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Breakthrough - Kung Lao [EO Beta Closed] Kung Lao Beta Changes Discussion

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coolwhip

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Lao is actually in trouble...after some testing, any character with a 12 frame reversal goes right through ex hat(b321-exhat) shit has a 12 frame gap wtf...tested w shinnoks shoulder charge last (12f)
Did you try blocking? There was always a gap in b321~ex hat, but only Cassie and Reptile could outright punish it. Against other characters, you can actually block after inputting the ex hat so even though their armored moved would come out, you could still block it. Not sure if it's different now or not so if you can please test this.
 

STRYKIE

Are ya' ready for MK11 kids?!
Lao is actually in trouble...after some testing, any character with a 12 frame reversal goes right through ex hat(b321-exhat) shit has a 12 frame gap wtf...tested w shinnoks shoulder charge last (12f)
I've been one of the few voice of reason non Lao-mains in this thread, but sorry, this is 100% a good thing if this is true. Taking a chance trying to get through that shit with a move like Scorpion's EX Takedown only to have it read and blocked ain't fun.

The string itself is still -5 right? Does B321xxEX Low Hat still jail in Buzzsaw?
 

TheGoldenJew

PSN: The_Golden_Jew1
Did you try blocking? There was always a gap in b321~ex hat, but only Cassie and Reptile could outright punish it. Against other characters, you can actually block after inputting the ex hat so even though their armored moved would come out, you could still block it. Not sure if it's different now or not so if you can please test this.
Of course i tried blocking...this was tested with @Noobe
 

TheGoldenJew

PSN: The_Golden_Jew1
I've been one of the few voice of reason non Lao-mains in this thread, but sorry, this is 100% a good thing if this is true. Taking a chance trying to get through that shit with a move like Scorpion's EX Takedown only to have it read and blocked ain't fun.

The string itself is still -5 right? Does B321xxEX Low Hat still jail in Buzzsaw?
Ur avtually crazy if u think a 12 frame gap is ok
 

TheGoldenJew

PSN: The_Golden_Jew1
I am more than happy to test this with anyone who wishes to as well...went through characters with 8f reversals (kano) all the way to takeda (23f)...b321-exhat (block) will get punished by any 12f armored reversal... U will not be able to block
 

STRYKIE

Are ya' ready for MK11 kids?!
Ur avtually crazy if u think a 12 frame gap is ok
What, so you want me to sit there and get fucking buttraped for over a third of my life into more oki trying to spend 1 bar of meter and take 15% away from you for doing a blockstring into a special that doesn't jail? Do you even understand how jailing and string gaps work? Do you even play fighting games? You do realize even with 12 frame leeway only a handful of armored launchers can get through that properly? And you have the nerve call ME crazy?

Someone ban this lunatic.
 

TheGoldenJew

PSN: The_Golden_Jew1
What, so you want me to sit there and get fucking buttraped for over a third of my life into more oki trying to spend 1 bar of meter and take 15% away from you for doing a blockstring into a special that doesn't jail? Do you even understand how jailing and string gaps work? Do you even play fighting games? You do realize even with 12 frame leeway only a handful of armored launchers can get through that properly? And you have the nerve call ME crazy?

Someone ban this lunatic.
Im not going to argue with you about how retarted it is for me to spend meter for plus frames when u can armor through it for a full combo...who are u anyway? U must be on the player leaderboard or something
 

xxFalcon Loverxx

Ignorant slaves, how quickly you forget.
I get the feeling I was responsible for all these things lol.

On to get the next dumb character nerfed! :DOGE
Wait till march for cyrax, i bet he'll be soooo"Lowtiercyrax".:DOGE
this nerfs are not enough. Remove Spin and Hatspin from the game pls
Why not just remove his hat?He's been Toptier in mk9 too so fûçk him.
:DOGE
 
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Goat-City

Banned
Im not going to argue with you about how retarted it is for me to spend meter for plus frames when u can armor through it for a full combo...who are u anyway? U must be on the player leaderboard or something
Except you can block and punish, or do the EX hat after a string where there's no gap. It's a very common thing in this game for plus on block EX specials to have gaps when canceled with strings. Quan Chi and Shinnok come to mind.
 

Airvidal

"You play weird" It's called being unorthodox ;)
Yeah, EX hat is just a less advantageous mind game. Before they couldn't poke out of B3, you could jail 11, F2, D4, etc. All of that is gone. Jailing 11 was the only thing that I would have taken away, by making it like +10, but i'm not a developer.
Not sure if someone pointed this out to you already(too many pages to read lol) but if they would have left it at +10 you would have a d1 check guaranteed and that check is what they seem to be trying to get rid off in the first place.
 

TheGoldenJew

PSN: The_Golden_Jew1
Except you can block and punish, or do the EX hat after a string where there's no gap. It's a very common thing in this game for plus on block EX specials to have gaps when canceled with strings. Quan Chi and Shinnok come to mind.
No now ur forced to block and not even use your resources on ex hat off of your main string.....but im not trying to sit here and argue with anyone. I was merely showing people a change in the beta who may not have tested it... Goodnight
 
Buzzsaw is NOT bad at all , sure he has low damage but thats not what he's for , give low hat more hit advantage so his b2 is guranteed , make it around -3 on block ? Make normal ex bf2 slightly faster and make it +10 on hit instead of -1.
 

Goat-City

Banned
No now ur forced to block and not even use your resources on ex hat off of your main string.....but im not trying to sit here and argue with anyone. I was merely showing people a change in the beta who may not have tested it... Goodnight
Forced to block, as in, the game blocks for you? If so that's really stupid. If you're just saying you have to bait the reversal then again, Quan and Shinnok come to mind.
 

Tweedy

Noob
Buzzsaw is definitely not a good character. Maybe not terrible, but definitely below mid tier. Bad damage, bad pokes, EX spin anti airs inconsistently, J2 nerfed, no real mix ups leading to combos. The character outplays people and still loses, that's what he does.
 

TheGoldenJew

PSN: The_Golden_Jew1
Forced to block, as in, the game blocks for you? If so that's really stupid. If you're just saying you have to bait the reversal then again, Quan and Shinnok come to mind.
No as in u have to do b321 block instead of ex hat since theres no point...dont need a lecture on fighting games...do with the info as u wish...ur welcome. Goodnight
 

Goat-City

Banned
No as in u have to do b321 block instead of ex hat since theres no point...dont need a lecture on fighting games...do with the info as u wish...ur welcome. Goodnight
You don't have to. Condition them and make the read, OR cancel it with a string that leaves no gap. What am I missing here?
 

STRYKIE

Are ya' ready for MK11 kids?!
Im not going to argue with you about how retarted it is for me to spend meter for plus frames when u can armor through it for a full combo...who are u anyway? U must be on the player leaderboard or something
Alright, with 12 frame leeway, let's compile a list of characters of who can get through B321~EX hat spin with a full combo with this change:

Kung Lao himself
Kitana
Tanya
Johnny Cage
Ferra/Torr (Lackey)
Quan Chi (Warlock)
Goro

Maybe some KP2 variations and..... thats it.

Don't like that? Don't follow up B321 with EX hat spin. Sorry that a blockstring gap now functions like every other gap in the game, which I might add, all have gaps to armor through and punish much larger than 12 frames.

Again, if you want absolutely guaranteed plus frames after B321, pick Buzzsaw.
 

THTB

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Im not going to argue with you about how retarted it is for me to spend meter for plus frames when u can armor through it for a full combo...who are u anyway? U must be on the player leaderboard or something
...What? That type of shit is typical in fighting games lol. Spending bar to get enough +frames for a frame trap, still interruptable by armor/invincibility.

I'm almost convinced that there's a lot of people who play MKX with very shallow FG experience. Because it seems like very few realize how common that type of stuff actually is and how the option is still good lol.
 
If ex straight hat allowed buzz saw to follow up with a combo on a grounded opponent it would be all he needs imo.
Honestly I think a 3% buff to those grounded combos and a 1% buff to his projectiles would be enough. This should be completely possible by reducing the scaling on his regular spin. This shouldnt affect tempest because the regular spin isnt the same. The scaling on tempest spin and the buzzsaw/hat trick spin work the same now, but they should be able to change that without changing tempest spin. Making buzzsaw more dependant on meter will force you to play less buzzsaw-like. His meter should be used for b321combos ex low hat and ex hat setups, ex low hat after 112124, occassional spins after low hat on block to keep your opponent honest and b22 in the corner.

The damage on his combos with 21 ender would be:

11212 spin = 27% midscreen, 31% in the corner
b22 spin = corner 31%
F23 spin = midscreen 28%, 32% in the corner

This is the best solution imo for buzz saw and I have mained him since launch.

BTW the tempest nerfs would be completely fine imo if buzzsaw and hat trick would get some stuff in return. They are fine right now, but the damage nerf wasnt needed if they decided to nerf ex hat spin and jump 2 anyway.
 
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A F0xy Grampa

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Buzzsaw is NOT bad at all , sure he has low damage but thats not what he's for , give low hat more hit advantage so his b2 is guranteed , make it around -3 on block ? Make normal ex bf2 slightly faster and make it +10 on hit instead of -1.
It's pretty meh. Gotta guess right 10 times in a round to win basically.
 
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