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too true, I wonder what that means for Tagers. Rachel was my favorite before I realized she was the strongest character in the story, her attitude made me laugh. Plus her gameplay is sweet!

I just got Catherine and tried hard right off the bat, big mistake if you are not used to that kind of speed puzzle solving. On another note has anyone played Deathsmiles? I got it for about $17 at Gamestop and it is pretty fun. Since it is made by Arc Systems/Aksys I was wondering if any of Rachel or Platinum's DLC colors should match one of the cast. Deathsmiles advertises BBCS on the back and it is a game full of lolies, so I thought one or both or BlazBlue lolies should have a color to match. Does it seem odd that I want to get good with Platinum due to my main (rachel) being a loli? I list Rachel and Mu as my mains but Rachel is definitley my #1.

CS2 VIDEOS THESE ARE BOTH MULTI-CHARACTER VIDEOS BUT HAS A LOT OF HAZAMA. I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE HELPFUL. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8ilxOlYO-4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtC0HPu3hbQ PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW I DID.

I made another new video. There are some good Rachel combos in it and I am prepared for whatever critisism I may recieve. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8ilxOlYO-4

These are amazing, did you come up with all of them on your own? I am curious about these combos P2 Starting Position to Corner Combos 100% Heat Required 5B, 5C, 2D (RC), dash 5C, 5D (1), 214D, dash 5C, 5D (1), 214214D, dash 5B, 5D (1), 214B -> 214D, 6D (JC), j.214C, 6D, 623D -> immediate 236C -> immediate 214D, falling j.D, j.214B -> 214D, 5D, 214D, 5D, 22C Damage: 5589, Heat Gain: 30 100% Heat Required 214214D, 5D (1), 22C (RC), 6D, whiff j.D, 5D (1), 214D, 6D, whiff j.D, 5D (1), 214B -> delay 214D, 6D, j.623D -> immediate 236C -> immediate 214D, falling j.D, 5D, 214D, dash 5D, 214214D Damage: 8180, Heat Gain: 50 Notes: Standing opponent only. the one for 8180 damage, is it only possible on some people? I can't seem to get the timing for the whiff j.D, at least on Jin. Is there maybe a combo video so I might see what it should look like?

I see, that sounds manageable. Thank you very much I will try and practice the timing.

Well these two are combo movies I put together this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtC0HPu3hbQ Is a multi-character vid with some of my best Rachel stuff, the combo afer lv2 J.2C into George is strong but hard to do online (or in general) and I am working on comboing another jumping 2C from it but so far has not worked. The other one s just Rachel and was intended to be helpful and flashy but might be stuff everyone already knows (I am not that good at "inventing" devestating combos on my own yet).http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArXXZf2M_wc&feature=related I hope to help the Rachel forums in some way, she is definitely my favorite character and I am constantly trying to improve with her.

Holy crap that's a lot to take in at once but you have some insightful info. I like the idea of mixing up te usual BnB for reliability and using her ground overhead more often. I should have consulted you pros more often before I made my (now seemingly sad) Rachel combo video. Thanks for the tips, you all make maining Rachel much less stressful in a Ragna/Lambda world.

One thing I am having trouble with while using Hazama is the jumping 6D after his Hungry Coil move. Is there some height requirement or is it all timing? Normally I try to jump ASAP but either accidentally perform a lowjumping move or they tech. Any help please?

Well here's a Rachel combo vid that I made. I hope this helps, though the ones by Matsu looked a bit more advance but these all work online reasonably well. I put it to the song Vampire by Janne da Arc (couldn't resist) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAZLSdt04Zc

I apologize but I am not too good with frames, approximately how long would 1 frame be, about .05 seconds or something crazy brief? I love Rachel's combos but some have timings too strict to do online with any lag.

Hey about that 2:22 combo on Ragna, is there some trick to landing the part where you summon George after the jumping 2C lv 2 and landing 5B so that it combos? I have tried a couple dozen times and I cannot figure out how to land it, a couple times I got the 5b to hit to early but otherwise the computor techs out of it before 5b or George connects. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Nice, you are certainly diligent. Excellent!

I know what you mean, Physics major and I love Rahcel because of it!

With regards to the Dance to Wind combo video, I must say that the combo on Rags form 2:22 -2:39 was F'ing MAGIC! I cannot wait until I can do that online. My only question though, does anyone konw how to connect the j2C ->frog->5b? I cannot get the 5b to connect (same 2:22-2:39 combo). I must admit that I had my doubts upon te new patch (I tried an old 5cdc combo immedietly after downloading patch, :0) but that video has given me a new goal. I do feel a little weird trying to learn form a combo vid and thinking "wow, could I ever have figured this out on my own? It's hard enough when I know what it will look like but how hard did this awsome person have to work to get it from scratch?" Does anyone get that feeling?

Oh, I see what what you mean. I kinda forgot about how cheap that would be now because in CS1 her j.a was not an overhead. I guess the confusion was due to my being told ALL air-borne moves were overhead with the exception being Arakune's j.d. I was just starting to get the hang of the CS1 advanced rachel stuff when they changed the cdc so that it could no longer go into the vast majority of her BnB from midscreen. Thank you very much for the insight.

Two things about Rachel's 2c move 1) What determines the level, fall height or fall time? 2) Why is it not an overhead?

It takes my whole gaming career, "proficient" is not good enough, and for me, impossible to identify by time, it is a goal you continuously work towards, as a stepping stone towards perfection. There is always someone stronger or better with your main, I work to surpass them. In a less/more serious answer, I think a few months for Rachel (Ct-CS). Maybe longer for Mu in CS.

I was curious, since I use Mu a lot, how many of the combos from this really helpful video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyyoX47NQk4 will still be relevant in CS2? I hope they are mostly preserved because after learning them I made all my friends eat their words after saying Mu-12 sucked!