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Lumpymoomilk

Online Punching Bag
I've gone from a Mileena, to Cage to Jax to Sonya player until a lot of people started picking those all up and I like being the "odd character" type of player, so now I'm playing Sheeva more exclusively. Holy shit she has a lot of bad matches and none in her favor from what I can tell so far. I salute you dedicated Sheeva players as a previous "screwing around" Sheeva to attempting to be a more serious one, it's an uphill battle.
 

MKF30

Fujin and Ermac for MK 11
Yeah dude, I'm the same way. I hate picking overused characters as much as possible which is why you'll never see me pick a KL or Reptile or Mileena or Kabal.

Most of the time a lot of people pick "an overpowering" character naturally to increase their chances of winning but I prefer lesser picked characters and/or mid to lower tiers at times. I can use Kabal and Raiden ok, but I don't really like using them. Too dull and far easier to win then other characters imo. Good luck with Sheeva, I'm actually just picking up NW and think he's cool. Not too overpowering but nothing to laugh at either.
 

Enenra

Go to hell.
Yeah dude, I'm the same way. I hate picking overused characters as much as possible which is why you'll never see me pick a KL or Reptile or Mileena or Kabal.

Most of the time a lot of people pick "an overpowering" character naturally to increase their chances of winning but I prefer lesser picked characters and/or mid to lower tiers at times. I can use Kabal and Raiden ok, but I don't really like using them. Too dull and far easier to win then other characters imo. Good luck with Sheeva, I'm actually just picking up NW and think he's cool. Not too overpowering but nothing to laugh at either.
Hey! I'm a Reptile player now, lol.
 

RTM2004

Revenant Jade
I've gone from a Mileena, to Cage to Jax to Sonya player until a lot of people started picking those all up and I like being the "odd character" type of player, so now I'm playing Sheeva more exclusively. Holy shit she has a lot of bad matches and none in her favor from what I can tell so far. I salute you dedicated Sheeva players as a previous "screwing around" Sheeva to attempting to be a more serious one, it's an uphill battle.
Pick up Jade and Skarlet, we need more Christmas, the more the merrier.

We already have enough Sheeva Divas that Teleport Stomp~Grab/F4 on XBL. (ZepTrip haha!)
 

Enenra

Go to hell.
:p oopps sorry :p ok I have to admit the amount of Reptile players have seemed to drop exponentially compared to the first few months of MK9 lol
True. You can still dash your way to victory on some of the lag, but it is more punishable. I use him because I love the counter zoning, the mobility, the mix ups, being able to chase down runaway Smokes, and the character.
 

Faded Dreams V

Retired June 2012. Unretired June 2013.
I'll always be intimidated of that one, but 90% of the rest I can handle.

Faded Dreams V respect...
Spacing vs. Online Reptile is how I play the MU to stand SOME chance. If you can space yourself fullscreen, most will either dash in for JP, which can be NJP'd. Jump Kick instead if they expect an NJP, which leaves them open for AA. Commit to their elbow dash, which can be blocked and puni--scratch that. Or slide, which = death. Most don't know the meaning of footsies, and are too dash happy. The two I play a lot have adapted to my shenanigans though. =P

In the Reptile's point of view, I'm a runaway coward with an annoying playstyle. :D
 

RTM2004

Revenant Jade
ShadowBeatz and PunisherRogue69 use Stryker, Lumpy needs his very own 'unique' character. Go Sheeva! or Skarlet/Jade.
 

Lumpymoomilk

Online Punching Bag
Yeah dude, I'm the same way. I hate picking overused characters as much as possible which is why you'll never see me pick a KL or Reptile or Mileena or Kabal.

Most of the time a lot of people pick "an overpowering" character naturally to increase their chances of winning but I prefer lesser picked characters and/or mid to lower tiers at times. I can use Kabal and Raiden ok, but I don't really like using them. Too dull and far easier to win then other characters imo. Good luck with Sheeva, I'm actually just picking up NW and think he's cool. Not too overpowering but nothing to laugh at either.
All my characters went from hardly picked to OMG broken I gotta play them too status in the last little while one by one. Still don't think Sonya is as broken as people say. Morty Seinfeld who is the best Sonya player according to alot of people got 17th in MLG she certainly didn't destroy everyone.
 

Lumpymoomilk

Online Punching Bag
ShadowBeatz and PunisherRogue69 use Stryker, Lumpy needs his very own 'unique' character. Go Sheeva! or Skarlet/Jade.
Sonya used to be my own unique character when I started playing her a few months ago. Now too many people do, and that's just disappointing.
 

Zoidberg747

My blades will find your heart
Man, I thought Baraka was tough. Sheeva is just a ridiculous character to try and use lol.

Respect
 

RTM2004

Revenant Jade
All my characters went from hardly picked to OMG broken I gotta play them too status in the last little while one by one. Still don't think Sonya is as broken as people say. Morty Seinfeld who is the best Sonya player according to alot of people got 17th in MLG she certainly didn't destroy everyone.
Riu48 huge improvement Sonya at MLG, he went neck in neck against REO's Kabal and ALMOST won by one last hit =|

I don't think Sonya is broken, online she's ridiculous after playing against another Sonya player on PS3 online, that's seriously the first time I ever played a Sonya player that abused lag tactics... MS GEEE XD I wish you got to play her - it's SO frustrating because EVERY move online she does is safe.... safe D4, safe Dive Kicks go unpunished, safe Cartwheel, fast uppercut... etc

Looking at tournament streams online, Sonya offline does not get away with that crap as she does online lag.
 

Lumpymoomilk

Online Punching Bag
Riu48 huge improvement Sonya at MLG, he went neck in neck against REO's Kabal and ALMOST won by one last hit =|

I don't think Sonya is broken, online she's ridiculous after playing against another Sonya player on PS3 online, that's seriously the first time I ever played a Sonya player that abused lag tactics... MS GEEE XD I wish you got to play her - it's SO frustrating because EVERY move online she does is safe.... safe D4, safe Dive Kicks go unpunished, safe Cartwheel, fast uppercut... etc

Looking at tournament streams online, Sonya offline does not get away with that crap as she does online lag.
I have played MS Geee before on XBL, and I've beat her. It was a couple of months back so maybe she got better, who knows. I honestly don't find Kabal to be one of Sonya's worst matches anyways, I find people like Kenshi, Reptile or Noob much more troublesome online in lag for her.
 

Lumpymoomilk

Online Punching Bag
I'm sure she is fine, she's just not really good like some other characters I've played, she's tolerable though. Just doesn't seem to have any advantages really, I do ok against Kanos with her though.
 

RTM2004

Revenant Jade
I honestly don't find Kabal to be one of Sonya's worst matches anyways, I find people like Kenshi, Reptile or Noob much more troublesome online in lag for her.
Kabal is so tough (played some hard ones on XBL and PS3, sighs). Reptile is easy unless the player (ahem... Temjiin) runs away and spams green. Noob Saibot is an ass that runs away, if you could get to him Sonya does massive damage. Kenshi has not been a problem for me... so I might want to run a few matches with Faded D who spams with Kenshi, I did beat his Kenshi with Sonya in our Tag Matches BUT I want to test her out 1v1 against his zoning runaway Kenshi, including I want to see his runaway Jax who spam ground pounds and purple waves I assume he does that too XD
 

Faded Dreams V

Retired June 2012. Unretired June 2013.
Kabal is so tough (played some hard ones on XBL and PS3, sighs). Reptile is easy unless the player (ahem... Temjiin) runs away and spams green. Noob Saibot is an ass that runs away, if you could get to him Sonya does massive damage. Kenshi has not been a problem for me... so I might want to run a few matches with Faded D who spams with Kenshi, I did beat his Kenshi with Sonya in our Tag Matches BUT I want to test her out 1v1 against his zoning runaway Kenshi, including I want to see his runaway Jax who spam ground pounds and purple waves I assume he does that too XD
That tag match was so bs. Glad our connection was better in 1v1. Hopefully it stays that way. lol.
 

Espio

Kokomo
Lead Moderator
Well good to see more people giving Sheeva love, she needs it, she's the least played character on the leaderboards (for shame).

Challenges are fun, not to mention a female grappler that hits like a truck is a rare commodity in fighting games or any genre of media really + she has enough armor to survive shotgun bullets unscathed.

Keep up with her and don't get frustrated, she's worth it.:).