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Which Takes More Skill, Zoning or Rushdown?

Which take more skill, zoning or rush down?

  • Zoning

    Votes: 51 28.0%

  • Rush Down

    Votes: 53 29.1%

  • Both

    Votes: 78 42.9%
  • Total voters
    182
Tony at Home

Tony at Home

Noob
I've actually always thought the "easier" of the meta-character types were "Balanced" characters.

There's something about being at a serious meta-disadvantage (a rushdown character who can't get in, or a zoner who can't get them out) that takes a sort of skill that playing a character who has an answer for everything just won't teach you.

At least for Sonya, I find Special Forces (zoner) and Covert Ops (rushdown) more difficult than Demolitions (balanced) given in those if I can't get in or keep can't them out I have to deal with a whole bunch of shit.

Also, stop replying to NY-Shadow everyone.
 
NY-Shadow

NY-Shadow

TestYourMight SUCKS
Also, stop replying to NY-Shadow everyone. [/QUOTE]

They can't help it. When they hear the truth it brings joy to others and exposes the bullshit in others.
 
NY-Shadow

NY-Shadow

TestYourMight SUCKS
sub_on_dubs said:
They can't help it. When they hear the truth it brings joy to others and exposes the bullshit in others.
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Which top player are you? I suspect this is a troll account.[/QUOTE]
Wouldn't you like to know. Bedsides, truth needs no badge.
 
Tony at Home

Tony at Home

Noob
sub_on_dubs said:
Which top player are you? I suspect this is a troll account.
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I've legit "liked" one of NY-Shadow's post one time just because it was so over-the top trolly that I thought it was funny- I had no idea she was being serious. Then I heard from someone that this is actually a real individual who exists and is really like this and it went from funny to ridiculously creepy right quick.

It's kinda like that person around Christmas who's always dressed up as Santa, and you're like, "Oh, that's cool" and then you find out they're actually still wearing the Santa costume 2 months later and then it's "please stay away from my children."
 
gam224

gam224

The world's least hype player
Pig Of The Hut said:
I work for ESPN/fox/asn/cbs as lead Technical Director
Also freelance Producer/director for many atl companies for tv shows/broadcasts and AV op
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Well I have to hand it to you pig, you are the worlds most interesting man. Seems like a cool job, congrats on the house.
 
T

Thanilla Ice

Noob
NY-Shadow said:
Predict where the opponent will be? lol Yeah across the screen from you while you stay far away and shoot. By the time you punish the whiff, if you do, you've lost like 65% of your health and another 25% from chip damage. lol please, you must be a total projectile spammer that rage quits when they can'r escape pressure.
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Zoners like Kenshi and Quan have to predict where the opponent will be, it's not that simple to just spam runes and throw shadows out with Kenshi. One mistake could make you eat 40%
 
NY-Shadow

NY-Shadow

TestYourMight SUCKS
It just goes to show how when someone speaks the truth on a site that is primarily composed of crying-nerf-buff-zoners all hell breaks loose.
Once someone says the zoning style of playing is not as skillful and is not as respected as rushdown/offensive gameplay all the zoners come out of the woodwork to defend their fragile egos. lol how pathetic. You don't see any of the real great players like Perfect Legend, Sonic Fox, REO, ect feel the need to run out and cry. lol
 
Rabbit

Rabbit

thugs bunny
NY-Shadow said:
IMO rushdown takes more skill hands down. MK players in general since MK9 have become more zoners (in my mind) because I lose to zoning every time i play online. Jump in/over punch into strings is where the skill is really at, there is a rhythm to pressuring and a real in depth knowledge of your character's moveset, recovery and startup time. Even my mother can zone (Trust me. I get beaten by her spam BS way too much). So get these zoning chumps out of the conversation of trying to legitimize a play-style that cost me many broken controllers. Zoning is for newbies IMO. Also, I'm jealous of veterans who incorporate zoning in their game because they win tournaments while I'm online losing to randoms. Truth be told anything contrary is nothing more than bullshit.
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NY-Shadow

NY-Shadow

TestYourMight SUCKS
"Oh no! She's exposing my keep-away-block at full screen-technique for what it is, low level gameplay!..NOOOOOOOOOO!"
 
NY-Shadow

NY-Shadow

TestYourMight SUCKS
HIGH LEVEL ZONING IN A NUTSHELL:
Fullscreen block - - shoot-shoot-shoot-block-dash back--jump air projectile--low projectile-block-dash back-dash back-block-block-shoot-block-dashback-block-shoot-air projectile---wait....wait...wait..XRAY!" LMAO
 
exflyingbooty

exflyingbooty

This dream has a sad ending
NY-Shadow said:
HIGH LEVEL ZONING IN A NUTSHELL:
Fullscreen block - - shoot-shoot-shoot-block-dash back--jump air projectile--low projectile-block-dash back-dash back-block-block-shoot-block-dashback-block-shoot-air projectile---wait....wait...wait..XRAY!" LMAO
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If such a low level strategy wrecks you especially if you know the flow chart that's really telling of who you are as a player and especially of a lack of knowledge of your characters tools as well.
 
errormacro7

errormacro7

Official Sonya simp
Tony at Home said:
I've actually always thought the "easier" of the meta-character types were "Balanced" characters.

There's something about being at a serious meta-disadvantage (a rushdown character who can't get in, or a zoner who can't get them out) that takes a sort of skill that playing a character who has an answer for everything just won't teach you.

At least for Sonya, I find Special Forces (zoner) and Covert Ops (rushdown) more difficult than Demolitions (balanced) given in those if I can't get in or keep can't them out I have to deal with a whole bunch of shit.

Also, stop replying to NY-Shadow everyone.
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I think it's hella funny when people reply to her. There's no way she's being serious all the time, she just gives it away when she says something so outrageous. Whenever I see her posts, I know things are going to be juicy. :cool:
 
NY-Shadow

NY-Shadow

TestYourMight SUCKS
The only skill one can master in zoning is getting players to quit and decline after one match consistently. lol
 
NY-Shadow

NY-Shadow

TestYourMight SUCKS
exflyingbooty said:
If such a low level strategy wrecks you especially if you know the flow chart that's really telling of who you are as a player and especially of a lack of knowledge of your characters tools as well.
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Actually I use this tactic on zoners myself and it never fails lol. The problem for them is when I outzone them they panic and try to rushdown and that's when they get destroyed. I bait the zoners into actually playing, then I rush them down.
 
NY-Shadow

NY-Shadow

TestYourMight SUCKS
Try it. Once you outzone a zoner you take them out of their safezone. They usually have no rushdown skills and either quit or decline because they have to actually play with skill in which most don't have.
 
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