessness and determination.

“He was known as the 24-hour man because he was seriously available 24/7, whenever and for whatever you needed him for, and he never said no,” Padilla said. “The FGC needs more young people like him who step up and look to push the scene towards great things.”

Sources: GoFundMe; Walter Padilla; D’Nyce