Stan McJeeves

As I said the last time around, Arc knows what they're doing, and they probably won't majorly nerf any character (except for Tager). From the looks of it, it looks like Arc is trying to get every character to be around B tier strength by buffing the lower end characters and nerfing the higher end characters. Either way, we'll probably see a bunch of ugly stuff, followed by some miraculous changes at the final test. I'd be more than happy if they could ditch the same move proporation on her drive and make her have no loops while keeping decent damage and pressure game. That way, we could hopefully get off the boring one way combo track Tao currently has in CS2.

Sorry for not responding sooner, I've been away. Original post updated.

Thanks a bunch for the quick response.

As always, Thanks for the updates, Riku. Original post updated. I do have one question though. What does "de costas pra corner" translate to? My Spanish isn't too good (if it is Spanish), but it seems to loosely say something like "near the corner" or "back to corner". Is that correct?

Thanks for the information, Riku. I have added a miscellaneous information section to the original post for stuff like this.

If I'm close enough to the ground (and in a corner), I've had some success with grab fail > j.2D~B > Land > 5D~A > loop. The problem with this strategy is that it's rather predictable and easily blocked, but it seems to work just fine for me online in random matches. I'd be interested to see if anyone else has other options besides this one. On a side note, I may have written that incorrectly, as I haven't played in a few days, but I do know for sure that you can pick up from an air grab fail with j.2D~B > land.

AB2 combo fixed and corner starters added. Thanks for the updates, Riku and Ronove. I'll add the damage amounts after I test them later (or anyone who wants to test them can post the damage amounts).

Without the loop, your damage will be greatly reduced (~1500 off of 6A instead of ~3300). I'd suggest trying to learn it.

Combos have been sorted, and the AB2 combos have been organized by starters, so they should be easier to read. Thanks for the input, Riku. If you have any other suggestions, feel free to post them (same goes for anyone else).

What I usually do against characters like Jin is delay the 9D~9 in the combo. When you get to the 9D~9 -> 3D~3 -> 236B x5 part in your combo, just be sure to add a bit more delay before you do the 9D~9. That way, you'll be lower when you get to the cat2, and you should be able to finish the combo. Also, I have updated the original post. Please notify me if I made any mistakes, as I'm pretty darn tired at the time of writing this.

Thanks for the post, Riku. I'll update the original post (and add credit to it) when I get home tomorrow, if I'm not sleeping or something due to the long flight.

Personally, the best use I can find for heat with Tao is a CA or an AB2 combo, since those do ~5000 damage. The only time I've ever used a RC as Tao is on the rare 6B > RC > 6A starter due to landing a 6B during a blockstring.

I'll be sure to give credit in the original post (along with posting the AB2 updates) once they're posted and when I get back to my computer on Saturday/Sunday (posting this from a phone).

Challenge mode combos in CS2 ( at least for Tao) aren't the best way to deal damage, but they'll help to improve your reflexes and execution. You should probably do Tao's challenge mode until you're comfortable with her playstyle, and then try to learn the j.8D~A loop and the combos listed here (or just go straight to learning the loop and these combos if you're already familiar with Tao.)

ChargingStar, these combos are for CS2. Also, if you need help with anything combo related (understanding notations, combos, so on), don't hesitate to ask, as I'm all more than willing to help out (and I'm sure everyone else here is too).