How do I ___?: A guide on where to find resources

Where to find information on how to play your character, combos, advice, etc.

What are the best places to go for help?

Currently, the very best place to go to right now is Discord. Discord is a chat and voice app that's basically a smoother running Skype targeted toward gamers. To use it, you just need to make an account and install the program.

Link to the main Blazblue Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/0XtdnEIBFQISZz1j

Links to Discord groups for your specific character:
Amane Discord
https://discord.gg/MdwgfzE

Arakune Discord:
https://discord.gg/013LarX6xE5lzG0yv

Azrael Discord:
https://discord.gg/0xqvqZg7aPqXzhii

Bang Discord:
https://discord.gg/0vosUUs3cQllw8vw

Bullet Discord:
https://discord.gg/012ZNsr4wUWMQG24S

Carl Discord:
https://discord.gg/dHqFpjm(edited)

Celica Discord
https://discord.gg/0jp95hmNR7nzSKJF

Es Discord:
https://discord.gg/YSP6MV6

Hakumen Discord:
https://discord.gg/0wziknKTd04lv5MD

Hazama Discord:
https://discord.gg/wU8REjQ(edited)

Hibiki Discord:
https://discord.gg/0t4WbG115aZ1T2SM

Izanami Discord:
https://discord.gg/WtqS2Ba

Izayoi Discord:
https://discord.gg/XV95NBQ(edited)

Jin Discord:
https://discord.gg/XvWcn27

Jubei Discord:
https://discord.gg/At5vpnb(edited)

Kagura Discord:
https://discord.gg/0xWtCGBbaRbp04VA

Kokonoe Discord
https://discord.gg/0sE2hJbwlnjhJ0MS

Lambda-11 Discord
https://discord.gg/0jwXvRdj3JpWchOv

Litchi Discord:
https://discord.gg/0sievcwoNIYHvSs4

Mai Discord:
https://discord.gg/RTGRF57

Makoto Discord:
https://discord.gg/0uhyKY2H6rX9b0mz

Mu-12 Discord:
https://discord.gg/wTCfcKP(edited)

Naoto Discord:
https://discord.gg/014U1pWJ81pGfG6fg

Nine Discord:
https://discord.gg/0eWWQkHghzlwunM1

Noel Discord:
https://discord.gg/0uAWkNE5uy0qqEPT

Nu-13 Discord
https://discord.gg/0joaFdFvIzDXkFTo

Platinum Discord:
https://discord.gg/0ywjltGt3nKUFD2g

Rachel Discord:
https://discord.gg/0woLdAW4pJ7cCWHy

Ragna Discord:
https://discord.gg/0fFxfPonks9tZRgj

Relius Discord:
https://discord.gg/0nnb4SWS418cy4cz

Susanoo Discord:
https://discord.gg/3ypgJrY

Tager Discord:
https://discord.gg/hxGWVCR(edited)

Taokaka Discord:
https://discord.gg/0uLlVKsy8xEnTVu3

Terumi Discord:
https://discord.gg/2XURz8T

Tsubaki Discord:
https://discord.gg/0t6POpLxxrIh6qot

Valkenhayn Discord:
https://discord.gg/724kEJd



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The other good place to go to would be the Blazblue subreddit over at reddit.com/r/blazblue. The former stickied post has an FAQ section that every new player should read. You can ask questions or look for advice so long as you make a reddit account (literally just a username and password).


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It used to be that the Dustloop forums were another good place to go to for help but activity on there has unfortunately slowed down a lot. That said, you may still find good info about your character that you may not have known about so it's still worth skimming through.

Dustloop Forum: http://www.dustloop.com/forums/index.php?/forums/forum/63-blazblue/


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While I personally don't use twitter, a lot of players like to post their findings on their twitter accounts. Just search up #bbcf or your character's name. Players often will have a picture of their character as their avatar so that's another easy way to tell who to follow.


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Last resource I would recommend is the game itself. While the tutorials in this game are good, they aren't very interesting and take longer than they should in my opinion. I would strongly recommend completing all of your specific character's lessons since there is a lot of stuff you might not have noticed otherwise.

I want to watch good people play!

keeponblaz.in is the best video archive website for Blazblue Centralfiction. You can search up your character, your character vs another specific character, or even specific players. If you play Guilty Gear, keeponrock.in is essentially the same site for Xrd.

You may be wondering who the good players are. Here is a good list of Japanese players:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1X2gRCWovnEJhDBEGT7bEVJ0UqZsDIu4XQBLvNF60nvE/edit#gid=0


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There is also a Japanese video database linked in every Dustloop page. I personally dislike this one since it often links to NicoVideo which can be a hassle to use. The less played characters are also missing match ups but it might still be worth checking out:

JP video archive:http://horibuna.web.fc2.com/BBCF/index.html

Where can I look up stuff to double check something?

The Dustloop Wiki is probably the best location for it. It has frame data tables for every character and short descriptions on when to use each move. There may also be a few combos or other little guides written up for you to reference.

Wiki Link: http://www.dustloop.com/wiki/index.php?title=BlazBlue:_Central_Fiction


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If you just need frame data on the go, GunFrame is an app for both iOS and Android that has frame data for all the big anime fighting games.

Android link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=anbiapps.ggxrdframetool&hl=en
iOS link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gunframe/id1053630887?mt=8


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If you need a hitbox/hurtbox generator, you can find it here. It can be confusing to use but you basically want to click on the blue sections in the left hand column. Then you want to scroll down until you find a red section which will display the hitboxes when a move goes active. Some of the moves have weird designations but it's not too hard to figure out what is what.

Hitbox Viewer: http://boxdox-bb.dantarion.com/#/viewer/bbcf_200/am

What are good video guides to watch?

There are a surprising number of guides or little setup things to check out on youtube. I've put links below to videos that I feel have broad applications. If you are looking for combos or setups, youtube has a lot of them that you can easily find by searching it up yourself.

I'd recommend everyone watch Airdash Academy. Regardless of your skill level, it's a good reminder on how to think about airdash fighting games.

Airdash Academy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWfk3tOJjaQ&index=1&list=PLj34EySs1IeaAqwsVY_P43mP13AD1Pp3R

Videos to help total Beginners

Beginner's guides to picking up Blazblue:
How to not suck too much: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRxYYz5LYkE
What combos should you learn first: https://youtu.be/DjDFQPCfICw

Videos on System Mechanics

System Mechanics:
A general mechanics overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt0wT4BzsLg&index=1&list=PL2x0bjl4JcdzPBC95Q8L00mLaxmo4ijLl
Anti-Airing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yXWIFcWXpg
Barrier and Instant Block: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pszyi3S3cxU
Knockdown System (IMPORTANT!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpcaavmDFSE
Throw Reject Miss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SexC7b7-ELQ

Videos on Fundamentals

Fundamentals:
How to Pressure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb7wz6u6VhA
How to get in on an enemy:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWUd1mk_oqA
How to React to Pressure (Incomplete but gives you a good idea): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J7NJcXNf50&list=PLcy-YhUqw9G_hc8MqKlxXPNWkjYAO3X4k
5 Tools to keep in mind:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mUVIo03Res&feature=youtu.be

Videos on Other Topics

Other stuff:
A Hibiki guide that I think should be used as a high standard for future video guides:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rMhsjQko0g&feature=youtu.be


A series on Option Selects and how to do them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqjVn2xgyQk&list=PLqE6Au1jFXzzQ6d-Tazkq_dTYP51QY_lx&index=3

Conclusion

If I missed anything, leave a comment and I'll try to add it in. I didn't include every little link out there because I wanted this guide to be more of a "teach someone how to fish and they will never starve" type of deal.

I play Noel mostly although I mess around with Ragna, Naoto, Es, and Izayoi. I live on the US West Coast so feel free to add me if you see me on netplay and have a good connection.

[alistairrose615]

how can i get my arcade sticks to work in blazblue cf?

[cranberryjuice6000]

damn... nice

[SaulD]

Great guide. More love for us Blazbabies.

[Selektah]

Use https://keeponblaz.in/#/ to gain insight on what to do against specific matchups.

[Chaaru]

Lots of information here. 10/10 for that.

Truth is-- find one character you love / identify with, and then commit to them. You will get better, because you care about them.

Play hours and hours, over and over. Don't throw. Discipline, and develop muscle memory.

[Crab???]

10/10 Guide. Finding resources for gitting gud at BB can be very difficult if youre fresh to the community.

[Xonot]

Fixed. Thanks for pointing it out!

[Darkened]

The link for all character's discord is deleted :/

[GreekDriver]

well that RAPS up things pretty nicely =-]

[Xonot]

pick a waifu/husbando and take him/her on a nice dinner date. proceed to cuddle with increasing inensity