Must you really watch your stance all the time?

I'd just like to know - this is a question for those of you who like doing stance-dependent combos - do you guys REALLY watch your stance all the time???

If so, how do you keep up with it as the game progresses???

Are there any "shortcuts" (e.g. you've memorised under certain circumstances, you'll definitely be in an open stance w/ your opponent, etc)? Any tips?

Or are you really watching and reacting there n then (in which case, a big wow to your reflexes!)?

 

You can check your stance easily: if you see one character's back, you're in closed stance, while if you see both (or none) you're in open stance. I generally only check when I think I have a combo opportunity.

 

you should also check when you do half-circular moves. for instance, akira's SPoD hits those who dodge to his front, but his DFS only hits those who dodge to his back; thus if you want to nail dodgers, you need to beware of this.

ways to keep up w/it; sometimes you should remember what moves you do will change your stance, other times, you can quickly look to see how many "backs" and "fronts" you see.

 

The other guys already mentioned seeing 2 fronts or 2 backs (open) vs. 1 of each (closed) - To answer the topic question - it's less important than it used to be, with the increased throw ranges. Certain combos are very useful and it pays to be able to use stance in that situation, for example lau's hopkick --> b,f+P --> d+P --> D/F+P --> d/f+P+K ... or Akira's shrm --> P --> DJK. It's a lot easier to do than shrm, p, m-shrm, m-dbpm ... pretty much impossible to screw up. Stance is one reason akira players don't use it all the time.

Other than that, some moves used to whiff in some situations thanks to stance - I haven't noticed that anymore.

 

Stance is important mainly for maximizing damage in combos at our level, and for certain characters, I keep track of it all the time (OK, OK, most of the time).

 

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ways to keep up w/it; sometimes you should remember what moves you do will change your stance, other times, you can quickly look to see how many "backs" and "fronts" you see.

<hr></blockquote> Yeah, but re the latter point, the game proceeds quite too fast for me to do that! And re the former point, trouble is, you have to watch your opponent's moves too, not just your own...

 

Yes I know what you mean... to decrease the possibility of "wasted chances" (e.g. stance-dependent Jacky combos - did you see the movies? Whoo! /versus/images/icons/shocked.gif)...

 

Also in Openstance it is easier to struggle out of staggers to avoid throws and in some situations (like guarding a high punch) you can duck a throw attempt in OS but not in CS.

Lastly some moves will actually change a characters stance if they hit them like a MC sidekick or Akira's SgPm.

 

Stances make up a significant part of the game. A person who is stance "blind" is effectively missing out on the bonus damage.

It took me a while to get used to the stance part. And, it helped a big deal.

 

Agree. Stance adds even more depth to the game.

It is not necessary to be able to tell the stance, but

if you can, you have an advantage over ppl who can't.

 

Wildy!!! This thread is already a year old!!!