Yeah Dr.Dogg mentioned her being one of the best. He said she improved a lot since the E3 build. Cant wait to play as her. I like all her evasion and her play style.
Yeah, I read his notes on Christie. I had no idea he mentioned that she improved from the E3 build though. If that's the case, then great!
I expect a lot of players to use Christie in competitive play, but to be honest all the characters I tried were so much better than before.
For example, Kokoro is amazing. I love playing with her, but hate playing against her. In DOA5 (E3 build again, since that's all I can go on), she's so confusing to fight when she's in the hands of a good player.
Her attacks go high medium low..then low high medium...then high bait throw...high medium low again. Jesus Harrison Ford Christ! But she gets the job done. Kokoro players should be very happy with her indeed. I played against Emperor Cow's Kokoro, and he is an annoying pain when he plays with her.
The others from my experience were all better as well. Bayman seems quicker and deals hefty damage. Also his holds are fantastic. But I didn't mess with him as much. Zack still retains his sense of humour, but he backs it now with a solid range of attacks, and I felt he wasn't as exposed with his moves as before. I could be wrong since I was never a Zack player, but that's what I felt.
My greatest joy of joys is that Tina has become an amazing threat. I don't know if it's because she has better frame data (does she?), or what, but her offensive holds seem more effective, her throws deal good damage, her combo potential is much better than DOA4. I could string combos with her that I couldn't imagine before. I absolutely love what they did with her.
Anyways, sorry for the long post. Just wanted to share my 2 cents.