Combo Locked

[NoteOfHope]

Anyone explain how i get out of damn combos, no matter how hard i try to shield or use an attack, i never get out of it and end up getting destroyed...

[Zelph]

You have to predict when the resets are going to happen. Be patient, pay attention, and look for openings. They are always there.

[NoteOfHope]

Its hard to predict, plus im always holding the shield button, and also the moment i have is when the purple smoke comes up,i know i can dodge that, but the combos they do always manage to penetrate through.

[NoteOfHope]

Well, if yall are pros, yall teach me, other than that, i can try againt CPU, but they dont know how to do those rapid combos.

[NoteOfHope]

what do you mean by could've, were you able to do it?

[NoteOfHope]

I mean, im fine of fighting, but i hate the players who use their time just to learn the damn thing, i guess thats why its better to play with friends, i just needed to know how to break of the chain.

[1.2M | Missingno.]

If it's a true combo, you can't escape it, that's the definition of a combo. The only exception is if they trip IPS, in which case you have the option to burst, but of course watch out for burst baits.

As for resets, it generally just comes down to understanding each character's mixup options and remembering their most common resets until you know what to expect. Do they do a lot of low/throw mixups, do they have fast overheads, can they cross you up here? A lot of that comes with experience, the more you play the more you'll see and take note of. Every time you get reset try to make a note of what they just did, because you'll probably see it again.

When in doubt, guess. Keep holding down-back or up-back, switch sides, hit LP+LK periodically, etc. Mashing an invincible reversal is a perfectly legitimate option too, just as long as you're aware of how risky it can be to rely on that too much.

[Razor]

Originally posted by Nabbito:

I mean, im fine of fighting, but i hate the players who use their time just to learn the damn thing, i guess thats why its better to play with friends, i just needed to know how to break of the chain.

Learning the game it's the fun part for many people. Pressing random buttons and hoping for the best isn't fun after the first 2 hours of gameplay. Learning the game rewards people with better matches and better results, tat's why people use their time to learn "the damn thing".

See this video that explains how combos and resets work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKsyy_RhN_4

[waver]

I always have fun pressing random buttons. It makes me win like sometime, it's fun.

[Zelph]

Originally posted by Nabbito:

Its hard to predict, plus im always holding the shield button, and also the moment i have is when the purple smoke comes up,i know i can dodge that, but the combos they do always manage to penetrate through.

Just holding back doesn't do much when they can attack low and hit you anyways. Not to mention you have to predict grabs, along with overheads when blocking low. Just blocking normally doesn't do much, you have to predict where they are going to hit.

[NoteOfHope]

First, i learned the resets on that video, but i do pretty well as cerebella, with her long ranged moves, i manage to zone out the person, put they get past and manage to do an infinite.

[Razor]

Originally posted by Nabbito:

First, i learned the resets on that video, but i do pretty well as cerebella, with her long ranged moves, i manage to zone out the person, put they get past and manage to do an infinite.

You watched that video and still thinks there are infinites in this game?

[NoteOfHope]

I mean, i know how to use the green bar, i know resets, but infinites are annoying because they know about it and try to counter the resets.

[1.2M | Missingno.]

The word 'infinite' does not mean what you seem to think it means.

[NoteOfHope]

"Combos that never end"

[1.2M | Missingno.]

No such thing exists in this game.