The_Ebolanator
[08] Mercenary
Whats up, people? I've been a long-time Cervy/Nightmare player, but have VERY recently been learning the ropes with Algol. I never thought to give him mind in the last game because I assumed he would be a one-off like Abyss back in III days, but it looks like he may be sticking around for a bit, so I decided to finally give him a try.
Now, by no means am I any good at him. I'm just now starting to get the nuances of FC 8Bs and BE 3B combos and whatnot, but I have noticed I've been using "unsanctioned" tactics to gain wins as of late, especially because the group I game with are not the hardest-of-the-core by any stretch of the term.
I've found that the two biggest habits I have acquired is that . . .
A) I tend to throw around 623B a lot when I notice a low coming. It's just so sweet to GI the bastards and clobber the crap them for their hubris. (I even managed to tag a Natsu out of a 4A+B once . . . I never even thought that move was GI-able, unless it is and I'm just being a moron).
B) I'm practically addicted to FC 8B out of forced-crouch blocks. I especially love it because I've yet to meet a Nightmare that can "Out-quickdraw" me when I block their 3B and punish accordingly.
Now I imagine that these are the very purposes these moves have been created for, but I can't help but shake the suspicion that I'm developing bad playing habits for higher competitive play, especially because of the inordinate amount of times I use these moves despite my awareness of the dangers of telegraphing.
What say you, the Algol community? Am I being paranoid, or should I fix these "bad habits"? Also, to turn the discussion outward, have any of you had to break yourself from bad habits/are still struggling with them?
Now, by no means am I any good at him. I'm just now starting to get the nuances of FC 8Bs and BE 3B combos and whatnot, but I have noticed I've been using "unsanctioned" tactics to gain wins as of late, especially because the group I game with are not the hardest-of-the-core by any stretch of the term.
I've found that the two biggest habits I have acquired is that . . .
A) I tend to throw around 623B a lot when I notice a low coming. It's just so sweet to GI the bastards and clobber the crap them for their hubris. (I even managed to tag a Natsu out of a 4A+B once . . . I never even thought that move was GI-able, unless it is and I'm just being a moron).
B) I'm practically addicted to FC 8B out of forced-crouch blocks. I especially love it because I've yet to meet a Nightmare that can "Out-quickdraw" me when I block their 3B and punish accordingly.
Now I imagine that these are the very purposes these moves have been created for, but I can't help but shake the suspicion that I'm developing bad playing habits for higher competitive play, especially because of the inordinate amount of times I use these moves despite my awareness of the dangers of telegraphing.
What say you, the Algol community? Am I being paranoid, or should I fix these "bad habits"? Also, to turn the discussion outward, have any of you had to break yourself from bad habits/are still struggling with them?