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  1. Merlock

    [Oct 10, 2014] The Fall Classic (Raleigh, NC)

    I've been here and am leaving late Sun. so I'll be around
  2. Merlock

    Beginner Questions Thread

    for that team hornet bomber lk mk offers more lockdown and hk covers more space but only lk is invincible bella is a pretty good anchor pick also and heavy locknload is decent horizontal space control -- cerecopter is better for lockdown but isn't armored so it has to be used more carefully and...
  3. Merlock

    Beginner Questions Thread

    if valentine dies then filia doesn't have amazing neutral in a lot of matchups and can struggle to get inside safely -- this is her primary weakness as evilben suggests something to apply horizontal pressure like big band or double would he ideal running team duckator and adding double...
  4. Merlock

    Beginner Questions Thread

    generally adding a 3rd character gives you more options and more chances to make mistakes and still win however what a character brings to a team is also important and that varies wildly per character, e.g. double works almost anywhere but tacking painwheel onto a team randomly isn't a great...
  5. Merlock

    Beginner Questions Thread

    you don't really get antiaired in this game you get punished for pressing buttons at a bad spacing and at a bad time or making bad reads consider what happens if you jump, block, and call updo if your opponent tries to antiair you with something non-invincible updo will probably hit them if...
  6. Merlock

    Beginner Questions Thread

    it's the side of the downed character that you're standing on if the downed character is touching the corner and you stand ontop of them then sometimes they will come out of the far side if you are standing past the "center" if you want to run a setup you have to time it so you're still on the...
  7. Merlock

    Beginner Questions Thread

    then after charging you quickly press forward + P and then immediately return to charging the back input once the shot hits something or goes off screen you can fire another one
  8. Merlock

    Beginner Questions Thread

    are you talking about napalm toss the move where she throws them onto the screen and they stick there that move is done with qcb and a kick -- the kick picks distance
  9. Merlock

    [Dec 5, 2014] Northeast Championships 15 (NEC) (Essington, PA.)

    this is a really good idea and I'm annoyed I didn't think of it I don't really care about entering sf4 since I won't get out of pools anyways
  10. Merlock

    Beginner Questions Thread

    "Air Dash Cancel"
  11. Merlock

    [Oct 25, 2014] KO 2014 @ ExtraLife (Kansas City, KS)

    sorry I just saw this I was thinking about coming down but I'm already going to TFC and I'm not sure I can make both this and NEC work I probably won't decide until after TFC on the 10th
  12. Merlock

    [Dec 5, 2014] Northeast Championships 15 (NEC) (Essington, PA.)

    if sg is being run sunday do you have an idea of what time would really like to make it to this but not looking forward to having to take monday off
  13. Merlock

    [Oct 25, 2014] KO 2014 @ ExtraLife (Kansas City, KS)

    the registration slots for this are only for participating in the actual lan event right
  14. Merlock

    Another training diary that no one will read or care about

    I need that thumb to jump though
  15. Merlock

    Another training diary that no one will read or care about

    peacock would be low tier without scrubby assist macro abuse true
  16. Merlock

    Street Fighter 4

    Balrog can play very aggressively with his excellent jab, jumpins, dash punches and frame traps can play extremely defensively with his highly safe space control tools and invincible aa and excellent normal aas or can alternate and play a footsies game with his excellent counterpokes and walk...
  17. Merlock

    Street Fighter 4

    balrog is probably the best choice rose is another good basics oriented character but her pacing is less flexible and she's more reliant on an understanding of frame traps guile and fei long are two decent choices, but they're heavily stacked towards defense and offense respectively so you...
  18. Merlock

    [Oct 10, 2014] The Fall Classic (Raleigh, NC)

    I'm attending this I'll probably spend most of my time there playing sf4 despite hating that game however I should have a laptop setup for the game with me
  19. Merlock

    Street Fighter 4

    you deal with corner pressure by being patient blocking and waiting for an opportunity as people blockstring you they will be pushed away and give you room to control space and stop them from moving back inside most players like to jump to try to open you up if you're blocking strings, which...
  20. Merlock

    Controller/Stick General Questions and Discussion

    all of those sticks including the madcatz sticks should all use the exact same button, the obsf-30 I will say that snap-ins that are firmly secured in the stick feel snappier and more responsive than ones not fully locked in place though, so it might be a housing issue screw-in buttons might...