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**A Robot Bit Me** · 17 Dec 2014, 08:30 AM

GG's offense is easier too imo. Roman cancel is a breeze compared to FADC and I can't think of a GG combo that's harder to do than an SF4 one frame link. Even Eddie and Dizzy's big combos that rely on holding and releasing buttons are no harder than Juri's basic b and bs.

**cigsthecat** · 17 Dec 2014, 08:18 PM

Yay, friends with shidoshi. Are you playing GG? Also accept my friend request sedition. I'm pretty busy until Friday, but I'll be able to get some games in soon.

Currently I am getting straight up wrecked by the dumbest scrubs, and it is driving me crazy. I can't wait until I know when I can punish and what to punish with. Chipp has this obnoxious move where he's doing a blockstring one minute, then turns invisible and reappears on my head and throws me I guess. Need to figure that out (maybe it's just his normal throw).

**sedition** · 17 Dec 2014, 08:29 PM

i don't get my game until.. whenever they lift the embargo or whatever.. haha. It should be this coming tuesday. I'll turn on my ps3 at some point and accept you request though.

**Hero** · 17 Dec 2014, 11:24 PM

You should add herogear, even though I won't get to play tonight.

**mollipen** · 18 Dec 2014, 04:26 AM

Yeah, I'm playing it, but I'm still a total newbie to GG.

**Anthony** · 18 Dec 2014, 04:56 AM

It's a command throw, he disappears in leaves and throws you, it's basically a slow moving throw box. You can hit him out of it, it's tractable but that might be above your level for the moment.

Faust basics:
Stand k might be the best anti air in the game, place the opponent near your foot and you will pretty much beat everything.
Stand S is also very good for a ground poke, end it with a present sometime (or all the time!)
Basic combo ended is pogo -> going my way.

Next level up:
His dust has some invincibility in the startup for no apparent reason
Basic mixup is 2k/214h (command throw)
Jump up immediate 2k is very powerful versus throws, especially on offense.

Next level up:
If the 2k hits do stand h -> pogo ect
If the 2k is blocked, you can either do 2p 2s 2h pogo, or command throw. That's a second level to your mixup!
Down forwards crawls under many moves, including almost all of ky's fireballs

**cigsthecat** · 18 Dec 2014, 02:54 PM

Originally Posted by Hero

You should add herogear, even though I won't get to play tonight.

Tried to send you a fr, but nothing comes up for herogear.

Originally Posted by shidoshi

Yeah, I'm playing it, but I'm still a total newbie to GG.

Perfect, so am I.

Originally Posted by Anthony

It's a command throw, he disappears in leaves and throws you, it's basically a slow moving throw box. You can hit him out of it, it's tractable but that might be above your level for the moment.

Faust basics:
Stand k might be the best anti air in the game, place the opponent near your foot and you will pretty much beat everything.
Stand S is also very good for a ground poke, end it with a present sometime (or all the time!)
Basic combo ended is pogo -> going my way.

Yeah, Faust has a lot of great normals. I've been trying to use 5K, 6P and 2K for anti airs. 6P>item toss, then 5K jc into air combo is rad. 2K is such a great move, been having more success with that starting out. 5S> item toss all day, or 5K>5S> item if I'm close enough.

Next level up:
His dust has some invincibility in the startup for no apparent reason
Basic mixup is 2k/214h (command throw)
Jump up immediate 2k is very powerful versus throws, especially on offense.

I'm learning this kind of stuff in training, but I need to get better with movement so I can be in a position to actually apply pressure. I'm getting fairly consistent with his drill cancel, and I'm trying to apply that to super low jump HS in matches as well.

Next level up:
If the 2k hits do stand h -> pogo ect
If the 2k is blocked, you can either do 2p 2s 2h pogo, or command throw. That's a second level to your mixup!
Down forwards crawls under many moves, including almost all of ky's fireballs

I really love how you can jump cancel basically everything. Tiger knee going my way seems interesting. Watching Gazou play, it looks like he's getting a lot of mileage out of Air dust for crossups and whatnot.

This intro to Faust has a lot of helpful stuff.