Are instafall/juggle variations essential

[drftg1011]

Are these moves essential in becoming a good k styler?
I am asking those in the higher lvl channels as they would know whether this move is widespread and neccessary to achieve a high level in k styling, or it is juz an isolated move that ppl do to show off

[ratpoison]

Total showoff, you get the chance to insta people in about 0.27% of your fights

[Gravity]

So-so.
Aim, speed and reaction is way much more important.

[vormex 56]

Eh, they are only for showing off, and I think everyone will agree with me on that. They are not essential to know, just for aesthetic purposes you could say.

[zirith]

No... instafall and juggle aren't needed at all..

I consider people who instaFAIL and juggle noob...

K-stylers want to call non-k-stylers noob.. well I'll call things they do noob..

[Kryptic]

I use instafall all the time if im low and manage to block stun them.

[Zaukenaiyo]

just w8 for deviok to say something

[Misuzu]

Not necessary, but useful to keep in mind because it helps you to be a versatile player.

[drftg1011]

er, ok, so in any case it would be good to master these moves right? In case you need them. Also, I hav dis question on the stun lock. There is this variation of insta in which the player somehow mankes the opponent get stuck in the animation. Then the player slashes the opponent and the opponent is insta'ed. How do u do it?

[Lynalei Darkemoon]

instafall is good for if you don't want to lose life against a weaker opponent. I always get a chance to use insta on someone every single battle. disregarding 200+ lag. And it's good because as long as they don't find a way out of it, you pretty much lose only about 15 - 20 hp (making mistakes to get them into insta), and you do about 150 - 300dmg to them (with juggles or instakills).

But don't become an Instafall Noob. I use it until I find someone who knows their way out of it, then I switch strategies.

[NöôB]

no, in fact they are useless.

[iceypain]

useless, never learnt them and i'm fine

[Bolten]

if you flip>block as someone slashes you the slash will continue even after they get flipped but it'll happen during the stun animation of the blocked attack, causing them to skip the falling animation making it impossible to escape. before they fall you are able to attack them a few times if the ping is low enough.

instafall isnt an essential move to learn though it is very useful, i disagree with the haters here and that low % one of them gave, i can easily get in about 15 chances to insta someone provided i have a weak sword and only do 1 slash per (if i dont then i usually kill em in 1 go).
insta is a very useful, powerful and hated move, you dont need it, most pple dont want it, and they'll hate your guts if you learn how to use it often *cough*turtlethem*Cough*.

[Mo Hawk]

they r more of "i can juggle X amount of times just to show off" or a "i can insta can u."

most people consider them cheap in game.

[lyocko]

Just for show off purposes really. You don't need them for k-style.
If you have spare time, you could learn them, but you wouldn't need them =p.