Hello. I am a long-time fan of the SC series (and fighting games in general). I placed 2nd in a local SC2 tournament as Talim when I was quite a bit younger. I have a tendency to strive for perfection when it comes to games; when I recently discovered this forum I decided to learn how to play Kilik on a competitive level. For the past week or so I've been going back and forth between this forum, training, and online ranked play, where I win about 1 in 4 games. I do poorly in online ranked for several reasons: I don't have the experience to string together moves well or counter certain strategies, I have a hard time recovering psychologically after I get smacked, and I cannot become comfortable with the input delay. I still make noob mistakes like ending my block early or getting ringed out. I also play with two friends occasionally; they are decent and I win about 65% of the time against them.
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Anyway, I was wondering which moves are good openers for Kilik. I presume it never safe to attack as soon as a round starts, I usually 44, 88 immediately. I use 2A often, as recommended here. I also use 66B, because I have seen it used to open in competitive tournament videos. I often try to WR A_B as an opener, but I have problems doing them as quickly as possible because I only learned of WR moves last week. Besides those, I don't open with any one move regularly; so, what are some of his best openers?
When I 2A, I often follow up with WS Y. I've heard 2A is good because it can be followed up with many things, but which would you most recommend?
When my 66B lands, I'll either Asura or 44aB. Are there any better options?
What should I do when 66B is blocked and Kilik ends up in close range? I have an ingrained habit of WC K, but I've been trying to get used to using WR A_B, WC A+B, or 1K as soon as I block something. I have read the "attacking at a disadvantage thread", but it contains many moves and I would be more comfortable learning from a smaller pool at first.
There are other moves I open with based on context. Against a Cervantes/Shura who likes to teleport, I will sidestep into Asura. Against a player using vertical openers, I will 4A. How can I follow these up? What other openers are good for specific match-ups?
The more I play, the more often I get "in the zone" and start naturally stringing together ideal moves, but I still find myself either reverting to old habits and defending poorly/using generic irrelevant moves or trying to process all the information I've learned and becoming overwhelmed. Hopefully any answers to these questions will help me to play more fluidly and effectively.
Thanks!
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Anyway, I was wondering which moves are good openers for Kilik. I presume it never safe to attack as soon as a round starts, I usually 44, 88 immediately. I use 2A often, as recommended here. I also use 66B, because I have seen it used to open in competitive tournament videos. I often try to WR A_B as an opener, but I have problems doing them as quickly as possible because I only learned of WR moves last week. Besides those, I don't open with any one move regularly; so, what are some of his best openers?
When I 2A, I often follow up with WS Y. I've heard 2A is good because it can be followed up with many things, but which would you most recommend?
When my 66B lands, I'll either Asura or 44aB. Are there any better options?
What should I do when 66B is blocked and Kilik ends up in close range? I have an ingrained habit of WC K, but I've been trying to get used to using WR A_B, WC A+B, or 1K as soon as I block something. I have read the "attacking at a disadvantage thread", but it contains many moves and I would be more comfortable learning from a smaller pool at first.
There are other moves I open with based on context. Against a Cervantes/Shura who likes to teleport, I will sidestep into Asura. Against a player using vertical openers, I will 4A. How can I follow these up? What other openers are good for specific match-ups?
The more I play, the more often I get "in the zone" and start naturally stringing together ideal moves, but I still find myself either reverting to old habits and defending poorly/using generic irrelevant moves or trying to process all the information I've learned and becoming overwhelmed. Hopefully any answers to these questions will help me to play more fluidly and effectively.
Thanks!