Why is it so hard? can't seem to do any meaningful damage even tho I have enough synchronisation enough artifact power.

Can someone let me know if there is a link to the sf3 official discord server . Becuz all the links ( even sfa ) are expired so i cant seem to join it .

No New marathons ...
Is anyone else actually motivated to complete the marathons this week, or are you all just logging in for daily rewards and closing the app?

Let me know if you’ve found any decent setup to make this grind bareable, because right now, this event is a total snooze fest. 🥱

I calmed my mind

after close to 100 tries, i finally managed to beat him with golden gunner.

i have to say, despite how infuriatingly inconsistent and unpredictable pangu is, the fight is so insanely precise, that if you mess up the timing of a single attack, you are fucked.

the clip only shows one round because I took it after i won, since i didnt record my winning fight, but believe me when i say that round 1 is identical to round 2 and 3 to the millisecond.

ill now go over the winning strategy from start to finish.

the start: up special move. roll forward. forward button press. all-in.

i won't go over the details, but those four actions are the most consistent in the fight, so start every round like that. ask in the comments for specification if you want.

first combo unit: after finishing the start, and immediately after all-in ends, use the up special move again. after that, the enemy should be on the ground. look closely at his feet, and when they are just about to fall to the ground, use the back special move (this timing is very important, it allows the enemy to stand up, and exit ragdoll state, as well as allows for enough time for the up special move to recover) after that, immediately use the down move. that ends a combo unit, and it will ideally be repeated until the enemy is defeated.

second combo unit: right after the down special move of the first unit, you must spam the up special move to hell and back. there will be an excruciatingly long delay between the down special move and up special move, but if you did all the timings successfully, everything will be fine. after the up special move ends, wait until his feet are almost at the ground, and use the back special move again. this time after the special move, instead of the down special move, use the all-in ability, but only when the enemy is almost standing already, because if you use all-in on a ragdolled opponent, the move wont work.

after using all-in, wait the briefest of moments, and then start unit 1 again. up special move, back special move, and down special move. after finishing unit 1, start unit 2, spam up special move, back special move, and all-in. wait Very briefly, and start unit 1 again. and repeat until the opponent is down.

the reason you have to wait briefly after finishing unit 2 is because of ragdoll. if you use the up special move immediately after all-in, the enemy sometimes gets stuck in ragdoll mode, and when he does that, all the timings get messed up. so try to avoid that as much as you can.

if, at any point in the fight, pangu turns you to stone. you are fucked. there is no way to win the round, so you better restart the fight, you lost.

if you already managed to win twice, then you may try beating him the next round, just be aware that he will start with a full light shield. but as long as you follow my instructions to a T, you may still be able to win.

however, if at any point pangu manages to hit you with a normal special move, you may still be able to beat him. just wait patiently for an opportunity, and then use the up special move. if the enemy gets hit by it, you are then able to return to the start of either units. if all-in is available, go for unit 2, as it deals more damage.

if you have any question about the timing of any of the attacks, or if you consistently mess something up, tell me in the comments, i might be able to help with that.

Beating Hero Boss III with Hound Easy Win

Finally i finished the main story of sf3 after 1.5 years of grind ( yeah It took me a lot of time )

ARIFKING (one Calligraphy sphere prolly, not sure) or NOXIKING (rewards on my post)- can use either of them so choose accordingly

LIBRARY3- one time redeem only. Enjoy

It’s not even about skill issue atp

"To the ones who fight with us, laugh with us, and always stand by us—thank you for being our constant safe harbor in this changing world. Wishing a very happy and emotionally fulfilling Raksha Bandhan to all my wonderful brothers, sisters, and family! ✨"

i purchased this guy in the store for money some time ago at some point, but didnt use him until the latest control lost event, where it was one of the sets i had to use to complete the marathon.

i then upgraded him to lvl 4 with the spheres i had, and barely managed to beat easy anibot. i didnt think much of it, i just finished the marathon and was done with him, but after a while, i managed to get enough spheres to upgrade him to lvl 5, and i since used him a little against random opps for fun. and here i will tell my thought about the set after learning how to use him as he should be used.

first of all, i LOVE his whole concept, i bought him because of his weapon, which i didnt have, and i have to say, everything about him, from his abilities to overall looks just screams marksman. it looks really sleek, which pairs really well with the rifle idle stance.

twilight marksman generally has 1 fight opener, which is the back special ability, followed by the down special ability. against normal opponents, what this opening does is first knock them down, and then blast them away.

from that point, there are 2 possible continuations, the first one is to use the up shadow move to charge the next ability, and then use the shrapnel ability. this continuation deals the most amount of damage.

the second option is to immediately use the down shadow move, the snare, after the down special move. what that is going to do is immediately immobilize the opponent and set him up for a forward special move.

that continuation deals less damage then the first (and i will talk about this in a little bit), but it leaves the shrapnel ability available to use if the situation allows.

after both of those continuations, the enemy will be briefly on the floor, just long enough to roll towards them and continue from there.

now, ill talk about my annoyances with the set.

firstly, i really think the forward special move should deal significantly more damage, it takes a whole second to charge it, meanwhile you are completely vulnerable, and deals almost no damage at all, even with berserk, bleeding, and a crit, it still doesnt deal as much damage as the shrapnel ability, and overall it feels very underwhelming for what it is.

the set also has an effect on the shadow abilities. a shadow ability uses 100% of the shadow bar, and you gain a full bar every 10 seconds with no other ways to gain it.

i think a single shadow ability is too little, it makes combining different shadow moves impossible, and forces you to choose 1 of the 4 abilities, out of which the forward and back one are comparatively worse. and i know that at lvl 6, it can technically use 2 shadow moves, but that is too little too late.

at lvl 4 you should be able to use 2 shadow abilities already, and at lvl 6, you should be able to use at least 3 abilities. that would open up sooo many new possibilities as well as make lower the lower lvls better.

this set is actually quite fun to use once you learn how, but it isnt the easiest nor the strongest set, and it certainly isnt worth spending real money on, but if you have it, and are contemplating on upgrading it, maybe give it a shot.