Getting decent powerups on the last few rounds obviously helps a lot, too. Extreme ended up taking me 3 honest tries once I stuck to the Sonic Cross spam gameplan.
Use the first 70-odd rounds to practice combo execution, for sanity's sake, if need be.
Other than that, stick to safe normals up close, and neutral jump heavies after any close knockdown.
The AI seems to have a hard time reading the input for an sweep done simultaneously from a crouch, too.
Also, watch out for the final time you fight Chun Li.
Probably gonna give this another couple of tries over the weekend; thanks again for the tips. Hoping I don't burn out on the mode before then.
Man, 60k away 1mil fight money. Anyone know normal mode survival cheese for the season 2 characters? I think I need Juri and Akuma too. Just tried with Ed and got the old "4 low health in a row" gag before Nash got me.
Juri - jump in w/cross up or meaty forward kick / roundhouse, standing jab, any strength Fuharenkyaku (QCF + K - scores knockdown, also works as close range anti-air too) - other option, follow the jab with EX Fuharenkyaku
- alternative (which I used far more often) - same, except use the Kyoretsushu target combo (medium punch, then hard punch holding back or forward, knocks opponent into the air) follow with normal/EX Tensenrin (DP motion + P)
- standing fierce and holding back roundhouse act as anti-airs; standing forward and crouching strong are great pokes, Kasatsushu (medium P+K) useful for wake-ups but don't rely on it
- holding forward + medium K is her overhead, use this and Ryodansatsu (QCB + K, EX also) sparingly after low pokes, standing Roundhouse also works for mid range poke but watch out for Gief's SPD vaccuum
Ed - BnB is probably gonna be a basic jump in (cross up or meaty) followed by standing jab, then Psycho Rising (K + K) making sure you follow with Psycho Splash (punch + EX version works great)
- if you get close, can try to poke with jabs into Psycho Flicker (tap P) to build stun quickly; Psycho Upper (P + P) works as close range GTFO move or finisher
- sometimes the AI gets stupid and stays open for a fully charged Psycho Knuckle (max hold Fierce punch), but your real workhorse is gonna be Psycho shot spam (forward + Medium punch, second punch atk)
- crouch Fierce punch is close range AA, standing jab or forward kick also works, both are great pokes; and crouch Roundhouse gets Ed closer to the opponent, while holding forward w/the button is a decent mid-screen attack
Same thing happened to me yesterday attempting normal with Nash. 3 lows in a row, died to Nash. For survival normal, I was able to breeze through with Zeku spamming his medium kick special. The AI just doesn't know how to deal with that special. Either they eat it or they block it and the push-back resets them for you to do it again. I need to give Zeku a shot on hard this weekend and see if that spam strat holds up on hard. Abigail is pretty easy as well; just spam command run into grab or back-flip if the AI starts neutral jump out of the grabs.
I gave survival extreme with my main Chun-Li one last try yesterday. I made it to stage 67 when Laura caught me in a command-grab. A couple of frames for I'd have been KO'ed, I get and accept a match.....only for the guy at the other end to time/cancel out the match, leaving me to die. >_<
Just about ready to give Zeku a try, saved him for the back of the pack... too many normals to try and memorize, lol. Abigail has some pretty great pokes to work with; I also liked using his medium strength Giant Flip (HCB + P) and Nitro Charge into Avalanche Press; his double jab combos are a lifesaver.
Figured I'd ask to anyone who's an Abigail player here - what's the point of the EX Abigail Smash? The medium strength one does more damage and stun, so I don't see the appeal...is it a known glitch or something?
WHY ARE YOU ALL PLAYING SURVIVAL EXTREME, THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF FIGHT MONEY TO GO AROUND IN SEASON 3!!!
Like Teh_Lurv said... we hate ourselves. Plus I've got a masochistic streak a mile wide. Years of obsessive behavior with games is not a good look, lol.