(Jan. 31, 2012 10:04 AM)Hazel Wrote: I was not aware information expired. Before my time, you say? Hmm...
Implying that there's no way to make BD145CS easy to KO when launching it is genuinely misguided. Weak launching is a fairly specific trick, and even against the opposite spin direction, the wrong launch force can cost you a win. Especially on CS.
It's also probably worth mentioning that the way he's using the CS on his Basalt really isn't optimal for Defense, which is something I did neglect before. Most times I flower my BD145CS, it hops out, against MF Blitz 100R2F.
There's clearly a difference of opinion in what you think is probable and what I think is probable - and they both stem from our experiences with Basalt BD145CS.
EDIT: If it's worth anything, watching it again, it also appears he's slightly banking the BD145CS in several of the launches, but not all of them, which would obviously make KOing a bit easier, as well.
Ah, I should have been more specific: The way he was launching could not have made KOing Basalt BD145CS easier. Though launching it at tornado ridge level with
no aggressive inclination (as if you were launching RF) would spell out death for Basalt BD145CS with any current attack. I had not taken that into account so I'll just retract any relevant statement.
I'd actually figure if the CS had a good amount of movement (probably best to have an aggressive CS) and was flowered it would do fairly well in its aggressively played moving defense. (much like Basalt TH170/230WF)
As for weak launching, while using tips with extreme precession is great, in my testing I never ruled out any tip. Seriously, I've had people say it worked with RS. To be more relevant and not start sharing secrets: even if it wasn't the 'right' way to weak launch, I can only assume a weaker launch of any extent at all would help save you from KOs compared to a standard hard launch. (the weaker the launch the better, obviously)
The different experience with Basalt BD145CS may have us speaking different tongues, though, but yeah. :V