The BlazBlue Thread: all the imports!

[Kuraudo]

I think that's called a buff.

lol /end trolling

No, I get what you mean. I think it's because of the new characters that bring stuff to the table. Hazama? He adds a whole new element of speed to the game with his moves, even moreso then Taokaka did. Different methods of fighting, etc. It's a new ball game as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Lythium]

Oh dear god......Joker Hazama.

Is it just me or has the game been made faster than it's predecessor?

Haku men seems a good bit faster than he used to be.

Hakumen is definitely faster in CS. His A and B moves are even more ridiculous. You should check out the frame data, if it's out yet.

 

[Raziek]

Raz, I think you are underestimating how popular Hazama is. Just because he has a learning curve doesn't mean that there isn't going to be a metric **** tonne of people playing him. He has an interesting character design, and a more abusable drive than Jin's, espcecially online, which you, more or less, can't punish because of lag. I'm not saying that there will be a lot of good Hazama players, but there's going to be a lot nonetheless.

So, Minato is right. PSN is gonna be loaded with Ragna and Hazama. In fact, I've already seen it. :3c

edit: And Noel will never get buffed, or at least, be any good. Apparently, one of the lead designers' favourite character is Noel, and he nerfed her so much because he didn't want her to be a popular character. Can you say shenanigans?

I suppose you're right, though I expect the "NEW CHARACTEROMFGHYPE" to die down reasonably quickly. I'll just have to make sure I'm not one of the thousands of generic Hazamas, and actually be good with him. xD

 

[Lythium]

I suppose you're right, though I expect the "NEW CHARACTEROMFGHYPE" to die down reasonably quickly. I'll just have to make sure I'm not one of the thousands of generic Hazamas, and actually be good with him. xD

Well, he has a million setups and one combo apparently, so... I think you'll be fine.

 

[Pikaville]

Oh that is sweet news.

Haku men is now the charcter he should be.

My friend is importing the game so it won't be too long before I get to trash him even harder with Haku men.

YAY!

 

[Raziek]

Well, he has a million setups and one combo apparently, so... I think you'll be fine.

He's got his j.c x 1000000 combo that everyone sees, but he's also got a lot of corner set-ups and releases using Jakou and 6D->A, so I wouldn't call him a one-combo character. xD Not to mention Jayoku -> Jakou combos out the ***.

Edit: Holy **** I just realized my copy should be arriving in a couple days. GET HYPE.

 

[Lythium]

He's got his j.c x 1000000 combo that everyone sees, but he's also got a lot of corner set-ups and releases using Jakou and 6D->A, so I wouldn't call him a one-combo character. xD Not to mention Jayoku -> Jakou combos out the ***.

Edit: Holy **** I just realized my copy should be arriving in a couple days. GET HYPE.

That's what I'm saying. Lots of setups. One basic BnB.

Same with Ragna, but he only needs one combo to win.

 

[Gates]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYB4VLheypg

Yeaaahhh...

I lol'd.

That doesn't change the fact that Noel is lolbad.

LOL Too bad it's pretty much impractical to pull off in a real match.

These are both correct though.

Raz, I think you are underestimating how popular Hazama is. Just because he has a learning curve doesn't mean that there isn't going to be a metric **** tonne of people playing him. He has an interesting character design, and a more abusable drive than Jin's, espcecially online, which you, more or less, can't punish because of lag. I'm not saying that there will be a lot of good Hazama players, but there's going to be a lot nonetheless.

So, Minato is right. PSN is gonna be loaded with Ragna and Hazama. In fact, I've already seen it. :3

People will main characters because of their "coolness" regardless of how good they actually are. Look at Hakumen in CT. He was terrible but people loved him.

I hope Arakune is still ****.

I love him so.

He's better and worse because of the way his curse mode works now. I'll let someone else explain it because I'm tired.

 

[Raziek]

Most recent lists that I've seen have Arakune in high tier. Not omgwhat tier like CT, but still good.

 

[Lythium]

Most recent lists that I've seen have Arakune in high tier. Not omgwhat tier like CT, but still good.

Wut?

Link please.

edit: I just checked Dustloop, so where did you see this?

 

[Gates]

Actually I've only ever seen him in mid-low tier. He has curse combos that can kill, but until he gets a curse he's a really bad character. Now this is mostly true of CT but less so because in CT you had much easier ways of landing a curse and you could curse in 1 hit instead of having to build up the curse bar until your opponent got cursed.

 

[Minato]

I don't think there's even an up to date BBCS tier list to begin with.

 

[Jam Stunna]

Despite my best efforts, I find myself getting more excited as release day nears.

 

[Gates]

I don't think there's even an up to date BBCS tier list to begin with.

As far as I know, there isn't. I'm just going by the matchup chart (which is also out of date lol).
http://www.dustloop.com/forums/showthread.php?8432-BB-CS-Match-Up-Chart

 

[Kuraudo]

So we still doing this PSN party once Continuum Shift hits??? Apparently Canada is getting it a day later, but, meh.

 

[Raziek]

I'll be up for the PSN party. Also, I'm basically just going off of word-of-mouth from dustloop. Sorry if I got any Arakune player's hopes up. D:

 

[Yaya]

He's better and worse because of the way his curse mode works now. I'll let someone else explain it because I'm tired.

Would I be correct in saying it's because it takes so much more work to get a curse on the opponent, and his damage is brutal without Curse. But when he gets a curse on the opponent, if the Arakune knows what he's doing, then the round is basically over?

 

[Kuraudo]

Sounds about right.

...man. Arksys sucks for not shipping to Canada. I wouldn't have minded buying the Continuum Shift TE stick.

 

[Grey Belnades]

I know this is a bit foolish to ask but I gotta since I have a budget.

I can pre-order CS for $43.94. Should I do it?

 

[Lythium]

Sounds about right.

...man. Arksys sucks for not shipping to Canada. I wouldn't have minded buying the Continuum Shift TE stick.

Saaame. I totally would have bought the CS TE. Especially, considering that one of my sticks is sort of dying.

I know this is a bit foolish to ask but I gotta since I have a budget.

I can pre-order CS for $43.94. Should I do it?

YEEEEEES.

 

[Grim Tuesday]

Oh cool, a BlazBlue thread!
About me:
I have Calamity Trigger for PSP.
I main Arakune.
My secondary is Hakumen.

Is it likely Continuum Shift will be released for PSP? Or will I have to get it on PC?

 

[Kuraudo]

Do you not have a PS3 or 360? That's where a lot of the competition seems to be.

But to answer your question, Continuum Shift is looking to be less likely to get a PC release for now. A lot of it has to do with pirating issues. Then again, that's just the world we live in. Ahah.

It's highly likely that Continuum Shift will get a PSP release down the line. We'll probably find out later next year.

 

[Lythium]

It took a several months for CT to come out on the PSP, so you will probably have to wait a little while for CS. There's no announcement for it thus far.

 

[Grim Tuesday]

Do you not have a PS3 or 360? That's where a lot of the competition seems to be.

But to answer your question, Continuum Shift is looking to be less likely to get a PC release for now. A lot of it has to do with pirating issues. Then again, that's just the world we live in. Ahah.

It's highly likely that Continuum Shift will get a PSP release down the line. We'll probably find out later next year.

It took a several months for CT to come out on the PSP, so you will probably have to wait a little while for CS. There's no announcement for it thus far.

Thanks guys, just needed to make sure that the CT being released for PSP wasn't just a one-time thing.

I don't have an XBox because I can get most of the games for computer, and I like PC better. I don't have a PS3 because I don't really like many of the games on it... I mainly got a PSP for Gradius Collection and Parodius Portable.

I do enter tournies and stuff mind you, despite not playing the console versions.

 

[Pur3 Smash]

idk if i should really have high hopes for CS because i mean blazblue is alright but the prob was the fact that the combos where not as cool as guilty gear i kinda enjoy guilty gear a little more i might get CS but its prob gonna bore me just like the first

 

[Gates]

Would I be correct in saying it's because it takes so much more work to get a curse on the opponent, and his damage is brutal without Curse. But when he gets a curse on the opponent, if the Arakune knows what he's doing, then the round is basically over?

It would be more accurate to say that his damage is very bad without curse. Otherwise this is accurate.

I know this is a bit foolish to ask but I gotta since I have a budget.

I can pre-order CS for $43.94. Should I do it?

Isn't CS retailing for $39.99?

 

[Lythium]

Probably not in Canada, though I honestly have no idea where Grey lives.

 

[Grey Belnades]

Isn't CS retailing for $39.99?

....

I wasn't aware of that. I thought it would be in the $50-$60 range at retails so I didn't bother to look '>.>

Probably not in Canada, though I honestly have no idea where Grey lives.

It's available at that price here. I'm gonna go pre-order it right now

Thanks for that bit of info Gates.

 

[Kuraudo]

My TE SFIV Round 2 Stick came in from UPS today! It is one sexy number. ...that being said, can't wait to modify it now. LOL

Continuum Shift... Why can't you come any sooner.

 

[Lythium]

What kind of mod are you doing?

 

[Kuraudo]

Oh, just art change, maybe different colored buttons... That sort of thing.

 

[Lythium]

Oooh, fun! Pics when it's done?

Man, everyone's modding their sticks. Makes me wish I had a new stick to mod. T_T

 

[Kuraudo]

Oooh, fun! Pics when it's done?

Man, everyone's modding their sticks. Makes me wish I had a new stick to mod. T_T

I just wish that I had higher resolution pictures... Because the template for fight stick art is retardedly huge. D:

I dunno if I wanna make a Type-Moon one, something for Cloud (maybe Cloud & Arcueid, or Cloud & Saber), or a Ragna the Bloodedge stick.

 

[Minato]

I just wish that I had higher resolution pictures... Because the template for fight stick art is retardedly huge. D:

If you have access to Adobe Illustrator you can use that program to vectorize images. It'll let you stretch the image without really degrading the quality.

I haven't added art to my arcade stick yet. No money, and I already spent enough money to get it to begin with.

BTW, are people using this site for art mods? http://www.tek-innovations.com/arthobbies/

 

[Kuraudo]

I'll favorite that, but....

Where did you get Adobe Illustrator? I have Jasc Paint Shop Pro 8.

 

[Lore]

I dunno if I wanna make a Type-Moon one, something for Cloud (maybe Cloud & Arcueid, or Cloud & Saber), or a Ragna the Bloodedge stick.

..No Sacchin?

Arcuied would be good.

@Minato: I'm using that site for clear dust washers.

Anyway, I'm probably going to try to replace the art tomorrow! Does anyone have any tips?

Edit: @Kura: Use Gimp instead of whatever you're using, It's free and good.

 

[Kuraudo]

Will Gimp allow me to resize an image into High Res???

 

[Minato]

I'll favorite that, but....

Just make sure to use the templates they have on that site. I remember hearing that they're slightly different than one of the templates from SRK. At least, that's what I heard in the Tech Talk thread at SRK.

Where did you get Adobe Illustrator? I have Jasc Paint Shop Pro 8.

I don't have Adobe Illustrator. I've used it before in my old high school computer class though. All you need to do is vectorize the image and then use that image in Photoshop.

And I can't say where you can get Illustrator.
It's either buy it... or find it.

 

[Lore]

Will Gimp allow me to resize an image into High Res???

It can scale it, but it might look a little pixelated. It's just a better program than what you're using, lol.

I might make one for you. You want Arcuied, right?

 

[Kuraudo]

Oh that won't be necessary! I'm not even certain what image I'd want in the first place. Whether I check danbooru or not, so I'll have to figure it out... Hm. It's kind of you to offer though!