RurouniKJS
[08] Mercenary
I used to be a big SC fan back in the days of SC1 and SC2, when guardimpact.com was the main fan site. As time's worn on, though, I've fallen out of playing fighting games at all, and when I did, I focused on playing Kilik exclusively.
Recently, I attended an anime convention with the intention of trying my hand at a Soul V tournament, but was dismayed to learn that Kilik was effectively gone from the game and his clone/spawn/whatever Xiba plays completely different. (Meanwhile, it looked like other vets and/or legacy characters like Leixia and Natsu and Mitsurugi are barely changed. I'm mad and jealous.
As I challenged a number of people in non-tourney settings during the con, I began to find that some of my old favorite moves still existed, but with different inputs.
I still don't have the hardware to play SCV (no PS3 or 360) but on the off chance that I visit a friend who does, I'd like to at least mentally know what moves will be familiar to me when I pick the silly monkey boy.
My old Kilik standby moves:
2A. I was pretty good at the RCC to spam this move a lot. But it appears to be gone now.
6B. I was really missing this poke!
46B. I didn't rely on the stun from this old move, but it was a great stopper against rushdown.
3A. OMG, as bad as this move was, I sure used to use it. Xiba's 3A seems even more useless.
facedown A+B/A+K mixups. I especially loved the A+B cancel to get out of trouble. At least I learned the new A+K input.
6A+K. Another stunning rushdown stopper I liked to throw out.
AAB, of course. I actually just want the AA back! You suck, Xiba!!!!
88_22AB. I actually forgot about this move most of the weekend. So much rust on my game.
WS B. C'mon, I'd be lying if I said I never used this. Though I never, ever got any good at the instant crouch version.
2B+K. I know it's now 2A, but I liked it better as the heavier variant to the faster old 2A.
3kB. Ugh, my main ringout/rushdown finisher looks like it's gone! (But this input has changed at least once already in the series, so maybe not.)
bA. This little sidestep strike was integral to my game, too.
And, most of all, aA. THIS was my favorite poke. I can't believe it's gone.
Some new moves I'm not sure about:
3BB: A launcher to a GI move?
-or-
3BK: Same launcher but a with a sweet little double kick. I could love these.
88_22B: Great launcher that I have zero idea how to exploit. Doesn't seem to track well.
1B: Ha, I love this low retreating hit. Got to be careful not to spam it.
3K: This looks like the first hit of the old 3kB, but it's not throwing out the 2nd hit. What am I missing?
Thanks in advance for any tips or advice.
Recently, I attended an anime convention with the intention of trying my hand at a Soul V tournament, but was dismayed to learn that Kilik was effectively gone from the game and his clone/spawn/whatever Xiba plays completely different. (Meanwhile, it looked like other vets and/or legacy characters like Leixia and Natsu and Mitsurugi are barely changed. I'm mad and jealous.
As I challenged a number of people in non-tourney settings during the con, I began to find that some of my old favorite moves still existed, but with different inputs.
I still don't have the hardware to play SCV (no PS3 or 360) but on the off chance that I visit a friend who does, I'd like to at least mentally know what moves will be familiar to me when I pick the silly monkey boy.
My old Kilik standby moves:
2A. I was pretty good at the RCC to spam this move a lot. But it appears to be gone now.
6B. I was really missing this poke!
46B. I didn't rely on the stun from this old move, but it was a great stopper against rushdown.
3A. OMG, as bad as this move was, I sure used to use it. Xiba's 3A seems even more useless.
facedown A+B/A+K mixups. I especially loved the A+B cancel to get out of trouble. At least I learned the new A+K input.
6A+K. Another stunning rushdown stopper I liked to throw out.
AAB, of course. I actually just want the AA back! You suck, Xiba!!!!
88_22AB. I actually forgot about this move most of the weekend. So much rust on my game.
WS B. C'mon, I'd be lying if I said I never used this. Though I never, ever got any good at the instant crouch version.
2B+K. I know it's now 2A, but I liked it better as the heavier variant to the faster old 2A.
3kB. Ugh, my main ringout/rushdown finisher looks like it's gone! (But this input has changed at least once already in the series, so maybe not.)
bA. This little sidestep strike was integral to my game, too.
And, most of all, aA. THIS was my favorite poke. I can't believe it's gone.
Some new moves I'm not sure about:
3BB: A launcher to a GI move?
-or-
3BK: Same launcher but a with a sweet little double kick. I could love these.
88_22B: Great launcher that I have zero idea how to exploit. Doesn't seem to track well.
1B: Ha, I love this low retreating hit. Got to be careful not to spam it.
3K: This looks like the first hit of the old 3kB, but it's not throwing out the 2nd hit. What am I missing?
Thanks in advance for any tips or advice.
