Kain

I know my bro would be hype for a new Soul Calibur, but I stopped caring about the series since SC4. All I know is, Kilik and/or Taki better be good. They made the series for me, especially in their SC2 appearances.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk1pQzo_dI0

You know that you can mod your stick with more than just buttons, right? I don't know the exact process, but I know this much, you can probably get a Madcatz SE (lol good luck working with duds that you're just going to swap out in a few weeks/months), tear out the stock art and replace it with artwork of your choice. Although, if I were you, I wouldn't miss out on a deal like that. BB TE sticks normally cost $200 most days, from what I hear.

Personal preference. You should just get used to using one or both of the controls. If you have problems with dashing with the analog, let the stick go back to neutral in-between dash inputs. (656 is how it should look with numpad notation) And I doubt there's a difference between wired and wireless 360 controllers, so.

Sorry to be rude, but I don't see how you can possibly have trouble with Ragna's easiest combo ever. Do it faster and you won't have a problem.

I lol'd at the "Queen is for faggots. You're almost a bigger faggot than me. Almost." line. Actually, I lol'd at the entire thing in general.

Knockdown the opponent in the combo with either 3C or 2D, then make sure you're close enough after the 5D for the 22C to hit. Make absolutely sure that knocked the opponent down before you went for 5D>22C. If you didn't, go ahead and do DID. Otherwise, there's no excuse for missing out on an opportunity for oki/mixup.

Golden. Like how Ragna the Bloodedge is now Ragna the Dance-edge, and pg.7 is going to get a lot of fangirls. But damn, man, you really should get some sleep. Quality doesn't need to come at the cost of sleep.

6C could be punishable if done at point-blank to close range (just barely touching Haku's foot). There's almost no reason to want to use 6C without some good distance between you and the opponent.

Just delay the 214D. Try waiting until they start to descend into the air, then hit it. I think you can just leave out the 214D for little consequence in your combos, though...

So I just beat the True Ending, and I get rewarded with an epic mindfuck. I'm still trying to piece together what just happened with Saya and all... Right now, I want to know this: How the hell could Saya possibly be the Imperator? Was that the whole reason Terumi kidnapped her, so he could make her the Imperator and all? ...Actually, now I think of it, how do you become the Imperator to begin with? Saya seems to be the only Imperator in the NOL's history, so something was up. And Saya gave Jin the Yukianesa...now what confuses me is, Jin hated Saya to begin with, and then Jin went along with Terumi after he chopped off Ragna's arm. I guess what I'm trying to say here is, I thought Terumi gave Jin the Yukianesa, so why would Saya have the Yukianesa to begin with, or that Jin would accept anything from Saya, knowing how much he apparently hates her?

Yep, I tested it myself after Aeon confirmed that 5C>3C works and the damage is correct, just have to hit with 214A high enough according to him. It's surprisingly easy to connect a 214A after j.C, if that's what you're asking. The only thing you have to worry about is hitting the j.C after j.2A, and even then, it's a matter of timing.

Thanks, Aeon.

With the 5C ender to the knockdown combo I posted, I got 4k (4050?) damage out of it. Dunno if I would be able to sneak in a 3C after 5C, though. And I was an idiot, you can combo into 2C>j.2A from the Guren part of the combo. I'll try to finish it the minute my bro gets off the 360.

Practice doing the motion consistently. Set a goal for yourself, like 10 backdashes in a row, and make it harder until you find that you can do it naturally. Also, if you feel your grip is giving you problems, feel free to switch to something more comfortable. I tend to move the stick using my fingers and sometimes my wrist, but never my forearm. You don't need to go that far to move the stick.

"LIKE, THERE BE TREASURE THERE MATEY!" "LIKE, HARD STARBOARD!" "LIKE, CAPTAIN RAGNA, WHAT DO WE DO?!?!?!" I don't know about you guys, but personally, the bit where Jubei throws a log at Ragna's head and then knocks him out cold was funny as hell.

I tried to continue the combo after Guren with 2C and 5B, but they teched out the second I went into the j.2A, so I just settled for the 6B knockdown. I'll see what I can do about changing the ender, however.

My old CT combo, modified for CS and oki purposes: 5C>214B>2C>j.2A>j.C>214A>6B Does about 3817 damage+knockdown.

Does Super Yukikaze (faster than normal Yukikaze, activated when Haku catches an attack/projectile on the very first frame of Yukikaze) still exist in CS?

Depends on what happens to the game with the balance patch 6 months from now.

I agree with this. Using 3D fighter high/mid/low classes only makes sense in, y'know, 3D fighters, just as 2D fighters have a pretty simple way of determining high/mid/low classes that makes sense only in 2D fighters...

Practice. You don't need fancy mods on your stick to make yourself able to backdash and run/dash forward more consistently, everything is practice. Try testing yourself to do backdash/forward dash consistently by setting a goal to reach for, like 10 consecutive backdashes on both sides, especially your weak side, until you find that it comes naturally to you.