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@KNX I have slowly drifted from using F21D2 as much as I originally did. As a follow up to a d1 or d3 on hit, I prefer to just go for b3 or f4. I mean that appears to be his game plan right now anyways, so might as well try to get them in the vortex sooner rather then later.
I'll still use F21D2 just to keep the opponent guessing on what will happen or what will happen post block. But I do not see the point to go into blockstring pressure after a counter poke.
D'Vorah can be annoying. I was able to play Honeybee's D'vorah for hours this weekend in person. Learned a lot about the match up and that move is definitely annoying. You just need to not let D'Vorah be a bully and read how they like to follow up. I don't believe it to be at all an unfavorable match up at this point, but that poke is annoying I will admit.
As for the b32 and b34, I think the reward is the guessing game.... instead of just being punishable compared to the F4, you are given a pretty decent mix up tool you can use. You can usually run at the opponent after you guess right from a b321 or b34, and time another b3 to put them back into the situation. B3 is pretty good at stuffing most wake ups without armor. So you can get away with doing this.. At least it seems so, so far. ( not just against opponents who have no idea whats going on). Also, once you have someone conditioned to not waking up anymore and you are pressuring them with continuous B3 on their wake up, it actually makes way for the F4. Example, I score a knockdown, I run up and B34 the opponent. They attempt to normal wake up or they do nothing and get hit by the b34. So you get in on them again and they are usually expecting the b3 mix up again. So you can just smack em over the head with the F4 since they are expecting to block a B3 mix up.
I'll still use F21D2 just to keep the opponent guessing on what will happen or what will happen post block. But I do not see the point to go into blockstring pressure after a counter poke.
D'Vorah can be annoying. I was able to play Honeybee's D'vorah for hours this weekend in person. Learned a lot about the match up and that move is definitely annoying. You just need to not let D'Vorah be a bully and read how they like to follow up. I don't believe it to be at all an unfavorable match up at this point, but that poke is annoying I will admit.
As for the b32 and b34, I think the reward is the guessing game.... instead of just being punishable compared to the F4, you are given a pretty decent mix up tool you can use. You can usually run at the opponent after you guess right from a b321 or b34, and time another b3 to put them back into the situation. B3 is pretty good at stuffing most wake ups without armor. So you can get away with doing this.. At least it seems so, so far. ( not just against opponents who have no idea whats going on). Also, once you have someone conditioned to not waking up anymore and you are pressuring them with continuous B3 on their wake up, it actually makes way for the F4. Example, I score a knockdown, I run up and B34 the opponent. They attempt to normal wake up or they do nothing and get hit by the b34. So you get in on them again and they are usually expecting the b3 mix up again. So you can just smack em over the head with the F4 since they are expecting to block a B3 mix up.