unless there's some potential to cause some damage or make opponents guess off of a blocked/hit crowbar and blocked flower, this is kind of garbage. If there's something to it, it's indirect and technical, i.e. potential setups and follow ups that could apply. Considering the pushback of flower and crowbar on block and crowbar just throwing the opponent across the screen on hit, my imagination is grasping at straws trying to figure out how these could lead to anything.
can
StevoSuprem0 or
Gilbagz or
Qwark28 enlighten me on what these 'buffs' could indirectly lead to?
I really hope this is just the tip of the iceberg, really underwhelming compared to the other buffs teased.
- standard crowbar being safe opens up his footsie game tremendously. My matches have come to the point where people will just sit there crouch blocking. Most d2's can aa j3 easily now. With crowbar being safe, we can legitimately 50/50 between d3 and crowbar. Crowbar can be blocked on reaction, but if they focus on trying to block the d3 and crowbar it opens up our jump game again. At the very least, it will force them to walk backwards and eventually corner themselves.
Both options are currently punishable though. Crowbar does have more range than sweep, if it was completely safe, his footsie game would improve so much.
- increased hit advantage on mb crowbar will most likely give time for unblockable set ups in the corner, and maybe like a dash in safe set of teeth midscreen. Cuz currently, there is enough time to empty jump in and be safe for both standard and mb crowbar.
- consistent flower block/hit stun is just a fix. So many times i've ended a combo with flower, and then done insta j2 on the read of them jumping, and still lose to their instant j2 because of being negative on the flower hit. This should help some what.
- 1f parry will make it harder to be hit out of parry. Parrying b1,3 gl and 3,3 with wonderwoman should be heaps easier now. Getting hit out of parry will be a just frame now. The main punish now will just be delaying moves to hit after the parry window.
The main buff was the crowbar. Should help a lot in the neutral game. Have to wait and see how safe it is though.