Current Events > Double quarter circle forward super input

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Games shouldn't do this

Why not

that always bothered me a lot less than some of the rock back and forth ones, those were bullshit

I just hated Zangief's full circle requirement for his special.

Double quarter circle is way easier to do than the older unsimplified Z motion

SF2 on a Genesis controller was like running underwater

QCF QCF is kind of important balance wise because the extra time it takes to input is part of the balancing of the move (Unless you're playing on hitbox lmao). It's why I can consistently time up a Dragon Punch anti-air as part of my zoning game but NOT my Super as Sakura.

Pogo_Marimo posted...

QCF QCF is kind of important balance wise because the extra time it takes to input is part of the balancing of the move (Unless you're playing on hitbox lmao). It's why I can consistently time up a Dragon Punch anti-air as part of my zoning game but NOT my Super as Sakura.

i don't understand why hitbox seems really expensive when it's just a box with like 10 buttons on the top. Certainly shouldn't be as expensive to produce as a modern console controller with gyroscope, analog input, etc? Did they somehow land a patent?

QCF x 2 is easy and literally basic stuff.

The absolute worst is HCB x 2

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Just doing the input in training is one thing, but context can often make some of the inputs difficult to consistently pull off. For instance, it can be prohibitively difficult to be engaged in footsies with an aggressive character then pull off a DP input anti-air reaction against a sudden jump in. It's difficult for a reason--If it was easy and consistent then people would always DP a jump in rather than use their normal anti-air.

Another example is hit confirms and buffers. It is already difficult to confirm you have successfully started a combo after just one hit (In most situations), especially when you start with a light normal. Confirming you have a combo after your second hit (Let's say, Light Kick > Light Punch > Super) is still very difficult for most players to pull off successfully because the confirm window is usually something like 12-16 frames AND you have to motion input your super correctly during a 7-9 frame span. Even with shortcuts, most players cannot get anywhere near 100% on light confirm super combos because of this.

Charge inputs get especially weird because you need to be very proactive about generating charge during unconventional actions--For instance, down charging your super while doing a back jump in order to potentially land and punish an aggressive opponent with Flash Kick. The faster and more consistently you do it the more options become available to you.

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Charge partitioning is a separate, pseudo-exploit in SFIII: 3rd Strike that allows you to carry your charge despite letting go of your charge button.