Lord Knight
The main character

Sorry I haven't been updating the Litchi Video Thread. I've been preparing for Exams and helping with events so i haven't had much time to do the videos + use youtube / dustloop

Forgive me. But will be back after the 27th of May.

Hey, how is the Melty scene in the US?
I'm playing to spend a few weeks there and I want to get my Melty on.
Is it still alive with active players?

Hey LK i'm going on vacation to Brooklyn for a while and was wondering if you know of any casual places to get US GG's
I know about Next Level Arcade, im talking to people on the NYC Next Level Thread atm .

Any events near Brooklyn i should check out? (i know i sound like a proper tourist forgive me)

Hey man, where's your HoH trophy award? =o

The general conscensus from the other rachel players are the the match-up is dumb hard for rachel. The thread speaks on this, i would put the match-up personally the same as it with lambda vs rachel or mu-12 vs rachel

Did you watch the hyaku rachel player i just posted the vids, And the ways the rachel player memai approached are the only ways a rachel can somewhat reasonably approach haz. I mentioned those ways before.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcodu...ature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LGmY...ature=youtu.be

Honestly i wanna say the problem is that you actually are using your brain when it comes to this match-up when Its really not that much to think about when playing against rachel, Just chain, mash buttons, they all do it and its pretty hard for her to stop she has to completely out think hazama's in order to gain the advantage.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzlMk...ature=youtu.be Rachel(memai) vs hazama set
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzlJN...ature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01TB1...ature=youtu.be



Both rachel players are around the same psr but i think memai has a bit more gimmicks and understands the match-up slightly better vs the very same hazama player

Now in terms of rachel gaining momentum off a mistake yes rachel will capitalize, but its very little room for rachel to reliably gain the oppurtunity if hazama is not giving her breathing space. I feel as though in any match-up where rachel is not given the space she needs to put out anything is a difficult match-up for and hazama pressures rachel much easier then others. Mu's vs rag valkenhayn mak are far easier because she is able to get out and rely on her tools. However vs lamb/haz/tao/relius its much more difficult to rely on any tools because she is simply being pressure to easily from long range. Rachel also can not instant overhead j.a haz I agree with litch vs rachel being even in extend. Both characters do not feel as though they are unable to rely on there tools through most of the match, and they both are able to punish the other for an option the used if ready to.

I think you may be giving rachel a bit more credit then she is due, and Giving to little credit to hazama. In the match-up vs rachel the hail mary jayoku you mentioned has to be baited on wake-up when proper oki is not set even with that rachel cannont punish it on block grounded without a special circumstance like he was in the corner or there was a windable frog out, he land by a rod etc. I dont think any character can punish while blocking it while aerial. As far as his CA, rachel has no range as well his ca will just about always hit her, and he doesnt need the pushback vs her he just need the knockdown when he gets a free chain in afterward. Online scrubs will be jumping around all day not willing to block until they get 50% meter, once they get it they allow you to touch them on block just so they can knock you down and gain the adavantage. rachel also has 4 primers as hazama does.