Street Fighter 4 Official Thread

[pennylane]

I want to get a fightpad also. Perhaps I'd get a TE stick if money were not tight, but probably not in the near future.

 

[FuryofFive]

Apparently i have to use this thread..

I use guile myself

what guys do you all use?
ive seen alot of ken/ryu/sagat/zangief

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: FuryofFive
I use guile myself

what guys do you all use?
ive seen alot of ken/ryu/sagat/zangief

I use Sakura mainly right now, but I really want to learn a couple other characters. I'm thinking along the lines of Chun Li (my old favorite), Bison, or Sagat.

 

[pennylane]

I'm also using Sakura. She's the funnest shoto. Not sure who else I'll pick up, but considering how much I suck right now, I'll stick with just her for now.

 

[digiram]

Blanka

 

[Imported]

I pretty much use.. Sakura and Cammy. I need to get better at both. :frown:

 

[pennylane]

ATCG has a school girl fetish.

 

[purbeast0]

if i'm strictly playing to win, probably ken or akuma.

my "2nd tier" guys would probably be balrog, vega, ryu, sagat.

i'm okay with guile, blanka, honda, and okay with zangief.

however i'm currently only picking dhalsim and starting to get pretty decent with him.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: fanerman91
ATCG has a school girl fetish.

I'll have you know that Chun-Li is a full grown woman.

Actually, she's been my #1 pick since the Street Fighter II arcade cabinets in the early 90s. A friend that I played with would always pick Blanka and Chun-Li was the only one I could beat him with.

 

[FuryofFive]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
if i'm strictly playing to win, probably ken or akuma.

my "2nd tier" guys would probably be balrog, vega, ryu, sagat.

i'm okay with guile, blanka, honda, and okay with zangief.

however i'm currently only picking dhalsim and starting to get pretty decent with him.

heh speaking of dhalsim, i played against a guy who annihilated me.

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: FuryofFive

Originally posted by: purbeast0
if i'm strictly playing to win, probably ken or akuma.

my "2nd tier" guys would probably be balrog, vega, ryu, sagat.

i'm okay with guile, blanka, honda, and okay with zangief.

however i'm currently only picking dhalsim and starting to get pretty decent with him.

heh speaking of dhalsim, i played against a guy who annihilated me.

it wasnt me last night, was it?

i beat quite a few akumas with him last night.

 

[FuryofFive]

heh no, i didnt play SF4 last night. and i havent unlocked akuma yet..ive unlocked a handful of them though.

 

[gorcorps]

I use Akuma a lot, and a bit of Sakura and Ryu. Seth isn't great

 

[BenSkywalker]

Akuma is currently my top choice, Gouken would be second. Honestly not terribly fond of either, but the huge speed changes made ChunLi nigh unplayable for me, and Vega is just a joke now. Cammy or Fei Long are in the speed range I like, but not fond of their move sets.

Seth for someone who spams his moves and has good timing is an absolute beast to go against, he just requires significantly more skill to play competitively IMO(more then I have for certain ).

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: BenSkywalker
Akuma is currently my top choice, Gouken would be second. Honestly not terribly fond of either, but the huge speed changes made ChunLi nigh unplayable for me, and Vega is just a joke now. Cammy or Fei Long are in the speed range I like, but not fond of their move sets.

Seth for someone who spams his moves and has good timing is an absolute beast to go against, he just requires significantly more skill to play competitively IMO(more then I have for certain ).

why you say vega is a joke?

i've won a good amount of matches as him.

 

[jman19]

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: BenSkywalker
Akuma is currently my top choice, Gouken would be second. Honestly not terribly fond of either, but the huge speed changes made ChunLi nigh unplayable for me, and Vega is just a joke now. Cammy or Fei Long are in the speed range I like, but not fond of their move sets.

Seth for someone who spams his moves and has good timing is an absolute beast to go against, he just requires significantly more skill to play competitively IMO(more then I have for certain ).

why you say vega is a joke?

i've won a good amount of matches as him.

He definitely seems to be weaker than in, say, SSFIIHDR... too bad I <3 Vega

 

[ponyo]

I want to get good with Zangief or Dhalsim. It seems 99% of online players play ryu/ken/akuma/sagat so it would be nice to have a good zangief or dhalsim to counter. Can anyone point me to a good Zangief guide?

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: Naustica
I want to get good with Zangief or Dhalsim. It seems 99% of online players play ryu/ken/akuma/sagat so it would be nice to have a good zangief or dhalsim to counter. Can anyone point me to a good Zangief guide?

If you can keep up with the terminology, the forums at shoryuken.com will be a great source. They almost have their own language as far as SF goes, though, so for somebody like me, it's really hard to keep up.

 

[pennylane]

peritusONE, is there anything in particular you're not sure about with terminology? Or is it just everything in general?

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: fanerman91
peritusONE, is there anything in particular you're not sure about with terminology? Or is it just everything in general?

For me, I've learned a lot, but it's like a 1st grader trying to read. I have to go really slow and repronounce a lot of shit in my head. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I've learned the c.* type terms, I know what a meaty is, stuff like that.

The only thing off the top of my head that I've seen too many times and have no idea what it means is the term "footsies". I'm assuming it means players who try to sweep each other or something.

 

[pennylane]

Originally posted by: peritusONE

Originally posted by: fanerman91
peritusONE, is there anything in particular you're not sure about with terminology? Or is it just everything in general?

For me, I've learned a lot, but it's like a 1st grader trying to read. I have to go really slow and repronounce a lot of shit in my head. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I've learned the c.* type terms, I know what a meaty is, stuff like that.

The only thing off the top of my head that I've seen too many times and have no idea what it means is the term "footsies". I'm assuming it means players who try to sweep each other or something.

Pokes and footsies refer to when you stick out normals in general and not necessarily sweeps. You tend to stick out normals that have good priority to control space/prevent your opponent from walking into you to throw you/kill you.

There's a difference between the two but it seems rather... vague. Pokes are meant to do damage to careless opponents, or at least force them to block/get defensive. Footsies are more about doing damage by beating/stuffing an opponent's attack due to the footsies' quickness/priority.

I'm pretty sure a normal that's a good poke is also good for footsies. Good pokes/footsies vary by character (ie, Rose has her low strong), and their importance also varies (Vega relies on his pokes a lot more than a shoto).

 

[banksh0t]

I got a question regarding dhalsim, i played a guy who would do this move where he stood one one foot with dhalsim to dodge my tiger shots. First i thought this was a taunt that doubled as a dodge but im not sure what this move is and to my knowledge its not on the command list for dhalsim. Anyone know what this is?

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: banksh0t
I got a question regarding dhalsim, i played a guy who would do this move where he stood one one foot with dhalsim to dodge my tiger shots. First i thought this was a taunt that doubled as a dodge but im not sure what this move is and to my knowledge its not on the command list for dhalsim. Anyone know what this is?

It's called 'yoga tower' and yet it's a move, just not a 'special move'. I believe it's down+3xP to do it.

 

[banksh0t]

Originally posted by: gorcorps

Originally posted by: banksh0t
I got a question regarding dhalsim, i played a guy who would do this move where he stood one one foot with dhalsim to dodge my tiger shots. First i thought this was a taunt that doubled as a dodge but im not sure what this move is and to my knowledge its not on the command list for dhalsim. Anyone know what this is?

It's called 'yoga tower' and yet it's a move, just not a 'special move'. I believe it's down+3xP to do it.

Thanks! i couldn't find it on his command list. I'll check again tonight.

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: fanerman91
Pokes and footsies refer to when you stick out normals in general and not necessarily sweeps. You tend to stick out normals that have good priority to control space/prevent your opponent from walking into you to throw you/kill you.

There's a difference between the two but it seems rather... vague. Pokes are meant to do damage to careless opponents, or at least force them to block/get defensive. Footsies are more about doing damage by beating/stuffing an opponent's attack due to the footsies' quickness/priority.

I'm pretty sure a normal that's a good poke is also good for footsies. Good pokes/footsies vary by character (ie, Rose has her low strong), and their importance also varies (Vega relies on his pokes a lot more than a shoto).

So what are cross-ups?