Hey all. I'm a fresh BB transplant trying to learn Noel having never played a single BB or arksys title before. I wouldn't consider myself to be experienced in a broad variety of fighting games, although I did play a significant amount of 3S:OE and got proficient at that title (Akuma main). Back when I was still playing regularly I was top 20 ranked Akuma's on PSN (not that that means much in the grand scheme), so at the very least I wasn't terrible.
Some of the biggest issues I've experienced transitioning to bbcp are due to the sheer magnitude of things to learn. I've always taken a very "work-out" like routine to learning fighters, spending a good chunk of my first month in training mode grinding out the muscle memory for essential bnb type stuff. In 3S it was easy to figure out what I needed to know. Be able to input all specials consistently (623.p/k, 236.p/k, 63214.p etc.), then move onto primary bnb stuff (cr.mk > qcb.lk > dp.hp) and then from there into more advanced situational type stuff.
I've read this thread top to bottom, and have followed the combo thread for Noel as well, and while I can execute some of the combos, I just am not certain what I should be focusing on (what's actually useful/cornerstone to her offense and what is more situational).
So then my question is, what are Noel's absolute necessity BNB's? I feel like this game seems to play very modularly in terms of its combo system, in the sense that you learn "chunks" of combos (5/2A > 5/2B > 2C > 5C for ex.) and then can make situational decisions about which "chunk" to play out next. Maybe that's completely incorrect? IDK. If someone could perhaps point me towards a few essential combos to learn I can grind those out and at least have a few punish tools and whatnot to work with while I build my experience with how to pilot Noel properly.
Secondly, I know it's been touched on a bit but I have a hard time figuring out what I should be using my normals for. I feel like given the higher pacing of this game, I'm approaching footsies entirely backwards. I find myself falling into old 3S habits when I play matches which obviously doesn't pan out so well. For the most part I've been utilizing 5/2A as my best interrupt/poke options close range, leading me into some simple chamber shot combos and whatnot, occassionally a raw 3C > 22C > 66 > 6C/5B if I'm playing close attention. However it's really easy to get stuck blocking for 2348823239847 years against stronger players, I'm not sure what my best tools are to get out of those situations and often just resort to 5A/2A mashing hoping to time and properly catch an opening in a blockstring.
Anyways any and all input would be greatly appreciated! Thanks for the help, I'm dedicated to learning a passable Noel over the course of this summer before I explore other characters
For Sadeyo
In regards to the raw 3C > 22C > 66 > 5B, I found that you need to delay the 5B input. Initially I was inputting the 5B immediately, after dashing (as I would in 3S), and it wouldn't come out. Instead if you wait a slight moment until you approach the tail end of your dash, double tap and hold 5B it comes out much more reliably (for me at least). Hope that helps!
