As the self proclaimed Smoke god and idiot nerd labber prodigy it's comprehensive but a lot of these combos are wasted space and effort. 1: Max delay between all 3 hits of J112 allows you to get more of the hit advantage, allowing you to double dash , be on top of them AND still be at advantage. Midscreen all you need for enders is J112 or F121+3~DB2. Nothing else. 2: The anti air combo is a good start but you eventually have to learn S1, micro dash, 32, J112/F121+3~DB2. Moving right to F121+3 after S1 is only worth it for bar spending or Kameo assist extensions 3: Combo 8 is insane. No Smoke player should ever do this under any circumstances. You can out corner carry and out damage without using meter with so many combos. To boot, it gives your opponent more meter than you gain. Never do this combo. 4: Combo 10 is vomit inducing. Literally just do f12 into ex teleport or do 32 into triple teleport loop like what is this No wonder so many of you fellow Smoke players lose to me when you're consuming content like this. It's also no wonder this guy thinks Smoke needs buffs lol I'm not even trying to be a hater but I hate false information and bad advice being given concerning my character.
@JustinKeithD2 күн бұрын
Pretty sure youtube deleted my comment because it was too hateful. Which is a shame because I really wanted you to read it. But in short: you're a pathetic excuse for an adult male. You lose to other smokes. Suck your dad's dick.
@AwesomeBRINKS2 күн бұрын
First, I appreciate the feedback Second, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that you didn't actually look at the upload date, but this was from like 2 weeks after launch, so not everything was fully optimized yet, and to add to that, I never made the claim that all the combos were entirely optimal. It was more a showcase of what links into what, to get people started with the character and experimenting with routes, especially with how much kameos can alter said routes. So some of the combos are generally not shit you wanna use, but in the interest of just teaching people what leads to what, I kept some of those in(combos 8 and 10 as you referenced). Also some people dont play this game competitively or even online, and might not be able to do cancels consistently or connect some of the more optimal shit, or fully hit confirm, so I still kept in some less than ideal combos that would still work for those people or to just give them slightly different routes, such as just raw f12g into 3 bar ex tele. I'll concede that I could have more clearly marked some of these combos as being better than others, but the specifics of total combo optimization wasn't the focus of this video and I never claimed otherwise. It was just to showcase different options, while not assuming a certain skill level of the person watching. Also, this was my very first video, and there are still things I would do differently if I could make it again. For one, I managed to make a 30 min Smoke guide while barely mentioning invis lmao But to your specific points: 1: True on the first part, but the difference is not huge, as its still a very plus knockdown regardless, but that is good info. For the second part, disagree about only needing those two enders midscreen. DB1 is still worthwhile if you dont want to side switch, or you want your combo to take slightly longer to wait for your kameo meter to return(I do this sometimes with Sektor so I have a single or even double missile ready by the time the combo ends). Sometimes doing J11 into air tele cancel is also worth doing for setup, depending on kameo, and then obviously ending combos in f12~exdb2~j1 for invis is very relevant. Most of that is stuff I would have covered if I could make the video again, but it was still early game and meta. 2: Agreed on the anti air part. But again, I hadnt found that route at the time, so it wasnt in the video 3: It's certainly not optimal, but I kept it in to just show that if you get a f12g and havent used a cancel or any juggle gravity, you can still combo into another f12g and then whatever you want. Definitely not the most relevant piece of info since anyone remotely competitive is probly not starting a combo with f12g, but I didn't want to fully exclude niche info like that, incase it was found to be more relevant in some niche kameo route or something not known at the time. And the point of the video was teaching people how the characters moves work and what leads to what, and in what situations. So it stayed in 4: Similar to the previous point, was mostly just to show that if you land a f12g to start, you can still dump all your resources and connect 3 ex teles. No need for a cancel or hit confirm. Agreed doing just f12 into ex tele is better, but I believe I was just showing that f12g leads to an easy resource dump combo as well. Part of the mix of combos was the hope that as people learn the character and listen to what I've explained, they can eventually start to distinguish which are the "beginner combos" that you shouldnt do in a serious match, and which are the "yea you CAN do this if you want" type combos. Again, if there was something niche or unique as far as routes or extensions, I tried to include it somehow, as the point was to try and teach all that info to people that were likely starting from scratch with the game/character And to respond to the last part: You could have just kept your comment as reasonable feedback and criticism, which I will always appreciate and encourage, but for some reason you had to bring your ego into it here at the end and brag about beating "so many" fellow smoke players as if that would make you seem more credible or impressive. There is nothing wrong with "content like this", and im sorry you seem to have misconstrued a lot of the point of it. And I'm not even sure what youre referring to with saying it's unsurprising that I think Smoke needs buffs. I would love to have an actual conversation with you about the character and why you don't think he needs buffs, when literally every other Smoke main, from wifi warriors, to twitter labbers, to content creators, and pro players that travel to events, all agree that the character has some glaring flaws that don't fully make sense. But I guess it's no wonder that the person who thinks Smoke's backdash/backwards wavedash is actually not one of the mathematically worst ones in the game, has misunderstood that Smoke is a balanced character And finally, I challenge you to point out any "false information" in my video(none of your points about the combos prove this since I never made false claims with the combos being optimal), or call attention to anything I said that is bad advice. Because for one, I can't learn from any feedback that is just "X thing bad", and the whole point of videos like this and my channel is for people to learn. So when you just vaguely shit on it without being constructive, it makes you look a lot worse than the thing you're tryna bring attention to. Thank you for your feedback and for watching the video. I implore you to check out more recent videos on my channel for more up to date stuff
@JustinKeithD2 күн бұрын
@@ChernyyVolk I just want to know if your dad came in your mouth yet or if you're still sucking.
@EstebanSolanoCordero2 күн бұрын
This is the type of videos I was looking for... Great and useful content. Thanks.
@xX-SilasXx2 күн бұрын
Brinks dude , ur absolutely amazing i love how ur explaining small details in the video that I haven’t seen anyone talk about , Great video man
@JasonDeline3 күн бұрын
Please do a Scorpion + Scorpion guide. 👍
@elvenking99223 күн бұрын
Man, I don't play Smoke but I see what you mean. I main Takeda and dear lord is he trash. I hope I see a video like this one addressing Takeda. You got a sub as I heard at the end that you will be covering Takeda 😂
@yeyo65213 күн бұрын
Thank you Brinks!!
@camilocastanedavalencia93783 күн бұрын
Dude you are the best!!! This guide is Just awesome!!! As a Smoke Main I really do appreaciate the time and the effort you put on this video. Thanks to you I literally smash the people using Goro but now with this guide... the KL is going to be a madness for my opponents 😂😂😂 I Will be practicing this New Kombos ASAP. Thanks a lot man
@Hazenra4 күн бұрын
BRINKS AT IT AGAIN!!!!!!! 😈
@john1mariner4 күн бұрын
also if you have discord, I could show you a pretty unique invis setup with this team. it basically does a unreactable side switch ender that stuffs wake up armor inputs
@john1mariner4 күн бұрын
bonus tech : scorpion kills sento with fireballs while you block(sento must be on the same side as kenshi) scorpion can be called to eat lao hat and prevent hard to blockables scorpion can be called to eat subzero ice clones and give full punish for more optimal combos off of 212 and b23, don't use the side switch like letting 212 do the fourth hit or doing b324, instead, cancel into bf3 and use fireballs there
@imBigDaddyG4 күн бұрын
Buff smoke🙂
@sousoumk8675 күн бұрын
THANKS A LOT
@kaosreality71545 күн бұрын
This guy should have alot more views and like. Amazing vids. Ive been enjoying smoke ferra for a bit but cameo for the air ferra moves are too costly
@fernandokendall95455 күн бұрын
Darrius
@fernandokendall95455 күн бұрын
Can you checkout smoke with the new kameo buffs... Motaro and darrius and perhaps Goro
@milesmontalvo10845 күн бұрын
Buff smoke great vid…
@JustinKeithD5 күн бұрын
It's that dude's birthday.
@ralphwarom25145 күн бұрын
So......your are the guy who has been empowering Smokes to destroy the rest of us online. :D lol. Nice video.
@kyb7795Күн бұрын
Yes his the one
@rubensanchez5775 күн бұрын
Hey Brinks, great video as always! Scorpion has always been a solid choice for Smoke, and though he may be a bit overshadowed by Ferra in the current meta, he's still a reliable Kameo that gives you pretty amazing damage and, most importantly, something to discourage opponents to poke your cancels thanks to the Vicious Vapors combos. It's still risky, of course, but just having the threat of a 40-50% combo if they poke at the wrong time really helps (the ability to combo of a missed cancel is also great for bad players like me 😎) I really need to try that anti-Tanya tech, it's a pretty hard matchup and I've been seeing a lot of Tanyas in Kombat League. Solid stuff 👍 I remember seeing JustNasty use the Up-Flame ambush to get extra damage from a back throw, but this was a long time ago, don't know if it still works or if it's even reliable enough to be worth spending Kameo meter (#BuffSmoke idea: make Smoke yeet the opponent slightly further when doing a back throw) The timing tips you added for calling the ambush extender are super helpful, wish I had something like that on the early months after the game launched 😔 (I really struggled getting the timing right for the Viscous Vapors extension) The main disadvantages I see with Scorpion compared to other Smoke kameos is less neutral utility compared to Sonya/Khameleon/Sektor and that his invisibility combo setups are kind of execution heavy. Then again, with Scorpion you'd probably want to save the meter to cash out on the damage and rely on Smoke's kameoless setups to open people up, specially in the corner where they are more effective. BTW, have you tried the changes Sektor got in the last patch? There's definitely some interesting stuff to explore there. The missile now works better as a combo extender due to the ground bounce it causes when it hits airborne opponents, giving them quite decent damage that you had to sacrifice before when you picked that team. It also allows you to combo off Vicious Vapors, through the timing is somewhat strict. Homing missile gives you a throw combo and also the ability to combo from the armored DB2, which is also neat. A smaller video showcasing some of this stuff could be a good idea 🤔 PD: That Kameo Sub-Zero parry shown in the Cyrax gameplay trailer looks rather interesting. I wonder if it could be used as a safer way to counter people poking Smoke's cancels, or maybe even to cover gaps 🤔 (I used to do that with Skarlet in MK11, who had a similar issue). Not sure if it would counter armors, but if it does, that may be a game changer for Smoke. Take care 👍
@davidyounis8814 күн бұрын
This about Sektor. I 100% think Sektor is Smoke's best kameo after the most recent patch. I also think the missile comes out a few frames faster too, which might change a few things? (Not sure on that). The ability to cancel flamethrower on block is pretty cool too, maybe just to throw off the opponent though. Like you said, love the homing missile on throw, just sucks it costs two kameo bars. I also wish there was more use out of his teleport punch but still has its few uses. Not perfect of course, but still think Sektor is him right now for sure.
@Mahershalahazbaz5 күн бұрын
This looks like good tech against Tanya. Great stuff👍🏾
@Sebhoffner5 күн бұрын
Hello cool tech with scorpion but will you do a kameo class for Janet cage
@Nuggetlord69699 күн бұрын
Thanks for the video man. Been trying to learn this team and have done extensive labbing lately cuz the setup and combo potential is crazy but soooooo hard to execute. Does jump into bomb beat every armor?
@AwesomeBRINKS9 күн бұрын
@@Nuggetlord6969 I'm glad you enjoyed it! And yes the synergy for this time is honestly so sick. Very underrated imo compared to Janet, which is way more boring to me lol. And yea the bomb stuff got way harder with the patch since now you gotta manually detonate the bomb. And honestly I'm not sure if it beats every armor. I haven't fully labbed it against everyone. I would imagine stuff like Sub slide would kind of low profile the jump kick and require a different setup to try and break armor while also still sort of mixing. Though B24 into bomb is always a nice alternative. But honestly I gotta lab it more to give you a more confident answer lmao
@Luis-gn7ln11 күн бұрын
havik needs more buffs then anyone else
@OKE0KE14 күн бұрын
this’s really funny but it’s the most suboptimal combos:)
@AwesomeBRINKS14 күн бұрын
@@OKE0KE yea they're really far from optimal lmao. But they're goofy and ugly looking so I had to post em
@Callmehexits14 күн бұрын
Smoke need buff 😢 I been saying it since day 1 😭
@kendallchristoun15 күн бұрын
This is a great combo video for Ermac and Cyrax is actually useful. Thank you.
@AwesomeBRINKS9 күн бұрын
@@kendallchristoun Thank you! I'm really glad you found some value in it! I tried to keep a nice mix of viable/mostly optimal combos, and just neat flashy combos you can do if you don't care about doing the absolute max damage you can every time
@alejandroarias997515 күн бұрын
I main smoke and I'm happy finally someone pointed this out. Your totally right on every aspect. It's so annoying.
@Tazawar2416 күн бұрын
Great suggestions honestly. Help my boy smoke out!
@therealshumbucket19 күн бұрын
Crap brinks mb man, super late to the video 😭. For some reason the notification just never appeared in my inbox. Regardless the vid didn’t disappoint. Completely agreed with all your points even tho I still believe an easier and more do able fix would be removing the ublock on f32, but if the devs could actually give him a backdash that would be sick. But then they’d have to fix b2 to make it poke immune. That indiana jones reference was hilarious 😂, its crazy how smoke isn’t really rewarded for being cracked on on cancels, and instead could be countered by a baby. Keep up the good work bro💯
@Can-xv8em19 күн бұрын
%50 mixup + %40-45 damage - invisibility+infinitie cancel and He needs buff ?? Really
@jedda795519 күн бұрын
Invis costs a bar and is anti air able in neutral, cancels are fake pressure, all his strings have gaps, only two sets of plus frames which are both unsafe,no real staggers and he has to chase zoners down, how doesn’t he need a buff?
@daninadine68621 күн бұрын
Ermac has always been one of the very best in mk ✊️ absolutely awesome character 👌
@sousoumk86721 күн бұрын
thanks a lot
@umadbrogaming286925 күн бұрын
You should put time stamps
@RizzySkibidiAmongus26 күн бұрын
This video is insanely helpful. Thanks. I'm considering maining Ermac because of your guide because the of way you explained it, I like the idea of being freeform and just being able to do combos from any button seamlessly. also you can do 12, DB4Ex, FF, 4, BF3 FF, J14, 123(1+2) for 371 damage 1 bar.
@wagmibros26 күн бұрын
weird but you get more damage for the meter dump combos if you dont have vapor cancel strings, just 32 into 11db4 amp x3 into 112 and you get around 51%
@yeyo652126 күн бұрын
Still no scorp kameo class
@AwesomeBRINKS26 күн бұрын
@@yeyo6521 its coming and will be the next video! Luckily the new scorpion move isn't that great so I won't have to spend too much time labbing it or finding setups for it and can focus on editing the video
@yeyo652126 күн бұрын
@@AwesomeBRINKS thank you so much! I know it's not easy finding time
@rashidadesouza592527 күн бұрын
He needs rains sewage DRAIN MOVE%-- or he can have a posoionus cloud bomb
@rashidadesouza592527 күн бұрын
@netherealmstudios @nrs
@rashidadesouza592527 күн бұрын
Excellent 🎉
@jsmaccarone0827 күн бұрын
I know I’m pretty late but do you have any tips to getting the “F2, BF1 Cancel, and F4” sequence? I’ve genuinely never been so annoyed by a combo starter so much in this game. I’m pretty hit or miss with it. Good video by the way, keep it up.
@713shyne29 күн бұрын
Great Video!! But they don't care about our cries lol
@AwesomeBRINKS29 күн бұрын
@@713shyne Thank you, I appreciate it a lot!! But yup it seems that way. But it seems they listen to us sometimes. I guess they at least gave us something in yesterday's patch but its not enough. Nitara, Geras and Sub players been asking for buffs and finally got them so maybe our time is coming for some actual buffs lmao
@moneyybag_fro29 күн бұрын
I love Smoke but i have switched to other characters, Smoke is hella risky , and i wish his invisibility lasted a little longer on the enhanced down back 4 😫 But excellent video 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
@H2O__L29 күн бұрын
I say this back in the day when he was "top tier" in the eyes of almost 90% of the community, i say that he was not that good and he needs some buffs actually like he should be plus on movement to backdash or jump.. That was enough to have like 30 comments with Ppl calling me crazy,stupd,skill issued,everything u could imagine 😂 playing with him online and having ppl on the mic saying everything to me only because i went invisible 😂
@AwesomeBRINKS29 күн бұрын
@@H2O__L agreed dude. His backdash is so bad lmao. But yup, that sounds about right! Smoke/Sareena definitely terrorized the online player base for awhile in the early meta lmao. I've also had people get on their mics to talk shit because of Smoke stuff lol
@timchardАй бұрын
LMAO 2:15
@AwesomeBRINKS29 күн бұрын
@@timchard lmaooo I'm really glad you found that as funny as I did while editing it
@QpalzmcreehayАй бұрын
You killed it with this guide.😎👍👍
@AwesomeBRINKS29 күн бұрын
@@Qpalzmcreehay Thank you so much!!! Thats awesome of you to say!!
@8VISI0N8Ай бұрын
adding classic shake as a parry would be sick, could bait pokes out of cancels. Not really significant but i just like the way that move always looks lol
@FloeFGCАй бұрын
thank god someone said it our main needs buffs asap😒