[CT+CS1] Noel vs. Litchi

[ioKain]

K, this matchup is buuuuulllshit. Any more pointers to defeating this annoying whore?

[E For Eugene]

Er, my friend mains litchi. What i do is rush down and 5A pokes. Don't know if this'll work for everyone but i tend to pressure alot with 5A pokes. After a few 5As i use D 6A 5A 6A 5A and sometimes 236D. They tend to not block as much and i could always get a 66C drive combo. Also watch out for when she does her SRK (throws staff in the air). Beats most moves when rushing in and the stick comes down and may hit you.

Oh yeah, you can also 66C 22C juggle three or four times.

[Konton]

Er, my friend mains litchi. What i do is rush down and 5A pokes. Don't know if this'll work for everyone but i tend to pressure alot with 5A pokes. After a few 5As i use D 6A 5A 6A 5A and sometimes 236D. They tend to not block as much and i could always get a 66C drive combo. Also watch out for when she does her SRK (throws staff in the air). Beats most moves when rushing in and the stick comes down and may hit you.

Oh yeah, you can also 66C 22C juggle three or four times.

Why would you ever use D in a block-string? I can understand training them to block low and then using 2D...but D chould only be used to go through certain attacks and in bnb juggles.

[E For Eugene]

Why would you ever use D in a block-string? I can understand training them to block low and then using 2D...but D chould only be used to go through certain attacks and in bnb juggles.

Poke with 5A. The D follow up stuffs most of the moves my friend uses and gets a CH. I probably didn't explain enough >_>. My friend says that the 6A 5A drive is pretty fast so uhh maybe it only works on him. I donno.

I use it after hit confirming pokes. THey either eat the D or keep blocking which slowly increases the guard libra gauge. They don't block as much and i punish.

[Konton]

Poke with 5A. The D follow up stuffs most of the moves my friend uses and gets a CH. I probably didn't explain enough >_>. My friend says that the 6A 5A drive is pretty fast so uhh maybe it only works on him. I donno.

I use it after hit confirming pokes. They either eat the D or keep blocking which slowly increases the guard libra gauge. They don't block as much and i punish.

That's a bad habit you might want to shake.
After hit confirming a 5A, following up with 6A into 6C into a BnB is your best bet. Mixing it up with throw from 5A into another BnB is good too.

Noel's drives can be interrupted and after blocking a drive string you are at a horrible disadvantage because Noel has to reload her guns. You should be being punished for heavy damage.

[E For Eugene]

Yeah i mix it up a bit. Some times 5A 6A 66C juggle. Sometimes i even 5A 5B 5C 2C into either 2D since they usually block low.

Anyways, what's a good way to punish her SRK staff thing? Whenever i rush in i either forget about it and i get hit and i get looped >_>

[ioKain]

There might be something better, but I use the standard 5C which will give you CH and you can combo after that. Ugh, it seems though that her DP pushes you out, even without barrier. About half the time my 5C will whiff and I'll eat a staff in the head. It might be better to dash 6A or something.

[E For Eugene]

lol, i TRY to bait it. Whenever i do it still seems to hit me as it's falling down >_>
Maybe an instant block to 5C since i THINK it has the range to punish? If only Litchi coulden't lead into the loop it would be SO much easier.

With that being said, Noel would be easier without her drives. ;o

[Halcyone3]

any1 know of a heatless damaging combo for litchi after a 2D hit while she's crouching (a mouthfull)?

best i got right now is this:
mid-screen: 2D->6A->6C->6D(yes it combos, weird)->28D->6C->j.C->j.B->jc->j.B->j.C->j.236C (3227 damage)

corner: 2D->28D->6C (x3)->BnB (3656 damage)

but i think there should be amore damaging combo vs her off of it, any1 got any?

[dragontamer]

In the corner, I'm getting:
2D -> 28D -> (wait) 6C -> 5D -> 236D -> 6C -> 5D -> 5B -> 6B -> 5C -> dropped :-(

Its like 4.2k at that point. The first 6C has to be very delayed, Litchi needs to be as close to the ground as possible.