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jam vs Faust

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initially i'm a zappa player,i just "like" jam :) i've never been in practice with her,i just know some basic stuff from vids i saw my experience is that when i play against faust with zappa i rarely win,na deven then it's really hard,but with jam even i'm not good with her,i win :) well i just would like to hear what everyone got to say about this matchup

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I'm not sure about the statistics aka 5.5-4.5 . I think its in Jams favor even if both players know what they're cards are. Jam can rush Faust down very quickly, and if they try to pull out Whats Next? on you, I think your biggest worry is the meteor strike or the poison bottle. She can run under the attacks in most cases that I've played. When I was at Otakon, people were using S.E.R and Rerere no Tsuki and Going My Way/In Your Face/Look Out Below as if it was a spam move. Rushdowns weren't much of a problem, and puffballs I thought were a good counter to his doorway attacks. Air game wise I'm not too sure. I tried air games and that didn't always work when they were on his scalpel and using the flower attack (See? I'm a Flower.) I say continually rush Faust and don't let him play "games" with you. His overdrive(s) isn't much of a threat either. If someone can put something better, please do.

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VS Faust is basically the textbook intimidation but not overly aggressive approach. Be patient and play footsy, and just guess when he is going to throw shit out. If you guess wrong, FD break and go from there. The best way to fight faust is tk drop kick. At the correct height, it beats a lot of faust's best pokes against Jam. Just have to get good at guessing it. Pretty hard to punish effectively by faust too, since he can't get in optimal range to make you pay for it if you get the right distance. At the optimal distance I think the only thing he can do is 2p, everything else either is too slow or goes over Jam (she is in crouch on drop kick recovery).

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Really, the FB Puffball is Faust's biggest concern, so if they're being too agressive, scare him off with the ball. In most situations, he can try to poke you, but one mistake usually means the end of the match for him. The Drill Cancelled j.H is pretty effective in this match for him, but well timed 236K's can swat him out of the air. This is easily in Jam's favor, but a single combo can really turn around the match.

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Anyone else have issues getting around the 2k? Seems to beat every slide, and will beat IAD HS, Will sometimes pull me out of my IAD 214k. Thanks for the help.

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Haven't played much against Sol, have you? Because Faust's 2K gets treated as Sol's 2D, you simply have to play around it. There's no way that you can beat it consistently. You can sometimes try a 2S, 214K or even a j.2K to surprise him but at the end you still have to play around it.

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Puffballs will get stuffed by Faust. You're gonna have to resist the urge unless the situation proves otherwise. If you AD in from too far away he can react to it. The same goes for the rest of the cast. When you start an attack with IAD jH you have to make sure it's close to the ground or cross-up because you'll be left open/throwable when you land. There are a couple things you can do when someone blocks your jH, like j2K or Choujin. The problem with Faust is that he's really, really, really short... so you're gonna have to adjust. Your 2S will beat all of his pokes, so try to approach from the ground.

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