Beta 3

Midscreen close 5h start route, pretty nice, not that hard for 237 dmg, no meter #GGST_MA #PS4share pic.twitter.com/f8E1IMOGcu— Talios, The Science Experiment (@TaliosDrakei) May 16, 2021

メイコンボ。中央からF式。JK始動だからたまに奇襲かけるときのネタとして#GGST#GGST_MA #PS4sharehttps://t.co/u68h2HUJOA pic.twitter.com/yPyJFqosqR— バリ（GGxrdメイ） (@arufacomyu) May 16, 2021

You can also FRC j2H to punish your opponent's anti-air attempt. #GGST_MA #GGST #PS4share https://t.co/FsqSD22UZL https://t.co/Ys8oFdwlXW

Simple combo yet the damage is insane! #GGST_MA #GuiltyGearStrive#PS4sharehttps://t.co/dNnRnC3v60 pic.twitter.com/2Arm6H458a— Tamara (@xi0mara1) May 16, 2021

#GuiltyGearStrive #GGST_MA #PS4share https://t.co/dNnRnC3v60 https://t.co/X6ixCAGSfX

中央6Pカウンターから。 #GGST_MA #PS4share pic.twitter.com/H31yie7SwN— のねむ@ねこと格ゲーとVtuber (@cat_and_noname) May 16, 2021

Lets goooooooo #GGST_MAhttps://t.co/EjloiTC3Dv pic.twitter.com/ymTHiIA9zf— Slash (@SlashoSlash) May 16, 2021

#GGST_MA #PS4sharehttps://t.co/sHtoMim27Y pic.twitter.com/MWEJzH17tz— Prisma☆Sigma (@PrismaSigma) May 16, 2021

#GGST #GGST_MA Simple yet effective May dust combo pic.twitter.com/4f8lxgL1Ki— RiSo (@RiSoOW) May 16, 2021

Strive Beta's been fun #GGST #GGST_MA pic.twitter.com/xcNsUoyiWr— MewCawDay (@MewCawDay) May 15, 2021

山田さんがつながる、それだけで幸せ#ggst #PS4sharehttps://t.co/oWSVma2HaM pic.twitter.com/zZKAas3DtX— パルティ (@kimipare) May 15, 2021

Did you know May secretly has a Mega-Fisto in Strive? No? Me either. #GuiltyGearStrive #GGST_MA pic.twitter.com/f2R9wv7nRA— Wind (@TheSerenityWind) May 15, 2021

May has interesting momentum properties when you RC upward dolphin, def worth exploring. #GGST #GGST_MA pic.twitter.com/hZ5TBBjLeg— Not Woke (@Afolox) May 15, 2021

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Counter hit 6P#ggstrive #ggst_ma #PS4sharehttps://t.co/YX3Gt6HeCQ pic.twitter.com/aI2O9etMfw— KCO_Mustain, Homeowner (@Mustain_CO) May 15, 2021

Down S dolphin confirm#GGST_MA #GGSTRIVE #PS4sharehttps://t.co/YX3Gt6HeCQ pic.twitter.com/BaQlAE3s9t— KCO_Mustain, Homeowner (@Mustain_CO) May 15, 2021

Counter hit 6H Combo#ggst_ma #ggstrive #PS4sharehttps://t.co/YX3Gt6HeCQ pic.twitter.com/a5Uv7gxwlV— KCO_Mustain, Homeowner (@Mustain_CO) May 15, 2021

May mains rise up https://store.playstation.com/#!/tid=CUSA24910_00

#GGST_MA #PS4sharehttps://t.co/2LuPhrVRnm pic.twitter.com/iyt3WrOTZE— JF | Davidxp (@DavidxpFGC) May 15, 2021

Overhead option #GGST_MA #PS4share https://t.co/rLDbqW12oT https://t.co/HWfGc6ljfb

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Thats alot from 2K #GGST_MA #PS4sharehttps://t.co/rLDbqW12oT pic.twitter.com/iNFVVWPPd2— Proton | Coach Steve (@FightCoachFight) May 15, 2021

メイ画面端入れ替え壁割り #GGST #GGST_MA #PS4sharehttps://t.co/OhSqbTbv4F pic.twitter.com/r2nGV2pDTp— すうざん☆ (@M16EBR) May 15, 2021

メイコンボ。中央からJS始動。JD絡めて伸ばしたい・・・#GGST#GGST_MA#PS4sharehttps://t.co/u68h2HUJOA pic.twitter.com/DsORqbwo9b— バリ（GGxrdメイ） (@arufacomyu) May 15, 2021

ﾋｪ!!!って声出た#GGST #GGST_MA #PS4sharehttps://t.co/dT0HCX4R13 pic.twitter.com/2c2a4vQ1eL— もじゃ☘ (@moja02929) May 15, 2021

メイコンボ。端よりJS始動のノーゲージ。ノーゲージでえ有栖川を混ぜられんか。。。#GGST#GGST_MA#PS4sharehttps://t.co/u68h2HUJOA pic.twitter.com/VHS03MCCDR— バリ（GGxrdメイ） (@arufacomyu) May 15, 2021

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試合中に自分がよく使う、簡単なコンボをまとめました。難しいことはやらず、咄嗟に試合中に狙いやすいと感じたルートを選んでいます。第２回オープンβテストでのコンボなので、製品版と異なる部分があるかと思いますが、ご了承ください。Twitter：@HUBUKI999

I did a writeup on my approach to May in the Maycord, I'll copy it here [10:17 AM] Strive May Buttons and their uses 5P: Close range mash tool, I think you can chain up to 3. I personally am not good at reactively hit confirming them into command normals, but if you are cracked out do that. 2P: same as above 5k: Jump cancellable poke, good range, but no real followups other than dolphin. Button to use in poke wars, not really useful in combos and can't meaningfully chain into anything useful afaik, maybe 5K 6H has a use but I'm not aware of it. 2K: Low. Useful after jumping in and to catch people blocking high because may usually goes high. Not much range. Usually too much push back to chain into 2D. I mainly use this for jumpin -> 2K -> dolphin fS, 2S: Grouping these together as they are mostly the same. More neutral pokes that you can cancel into dolphin. No meaningful gatlings really. cS: Main combo starter, limited neutral applications because of how close you have to be. Likely some tick throw uses 5H: Garbage combo filler button. As far as I can tell, useless in neutral, hugely negative on block, low range etc. 2H: The other main part of your combos. cS 2H starts almost all may combos. It launches. Also a high risk high reward anti air, because you get all the normal combo followups if you anti air with it. 5D(short): I don't use this, prefer 6K 5D(hold): Huge damage but reactable. Use once every few matches kind of move. If you land this you get their burst at minimum or half their life. 2D: May's main knockdown tool. Unforunately it's very short range so you have to forgo a lot to get those knockdowns, and may's oki game is just a basic meaty. I think the main purpose of this is 2K 2D. 1 [10:17 AM] Command normals 6P: Generic anti air. I think you get something in the corner, but I haven't labbed it. 3K: High risk knockdown tool. I don't trust my reactions well enough to chain into this. I don't really use it for anything. 6K: Overhead, meh without meter, hugely threatening with meter. It's basically unreactable and if you land it in the corner with a rrc you get about 180 damage. 6H: Anti jump tool. Can catch people trying to jump out of the corner, +8 if you hold, which forces an H dolphin block which is my go to if I make someone block this. Jumping normals JP: air to air. If your opponent is trying to jump over you, jump at them and mash jp. JK: Also air to air, there might be some tech with this for fuzzies and double overheads, overall I don't use it much yet JS: Fast jump in button. You can JS double jump JS among other things to mess with their expectations. JH: Main air button. This move is massive, but slow. Throw it out pre-emptively a lot. Throw it out and hope people run into it. Jump at people with it and it'll outspace a lot of things. I use this move ALOT. J2H: Another jump in tool, change your air trajectory. Use it with JS and JH to keep messing with anti air timing. Cross up tool too, but the recent jumping distance changes have really neutered that use. [10:17 AM] Specials S horizontal dolphin: Combo ender, neutral tool, huge reward on counter hit. Extremely good move. Learning the mini game after dolphin lands is absolutely essential when playing May. Keep all your options in mind. Backdash, jump, block, 5K, another S dolphin etc. H horizontal dolphin: IMO one of two reasons to play May right now. This is plus on block and sets up huge advantage for you. Has long range, useful in combos, sets up S dolphin counterhit situations. H dolphin -> S dolphin will often get a counter hit as they mash and then you can run up and get OHK in the stagger. Also there's a twitter video showing IMO the best possible use of May's meter with a RRC dash cancel 50/50 into huge damage, but it's very advanced. S vertical dolphin: Minimal uses. Maybe an anti jump out tool in the corner, also I've seen some tech where you can knockdown and use it for crossups by jumping over them with a beachball PRC. H vertical dolphin: Anti air and engage tool. Difficult for opponents to anti air themselves, and you keep air actions afterwards(practice this timing it's not intuitive) so you can double jump/airdash after it lands for more actions. Also a key part of combo routes. Overhead kiss: The other reason to play May. Huge damage command grab if you grab them in the corner or if you RRC it midscreen. Her main mixup tool. Make em expect a poke or a jump or a dolphin and run up and grab em for 40% life. Beachballs: Garbage. No one should ever get hit by them. Throw one out at fullscreen if you want, it won't accomplish much but it'll maybe take your opponent's mind off your other actually good options. If you knockdown you can beachball PRC 6K/3K/2D etc and get a combo if it works. Whale super: Punish/Hard read tool if you think your opponent is about to be a clown. Hit em with a whale to keep em honest. Orca super: Reversal/Combo ender. Her only invincible wakeup option iirc. Good damage. Can cross up.(edited) [10:18 AM] General gameplan Jumping, poking, and dolphins. Your jump is probably the best in the game, so use it. JH, JS, J2H to jump at people. JH to wall people out and make approaching May difficult. If you can land a jump in, you create a mixup situation of are you going to 2K, 6K, OHK. If your opponent is grounded and not throwing out projectiles, you can usually dolphin at them with minimal risk, they are both safe on block. If they block an H dolphin, you have a lot of mixup potential because most buttons lose to a follow up S dolphin, which gives you a huge combo on counterhit. Extremely important to learn how to charge during dolphins so you can rapid fire them at will. You don't WANT to do that often, but you need to know how, and it will carry you through low level play. Pokes are just standard fundamentals. You don't always have to be active as May, sometimes you just have to be patient, such as against Ky and Ram's strong air to air buttons where you try to get them to jump first. fS, 5K, 2K, dolphins. Basic combos To get that big May damage, you want to land cS, 2H, OHK, Counter hit dolphin -> OHK, or anything -> RRC. Then go into these routes depending on if you are midscreen or corner Midscreen: cS 2H 28H airdash before landing from dolphin jH. This is the route I use if I land a midscreen OHK rrc or 6k rrc. Corner: cS 2H 28H 5H 26H 6H (wallbreak will happen somewhere in these). This is the route to use if you land a corner OHK or a corner 6K rrc as well. Dust: I use JH -> JD -> JP -> JS -> JH -> JH. There's probably a more optimized route, but it's not much damage difference. May doesn't have much combo theory.(edited) [10:18 AM] Important random notes You MUST use the backdash macro as May. You can maintain your charge while backdashing but only if you use the macro. It's an amazing whiff punish tool to backdash -> dolphin, even if they block an H dolphin that's still your advantage. Backdashes are also extremely good after S dolphin, for getting out of a lot of pressure, round start and advanced romand cancel movement. Integrate this in your gameplan. Counterhit dolphins give a lot of stagger, watch for them. You can dash up and OHK and I think it's a true combo even against perfect stagger mash, and your opponents won't have perfect stagger mash 99% of the time. Pay attention to if your dolphins hit, counter hit or are blocked. The followup minigame changes depending on what happened. Don't run into endless anti airs. If your opponent is doing it consistently, you have to shake them so they aren't able to focus on good anti air timing. Dolphins and ground game. Ochoko — Today at 10:19 AM 0.0 Arzachel — Today at 10:29 AM 2/5P 2/5P 3K 2/5K 3K c.S 2H HVD SHD/HHD c.S 2H HVD iad air normal c.S 5H SHD (when not point-blank) ch SHD 2K 3K ch HHD 5K 3K or 5H SHD ch 6P SHD anti-air SVD/HVD dash up 6H corner break: c.S 2H HVD 5H HVD 5H 6H OHK c.S 2H HVD 5H 6H dp punish bombo: ch 2H delay whiff SHD c.S 2H etc.(edited)