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[Rufus]

Originally Posted by Hiro

I was talking about Praydoh's movements. I even told you the direction he was going. So I guess you really can't tell.

So Prado is strafing it's not actually doing anything for him as he's hit three times in a row, yet you believe that it is imperative to higher sparring?

Originally Posted by Hiro

All I've been arguing is that strafing is necessary for good sparring. The only argument back is "you can win without it" which is like saying you can use the numpad to move around and win but you'll be at an obvious disadvantage, and no one good does that.

I am not contesting that strafing is or isn't an advantage in sparring, but I do not believe that it is tantamount to a 'higher sparring level'. As Crono said, strafing is a technical advantage but you don't need it to win against someone of equal skill. Decent iPhone sparrers can beat experienced PC sparrers and they do not have the ability to strafe.

[Hiro]

Originally Posted by Rufus

So Prado is strafing it's not actually doing anything for him as he's hit three times in a row, yet you believe that it is imperative to higher sparring?

He didn't use it very well, and Squirt is better than him. Squirt strafes a bit in that spar as well, want me to find you a specific instance for him to?

Originally Posted by Rufus

I am not contesting that strafing is or isn't an advantage in sparring, but I do not believe that it is tantamount to a 'higher sparring level'. As Crono said, strafing is a technical advantage but you don't need it to win against someone of equal skill. Decent iPhone sparrers can beat experienced PC sparrers and they do not have the ability to strafe.

But it is. Sure they can compete, but they won't be high tier. They won't have access to the techniques which strafing allows, and if someone good takes advantage of that, they will be able to win any series against them.

You don't have to believe me. You and Crono clearly don't, and that's fine. There is a lot more to sparring than just strafing, but most of the high tier sparrers use it for a reason.