Beginner's Guide to MVC3

8/6/2019 Beginner's Guide to MVC3

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D i s t r i b u t e d b y C r o s s C o u n t e r T V

byHunterSmith

TheBeginnersGuidetoMarvelvs.Capcom3


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TableofContents

Introduction.................................................................................................................4GeneralFightingGameTerminology: .........................................................................5PointCharacter...........................................................................................................................................................5Normal............................................................................................................................................................................5CommandNormal......................................................................................................................................................5QCF(QuarterCircleForward)..............................................................................................................................5QCB(QuarterCircleBack) .....................................................................................................................................5HCF(HalfCircleForward) .....................................................................................................................................6HCB(HalfCircleBack).............................................................................................................................................6DP(DragonPunch) ...................................................................................................................................................6RDP(ReverseDragonPunch)...............................................................................................................................6Throw..............................................................................................................................................................................6(in-air) ............................................................................................................................................................................9

MvC3SpecificTerminology: ......................................................................................12Exchange..................................................................................................................................................................... 12MagicSeries............................................................................................................................................................... 12AerialMagicSeries(akaAerialRave(AR))................................................................................................. 12AerialExchange....................................................................................................................................................... 12Hypers.......................................................................................................................................................................... 13RedHealth..................................................................................................................................................................13ChipDamage .............................................................................................................................................................14ComboScaling.......................................................................................................................................................... 14DamageScaling........................................................................................................................................................14X-Factor....................................................................................................................................................................... 14KFC/XFC(X-FactorCancel) ................................................................................................................................ 15Assists..........................................................................................................................................................................15Tagging........................................................................................................................................................................ 16Dashing........................................................................................................................................................................ 16Wavedashing............................................................................................................................................................. 16DashCanceling.........................................................................................................................................................16Tri-dashing ................................................................................................................................................................ 17Meter ............................................................................................................................................................................ 17DHC(DelayedHyperCombo)............................................................................................................................ 17THC(TeamHyperCombo) ................................................................................................................................. 18Groundbounce.......................................................................................................................................................... 18Wallbounce................................................................................................................................................................ 18OTG(On-The-Ground).......................................................................................................................................... 18Snapback.....................................................................................................................................................................19AdvancingGuard(akaPushblock).................................................................................................................. 19Unblockables............................................................................................................................................................. 19PseudoUnblockables .............................................................................................................................................19CharacterKillCombo(CKC)............................................................................................................................... 20Infinites....................................................................................................................................................................... 20


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BuildingYourTeaminMvC3 ......................................................................................22Rushdown.................................................................................................................................................................. 22Keepaway................................................................................................................................................................... 22Multipurpose ............................................................................................................................................................ 22Tank..............................................................................................................................................................................22HeavyHitters .............................................................................................................................................................23Synergy........................................................................................................................................................................23Lockdown................................................................................................................................................................... 24

FinalNotes.................................................................................................................26


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Introduction

ThisguideismeanttohelpyoumakeasmoothtransitionfromtheworldofSSFIV

intotheworldofMvC3.Iknowseveralgamersdidn'tgetintofightinggamesuntil

SFIVcameoutandtheywanttojumpintoMvC3.Thisguideishereforthem.IusetermsandexamplesthatyouareusedtoinSSFIVtohelpexplainwhat'sgoingonin

MvC3.AcoupledayspostlaunchofMvC3,youcancheckoutscarsofzsaszYouTube

channel,whereIwillhavevideoexamplesofeachofthetermslistedhere.

Subscribenowsoyouwon'tforget!!***


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GeneralFightingGameTerminology:

ButtonConfig:LMH

SA1A2

AorL=LightAttackBorM=MediumAttackCorH=HeavyAttack

EorS=Exchange/Launcher

A1=Assist1

A2=Assist2

PointCharacter

Inversusfightinggamesthisisthetermforthemaincharacterwhoyouhaveouton

thescreenatthemoment.Termmayalsobeusedwhenyouaretalkingaboutyour

teamofcharactersandyouarespecifyingwhichoneyouwanttobeoutonthefield

atmosttimes,usuallythisistheoneyoupicktogooutfirstatthebeginningofthe

match.e.g.:Amaretsu,Deadpool,X-23ismyteamwithX-23beingmypoint

character.

Normal

Anormalattack.Pressinganattackbuttonwithoutusingadirectionalinputatthe

sametime.e.g.:PressingLPwilldoRyu'sstandinglightpunchinSSFIV.

CommandNormal

Pressinganattackbuttonwithadirectionalinputatthesametime.e.g.:Pressing

MPandtowardstheopponentwilldoRyu'soverhead2hitpunchinSSFIV.Special

Anattackthatisnotsimplyanormalstrike,ithasspecialpropertiesthatnormals

don't.e.g:Ryu'sHadouken,Shoryuken,TatsuareallSpecials.

Hyper/Super/Ultra

Anattackthatisveryspecial,inmostgamestheseattackscanonlybeusedafew

timespermatchandrequireyoutofillsometypeofmeter.InMvC3,theseattacks

arecalledHypers.

QCF(QuarterCircleForward)

Inputtingdown,downforward,forward.e.g.:QCF+PwillmakeRyudoaHadoukeninSSFIV.

QCB(QuarterCircleBack)

Inputtingdown,downback,back.e.g.:QCB+KwillmakeRyudoaHurricaneKickin

SSFIV


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HCF(HalfCircleForward)

Inputtingback,downback,down,downforward,forward.e.g.:HCF+Pwillmake

RosedoaSoulSparkinSSFIV.

HCB(HalfCircleBack)

Inputtingforward,downforward,down,downback,down.e.g.:HCB+Pwillmake

AbeldoaTornadoThrowinSSFIV.

DP(DragonPunch)

a.k.a.Shoryuken.Inputtingforward,down,downforward.e.g.:DP+PwillmakeRyu

doaShoryuken.

RDP(ReverseDragonPunch)

Inputtingback,down,downback.e.g.:RDP+PPPwillmakeAkumateleport

backwardsinSSFIV.

Throw

Grabbingtheopponentandthrowingthemtotheground.Thisdoesdamage,andin

MvC3itcanleadtosettingupOTGs.InSSF4,youdoathrowbypushingtowardsor

awayfromtheopponentandpressingLK+LP.InMvC3,youdoathrowbypushing

towardstheopponentandpressingH.

TK(TigerKnee)

TKisthenameforaspecificmotionthathelpssomespecialscomeoutfasterand

closertotheground.Themotionyouneedtoinputisdown,downback,back,

upforwardandthenimmediatelypressthedesiredattackbutton.Themotionmust

bedoneveryfastandbedoneperfectly.TKsareabitadvancedforbeginning

playersbutareveryeffectiveoncemastered.NotallmovescanbeTK'dthough,only

certainspecialscan.ThemostprominentexampleseeninSSFIViswithCammy'sCannonStrike.IfshedoesaTKCannonStrikeshedoesitimmediatelyoffthe

ground,andifshe'sclosetoheropponentitactuallyhitsthemlowforagreatmix-

up.VIDEO:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOnqhknsj_w

HP/MK/H/etc.

Ifyouseeamovewrittenwithoutitspecifyingwhetheritsstandingorcrouchingit

isassumedtobestanding.Ifyousee"LP"writteninaSSFIVcombo,thenitisastandinglightpunch.Ifyousee"M"writteninaMvC3combo,thenitisastandingmediumattack.

c.HP/c.MK/c.H/etc.

Ifyouseeamovewrittenwitha"c."beforeitthenitisacrouchingattack.InSSFIVterms,"c.LP"isacrouchinglightpunch.InMvC3terms,"c.M"isacrouchingmedium

attack.


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j.HP/j.MK/j.H/etc.

Ifyouseeamovewrittenwitha"j."writtenbeforeitthenitisajumpingattack.In

SSFIVterms,"j.LP"isajumpinglightpunch.InMvC3terms,"j.M"isajumping

mediumattack.

xx

Cancel.Termforcancellingtheendinganimationofonemoveintoaspecial,letting

youdoanormalintoaspecial.Whenyouinputacancel,youhavetoputitinvery

quicklyafteryouinputyourfirstmoveandbeforetheanimationofthefirstmoveends.e.g.InSSFIV:c.MKxxintoQCF+PwilldoacrouchingMKcanceledintoa

Hadouken.

+

Whenyouseeaplussignwritteninfightinggamenotationittypicallymeans"and".

SoTowards+MPwouldbepressingtowardonthejoystickandpressingMP,

makingRyudohistwohitoverheadpunchinSSFIV.

,

Whenyouseeacommasignwritteninfightinggamenotationittypicallymeans"then".Soc.LP,c.MP,c.HKwouldbeacrouchingLPthenacrouchingMP,thena

crouchingHKifyouareplayingSSFIV.InSSFIVthiscombowouldbe"linked"where

youhavetopressthenextattackintheexactframeitssupposedtobeforittocombo.InMvC3thiscombodoesn'thavetobe"linked",youjustpressthebuttons

inthecorrectorderandthecombowillhappenifitworksforthecharacteryouareusing.InMvC3youmayalsoseethissignused">".Itmeansthesamething.

"L>M>H"wouldmeanyoupressLthenMthenH.

Ifyouarelookingattheinputdirectionsforamoveandithasanarrowback,then

anarrowforward,itmeansthisisachargemove.Todoachargemoveyouholdthe

directionthatitshowsfirst(forusually2seconds),thenyoumovethesticktothe

2nddirectionandpressthebuttonittellsyouto.Forexample,inSSFIVtheinputfor

Guile'sSonicBoomis+P.Thisrequiresyoutoholdthestickawayfrom

theopponentfortwoseconds,thenmoveittowardstheopponentandhitapunch

button.

PPP/AtkAtkPressingallPunchButtons/Pressingtwoattackbuttons.InSSFIV,twoQCFsplus

PPPwoulddoRyu'sUltra.InMvC3,oneQCFplusAtkAtkwilldoRyu'sHyperShinku

Hadouken.

Atk

Ifyouseetheabbreviation"Atk"or"At"writtenonyourcharacter'smovelistin

MvC3,thenitmeansthatthemovewillhappennomatterwhichattackstrenthyou


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use.SoifitsaysHadoukenis"QCF+Atk",itmeansthatyoucandoaQCFandpress

eitherLight,MediumorHardandtheHadoukenwillcomeoutnomatterwhichattackstrengthyouchose.

Combo

Whenyouinputattackswithaspecifictimingandinaspecificorderwhichmakesthemallhityouropponentaslongasthefirstattackhit.TheseareinSSFIV.

Chain

Whenyouinputattacksinaspecificorderwithouttheneedofprecisiontiming,theywillallhityouropponentaslongasthefirstattackhits.TheseareinMvC3.

Chainsmayalsobeknownas"MagicSeries"whenyouarediscussingaversusgamelikeMvC3orMortalKombatvs.DC,etc.(I'mawarethattechnicallybothchainsand

combosareinbothSSFIVandMvC3butthat'sanadvancedtopicandnotimportant

atthisstage)

LauncherAnattackthatknocksyouropponentupintotheairwhenithits,inordertoletyou

followthemintotheairandcontinuetohitthem.InMvC3,the"S"buttonisyourlauncher.

SJC/SJ(SuperJumpCancel/SuperJump)

InMvC3thisiswhenyouperformanattackandassoonastheattackhits,yourcharacterwillinstantlyjumpandfollowyouropponentuptostartanewaircombo

onthem.TodothisinMvC3,youendyourcombowith"S",whichisthelauncherbuttonandwhenyoupress"S"youholduponyourjoystick.Thiswillmakeyour

character"sj"andfollowyouropponentupintotheairaftertheylaunchyouropponent.InSSFIV,todoasjcyouhadtotapdownandthenupforthesuperjump

tocomeout.InMvC3,youjustholdupandyourcharacterwillsjcafterthelauncher

hits.

Reset

Thisisatermforwhenyoudoamovethatdoesnotcombo,butleavesyour

opponentinapositionwheretheyarerightinfrontofyouandhavetodecide

whethertheythinkyouaregonnaattackhigh,attacklow,orgrab.InSSFIVthese

usually"popyouup"intotheair,makingyourcharacterdotheirlittlebackflip

animationandlandontheirfeet,rightinfrontofyouropponent.Resetswillbeused

inMvC3bothinthegroundandintheair,sincesomecharactersinMvC3haveeffectiveAirCommandGrabs.

VIDEO:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJldbSc3UeQ

bnb(bread-n-butter)

Thisisthenicknameforacombothataspecificcharacterreliesontostarttheir

offense.Eachcharacterhasacouplebnb'swhichyoushouldlearnandmasterifyouwanttobesuccessfulwiththem.InSSFIV,bnbsusuallystartoutwithlightattacks,


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buildintostrongerones,thencancelintospecials.Forexample:Akuma'smainbnb

inSSFIVisc.LK,c.LP,c.MP,xxQCB+LK.Offofthathecaneitherc.HK,DP+HP,ordoareset.InMvC3,acharacter'sbnbwilllikelybeginwithalightattack,gointoa

progressivemagicseries,whichendswithlauncherandthenintowhateverthey

choose.Forexample:ThorcandoL,M,S,sjc.AfterthishecangointoanAerialRave

andintoanAirExchangeoragroundbounce,whateveryouchoose.Butitsimportanttomasterhisbnbsoyoucanstarttheoffenseandmakethosechoices.

Cross-Up

Ajumpingattackthathitsyouropponentonthesideofthemoppositeofwhereyou

werewhenyoujumped.IfyouareRyuontheleftsideofascreen,andyoujumpoverAkumaanddoaj.MK,thekickwillactuallyhithisrightside.SoiftheAkuma

playerwishestoblocktheattackhehastoblockupleft.Advancedplayerscanuse

specificspacingandtimingtomakeithardtotellwhethertheyaregoingtocross

youupornotandmakeitdifficultforyoutoknowwheretoblock.Youmayalsosee

thiswrittenas"x-up"insomemovelists.Sothemovewetalkedaboutabovewould

betermed"x-upj.MK".

Mix-Up

Anattackorstrategicwayofspacingthatmakesitharderforyouropponentto

decideifyouaregoingtoattackhigh,attacklow,orthrow.Mix-upsarevery

effectiveoncemasteredandareprominentinSSFIVandwilllikelyinMvC3aswell.

SomecharactersnaturallyhavegoodMix-UpsthatarepartoftheirgameinSSFIV,

suchasAbelandElFuerte.Forexample,inSSFIV,afterElFuertegetsaknockdown

onyou.Hecanstarthisrunatyouasyouaregettingupoffthefloor.Hehasthree

differentoptionsthathecandotoyou,hecandohisslidewhichhitslow,dohis

splashwhichhitshigh,orfajitabusterwhichisagrab.

VIDEO:(0:46-1:03)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiSjCf_oG5Q

(in-air)

Ifyouarelookingatacharacter'smoveinputlistandyouseeamovethathas"(in

air)"beforeit,thenitusuallymeansyoucanonlydoitwhenyourcharacterisintheair.Sometimespeoplewillput(inair)beforeamovethatcanhitbothontheground

orintheair.Sobasicallyifitsays(inair),testitandseewhereitcanbedone.I

knowthisisconfusing,andIdon'tknowwhyeveryonecan'tbeuniformaboutit.I

thinkthatifamovecanonlybeusedinairthenyoushouldsay(inaironly).Ifitcan

beusedongroundandairyoushouldsay(inairalso).

*****Soputtingthisalltogether,wewillinterpretaSSFIVcomboandthenaMvC3combo,bothwithRyu:

c.MP,c.MP,xxDP+P,xxFADC,QCF(x2)+PPP

InSSFIVthiswouldbecrouchingMP,thencrouchingMP,canceledintoaShoryuken,

canceledwithaFADC,thenactivateUltra.

L,c.M,H,S,sjc,L,M,H,xxQCF+H,xxQCF+LM


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InMvC3thiswouldbeLightAttack,thencrouchingMediumAttack,then

HeavyAttack,thenLauncher,superjumpcancelwillmakeyoufollowthemintotheair,thereyoustartyouraircomboofLightAttack,thenMediumAttack,then

HeavyAttack,cancelledintoaHeavyHadouken,cancelledintoRyu'sHyperShinku

Hadouken.

Thismayallseemdaunting,butIpromisethatMvC3combosareveryeasytodoandyouwillgetthehangofthisveryfast.

*****Youmayalsoseedirectioninputswrittenusinglettersinsteadofusingarrows.

ThelettersareLforleft,Uforup,Rforright,Dfordown.SoifamoveinMvC3is

writtenasRM,LHitmeanstodoaMattackwhileholdingright,thendoaHattack

whileholdingleft.Inmyopinion,usingarrowsfordirectionsismuchmore

streamlinedandeasiertodecypherthanusinglettersfordirections.Theabove

exampleusingarrowswouldlooklikethis:==>M,


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movewillbe"stuffed",thisiswhenyourmovegetsstoppedbeforeitevenhappens.

YoucanbehitorthrownduringyourRecoveryFramesifyourmovemissedorwasblocked,thisisknownasbeing"punished".

Usually,onceyourmoveisinitsActiveFrames,andyouropponentdoesamove,

eitheroneofyourmoveswillwinoutovertheother,oryoubothgethitknownas"trade".

Whetheryourmovewinsorwhetheryoutradeisallbaseduponhitboxes.Hitboxes

areslightlymorecomplexandI'mnotgoingtogothatfarintoit.Googleif

interested.

BlockStun

Thisisthetermforwhathappenswhenyoublockanopponent'sattack,butthereis

stillasplitsecond(s)whereyoucannotmoveyourcharacter.Thatmomentwhere

youjustblockedanattack,butyoustillcan'tmoveyet,is"blockstun".Usuallythe

strongertheattackyoublocked,thelongeryouwillbeinblockstun.

HitStun

Similartoblockstunexceptthisisthetimethatoccurswhenyouarehitwithan

attack,yourcharacterdoestheanimationtheymakewhenevertheygethit,butyou

cannotmoveyet.Forexample,inSSFIV,afteryougethitwithRyu'sj.HK,your

characterwillmaketheirlittleanimationwheretheyturntheirheadaway,or

scrunchuptheirfaceinpainandyoucannotmove.Thisisalotofhitstun,itlastsa

longtime.Sinceitlastssolong,Ryucanhityouwithalmostanyattackhehasafter

hehitsyouwithj.HK,becauseyouwillstillbeinhitstunbythetimetheActive

Framesofhisnextattackareout.Thisiswhymovescombo,thefirstmovehasto

putyouinhitstunforenoughframesforRyutohavehisRecoveryFramesofthefirstmoveandtheStartUpFramesofthenextmove.Ifthathappens,thenthemoves

combo.IftheStartUpframesofhissecondmovearetoolong,thenyouwillbeoutof

HitStunandcanblockthesecondattackbythetimethatitreachesit'sActiveFrames.


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MvC3SpecificTerminology

Exchange

ThisbuttonhasmultipleusesinMvC3.Ifyouareonthegroundanddoingacomboandpressit,itwillbeyourlauncher.Ifyouuseyourpointcharactertocombo,thenlaunch,thensjcandstartanaircombo,thenhitExchange(theSbutton)without

usingadirectionalinput,youwillslamyouropponentintotheground,atthispoint

somecharacterscancontinueaftertheslamintoacomboand/orhyper.Ifyouuse

yourpointcharactertocombo,thenlaunch,thensjcandstartanaircombo,youcan

hitExchangeandadirectionalinput(up,right,left,ordown)duringyourpointcharacter'saircombo,thiswillcauseyournextcharactertocomeoutandyoucan

continuetheaircombowiththem.

MagicSeriesCombosdoneinversusgamesareeasieranddon'trequireperfectlytimedlinks.

Yousimplycontinuethecorrectinputsinthecorrectordertokeepyourstringof

normalsandcommandnormalsgoing.Youmustfolloweachinputwithastronger

input.Example:L>M>H>S.Somecharacterswhohavebadrangeonsomemoves

andtheirlaunchermayneedtoslightlymodifythechainandmakeitshorterforit

tocombo.e.g.:ThordoesL>M>H.Youcanalsofollowupahitwithacommand

normalofthesamestrength.e.g.:ChrishasachainthatgoesL>M>H>towardsH.

Sadly,mostofthesemagicseriesarecharacterspecific,soyoureallyneedtolearn

yourcharacter'sparticularmagicseries.Youcancheckoutyourcharacteron

variousforumsandwebsites(likeShoryuken.com,eventhubs.com,option-

select.com)andlookfortheirmagicseries.

AerialMagicSeries(akaAerialRave(AR))

Amagicseriesdoneafteralauncherandsjc.Doacombothatendswithalauncher,holdup,oruptowardstofollowtheopponentintotheairandthenstartanew

magicseries.Mostcharactersinsomepre-releasebuildshavebeenabletodo

A>A>B>B>C>E,butthiswon'talwayshaveeveryhitconnectwitheverycharacter.

Experimentwithyourcharactertoseewhatworks,oragainyoucancheckout

characterspecificguides/forums.

AerialExchange

Thetermfordoingagroundmagicseriesintolauncherandfollowyouropponentup,doinganAerialRave,thehittingExchangeandadirection.Thismakesyour

pointcharacterswapoutwithoneofyourothercharacterswhocomesin,andyoucanstartanewARfromthere.However,ifyouropponenthitstheexchangebutton

andmatchesyourdirectionalinputatthesametimeyoudoit,thentheywill


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performa"ComboBreaker",whichstopsyourattempttodoyourAerialExchange

andsendsyoubothbacktotheground.Soifyoudoamagicseriesintolauncherintosjc,startanAR,thenyouhitExchangeandlefttodoyourAerialExchangeatthe

sametimeyouropponenthitsExchangeandleft,theywilldoaComboBreakeron

you.

Hypers

ToactivateaHyperComboinMvC3,youdothemotionforyourspecifichyperyou

wantwiththatcharacter(usuallyQCForQCB)andthenpressAtkAtk(anytwo

attackbuttonssimultaneously).Inthisgamehypersareyourcharacter'smostspecialattacksandrequireyoutolose1or3barsofhypermeter.Thereare

differentkindsofHypers."Normal"hyperswilldothefullattackanimationnomatteriftheyhitorareblocked.Theydoadecentamountofchipwhenblockedbut

aregenerallymorepunishable.e.g.:IronManProtonCannon."Catch"Hyperswill

notdotheirfullanimationiftheyareblockedormissedsotheygenerallyrecover

fasterthan"Normal"Hypers.

Howevertheydolittletonochipdamage.e.g.:CaptainAmericaFinalJustice.

"Utility"Hypersdonothittheopponent.Theygiveyouanadvantagethatusually

onlylastsacertainamountoftime.Somegivedamageboosts,somegivespeed

boosts,somegiveinvisibilty,somehealdamage,etc.e.g.:MorriganAstralVision

createsacopyofherselfontheoppositesideofheropponent.ThereareLevel1

hypers,whicheachcharacterhasatleasttwoof,thesedogooddamageiftheyhitandcanusuallycanceloffoneofyourcharacter'sspecialmoves.Level1Hypersdo

prettygooddamagetypically,andtheycostyou1ofyourhypermeters.

MostLevel1sseemtohavelittletonoinvulnerabilityframes(framesinwhichyourcharactercannotbehit)duringtheirstartupthough.InSSFIVwhenmostcharactersactivatedtheir"Super"or"Ultra"closetoyou,yougenerallyhadtoblock

oryourattackwouldbebeatout,butinMvC3itappearsthatseveralthingscanbeat

outmostLvl1Hypersifthepersondoesn'tuseitinacombo.Level3Hypers

howeverdoseemtohaveinvulnerabilityframesatstartup.Lvl3scostyou3barsof

hypermeterbutgenerallydoatonofdamage.NotallcharactershaveLvl3Hypers

thoughsocheckoutyourcharacter'sin-gamemovelisttoseewhathypersyou

have.

RedHealth

WhenyoulookatanMvC3orMvC2match,youwillnoticethatatcertaintimes,a

portionofacharacter'slifebarmaybefilledsolidred,whiletherestofthelifebar

hasthetypicalcolorscheme.Thissolidredpartisknownas"redhealth".Red

Healthisapartofyourlifebarthatcanberecoveredifyoutagouttoadifferent

characterand/oriftheyarenothit.Forexample:YoustartStormoutonpoint,she

getshurtandhasabout25%ofhealthleftplusanother25%ofherlifebarisred


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health,youtagheroutforMagneto.ThewholetimethatMagnetoisoutandStorm

isnot,shewillberecoveringthatredhealthback.ThishealthrecoversveryslowlywhileStormisnotonthefield.Ifyoudoa"drytag"andcallStormbackoutonthe

fieldtotakepoint,shewillimmediatelyloseallofthatredhealth.Orifyouwereto

callStorminasanassistandsheweretogethit,shewouldlosethatredhealth.But

ifyoubringherinasaDHCorduringanAerialExchangeshewillnotlosetheredhealth.

ChipDamage

Thisisdamagethatyouropponenttakesevenwhentheyareblockingyourattacks.Normalsandcommandnormalsdonotdochipdamage.OnlyspecialsandHypers

dochipdamage.

ComboScaling

Thisisthetermthatdescribeshowdamagedownscalesthefartheracombo

continues.Foreverysingleattackthatyouaddontoyourcombo,eachhitwilldoapercentagelessandlesseachtime.SointheoryL,M,H,S,sjc,L,xxLHadouken,xx

HyperShinkuHadoukenmayonpaperlooklikeitallequalsoutto500,000damage.

Butwithcomboscalingitwouldonlydo425,000damage.Themoreattacksyouaddontoyourcombosthemorethenextattackinthecombowillbecomboscaled.Now

youmaythinktoyourself,"That'sbullcrap,itshoulddofulldamage",butcomboscalingisactuallyagoodthing.Ithelpspreventspeoplefromdoing"infinites"on

you,wheretheycomboyourepeatedlynon-stopuntilyoudieandyoucan'tstop

them.Italsohelpsgameslastlongerandrequireyoutogethitbyafewdifferent

combosinsteadofdyingoffthefirstcomboyouarehitby.

DamageScaling

Thisisthetermthatdescribeshowdamagedownscalesthefartherdownyour

lifebargoes.Forexample:ifRyuhas100%ofhislifebarandhegetshitbyIronMan

ProtonCannonitmaydo230damage.ButifRyuwasalreadydownto30%lifebar

andthenwashitbyProtonCannonitmayonlydo140damage.DamageScaling

keepsyourcharacteralivelongerandhelpsmakegamesmoreexciting,andagain,it

helpspreventpeoplefromdoing"infinites".

X-Factor

MvC3introducesanewabilitycalledX-Factorwhichgivesseveralspecialabilitesto

yourteam.ToactivateX-FactoryouhitABCE,allatthesametime.Yourcharacter

willturnred.Theygetbacktheirredhealthmuchquicker,theybecomefaster,you

domorehitdamageandchipdamage.YoucanalsoactivateyourX-Factoratany

timeduringoneofyourhypersandthiswillcanceltherecoveryframesofthathyper.Soifyoudoahyper,activateX-Factorduringit,andimmediatelydoanother


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hyperitwillallland.Thisisusuallytheonlywaytolandtwohypersinarowwith

thesamecharacter.Orifyoudoahyperthathasalotofrecoveryframesandyoumissitandareafraidofgettingpunishedbyyouropponent,thenyoucouldactivate

X-Factorduringthathypertoimmediatelyenditandbesafe.ThecatchtoX-Factor

is,youonlygettouseitoncepergame.Also,thedurationofyourX-Factordepends

onhowmanycharactersyouhaveleft.Ifyouactivateitnearthestartofthematchwhenyouhaveall3chars,thenitwillonlylast10seconds.With2charactersleft,XFactorwilllast15seconds.Butifyousaveituntiltheendwhenyourdowntoyour

lastchar,itwilllast20seconds!!!Yourdamageboostis30%/60%/90%.Yourspeed

boostis5%/10%/15%.Thesemayvaryslightlyfromcharactertocharacterbutthe

averagearethenumbersIjustlisted.AllinallX-Factorisanexcellentand

interestingadditionandaddsevenmoretothestrategicchoicesyouwillmakein

MvC3.WillyoupopitearlyinthegameifyougetachancetoonehitKOyour

opponent'sbestcharacter?Willyousaveituntilyou'redowntoyourlastcharacter

andgoballstothewallrushdownforalastditchefforttowin?Willyousaveitto

useonacharacterwhostillhasalotofredhealthleftthatyouwanttoquickly

recoverbeforeitslost?Thesechoicesarealluptoyouandallhavetheirpros/cons.ItsuptoyoutodecidehowyouwanttouseX-Factortoyourparticularstrategy.

KFC/XFC(X-FactorCancel)

ThisisthetermforwhenyoucanceltheendofacomboorhyperintoyourX-Factor,torecoverinstantlyandchainitintoanothercomboorhyper.Whichcanendup

beingahugedealoncepeoplegetverygoodatthisgame,IthinkitwillleadtotherebeingmultiplewaystoOne-HitKOanopponentscharacterifyouhaveenough

hypermetersandhaveXFactor.Again,KFCcanalsobeusedtostopyourunsafe

hyperifitsblocked,topreventyoufrombeingpunished.

Assists

Assistscallinateammatetoaidyou.Theycandovariousattacks,grabs,countersor

evenchargeupyourhypermeter.InMvC3eachcharacterhas3differentchoicesof

assists,youchoosetheirassistafteryouchoosethemontheteamselectscreen.Eachassistislabeledlooselyby"type"and"direction"."Type"iswhatkindofattack

itis,therearedirect,shotandspecialtypes.Directtypemeanstheassistcomesoutanddirectlyhitsyouropponent.Shottypemeanstheassistcomesoutandlaunches

aprojectileatyouropponent.Specialtypemeansitdoessomethingunique,the

assistcomesoutandboostsyourhypermeter,orrecoverssomeredhealthforyourpointcharacter,orsomeotheruniqueassist."Direction"generallyspecifieswhere

onthescreentheassistwillhit.Eitherupward(straightup),uptowards(atan

angle),ordirectfront(straightattheopponent).Someassistshithighandmustbe

blockedhigh.e.g.:Viper'sBurningKickAssist.Someassistshitlowandmustbe

blockedlow.e.g.:X-23'sAnkleSlicerAssist.Butthevastmajorityofassistscanbe

blockedeitherhighorlow.Inmyopinionthedescriptorsontheassiststellingyou

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playaroundwitheachdifferentassistyourcharacterhasanddecidewhichisbest

foryou.Youcannotcallanassistduringaspecialorduringasuperjump.Youcannottaginduringanassist.Oneothernote:ifyouseethetermAAAwrittenwhen

youarelookingthroughnotesforthisgame,itgenerallyreferstothephraseAnti-

AirAssist(anassistthatisdesignedtodoanAntiAirmove).

Tagging

Totagyouholdthecorrespondingassistbuttonforaboutahalfsecond.Thiswill

takeyourpointcharacteroffthescreenandswitchitwiththeassistcharacteryou

designatedtotagin.Whenyournextcharactertagsintheywilldoalittletauntthatlastsafewframes,thisleavesthemvulnerable.Therefore,itisbesttotaginby

doingaDHC(whichwewillgettolater),ortagrightafterdefeatingyouropponent'spointcharacter,orwhileyouropponentisrecoveringfromablocked/missed

specialorhyper."Naked"taggingiswhenyoutagwhileyouropponentisnotinone

ofthosesituations.Nakedtaggingisaverybadideaagainstdecentplayers.Thisis

becausewhenyourcharactertagsinanddoestheirtaunttheopponentcancombothemintohypersandotherthingsforlargeamountsofdamage.

Dashing

Eitherdoubletapyourdesireddirection.orholdtothatdirectionandpressAB

(LightandMediumAttacksimultaneously).Thiswillmakeyourcharactermoveto

thatspotquickerthanjustwalkingover.Somecharactershavefasterorfarther

dashesthanothers.Notallcharactershavegrounddashes,andnotallcharacters

haveairdashes.

Wavedashing

Usingmultipledashestocovergroundquickly.Thebestwaytowavedashistohold

thedirectionandtapABrepeatedly.Thisisusefulifyouneedtogettoyour

opponentquicktoeitherkeeppressureonthemortopunishthemiftheywhiffa

move.Thiscouldalsobeusedinreversetogetawayfromyouropponentifyouare

playingacharacterwhoreliesonastrongkeepawaygamelikeMODOKorChris.VIDEO:(0:00-0:40)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9_K9BVFtfI

DashCanceling

Youcancanceltheendofanydashbyducking(crouching)ordoinganattack.Duck

(crouching)cancellingadashendsyourapproachearlyandisgoodforsafelyapproachingorbaitingyouropponent.Attackcancellingisanimportantpartof

rushdown.(Wewillgetmoreintocharacterchoiceslikerushdown,keepaway,etc.

later.).Notallcharacterscandashcancel,soexperimentwithyourcharactersand

seewhatisavailabletoyou.


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Tri-dashing

Dashingintheairwithacharacterwhohasan8waydash.MostcharactersinMvC3

canonlydashleftorrightonthegroundorintheair.Somecharacterscandashleft,

right,up,down,upright,downleft,anydirectiontheywanttogo.Thisiscalledan8

waydashandonlyasmallnumberofcharacterscandothem(Magneto,Storm,

Viperjusttonameafew).Tri-dashingdownontoanopponentandcancellingthetridashwithanattackisagreatwaytokeeppressureonthem.

Meter

Inthisgameyougainnometerforwhiffing(missing)attackslikeyoudidinMvC2.

Youbuildmeterwhenyourattackishitorblocked,oryoublockanopponentsattack,oryouarehitbyanopponent'sattack.Youbuildalotofmeterforlandingan

attackorbeinghit,andbuildalittlemeterforblockingorbeingblocked.ThethingthatseemstobuildmeterthefastestinMvC3iswhenyoucombointolauncherthen

intoanARandthenAerialExchangeanothercharacterinanddoanotherAR,soonandsoforth.ThehighestnumberofmeterlevelsyoucanhaveinMvC3is5.MvC3

seemstograntgoodmetergain,bytheendofthematchyouwillhavelikelygotten

atleast5meters.Therearesomecharacterswhohavespecialsorassiststhathavethesolepurposeofbuildingmeter.e.g.:Feliciahasamovewhereshescrunchesup

andcowerswhilesparksflyuparoundher,thisspecialbuildslotsofmeterbut

doesn'tattacktheopponentandisvulnerabletopunishment.

DHC(DelayedHyperCombo)

ThisiswhenyoudoaHyperwithyourpointcharacter,andtheninterruptthehyper

tobringinyournextcharacterwhoimmediatelyactivate'stheirHyper.TodothisyouactivateaHyperwithyourpoint,thensometimebeforetheendofthatHyper's

animation,youdotheinputforyournextcharacter'sHyper.Youhavetoinputthe

nextcharacter'sHyperCombobeforeyourfirstcharacter'sHyperComboendedfor

thistoallwork.WhenyoursecondcharactercomesintodotheDHCtheywillland

generallyinthesamespotonthescreenthatyourfirstcharacterwasat.Youshould

knowthatjustbecauseyouperformtheDHCproperly,doesn'tmeanthatthetwo

Hyperswillforsureconnect.ItalldependsuponwhichHyperyouareDHC'inginto.Forexample,ifyouhitanopponentwhoisacrossthescreenwithIronMan'sProton

Cannon,andthenDHCintoHaggar'sGrabHyper,Haggar'sHyperwillnothitbecauseitrequiresHaggartobeclosetotheopponent.Haggarwouldgettotagin

anddohisHyper,buthiswouldnothitanddodamage.HoweverifyouhaddoneanIronManProtonCannonandDHC'dintoDeadpool'sHappyHappyTriggerHyper(whereheshootshispistolsrapidlyacrossthescreen),thenthehitswouldcontinue

thecombothatProtonCannonhadstarted.SomeHypersinMvC3arebettersuitedtobeDHC'sthanotherHypers,becausetheyhitfullscreenanddogooddamage(an

examplewouldagainbeIronMan'sProtonCannon).Ifyouwantedtodoevenmore

damageyoucouldDHCfromthesecondcharacter'sHyperintoyourthird

character'sHyper(aslongasyouhad3meterstobeginwith).DHC'sareuseful


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becausetheyservemanypurposes.Theycanbeawaytodealmoredamageoffa

singlecombo(likewhatwejustdiscussedabove),theycanbeawaytoruntimeoutofftheclockifthereareafewsecondsleftandyouareabouttowin,ortheycanbea

saferwaytotaginyournextcharacterinsteadofyouriskinganakedtag.

THC(TeamHyperCombo)

Whenallofyourcharacterscomeonscreensimultaneouslyandallperformtheirhyper.Youdothisbypressingboththeassistbuttonsatthesametime.Thehyper

thateachcharacterdoeswhentheycomeoutispredeterminedbytheassistyou

choseforthatcharacter.SowhenyouTHCallthecharacterscomeoutanddotheirHypersatthesameexacttime,thisisdifferenthanwhenyouDHCandeach

charactercameoutoneatatime.ExperimenttoseewhichassistgivesyouwhichHyperinaTHC.Buthonestly,THCshouldrarelybeused,itisbetter(andnotmuch

moredifficult)tojustDHCthrough3charactersbecauseyouareusingthesame

numberofmetersbutarealsoabletotellwhetheryourHyperisbeingblockedor

notwithaDHCinsteadofaTHC.TheonlytimeIcouldeverseeaTHCshouldbeusediswhenyouliterallyhaveonesecondleftandyouwanttotrytochipdownthe

opponenttoputtheirlifetotallowerthanyours.Orifyouropponentdidsomething

verystupidandpunishableandyouwantaquickhighdamagepunishandyouhave

3meterstowaste.

Groundbounce

Thisisanattackthatknockstheopponentintothegroundandcausesthemto

bounchupofftheground.Afteryouropponentbouncesup,mostcharacterscan

combothem.Asofrightnowtheonlythingwehaveseenthatwillcause

groundbounceiswhenyoudoanAerialRaveonanopponentandenditwiththe

Exchangebutton(withoutusingadirectioninput).Thatslamsthemoutoftheair

intothegroundandcausesthemtogroundbounce.Theremaybecharacterswhohavemoves/specialsthatcausegroundbounces,researchyourcharacterstosee

whatisavailabletoyou.

Wallbounce

InMvC3therearesomeattacksthatmaketheopponenthitthewallandbouncebackatyou.e.g.:Ryu'sDonkeyKick.YoucanthendoacomboorHyperbeforethey

land.Afterawallbounceoragroundbounceanyattackwillland.Youcanonlydoonewallbounceoronegroundbouncepercombo.ButyoucandoasmanyOTGsasneeded.

OTG(On-The-Ground)

SomeattacksinMvC3willknockyouropponentdowntothegroundbutnotmake

thembounceup.Youcanhittheopponentwhiletheyarelyingontheground


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though,aslongasyourcharacterhasanOTG.NoteverycharacterhasanOTG.An

OTGisanattackthatisspecificallyforhittingyouropponentupoffofthegroundandstartingacombo.ExamplesofOTG'sareDormammu'sTowerPillarand

Deadpool'sKatanaRama.OTG'seitherliftyouofftheground,ormakeyoubounce

upoffthewallorground.Sotosumtheseup:Ifyoumakeyouropponentbounceup

offthegroundorwallyoucanattackwithanyattack.Ifyoumakeyouropponentslamintothegroundandlayontheirback,thenyoumusthaveanOTGmovethatmakesthemcomeupwhereyoucanhitthem.

Snapback

Whenyoudoacommandnormalwhichwillmaketheopponentswitchtotheirnextcharacterifithits.TodoasnapbackyouinputQCF+A1orA2.InMvC2thismade

thecharacteryousnappedbackhaveared"X"overtheirnameandnotletyour

opponentusethatcharacterforanythingforafewseconds.ButinMvC3itjustmakesyouropponent'scharacterautomaticallyswitchouttotheirnextone.

AdvancingGuard(akaPushblock)

PushblockisatechniqueinMvC3thathelpsyoukeepopponentsfromnon-stop

pressuringyou.Ifyouareblockingastringofyouropponent'sattacks,andyouinputpushblock,youwillpushthemfartherawayfromyou.TodoaPushblockyou

pressLMafteryouhavestartedblockingtheopponent'sattack.

Unblockables

Thisisatermforwhenyoucreateasituationthatmakesitimpossibleforyouropponenttoblockyourattack.Thisisnoeasytask.Youwon'tseemanyifany

unblockablesinSSFIV,butinMvC3wewillseeahandfulforsure.Itwilltaketime

foradvancedplayerstodiscoverthemandfigureoutthetimingtoperformthemin

amatch,butitwillhappen.Inorderforsomethingtobeunblockableitmusthitthe

opponenthighandlowatthesameexacttime.Sincelowattacksmustbeblocked

low,andoverheadsmustbeblockedhigh,thenitsimpossibletoblockbothifyour

opponentmakesthemhitatthesametime.Anexamplethatmaybepossiblein

MvC3wouldbetouseC.Viper'sBurningKickAssist(whichisanoverhead),and

haveithittheopponentattheexactsametimeasX-23'sveryfastAnkleSlicer

special(whichhitslow),ifyoutimedthemperfecttheywillhitatthesametimeand

be......unblockable.Ifyousuccessfullycreatetheunblockablebothmoveswillhittheopponentandyoucancombooutofit.

PseudoUnblockables

Thisisatermforwhenyoucreateasituationthatmakesitverydifficulttoblock

yourattack,butnotimpossible.UsingtheexampleweusedabovewithX-23andC.Viper,ifyouslightlymissedthetimingonthatattempt,andeithertheBurning


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KickassistortheAnkleSlicerhitslightlylaterthantheother,itwouldbeveryhard

toblockonewaythentheother,butnotimpossible.Anotherwayyoucancreatepseudounblockablesistohityouropponentfrombothsidesatthesametime.There

areacoupleofwaystodothis.Averybasicwayistohityourassistbuttonjustas

youjumpoveryouropponent'shead,whichcausesyourassisttocomeoutonthe

leftsideofyouropponent,whileyoulandontherightsideandgostraightintoanattack.Anotherwaytodoapseudounblockablecanbedonewhenyouhaveacharacterwithamove(typicallyoneoftheirspecials)thatputsthemquicklyover

ontheothersideoftheiropponent.AnexampleofthisinMvC3isbyusing

Wolverinewhohasaspecialthathashimveryquicklyteleporttotheoppositeside

ofhisopponentanddoaslashingattack.Ifyoucalledinanassistrightwhenyou

teleportedtotheoppositesideoftheopponentitwouldbeveryhardforthe

opponenttoblock,thus,itwillbea"pseudounblockable".

AnexampleyoumaybemorefamiliarwithisfromtheSSFIVworld,Dhalsimcan

usehisYogaCatastropheUltratospitouthishugefireballthenhecanteleportto

youroppositesideandattackyou.Thismaybehardforsomeplayerstoblock,butitisnotimpossible.Someofyoumaybethinkingrightnow,thisstuffsoundshardtoblock,howamIsuppossedtoknowwheretoblock?Wellinthecaseofbeinghit

frombothsidesfromapseudounblockable,youwouldblockawayfromthemain

characteryou'recurrentlyfacing.IntheDhalsimscenario,youneedtoblockagainst

Dhalsim,donotworryabouthisYogaCatastrophe,ifyoublockDhalsim,youwill

blockhimandthefireball.

SointheWolverinesituation,whenheteleportstotheoppositesideofyou,youblockhimandfocusonhim,don'tworryabouttheassisthecallsin.Inthecaseofa

high-lowpseudounblockable,youjustblockwhicheveronehitsyoufirst,thenblock

thesecondone.SoifC.Viper'sBurningKickgetstoyoufirst,youblockhigh,thenimmediatelyblocklowtobeabletoblockX-23'sAnkleSlicer.

CharacterKillCombo(CKC)

Whenyouperformacombothatdoessomuchdamagethatitcouldkillan

opponent'sfullhealthcharacterallinonecombo.Thistypicallyrequiresmultiple

barsofHyper(usuallyatleast3)andaKFC(X-FactorCancel)tobeperformed

duringsomepartofthecombo.YoumayhearCKCreferredtobyothernameslike

"touchofdeathcombo"or"One-hitkillcombo"or"one-shot",buttechnicallythese

aren't"one-shots"becauseitstakingfarmorethanonehittokilltheenemy.CKCis

thetermbeingusedthemostasoflateonmultipleMvC3forumsandwilllikelybe

thetermthatsticks.

Infinites

Thistermreferstoamagicseriesthatallowsyoutocontinueyourcomboforaninfiniteamountoftime(untilyoukillyouropponent'scharacter)ifyouperform


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themperfectly.ThereweresomecharacterswhohadinfinitesinMvC2.However,a

newsystemhasbeenimplementedinMvC3topreventinfinitesfromtechnicallyexisting.TheadditioniscalledHit-StunDecay.Wediscussedhitstunearlierinthe

guide,asthetimethatyourcharacterisinafterbeinghit,inwhichtheopponenthas

enoughtimetohityouagainbeforeyouareoutofhitstun.Whathit-stundecay

doesismakethehit-stunofeverymoveslowlybecomelessandlessthelongeryourcombogoeson(kindoflikecomboscaling).Sowhileplayersmaydiscoverwaystoloopacombotwo,ormaybeeventhreetimes,itwillbeimpossibleforthemtodoan

infiniteonyoubecauseastheyaddmoreandmorehits,thewindowforthenexthit

ofthecombogetssmallerandsmalleruntilitseventuallyimpossibletocontinuethe

combo.

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BuildingYourTeaminMvC3

Rushdown

Thetermforacharacterwho'sstrengthsareingettingintheiropponentsfaceandputtingalotofpressureonthem.Thesecharacterstypicallyhavegoodspeedordashes,buttheyalsousuallyhavelowerhealththanmostothercharacters.InSSFIV

thesearecharacterslikeMakotoandRufus.Theyneedtogettoyoufastandkeep

constantpressureonyouiftheywanttobesuccessfulandtheyareverygoodatit.

SomeexamplesofrushdowncharactersinMvC3wouldbeZero,Viper,Wolverine,

etc.VIDEO:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYE28...540AD8A71C59A7

Keepaway

Thetermforacharacterwho'sstrengthsareinkeepingtheiropponentattheothersideofthescreenandhittingthemwithrangedattacksandsettinguptrapstokeep

theiropponentaway.Theyhavemorezoningtoolsthanmostothercharactersand

usuallyhaveaveragehealth.InSSFIVyoumightcallthese"zoningcharacters",like

DhalsimorSagat.SomeexamplesofkeepawaycharactersinMvC3wouldbe

MODOK,Dormammu,Arthur,etc.

VIDEO:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXMNH3PDXgo

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Multipurpose

Thetermforacharacterwhocangenerallyplaydecentlywellwithwhatever

playstyletheychoose.Iftheyneedtorushdowntheycan,buttheymaynotbeas

effectiveatitasacharacterlikeZero.Iftheyneedtoplaykeepaway,theyhaveatool

ortwothathelpsthemdothat,buttheymaynotbeaseffectiveatitasMODOK

would.Theytypicallyhavenormalhealth.Youmayhearothertermsusedforthese

charactersotherthanMultipurpose,likeAll-Around,Balanced,etc.SomeexamplesofMultipurposecharactersinMvC3wouldbeDeadpool,Dante,Amaretsu,etc.

VIDEO:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv5PI7UHffE

Tank

Thetermforacharacterwhodealsbigdamage,hasaboveaveragehealth,butisalsousuallyslowandhasshorterrangedattacks.AnexampleofatankinSSFIV

wouldbeZangief,hehitsveryhard,hasatonofhealth,butisrelativelyslowand

likestobeincloserange.SomeexamplesoftanksinMvC3wouldbeHulk,Haggar,

etc.

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HeavyHitters

ThetermIuseforacharacterwhodealsalotofdamage,couldbefromhavingone

reallygoodandpowerfulHypermove,orjustthetermforacharacterwhodeals

aboveaveragedamageonallhits.AnexampleofsomeonewhoisaHeavyHitter

becauseoftheirHyperwouldbeIronManbecauseyoucancallhiminasaDHCwith

hisProtonCannonanddotonsofdamageorchip.AnexampleofsomeonewhocouldbecalledaHeavyHitterbecauseofhisaboveaveragedamagewouldbe

Wesker(orinSSFIVthiswouldbelikeCody).Allofhisattacksdoaboveaveragedamage,buthedoesn'thavereallyhighhealthhimselfandhehasaplaystylethat

canfitseveralsituations.

VIDEO:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ7LGIxvST0

Synergy

Thetermusedtodescribecharactersthatseemtomeshtogethernicelywhenused

onthesameteam.Thereareseveraldifferentfactorsthatdeterminewhethercharactershavesynergy.

Onecanbewhenacharacter'sassistworkswellwithanothercharacter'sneedto

pressure.AnexampleofthiswouldbeX-23andC.Viper.X-23hasveryfastattacks

thathitlowandshehasfastdashspeed,whileC.ViperhasherBurningKickAssist

whichmustbeblockedhighbyyouropponent.IfyoupartnerX-23'sfastlowhitting

skillswithawelltimedC.ViperBurningKickAssistyoucancreateunblockablesandpseudo-unblockables.

AnotherexampleofsynergyinMvC3couldbeWolverinepartneredwithaChun-Li

LightingLegsAssist.Wolverinehasaspecialthatletshimteleporttotheoppositesideofhisopponentandhitthemonthatside,Chun-Li'sLightingLegsAssisthitson

thefrontsideoftheopponentwithaflurryofkicksthathitsmultipletimesandhas

anoutstandinghitbox.SoyoucoulduseChun'sassistasyoudoWolverine'sspecial

thatputshimontheoppositesideandattacktheopponentfrombothsidesfora

pseudounblockable.Youcouldalsosaythattwocharactershavesynergyifonehas

anassistthatishelpfultoaKeepawaycharacter.

Forexample,Amaretsu'sIceShotAssistiswhenshecomesoutintotheairand

shootsiceshotsdownattheopponent.Theseiceshotscomeveryfast,hitagoodsizedareaofthescreen,anditshardtopunishAmaretsuduringit.Youcoulduse

thetimethatAmaretsuismakingyouropponentblockhericeshots,toallowyourmainKeepAwaycharactertobackawayfromtheopponentandset-uptheirtrapsandzoninggame.SoakeepawaycharacterlikeMODOKwouldhavegoodsynergy

withAmaretsubecauseofherIceShotAssist.Anotherwaythatcharacterscanhave

synergyistheirDHCcompatability.Thisiswhenonecharacter'sHyperDHC'snicely

intoanothercharacter'sHyper.LiketheexampleIusedearlier.

Deadpool'sHappyHappyTriggerHyperisaprojectileHyperthatgoesfullscreen,if


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youhitwithitandthenDHCintoIronMan'sProtonCannon(whichisalsoa

projectileHyperthatgoesfullscreen)thetwoHyperswillcombointoeachotheranddofulldamage.Mostskilledplayersagree,thatyourteamforthemostpart,

shouldhavegoodsynergyifyouwishtosucceedagainstdecentopponents.I'llgo

deeperintosynergyontheAdvanceGuidetoMvC3,whichwillbewrittenupabout

aweekafterreleaseofMvC3.

*****Somecharacterscanfitinmorethanonerole.

ForexampleIronManhasan8waydash,decentprojectilesandahardhittingDHC

withhisProtonCannon,thereforehecouldbeconsideredaMultipurposecharacterandaHeavyHitter.

Lockdown

ThisisatermthatIdecidedtothrowinheresimplybecauseIknowthatonceyougetfurtherintothisgameandreaduponstrategiesyouwillbehearingitalot.

Lockdownisthetermforaparticularsetupthatforcestheopponenttoblockand

stayinacertainpartofthescreen(thuskeepingtheopponent"lockeddown").This

isusuallydonebyusinganassistthathitsalargepartofthescreenandprovides

coverforthepointcharactertoalsoattackwithagoodzoningmove.This

combinationofstrongattacksusuallyforcesyouropponenttoblockandstaywhere

youwantthem.AclassicexampleofLockdownisaccomplishedbyusingDr.Doom's

"DoomRocks"Assist,sincetheyhavealargehitbox,lastadecentamountoftime,

andallowthepointcharactertoeithermoveinontheopponent,oruseaprojectile

orsimilarattacktokeeptheopponentlockeddown.Lockdownisusuallyusedasa

termforaplaystylethanitisforaparticularcharacterhowever.*****Mostplayersfeelitisimportanttohaveasomewhatbalancedteam.

Whatthatmeansishavingyourteamof3charactershaveavarietyofplaystyles

insteadofhavingeveryoneonyourteambeRushdown,oreveryonebeTanks,etc.

YoumayhaveoneKeepaway,oneRushdown,andoneTankasyourteamifyou

wishtobeabletoadapttowhateversituationyouropponentthrowsatyou.Youmayhave2RushdowncharactersmixedwithaHeavyHitterwhocomesinasaDHC

toaddpunishmentafteryourRushdowncharacterstartedacombointotheir

Hyper.Therearenearlyinfinitewaystobuildyourteamtoyourlikingandthat's

onegreatthingaboutversusgames.Youwillstillseepeoplewhobuildateambased

aroundonecharactertypelikeallRushdown,orallKeepaway.Butifyoudothatyouneedtounderstandthattherewillbeholesinyourteam'sstrategythatcanbe

exploitedbygoodplayers.ForinstanceifyouplayateamthatisallKeepway,and

youropponentisveryskilledwithastrongRushdowncharacterlikeViper,youmay

haveahardtimekeepingtheirViperoffofyou.Allinall,thewayyoubuildyour

teamiscompletelyuptoyou,justrealizethestrengthsandweaknessesoftheteam

youbuiltandbepreparedforthem.


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*****Ifyoupickyourteam,thenseeyouropponent'steamanddecideyoudon't

wanttostartthefirstcharacteryouselectedagainstthefirstcharactertheyselected,thenthereisawayforyoutochangeyourpointcharacterrightbeforethe

matchbegins.

Youjustholddowntheassistbuttonforthecharacterwhoyouwouldratheruse

first,holdingitallthewayuntilthematchbegins.Forexample:YouchoseMODOK/Deadpool/Storm,andIchoseZero/Chun-Li/Magneto.Youthinktoyourself:Wait!Idon'twantMODOKoutagainsthisverygoodrushdownZero!Then

youcouldholdtheA2button,andStormwouldcomeoutforyouatthestartinstead

ofMODOK.

*****Thereare4charactersinthisgamewhoareunlockable.

Belowaretheirnamesandhowtounlockthem:

Akuma-BeatArcadeMode1time. Sentinel-BeatArcadeMode2times. HsienKo-BeatArcadeMode3times. Taskmaster-BeatArcadeMode4times.


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