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Brute
Brute
Why?
Force_of_Nature
G
Giannola
I admire players who play who they like rather than who they think they will win with. Otherwise I would have learned helena and christie a long time ago. But I'm strange.
Brute
Brute
So you admire almost everyone?
G
Giannola
I've heard ppl say chars "aren't viable" and won't play them for that sole reason which is dumb in a game where solid play will win ultimately. They're out there.
Brute
Brute
But they're a significant minority.
Force_of_Nature
Force_of_Nature
Most people do play who they like believe it or not. If you're thinking of tier whores, they fold once they get found out or realize that they'll eventually have to git gud anyway.
KasumiLover
KasumiLover
It's much more rewarding and liberating winning with a character who's considered bad than one who's considered top tier imo, especially if said match was against a top tier character.
Heikou
Heikou
w/ ein you have to play a different game. among other things, he doesn't even get free cancel mixups for free the way the vast majority of cast does & just has to play a respectful game. very rare for doa and players who stick w/ it are cool.
DestructionBomb
DestructionBomb
Raidou doesn't either but he is stacked with huge damage output however much slower. You have a higher risk of screwing up with Raidou than Ein by speed factor alone.
UpSideDownGRUNT
UpSideDownGRUNT
Ein is an awesome character even if relatively low tier wise he still has alot of things I prefer over his better counterparts Hayate and Hitomi
KasumiLover
KasumiLover
Like his WRK and Hokage throw, plus he's effortless to use moveset wise, although I think out of the 6 characters I use, Naotora plays the spacing game much better next to Mai.
DestructionBomb
DestructionBomb
Naotora does not play a better spacing game than Ein. Even Ein has stuff to keep others out more than Naotora. The issue is that certain Ein players want to play some sort of rushdown game with him and costing him neutral situations, so you don't particularly see it as much. The Ein people you see floating around within the net world are not actually the same as the ones you hear about.
Force_of_Nature
Force_of_Nature
Ein has some of the best spacing and keepout tools out of the cast. Despite his flaws in CQC, he still has his strengths making him a viable character all things considered. Also, a character like Ayane or Hayabusa, for example, may be better overall than someone like Ein, but still have to put in a lot of work to utilize correctly, whereas Ein is pretty much all fundamentals & patience.
Force_of_Nature
Force_of_Nature
I personally feel that a good Brad should get a lot of props too. That dude is a struggle, both to utilize and win consistently with.
DestructionBomb
DestructionBomb
By that logic, slower characters like Raidou and Bass would fit in that criteria lol. Well....would say for Bayman, but I still think Bayman is really good since he has a parry function while breaking some of his throws provide him advantage. Only downside is speed priority but even I don't think that's a big problem if he has proper reads in quite a ton.
KasumiLover
KasumiLover
Oh I meant it's easier, Naotora doesn't have the many style transition flaws Ein does since he was way better in other games. It's just way more simple to play Naotora this way because of her range, Ein is overall better but more tedious to utilize in comparison to say Ayane who can space way better and can fight up close. Naotora depends on whom she's fighting
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