It seems Josh has more use now for super high scores. The amount of points received for killing a boss at 150 is quite substantial, and for levels like Prison, Josh can get it done real quick.

I got 850k today on Duo PA; I killed the last boss at 147. It probably would have been 900k if I killed it two enemies later.

I feel so meh about Josh without Maximum straight, Hammer blow is soooooo sloooooow feels like and I'm not used to going for ground melees only.

Iron Tackle is his best move IMO though.

Thanks for the comments on the tier list obzen, now if only someone could update the tier list/guide....

The main advantage Josh gains from maximum straight is the ability to kill everything in one punch. But the move itself has a slightly longer recovery time than hammer blow. Hammer blow is still a really good melee, but obviously doesn't have the same OHK advantage as maximum straight. And I still think elbow drop is a really good melee. It functions on par with Jill's DKD, and sometimes even outdoes Jill's ground melee. I remember in our Public Assembly run, I hit a manjini that was practically behind me with an elbow slam Foxy. It obviously wasn't the first time, but it's still always funny to see it happen. Oddly enough, we both beat our high scores on that stage on a first try with minimal effort, and you picked Excella (so I don't get maximum straight). He does struggle a bit more on his own though. We need to play again.

Either way, I still think Josh is one of the best mercenaries characters in terms of entertainment. He may be one of the lower tiered characters, but he's just too fun to use. And I love requesting first aid sprays with him. I still can't decide who I like more between Warrior Chris and Josh though. Maybe I'd like Warrior more than Josh if I knew of someone who played as Barry or Rebecca consistentally. I love hammer elbow and rising upper.

Playing with randoms is as dull as ever, although I did meet one person who was quite good.

I am currently going to try solo on PA again with Excella with the hopes of killing the last axe at exactly 150. Staying in the bus loses a ton of time so I have been dancing amongst axe slams and swings. I usually make it to 80 in the combo, but the fat men cause severe ammo issues for me. I have no time to AK them to death (unless I want to get grabbed, slammed, hit) and using the M93R causes me to lose the ammo I need to kill the bosses. Nitrogen rounds are almost a must in this case.

I could always use Josh and rocket the last boss, but getting to that point is hard because of duvalias. Excella has wonderful combo saving abilities, but I cannot tell you how many times a cephalo has appeared to ruin the combo anyway.

That was funny, really good games. Sucks how we were one fat man away from breaking our high scores on Prison though. :( Or mine, anyway.

Yeah Elbow drop has a really weird hit box, but like I said I'm not used to going for ground melees exclusively. I dunno where to shoot to make them fall down consistently I guess.

I don't think it's possible, but is there any way to "import" No Mercy-Mode to the PS3-Version? I would love some kind of "Mega-Survival"
By the way:
Capcom could've also made some "Endless Mercenaries"-Mode where endless enemies spawn until you die, and only those who you've killed count and the time you survived.
Also some Boss Survival would be cool.

Nope. It *could* be done for the 360 because the code is similar between it and the PC version. But that would still require tons of hex editing and understanding how to reverse engineer the PC files to work in a 360. Even if it was succesfully done, the console would crash because the ammount of enemies in that mode is simply not supported by the console's processor.

Wow. Been a while again. I was looking at the mercs Reunion tier listing that you made, Foxy. I can't remember if I ever wrote about this before...I have a weird sense of deja vu lol. Anyway, I think Fairytale Sheva should be bumped up a tier. Her weapon layout in conjunction with her quick & effective melees (minus impale) make her a very heavy hitter. She had a nice weapon to setup attacks, keep crowds under control, dispose of mutates, and be rid of bosses quickly. I actually like using her more than Business Sheva now. Business Sheva is obviously all around better, but I find Fairytale Sheva more fun :-)

For some reason my love for merc has deteriorated as well as my liking of RE5. I think its time I retire from merc competition and just have fun if I feel like playing the game again someday.

I actually think FT Sheva is in a fairly accurate spot on Foxy's list. Even if she were bumped up, I still think she would be behind Warrior Chris and Josh. In solo, I still think she is one of the weakest characters. Her shotgun is the weakest of the bunch, and her Impale is hideously slow. Sure her other melees are fast, but there isn't any character that can't do what she does better. One of FT Sheva's best attributes is her magnum. But I think Business Sheva's Desert Eagle is better since it's RoF is quicker, and can disposed of mutated enemies and bosses just as quickly. It also isn't a complete deal breaker, combo wise if you miss with the DE either. The recoil on FT Sheva's magnum is ridiculous.

FT Sheva is definitely more fun than Business, but she is one of the weaker characters, IMO. She's still a powerhouse, but other characters best her by a slight margin. She's much better in duo, where that annoying impale is replaced with that sexy Double Fang.