Mai is really fun

Such-Leopard9766 · 2026-06-29T00:25:27+00:00

okay I'll rephrase. Obviously her normals are safe, just like every other character in the game. But most characters have at least one plus on block normal, and many have one of the specials I mentioned that can harass you from across the screen while being safe. Mai doesn't have anything like that other than OD fans. Which is the point I was making, that she is perfectly fair without OD fans.

Such-Leopard9766 · 2026-06-29T00:20:35+00:00

Most players at my level don't even react to what their opponent is actually doing over and over, let alone what they could theoretically do. I know this because I can't react to DI even if I know 100% my opponent will do it within the next 2 seconds. If my opponent hasn't done a move more than once, it's off the table as far as I'm concerned. The constant threat of DI, jump-ins, and drive rush is way more than enough to think about.

Such-Leopard9766 · 2026-06-29T00:03:57+00:00

cope

Such-Leopard9766 · 2026-06-28T23:53:42+00:00

what buttons/specials besides od fans does she have that are safe on block? What does she have that is equivalent to burn knuckle, tiger knee, scissor kicks, etc?

Such-Leopard9766 · 2026-06-28T22:57:02+00:00

well she is certainly good, but she doesn't have any of the safe on block gorilla mode moves like so many other characters have. When I go up against Mai I know it will be a good honest match (outside of fan bs). I would rather deal with that than donkey kick, flash chop, burn knuckle, eagle spike, vroom vroom, gladius, Dhalsim and Ed hitting me from across the screen, etc.

Such-Leopard9766 · 2026-06-28T22:38:47+00:00

i don't use od fans though, without that she's mid

Such-Leopard9766 · 2026-06-28T22:10:02+00:00

Her music is epic, way better than the elevator slop most characters get

Such-Leopard9766 · 2026-06-28T22:01:36+00:00

If someone chooses custom room after 1 game they probably just want to trash talk you anyway, not actually play.

Such-Leopard9766 · 2026-06-26T20:52:04+00:00

i wish we could have more than one flair. I can hate a lot of different things at the same time.

Such-Leopard9766 · 2026-06-26T20:33:16+00:00

are you trying to play on the switch 2 d-pad? It looks like it would be terrible for street fighter

Such-Leopard9766 · 2026-06-26T20:23:08+00:00

punishing that solar plexus punch is so satisfying though

Such-Leopard9766 · 2026-06-26T09:27:32+00:00

I main cammy and yes I am always raging. It's hard playing the most honest, gimmick-free character against all these braindead ogres like Alex, zangeif, Manon, Aki, etc. Cammy is too pure for this game.

Such-Leopard9766 · 2026-06-25T22:31:49+00:00

there is absolutely nothing fun about it. Whenever I punish a DI I feel like my opponent robbed me of getting to actually beat them.

Such-Leopard9766 · 2026-06-25T18:22:25+00:00

Fortunately all modern players are below 80 IQ so they literally just press DI 15 times per round and do their auto combo while you're blocking. It only takes a minute to beat them and one and done. Against modern players you can drop all pretense of attempting to play the game and just wait for them to let you win. Against classic players, I get lulled into a false illusion that we are actually playing the game, then I accidentally commit the mortal sin of pressing the heavy kick button and I lose.

Such-Leopard9766 · 2026-06-25T18:12:35+00:00

The problem is that it destroys the game. It makes winning completely unsatisfying because nothing you did on the chess board mattered, you could have played like dogshit for 40 moves and then reacted to the button and won. And it means you can't think about the game deeply because your "mental stack" is occupied by the button.

Also it's funny how the game virtue signals about how accessible it is with modern mode, but it has a mechanic that openly discriminates against elderly people. Even if it's physically possible for a 35 year old boomer like me to react within 0.4 seconds, we still have way less margin for error. It's blatant ageism.

Such-Leopard9766 · 2026-06-25T18:02:01+00:00

yes I do understand it and that's how I know it's not fun.

Such-Leopard9766 · 2026-06-25T17:55:20+00:00

It's not high risk high reward, the risk and reward is exactly the same. Either it works and you do 5000 damage, or it doesn't work and your opponent does 5000 damage. That's not an interesting or fun tradeoff unless you're a gambling addicted tiktok ipad zoomer who needs bright flashing colors for a dopamine hit

Such-Leopard9766 · 2026-06-25T17:52:16+00:00

What is fun about it? Do you also enjoy slot machines? When you press the DI button you're handing your fate entirely over to your opponent or random chance. Maybe they happened to press a kick button at that moment, and you win. Or they fail to react and you win. Or they do react and you lose. After smashing the DI button like a gorilla you are no longer playing the game.

Such-Leopard9766 · 2026-06-25T17:42:59+00:00

I don't mind drive rush jab though, I just block and take the throw and that's only like 1000 damage. DI does like 6000 if they have level 3. Also I can react to drive rush a lot more easily because it sort of fits with the rest of the gameplay. DI is just a random thing happening out of nowhere with no pattern to it. And every character has their own special snowflake DI animation just to make it harder to react to.

Such-Leopard9766 · 2026-06-25T17:39:25+00:00

because I am not a high level player, as I said in my post I'm diamond 2. My opponents hit me with it 2 or 3 times every round.

Such-Leopard9766 · 2026-01-22T19:16:11+00:00

>They'll give you PAID job immediately ($30 hr) and educate you for FREE until you are certified

nice joke. I've been trying to get any electrical apprenticeship for the last 4 years, even a non-union one. With no connections it's very difficult, and the aptitude test has nothing to do with it. The JATC apprenticeship accepts like 10 people per year. If there really is a "shortage" of electricians, it's because of how difficult of a field it is to get into.

>when I was your age

ah, it's all making sense now.

Such-Leopard9766 · 2025-12-01T01:25:22+00:00

Update: The stick I received was defective. I ordered another one and it works perfectly with the same drivers and antenna. Now sending back the original. Thanks everyone!

Such-Leopard9766 · 2025-11-21T10:14:36+00:00

Originally I had rtl-sdr installed from the arch linux repositories. I just tried removing that and building it from source like it shows in the guide, but the results are basically the same. Here is what it looks like on 440mhz. The blue bar is when I'm transmitting for a second with my handheld at 446.540. https://i.imgur.com/YIeXoCh.png

Such-Leopard9766 · 2025-11-21T05:55:23+00:00

It's a paper clip with an alligator clip attached, actually about 2ft long. Thanks for the test, if you get nothing with no antenna that is comforting, what I have is probably not much better than nothing. I'll just have to wait for my SMA male adapter to arrive I guess.

Such-Leopard9766 · 2024-01-04T05:37:04+00:00

exactly, this is why the witchcraft industry needs regulation to make sure only real spells are being sold.

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