play fighting games

>>716311668 (OP)
Is that Meira

>>716311757
No, this is Mai.

>>716311668 (OP)
Get a job, OP

>>716311827
No. This is SPARTA

>>716311668 (OP)
Make a lobby

>>716311668 (OP)
>Can't just pick up the games and play, instead you have to spend thousands of hours in practice mode and training mode, memorizing frame data and watching tournament footage before you're allowed to play
Yeah, nah.

>>716311668 (OP)
Lobby?

>>716315531
there as no cf lobby in the last mai thread, I wouldn't expect one from OP here either.

>>716311668 (OP)
Men look like THAT?

>>716311668 (OP)
How come nobody uses the big public lobbies in Blazblue, instead of player rooms?

>>716311668 (OP)
Made for BWC

>>716318427
shy

>>716311668 (OP)
that's a man

There are too many

i do play fighting games

Oh great, another Mai OP

>>716318427
Because public lobbies are a lawless wasteland of AFK dudes, win traders, and weirdos emoting in the corner in swimsuits. Player rooms at least pretend to be civilized.

>>716311668 (OP)
Made for BWC

Mai needs a big pregnant belly

When is that one water lady coming out for Uni2?

>>716326140
Should be August

>>716326140
August.
Trailer will probably come out at EVO despite her demo basically showing everything she's got short of optimized stuff.

>>716311668 (OP)
Okay but in which fighting game i can main any brown girl that is meta though?

>>716327403
>>716328063
She gives off charge character vibes but I'm excited for her release. Gotta get ready for then.

>>716328221
>charge character
She's not. Her entire move list was already posted online. She's a quasi rekka/stance character that has elements of Chaos, Enkidu, Lond, and Kaguya. I would make webms but I don't want to make them out of shakycam quality footage.

>>716311668 (OP)
Was it personality death?

>install fight game
>go to vs
>play a few rounds
>get bored
>uninstall

>>716328734
>that has elements of Chaos, Enkidu, Lond, and Kaguya
This has been the best advertisement for her I've seen yet jesus christ I'm hyped now

>>716329295
Oh and she's got Platinum's big bubble too.

I haven't played anime fighters in over a decade, should I buy UNI?

>>716332295
Depends on your tolerance for long combos since that constitutes about 99% of the complaints I see about it.

another part of the MvC Udon comic thing got teased
https://x.com/UdonEnt/status/1948427984928735320

>>716332494
They do look pretty long...
Does it have any designated retard-friendly characters? My main concern is being too old and dumb to pull them off myself. Also to react to mixups but that's a different problem entirely.

>>716332817
Screw Tokon (Arcslop), Im gonna buy Mahvel 5!!!!

>>716332817
Screw Marvel 4 (Capslop), Im gonna buy Tokon!!!!

>>716322792
>faust
you item toss until you get meteor

UNI2 YUROP GET IN

>>716333460
hhmmmm you want an american in there?

>>716333550
ya sure

>>716311668 (OP)
>complains about wokeness
>plays genre where female can beat up males (lmao)
No thanks.

>>716332295
>>716332494
Personally my problem with combo length is also how they can start from a fucking jab and still do 3k damage
It's also not as much of an anime fighter since you don't have a traditional air dash and most stuff is also air unblockable

>>716332958
>Does it have any designated retard-friendly characters?
There's a few that are simple, I play Orie who just has big normals and good mobility.
>Also to react to mixups but that's a different problem entirely.
The game has a defensive mechanic called Chain Shift which lets you freeze the screen for a second, and you can do it on wakeup to deal with mixups and confirm if you should do a reversal, which way to block, or if you can even take your turn.
It's only available at certain points but it makes it way easier to deal with oki when you have it, even when just starting out the game

>>716333798
getting setup

>>716311668 (OP)
I try but I get too hard playing them

>Buy fighting game
>Spend a month getting decently good at it
>Go online
>Ghost town because Ultimate Arcade Special Edition Turbo Classic came out the other day
Never again.

i would play blazblue but I gotta poop

>>716334385
Two retards fighting.jpg

>>716334826
>things that didn't happen

>>716334826
dawg, it's fucking $2 on steam

>>716334826
Play old games that have shown resilient playerbases

>>716320745
And?

>>716332958
Generally speaking as long as you're not playing
>Carmine
>Seth
>Yuzu
>Vat
>Hilda
>Chaos
Then you're probably good to go on anyone else because the game is still pretty simple overall. Even the ones I mentioned above have become simpler over the years with less strict combo routes but probably not the best ones to start out with.

>>716334356
>Personally my problem with combo length is also how they can start from a fucking jab and still do 3k damage
The biggest drawback about learning UNI as my first fighter was gaining an unrealistic standard for rewards off light confirms.

>>716334356
>Chain Shift
Oh neat, I had no idea.
OK sounds like I can probably manage just fine. Thanks for the detailed reply m8
I'm hoping all fighting games will be on sale during EVO, I'll get it then.

>>716335713
Fair enough, I see Mika is not on that list and I would like to start with her.
Thanks for the input too

>>716328190
imagine if they released Laura in SF6 during the brazilian miku hype

>>716336593
It's been like half off in the past 3-4 months IIRC.
>Mika
Mika is fast but you really need to have a grasp on UNI's pressure to really do well with her. You can retard mash in the air with her jA attacks but you'll be strapped for damage output and generally opening people up on account of stubby normals. You do have some incredibly annoying mobility and a really fast low but you'll need to know who you're up against to use it most effectively.

started playing turd strike because I think Q is very cool and I already feel like Urien will be a pain in the ass

>>716336593
You have to be actively winning to even gain access to CS, it's literally a snowballing mechanic. Uni's main thing is that both players are playing a constant tug of war via a meter, whoeved wins it gets a buff and access to a roman cancel.

My main issue wth uni is the same as any anime game really, learning offense is easy because you have a million options when doing it but defense is brutal because the opponent also has a million options to enable their pressure. If you're looking to git gud you need to learn up to 25+ characters numerous strings. It's solid if you just want to mash somd buttons though, most characters are pretty user friendly especially if you have experience with the genre.

>>716337020
I see, then maybe I shouldn't start right away with her, or at least keep my expectations tempered.
The other characters I've seen that I also like are Wagner, Uzuki and Waldstein. Enkidu too but I frequently read his own players complain about how playing him is suffering, not sure if it's just a meme.

>>716337434
>constant tug of war via a meter
That sounds kinda neat actually.
>most characters are pretty user friendly especially if you have experience with the genre.
I do. I've been playing fighting games for 30 years so I think I should be able to manage. I am just a little bit wary because of my reaction time, and also because I'm assuming most of the people who stuck with the game are probably at least intermediate/advanced level but that's fine, as long as I find a game fun I can handle defeat pretty well.

>>716333460
ggs
DOWN

>>716337434
it's not only a snowballing mechanic, if you shield properly or your opponent uses too much of their force function you can win it and then eventually if you eat shit, you have a way out

>>716337949
loved awkwardly waffling about
you have no idea how many times I confused myself for you and vice versa

>>716334826
>spend a month on practice mode before going online
Jesus christ what a fag.

>>716338153
Way too many times I thought, hold on this retard is mashing on wakeup, and I was right, but not about the retard

>>716337847
>Wagner
A strong choice honestly. Godlike normals, advancing special, and a simple to understand install gimmick. You learn one BnB with her and you won't be too worried about damage.
>Uzuki
236A is amazing and you can honestly get by without learning her coffin stance to start off with. Combo routes are pretty simple too.
>Wald
Might take a bit to get to learn because you'll need to familiarize with the rest of the cast to truly command grab them out of their unsafe options.
>Enkidu
As someone who doesn't main but plays a lot of Enkidu, the struggle is pretty real. His corner damage can contend with the best but his midscreen damage is lacking in an era where damn near everyone got a new combo tool or just have stronger buttons. For a mid range fighter he's got some pretty slow buttons and his best midscreens demand counterhit to really get his game plan going. He's got some defensive tools and ways to lock you in the corner but he definitely needs some help.

>>716337434
Someone on defense can actively steal GRD away from your offense. Patient defense in UNI is honestly scarier than good damage because you are right, defense is a bit limited compared to offense and it used to be a bit better when a person getting combo'd had some elements to win Vorpal for a cycle, but then in response someone would just end the combo early to concentrate.

>>716311668 (OP)
Fight me!

>>716339723
I think playing good defense is rewarding in uni, probably thanks to not really being a modern fighting game in the typical sense, but learning defense is pretty unintuitive. Watching top level play you get to see the grd war mindgames well but at low level trying to understand how to do that yourself takes a lot of trial and error. There's also just shit that makes defensive mechanics feel overly punishing to try using, green shield puts you into something like 20f+ of blockstun so you inherently have to be aware of what ranges the opponent's character can threaten a low or overhead confirm or risk a potential ub setup just for trying to punish them mashing a blockstring. I hear older versions were not quite as oppressive but in uni2 at least it can feel like ggs being cornered if you don't have a proper reversal at low level.

>>716340945
Make a lobby

>>716339578
>For a mid range fighter he's got some pretty slow buttons
That's unfortunate.
I guess he DOES look like the "slow but heavy hitter" type but those often struggle in anime fighters.

>>716341003
>proper reversal at low level.
At low levels I think you can probably get away with 3Ding
Although you are right, defense can be risky and being punished for wrong calls is something that most other games don't even come close to.

>>716341003
Weirdly enough, I think the only time you weren't (relatively) royally fucked in the corner was UNIEL. UNIB was famously busted while UNIST introduced CVO.

Mai threads should die

>>716343924
trvke