it isn't the string... its the standing reset. That puts you in the drivers seat all the time.
9f start up, mid, 0 on block, both characters recover fast on block. You could follow up on block with another B1, B13 for a -1 string, B1 laser for a combo or -10 on block, or B13 laser for either a combo or -10 on block.
No offense but the "every character has X or Y" argument always bothers me. Just because every character has something doesn't mean it's equally fair or unfair, because not every character has the same complementary tools.
Yeah there's a difference between 6 frame starters and 9 frame starters. 6 frames is faster than 9 frames, but that's not the argument here. The argument is that "some characters can't poke out." So if we're using the context that "characters can't poke out" then it's no different than a scenario where you're both at 0 and someone uses a 9 frame mid. Or a character is at +3 and used a 12 frame mid. You can move it around all you want.
So raiden is the only character in the game that has an unseeable 50/50?
Problem is your posts on this matter lately seem to suggest that the game starts and you're automatically stuck in a 50/50 situation.
Does that somehow make it any less broken?
Raiden has some chip and good meter building... yes. I assume you're talking about his fully charged strings. The ones that leave him at -8 or -12? Do you see where there MIGHT be a bit of a tradeoff? I'd be fine with nerfing the chip AND meter building on his charged strings. Perfectly fine with it.
No. But if you're going to cry about raiden having an unseeable 50/50... then you better also be crying about the other characters' unseeable 50/50s.
Yes. Why take away just Raiden's when everyone else has them? People are flipping shit about Raiden just because he won a tournament. How many other Raidens were at combo breaker? How many made top 8? Has anyone thought that it might just be the player? Dizzy is really good. Raiden is definitely top tier, but the truth is that he is not miles ahead of the rest of the cast like batgirl and martian were.
Not a single one of my posts ever indicates this and is simply what you "think" i'm saying.
Yeah it's weird. Thunder god builds the most meter but needs it the least out of all of his variations. I'd be fine with toning down the meter building.
Your post flat out implies that the standing reset is a bigger problem than the tools that allow him to set-up that situation to begin with, so no, I'm not putting anything anywhere.
How is it that you completely ignored the point of my post?
That's just it though, I do cry about other's 50/50s and I cry that my main doesn't have one. Honestly if NRS gave everyone a 50/50 option with both the overhead and low options being unsafe on block, this game would be DRASTICALLY improved. Then it is truly a mind vs mind game, not me vs a coin flip with an option select.
If he didn't have the standing reset, then his combo's would end in knock downs which gives the defender vastly superior options than to be in the re-stand position.
Because not everyone else has them, and the ones that do (especially option selects ones) need to be fully punishable. You should get comboed for guessing wrong, because the one on defence gets comboed or you make your string safe, completely unfair and broken in any character. Dizzy is an amazing player, but you didn't see him use Cage did you? Be honest, if you didn't main Raiden you would think the option select 50/50 is just as broken as everyone else does.
No, something is broken when it is way better than what the average character can do. Considering there are other characters with safe 50/50s they shouldn't and probably won't target only one character. I would have no problem with them taking away everyone's safe 50/50s however. The 50/50 is something much of the cast has. Besides that TG raiden is the best at 3 things. Meter building, corner carry, and f1. But you have to keep in mind other variations. If they nerf something universal then his other variations would be receiving an undeserved Nerf.
The average character cant restand the go into the safe 50/50s. That is the real issue. If you get hit by anything in the corner Raiden gets to 50/50 you for free, and the 50/50 is quite damaging and safe.
