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Sol, O Sol or Test?

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Hi as the thread title suggests im having a bit of trouble deciding a main.

Joined this forum when BB came out and im pretty good at BB using Ragna & Hakumen. So yeah im trying GG. Im not completely new to the game but this is the first time im trying to learn the game properly making correct use of long combos RC,FRC, Impossible dust etc.

To be honest i really like Order Sol and Test however can anyone give me there opinion to how complex these characters are and are they suited to a new player in terms of technical ability required in order to play them effectively? I know order sol has 1 of the easier FRC (from Action charge) however the micromanagement of his 'special gauge' is putting me off, how important is his 'special gauge'? Should i be trying to fill it constantly then saving it for big combos, or just play with it in the backround and charge it if i want/need to?

Test seems quite solid and i used to use him way back on GGX on Dreamcast, but this was only at casual level. ive been playing around with badlands loops but beyond this im not sure what i should be doing with him.

I mentioned Sol in the thread title because im assuming he is the go to character for a new player like myself. Ive been messing around with SW loops and gatling into 2D, GF - FRC continue pressure and he feels quite solid. But unless hes a fair bit easier i might as well put my time into characters im more interested in.

Any help is appreciated

Thanks in advance Ash.

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Every character in the game is as hard or easy as you make them. The easiest of these characters to win with from scratch would be testament most likely. Honestly though, you should play who you like the most. If you go off anyone's suggestions you will be gimping yourself from the start.

Also, there is nothing wrong with learning multiple characters.

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play who you like. That's all there is to it.

if you can't decide, we can't help you. again, this is like having us pick your clothes for you. You need to decide what's comfortable for you because we don't know you well enough to give a decently informed decision.

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Cheers for the replies, its not so much im asking you to pick a main for me its more 'i like Order Sol and Test equally' as a fresh starter which of these characters in anyones opinion is easier/harder to learn.

Doomie, tbh ill probably try and main both HOS and Test and lean more towards test for the time being, theres a low profile tourney going on this weekend so i wanna be competent with test by then been playing around with the game for the last week or so.

Cheers

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In answer to you HOS question: I don't remember the last time I saw an OrderSol drop everything to charge. His charge gauge is really just icing on the cake. You'll just accumulate charge through the normal flow, just like meter. In fact, your meter is most likely getting converted to charge as a side-effect of your offense. Unless you're in love with big overdrives, you don't need to do any sort of balancing act. You don't need to worry about how you're going to get it, you'll get it. You just need to worry about how you'll spend it.

other then that,

Play whoever the fuck, I don't care, gosh!

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4r5: so when HOS has 100% tension any excess tension earned goes into the 'charge bar'?

no. the two are completely separate. he was talking about action charge frcs after you finish a combo. most combos end in storm viper or brp which you can ac frc to recover faster and gain charge.

and he's really right. lv1 hos still has good damage and great normals. all i gain at higher levels is more rewarding mixup, knockdowns, and scary supers. gaining levels isn't that hard either. you're always one charge cancel and an ac frc away from gaining a level. it's not like aba's case, where improper meter management gets you killed. his charge bar is there, but it isn't a necessity to put building it up above all else.

play who you like. easier characters might get you results sooner, but at this stage of the game's life it's more important to have fun.

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pick Ky....

but seriously, it depends on what you're comfortable doing, if you dislike setting up/positioning stuff, then Testament is not for you. If you dislike not having all your specials not consitently giving you the same options all the time, then no OS.... or Faust.

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...As long as you don't want to get good.

Why would you even make a comment like this? It's not the most common thing, but quite a few top players play multiple characters well, and a huge amount of them play other characters at least casually.

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Yeah, and they almost exclusively focused on learning the other ones after they were good.

Meanwhile, there are a zillion scrubs who try to play like 5 different characters and never get good at any of them, despite playing a lot.

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...As long as you don't want to get good.

You don't have to take it negatively.

Sometimes, you just can't decide your main character right from the start. So you pick more than one character, and try to learn to play them well. As you get better and better, you'll know which one is best for you, and you'll drop the other characters.

EDIT: Sol, O-Sol, or Test? Play Test 'cause he's damn good. BUT, if Arcsys releases the next GG and Test is actually crap in it, you're screwed. :v:

So what I wanna say is: don't choose a character just because he/she kicks a lot of butts.

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Cheers for the replies. Been playing around with both HOS and Test. As i said earlier i will probaly try to get somewhat good with both of them but lean more towards Test for the time being main reason i asked is because just picking up the game sytem alone is a bit tricky let alone picking a character which for all i know is really technical. So im not so much as concern with how strong these characters are but more ease of use while im new to the game.

@ Wirya yeah i hear what your saying about characters maybe not being as effective if/when a new GG is released but i never really pick based on strength/tiers i normally pick just due to design and normally that ends up being weaker characters.

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