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GGs to samifox and SFxGenesisDC.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/31604253/arcana%20trials.htm Here ya go. Credit to @povertfest

Enjoying the game when I can play it; hopefully we get someone doing a 24/7 Lobby Stream at some point. I find those to be the most helpful/fun, since you have a chat with people in the same lobby, making it easy to ask questions/joke around. Also because finding a ranked match at anything but 0 bars is going to be tough for a few months and a reliable source of games would be great.

I paid far too much money for this game. But I have it.

Admittedly it's... kinda tempting to pick up this game on Japanese PSN tonight. I would really like to play it before September, and I'm not too interested in things like story or arcade modes (I still have vanilla AH3 for that). That said, does anyone know if it's likely to follow the Blazblue pattern, where the Japanese release will be able to play with the English release online? I also worry about potentially not being able to support the English release if I do, but if it ends up being cheap, I might be able to. Anyone have any suggestions on reputable sites to use for quickly delivered Japanese PSN codes, too? Sorry for all the questions.

I'd love to play some AH3 again so here's hoping a physical release + (hopefully) no PSN month-long death in the middle of its release will give it a healthy player base this time.

To elaborate on what Polka said, 6C on block has all kinds of problems. Huge ones. First of all, if you're using 6C on block, you're really going to be using 6CD on block, because otherwise you're going to get pushed back and spin out in mid-air, making you free to punish. And if you use 6CD... Okay. Do me a favor. Open up training mode, pick Ragna, and have your dummy be Rachel. Record 6CD. Play that back, and after you block the first hit, start mashing back/downback. The point of this? It's incredibly easy to instant block 6CD's many hits, meaning players who know about this will take the opportunity to score anywhere from 5-25+(!!) free heat. It's also not the safest place to be in depending on how they blocked. People throw out grabs and reversals, etc. Just bad news all around.

Didn't see this on the first page of the thread, and I didn't look in the other 40 pages of the thread, so apologies if this has been posted already. I wanted to post a variation of one of the corner throw combos listed on the first page. b+c, 3C (3 hits), 8D (3rd hit), 5CC, 5CC, 214B, 3C (3 hits), 214A - 2270 damage This basically does the same amount of damage, and sets up Pumpkin and George too, but in practice its timing and execution is much easier than b+c 5B 2D 5CC etc, where you can accidentally go 2C instead of 5CC (especially if you throw them right at the corner's edge). You can also transition into Baden Baden Lily after the first 5CC and do all of the crazy things associated with that.

Good job beating that Mu..ra..kumo... Unit.

So, here's something interesting, if a bit situational. 3C is one of my favorite moves to throw out as Rachel. Unfortunately, its combo potential is pretty limited, especially on CH. 8D 5CC etc won't combo on counter hit, for example. (CH worse than regular hit. ). You can get the 8D 5B jc j.B j.C jc j.B j.C 236A for like 1.4k, but it can do better. Another move with really bad combo potential is Rachel's new DD, Tempest Dahlia. Even that is situational because 6B CH is the only thing you're probably going to want to combo it into, and those are pretty rare in my experience. Anyway, here's the point. CH 3C will combo into Tempest Dahlia Level 4. All the other TD levels? Still useless. Why is Level 4 different? Because Giant George will inflict lightning stun similar to Baden Baden Lily's. While you'll have nowhere near the amount of time to yourself that BBL gives, it's still enough time to set up some combos. Furthermore, 3C can ride its 3 hits while you're inputting Tempest Dahlia. With a little practice, it's as easy as can be to pull off. Note that everything here doesn't work with your opponent in the corner, even with level 4 TD. This is because the distance between your opponent and the side of the screen the projectiles come from is more than it is at mid... they have just enough time to tech before the projectiles reach them. Just stick to your usual stuff there. 3C (3 hits) > 632146B LV4, dash, 6C 8D > j.C > jc.C > j.236A (3050~ Damage) 50% Meter, 2 winds This is the easiest one. 3k for Rachel isn't too bad, especially off a relatively safe move like 3C. Not to mention this one is pretty easy to do. (You can also exclude the 8D, if you don't feel a wind is worth 200~ish damage) 3C (3 hits) > 632146B LV4, dash, 2D 5CC > 236B, dash, 214C, dash, j.C > jc.C > j.236A (3020~ Damage) 50% meter, 2 winds This one is trickier, and the timing on 2D 5CC is a little weird. (You might whiff the second hit if you do it too early.) On the plus side, it pushes towards the corner, I guess? 3C (3 hits) > 632146B LV4, dash, 5B > jc.B > j.C > jc.B > j.C > 236A (2772 damage) 50% meter, 1 wind Not really worth the meter, but it is a variation you can do if you feel like it. 3C (3 hits) > 632146B LV4, dash, sj 8D, j.2CD LV3, 236A, 3C (3 hits) > 214C > 6C > j.C > jc.C > j.236A (3772 damage) 50% meter, 3 winds Yep, you can even combo into level 3 j.2C off of Giant George's stun. The timing and positioning is a bit trickier than BBL to me, though I'm pretty bad at level 3 j.2C on Baden too. The important thing is that you can do it, and it opens the gate for all of Rachel's favorite things to do after one of those Fatals. You might be able to get two Lobelia off before you have to 3C, which will increase the damage here a bit. Personally, my execution isn't good enough to do that, if it's possible. But if yours is, give it a try. --- This is just something I've been toying around with the past few weeks. It's not some revelation that makes Rachel's damage not suck less, but it is something that hopefully makes TD and 3C more useful. Which is good for me, at least, since Tempest Dahlia is actually aesthetically awesome and 3C is loads of fun to toss around.