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The Jump-in Podcast is back with another episode, and this one keeps up with their interesting discussion with somewhat of an unpopular opinion.

First off, they talk about Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3’s inclusion at Evo 2017 through the Player’s Choice Vote. Given that the series has not missed a year at Evo, they talk about how huge it is for the series to keep its streak alive, but also go into the concept that the Player’s Choice proves that community unity is a mere illusion.

But, then they also talk about Street Fighter V Season 2: whereas there’s been a lot of argument on how Capcom has handled the changes, they believe that is up to Capcom, not us, to dictate how the game is played, and for us to play accordingly.

Source: The Jump-In

With the game essentially being finished, Skullgirls players have been having more time to delve deeper and deeper into the gameplay, discovering new setups, more damaging combos, and grimier resets. Here we have a small collection of what the community has been uncovering in recent days.

First up we have a really cool tag combo, utilizing Valentine’s hitstun poison to tag into Robo-Fortune and still continue the combo. Valentine’s hitstun/green poison increases the hitstun of every attack by a significant amount, which makes this possible. The combo isn’t optimized, but does well in showing off what is possible.

If you’ve been paying attention you’ll have noticed the final gameplay change to Skullgirls has undergone testing. The primary reason for this testing was because the community discovered just how optimal resets could be, and 3v3 teams were capable of killing with only one reset. While this problem is being addressed, below we have some combos showing off exactly why this needed to change.

First up is Mr.Peck, with a Peacock+Robo Fortune kill setup.

Next he posted a Peacock corner combo. While it isn’t a one-reset kill combo, doing this much damage at max undizzy (the green bar under the health that restricts combo length) is part of the problem being addressed in the next patch.

We also have some combos from Twitter, showing off just how much damage optimal combo routes can get in Skullgirls.

3v3 HCH ToD, 1 meter start.
Absolutely forbidden.
Fuck this goddamn team, really. pic.twitter.com/AU8VTvb7mH

— Fosh (@xFosh) February 6, 2017

Lastly, we have a few combos from both cR|dekillsage and Echo Fox|SonicFox, the two best Skullgirls players today, showing off a lot of the crazy reset-into-death combos that were being uncovered. Most of these will be less potent and/or won’t kill after the next update, but they’re still cool.

Sources: Mr Peck; Datagram; SonicFox5000; Fosh; dekillsage

Liu Kang has been one of the perennial faces of the Mortal Kombat franchise since its inception. He is one of the most recognizable characters in the series, and he is always well-represented early on by players picking up the game for nostalgia.

In this combo video, we see Liu Kang seriously burn his opponents. We get to see all three of his variations on display; whereas a lot of combo videos for the game usually end up with corner juggles, we get to see a lot of Liu Kang corner carries from midscreen here.

Source: Legendary Kaee

2017 seems to be becoming the year of Marvel: Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is now available on current gen consoles, and the prior version’s lost DLC fighters are restored. This is before even the “last hurrah” it’s getting at Evo 2017 before the new Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite drops and takes the world by Storm (whether or not she’s in the game).

As far as UMvC3 goes, one character who never really found a solid foothold in the meta was Jill Valentine, which was accented by her DLC’s removal in the prior version (along with Shuma-Gorath). There have always been fans of the character however, and here we see one such fan, HaileyLov3sP1nK, in action. Below we have both a series of fun combos, mostly featuring her in some capacity, and a tutorial for the character.

Source: HaileyLov3sP1nK

Note: Spoilers ahead for Topanga League! If you were planning on avoiding results for Topanga League, you should turn back now…

After HyperX|Daigo Umehara’s uncharacteristically poor performance in the Topanga League Round Robin, UltraDavid brings his analytical skills to some online Daigo sets. Daigo is certainly no weak opponent, but UltraDavid suspects that some of his habits, broken down and shown over several games, may reveal a player that hasn’t adjusted to the active and aggressive nature of Season 2. And, of course, Ryu’s various nerfs and vastly different game-plan are discussed in terrific detail.

Matches analyzed include Daigo vs. Narikun’s Ibuki, Galtu’s Bison, Iwate’s Bison, Crusher’s Birdie, and 200Won’s R. Mika.

Sources: UltraChenTV

Mega Man was a surprise entrant into top 8 at Evolution 2016. Even more shocking that he made it all the way to Grand Finals in the hands of Japan’s Kamemushi. But the Blue Bomber has more than just a few tricks up his sleeve.

With the variety of boss weapons he has at his disposal in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Mega Man has amazing combo potential. He can go long range with his Cut Man weapon. He can combo with his grab using the Leaf Man weapon. He can even give his opponents a lift with his Air Man weapon. All of this is put on full display in this excellent combo video.

Source: Mark Hansel

Capcom is ramping it up for Street Fighter V’s second season, between new character reveals and the all-around changes to gameplay for the new season. While people are adapting to the new environment, it’s important to keep teaching new players the fundamentals to getting better.

Back again with another of his Two Minute Tutorials, PugilistPenguin continues his efforts to teach players about both SFV and basic fighting game concepts. This time he tackles the concept of counter hits, and setups that specifically take advantage of frame traps to build counter hit combos. With some practice and a bit of research, frame traps counter hits can yield much higher rewards than normal confirms.

Source: PugilistPenguin

A lot of low-to-intermediate players struggle in every game with common tactics from strong characters. They’re usually tactics that force the opponent to respect them, or force the opponent to play differently than they’re used to. Such tactics are sometimes called overpowered, cheap or nerf-worthy, but simply understanding those options and how to beat them can make a world of difference in dealing with problem characters.

The folks over at Cross Counter TV, specifically Dr.Fatbody, saw to it to start a series based around learning to get around the common tactics for different characters. This video covers the 3 essential things every player needs to learn to deal with, in order to not get blown up by every Urien. Those 3 things: whiff-punishing Headbutt, baiting and punishing EX Headbutt reversals, and knowing how to deal with wakeup Aegis Reflectors.

Enter the Danger Room and check out the video on Cross Counter’s site here.

Source: Cross Counter TV; Dr.Fatbody