I couldn't sleep so I played a few ranked matches, 11PM-12AM EST had much better people than when I normally play in the evening. I have it set to "same skill" and I actually got people with similar BP and skills which hasn't happened before for me. Lost to my second good Cammy of the night (I have some sort of mental block on Cannon Drills, she is now my nemesis) but beat a 2000BP Sagat (I hover around 1200BP) which was really sweet, I think that was the highest BP player I'd actually taken on in ranked so far. I might have to deprive myself of sleep more often.
EDIT: I have the baby chick dressed as a cowboy for my icon and I rock the title "Legendary Loser" because I ain't so hot at this game
on 360 all you have to do is hit guide button then hit X to sign out which brings you back to the title screen.
on taking 50 tries to get into a match, just play arcade mode with ranked requests turned on.
Since you had a lot more to your post, I thought I'd separate it out to emphasize how true it is. Do not search for matches. Use requests-on Arcade Mode instead.
I am not too angry anymore, is there any reason it takes me at least 10 tries to get into a game?
It is the same for me, im trying to find out why. I have a router but the connection test says NAT 2. I haven't forwarded any ports so im on the hunt for the numbers now and im hoping that will fix the "unable to join" message. Also 3/4 of the players show 0 bars for connection quality which i found a bit odd, i took a risk and started a game with one of the players and it turned out to be one of the least laggy games ive ever played. Any guru to shed some light?
Not being able to get into a game when searching is pretty normal. As acidlacedpenguin suggested, use Arcade mode with requests instead.
Your NAT level being 2 on the PS3 is medium (I think). On 360 we get strict, moderate and open. I forget what number means "open" on PS3, but that helps get into games with other players who have strict or moderate NAT settings. It shouldn't keep you from getting into all games, though, only some.
I don't know the PS3 port forwards off-hand, but have you tried enabling UPnP and DHCP? I know DD-WRT has some difficulty using UPnP with static IP addresses, so I had to enable both to get the router to negotiate ports on its own.
As for the 0 bars thing, I think that just means the connection strength hasn't been measured yet. You probably got an actual connection of 3 or 4, but it hadn't been measured out by the time you got to that screen.
As for the 0 bars thing, I think that just means the connection strength hasn't been measured yet. You probably got an actual connection of 3 or 4, but it hadn't been measured out by the time you got to that screen.
yep, and if you wait for the bars to show up you'll be beaten by one of them pesky machines.
edit: also, page 73 is now reserved for tech support.
I couldn't sleep so I played a few ranked matches, 11PM-12AM EST had much better people than when I normally play in the evening. I have it set to "same skill" and I actually got people with similar BP and skills which hasn't happened before for me. Lost to my second good Cammy of the night (I have some sort of mental block on Cannon Drills, she is now my nemesis) but beat a 2000BP Sagat (I hover around 1200BP) which was really sweet, I think that was the highest BP player I'd actually taken on in ranked so far. I might have to deprive myself of sleep more often.
EDIT: I have the baby chick dressed as a cowboy for my icon and I rock the title "Legendary Loser" because I ain't so hot at this game
I haven't been on that late, but I'm around 1500bp and yesterday I took down a 7500bp Dhalsim. My guess is that, even though the guy played pretty well, he must've switched to Dhalsim fairly recently. Jumped and teleported a lot, and my Vega was fast enough to counter.
As for the title/icon, I kinda like the tie and shades chick, and used to be "Managing Director", but now I'm set to "Crisis Ace". I'm not sure if this is a mistake or not. Does it warn people that they should be extra careful when it gets down to the line, or do they ignore it completely? I haven't noticed much difference. I imagine no one else here changes their playstyles based on titles, (except when you see a really low title and guess the player is much better than that) since people can set them to anything.
Is there any chance of getting a decent stick for this within the next... century?
I really, really want to start playing but the lack of joystick availability is the only thing holding me back.
Build your own. LizardLick will start stocking parts again in a couple weeks. It's seriously not all that hard.
Assuming they start taking orders again. They had previously said "First Week of April". Now it's "Second Week of April". I wouldn't be surprised to see "Third" next week. *sigh*
I'll respond to a lot of what's been said since I last logged on.
FIGHTPADS: I got mine on eBay for $50 shipped. $10 more than retail, but whatever. I just kept an eye on numerous auctions; Ryu fightpads seem to go for the cheapest. I've heard that sometime this month they should be hitting stores again, so you may want to keep a look out. I will say that it's so much easier to use than a 360 controller.
Searching for Ranked games: Custom search, set the rounds to how ever many you want, and SET EVERYTHING ELSE TO "ANY." (Thanks to Degami for this tip). Seriously, you get like 12 matches in 2 seconds, scroll to the middle and select one. Very easy and reliable. Of course, if you're wanting a particular BP level, then it's going to be more difficult.
Lag: I rarely see it, even when clicking on people who have the flashing symbol. On the rare occassions that I do have it, I drop out. I have no interest in playing games with serious lag, and I doubt my opponent does either.
Now I have a question: what's the best site for go-to combos? I'm not talking about insane links, but rather solid, simple combos that can help me (Gouken) better capitalize on my opponent's mistakes.
I won't be able to look at any of the sites now (on a school network), but post where you go. I've tried the SRK boards but they use an abbreviated form tht I don't understand.
I feel dirty for lowering myself to the level of those ebay people but even though i only have a 360 I just ordered one in the hope that i can at least sell it for enough to get myself a 360 one.
Searching for Ranked games: Custom search, set the rounds to how ever many you want, and SET EVERYTHING ELSE TO "ANY." (Thanks to Degami for this tip). Seriously, you get like 12 matches in 2 seconds, scroll to the middle and select one. Very easy and reliable. Of course, if you're wanting a particular BP level, then it's going to be more difficult.
This is the way i do it, and i get tons of matches. However, you can leave "Language" on English. It's faster than Arcade mode really. The matches seemed very balanced to me. However, if you want to fight a specific Skill Range, then stick to Arcade mode.
Now I have a question: what's the best site for go-to combos? I'm not talking about insane links, but rather solid, simple combos that can help me (Gouken) better capitalize on my opponent's mistakes.
I'll respond to a lot of what's been said since I last logged on.
FIGHTPADS: I got mine on eBay for $50 shipped. $10 more than retail, but whatever. I just kept an eye on numerous auctions; Ryu fightpads seem to go for the cheapest. I've heard that sometime this month they should be hitting stores again, so you may want to keep a look out. I will say that it's so much easier to use than a 360 controller.
Searching for Ranked games: Custom search, set the rounds to how ever many you want, and SET EVERYTHING ELSE TO "ANY." (Thanks to Degami for this tip). Seriously, you get like 12 matches in 2 seconds, scroll to the middle and select one. Very easy and reliable. Of course, if you're wanting a particular BP level, then it's going to be more difficult.
Lag: I rarely see it, even when clicking on people who have the flashing symbol. On the rare occassions that I do have it, I drop out. I have no interest in playing games with serious lag, and I doubt my opponent does either.
Now I have a question: what's the best site for go-to combos? I'm not talking about insane links, but rather solid, simple combos that can help me (Gouken) better capitalize on my opponent's mistakes.
I won't be able to look at any of the sites now (on a school network), but post where you go. I've tried the SRK boards but they use an abbreviated form tht I don't understand.
Gouken can probably combo into a LP fireball from almost any normal attack, especially a jump-in kick or a crouching MK.
He can also combo from his EX rush palm to a HP rush palm.
Gouken can probably combo into a LP fireball from almost any normal attack, especially a jump-in kick or a crouching MK.
He can also combo from his EX rush palm to a HP rush palm.
i have won matches just with those.
Marikor and I were wondering the other night if you could combo off the EX rush palm. We figured a juggle with a hado, but another rush palm makes more sense.
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I was getting juggled by a Gouken last night. Any mistake I'd make would end in me being airborn for a good 15 seconds with no control of my character. Seemed largely to revolve around comboing into a throw, then chasing the throw with the rush palm, and often ending with the rising HK.
Gouken can probably combo into a LP fireball from almost any normal attack, especially a jump-in kick or a crouching MK.
He can also combo from his EX rush palm to a HP rush palm.
i have won matches just with those.
Marikor and I were wondering the other night if you could combo off the EX rush palm. We figured a juggle with a hado, but another rush palm makes more sense.
I think also in the corner you can go EX rush palm -> EX hadouken -> ultra...I think.
gouken's corner juggle combos are sickening. Pretty much any special can be followed after a juggle (hurricane kick, ultra, super, plam, fireball). Hell, you can FA cancel his counter attack -> ultra in corners
Hardest part is actually getting an opponent into a corner. Gouken doesn't exactly have a strong rush down game even if most of his attacks send the opponent flying.
Gouken can probably combo into a LP fireball from almost any normal attack, especially a jump-in kick or a crouching MK.
He can also combo from his EX rush palm to a HP rush palm.
i have won matches just with those.
Marikor and I were wondering the other night if you could combo off the EX rush palm. We figured a juggle with a hado, but another rush palm makes more sense.
I think also in the corner you can go EX rush palm -> EX hadouken -> ultra...I think.
Someone got me with a Focus, s.FP, EX Palm --> FP Fireball --> MP(or maybe LP) firebal (not ex) --> ultra. I was impressed but mostly sad since it destroyed my Akuma.
gouken's corner juggle combos are sickening. Pretty much any special can be followed after a juggle (hurricane kick, ultra, super, plam, fireball). Hell, you can FA cancel his counter attack -> ultra in corners
Hardest part is actually getting an opponent into a corner. Gouken doesn't exactly have a strong rush down game even if most of his attacks send the opponent flying.
Hmmm...sounds like time for a training montage!
I don't have a good followup game with Gouken, so this information is pretty interesting to me. I'll have to try and see what I can string together on a dummy standing there, then see if I can utilize it in the actual game itself.
Someone got me with a Focus, s.FP, EX Palm --> FP Fireball --> MP(or maybe LP) firebal (not ex) --> ultra. I was impressed but mostly sad since it destroyed my Akuma.
Oh, that just sounds...oh so delicious. The second fireball...was it straight along the ground or slightly angled up? FP is very diagional, MP is slightly angled up, LP is straight along the ground.
To clear up for the people who have match up issues for online if you are on X360 Use the arcade mode with requests on method for getting decent matches, searching results in failures about 50% or more of the time. On PS3 search for matches the players are generally better over all.
I own both versions. The way quality of players for systems by method varies greatly, Arcade requests get me mostly total scrubs on ps3.
To clear up for the people who have match up issues for online if you are on X360 Use the arcade mode with requests on method for getting decent matches, searching results in failures about 50% or more of the time. On PS3 search for matches the players are generally better over all.
I own both versions. The way quality of players for systems by method varies greatly, Arcade requests get me mostly total scrubs on ps3.
I think that works great for 2000 and lower BP ranges but at 4000+ I consistently get people with way less BP than me when I do Arcade requests.
So now I just go through the pain of custom searches, which I guess I've kind of gotten used to. Failure rate isn't too bad for me, seems to have gotten a lot better since launch.
I would love to get past 2000 I often play better vs higher rated players, I just can't keep the 120 bp wins stringing together in a row, normally I get like 250 bp then lose to 3-4 guys in a row who take like 60 a piece from me.
Any Chun Lis want to fight in the streets tonight?
I played in my first ever tournament yesterday and got probably the two worst possible matchups I could have, a Dhalsim and a Chun Li.. I got the Dhalsim's gamer tag and beat him in a casual rematch, but the guy playing Chun was a bit of a dick. I really need to practice against her, I have no idea what to do against a good Chun.. still.
WOW lol... I just played 4 times in arcade. First match, Ken player. I choose Dhalsim and I beat him soundly. Second match, Guile. I choose Sagat, and get beaten (I have trouble with Turtle Guiles). Third and Fourth match are the same Ryu. I chose Sagat. He disconnected twice in a row. WOW
Anyone want to fight? I hate ranked matches cause of this...
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Is there any chance of getting a decent stick for this within the next... century?
I really, really want to start playing but the lack of joystick availability is the only thing holding me back.
Build your own. LizardLick will start stocking parts again in a couple weeks. It's seriously not all that hard.
What do you recommend for stick housings to an apartment-dwelling no-tool-haver. I have a soldering iron and requisite electronics skills, but carpenter I ain't.
What I've done is just changed it to more skilled. Lose less BP, gain more on a win and a loss doesn't feel as bad since I should be playing higher level players.
gouken's corner juggle combos are sickening. Pretty much any special can be followed after a juggle (hurricane kick, ultra, super, plam, fireball). Hell, you can FA cancel his counter attack -> ultra in corners
Hardest part is actually getting an opponent into a corner. Gouken doesn't exactly have a strong rush down game even if most of his attacks send the opponent flying.
Hmmm...sounds like time for a training montage!
I don't have a good followup game with Gouken, so this information is pretty interesting to me. I'll have to try and see what I can string together on a dummy standing there, then see if I can utilize it in the actual game itself.
Someone got me with a Focus, s.FP, EX Palm --> FP Fireball --> MP(or maybe LP) firebal (not ex) --> ultra. I was impressed but mostly sad since it destroyed my Akuma.
Oh, that just sounds...oh so delicious. The second fireball...was it straight along the ground or slightly angled up? FP is very diagional, MP is slightly angled up, LP is straight along the ground.
I just hopped on the SRK forums and checked.
It's:
Corner combos:
1. s.fp xx ex dp+pp, mp gohadouken, lp gohadouken, s.fp reset
2. s.fp xx ex dp+pp, ex hadouken, Shin Shoryuken
3. s.fp xx ex dp+pp, mp gohadouken, lp gohadouken, ex hurricane
4. s.fp xx ex dp+pp, hp gohadouken, ex gohadouken, ex hurricane
5. s.fp xx ex dp+pp, hp gohadouken, mp gohadouken, ex hurricane 6. s.fp xx ex dp+pp, hp gohadouken, mp gohadouken, Shin Shoryuken
Is there any chance of getting a decent stick for this within the next... century?
I really, really want to start playing but the lack of joystick availability is the only thing holding me back.
Build your own. LizardLick will start stocking parts again in a couple weeks. It's seriously not all that hard.
What do you recommend for stick housings to an apartment-dwelling no-tool-haver. I have a soldering iron and requisite electronics skills, but carpenter I ain't.
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EDIT: I have the baby chick dressed as a cowboy for my icon and I rock the title "Legendary Loser" because I ain't so hot at this game
Since you had a lot more to your post, I thought I'd separate it out to emphasize how true it is. Do not search for matches. Use requests-on Arcade Mode instead.
Not being able to get into a game when searching is pretty normal. As acidlacedpenguin suggested, use Arcade mode with requests instead.
Your NAT level being 2 on the PS3 is medium (I think). On 360 we get strict, moderate and open. I forget what number means "open" on PS3, but that helps get into games with other players who have strict or moderate NAT settings. It shouldn't keep you from getting into all games, though, only some.
I don't know the PS3 port forwards off-hand, but have you tried enabling UPnP and DHCP? I know DD-WRT has some difficulty using UPnP with static IP addresses, so I had to enable both to get the router to negotiate ports on its own.
As for the 0 bars thing, I think that just means the connection strength hasn't been measured yet. You probably got an actual connection of 3 or 4, but it hadn't been measured out by the time you got to that screen.
yep, and if you wait for the bars to show up you'll be beaten by one of them pesky machines.
edit: also, page 73 is now reserved for tech support.
I really, really want to start playing but the lack of joystick availability is the only thing holding me back.
Feel free to add, just PM me.
Build your own. LizardLick will start stocking parts again in a couple weeks. It's seriously not all that hard.
I haven't been on that late, but I'm around 1500bp and yesterday I took down a 7500bp Dhalsim. My guess is that, even though the guy played pretty well, he must've switched to Dhalsim fairly recently. Jumped and teleported a lot, and my Vega was fast enough to counter.
As for the title/icon, I kinda like the tie and shades chick, and used to be "Managing Director", but now I'm set to "Crisis Ace". I'm not sure if this is a mistake or not. Does it warn people that they should be extra careful when it gets down to the line, or do they ignore it completely? I haven't noticed much difference. I imagine no one else here changes their playstyles based on titles, (except when you see a really low title and guess the player is much better than that) since people can set them to anything.
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Your only real option is to call/drive around to different stores and see if they have any in stock.
And for the love of god handle it carefully. A misplaced step resulted in a nonfunctional right bumper button. It isn't exactly built like a rock.
Assuming they start taking orders again. They had previously said "First Week of April". Now it's "Second Week of April". I wouldn't be surprised to see "Third" next week. *sigh*
FIGHTPADS: I got mine on eBay for $50 shipped. $10 more than retail, but whatever. I just kept an eye on numerous auctions; Ryu fightpads seem to go for the cheapest. I've heard that sometime this month they should be hitting stores again, so you may want to keep a look out. I will say that it's so much easier to use than a 360 controller.
Searching for Ranked games: Custom search, set the rounds to how ever many you want, and SET EVERYTHING ELSE TO "ANY." (Thanks to Degami for this tip). Seriously, you get like 12 matches in 2 seconds, scroll to the middle and select one. Very easy and reliable. Of course, if you're wanting a particular BP level, then it's going to be more difficult.
Lag: I rarely see it, even when clicking on people who have the flashing symbol. On the rare occassions that I do have it, I drop out. I have no interest in playing games with serious lag, and I doubt my opponent does either.
Now I have a question: what's the best site for go-to combos? I'm not talking about insane links, but rather solid, simple combos that can help me (Gouken) better capitalize on my opponent's mistakes.
I won't be able to look at any of the sites now (on a school network), but post where you go. I've tried the SRK boards but they use an abbreviated form tht I don't understand.
I feel dirty for lowering myself to the level of those ebay people but even though i only have a 360 I just ordered one in the hope that i can at least sell it for enough to get myself a 360 one.
This is the way i do it, and i get tons of matches. However, you can leave "Language" on English. It's faster than Arcade mode really. The matches seemed very balanced to me. However, if you want to fight a specific Skill Range, then stick to Arcade mode.
This is my favorite site for SFIV combos: http://mycheats.1up.com/view/section/3163881/21109/street_fighter_4/xbox_360#characterselection
Here is the link specifically for Gouken: http://mycheats.1up.com/view/section/3163881/25968/street_fighter_4/xbox_360#gouken
They even have video tutorials for some characters.
Gouken can probably combo into a LP fireball from almost any normal attack, especially a jump-in kick or a crouching MK.
He can also combo from his EX rush palm to a HP rush palm.
i have won matches just with those.
I think also in the corner you can go EX rush palm -> EX hadouken -> ultra...I think.
Hardest part is actually getting an opponent into a corner. Gouken doesn't exactly have a strong rush down game even if most of his attacks send the opponent flying.
Someone got me with a Focus, s.FP, EX Palm --> FP Fireball --> MP(or maybe LP) firebal (not ex) --> ultra. I was impressed but mostly sad since it destroyed my Akuma.
Hmmm...sounds like time for a training montage!
I don't have a good followup game with Gouken, so this information is pretty interesting to me. I'll have to try and see what I can string together on a dummy standing there, then see if I can utilize it in the actual game itself.
Oh, that just sounds...oh so delicious. The second fireball...was it straight along the ground or slightly angled up? FP is very diagional, MP is slightly angled up, LP is straight along the ground.
I own both versions. The way quality of players for systems by method varies greatly, Arcade requests get me mostly total scrubs on ps3.
I think that works great for 2000 and lower BP ranges but at 4000+ I consistently get people with way less BP than me when I do Arcade requests.
So now I just go through the pain of custom searches, which I guess I've kind of gotten used to. Failure rate isn't too bad for me, seems to have gotten a lot better since launch.
I don't really see how people can say stuff like this. How one system can have better comp, especially only in certain play modes, is beyond me.
I'm dead serious."
If anything, I'd say there are just more scrubs on PS3.
*duck*
I think ima go hit that up righ tnow actually
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Well if you are playing on the PS3 with people in 2 of 3 rounds with a timer of 60 seconds and the Italian language you'll find the best comp.
The 360's 2 of 3 60 seconds Italian are actually Doom Death matches disguised in the game.
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I played in my first ever tournament yesterday and got probably the two worst possible matchups I could have, a Dhalsim and a Chun Li.. I got the Dhalsim's gamer tag and beat him in a casual rematch, but the guy playing Chun was a bit of a dick. I really need to practice against her, I have no idea what to do against a good Chun.. still.
If you're on 360 I could chun it up with you.
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Anyone want to fight? I hate ranked matches cause of this...
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What do you recommend for stick housings to an apartment-dwelling no-tool-haver. I have a soldering iron and requisite electronics skills, but carpenter I ain't.
I just hopped on the SRK forums and checked.
It's:
Corner combos:
1. s.fp xx ex dp+pp, mp gohadouken, lp gohadouken, s.fp reset
2. s.fp xx ex dp+pp, ex hadouken, Shin Shoryuken
3. s.fp xx ex dp+pp, mp gohadouken, lp gohadouken, ex hurricane
4. s.fp xx ex dp+pp, hp gohadouken, ex gohadouken, ex hurricane
5. s.fp xx ex dp+pp, hp gohadouken, mp gohadouken, ex hurricane
6. s.fp xx ex dp+pp, hp gohadouken, mp gohadouken, Shin Shoryuken
Wanna play, Skut? My XBL tag is mailarde.
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Sounds good, I'll add you when I got home from work