Stance Cancelling

[Clementine]

Do you guys have any advice for stance cancelling? I just got into basic combos with Squigly, and I honestly can say I don't understand it. If anyone has any tips they are 100% welcome.

[SinglePoorIan]

As soon as a basic attack lands do a stance, the sera version you have have charge and stance then cancel with the charged stance. If the attack is blocked you cant cancel it.

[Clementine]

So if I was trying to LP, MP 1 hit, then stance cancel, then LP, I would stance cancel directly as I hit the first proc of my MP then transition into a LP straight after?

[SinglePoorIan]

yes I belive so if I understand what you described.

[Clementine]

I probably just am really off timing-wise. It just feels like I'm going either too early or too late. I either cancel the combo entirely or end up using Serpant's Tail.

[bæbble]

Yeah, I can't quite figure out the stance cancelling part of Squigly's tutorial as well, haha. I somehow managed to get past the dragon's breath stance cancel segment by literally having a hand spasm on my controller. I can't seem to successfully repeat my actions on the serpent's tail seria part :P. Basically here's the part I mess up at:

1.↓→+K
2.P/K when charged
3.Attack with s.MK
4.KK when s.MK hits (THIS RIGHT HERE. How the ♥♥♥♥ do I pull this off? I'm lost. If it's asking me to pull up another stance the objectives on the right side of the screen reset back to step 3, so do I have to do it extremely fast?)
5.Attack with s.LK after recovery (yet to reach this)

Anyhoo, I was about to start another thread but I saw this. Help would be appreciated!

[Daemyx]

What I do is: have the lvl 2 charged so you can cancel using PP, and use it to cancel your 2 hit moves.
Like LPx2 - MPx2 - HP(1st hit) - HP+MP(2nd hit and cancel) and then continue the combo. If you dont have lvl 2 charged you can hold the last button that you pressed and then enter any stance and you will get the cancel. I hope it helps.

[Chrono_Tata]

Originally posted by Emperor's Finest (Sergeant):

As soon as a basic attack lands do a stance, the sera version you have have charge and stance then cancel with the charged stance. If the attack is blocked you cant cancel it.

You can stance cancel on block, you just have to do the motion manually. Pressing PP or KK won't work.

[SinglePoorIan]

Ah so only sera doesnt work, good to know.

[bæbble]

I still don't quite get it :X So I start a new stance entirely during mid attack animation?

[Daemyx]

Originally posted by Babble!:

Yeah, I can't quite figure out the stance cancelling part of Squigly's tutorial as well, haha. I somehow managed to get past the dragon's breath stance cancel segment by literally having a hand spasm on my controller. I can't seem to successfully repeat my actions on the serpent's tail seria part :P. Basically here's the part I mess up at:

1.↓→+K
2.P/K when charged
3.Attack with s.MK
4.KK when s.MK hits (THIS RIGHT HERE. How the ♥♥♥♥ do I pull this off? I'm lost. If it's asking me to pull up another stance the objectives on the right side of the screen reset back to step 3, so do I have to do it extremely fast?)
5.Attack with s.LK after recovery (yet to reach this)

Anyhoo, I was about to start another thread but I saw this. Help would be appreciated! :squirtyay:

Originally posted by Babble!:

I still don't quite get it :X So I start a new stance entirely during mid attack animation?

Ok here is the deal: you have be at lvl 2 for this to work. You are going to kit mk+hk as soon as mk hits. "during the attack animation?" yes! That is why it is called cancel. You will not get into the stance, you'll just flash and return to neutral.
Soooo do: MK - MK+HK - LK. If you are on a stick or keyboard it should be easy.

[bæbble]

Oh my god I'm retarded. The whole time I thought I was supposed to input 2 kicks at different intervals, not simultaneously. I got the cancel right the first friggin try after I realized my mistake. I'm an idiot please slay me.