Honestly Raddus, I didn't use it that much either. I use 2,2 mainly at the end of his BnB and all those other lift variants. Or maybe if I'm stuck in close, use it for some pecking against a standing block, but even then it's better to use mixings of 3,1 or 3,1,2, following by a throw.
Ermac Thread - "We are Many, You are but One!"
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aedanwolfe
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i havent played him much before patch, how much damage nerf?
Zoidberg747
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Ermac is my 2nd main, The only bad thing about using him is the amount of hatemail I get
aedanwolfe
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xray combos i dont really care about, not too important. what about the bnb's?
I really don't think it was harsh at all. BnBs are fine to me. There's ways around the 2,2 nerf. I focus more on non X-ray combos unless I have a chance to finish with one. Otherwise it's all breaker/Ex of course. If you use your meter wisely, it shouldn't be a problem.
Ermac will always be my main, hatemail or not and I think it's up to the opponent to figure out how to play against him.
Ermac will always be my main, hatemail or not and I think it's up to the opponent to figure out how to play against him.
Fr0zen-Kold
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Raddus
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Word. Will always be my main. Hatemail only makes me hit harder. I rarely X-ray. Quality EX/Breaker use will give you far more damage output and necessary damage avoidance.
What gets me is, everyone always says he's easy to use. Yet I see maybe 1 in 20 quality Ermacs.
3mag5num7
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He's easy to use noobishly and spam. Other mediocre players or people who can't figure out dash blocking and such get wrecked by the spam. Being truly good at Ermac is something else entirely. It took me a lot of practice to get his bnbs down. They take timing to pull off under ideal circumstances and then once you're in a real game it takes all that timing and the intelligence to use it all properly. Ermac is easy to play, but playing as him doesn't make you good with him lol.
Asodimazze
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ahah Don't worry...22xxforce lift for ermac was not as important as 22xxiceball for sub-zero.
I'm more worried about the huge damage scaling they're talking about (I'm from Italy and use PS3, so I don't have the second patch).
My favorite is beating the same person 5+ times, and they pick a mirror Ermac match thinking they can spam. Like I don't main him or something and don't know what he's capable of?? hahahaa
and kaballer it hasn't really been "removed", you can still do it, but it just counts as two strings now. I don't even care, Ermac has way better options for combos if you ask me.
MKBlade
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Does the B1,1,4 into lift still work? I don't have the patch so I wouldn't know.
EDIT: Ok, I'm downloading the patch right now.
EDIT2: jps,b1,1,4,lift,jk,tp,dash,12,bf1 = 45%
If you do 3,1 it's 41% Off a naked lift it's 33%.
jps,b1,1,4,EXlift,jk,tp,dash,22,bf1 =51%
I don't see the problem. His damage is still high. You just have to get 22 out of your system haha
I know it will take me some time to forget it
EDIT: Ok, I'm downloading the patch right now.
EDIT2: jps,b1,1,4,lift,jk,tp,dash,12,bf1 = 45%
If you do 3,1 it's 41% Off a naked lift it's 33%.
jps,b1,1,4,EXlift,jk,tp,dash,22,bf1 =51%
I don't see the problem. His damage is still high. You just have to get 22 out of your system haha
I know it will take me some time to forget it
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To me, 36%-40% is still a lot of damage. And I hit 50% a lot online. The 50% X-ray that is. The BnB JP, 3, 1, Lift, JK, Force Port, 2, 2, X-Ray is an easy 50%er.
rinc-e
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still this is a pretty huge nerf ..considering cyrax still has (I guess?) 50%+ combos for 1 ExBomb in it.
I guess, but I rarely run into Cyraxs that can pull it off.
and Dan, I usually just block or wait for them to do the arc kick, and be patient. You can pretty much guess when they're going to do it. It's honestly the only thing I worry about when fighting Sonya. Assuming when they're going to do it, and push/teleport at the right time. That or just have a cross JP battle up close so she can't escape the Slam.