5 Steps to Learning Virtua Fighter

Are all throws the same speed?

 

except some notable exceptions (catch throws), they are

 

The reason you go into stance is because you do too late. You're waiting for the two punches to finish and then you do the command.
What you need to do is before the second punch animation has ended.

It might be more advisable to get the habit of doing instead of because I see how accidents could happen when you don't use the fastest timing for your punches.

 

How do you deal with get up kicks? I play Lion if that helps any. Is it best to just guess and block? (I'm sure with more practice I'll be able to see them on reaction like I can in tekken and not have to guess). I usually try to stay out of their range and 6K+G if they whiff. Or if i'm close and I predict the low I do 8K,K. How do I deal with the mid kick at close range? Can I out prioritize it if I predict it?

 

look this video

http://virtuafighter.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/posts/205582

http://virtuafighter.com/wiki/doku.php?id=vf5:sarah:strategy#full_spin_heel_kick

 

Ok this gives me a better idea of what to do against them, now I just need to fine to it to Lion's game.

Ok, another question (like I said I'm a new player) when you successfully evade something what is generally your best option? A lot of times when I'm playing I'll evade something and it almost feel like I've gained nothing. Coming from a long tekken background I'm used to getting something out of it almost everytime (usually a launcher like hopkick).

 

One other question to go with that. If your opponent is doing a string say P,P,P do you have to evade 3 times to evade the string or just evade the initial hit?

 

Thanks for that info, really cleared things up and when I was playing online last night things weren't tracking so well bc before I had a tendency to tap or hold guard whether the evade was successful or not.

 

I think successful evade being able to avoid the complete string if you don't press anything afterwards is not as true as it was in the previous version.

Vanessa's Offensive Stance PPPP, if you evade the first P, the third P will sometimes track, and the last P will always track unless you're already in Vanessa's back by then.

Sarah's Flamingo KKKK, third and last Ks will track depending on a few things...


Fuudo, one of the best VF players, sometimes evades 2 or 3 times during an opponent's string. It's not to be flashy, it's a necessity to get that evade-punish damage.

 

What? Sorry, I really don't understand. So after you evade a string you either just block or evade again? What the point of evading strings then?

 

Some strings will get you staggered or even get guard broken if you just stand and hold G. For example Jacky's + (hold) give stagger on block, Jean have his guard breaking charges and I don't how is rest of cast

 

Can someone give me advice on hit confirms/verification? I'm picking this up from games like third strike and SF4, both of which I can hit confirm even the most difficult stuff.

I was trying to learn confirms in VF5, but I'm finding it much more difficult since there are three options for any hit (guard, hit, counter-hit). Is there a way to set the training dummy to either guard, hit, or get counter-hit?

It seems like hit confirming your crouch punch would be a huge advantage. If it counter-hits you can launch before they interrupt you, if it normal hits you've got solid advantage, but if it's blocked you want to stay on the defensive. Anyone got any advice for how to build up that recognition?

 

Awesome thread.

Hey, quick question: Lion - is he all right for a beginner? I like him, Pai, and Taka.