What is the Purpose of Meter Burn throw??

[BaconBankai]

Is it supposed to leave you a set up for a combo? because it does almost no damage.

[STEVENSEAGAL]

i use it to swap sides with the opponent

[Gongfuren]

It puts the opponent in a state where all he can do is block your next attack, so you have an opportunity to mix him up and do some damage.

[𝓜𝓕𝓔𝓾𝓷𝓸𝓼]

It's used to combo reset. So use a low into a special, for instance f4~bd4 for Mileena, works wonders to setup into a combo.

[*! Akster !*]

Entirely useless unless you have spent a absolutely godly amount of time at fighting games and can pull off bs combos that are entirely uncounterable exept against other fellow opponents with a reaction time of 0.01 seconds. Better off using it for either X rays or if youve learnt how to do enhanced attack combos and can pull it off unless you are really good.

[Necropants]

Jesus Akser if you suck that much at fighting games then this is obviously not the genre for you. Its really not that hard. and yes if you get hit in a combo without meter you deserve to eat the damage thats whats called the reward for the opponent getting you into that position.

Yes fighting games take effort, but they are also rewarding.

[𝓜𝓕𝓔𝓾𝓷𝓸𝓼]

Originally posted by *! Akster !*:

Entirely useless unless you have spent a absolutely godly amount of time at fighting games and can pull off bs combos that are entirely uncounterable exept against other fellow opponents with a reaction time of 0.01 seconds. Better off using it for either X rays or if youve learnt how to do enhanced attack combos and can pull it off unless you are really good.

X-rays are never good to use. How bad are you?

[GN-00 Kovach]

Originally posted by Princess Twilight Sparkle:

Originally posted by *! Akster !*:

Entirely useless unless you have spent a absolutely godly amount of time at fighting games and can pull off bs combos that are entirely uncounterable exept against other fellow opponents with a reaction time of 0.01 seconds. Better off using it for either X rays or if youve learnt how to do enhanced attack combos and can pull it off unless you are really good.

X-rays are never good to use. How bad are you?

Why?

[𝓜𝓕𝓔𝓾𝓷𝓸𝓼]

Originally posted by GN-00 Kovach:

Why?

Takes three meter bars to burn, that could have been otherwise spent for breakers/enhanced moves. X-rays are useless to use in the first round, and still useless in the second round because the meter would be better used to break a combo or enhance a move (specifically one if you have armor, to use on wakeup)

Seriously, there is no reason to use an x-ray unless you won the first round, but even so, it should only be used if you know you're gonna win with the damage from the x-ray. But if they block it, well you're fucked when they start pulling off a thirty to forty percent meterless combo either midscreen or in a corner, laughing as you can't break.

[*! Akster !*]

Ignoring the trolls, If you are good enough to follow up then sure, I did say that, my point is entirely valid =). Presumed if the poster did not know what use burning meter on grabs was, or understand the worth of moves that don't do damage but position you well, there is a good chance the poster does not know how to do other similar things.

[ZDH513]

Originally posted by *! Akster !*:

Ignoring the trolls, If you are good enough to follow up then sure, I did say that, my point is entirely valid =). Presumed if the poster did not know what use burning meter on grabs was, or understand the worth of moves that don't do damage but position you well, there is a good chance the poster does not know how to do other similar things.

to many assumption being made and I'm sorry but X-Ray is a bad advice straight up. Meter is hella important in this game, everyone wake up game is ass without meter. Wake up meter moves are one of the only ways to get out of incoming mixups and be somewhat safe on block. Meter is also most useful for combos which almost always do more damage and positioning than X-rays. The combos are also not that hard to pull off either to make the EX metered move worth it.