BBTag - Es Guide: Combos, Mix-ups, Oki, Neutral! 

Toriku Thanks I appreciate it! I try to give as much useful information without making it long and over complicated. Just the things to get you going. I want to make more of these it’s just a matter time management.

more of these plz! just picked up this game and this helped me so much! are playing on doing one for Nine? I wanna pair her with Es ^^

Lol what a missed opportunity!!!

Thanks! The plan is to start with characters I like and see what happens. I only like to talk about characters I can play at an intermediate level at least

LS TheProdigy I’m glad it was helpful thanks!

Thanks! Yeah paragon decided to kill itself so I never kicked off the channel with Paragon :/

Lol thanks. It's mainly because I do this as a weekend hobby. Also it's because every game I touch dies :( (Paragon, Hyper Universe).

One week late on responding but anyway yeah i see what you mean makes sense with that i figured id leave this for you as an fellow Es player ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-e4Zo_PTh9AQ.html with that have a good one

joemoy12 thanks! Since I have a day job there’s no way I can find the time for the whole cast. So it will come down to the characters I’m actually good at and understand. I don’t like putting out content if it’s not well informed!

Yup I've noticed that for a while didn't know why, assumed it was the starter. Then realized it was Linne since I just did a long set with a Linne. I'm not sure of an alternative route as of right now. I know there are some IAD jC routes out there after 5BB somewhere on twitter

the 5B indeed drop on some chars, in this case, you can do 5B>236A. It's not optimal, but at least you get 300 damages more than just by dropping at 5B. The other route I found is to call assist so it lands right after 5B to allow you to 214[B] into the follow up combo. I team with Linne and what I have is : 5BB>214A>5AAA>(5B-5P)>214[B]>5AA>2C>214C~C the 5B and 5P should be pressed roughly at the same time (5P can be a bitafter 5B) with Linne.

you lost me at the fifth word... hell the video lost me at 0:35... i've tried to get into fighting game for a long time, but when i hear 5B, 2A, 5B>236A, 214[B] I don't even know what it means... and searching online got me on a porn website... yhea not a fun time (sorry for the bad english i am french canadian)

ironer100 so, basically, this is notation for combos. It represents the directions you have to input using the NumPad of a keyboard, so you have : 5 : neutral 4: back 6: forward 2: down 1: down backward 3: down forward Usually we don’t use 7,8,9 because it’s referred as J for jumping. For the rest of the convention, it’s the buttons : A: light attack B: heavy attack C: special D: Tag Switch P: Partner assist A letter used with brackets ([B] for example) means you have to hold the key. Now with that in mind, you combine the two 5AA means two times A in neutral position 2B means down B etc.. The movements (like 214C) means quarter circle backwards (Sometimes noted as QCB) The last thing is to understand the full notation of a combo 5AAA>2C means you do 3 times A and cancel it into a 2C. Most moves can be canceled in this game, you just need to figure out how. Some move, for example if you do 5AAAA with Es (smart combo 1), you cannot cancel the last move (the 4th A). One last thing is things like 241C~C. Some attacks have additional attacks which are not considered as cancels, they are noted like this. To conclude, once you know this notation it’s going to be easy to read combos. You can then go to training room to figure out timings for them. Don’t focus too much on combos at first, the neutral game is more important to start with.

I figured out a variation on the (5B-5P) route that leads to consistent Oki: 5BB>214A>5AAA>(5B-5P)>5BB>jc.>jB>jC(whiff) Also, there are certain scenarios where you wont have an assist available (ex. 5AAA>2C>214C~C>5P), which prevents the (5B-5P) route from working. In those cases, simplify the route: 5AAA>2C>214C~C>5P>5AAA>2B>jc.>jB>jC(whiff)

I'd love to cover more characters but I do this on the weekends as a hobby. So to find the time to actually play AND edit videos is what wouldn't allow me to just pump out videos. I also like to have a certain level of knowledge before putting a video together. But to answer your question, I am interested in Blake the question is when will I have the time lol.

For sure brother. I respect the grind. Thanks for the answer!

It's hard for me to find the time to make good videos. I could make really basic barebone videos for characters but I'd prefer a good well thought guide, which takes time and I only do this on the weekends :/.

he uses number pad notations which work on controller too. look at the number pad on your keyboard, each number represents the direction you should hold the directional pad, so 1 = down, left, 2 = down, etc etc. the letters represent attack button with A = Light, B = Medium, C = Heavy (i don't know the controller defaults for each of these attacks or even what controller you're using). If this doesn't make sense just look up "number pad notation" on youtube and you should find some guides.

Thank you I understand it now! :D

That's interesting. It really depends on the player. Some Es players are hyper aggressive and some zone all day. You gotta find what it is that's hitting you about her. Gordeau definitely out ranges her, and Orie isn't too bad either. The only time I think you should have problems with Es is if she's zoning, in which case you would have to inch your way in. I recommend playing her a bit to understand her because really she's pretty straight forward compared to other characters

Knewaccount Gaming thanks for the reply! I’ll try playing with a local Es player and see how it goes! Cheers 💙

I think he meant play with her yourself (on your team). That'll show you what she can do in certain situations, and where her limitations are. It's what I usually do if my main has an issue with a particular character.

I just didn't try it while recording lol. You probably can do it. There wasn't a particular reason not to include it. If it doesn't cause the combo to drop at the end then yeah add it!

Eden Shorrocks it has to do with the number pad on your keyboard. It's a universal way of notating directions. So 2 is down. 5 in neutral. 6 is forward. 4 is back. 8 is up. Then 1, 3, 7, 9 are diagonal buttons. So if you're ever confused just look at your number pad on the keyboard! As for the letters they're representing light medium and heavy attacks. So A is light, B is medium, C is heavy. So put the two together and you'll get 5B for standing medium. Or 2C for crouching heavy. A chain of numbers is a motion, so 236A is quarter circle forward Light

Knewaccount Gaming thanks! Lol it’s so simple, but it just wasn’t making sense to me.

TheOTKGameplay I will be working on more character guides sooner than later. It’s something I’m ramping up the resources for. I like to be informed about what I say rather than just saying it so it takes time to learn the characters. With Es and Rachel I had 800+ matches. So yeah I can’t promise any one specific but I am taking the time to learn 2 new characters every week and we’ll see who sticks

ty for the info u can do it :D

It's short for Okizeme, I forget the actual meaning of the word, but it's become synonymous with meaning Wake-up game. Basically it describes the situation of what you do after you knock your opponent down. Characters with strong Oki are like Es where they have a means of locking you down at that stage to continue their assault. Characters with weak oki tend to be ones that don't have as many options to continue after a knockdown, and as a result have neutral reset on them after a wake-up

YAq Thank you so much

YAq beat me to it lol thanks!

YAq pretty sure okizeme is just wake up or something along those lines

Wake up pressure in japanese: "Okizeme"

David Davidson I’ve considered something like that but it kept spending assist meter. I’ll look into it!

Knewaccount Gaming yeah, its a little unnatural to time but the reward is great since you dont need any assist bar for it.

DukeCyrus Wait fr? How did that work out for ya

Elijah Idemudia I mean with es assist and act parcer mixups to get in, its been working fine, most bnb's range from 6-10k with low execution. I like it, but I'm sure some fgc veteran would be quick to tear me to shreads

You're playing Lambda

Roger Latulipe haha no I don’t. I do this as a hobby on the weekends. I’ll keep supporting the game as long as there’s an interest for it

Please do Jin next. The anchor extraordinaire!!

Wait no I can see why she would be considered a loli since she’s 155