Trust me, Goro is the worst character in the game by far. Yes his corner carry is good, yes his corner game is good. But against 50% of the cast he won't even get that started because he is too slow to get in and has no good anti air. Almost every single character in the game can jump in on him for free, a free jump in means free pressure or free mix ups or both. Not to mention Goro doesn't have any good jump attacks so he is probably getting anti aired 90% of the time he jumps at any character in the game. He has to play way too honest, in a game full of characters that can do whatever they want to Goro.
His last buffs didn't even help him at all. The last buffs Goro got only made his strengths better, they didn't buff his weaknesses. He doesn't need his strengths buffed, he needs his weaknesses buffed. Real buffs for Goro that would actually make him viable are:
1) Give Goro the run speed of a normal character
2) Make U1/U2 way faster and have more priority, 9 frame start up would be pretty godlike
3) The whole entire cast needs a D2 buff, which would help Goro significantly
With these 3 buffs, Goro might be mid tier lol. For now he is in a tier by himself at the bottom of the cast
We ll just agree to disagree then man.
One thing i definately do not agree is that he does not have good jump attacks. His j4 is awesome in terms of range and active frames AND its a combo starter if you use d4xxexpw after a successful hit. It has average start up frames as well. His j1 is excellent for anti cross up situations.
He is free against jump ins yes, but even after than opponent still has to respect his options. Just because you have to think a bit to win, it does not mean the character is bottom tier... Goro is viable in the right hands, he just does not have good reps yet. He has really good comeback potential, especially KW. KW can also check opponents jump ins done outside of sweep range with expw or chest lunge. Its at sweep range he hurts. Buffing his uppercut will solve this issue.
If i was to place him, then i would say he is mid to low tier. But bottom? Not by a long shot, even with his AA issues. His ground game is still extremely solid and he has ways to keep his opponent on the ground to get his game going, even if those ways are weak.
Regarding the buffs you suggested.
1) Agreed, although with the latest buffs he doesnt really need it cause he can easily close the distance between him and his opponent real easy now.
2) U1/U2 is fine the way it is. This move is designed to be used against cross up jump ins. It is not designed for jump ins in general.
3) Agreed.
If he gets those buffs and you still think Goro will be mid tier, then i am afraid we are playing a very different game king.
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