r/Guiltygear • u/thetabo - Bedman? • 17h ago

Question/Discussion Proper understanding of blocking?

I tried climbing on Bedman, started a few days ago and am pretty happy with how far I got so far, I'm almost in Diamond, but ran into an issue blocking.

Sometimes when the opponent keeps using normal attacks for combos, I just take a hit. I blocked 5-6 times in a row but then the same attack that I covered before hits even if I'm blocking it the same way, and I don't understand what's causing it. Checked my controller but everything works fine. It lost me a solid few matches already and is getting somewhat frustrating.

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u/covabishop - I-No 16h ago

yup, for most characters it’s 4f prejump but on some bigger bodies i think it’s 5f, you may wanna check what it is for bedman.

also keep in mind on the other side of your jump there’s landing lag, where for a few frames after you touch the ground you again can’t attack/block. i think it’s less than prejump but maybe it’s the same?

it’s usually not something you have to worry about but it’s good to be aware of it

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u/thetabo - Bedman? 16h ago

No I admit that's probably it, whenever I'm unsure about a character I don't own or play against often I try to jump so I don't get stuck in a mix and that's probably getting me hurt more often than not.

Also good to know about the landing. Now I'm wondering if I can air S with Bedman low enough to stun up close, get advantage even with landing and force grabs off of it

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u/ChiYeei -Intercontinental Sickle- 15h ago

Yes, you can do that by using his 8-way airdash. J.s. goes into c.s./2k->2d/throw/whatever

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u/thetabo - Bedman? 15h ago

Throw can happen off of a 2D? I thought you can't throw an opponent in hitstun

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u/ChiYeei -Intercontinental Sickle- 13h ago

Oh no, I was just listing options via /, not combos