Author: Crow_Spaceboy

Side-switch resets are common place in Street Fighter V. While the ability to force a “which-way-do-I-block?” situation is fine, you need something equally invisible to mix it up with. If you’re employing tech like this, after all, you’re likely playing at a level where the average player knows about cross-under mix-ups.

In World Warrior FGC‘s latest video he demonstrates the power of exactly the sort of mix-up you need to make these cross-unders work: a fake side-switch cross-under. Discovered originally by JonesArcade, this setup turns Ken’s EX Tatsu into a pure coin-flip on hit. Time the Tatsu at the apex of the jump and your standing light kick will go the wrong direction, putting you back on the same side you were originally on.

Sources: JonesArcade; World Warrior FGC

Some of the most involved and intricate combos in Street Fighter V belong to Rose’s apprentice, Menat. This is thanks to her V-Trigger, Wisdom of Thoth, a crucial aspect of Menat’s moveset for advanced play.

Menat’s high-resource, high-reward playstyle means it’s all the more important to fully cash out on your combo damage when the opportunity presents itself. With the right effort, the extent of your rewards can be pretty crazy: as perfectfaro shows in this video, Menat gets insane damage off of Crush Counters, particularly if she’s already in V-Trigger. With one EX bar and a lot of execution, she can stun the 900-point stun meter of Cammy, or simply chose to go straight into super, if it’s available.

Source: perfectfaro

ARIKA’s Fighting EX Layer beta may be gone for now, but it has left the community with a distinct idea of what the storied Japanese developer has been building up to. With only a short time to explore the game’s beta, Fighters Generation was among to the many excited EX series fans to jump in and capture footage.

Fighters Generation’s focus was not finding infinites — of which there were plenty already acknowledged by ARIKA going in — but to find tech and combos representative of ARIKA’s current direction. In that light, this combo video is a great intro to anyone that missed the beta. Check out the video above for insight into the playstyles, combos, and tricks that make Fighting EX Layer such an anticipated game for many.

Source: Fighters Generation

The kid version of esports videographer Esteban Martinez made anime music videos on Windows Movie Maker. He probably didn’t think it would lead to anything — he just made what he liked. Years later, he’s worked as a videographer for the Tekken World Tour, Capcom Cup, and has just started a partnership with Danny O’Dwyer’s NoClip to produce an FGC documentary.  You never know where your passions will take you.

That’s the over-arching lesson of Esteban’s story in his latest interview on the People Playing Games podcast. Hosted by Mike Andronico, People Playing Games allows members of the gaming industry to share their stories and insight with the world. This is far from the only time they’ve talked with members of the FGC: check out their playlist for interviews with Jake “Mustard” Neal, Michael Martin, and more here.

Source: People Playing Games

Sometimes, it might not seem worth it to learn a character-specific combo in a fighting game. It’s easy to think “Oh, I probably won’t run into the Bears, anyway.”

When you do that, two things happen. Number one, you ignore the existence of popular tournament pick Jack-7, who also has an oddly-shaped hurtbox that can potentially mess up standard combos. Number two — and perhaps more importantly — you might be giving up big, easy damage.

Such is the case with Scallywag 93‘s Leo wall combo. This series does good damage and converts off of a wide variety of wall heights, making its inclusion in your Leo arsenal worth the time and effort spent learning it.

Source: Scallywag 93

Body Count Fighting has built themselves into a major force for the Los Angeles FGC scene with their fun, championship-centered event series “BCF.” But earlier this month, they pivoted into a new format, running their first-ever online tournaments for Injustice 2, Tekken 7, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, and Street Fighter V.

Linked above are playlists of the VODs for each tournament, and you can click here for a look at each of the brackets. The winner of each tournament will get flown to the next BCF live event to compete in a feature match for their respective game against California’s best.

Source: bcfighting

Within the NRS community, there is growing support for a return to Mortal Kombat 9. Regardless of whether or not you like it more then the most recent title Mortal Kombat X, it’s easy to see how support for MK9 is gaining traction: MK9 is now on the main stage of Combo Breaker, and it has its own community-driven re-balance mod:

Created by Futuretime23, the modded MK9 “Tournament Edition” hosts a wide array of character changes including hitbox fixes, move property changes, and even rebalancing for Tag mode. You can read more about the specific changes and find out more information about MK9 Tournament Edition at its thread on TestYourMight.

Sources: TestYourMight, MK_REO