Friday, June 19, 2009

"Saki Madness" Tournament Details on 18th July 2009



Game: Sugoi! Arcana Heart 2.6
Location: Arcadia by TORNADO @ Iluma Shopping Centre 5th Floor (Located just directly opposite Bugis Junction)
Date: 18th July 2009
Time: 1900hrs (7pm)
Format: Double Elimination Blind Draw
Fee: Pay for your own credit

Prizes
  • 1st Place: $20 worth of tokens
  • 2nd Place: $10 worth of tokens
  • 3rd Place: $5 worth of tokens
Registration
  • You will have to get a registration form from Arcadia to fill in to show your interest in joining.
  • For the regulars, I'll just pass them out on the day of the tournament itself.
Rules
  • Any Character/Arcana can be used
  • Changing of Character between matches is not allowed.
  • Changing of Arcana between matches is allowed
  • In the case of joystick/buttons failing please inform the organizer
  • Last but not least, DO NOT be late!
Tournament Settings
  • Best of 5 round matches
  • Double Elimination - If you lose you get moved to the loser bracket
Thanks to everyone support for the past 2 tournament, we've reach our 3rd one. This time, we will get an overseas player called Zerokage! I've met some new faces throught each tournament and I have to say that I'm pleased with everyone's improvement from each tournament. That's for making the AH community to what it is now.

Keep up the good hype everyone and have a wonderful time on the day itself.

S!AH2 tips: Arcana Move/Traits List

A rough draft of what traits each arcana can give during Arcane Burst and Arcane Force.

Light
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Traits

Last Force (Charged 5E or 2E): Mildred Appears to hit the opponent after your initial E hit.
Light Velocity: You can jump higher when you High Jump

Arcane Burst

Luminous Foam (CE): Mildred will take one hit / throw for you. You will then teleport to behind the opponent after that.

Arcane Force

Angelic Halo (ABC): Mildred will appear behind you for the duration of Angelic Halo. You gain additional move listed below during arcane force:

H (22E): Mildred will turn into 12 sword and attack the opponent. (Just like metal's 360E special)
Noble Photon (214E): Just like the normal move 236E while not in Angelic Halo Effect but the motion of the beam is unpredictable
Last Force (623E or 421E): Mildred will appear behind teh opponent and kick him. 421E kick the opponent to the side while 623E kicks the opponent into the air.

Holy
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Traits

Baptism: Upon getting hit, you will recover health based on a ratio of how much damage you receive

Arcane Burst

Sanctuary (CE): 3 Holy Arrow (214E) will be automatically shot out and Blaze (421E) Effect is enhanced.
Note: Blaze is a barrier that absorbs damage for you.

Arcane Force

Holy Land (ABC): Get gain more health back when you get hit.

Dark
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Traits

(Charged 5E or 2E): Turns opponent into slime

Arcane Burst:

Feadup (CE): Gier will follow the opponent during the burst duration

Arcane Force

Fulfu (ABC): The following Gier special attack moves will be powered up:
236E:
623E: Number of hit and damage increased
214E: Opponent get stuck for a longer period of time.


Poison
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Traits

Instead of teching like normal with the D button, you can use 623E or 421E to teleport right out of recovery.

Racor (Charged 5E or 2E): Opponent will be poisoned on hit

Arcane Burst

SimTeiru (CE): Opponent power guage will decrease upon getting hit by you

Arcane Force

Abatowa-ru (ABC): Normal Moves will poison the opponent too.

Rock
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Traits

When you charge 2[E] or 5[E], you have super armor added to the charged up portion

When you use 6D (regular, Homing cancel, AND guard cancel), you have a super armor shield around you the whole time (you can hold the D button as long as you like). However, the startup for it is 80% slower than a normal 6D, so you cannot combo off of 2C into a quick jab like you would normally be able to. In addition, the guard cancel forward timing is a lot slower than normal, meaning you can get hit out of things that you would normally be able to guard cancel through easily. But once the super armor comes, it absorbs many attacks.

Arcane Burst (CE): You are unable to block and you get hyper armor.

Arcane Force (ABC): As properties as aracne burst but your speed get decreased in exchanged for higher defence.



Fire
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Traits

(Charged 5E or 2E): Unblockable. Even if blocked the opponent will take the hit as if they weren't blocking, unlike a regular charged 2/5E when blocked the opponent can mash out of it.

Arcane Burst (CE): A trail of flame will follow you when you jump or dash forward

Arcane Force (ABC): When doing homing moves, you will be engulfed with flames which will hurt the opponent

Flower
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Traits

You cannot be countered

(Charged 5E or 2E): Upon hit, opponent power guage will be absorbed.

Arcane Burst (CE): The range of the flower effect will be increased

Arcane Force (ABC): Flowers in play will automatically grow up to the last stage.


Ice
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Traits

Freezer (Charged 5E or 2E): Freezes the opponent

Riza (66): Normal dash [66] continues across the screen using ice sheets under the character

Karuduryoruzu Arcane Burst (CE): Normal attacks freezes opponent. Does not apply to special moves

Virtual Helm Arcane Force (ABC): The follow moves are enhanced:

Naal 236E: The fully charged version will always be released when used
Kula 214E: 3 snow flakes will drop when used


Lightning
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Traits

When you dash with 66, there are clash frames added to the dash.
When you charge 2E or 5E, all active frames of the move before it hits have clash frames.

Arcane Burst (CE): Clasing added to air homing

Arcane Force (ABC): Blocking causes clashes too while on the ground.

Love
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Traits

If you double jump and then hold [8], your character will float down instead of falling like normal. You can steer your character left or right while they are floating.

At the last frame of charge 2E or 5E, you can reflect projectiles

Arcane Burst (CE): You can cancel your characters special move into one of the Love Special moves

Arcane Force (ABC): You can cast 236236E or 236E specials move as many time as you want. They don't cost any guage.


Magnetic
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Traits

When you charge 2E or 5E, you will draw the opponent to you.
After you high jump or homing, you will land faster.
When you guard, if you do 4D, you will draw the opponent to you

Arcane Burst (CE): You will draw the opponent towards you

Arcane Force (ABC): Opponent's movement speed will be decreased.

Metal
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Traits

You don't get bar when you hit the opponent, instead you gain bar by holding 4[E]. You still gain bar as normal when you get hit by attacks.

Arcane Burst (CE): Your power level is 3 during the activation period

Arcane Force (ABC): Your attack and defence will increased by a lot.

Mirror
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Traits

When you charge 2E or 5E, it will be your opponents E attack.

Arcane Burst (CE): You will summon a mirror version of yourself.

Arcane Force (ABC): You will turn invisible. Making it hard for the opponent to spot you.

Plant
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Traits

When you charge 2E or 5E, you will recover some life.

Arcane Burst (CE): You recover life when you hit the opponent with your normal moves

Arcane Force (ABC): You recover life for the whole duration of the activation

Punishment
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Traits

When you charge 2E or 5E, it will be unblockable and you can combo into 236236E if you homing cancel.

Arcane Burst (CE): Your attack increases by 1.35 and your defence will drop by 0.75

Arcane Force (ABC): All your arcana moves hit will be doubled.

Sin
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Traits

When you charge 2E or 5E, a flying projectile will appear.

Arcane Burst (CE): The lower your health, the more damage you deal

Arcane Force (ABC): You deal chip damage for all your moves

Sound
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Traits

When you charge 2E or 5E, you will have a soundwave infront of you. This move is actually the move of (236E)

Arcane Burst (CE): Your normal moves will create sound wave (236E) move

Arcane Force (ABC): All your sounds that is place on the screen are powered up. When you explode them with 22E, it will deal a lot of damage.

Time
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Traits

When backdashing with 44 on the ground, if the opponent hits you during the backdash frames, instead of hitting you, they hit a "shadow" of you and they cannot cancel their move.

Holding down 5E or 2E will perform the move, but the "shadow" disappears and no move comes out. However, letting go of a button will make "shadow" appear and attack from where you held the 5E or 2E. If you get hit, your "shadow" disappears. The shadow 5E and 2E will NOT be unblockable in the air or break the opponent's guard like normal 5E and 2E's.

Instead of the normal 6D, when you do 6D, your character teleports across the screen. This allows many ground 6D combo's to fail, so beware as many characters have to change their B&B combo when using Time.

Arcane Burst (CE): When activated, the time counter will move faster

Arcane Force (ABC): The time counter will stop moving while activated.

Water
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Traits

When you use 2[E] or 5[E], your opponent turns blue (both block and hit) and they fly slowly up or forward instead of the normal speed.

Arcane Burst (CE): Your normal moves upon hit turns them blue as if they're in hit block stun

Arcane Force (ABC): You will absorve all chip damage.

Wind
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Traits

6D - Pushblock - Replaces the traditional 6D, instead pushes the opponent away unless he/she is doing an attack with forward momentum, where the opponent will stay in place instead.
2D while in the air - Instant Drop: Quickly drops the character to the ground.
5E and 2E are jump cancelable.
You have triple jump and can double air dash

Arcane Burst (CE): You can jump cancel your moves and your air dash just like melty blood.

Arcane Force (ABC): You get 4 jumps and 3 air dashes

Thursday, June 11, 2009

S!AH2 Tips: Air-Unblockable Move List

The purpose of this guide is to inform all AH2 players of the air unblockable moves which you may or may not know. Of course as everyone knows, 5E, 2E, 6E are air-unblockable therefore they are not included inside.
This is to allow you as a player to plan your stradegy or preventing getting hit by these move over and over again.
The list is arranged in alphabetic order, to find your character just do a CTRL-F.

Legend:
X = Any Attack Button
(2) = Holding down the button
236AB = Quater circle front plus AB buttons

Akane

5B


2B

Angelia

2C

Catherine

5C


2C


41236X - This move is unblockable in the air and ground.

Clarice
NIL

Dorothy
NIL

Elsa

4C


623X - The last hit of this move is air-unblockable. The 2nd picture you see above is the part where by it is air-unblockable


Critical Heart

Fiona

Excaliber~!!!!! 623AB

Heart

6C


623X- The first animation of the move while on ground is air-unblockable as shown above.


623AB - Same properties as the normal version.

Kamui

3B

Kira

5B


5C


6C


2B

Konoha

6B


(2)8X

Lilica

Critical Heart - The part where by lilica kicks up in the first picture is the air-unblockable part.

Liselotte

6C


Critical Heart - When the doll emerge from the suitcase is the air-unblockable part as shown in the first picture

Maori

623X

Mei-Fang

6B

Nazuna

2B

Petra

6C


LGA Dodge follow-up A - Only the A follow up of LGA Dodge is Air-Unblockable.

Saki

(2)8 A - Only A version of the flash kick is air-unblockable.

Yoriko

6B


3C


2C


1C


421X

Zenia

214A (If guage in yellow, fully unblockable)


623X - As properties as the above move. Look at the guage to see whether the move is fully unblockable in the air or ground.