Block meter - Like in sfa3

[darkmasterX]

it would be good to have one

[Scorponok]

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[SolidSnake76]

true scroponok, what the hell is the block meter?

[EvilDan]

What is a block meter?

[Strider42]

what's a block meter ???
I don't want to assume what it is. Tell us what's a block meter.

[marvel911]

I dont know what it is...but it must be stupid, because we already dont have it.

[Scorponok]

true scroponok, what the hell is the block meter?
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[SolidSnake76]

well shorten it. i like pple to call me snake, not solid, snake. try abbrviating, or shorten ur name.

[Scorponok]

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[montalvo]

Nah. a block meter wouldnt be good in this game. the game would be more like sfa if we had that. Which is not what we want http://www.boomspeed.com/montalvo/Gapgrin.gif

[DX Zero]

guard block? hmmmm yes good... instead of... chippin.. with every... hit .

[bloodpack]

a block meter ???

how bout a taxi meter :biggrin: (joke)

never heard of it... ;)

[darkmasterX]

how would i put it when you fight somene who likes to block to much stuns them

[TarkanX]

block meter is like in Street Fighter Alpha. But that would be terrible to have, that'd be easy wins, someone could just low punch someone else to death because of guard break.

[montalvo]

I couldnt agree more. the supers on this game are way more powerful than the one in street fighter alpha.(or it look as if)
Doing one super will instantly break their guard. But a block meter isnt really needed since specials do an efficiant amount of damage when blocking as well as supers.

[darkmasterX]

block meter is like in Street Fighter Alpha. But that would be terrible to have, that'd be easy wins, someone could just low punch someone else to death because of guard break.
your right damn but it would be fun though

[SSJKarma]

since no one gave a complete answer to the question !

BLOCK METER, aka GUARD GAUGE, aka GUARD BREAK METER

what is it...
in STREET FIGHTER ALPHA 3, you cannot block indefinetely.
after a while of getting hit (when your METER gets to ZERO)
your character go into a GUARD CRUSHED MODE, meaning
that your character was stunned from all the hit you blocked.
once in that state, your opponent gets a free hit !

now think of what can happen if that thing was in !
i mean those things...
- the low punch thing, like TARKANX said !
- no GUARD BREAK MOVES in this game. (thou this would be nicer then GUARD GAUGE)
- against COMPUTER, i like the idea. against someone, thats what i hate the most !
- not usefull cause of the supers ! (your about to die and the opponent does his shinkuu, then you blobk it thiking i will survive, but your GUARD gets CRUSHED and you get killed cause of it)

for all those reasons, i think this wouldn't be a great idea, plus i hate the thing in SFA3, it just left out the turtling option which is the real only skill people have to survive that long cause of the lag !

overall, not so bad as an idea, but not thou good either, not in this online game anyway !

[darkmasterX]

compelling argument :D

[DX Zero]

i dont think it is totally useless, what about cheese damage, we can get rid of it (with regular moves), and add guard block...

[SSJKarma]

DX: Explain ?

i know it isn't useless for somethings in the game.
but i do think TURTLING (the art of CROUCH BLOCKING) is the only REAL defense we have against LAG in the fight ! if TMY implements the GUARD GAUGE, then this simple DEFENSE will vanish. so we'll have to rely on SUPER JUMPS but then again, TMYAPP putted a JUMP LOCK long ago. meaning we cannot use it all the time either !

i ask this, what's left to defend ourself in the fights ?

[DX Zero]

i mean don't think about the supers, u dont need guard block for that

but for regular moves.. have u ever been hit when a helper is sent out with ur last ounce of health and u die? well why not take out the cheesiness of that, so it will take no damage if u block, and take a regular hit if u blocked for like the 6th hit. then it resets.. but im saying for regular moves only, not with supers... just a suggestion though :D

[SSJKarma]

well, seeing it that way, it could be a good idea !
but, there is actually not much people that use HAND-TO-HAND combat. or is it my luck of always fighting BLAST DUELLER ?

[montalvo]

Well you seem to be getting somewhere with DX. but even so i doubt tmy will implement this into the game since its not exclusive to The Marvel/capcom games.

[SSJKarma]

true !

yet, helpers and variable attacks weren't in the original game, nor was sentinel !
but that kind of block damage gets on my nerve. anyway, by doing so would disrupt TMY poor AI :biggrins:
imagine the computers always blocking and always finishing dead because of guard break !

i pretty much think it is the real reason why it will be implemented !
well let's ask his opinion !

TMY if you see this, give us feedbacks !

[pip99]

block meter is like in Street Fighter Alpha

yeah that would be good for me hell for u 56k users.. ???

[MasterX05]

It is like Super Smash brothers on N64 when u block and someone hits u there is a short bar under your life and it start to goes down and if it goes out. Then u are knocked dizzy like SSB except in SSB they have bubbles SFA3 have a bar :biggrin:

[DX Zero]

lol oh yeah there is dizzyness in xmvssf ...