The "Picking a Main" thread

[smooshman]

I'm sure that anyone who:

• Likes characters with a freezing mechanic
• Likes shotos in fighting games
• Is a little psycho
• Doesn't like to work hard to apply pressure
• Just wants to be cool

should pick

adding

• if you love DP's
• and you can deal with few mix-up options (espesicially overheads)

[Scooter]

If you:

• are exceedingly good looking
• want an exceedingly good looking character to match
• want others to know you take looking good seriously
• have a penchant for homoerotic machismo

pick

edit: under duress of spirit juice I'll add information relevant to those other than me. none of these really changed my decision to main Jin, but others might find it interesting

If you:

• want fatty aerial hitboxes (j.B, j.C, j.2C)
• want hundred-hand slap (cccccc/sekkajin)
• want a super that combos into itself (632146D/Ice Arrow)
• want combos that build stupid meter (any combo with sekkajin)*
• want decent cross up options (IAD j.D, IAD j.236D, j.B/j.2C)
• want the most annoying pressure normals in the game (2A, 5B,, 6B, 6D j or dj. B/C/2C)
• want nice anti-air (dp A/D, 2C, 6C if you're smooth, neutral j.C*)
• want a grab that combos into itself against those who don't expect it([B+C, 214A] x n)
• want the most humiliating normal in the game (6a)
• want s-tier tickthrow setups (2A 66, 6D 66, 6B 66, 5A, 5B)
• want to spend meter to continue combos (corner 214D, corner 623 D)*
• want a full screen punish super (632146C)
• want to do stupid stuff and get away with it (2aaaaaa *wait 2 seconds* ice arrow)
• want an astral that's very easy to land (grab -> astral)
• want decent meaty game/okizeme (3C->236C, air grab tech -> j.C, [2a] x n)*

then is alright... I gueesssss....
note: * means more applicable to continuum shift than in calamity trigger

[-Ladon-]

Let's keep the retard to a minimum in these

If you:

-Enjoy having low hp but high damage to make up for it

-Like a learning curve that is very easy to learn but hard to master

-Are used to reversals having invulnerability but high punishment for using them recklessly

-Like your character to have multiple mid/low/high mixup options

-Can play a very good wakeup game

Pick

[Irrsinn]

If you:

• Love crazy lockdown
• Love to deal a metric fuckton of damage
• Love flying
• Love to turn invisible
• Love to teleport
• Love BEEEEEEEES

Pick

[MisterBadguy]

Seriously, this sub forum is a GOOD thing. I agree with Ladon that this section should be kept serious. (But yeah, I laughed)

[Obsessed]

If you

- Only like to use 2 buttons
- Don't mind being hated
- Like being top tier
- Want a character with a nice ass
- Hate Iron Tager
- Have a fetish for swords, spamming, or spamming swords

Pick


edit.... right right, this needs to be serious.

If you want a character with

- With a good Drive
- Good anti-air options
- Amazing zoning capabilities, and the ability to play rushdown
- Don't mind low hp
- The ability to change the properties of some of your specials (by pressing C after D)
- A nice ass
- Very good normals

Pick

[mAc Chaos]

And I approve of what some people are doing already here.

If you:

• Like reading other players moves and countering them
• Like playing defensive and reactionary
• Like a relatively easy to learn character with simple and damaging combos
• Like to wield a fucking long sword
• Like JUSTICE

Then you may want to try

Don't forget to add:

• Live for that "GOT YOU!!!!" moment when you finally catch the other player
• Like having high HP
• Like having moves that neutralize pretty much any approach the other player can do, like 6A and 6B.
• Love bullying people into the corner and then destroying them
• Like having a throw with long reach and high damage
• Like watching people run from you

[farranpoison]

If you

- Only like to use 2 buttons
- Don't mind being hated
- Like being top tier
- Want a character with a nice ass
- Hate Iron Tager
- Have a fetish for swords, spamming, or spamming swords

Pick

I thought we were supposed to be serious.

And should we describe CS chars or CT ones?

[Obsessed]

And should we describe CS chars or CT ones?

Well my guess is that most of the newbies are playing the console version. So I would stick with CT characters for now.

[Nodelic2]

Second Edit: removing my comment about Nu.

Edit: I'm going to try to do Noel:

If you:
-Want a cute character
-Enjoy long combos with exceptional damage
-Like a small hit box but don't want to control more than one character at a time
-Want a fast character who can still deal fair amounts of damage.
-Enjoy a relatively (everything's relative remember) easy drive to learn
-Enjoy practicing specific and sometimes tricky timing in their combo

Pick