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Somebody like Mr. Wah or VirtuaPai could definitely explain it better, but I'll give it a shot. In DOA 5, how many times do you have to stun someone to get a critical burst? Anywhere from 3 to 4 times? In DOA 3, try deep stunning the opponent that many times and you'll find that they often fall...

Exactly. A lot of OG's in the community have been calling for a return to the DOA 2/3 style of gameplay where stuns are important, but not the focus. I honestly feel like that's the way to go as well. Some have even been wanting a return to DOA 1 style gameplay where you couldn't hold out of...

Not every move needs to have an effect. Some moves can just deal damage on contact (or naturally combo). Not everything needs to stun or knockdown. The reason why some don't like stuns is because of the ability to hold out of them. I've already posted something similar elsewhere in the...

I'm not too certain, to be honest. I never really got that into 3.0. If I had to guess, she probably received one or two new moves in the update, and the buff to the freestep system greatly helped helped her mobility making things like BKO canceling into freestep and 88/22P much better. I'm...

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Ok fair enough. I should clarify. My issue with the current DOA games is that the amount of situations where you can guess with holds to escape damage are much more prevalent than they used to be, and it's hurting the quality of the game. I feel that if TN seriously cut down on the frequency...

So I guess DOA 1 wasn't a DOA game then? Is that what I said? Show me where I said I support the removal of stuns from the game. I don't have an issue with the stun system. I have an issue with the way it's been implemented since DOA 4. You can't guess with holds nearly as reliably in DOA...

When I hear shit like "DOA gives the defender more chances to turn things around," I'm pretty sure that's code for "I have shit defense and this is the only game that doesn't expose me because I can guess my way out of a bad situation." The thing that's bad about DOA is that defense shouldn't...

The only throws that you can break in DOA are standing neutral throws on NH and combo throws. Every other throw in the game is unbreakable. This is bad. The competitive scene has been trying to get TN to implement true throw breaking in the game, kind of like what's found in VF and Tekken...

I cannot believe some of the shit I'm reading.

Ah you're right. Well I kinda answered how I feel about the two in an earlier post, but I'll paraphrase. DOA 5 won't really be all that similar to DOA 3 until they tone down the stunning and guessing. I don't have the new patch yet so I can't really comment, but I don't think they've done...

Isn't that what the OP was?

You're right. I guess I was thinking more along the lines of freestepping being a better tool for general mobility than the ss, but not necessarily as a defensive technique. I probably should have clarified. Oh word. I thought it could be done regardless of the opponent's positioning, but...

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Yes and no. 3.1 didn't have a sidestep the way 5 does. Instead, the freestep was so good that you could get around the sort of things that the SS is designed to deal with (hence why this site is called FreeStepDodge). The freestep itself in 5 is practically useless. In my experience, I've...

March and yes.

I mean sure, those guys aren't TERRIBLE or anything. But the media section here is filled with tons of videos that are much better examples of high level 3.0 and 3.1 play. I just found it odd that he chose that one. I meant that holds had a little bit more recovery time on them than they do...

Those people are also pretty bad at the game. You can whore counters in any DOA, but it doesn't mean that you should.

I was just involved in this discussion today with a friend of mine on Facebook. I'll copy and paste the text since I'm too lazy to write everything again. Basically, DOA 4 started a very polarizing trend in the series for OG players where they seriously ramped up the amount of stunning and...

Not sure what the rules on double posting are, but since it's literally been months since my last post I think I should be good. I plugged in 3.1 because I was bored and nostalgic earlier today and went back into training mode with Helena. Just updated the guide with a couple of notes and...