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[Darvi]

Patchy the character or Patchy the Player? Because I think I vaguely remember having beaten the everloving crap out of the character with Cirno so far.

Scratch that, it was Cirno vs Marisa and China vs Patchy.

[Patchy]

He was talking about our matches we had earlier. We also had a number of Patchouli vs Patchouli matches. I main Remilia, but Yuyuko I probably use on the side a bit more than most of the chars. Overall the matches were a lot of fun. And I think you are one of the people I've never got to play yet Darvi. Might have to try to remedy that later if I see you on.

[Darvi]

Unfortunately the network is full, or I'd have played a few more matches.

Ah well.

[Krath]

Despite joining this I haven't really played very much.

Mental note to beat Darvi up with Aya later.

[Patchy]

Aren't you Wymar in the hamachi channel? Your name is in there, jus never logged in.

[Darvi]

Mental note to beat Darvi up with Aya later.

You did. Remember? Reisen?

Aren't you Wymar in the hamachi channel? Your name is in there, jus never logged in.

That computer is a few hundred kilometres away from here.

Fucking Belgium.

[3]

- If Cirno was picked, the Cirno lost. No exceptions.

This surprises you?

[Darvi]

Yes.

[SirAaronIII]

I got taken down a few pegs. Like, a lot of them.

[Krath]

Mental note to beat Darvi up with Aya later.

You did. Remember? Reisen?

Hmm. Must have been on Taz's server. In that case, I'll have to beat you up again and again until you plead for mercy.

[Wolf Tengu]

Yes.

D'aaw.

I think when I've applied the updates and the patches and the doohickeys to the gamegigger, it should work.

Are any characters easier to use for newbies or is it all just the same?

[SirAaronIII]

Here's what people on the network said when I asked them.
Utsuho (but you have to unlock her)
Reimu (she's the Mario)
Whoever you think looks the coolest/best/cutest/etc

[ein]

Okuu is only really powerful against other newbies~
She's still really strong, but she's so slow, most experienced characters can dodge and graze her attacks~
Also, I'd say Marisa is easier to get into than Reimu~
Most of it really depends on your own playing style~

[3]

I'll concur with ein/Taz on what character to pick. You could probably start with Meiling or Youmu as well. Definitely avoid Iku, Alice, Yukari, and probably Cirno until you have at least some idea as to what you're doing.

Utsuho really isn't all that strong. Her damage is high, sure, but it's not that high; my basic Tenshi combo does about 3320 and is confirmable from any stand or jump A, with the default moveset. My equivalent combo for Utsuho? 3477 in the corner only (and it has a tight JC link, so it's harder to pull off anyway), and I can't turn it into advantage if it gets blocked. The only way I can make it work out of the corner is with Hell Geyser, and that move takes serious anticipation to hit with reliably as the range is pretty specific. The only spellcard I seem to be able to decently combo into is Creeping Sun (again, in which case the damage is good but not amazing) disregarding a random 3A into Nuclear Blaze Geyser (which admittedly does do absurd damage if you can pull it off, but misses in the corner).

Her only means of significant bullet coverage is via 6B; otherwise she has to resort to firing defensively. Against an opponent smart/experienced enough not to throw random bullets around/make obvious setups/try to beat Utsuho's Cs her ranged game isn't really any better than half the cast. Due to the lack of coverage/multi-hit bullets that are actually fast she has limited hitconfirming potential at range.

Her dash takes forever to start up, and her jump is horrible, and her walk speed is horrible.

Her pressure game isn't great because she has few airtight strings and fewer still that are safe. For that reason most of her guardcrush potential comes from 6A, which (supposedly) is itself unsafe on rightblock.

So... I don't get it, at least with the theory in front of me. I can understand Claxus having trouble because he plays Komachi, and she basically relies on exactly what Utsuho counters (namely setups). Sakuya, too, to a degree. But in general, yeah, good against newbies and people who don't block enough.

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Fun fact: Tenshi is stronger than Utsuho. How'd you like that, huh?

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Another fun fact: The only reason Demon Arrow wins matches is because you keep trying to hit me out of it. How'd you like that, huh? Huh?

[Darvi]

Definitely avoid Iku, Alice, Yukari, and probably Cirno until you have at least some idea as to what you're doing.

Also Remilia and Suwako. They are very strong, but have non-standard moves that you have to get used to first. Especially the latter.