DownfouralitY
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Couldnt you run up and throw after the last ex hellspark?
After the 3rd Spark there's a gap that can be armored through...but they need armor to do anything about it.
That's why I have concerns about this...a restand into boat loads of chip damage and god forbid that you have 2 bars if you do get hit.
Please tell me that you're trolling right now.
Wait what? Imposter is arguably his best variation, and even better now that he has an overhead starter and can do insane chip damage after Mimicry.
Unfortunately, f22 bf2 isn't a true block string, or at least i couldn't get it to be. It's a mixup between flick and up fireball, since that move is a true block string
Because you remain with the worst overall tool-set to engage with, almost all the Imp tech you go over relies on you first landing something before it will work. To actually engage people what you get in imposter is air-teleport which after practising can be dodged or countered on reaction (dodging avoids the which side issue). In contrast Necro and Boneshaper have superior footsies options as well as added ranged and punish options, you can apply more pressure and are more likely to land something to convert.
I don't care if he's top tier or not, I just want him to be viable. Before these buffs he wasn't viable at all, IMO.
The (poor) zoning/punishing options are not even close to comparable to the power of Imposter's vortex and chip potential. It was the best pre-patch and it's the best now.
Punish options are fantastic as long as you use them on reaction, especially for Bone. Shinnok was never in any capacity whatsoever a Zoner, he's a footsies /punish character. It enrages me every time I see someone reference "zoning" and "shinnok" together.
Don't do raw low scoop so often, it really should only be a punish or in a combo. It's super punishable on block. Other than that, I can't rate online play.
where can i watch his gameplay?
it must work on males or bigs because in playing against mileena and only the 1st hit of db2 hits. the 2nd wiffs on block.
Impostor tech to open opponent up for a vortex: get him to block Hell Sparks, MB it on block, you are at +24 , run in for b3/f4 mix up leading to the said 50/50 vortex, with damage buff, insane chip and 16% throws.
Don't think you have enough time for the overhead to be guaranteed if you're run cancelling into it.
You don't need to have both options guaranteed in order for it to be a guaranteed mix up. Because f4 beats both stand blocking and trying to interrupt you mix up attempt . If they respect that they will be opened for the overhead and other slower options.
Yeah, you do need to have all your options guaranteed...that's why it's called a guaranteed mixup. Throw and F4 are guaranteed but the B3 isn't so the only "guaranteed mixup" he has is F4 or throw. F4 is 7 frames, yes you can delay it but if you delay it too long the opponent can armour out.
