Watching this before trying to go to bed was a bad idea, too hype. I love the insight Mike brings to the game, and his inside perspective on the pro players is always interesting to listen to.
Max, you don't need pianoing/hand rolling to get jumping HK>LP or MP>electricity to combo. Just start mashing the punch button as soon as the HK comes out.
Thanks for using my suggestion of having Mike teach ya some Blanka and putting it on the stream. Was a nice change of pace from all the Ken work, along with that sweet charge glitch using his hop. It's only too bad you both only did 1 game of Blanka each.
3:19...Dood, Q is not bad. You just gotta get used to using him is all. Still, I would like to see Mike play 3rd strike. I never understood why he doesn't like it. Gootecks knows what's up though.
***** I see the point you're trying to make, but what I meant when I said you gotta get used to him is that he requires more understanding than most other characters. He is not like Ken or Akuma, where anyone can just start using these characters and become competent players in a short amount of time. You need practice with Q because many of his moves put him in unsafe situations. Once you start understanding what works in certain ranges, how to make good reads and what setups to use, Q is a force to be reckoned with. Max hasn't played Q enough, but from what I have seen, he has a somewhat decent grasp of him. He just says Q is a "bad" character because winning isn't as easy with him as it is with other characters. Even so, maybe I'm just biased because Q is my main.
FrozenCore84 Q is certainly a bad character. The only notable advantage he has is that you can get hit more often, so the only real option you have is to use the extra survivability to go for risky reads and such more often. This is bad in the competitive sense, if you can get the same results for less effort with no drawbacks you should if you're taking things seriously, that's all. That said you can still win with him at any level of play, and if you're not hyper competitive the importance of liking your main is probably priority.
FrozenCore84 Q kinda is a "bad" character pitted against virtually anyone in 3rd strike. Especially those with projectiles and anti-airs, which is 90% of the cast. What Q has though is a high stamina gauge, he's a bitch to stun, his 3 taunts boost defense making him a bitch to beat if he's gets those taunts off, and his damage. Jumping round house/ fierce into close strong\forward into his EX pimp slaps into SA1 is 40-50% damage. Most of Q's play style has to be good reads and lots of parrying.
No because it was a combo. If you watch from the jump in she does HK into c.MK into ultra and it doesn't say "2 hit combo" after the MK but it says "6 hit combo" after the ultra finishes (also max and Mike said it was a combo)
I know you Always have a million people they say things to you but you so a great job on your videos I enjoy all the fighting games you play keep up the great work
***** I'll check that out... I am after all a hardcore casual fighting game player... I would like to be competitive... but... I don't see that happening ANYTIME soon!
All I ever play is Blanka because back in Super Street Fighter 2 I played him against a friend that was good and I perfected him all on accident. Since then I have never used any other character... except maybe Akuma from time to time because I like using Akuma as well.
Does anybody know if the option to enable character themes on vs is available. I like Africas and Volcanic rim themes but I miss ma Ken theme :) that's my jam.
Can anyone make this clear for me. I get hold of SF IV (from amazon or sumthing) then buy ultra as DLC now- or I have to wait till august before Ultra's released?
It's very easy to win online with Blanka because Blanka is a fraudulent shenanigans character that relies on gimmicks that are hard to deal with online. That's why nearly every online Blanka player has a laggy connection, and it's also why they always have so many points. Blanka is an online only character.
Every game has lag, and online FPS games are no exception. Fighting games require much more precision, so even a lesser delay in fighting games is a bigger problem than in FPS games.
True, but it always seems more to happen more frequently in fighting games than FPS, even in FPS there are more people playing and a lot more things moving at the same time.
It's also due to most/all fighting games currently only using peer-to-peer connections, rather than dedicated servers that FPS games use. Believe me though, FPS games over peer-to-peer connections are noticeably horrible.
Lag is usually easier to hide in an FPS than it is in a fighting game. In a fighting game your absolute position in relation to the other player is one of the most important things. In an FPS a slight difference in where you are usually isn't that big of an issue.
It probably won't need mods, if it's supported on 360, windows will probably automatically download the necessary drivers for it work on your PC. But it's usually good to look into reviews on that sort of stuff and look on the manufacturer's site to see in there are drivers if the first place.
"i knew too much" im not gonna lie, thats the downfall of most fighters now and days. regardless of what game it is, sometimes if you know too damn much you get afraid to do anything. sometimes you gotta turn your brain off and just go for it. I think my Sakura has been getting better because i stop TRYING to get better and i just played on reaction like i do in faster paced games like marvel2/3 persona, blazblu, tekken etc.
hey Max i don't know if you like Naruto or not but what about you do the Final Boss on Legendary difficulty with S rank beclause this boss is hard ass fuck man
DoubleVendetta (*******Chance Cox*******) Yeah, the problem is that i have shit ton of lag, there's no effort in difficulty when it comes to that game.
I think they made T.Hawk too good tbh. All people do now is spam condor spire which is -2 on block or is actually plus frames from the right distance. They also increased his walk speed (which is fair enough he was pretty slow)
im 11 in the world as hawk and i just lost to an average blanka this matchup is still bad it has nothing to do with whatever buffs or nerfs these characters get it is just bad by design. In everygame blanka will demolish t.hawk and hawk will have to be helpless i have beat few blankas in my time and when i did its because they werent good players. Even kouji kog loses to average joe blankas its the worst matchup in videogame history if you ask me.
I think what you are referring to is plinking or p-linking. This game has a fairly forgiving way it recognizes inputs and you can quickly press two buttons with differing strengths (Light, Medium, Hard) and if you do it fast enough but not at the same time it will increase the chance of a link because the game reads it as two hard punches, two medium punches, two medium kicks et cetera in very quick succession. If you have Street Fighter 4 you can test this out in training mode. Press the stronger attack first then quickly press the weaker one. It'll appear like this in the button log in training. (LP)(MP) (MP)
Aw, I totally get what you mean about playing any version of SF4 alone. I only generally play with my online buddies since anyone else makes me viciously foam at the mouth. I, unfortunately have no friends in my area who play SF at all, so I have no one to sit with and do this side by side. I am so fucking envious right now lol. My lady friend, she thinks I'm insane. I remember her saying "When you play as that guy with the one eye, that tall fuck, you get so mean, stop it." So Sagat is now the tall one eyed mean fuck to us. But yeah, this a game that is way better with friends/alcohol.
Only Japanese game company that seems to know their ass from their elbow at this point is Bandai Namco. If they were actually interested in picking up any Capcom properties... that might actually work out; I mean, they're already treating Megaman better in Smash Bros than Capcom has been willing to treat the poor guy in years.
You need to kidnap Mike Ross and make him do more shows with you.....or just ask him. Either way....you guys have awesome chemistry and would make a great fighting game team that streams...oh shit I'm rhyming now. I'm out!
Mike "I Will Guide You To The Promised Land" Ross
Thank you for such good series with Mike. This and Excellent Adventures turns shitty days into good days and that helps.
Watching this before trying to go to bed was a bad idea, too hype. I love the insight Mike brings to the game, and his inside perspective on the pro players is always interesting to listen to.
Gotta say, this has been one of the most entertaining series of videos you've run, Max. Good stuff!
I freaking love these videos. My favorite series on the channel right now.
Max, you should be the next guest on Excellent Adventures!!!!
That Infiltration theory makes sense though. Mike "Conspiracy Theorist" Ross.
Swear Max, Mike Ross, and Gootecks are my favs when it comes to Street Fighter. Can't wait to see Max on Excellent Adventures!
These episodes are really good. Thanks, Max and Mike!
YES! You said it Max, you're going to be on Excellent Adventures! It's documented, no backing out now! :)
Awesome video of mike and max playing SF. Would love to see more in the future
PLEASE LET THE MAXIMILLIAN/EXCELLENT ADVENTURES HAPPEN FAST!!!!
THE HYPE MUST BEGIN!!! GIVE ME BACK MY SON!!!
Max, you don't need pianoing/hand rolling to get jumping HK>LP or MP>electricity to combo. Just start mashing the punch button as soon as the HK comes out.
you two need to do more stuff together, this series of videos was so much fun
Max for Excellent Adventures!!!!!!
The Excellent Adventures of Mike & Max
Thanks for using my suggestion of having Mike teach ya some Blanka and putting it on the stream. Was a nice change of pace from all the Ken work, along with that sweet charge glitch using his hop. It's only too bad you both only did 1 game of Blanka each.
Mike "The Angel In Max's Ears" Ross
Epic video.
Mike is much better as a coach than playing by himself, I'm impressed.
Damn mike is hella crazy with those setups and combos
Praise to you bro.
lmao max about the casting couch joke at the end with that *if you know what i mean* face
3:19...Dood, Q is not bad. You just gotta get used to using him is all. Still, I would like to see Mike play 3rd strike. I never understood why he doesn't like it. Gootecks knows what's up though.
***** Kuroda. that is all.
Hey, I heard you can wipe your ass with sandpaper. It totally works, just gotta get used to it!
*****
I see the point you're trying to make, but what I meant when I said you gotta get used to him is that he requires more understanding than most other characters. He is not like Ken or Akuma, where anyone can just start using these characters and become competent players in a short amount of time. You need practice with Q because many of his moves put him in unsafe situations. Once you start understanding what works in certain ranges, how to make good reads and what setups to use, Q is a force to be reckoned with. Max hasn't played Q enough, but from what I have seen, he has a somewhat decent grasp of him. He just says Q is a "bad" character because winning isn't as easy with him as it is with other characters. Even so, maybe I'm just biased because Q is my main.
FrozenCore84 Q is certainly a bad character. The only notable advantage he has is that you can get hit more often, so the only real option you have is to use the extra survivability to go for risky reads and such more often. This is bad in the competitive sense, if you can get the same results for less effort with no drawbacks you should if you're taking things seriously, that's all. That said you can still win with him at any level of play, and if you're not hyper competitive the importance of liking your main is probably priority.
FrozenCore84 Q kinda is a "bad" character pitted against virtually anyone in 3rd strike. Especially those with projectiles and anti-airs, which is 90% of the cast. What Q has though is a high stamina gauge, he's a bitch to stun, his 3 taunts boost defense making him a bitch to beat if he's gets those taunts off, and his damage. Jumping round house/ fierce into close strong\forward into his EX pimp slaps into SA1 is 40-50% damage. Most of Q's play style has to be good reads and lots of parrying.
The crouching kick into Ultra (around 4:15), didn't the Dan just not know how to block it? He totally could have from the looks of it
No because it was a combo. If you watch from the jump in she does HK into c.MK into ultra and it doesn't say "2 hit combo" after the MK but it says "6 hit combo" after the ultra finishes (also max and Mike said it was a combo)
*he
Wait, it was 6 hits WITHOUT the HK. If the HK was part of the combo it should have been 7 hits
I feel like mike acts a lot like chuggaaconroy.
I learned an f ton from this one vid. Thanks max for the awesome stuff and having fighting game guests. *mike slow clap*
That freeze at 7:58 looks disturbing, why do Blanka's eyes pop out?
It's a throwback to the Strret Fighter II series. Whenever Blanka took a big hit in those games, his eyes would bug out.
dude your videos are sweet i hope that one day i get to meet u an mike some time soon
Dan needs to come back as a badass in SF5
Mike "I KNOW MY SHIT!!!" Ross in the building!!!
My nigga.
what level of GDLK is this? 5:24 It's freaking amazing! i never heard that in sf4, only for 3S
Space Channel 5 poster my fav
7:09, hop over so he loses charge? Mike, what about electricity and up ball? xD
Mike, please be my coach!
MAX AND MIKE VS ZA WORLDO
Not sure if my pc lagging...
or the game lagging.
Yo max go do some excellent adventures with those doods!
We have had Gootechs for 3rd strike and Mike Ross for SF4. Maybe Combofiend for some marvel?
I know you Always have a million people they say things to you but you so a great job on your videos I enjoy all the fighting games you play keep up the great work
Yo, i need that Max on excellent adventures!!
3:32
Somewhere, someone out there, a Honda player is crying... sniff, you hurt my feelings.
Get Max in the excellent adventures c:
I'll admit I love Dan's tornado kick! otherwise I don't find much use for him!
***** I'll check that out... I am after all a hardcore casual fighting game player... I would like to be competitive... but... I don't see that happening ANYTIME soon!
Just in case you don't know, Ixion90. Best Dan player in the world, hands down, bar none.
Mike Mike Mike mmmm that Ken Vs Blanka /SlowClap /SlowClap /SlowClap
You are Street Fighter Jesus.
awesome videos i hope for more of this cause this shit is amazing!!
i love these vids :D, so entertaining
All I ever play is Blanka because back in Super Street Fighter 2 I played him against a friend that was good and I perfected him all on accident. Since then I have never used any other character... except maybe Akuma from time to time because I like using Akuma as well.
that ken play thought.
Mike should Crossover with Max in Assist Me!
Could someone tell me when "back in the day" happened?
ken's just the best! we have no choice but to accept that!
So when are you going on Excellent Adventures, Max?
DOOD!
Does anybody know if the option to enable character themes on vs is available. I like Africas and Volcanic rim themes but I miss ma Ken theme :) that's my jam.
I think you need to get a certain amount of PP and the option gets unlocked. At least, that's how it was back in Super.
Go to options and change the arranged bgm option.
Shadow Benny Thanks but that option is not available for me at the moment. I'll try Airlancer suggestion. Thanks for your reply.
AirLancer Thanks I completely forgot that was the case. I'll try this method.
Mike "Daigo is a troll" Ross
Mike "INFILTRATION is a troll" Ross, Daigo is japanese
Can anyone make this clear for me. I get hold of SF IV (from amazon or sumthing) then buy ultra as DLC now- or I have to wait till august before Ultra's released?
You need to have at least Super Street Fighter IV in order to download and use Ultra. It won't work with Vanilla.
can usf4 fight with ssf4 over xbox live?
Umehara Diago is korean???? I thought he was Japanese.
You both play Ken awesome two different styles Max I need to see another week of fulgore lol
It's very easy to win online with Blanka because Blanka is a fraudulent shenanigans character that relies on gimmicks that are hard to deal with online. That's why nearly every online Blanka player has a laggy connection, and it's also why they always have so many points. Blanka is an online only character.
LMFAO CASTING COUCH!!
Dios gave Max back his son.. and his name is Mike Ross.
What the fuck are you talking abbot
Isn't it the other way around? Dios gave Mike, Max back
7:57 Haha
So who does Mike Ross play besides E. Honda? It's been awhile since I've seen him play competitively.
He's reasonable with the whole cast damn near but his 2012 mains were Honda and Blanka iirc
His sagat is actually pretty dirty.
Well he actually has been wanting to learn Hugo
good honda, decent blanka, pretty dam good sagat, and as we are seeing in ultra, a decent-good Hugo
yeah man that hugo is crazy lol
CvS2 Dan is fun to use
Damn dude, how come you waited so long to upload this?
Max, u gotta do more vids with Ross dood. Guys are awesome
Can you actually kara grab with Ken on a controller or is that a lost cause?
Yes, you can kara grab with Ken on a controller.
Max on EA would be pretty good.
How come we are gamers can play FPS that has 16 players with no lag but can't play 2-player fighting games without lag?
Every game has lag, and online FPS games are no exception. Fighting games require much more precision, so even a lesser delay in fighting games is a bigger problem than in FPS games.
True, but it always seems more to happen more frequently in fighting games than FPS, even in FPS there are more people playing and a lot more things moving at the same time.
It's also due to most/all fighting games currently only using peer-to-peer connections, rather than dedicated servers that FPS games use. Believe me though, FPS games over peer-to-peer connections are noticeably horrible.
Interesting and good point. Is there any reason why fighting DON"T use dedicated servers?
Lag is usually easier to hide in an FPS than it is in a fighting game. In a fighting game your absolute position in relation to the other player is one of the most important things. In an FPS a slight difference in where you are usually isn't that big of an issue.
MORE MIKE ROSS PLZ
did max uses a street fighter x tekken madcatz arcade stick ?
Yes. It was given to him for working on the web competition back when SFxT was new
thx XD im looking for a good arcade stick, did you know if i can use in my pc?
It might need to be modded because only PS3 and 360 are listed.
that sad i would love to play some steam games like skullgirls with that, but probably will find some info in google, thx btw
It probably won't need mods, if it's supported on 360, windows will probably automatically download the necessary drivers for it work on your PC. But it's usually good to look into reviews on that sort of stuff and look on the manufacturer's site to see in there are drivers if the first place.
daaaamn 7:50 had me excited.. that's that daigo shit... well not really
"i knew too much"
im not gonna lie, thats the downfall of most fighters now and days. regardless of what game it is, sometimes if you know too damn much you get afraid to do anything.
sometimes you gotta turn your brain off and just go for it. I think my Sakura has been getting better because i stop TRYING to get better and i just played on reaction like i do in faster paced games like marvel2/3 persona, blazblu, tekken etc.
Max why are u dressed like a restaurant server
hey Max i don't know if you like Naruto or not but what about you do the Final Boss on Legendary difficulty with S rank beclause this boss is hard ass fuck man
AlphaLeader772 Assume you're talking about Storm 3? It's really not that hard, you just have to know what works.
DoubleVendetta (*******Chance Cox*******)
Yeah, the problem is that i have shit ton of lag, there's no effort in difficulty when it comes to that game.
You're playing on PC I assume?
DoubleVendetta (*******Chance Cox*******)
yeah.
Figured. I'm on 360 for the most part, so I don't deal with that issue.
Let me be the angel in your ear. LOL
NOOO BRO!!! The BEST Dan was SVC CHAOS
MYYY GOD DAN WAS BROKEN IN THAT GAME
any links to mike ross anything?
Cross Counter TV. Search on youtube. He was also on ESGN's Fight Night.
"this is the match up that made me stop playing this game"- max in regards to ken vs blanka...well I'm a t.hawk player
Blank is so infuriating as T.Hawk! Hopefully ultra changes it a bit. Can't wait for PC release
I think they made T.Hawk too good tbh. All people do now is spam condor spire which is -2 on block or is actually plus frames from the right distance. They also increased his walk speed (which is fair enough he was pretty slow)
im 11 in the world as hawk and i just lost to an average blanka this matchup is still bad it has nothing to do with whatever buffs or nerfs these characters get it is just bad by design. In everygame blanka will demolish t.hawk and hawk will have to be helpless i have beat few blankas in my time and when i did its because they werent good players. Even kouji kog loses to average joe blankas its the worst matchup in videogame history if you ask me.
he taps the same amount of buttons everytime he does a grab, why?, im just a noob at fighting games
At what points exactly do you want clarification on?
I think what you are referring to is plinking or p-linking. This game has a fairly forgiving way it recognizes inputs and you can quickly press two buttons with differing strengths (Light, Medium, Hard) and if you do it fast enough but not at the same time it will increase the chance of a link because the game reads it as two hard punches, two medium punches, two medium kicks et cetera in very quick succession.
If you have Street Fighter 4 you can test this out in training mode.
Press the stronger attack first then quickly press the weaker one. It'll appear like this in the button log in training.
(LP)(MP)
(MP)
I liked Q..
Aw, I totally get what you mean about playing any version of SF4 alone. I only generally play with my online buddies since anyone else makes me viciously foam at the mouth. I, unfortunately have no friends in my area who play SF at all, so I have no one to sit with and do this side by side. I am so fucking envious right now lol. My lady friend, she thinks I'm insane. I remember her saying "When you play as that guy with the one eye, that tall fuck, you get so mean, stop it." So Sagat is now the tall one eyed mean fuck to us. But yeah, this a game that is way better with friends/alcohol.
Whats CVS!?
Please tell me ur trolling
YOFACE9999. Capcom vs SNK ;)
thought so
Guys..... Korean...? Why would a Japanese kid only speak Korean :-)
...
I don't know how beneficial is to take pointers from a scrub off the magnitude of Mike Ross... Just sayin'....
Are you guys high?... You should be.
Well shit guys capcom is for sale, they are now selling over 50% of their shares of the company.
Wonder who will buy them. EA, Sony... Nintendo?
EA won't be interested, Sony doesn't have the money, and nintendo doesn't care.
Only Japanese game company that seems to know their ass from their elbow at this point is Bandai Namco. If they were actually interested in picking up any Capcom properties... that might actually work out; I mean, they're already treating Megaman better in Smash Bros than Capcom has been willing to treat the poor guy in years.
dummyacct7 Dude, Namco buying Capcom would be insane. They can't lose!
dude, stop cutting away from the KO's! It's cool I can see you guys but in the middle of a super combo? wtf?
CvS II Dan was crap.
You need to kidnap Mike Ross and make him do more shows with you.....or just ask him. Either way....you guys have awesome chemistry and would make a great fighting game team that streams...oh shit I'm rhyming now. I'm out!
Dan a ripoff of Sean.
:)
How long ago was this Stream?