Solid_Altair EA Game Changer



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Re: I'm just gonna break the news on breaking blocks. I labbed this for quite some time, yesterday. Here is what I found to be optimal against a guy whose block bar is high... F = Front; S = Side.



FFFS (or SSSF), then follow up with FSF (or SFS).



Examples:



1-1-2-3... 2-3-6



1-2-5-4... 4-5-4



1-6-5-4... 3-2-3



1-1-2-lead HK... 3-2-lead HK

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If the opponent's bar is a mid level, then I recommend:



FFS or SSF



Examples:



2-5-lead hook kick (Conor can do it)



3-4-5

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THE SYSTEM



Now... to the logic of this stuff... and this is just my interpretation of it. I'm far from sure this is the case.



The bar that you see is a summary, a very good summary of what are likely two bars in the back end.



Using strikes in one direction (front or side) eats the bar, setting up a penetration for the other direction... and only the other direction. If you keep hitting someone's block with just straights and uppers, you won't penetrate at all.



Furthermore, the % of penetration doesn't correspond to the bar 1 for 1. It's a curve. This means that if the bar is about halfway depleted, you'll do considerably less damage than half of your strike's damage. The penetration starts to get serious when the bar is very low. And if the bar is depleted, the attacks gets through fully.



Short Term:



So, if you just want to do some damage through the block, with a couple of strikes, go FS, or SF. Though I must say that unless you wish to be extra careful, it is usually wiser to start with the head, just for spacing, and following up to the body, for likely a clean hit.



Going Big:



If you want to deal a considerable damage or high damage, you need to build up more breakthrough (deplete the bar a lot). This is done by using many attacks of the same direction (Front or Side), before cashing in with the other. You don't need to do this with a single combo - you can do it with a couple of them. And if you're ambicious, you can even try to use two combos, where the first already breaks the block completely, while second takes advantage of the already rekt block; like teh examples at the top of this post.



Don't Miss!



As GPD and others have mentioned, things will get interesting as we get better at the game and become more used to reading the opponent's patterns. It shall be hard to break someone's block, if he notices that you're starting with a jab and guesses that you're going big. Then he can safely dodge to the side, to avoid the likely 2nd and 3rd strikes that would come from the front (straights or uppers). So, it will become more and more important to mix things up. EarvGotti likes this.