With things like his slow moving V-Trigger projectile, flexible juggle options, and several unique combo states, Ed makes a great character for combo videos. The character’s move list is dense with possibilities, which is pretty surprising, given he was originally billed as having the “easiest” input method of any character in Street Fighter V.
But those one-button specials don’t hold back creativity: Doopliss’s combo video “Soul Fist” is not what you want to watch for optimal combos. It makes extensive use of Ed’s flicker special, which, while hurting overall damage, maximizes difficulty and flashiness.
Soul Fist might also have one of the silliest uses of Urien’s Reflector yet in a combo video. I’m going to propose a new rule for SFV that states any Ed that can somehow get the multi-stun fierces on a Urien reflector in a real match should automatically win the round.
With one of the biggest fights in the history of the UFC looming less than two days away on a card loaded with excellent matchups, it’s no surprise that a litany of props bets are available for UFC 214.
In today’s EA investor’s call, CFO Blake Jorgensen mentioned Mass Effect: Andromeda as a driving force in the company’s year-on-year growth. EA generated $113M more than the same time period last year. Net sales rose 32% over last year as well.
Back in 2013, Nyu-Media hosted an Indiegogo campaign for Yatagarasu Attack On Cataclysm, an updated version of the original Yatagarasu created by former SNK developers for Steam. While the campaign itself was funded and the game got its release on Steam, some of the physical rewards for the game’s backers have yet to be released — until now, that is.
In an apologetic email sent out to all backers, Nyu-Media has announced that the long delayed physical rewards are now being shipped out to the backers. According to Nyu-Media, around 80% of the physical rewards have already been shipped out from Japan. The remainder of the rewards will be shipped out over the rest of the month.
For anyone who is waiting for their rewards to arrive, Nyu-Media has given the deadline of August 15. Anyone who does not receive their rewards by then is encouraged to get in touch with them via email.
Bungie has put out some great news for PC players anxious to know when they might get their hands on Destiny 2. Pre-order players will be able to start playing on August 28th with all PC players able to join up on August 29th. The PC open beta will end on August 31st.
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After a break to return to Marshall’s Dojo with AceUnlimited, Genex|Frabisaur is back with episode 12 of The Fighter’s Dojo. After covering how to best fight against the grapplers of Street Fighter V, Frabisaur now takes a look at how to deal with the game’s primary zoners: specifically Guile, F.A.N.G and Dhalsim.
Noting that zoners in any game thrive off of the psychological aspect of frustration, Frabisaur advises practicing patience, testing the player’s defense, maximizing knockdown opportunities, and forcing them to be put into scramble situations they may be unable to handle properly.
For Guile, Frabisaur recommends waiting out the initial storm of the Air Slasher’s zoning, as most of the Guile’s he’s encountered will tend to get frustrated and begin approaching, allowing you a chance to mount your own attack, without having to wade through the minefield of Sonic Booms, Flash Kicks, and Sonic Crosses. He also notes that there are two key times when you can successfully jump against Guile, without fearing the threat of a Flash Kick. Either when he has recently walked, as he won’t have enough time to prepare a charge, or if you know you’re going to cross him up, as he has nothing to effectively cover that type of attack. Lastly, Bazooka Knee and Reverse Spin Kick are -2 and -3 on block, so feel free to challenge them.
On the subject of battling Yoga master Dhalsim, knowing when to move is imperative. Frabisaur suggests reacting to his fireball animations, dashblocking after guarding one of his Heavy normals, and don’t panic when he uses his V-Skill.
Finally, Frabisuar moves on to the self-proclaimed “Number Two” of Shadaloo, F.A.N.G. Declaring him a “lure” character, as he has the outward appearance of a zoning character, with none of the actual strengths of the archetype. Frabisaur advises to exploit him trying to place Ryobendas, as they’re an important facet of his entire game, as the other poison attacks are too weak and slow for him to effectively time anyone out. His standing heavy punch is also -2, so it shouldn’t be respected, and his turn has ended.
For more tips, as well as match footage of Frabsiaur putting these tactics into practice online, watch the full episode below.
If you’d like more assistance or have any other questions, you can contact Frabisaur on Twitter, or join his weekly streams on Thursday nights at https://www.twitch.tv/frabisaur, starting at 7:30 PM EST.
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