podizzler3000
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dat f1!
dat high level commentary !!
Raiden fans rejoice you just may have a jail string in the corner lol.
it isn't the same as a neutral on block string......
Most strings can be canceled into a special that most likely launches. Next.
I mean if Kano's b1 was nerfed because it was a block infinite on some characters I dont see how Raidens f1 will not be changed. Not saying tis right/wrong but thats the way I see it.
This, plus I saw plenty of people at Combo Breaker get out of it, Alucard, REO, SonicFox (I don't remember if Raptor did or not). Yes, those are the best of the best players out there, but the point is, this is not a "block infinite" and there are ways out of it. Is it powerful? Yes. Is it broken? No. Plus this was only recently discovered. It's too early still to judge if this should be nerfed or not. I say give it a month, at the very least, to see how different players and characters learn to deal with it (or not) and only then can we talk normalization.
It's a 6 frame mid but it can be low profiled. Yeah it's good. It's like the 1 thing that makes thunder god raiden worth playing: having a string off of f1. He's a rush down character. Plenty of characters can launch off of fast strings. Sure, not 6 frames... but what about 7, 8, and 9 frames? It's not broken. If you block f12b2 (the launcher) raiden is at -8. You get a free poke/pressure.
please name me a string that is 0 on block, that isn't the ender of the string, that links to a launcher
The best part of Raiden is the fact that he has 1 combo into corner carry into 50/50 town that is completely safe and hit confirmable back into the same setup over and over and over. Combined with the fact that the starter for all of this ... is a 6 frame mid that has a -3 portion and is completely hit confirmable into said corner carry.
Man I have a really hard time understanding your posts. No offense. What's the question again? Name a character that has a string that's 0 on block and has a 9 frame follow up that can launch?
Are you serious right now?
Yeah. His f12b2 string is the WHOLE reason to play thunder god raiden. Let's see what your argument is.
Mix ups (50/50), damage, armour, option selects, resets, great NJP, he kills you in the corner and everything that ends in the superman...ends in the corner....
This entire game is very 50/50 oriented. That's not just a raiden thing. His standing resets do work midscreen, but you have to use meter to continue the combo. You don't have enough stamina to loop it even once midscreen without meter after doing a LRC. The corner is where you get the meterless resets that do like 20% damage.
There is a huge difference between a 9 and 6 frame launcher, I think you know that lol. It can be low profiled but not if you finish the string, so its a huge risk to try that. Backdashing doesnt work in the corner which is where the string is more of a problem for people.
Every character has mixups. Raiden's damage is reasonable. His resets do like 20% or so unless you use meter. Every character has armor. Option selects are retarded and shouldn't be in the game and that's not just a raiden thing. Pretty much every character has decent option selects. Everyone is just over reacting because raiden won the first big tournament.
I just made a thread saying if raiden loses f1,2 he loses his pressure and it got closed immediately lol