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Well, There's the vid on using the Super Jump Auto Correct.
I made the lili vid.
Dr. Grammar made some good Hwoarang stuff.
I'm working on Nina stuff.
Well, There's the vid on using the Super Jump Auto Correct.
I made the lili vid.
Dr. Grammar made some good Hwoarang stuff.
I'm working on Nina stuff.
Maybe resets and ways to keep opponents standing is the next step in growing this game.
Vulcan, would there be more video's in the future? Like about more general things on SFxT, and how would you feel about someone doing a Vesper Arcade styled In depth tutorial on SFxT?
They are a part of it.
The trick isn't to do the reset, it to balance the damage and meter sacrifice so that it's actually productive.
It's funny because UltraDavid and James Chen already mentioned how important denying wake up options was in this game a long time ago but not many listened. Or they listened but couldn't find ways to apply it effectively with their team…
lol I don't think I would be able to do something like that. That guy was nuts. He made like 14 chapters with 4-6 parts each.
Also, I'm not that knowledgeable about the game (it's still new and I'm sure there's a ton of things I don't know about). Plus, I would basically be repeating most of what Vesper already said.
Definitely good vids. Most of this stuff I had to figure out by myself as I progressed in the game. I remember being wet between the ears coming into this game trying to use Chun Li like how I did in AE and it just wasn't working. Just yesterday I went back to Chun and started working on finding ways to reset with Chun/Nina because both have the ability to keep you grounded for a tag cancel(Chun with her lightning legs and Nina with her flash kicks)and because after Chuns J.hp(target Combo), Cr.hp, into spinning leg kicks of course can be tag canceled out of into Nina's Ivory Cutter(overhead)and that creates a pressure situation with Nina's high/low options. Wish I could post a vid but meh…camera batteries are low.
Ok so I updated the first post and added some stuff…
Would be nice if some of you could give me links to other relevant videos/threads (I can't find the super jump auto-correct vs roll btw. Though I remember having seen it)
I think this is the vid you are looking for [media=youtube]DxxZynSP2LI[/media]
I wrote about some of my findings regarding okizeme on my recently created blog. It mainly describes general concepts without going very much into specific characters or setups.
Edit: Whoops, I forgot something really important. I added one more point to my post, discussing standing resets.
Awesome thread and info to have, glad it got stickied.
Anybody have any tips on how to do the option select jumps for rolls? I do alright option selecting certain specials, but I'm finding the timing for super jumps really damn hard.
rolls are an option which sf4 lacks. Options are huge in this game. When you roll you do it to get out of pressure but what if you roll and you're not in the life lead. You put yourself out of range to make something happen and thus your opponent now knows two things. You're gonna have to go in or you're going to tag out. If you roll away and you have the life lead it's a smart move because you're doing the right thing and not risking eating a 50/50 mix up. Xtekken cross ups are MORE ambiguous than in sf4 because some normals can cross up if you super jump and most opponents don't know this. With my character lili if you don't roll you commit to a 50/50 dive kick which will usually lead to your death; why eat that? But if you roll away nothing happens to me. I either os into divine step or dive kick build meter and do not risk anything; i'm safe. The situation is reset and sometimes its in my favor if i have the life lead. Look at how much transpired in that one roll and the outcomes that followed.That's why i enjoy this game because each choice you make and each option you utilizes results into something. I think most players are still trying to grasps the options in front of them and why they benefit them in certain situations and why sometimes they don't.
Yes and no because the rolls move you forward most of the time you're actually going to be put in a more advantageous position when rolling then if you stood straight up, even if solely because you can get out of the corner with it.
I would prefer the rolls have some manner risk associated with them. That way the defender is the one taking the risk by trying to roll out, rather than the attacker taking a chance by trying to bait the roll. Look at your example with the dive kick. Yes that is reasonably risk-free if you assume your opponents only options are rolling, but in this game your opponent has a plethora of options. In addition to the role they've access to invulnerable back dash, several reversal moves many of which might even be safe if tag canceled and auto correct themselves. Even otherwise neat technology like the super jump option select has the downside of ruining your chances at a safe jump leaving you vulnerable to Dragon punches, which in this game, means huge damage.
In the end, it boils down to:
knockdowns = good if you have the life lead / not so good if your opponent has the life lead
resets = good if you want to come back / not so good if your opponent needs to comeback or if a normal combo would kill.
In this game, you are almost rewarded for being knocked down (since you often have more chances to get out safely than to get hit by something). That's why resets are good: they deny wake up options and make it harder for the opponent to escape your pressure.
Health management is also huge because it basically decides where the pressure is and who is actually taking a bigger risk on knockdown situations.
For example: say I land a combo on you and knock you down. I throw a meaty projectile in case you quickstand, but you don't quickstand. So then I stay at max roll distance expecting you to roll but you don't roll. The situation is now reset: we're both at neutral again.
If I have the life lead, I took zero risk and the pressure is on you because you need to tag somehow and comeback from behind. You need to take risks. I won.
If you have the life lead, I lost my momentum and you got out of my mixup safely. You won.
So how does one go about finding resets? Id like to think we haven't found all of them yet. the ones in which a character can combo into a mixup, like King's elbow smash, are easy to look for in the lab but aren't there other kinds as well, like the ones ultradavid tried to collect?
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Poison does not understand the concept of a reset…but im trying to work something out in that regard.
rofl, I didn't know that every character has a superjump xD
Honestly I actually didn't believe in this silly oki poki stuff. So I added vulcan on xbox and played a lot of matches with him. I rolled on purpose to try to expose his "art" then when I rolled he did really mean things to me :(. To the point I couldn't roll anymore because my sodium levels were so high I had to take my hands off the controller and meditate and I'd stand up in neutral. Fun games vulcan I like how you play! You could of timeout me when you had the life lead but your the type of player that thinks "It's not a win till someones laying on the floor KO'd, "whats a timeout, eh I dunno?" ATTACK!". Players like you make this game enjoyable, thanks for the fun ^.^!
lol yeah I got really mean and dirty setups vs every type of knockdown. It surprises people everytime.
GGs (do we even have a GGs thread?)
btw I do play really lame sometimes. Depends on the matchup I think and who I'm playing.
Actually we could probably use one around here.
Well, this stuff isn't exactly "Oki" per se, but these are ways that you can mess with the opponent's wake-up so that you will be in range to continue some kind of pressure no matter how the opponent gets up from a knockdown.
With Ken, if you do his forward throw, then immediately forward jump, if your opponent rolls they'll be rolling in the same direction that you jumped. And if you do a delayed air tatsu, you'll end up in cr.mk range whether the opponent simply stood up or rolled, which you can then proceed to CADC to get back in the opponent's face. I believe the same principle applies to Ryu, as his forward throw is the same as Ken's.
With Heihachi, if you do his forward throw, immediately dash twice, and then neutral jump HK, if the opponent rolls the opponent will end up behind you and the jumping HK will hit them, and you can then proceed to combo them (and if they manage to block it you can maintain pressure and continue with his devastating mix-up game). If the opponent doesn't roll, the jumping HK won't hit but you'll still be in range to do either + :lp: (his overhead), :f: + :mp: (his low), or :f: + :lk: (frame trap), all of which can lead into full combos on hit.
With Abel, if you connect with any version of Tornado Throw or the Change of Direction combo (ending with the overhead grab not the low), if you do LK roll as soon as possible, whether or not the opponent rolls you'll still be in step kick range.

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The list of conditions was lengthy.
Parts were humorous
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Parts were oddly romantic
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But the rest...the rest was where I completely lost my mind
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All existing and prospective service providers/creditors to the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, under the management of the Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA), are hereby invited to register on the electronic Central Suppliers Database (CSD), developed by National Treasury.
Accordingly, to be able to do business with the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium all existing or prospective suppliers or creditors of the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium are required to be registered on this Central Suppliers Database (CSD) with immediate effect.
(Note: Only service providers registered on the National Treasury CSD will be regarded as verified providers by the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium).
The implementation of this CSD is motivated on the desire to reduce duplication of effort and cost for both business and government. Registering is to be done through self-registering on the CSD website (www.csd.gov.za). In the self-registering process, the National Treasury CSD will verify the following information from suppliers/creditors:
1. Business registration (including details of directorship etc);
2. Bank account holder information;
3. Employees in the service of the state;
4. Tax compliance status;
5. Directors'/Members' identity details;
6. Tender defaulting and restriction status
Note however, that the following cannot yet be automatically verified by the National Treasury CSD and must therefore be sent to the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality's Supply Chain Management (SCM) Office for verification purposes
• Municipal Billing Clearance Certificate;
• National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) Certificate;
• Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Construction Registers Service (CSR) status; and
• Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) Certificate
The above must either be hand delivered or couriered to the following offices (note that this documentation must be accompanied by a completed NMBM Suppliers Verification Form, obtainable from the NMBM website (www.nelsonmandelabay.gov.za – go to "Public Notices") or from the offices below):
• The Supply Chain Management Compliance Office, Harrower Road Depot, corner of Buxton Avenue and Harrower Road, North End, Port Elizabeth
• The Supply Chain Management Compliance Office, Budget and Treasury Customer Care office, ground floor, Town Hall Building, Market Street, Uitenhage
For more details, please contact the NMBM Database Administrator, Tel. 041 506 3274/3266; Fax: 0865144305; email: email@example.com


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Title: The Hate U Give
Author: Angie Thomas
Genre: Realistic Contemporary
Publication Date: February 28th, 2018
Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
Pages: 453
My Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
TRIGGER WARNING: Dealing head on with racism. It is handled well but it still could be very upsetting to some.
"It's dope to be black until it's hard to be black."
Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil's name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr. But what Starr does or does not say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life. – Excerpt from Goodreads
This book was incredible. There is no way this won't make my top ten this year, it wasn't just reading a book – it was a complete experience.
The Hate U Give is based around the black lives matter movement that is happening in the states currently. The main character, Starr, witnesses her black friend get shot down in front of her by a white police officer for no justifiable reason. Starr has to deal with the aftermath of being a witness to such a crime and everything that comes with it.
This book is a little harder for me to review just because, not only am I white but I'm also from Canada. I'm somewhat aware of what is going on in America with the Black Lives Matter movement but I don't know enough to say what is 100% accurate. However, I will say that this book felt genuine. These people felt real and not over-the-top characters that we sometimes see. My eyes were opened to the topic and my heart was broken. Even writing this review gets me choked up because it reminds me of the events that take place in this book and how authentic they likely are.
I read this in one sitting, I cried countless and amounts of times and I was so angry through other parts. This isn't an easy read, this is a read where you learn – where you can't turn away from the subject. The author is brilliant at her character development. She developed the side characters as much as she did the main protagonist. None of them were one-dimensional, all of them had reasons for the way they acted about particular subjects and situations. Nothing was filler in this book, everything felt realistic to me. I haven't felt this attached to characters in a long time, I was just rooting for everything to be fair and just in the end.
I will most definitely be supporting the author in her future publications – I can't believe this is a debut novel. This is another one of those books that needs to be sitting on shelves in every school. Realistic contemporary has really been turning it out lately with the quality of topics and work. Young people could learn a lot from reading books like this one. Actually, we all could.
Five stars all day long. Just. Read. It.


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Happy Valentine's Day! Quiz
Happy Valentine's Day!
Elizabeth Hoyt
January 12, 2017
For some, it's the most romantic day of the year. Some see Valentine's Day as a day of forced romance. Others view the 14th of February as "Singles Awareness Day."
Wherever your heart lands on this spectrum, it's fun to quiz yourself on these common Valentine's Day facts, superstitions and myths.
How much do you really know about Valentine's Day? Take this short quiz to find out!
Quiz facts courtesy of the following resources: ProFlowers.com, St.Valentine'sDay.org, Wikipedia and Hallmark.com.
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Hilton Paris Opera
A $50m refurb has seen this Belle Epoque treasure of a hotel, opened in the same year as the Eiffel Tower, propelled to impressive new heights. Expect oodles of Parisian glamour and style, with all mod cons, in a convenient location for several nearby attractions, including (of course), the Palais Garnier opera house.
- Rachel Cranshaw, Content Editor - Hotels
One of three Hiltons in the city centre, this is the group's flagship Paris hotel, in the smart Opéra quarter of the 8th. Gare Saint-Lazare (metro and domestic rail services) is immediately opposite, though if you're coming from Gare du Nord you're looking at a 15-minute taxi ride. It's a good area for shopping; you can walk to Printemps and Galeries Lafeyette department stores in 10 minutes (along with the Palais Garnier opera house), and the Champs Élysées in 20. Also around 20 minutes' walk away are major sites including the Louvre, Jardin des Tuileries and Place de la Concorde.
Style & character
It's the Paris flagship for a reason - while the large Haussman-style building gives away few clues from outside, once through its grand doors, design aficionados will find themselves in seventh heaven. The lobby gives way to the hotel's pièce de résistance, reclaimed since the refurb - Le Grand Salon, a huge, lavishly decorated room that serves as the bar and lounge and sets the tone for elsewhere in the hotel. Chandeliers, hand-painted mosaic walls, and a 46-foot high ceiling with frescoes and skylight supported by bejewelled Corinthian pillars are complemented by restored Art Nouveau and Art Moderne furniture, plus some more contemporary Scandi-style pieces: this is as popular a venue with stylish Parisians as it is with guests of the hotel.
Service & facilities
Service is efficient and friendly; staff will happily make local recommendations and there is also a concierge for more specific booking requests. Like most Paris hotels there is no swimming pool, but the 24/7 gym is well equipped. There is also an executive lounge serving drinks and snacks.
- Bar
- Fitness centre
- Laundry
- Parking
- Restaurant
- Room service
The Grand Salon's theme continues in the 268 rooms (spread across five floors and including 29 suites), in which luxurious contemporary design is given an Art Deco twist via gold detailing and uniquely accented walls. Bathrooms mainline on white marble, but with heated floors, this will never be cold on your feet. Unfortunately you need to plump for suite category if you want a bath, otherwise it's shower only, albeit of the rain variety. Executive rooms have Nespresso machines and deluxe (standard) rooms have kettles. Some rooms look onto the train station, the exterior of which is grand in appearance, but frequented by some shady characters, making for a less than ideal view - those at the front of the hotel, facing the street, are better.
Food & drink
A cocktail in the Grand Salon is not to be missed, naturellement, and a menu of light meals is also served here - high-end club sandwiches and salads, as well as interesting hot options such as a tasty Asian fish and vegetable dish I sampled. During my visit this was the only dining option, as the restaurant was currently closed for refurbishment; it is relaunching as a Pain Quotidien - a surprisingly low-key choice for a hotel this glamourous, but time will tell whether it proves popular with guests. Le Petit Bar, just to the left as you enter the hotel, is a more cosy aperitif spot.
Value for money
Deluxe rooms (standard doubles) from €289 (£218), with seasonal promotions. Breakfast excluded - priced at £22. Free Wi-Fi.
Access for guests with disabilities?
Yes - the whole building is wheelchair-friendly, and there are seven adapted rooms, as well as an accessible fitness suite.
Yes - the Hilton Opera goes out of its way to entice families, having recently partnered with Lego to host an exhibition that sees a charming scaled model of the hotel made from the bricks set just off the Grand Salon, as well as an interactive Duplo installation.


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Radar detects all kinds of weather: storms, snow, wind speed and direction. Every so often, it even picks up on large concentrations of living creatures, including birds, butterflies and mayflies.
These large masses of living creatures are detected by radar in the same way radar detects weather: the radar sends a beam out and it reflects back after intercepting precipitation and causing a reflectivity reading to be plotted. And in order for the radar to detect anything, there needs to be a lot of it.
According to AccuWeather Meteorologist Jesse Ferrell, detecting animals is similar to detecting raindrops.
"You need a large and dense enough patch of living creatures that the radar will reflect off of them, and they have to be high enough above the ground for the radar to see them," Ferrell said.
Meteorologists are able to tell whether masses are biological or not based on clues, including whether the mass of creatures appears in the same spot or whether the mass takes on a specific shape. Radar technology helps distinguish between "meteorological" targets, "biological" targets, and "non-biological" targets.
"There is probably some sort of flying creature swarm on one of NEXRAD radars at least once a week, except during the winter in cold areas," Ferrell said.
Here are some examples of biological targets showing up on radar: