Uploaded July 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Dead or Alive 6's seventeenth session of the advanced guide looks at Risk vs. Reward. Essentially every move taken in a DOA6 match has a certain degree of risk attached to it (i.e. potential punishment or loss of space control for instance), and a reward attached to its successful use (i.e. damage, frame advantage, pressure or space control to name a few). The essence of managing risk/reward is by attempting to achieve the most damage, and match control while relatively employing the least amount of risk.
Quick pokes with fast recovery (5P, 6P, 2P or 6K/3K's to name a few) serve as great poking tools; think of how a jab is used in boxing. They're used to establish your offense (and checking spacing) before you can start applying "bigger" moves for potentially higher damage payouts (i.e. launchers & combo starters or moves that induce strong stuns). High & Low Crush launchers are in place to discourage the opponent from trying to attack, pressure or retaliate against you with predictable high or low attacks such as jabs or low jabs. And of course, you can use side step attacks from disadvantage to blow up linear strike retaliations.
Lastly, keep in mind the match-up that you're engaging in. The interplay between your chosen character and your opponent's character will have influence on how you choose to employ your moves. You generally want to either keep characters such as Bass or Nyotengu, for instance, on the defensive, so that they don't get they're dangerous offenses started. Against characters with weaker throws such as Christie or Helena you can use counter holds more frequently than against grappler-class characters on average (whom can punish unsafe moves harder).
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For Directional Notation:
7 8 9
4 5 6
1 2 3
Each number represents the corresponding direction. 1 for "Down-Back", 9 for "Up-Forward", 5 for "Neutral" or no input, etc. Quarter-Circle Back = 214, Quarter-Circle Forward = 236, Half-Circle Back = 63214, Half-Circle Forward = 41236, etc.
For Input commands:
P = Punch
K = Kick
H = Hold/Guard Button
T = Throw Button
S = Special Button
P+K = Strong punch
H+K = Strong Kick
H+P = Alternate Way to Input "Throw"
H+P+K = Alternate Way to Input "S"
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Dead or Alive 6's seventeenth session of the advanced guide looks at Risk vs. Reward. Essentially every move taken in a DOA6 match has a certain degree of risk attached to it (i.e. potential punishment or loss of space control for instance), and a reward attached to its successful use (i.e. damage, frame advantage, pressure or space control to name a few). The essence of managing risk/reward is by attempting to achieve the most damage, and match control while relatively employing the least amount of risk.
Quick pokes with fast recovery (5P, 6P, 2P or 6K/3K's to name a few) serve as great poking tools; think of how a jab is used in boxing. They're used to establish your offense (and checking spacing) before you can start applying "bigger" moves for potentially higher damage payouts (i.e. launchers & combo starters or moves that induce strong stuns). High & Low Crush launchers are in place to discourage the opponent from trying to attack, pressure or retaliate against you with predictable high or low attacks such as jabs or low jabs. And of course, you can use side step attacks from disadvantage to blow up linear strike retaliations.
Lastly, keep in mind the match-up that you're engaging in. The interplay between your chosen character and your opponent's character will have influence on how you choose to employ your moves. You generally want to either keep characters such as Bass or Nyotengu, for instance, on the defensive, so that they don't get they're dangerous offenses started. Against characters with weaker throws such as Christie or Helena you can use counter holds more frequently than against grappler-class characters on average (whom can punish unsafe moves harder).
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For Directional Notation:
7 8 9
4 5 6
1 2 3
Each number represents the corresponding direction. 1 for "Down-Back", 9 for "Up-Forward", 5 for "Neutral" or no input, etc. Quarter-Circle Back = 214, Quarter-Circle Forward = 236, Half-Circle Back = 63214, Half-Circle Forward = 41236, etc.
For Input commands:
P = Punch
K = Kick
H = Hold/Guard Button
T = Throw Button
S = Special Button
P+K = Strong punch
H+K = Strong Kick
H+P = Alternate Way to Input "Throw"
H+P+K = Alternate Way to Input "S"
Check out the TopTierTips Guide Series: youtube.com/watch?v=oFIZOxrRW44&list=PLV4Z7LoRwodBYCiMNOVwLGY75qkNNlNTv&index=2&t=1s
Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE & RATE for more DOA goodness! And also look out for future Top Tier Tips' sessions! ;-)
Top Tier Tips Novice Guide: files.acrobat.com/a/preview/2cc9307a-88b6-49e5-a3a2-bb59981ce603
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![DEAD OR ALIVE 6: Character Quick Tips [PART 7] (Learn Every Character in 8 Minutes or Less!)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pTwHGlY71Og/mqdefault.jpg "DEAD OR ALIVE 6: Character Quick Tips [PART 7] (Learn Every Character in 8 Minutes or Less!)
Part seven of the series that looks at every character in DOA6 and gives you a gist at how they operate!
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*Note, when the video is fully uploaded it will be in 4K60fps. I dont upload videos in 360p anymore haha
0:37 Rachel
8:15 Tamaki
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Part Seven Characters:
RACHEL
- i11/i13/i14
- Rachel is a Heavyweight character
- Rachels generic movement and KBD is amazing (especially for a Heavyweight!)
- The 3T offensive hold (OH) is great against crouching stances such as Helenas bokuho, Brad Wongs laydown or Ayanes twirls for instance
- PPK & PPT can be used to catch people that try to sidestep the P-strings such as PPP, PP2K, etc.
- After a 66T OH on NH, you can be devious and go for a 41236T launcher throw afterwards
- Rollthrough can be entered off of PP2P+K/PP8P+K
- The 63214[T] OH can be useful at range as a whiff punisher if the opponent is likely to whiff right in front of you
- Rachel doesnt have a go-to jumping low crush (Rachels crushing ability in general isnt really good)
- If the Yurlungur stomps (Downed 2K) whiff, Rachel can get punished
- Rachels counter hold against a jumping kick is similar to her Mid K Hold
- 1P~ is your go-to hi-crush
TAMAKI
- i10/i12/i13
- Tamaki is a Lightweight character
- Tamakis generic movement and KBD is bad
- Sometimes its safe to just use a high hold or low hold over an expert high punch or low punch hold if youre uncertain if a kick or punch will be incoming
- Despite being an Aikido fighter, Tamaki has no parries (but has sabakis)
- 8PP could be used as a hi-crush/low crush (though in general use 1P for hi-crush, and 9K for low crush)
- Only 236T is a wall slam throw
- 66P can be used as a safe poke if spaced right
- PPP & 3P work similar to Kasumis PPP & 3P in the sense of being able to induce a lift stun on CH (though if you whiff 3P6T OH on the lift stun, you can actually leave yourself at +1 if the opponent does nothing, making it an interesting Option Select (OS))
- Use 4K to poke into BT stance, and 3K if you want to remain front facing
- Both 6PK & 6P6T can catch sidesteps (throws and offensive holds have tracking)
- 8PP is Tamakis only guard break (GB) attack, it leaves her at +1
For Directional Notation:
7 8 9
4 5 6
1 2 3
Each number represents the corresponding direction. 1 for Down-Back, 9 for Up-Forward, 5 for Neutral or no input, etc. Quarter-Circle Back = 214, Quarter-Circle Forward = 236, Half-Circle Back = 63214, Half-Circle Forward = 41236, etc.
For Input commands:
P = Punch
K = Kick
H = Hold/Guard Button
T = Throw Button
S = Special Button
P+K = Strong punch
H+K = Strong Kick
H+P = Alternate Way to Input Throw
H+P+K = Alternate Way to Input S
Check out the TopTierTips Advanced Guide Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFIZOxrRW44&list=PLV4Z7LoRwodBYCiMNOVwLGY75qkNNlNTv&index=2&t=1s
Dont forget to SUBSCRIBE & RATE for more DOA goodness! And also look out for future Top Tier Tips sessions! ;-)
Top Tier Tips Novice Guide: https://files.acrobat.com/a/preview/2cc9307a-88b6-49e5-a3a2-bb59981ce603
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