Might as well. 
Free Step Dodge
Brute
Brute
Seriously though, his 3KP might be my favorite "lolwut" string in the entire game.
Onryoki
it's a weird string, it's incredibly slow and so damn unsafe. he should have more safe strings, more advantage off of his GB's if they're gonna make him a living statue. I don't get why he's so slow when he's a ninja ffs. not saying he should be i9 like Kasumi, but he should be a bit quicker.
Brute
His poke speeds are actually above average for his weight class, and if you started speeding up his normals, you'd have to slow down other things (like P+K). His speed issues are really more linked to his actual walk/dash speed.
3KP is just funny in how terribly unimposing it is all-around compared to its original form in Gen.
3KP is just funny in how terribly unimposing it is all-around compared to its original form in Gen.
Onryoki
His pokes are quick for heavyweights, but his movement is the worst in the game. DOA5 Raidou really was better in terms of movement. If only they made some simple and quick changes he already would've been better.
- add a cancel feature to his projectile
- more advantage off of his GB's like +5 +6
- less retarded input for his air throw.
- Better movement speed.
- add a cancel feature to his projectile
- more advantage off of his GB's like +5 +6
- less retarded input for his air throw.
- Better movement speed.
Brute
Everyone's movement was better in 5. That was a universal nerf across the board. It's just more egregious when the starting point was lower.
Aside from increasing his move speed, I don't actually agree with any of those changes. If I had my way, all projectiles would be cut from the game, and I'm not really enamored with the prospect of buffing them into legitimate tools.
Aside from increasing his move speed, I don't actually agree with any of those changes. If I had my way, all projectiles would be cut from the game, and I'm not really enamored with the prospect of buffing them into legitimate tools.
Brute
The convoluted inputs... they're hella-stupid, but Raidou's only function is as a meme character. If you start streamlining stuff like that, he's just so terribly boring and irrelevant.
+3 on something like 236K seems fine enough if you're fighting an i9/i11 character, but that would be stupidly oppressive against characters with even somewhat slower poke speeds.
+3 on something like 236K seems fine enough if you're fighting an i9/i11 character, but that would be stupidly oppressive against characters with even somewhat slower poke speeds.
Brute
Most of his guard breaks are just way too easy to access to warrant granting advantage. 6PP and 4PK would be downright broken if they gave him advantage.
I'm not arguing that Raidou is balanced or anything (he's not; he's terrible), but most options really boil down to changing the whole fundamental approach of his kit (just make a new character at that point), or buff him into absurdity.
I'm not arguing that Raidou is balanced or anything (he's not; he's terrible), but most options really boil down to changing the whole fundamental approach of his kit (just make a new character at that point), or buff him into absurdity.