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Lol I wasn't being serious. Right now since people are still trying to figure out how to play Rose I have it as 6-4 because they all seem to be leaning toward playing her at range where she has NOTHING Ein has to be afraid of. Ein actually presents ALOT of problems for her when shes trying to get in.

When she does get in shes not all that threatening either. She has slight speed advantage but I can take that away with my 2P. Minuet SS I believe I can stop with my 4P. 6K gets around her high / mid punch sabaki. Pretty much we both have to outread each other which isn't that hard to do.

With time once players get used to her tools and figure out a gameplan I'll consider saying its even. Right now I'm not afraid of this character as Ein.

Tbh there are alot of characters I'm not afraid of as Ein. Its really only the top tier characters and some of the VFs that present problems for him.

So I'm starting to see where the people that say Ein is "solid" are coming from. IMO though still low-mid tier to mid tier at best because he has a few bad MU and not enough advantageous ones to even it out. If things dont change his advantage MU's will be Brad Wong and Rose IMO.

Lmao I gave you an essay.

That's kinda what I was hoping to get, so no worries! And yeah, I can see that. Ein doesn't haven't Bass-level MUs with people like Sarah. But he also doesn't have super match-ups, at least from what I know.

So far to me, the Ryu v Marie MU is looking to be either 5-5 or 6-4 Busa. The minuet is a great tool for stomping Hayabusa's range options, but really, any approach she has, Hayabusa has a way to stomp it out for massive damage. All 9P-type strings are easily shut-down with Izuna holds. Rodo abuse can be circumvented with 4K KP or Izunas, in some cases.

Minuet P+K on block gives him an izuna. her lack of lows makes ongyoin parry very effective, Flower Wheel OH can be HiC izuna'd, he can whiff-bait her well, etc.

So yeah, I don't find her very scary either.