soujiro seta

I haven't kept up with BB's story, but the whole tsubaki unlocking her weapon's potential and becoming izayoi made me wonder if bang will get the same treatment (bang after he has figured out how to use his own weapon)

Oh now i know how scud works after watching his fight vs hakumen in that same vid. Scud punishment refreshes both weakpoints after your opponent techs, as long as azrael is still glowing. So it doesn't reapply any WP when you're comboing, but after you finish the combo and your opponent techs (or any knockdown causing your opponent to tech), both WPs will be reapplied automatically

Zeth, scud punishment doesn't reapply the weakpoints after they have been used Also, dat super armor on the kick, don't know it's name, is ridiculous. His shoulder hit move too also has SA. Baiting and punishing is going to be so good with him

^^^^ I get what blade is saying. There are many vids i've seen with azrael where he could have absorbed projectiles and not be punished, but they chose to block it or jump over it. They were literally at full screen (not always), so why not absorb it anyway? The threat of having a projectile stored up also puts pressure on your opponent. It's practically as fast as (if not faster) than spark bolt, and is a full screen punish. You don't even have to combo off it. It gives your opponent something to think about, and if it connects you can dash in to mixup. I'm willing to bet you can connect BHS after it hits, maybe on CH only though.

So far, it seems like most of the azraels in videos are getting by by brute force alone. His weakpoints can be used as mind games, but they only seem to apply upper weakpoint. I've only seen 1 azrael apply both weakpoints, and use them as mind games. You apply a low weakpoint, opponent assumes you're going to want to apply a high one, and might chicken block only to get hit by a low WP hitconfirm. Eventually you'll start to mix it up. High-high-low-high-low-low-etc.. The big damage is great, but the small increments count as well. They'll become conditioned and could start tossing out unsafe stuff just so you don't apply both WPs.Both WPs applied also add more dmg to your combos. All i keep seeing are dash mixups and overheads (high WPs). I assume this will change once people start blocking the overheads, and realizing that you can hit after he dashes for the crossup. Ofcourse his game will mature, but I can't wait till we start seeing some more mind games. 2 WPs applied + 50 heat for instance. Now your opponent doesn't want to be put in blockstun. You end a combo with scud punishment while on low life then enter overdrive (any hitconfirm in this mode will practically be gg). There are azraels out there who are doing more than dash mixup + upper WP overheads, but unfortunately they aren't on video. No offense to the rest, but those are the ones I really want to see as the "weakpoints mindgame" part of his playstyle is what i'm interesting in seeing the most.

Loving Azrael. Had no interest in him when he was announced, but now always look forward to the videos. I love his damage. 1 mistake and half your health could be gone. I like that kinda stuff.

Lol, you think you are bad. You should play me then. My 3 day relius is as good as, if not better than, my carl. That should give you an idea. THIS. I'm having trouble teching, and I end up eating blue beat combos. After I tech I get hit even though I was blocking. Arc needs to release a patch cause this lag is making me rage so hard. Late GGs to Xdest & SwordofToan.

Yeah the netcode is ridiculous. 3 bars feels like i'm playing with japan most times.

I have a question. Did they tighten the controls or something cause I can't seem to get anything out? My execution is usually terrible anyway, but this is just depressing. I'm dropping combos and DDs left and right.

How do you unlock the character colors plz?

I work from 3pm to 2am, so I'm trying to get it before I leave for work cause if I don't it will be sold out by tomorrow, and probably for the whole week. Then I'll have to wait till the weekend, assuming they still have it in stock.

So some gamestops are telling me they won't get the game anytime soon, while others say they'll have it tomorrow. I live in NYC, so for those of you who know a store in the area that will get it today plz help a brotha out and tell me the location.

Lol, plz tell me too. I would like to know as well.

Also, congrats to isuyaru. I like how carl's voice, during his DDs, changes when fighting relius. He sounds really angry

I'm so sorry carl brethren. My new job is kicking my *&$. My shifts have been crazy. I was supposed to be done with the EX reset/strat thread 2 weeks ago, but I had to work on saturday, and I ended up sleeping the whole day sunday. I decided to work on it last saturday, but my boss wanted me to work on saturday again, and I slept on sunday once again. My shift has finally been made (thank goodness), so I have an idea of when I'll be free rather than my boss needing me at random times. I just got back from work not too long ago. I'm gonna go grab a bite, relax, and work on the thread. Hopefully I'll be done soon . Sorry to have kept you guys waiting.

Wow, I think a large majority of his palettes look so good. Carl's pale in comparison. Why didnt they give the son the same treatment? Thanks kurushii. For those of you who can play, do you make use of ledlay-ignis attack a lot? I mean I personally think it's gawdlike. It's a perfect counter-attack combination. It can be used to bait burst/DPs, as an AA, and make your opponent think twice about pressuring you. I mean even if it is baited as long as ignis attacks you'll be safe unless she gets hit out of startup which can be hard to do considering she's behind relius.

I just got a new job, finally, and my shift isn't so bad, but I end up coming home not in the mood to do anything during the week. I will go into overdrive tomorrow, and finish the reset/strat thread. It will be posted on saturday or sunday, but I assure you it will be up in the next two days. Unfortunately I don't have a capture device to put up vids, but hopefully you guys will understand all the mumbo jumbo I write. If not just tell me and I'll explain best way I can.

EX carl is back to his CS1 roots. The loop still exist, but you can actually play him without it. Trying to play carl without the loop in CS2 against good opponents just doesn't fly. That was the problem, you didn't have a choice. It was loop or nothing. Most of us who left seem to be returning. Zong is still MIA, lol even our MOD doesn't care. I'm making the CSEX reset/strat thread again, and hopefully people can start talking about carl stuff like we did in CS1. Lol, assuming most of them didn't drop BB for good once they dropped carl. We'll just have to wait and see I guess. They might finally come out of the shadows when EX hits the US/EU. It doesn't help that there aren't that many carl players to begin with who are active on this board. CS2 made things worse. That's why the carl forum almost seems dead :/.

The reason why most of us didn't play CS2 carl is because he is a 1 trick pony. 2A/5A hitconfirm into loop was fun in CT, but after playing CS1 carl, that $#!t got old fast in CS2. It has nothing to do with the game. Carl is boring as hell in CS2.

WHAT O_o!?!?! Are you serious? Do you know who his opponents are? Are you saying Kaqn/Buppa/Dora/R-1/Yutta/Fio/etc don't know how to fight a decent carl? Lol, if you don't like his style, fine, I don't like that he doesn't really do combos, but not liking his style and him being good are 2 different things. Dio is really good, whether you like how he plays or not.

Dio is really good, and I wouldn't say Kyaku/Ranrero/Eesuke are better either. Dio has his own style. Yes he doesn't get the maximum damage off certain hitconfirms, and we might not like it, but in the end he still finds a way to win. Most of us might not like it, but that doesn't matter, winning is winning, and that is something Dio knows how to do. Funny thing is my style is somewhat similar to Dio's, even though I prefer watching Acho carls/kyaku/eesuke/etc. My execution fails me all the time, and I end up playing sloppy, but somehow I find a way to win.