What game are you competitive on or working hard on?

[Tsubasa]

I wasn't aware there was a such thing as being a competitive MMORPG player.  ???

There certainly is if we're talking endgame.

*looks up endgame on wikipedia*
are you being sarcastic? :P  i think i see the reference you're making, but i'm not sure.  XP

It is a mystery.

[JohnnyAR]

Capcom vs SNK 2 is pissing me off right now, I can't understand damn controller modes.

Freaken A-Groove, S-Groove, and whatnot, wtf?!

[JTchinoy]

You have a long way to go if you can't even understand each groove.  :)

i think mikey can break it down for u.

[JohnnyAR]

You have a long way to go if you can't even understand each groove.  :)

i think mikey can break it down for u.

Well I do know a little bit, like A-Groove is like the controls for Street Fighter Alpha.

But who is Mikey?

[JTchinoy]

pyronikari

[JohnnyAR]

But he hasn't logged in a long time.

[otakuapprentice]

im just taking a shot in the dark on this, but aren't the different grooves like different styles, like one based towards tech-based moves, etc?

[JohnnyAR]

Kinda...

One groove is in style of the King of Fighters (or Fatal Fury) game

But some are just plain useless

[otakuapprentice]

Kinda...



But some are just plain useless.

oh yea, that i already knew.

[JTchinoy]

k groove and c groove all day. :P

[Mizuki]

I wrote this as an article on one of my old blogs because I had a lot of people asking what the grooves were. I think most of the info is right, I'm too lazy to check.

C, A, P are dashing grooves (Pressing forward twice or backward twice)

S, N, K are running grooves (Pressing forward twice, and hold for desired length of run)

C, A, N can perform a roll (By pressing lk and lp)

S can perform a dodge (By doing the same movement as roll)

C, A, S, N can perform an Alpha Counter (While blocking, press forward and mp, mk)

N can perform a Counter roll (While blocking, press forward or backwards and lk and lp)

P, S, N, K can perform small jump

C, S, P can perform a slow-get up (When on ground, press all 3 punches)

A, N, K can perform fast recovery (When about to hit ground press all 3 punches)


GROOVE BREAKDOWN



C-Groove

            -3 level bar, can perform level 1,2,3 supers if built to the certain level

            -Can perform Super Canceling which is performing a level 2 super, and canceling it with a special, or another level 1 super.

            -Can block in the air



A-Groove

            -2 level one bars, can only perform level 1 supers

            -Can perform a Custom Combo (I will not be covering different CC's in this article)

            -Has the smallest bar in the game



P-Groove

            -One level 3 bar, can only perform level 3 supers

            -Can perform a parry which is forward for high/mid attacks, and down for low attacks.

            -The biggest bar in the game



S-Groove

            -One level 1 bar, can only perform level 1 supers if bar is filled and not critical mode

            -Can be in critical mode, which at a low life when your bar is flashing, can perform level 1 supers if not charged bar, or with a charged bar can perform level 3 supers

-Can perform dodge attacks, after dodging, you can press a punch or kick button to perform a dodge attack.



N-Groove

            -3 level one bars, can only perform level 1 supers if not powered up

            -Can go into a powered up mode, where you give a tiny bit more damage, and can perform level 3 supers. (Going into POW mode requires one bar)



K-Groove

            -One level 3 bar, can only perform level 3 supers.

            -Can only perform supers when raged, when you take a certain amount of hits, or you JD moves your bar pops, causing you to be raged.

            -Can Just-Defend moves, by pressing back at the time of an attack, when JD'ing you gain a tiny bit of life and your rage bar goes up.

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Anyways, I bet to differ that a groove in CvS2 is useless, they're all pretty good, and decent at most (Even S groove can mess people up badly, mostly gimmicks.) Also, I recommend not picking up CvS2 for serious play anymore, it's a dead game in tourneys, unless you're a member of a certain place in San Jose (Not disclosing in public)

[Chun]

Still playing quite a bit of melty, casually playing Third Strike to increase poking/throw/parry timings and strategies, and Arcana Heart.

~Chun

[Darryl Mendoza]

I play Marvel vs Capcom 2, Guilty Gear AC, 3rd Strike, Arcana Heart, and a little bit of CvS2 competitively. I'll put money down for any game.

Teams & Characters I main for each:
MvC2: team Santhrax, Team Matrix (main)
GGAC: Slayer (main), Bridget, HOS
3rd Strike: Akuma, Makoto (main), Dudley
Arcana Heart: Aino (main), Saki, gothic loli (always forget how to spell her name)
CvS2: Dan, Sagat, Rock, Nakaruru, Evil Ryu, Akuma, Kyo, and many others.

[Mizuki]

I play Marvel vs Capcom 2, Guilty Gear AC, 3rd Strike, Arcana Heart, and a little bit of CvS2 competitively. I'll put money down for any game.

Teams & Characters I main for each:
MvC2: team Santhrax, Team Matrix (main)
GGAC: Slayer (main), Bridget, HOS
3rd Strike: Akuma, Makoto (main), Dudley
Arcana Heart: Aino (main), Saki, gothic loli (always forget how to spell her name)
CvS2: Dan, Sagat, Rock, Nakaruru, Evil Ryu, Akuma, Kyo, and many others.

Uhhh, you are aware Evil Ryu is not allowed in CvS2, right? And I'm willing to take your offer on the CvS2 money.

[otakuapprentice]

I play Marvel vs Capcom 2, Guilty Gear AC, 3rd Strike, Arcana Heart, and a little bit of CvS2 competitively. I'll put money down for any game.

Teams & Characters I main for each:
MvC2: team Santhrax, Team Matrix (main)
GGAC: Slayer (main), Bridget, HOS
3rd Strike: Akuma, Makoto (main), Dudley
Arcana Heart: Aino (main), Saki, gothic loli (always forget how to spell her name)
CvS2: Dan, Sagat, Rock, Nakaruru, Evil Ryu, Akuma, Kyo, and many others.

Uhhh, you are aware Evil Ryu is not allowed in CvS2, right? And I'm willing to take your offer on the CvS2 money.

i think he just mains with evil ryu outside of tournament play, and its damn fun watching people play in money matches.

[PyronIkari]

MM in 3s and CvS2? Sure. Hell, i'm willing to play Arcana for money too, even though I haven't played in forever.

Mizuki: we need to organize this... make a trip to SVGL or some shit. 100$ first to 10?

[Mizuki]

MM in 3s and CvS2? Sure. Hell, i'm willing to play Arcana for money too, even though I haven't played in forever.

Mizuki: we need to organize this... make a trip to SVGL or some shit. 100$ first to 10?

Or, NCR when it happens.

[JohnnyAR]

I wish I could play Guilty Gear, but I don't have a PS2, I heard its out (or going to be) on the Wii

Dude I'll freaking rape you at that game!

Has anyone said that to you? 0.o

[Mizuki]

I wish I could play Guilty Gear, but I don't have a PS2, I heard its out (or going to be) on the Wii

Dude I'll freaking rape you at that game!

Has anyone said that to you? 0.o

Already on the Wii.

[JohnnyAR]

I wish I could play Guilty Gear, but I don't have a PS2, I heard its out (or going to be) on the Wii

Dude I'll freaking rape you at that game!

Has anyone said that to you? 0.o

Already on the Wii.

*Writes Wii on Christmas list*