parabellum
02-23-2009, 11:13 AM
So, I played against another SRK member the other day...we probably went 15-20 matches. He beat me consistently, but for some matchups I managed to pull off a win.
I learned a lot (that is always the case when I play better players repeatedly)...but I *really* struggled with his Dictator.
He plays a solid Dictator, mixes up his tools, doesn't get too repetitive...but the one tactic I could NOT for the life of me deal with was his mixups of Devil's Reverse and Headstomp.
I know this sounds scrubby, but please bear with me.
I had the most success facing him as Guile. Guile is not quite my main yet, but he is looking more promising every time I use him.
So the question: What are the best ways to deal with Dictator when he spams Devil's Reverse and Headstomp mixups????
Obviously the question is in the context of playing as Guile.
Here is what I found:
1) Bison doesn't seem to handle being rushed down as well as some other characters...so when I was able to really apply pressure, I did well.
2) Guile's flash kick seemed to trade versus the devils' reverse, even when I threw the EX FK.
3) If I successfully predicted the devil's reverse, I was able to walk back, standing block and return with an SB...but surely there are better ways to handle this situation than to trade chip damage?
Any help, tips, etc... would be appreciated... I am really trying to develop a well rounded Guile as an alternative to my current mains (Akuma, Ken, Chun Li - she isn't a main yet, but working on it.).
I learned a lot (that is always the case when I play better players repeatedly)...but I *really* struggled with his Dictator.
He plays a solid Dictator, mixes up his tools, doesn't get too repetitive...but the one tactic I could NOT for the life of me deal with was his mixups of Devil's Reverse and Headstomp.
I know this sounds scrubby, but please bear with me.
I had the most success facing him as Guile. Guile is not quite my main yet, but he is looking more promising every time I use him.
So the question: What are the best ways to deal with Dictator when he spams Devil's Reverse and Headstomp mixups????
Obviously the question is in the context of playing as Guile.
Here is what I found:
1) Bison doesn't seem to handle being rushed down as well as some other characters...so when I was able to really apply pressure, I did well.
2) Guile's flash kick seemed to trade versus the devils' reverse, even when I threw the EX FK.
3) If I successfully predicted the devil's reverse, I was able to walk back, standing block and return with an SB...but surely there are better ways to handle this situation than to trade chip damage?
Any help, tips, etc... would be appreciated... I am really trying to develop a well rounded Guile as an alternative to my current mains (Akuma, Ken, Chun Li - she isn't a main yet, but working on it.).