Many players will still complain. We have to wait and play a bit with it before jumping to conclusions. It looks nice on paper but on practice we'll have to see. Also this patch makes me be even more sure that Capcom is a fucking ripoff.
Allan, I've played VF5FS with you several times and I know from experience you're good with Pai so I trust your word on her. You think she's a mid-tier character then¿
I actually disagree. Tina, while a bit slower than rushdowns, can put up a pretty good fight against everyone. The only problem I see with her (outside universal gameplay stuff, like life being 300 instead of 240) is the reduced amount of guaranteed ground grabs and Shining Wizard not being an OH.
One of the things that makes it difficult for me to keep an offensive with Helena is the fact that after a forced-tech, I have to dash in (which negates the frame advantage she's supposed to have). But in tournament play I see people ignoring this by using several moves. Since I have the...
You could just try to keep the stun going, launch for a pseudo-forced tech or just bait a hold animation for a bko throw or 214T but as BlackDiamond said, don't rely on wake-up kicks much.