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It means that you can cancel into a Focus Attack from any move, and said FA can then be cancelled by dashing like usual.

I think Capcom actually called that an EX Focus Attack, character blinks yellow and everything.

You can dash at any time* and in either direction, and if you only release B+Y during the dash nothing happens.

*I'm not entirely sure about this one, I know you can dash while charging the FA (i.e. while holding B+Y) or when the actual attack connects (either hit or guard), but don't know if it's possible outside those two moments.

Yeah go ahead.

bloodriotiori said, November 02, 2008, 01:04:20 am

So regardless of me letting go or not i have to complete the entire dash animation?

Correct.

bloodriotiori said, November 02, 2008, 01:27:43 am

That still makes me wonder how i've seen things like EX shoryuken, cancel somehow, into the ultra attack.

You probably just missed the dash, or it wasn't a cancel (if you have the video link I can check it out).

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Is there a seperate way to cancel EX moves?

No.

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Or would i have to do EX shoryuken, cancel into ex focus attack, then hold it down and dash cancel that and THEN do an ultra attack while they're flying down?  That seems like an absurd amount of power bar to use :/  is there another way to do ex cancels or...?

Yes. Though it doesn't need to be an EX Shoryuken, a normal one works, in fact Ryu's basic killer combo is exactly normal Shoryuken -> FADC -> Ultra.

Just saw your thread, and although I'm not sure if you still have any questions that need answering, here's some info for you about Focus Attack and Dash Canceling (I play SFIV regularly at my arcade )

1) EX FA is nothing more than you activating an FA during a special move (blocked or not). Motion is simple, just press both middle buttons (middle punch and middle kick).

2) When you get used to Dash Canceling a FA, you can do it to the point where it doesn't even look like you were doing a FA. This goes the same for EX FA, Just cancel a special into an EX FA and IMMEDIATELY do a Dash Cancel. In the long run, you need to do it fast if you want to do crazy juggles (the only way to do juggles in SFIV)

3) In order to Dash Cancel an FA, both middle buttons have to be held down. You can't cheat and think that because you are in the FA animation that you can release and try to Dash Cancel. Won't work, I tried and found out the hard way. It takes some practicing, but once you get the hang of it, it becomes second nature to keep both middle buttons down while doing a Dash Cancel.

4) Releasing the middle buttons during a Dash Cancel will not stop your Dash. The minute you are Dash Canceling you have no control over you character until he/she stops. Don't worry, almost everyone's dash is short, similar to Ken & Ryu's dash in SFIV.

5) While you can't attack immediately after a Dash Cancel, recovery from it is enough for you to do fancy juggles. And yes, EX-moves can be EX-FA -> Dash Cancel, then followed by an Ultra Attack...that is, as long as you have enough super energy in your meter.

6) From what I've seen and read, FA is only cancelable off of specific attacks. So for example, Ken can EX FA during a Shouryuuken (normal or EX version), but cannot do this during his Hadouken. I don't have a list of all of the attacks that can be EX FA canceled into, but I do know that it's limited to specific moves.

That's about it. Hope this helps.

bloodriotiori said, November 01, 2008, 11:12:50 pm

- how EXACTLY does the revenge (ultra) meter work?  Is it only used to store power (by getting hit or absorbing hits with the focus attack) for the ultra attack (which i believe can be done if you have 50% or more of this bar full), or is there other uses for it?  Does it allow for EXTRA canceling or is there something else it does?  As much imput as possible please

at half full it allows ultra attack after that it adds damage to the ultra attack, the more full this bar is the more damage the ultra attack deals, fills when taking damage or absorbing it during FA as u said