Ermac is useless vs constant blockers!

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axVamp

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So I was playing Ermac vs Scorpion and the only thing he did was duck and block and when I came to try to something he just uppercuts to keep me away. When I tried to something from a distance he kept playing mindgames, either hellfire og spear.
Ermac combos also only have one medium hit wich is up+circle but it's hard to get að combo going after that attack, so it seems nearly impossible to counter the duck and block. I know Ermac has the unblockable buttslam, but it is so fkn useless.
 
No shit Sherlock... I mean c'mon have you never been in this situation... when u can't do shit because of this???
 
That's because you don't know how to play Ermac. Ermac IS NOT an offensive character, he's a punisher. You'll have to wait for your opponent to make a mistake so you can punish him hard. Ermac is only good mid-screen, he's murdered at short range. Also, you can always grab them if they block. Also B2 is an unblockable when released at full power (and it can lead to a 65% combo almost).

Why do people try to rush with Ermac? Ermac is a defensive character, he counter-attacks and zones basically. That's his core game. He has barely mix-up option and no rush down value IMO
 
He has a mix up he's got up+4 overhead and forward 4 low. To get out if F4 spam they have to block low thats when you do the overhead. Otherwise just do like 3,1 grab.

More ways to open combo opportunities is to use your float to bait a jump into a full punish you can also trade punches in midair and lift then before they hit the ground. You can also uppercut when they jump on you into a lift as well. You can also do ermacs unblockable and mindgame by letting go early to catch them panicking or let it finish if they keep holding block.
 
His F4 is risky because it's pretty unsafe when blocked. Jump punch and slam is actually a good combo start in my opinion. Again if Ermac catches his opponent in his slam, he can punish hard.

When I play Ermac, I try to zone with him first. Push force is probably his safest special and it's pretty hard to punish it on block. If you play Scorpion, you shouldn't have much trouble. Ermac can control air combat since he can do a projectile in the air and usually has priority and also his force push zones him out perfectly. If Scorpion does his spears or his hellfire, his recovery time allows you to catch him with slam mid-screen and all you have to do with his jump kick, teleport, dash+2, 2, force push = 30% punish. Not to mention Scorpion's teleport. You have to make sure you don't let Scorpion to mix-up with you, I believe at close Scorpion has advantage over Ermac.

You can basically mix slam with most of his strings. The problem is it's very punishable on block.
If your oponent block you can do his B2 which is unblockable: B2, F1, slam and so on... it actually deals great damage.
 
I don't know about you but what I do is do his levitate and when they jump i teleport then do a combo, They always fall for it :)
 
unless you want my kung fu is strong/er I suggest getting a new main, Ermac is now useless post patch

*looks at thread information*

oh wait dont listen to me listen to Immortal Reaver when he posts
 
Ermac can throw and sweep like anyone else. You have a F4 low kick that works. You also have overheads like anyone else. It's so sad when people complain about blocking.
 
Voncroy said:
That's because you don't know how to play Ermac. Ermac IS NOT an offensive character, he's a punisher. You'll have to wait for your opponent to make a mistake so you can punish him hard. Ermac is only good mid-screen, he's murdered at short range. Also, you can always grab them if they block. Also B2 is an unblockable when released at full power (and it can lead to a 65% combo almost).

Why do people try to rush with Ermac? Ermac is a defensive character, he counter-attacks and zones basically. That's his core game. He has barely mix-up option and no rush down value IMO
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I'm a pretty damn good ermac player, and I rushdown. he DEFINITELY has mixups and a reset that it almost impossible to get out off. just saying..
 
these threads should be banned, it always ends up with people gloating at the person who started the thread. Just throw the constant blockers dude, win by any means necessary
 
Dedamn666 said:
these threads should be banned, it always ends up with people gloating at the person who started the thread. Just throw the constant blockers dude, win by any means necessary
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I can see someone making a thread about how to overcome a certain characters move, or a whole character in general, but to say it's impossible to beat someone who blocks is just retarded. I facepalm so hard when people send hate mail saying I block too much.

Imagine seeing an interview with a professional boxer on TV and they say that the person block too much and it's not fair. See my point? ahahahaha
 
What i've come to understand is if you can read your opponents moves and anticipate when they upper cut you can punish them with his tp, lift, slam, or a combo. like limit said bait him or work on learning low pokes.

oh and take risks. i use trickery when i play as sektor it's hard to know what i'm gonna do next because i'm always taking it to them i never let them settle into one of my play styles.

scorpion players are looking to get you in or get themselves in safely learn to exploit that and you'd do just fine. i use scorpion quite well and thats my main tactic.
 
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Chau said:
I don't know about you but what I do is do his levitate and when they jump i teleport then do a combo, They always fall for it :)
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ha i used to until i realized that kenshi's downward spirit attack thing (ha never know the names) hits em while they levitate makes for laughs when you come across someone who does this often.
 
SgtCoolBeans said:
ha i used to until i realized that kenshi's downward spirit attack thing (ha never know the names) hits em while they levitate makes for laughs when you come across someone who does this often.
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Bleh, I hate Kenshi. Most Kenshi's are turtles, which I hate >:0
 
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