Street Fighter x Tekken Pandora Assist Gem Breakdown by AcidGlow

by d3v on April 25th, 2012 at 8:14 am

One of the more underused features of Street Fighter x Tekken is the game’s Pandora mode. Currently, its short active duration and the high risk turn players away from using it. The latest patch addresses that with the new Pandora Timer Extension Lv.1 gem, which increases its active duration. In this video, AcidGlow walks us through just how much time the gem adds to Pandora mode. In addition to that, he tests Pandora mode with the new Immense Power Level 3 gem which grants a 30% damage boost when in Pandora mode.

The results are thought provoking, to say the least. The time extension gem doubles the time Pandora is active which, as demonstrated in the video, benefits characters like Ryu who have short super animations, allowing him to pull off 5 supers instead of 2. Meanwhile, with the damage boost gem added, characters can do nearly 50% damage off an unscaled super. In addition, AcidGlow demonstrates an easy 70% damage combo with Ryu using both gems. With these changes, the gems do seem to make Pandora more useful, however its actual viability remains to be tested.

Source: AcidGlow

S. Hammadi Moulki

7 minutes talking about the same shit
- Anonymous
  
  I think that was the point ~Kappa
  - Anonymous
    
    Who is “~Kappa”?
Anonymous

Now THAT is how Pandora is done!
Glenn Rabeaux

anyone. stop this. skullgirls. thank you.
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Ty-Austin/100002154794093 Ty Austin
  
  You know, not everyone is interested in Skullgirls…
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=616437622 劉岳忠
  
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  - http://www.facebook.com/people/Jaden-Macey/100003595817216 Jaden Macey
    
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  - http://www.facebook.com/people/Jaden-Macey/100003595817216 Jaden Macey
    
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- http://www.facebook.com/people/Jason-Greeson/100000071645358 Jason Greeson
  
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- http://www.facebook.com/people/Jason-Greeson/100000071645358 Jason Greeson
  
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- http://www.facebook.com/people/Jason-Greeson/100000071645358 Jason Greeson
  
  Skullgirls is asssssssssssss
- http://twitter.com/emezie Emezie Okorafor
  
  Seriously, you guys are starting to hurt your community more than help it.
  
  A game is only as good as the people who play it. And, you’re making Skullgirl players look like a-holes by trolling EVERY SFxT article and forum.
  
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  And, this is coming from a 2D animator/animation fan who just a few months ago, fully intended on getting SG day one.
  
  #KillingSkullgirls
- http://twitter.com/emezie Emezie Okorafor
  
  Seriously, you guys are starting to hurt your community more than help it.
  
  A game is only as good as the people who play it. And, you’re making Skullgirl players look like a-holes by trolling EVERY SFxT article and forum.
  
  I have no intention of playing video games with a bunch of a-holes, and until that changes, I have no interest in playing Skullgirls.
  
  And, this is coming from a 2D animator/animation fan who just a few months ago, fully intended on getting SG day one.
  
  #KillingSkullgirls
  - http://www.facebook.com/victoly Matthew Taylor
    
    You should probably stop playing fighting games in general if you’re going to let frontpagers get to you that badly.
    
    Everyone is an asshole on the front page
    - http://twitter.com/emezie Emezie Okorafor
      
      The problem is it’s not just the front page.
      
      It’s everywhere on this site, even the actual forums of other games that have nothing to do with Skullgirls.
    - http://twitter.com/emezie Emezie Okorafor
      
      The problem is it’s not just the front page.
      
      It’s everywhere on this site, even the actual forums of other games that have nothing to do with Skullgirls.
      - Mash Harder
        
        You visit other websites? Blasphemer!
      - Mash Harder
        
        You visit other websites? Blasphemer!
  - http://www.facebook.com/victoly Matthew Taylor
    
    You should probably stop playing fighting games in general if you’re going to let frontpagers get to you that badly.
    
    Everyone is an asshole on the front page
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Jaden-Macey/100003595817216 Jaden Macey
  
  u. shut up. thank u. -_______-
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Jaden-Macey/100003595817216 Jaden Macey
  
  u. shut up. thank u. -_______-
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Jaden-Macey/100003595817216 Jaden Macey
  
  u. shut up. thank u. -_______-
- http://www.facebook.com/thefrontman Felix FixIt Fortuna
  
  Then you shouldn’t be here and go play skullgirls, as easy as that.
http://twitter.com/just6822 just6822

I thought there would be some high-level application to these tests, but there was a ton of fluff and this player is beginner level at best.

The amount of information he covered could’ve been said in a total of 20 seconds. Well, I’ll say it here.

Gem doubles your Pandora time, 14 seconds total.

30% damage is alot.
- Anonymous
  
  There’s a difference between just saying that it double the time and demonstrating what can be done in that time. By showing it here, people are now starting to think about how this could affect the online metagame.
- Anonymous
  
  There’s a difference between just saying that it double the time and demonstrating what can be done in that time. By showing it here, people are now starting to think about how this could affect the online metagame.
  - http://twitter.com/just6822 just6822
    
    Sorta true, but also pretty irrelevant.
    
    He just did everything twice. Both Ryu and Heihachi supers do the same damage. Super mega fluff.
    
    And he didn’t “demonstrate” much of anything. He didn’t use any standard BNBs to show how much time is used, he essentially just pointed a 7-minute-long finger at the gem select and said “this is a thing”. The only data worth taking away was that you can punch 600 – 800 damage depending on character and still be alive after the super is over.
    
    Quite frankly, with Pandora not freezing the timer during super animations, it’s relatively useless to everyone except Ryu. Ryu can bust that shit out in a total of 3 seconds while every other character gets to watch a movie and survive an extra 5 seconds with a gem.
    
    No disrespect to him or anything, the video was just full of redundancy and not very much applicable.
- Anonymous
  
  There are high-level application videos and then there are fundamental videos. This is a fundamental video.
Kirk Warren

isnt pandora 8 seconds?
Anonymous

Holy crap I need to jump into training mode to try this out! :O
Anonymous

Too bad the same patch that doubled Pandora time also quadrupled the amount of available autoblocks with a full cross gauge and said gem. Good job, Capcom.
http://twitter.com/N0_1SPECIAL STREAM MONSTER LvL2

HES GONE HES GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
http://twitter.com/N0_1SPECIAL STREAM MONSTER LvL2

HES GONE HES GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Anonymous

AcidGlow is a true kusoge master, just look at his high level match videos of gems like AOF2 and SvC Chaos.
Anonymous

AcidGlow is a true kusoge master, just look at his high level match videos of gems like AOF2 and SvC Chaos.
Anonymous

AcidGlow is a true kusoge master, just look at his high level match videos of gems like AOF2 and SvC Chaos.
Ryan Sedivy

While i’ll admit this video was a little redundant, this guy has something here. I am a Pandora user and this is something that is going to blow up in future play with or without gems. I play Rufus Rolento, and just a simple combo with Rufus like LMH P, EX galatic tornado (wall bounce), Pandora into Rolento super art. is over 550 damage with only requiring one bar of meter. sure its situational because rufus has to be under 25% but its pretty nice to have in your back pocket when you need it and its a simple combo that toasts most of the cast from half health. This is easily done with any character that can wall bounce.
Ryan Sedivy

While i’ll admit this video was a little redundant, this guy has something here. I am a Pandora user and this is something that is going to blow up in future play with or without gems. I play Rufus Rolento, and just a simple combo with Rufus like LMH P, EX galatic tornado (wall bounce), Pandora into Rolento super art. is over 550 damage with only requiring one bar of meter. sure its situational because rufus has to be under 25% but its pretty nice to have in your back pocket when you need it and its a simple combo that toasts most of the cast from half health. This is easily done with any character that can wall bounce.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Yan-Zhao/10516382 Yan Zhao

Its nice that you can now double pandora’s duration. So what? You now turtle and run for 14 sec instead of 7. Thats SOOOO hard in SFxT when the clock becomes the danger zone at 30 sec.

This doesnt fix Pandora’s inherent flaws. Big damage means squat if you cant land them.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Yan-Zhao/10516382 Yan Zhao

Its nice that you can now double pandora’s duration. So what? You now turtle and run for 14 sec instead of 7. Thats SOOOO hard in SFxT when the clock becomes the danger zone at 30 sec.

This doesnt fix Pandora’s inherent flaws. Big damage means squat if you cant land them.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Richard-Zhao/1394070245 Richard Zhao

uh……this video was pointless. I came here looking for possible tech but this video just repeats what we already know.

Pandora without gems = 8 sec
Pandora with extend = 20 sec
Pandora power gem = 30% boost for 10 sec

Guess what, a 20 sec duration pandora lasts longer than an 8 sec pandora and when you hit a combo with a 30% damage boost, you do….wait for it…..30% more damage OMG!!!!. Mind = blown.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Richard-Zhao/1394070245 Richard Zhao

uh……this video was pointless. I came here looking for possible tech but this video just repeats what we already know.

Pandora without gems = 8 sec
Pandora with extend = 20 sec
Pandora power gem = 30% boost for 10 sec

Guess what, a 20 sec duration pandora lasts longer than an 8 sec pandora and when you hit a combo with a 30% damage boost, you do….wait for it…..30% more damage OMG!!!!. Mind = blown.
http://www.facebook.com/thomas.manson Thomas Manson

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http://twitter.com/Hec_hates_all Hector Noel

hey at least there is no Wesker
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Yan-Zhao/10516382 Yan Zhao
  
  Only his African American incarnation :3
http://www.facebook.com/people/Jaden-Macey/100003595817216 Jaden Macey

*sigh* couldnt have they done this shit from the BEGINNING?
http://www.facebook.com/people/Jaden-Macey/100003595817216 Jaden Macey

*sigh* couldnt have they done this shit from the BEGINNING?
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