Recent content by ToyDingo

Lots of good info in this thread. Thanks guys. Also, 42 I accepted your invite on PSN, we should get some practice in one day :D

That helps alot dude, atleast gives me something to work on. As a solo player I'm playing defense 90% of the time. I guess I need to learn when I can and cannot get a hit in. Just some of the combinations of characters seem like an impenetrable wall of.......stuff..... I'll try it out, and...

I've run into two problems lately. 1) Getting trapped in a corner and just dying a terrible death. I understand blocking until the combo ends, but it seems I have no frames to retaliate when I'm "free". 2) Getting locked down mid-screen by combos + assist that punish me if I do anything...

When are the rooms normally active in this game? I can barely find anyone to play outside of ranked :(

I live in Atlanta and will be at FR17 for the Virtua Fighter tourney. I'll certainly stop by and get in some SG if I can...

Squigly was the main, Parasol was the assist. I don't remember the name of it, but it was the one where Parasol would jump in, and slam her umbrella on the ground and a big splash would come up, preventing me from getting close to Squigly as she jumped backwards and continued to pressure me with...

Newb question: What's a "reset"?

Thanks for the reply. Yes I went through the tutorial which is really really good. One of the best tutorials in a fighting game since the training mode in VF4Evo. Still applying that stuff is very difficult if you aren't aware of the mechanics of 2D fighters. And the tutorial doesn't do a...

Hi all, I'm not a newb to fighting games, but I am a newb to 2D fighters. I'm a veteran of Virtua Fighter, Soul Calibure, and Tekken. But I suck massively at Street Fighters, KoF, and Skullgirls. Any tips for making the transition over to 2D? What are general things to look out for? What the...