So I'm in training mode with S2 Rashid right now....
The j.MP buff is awesome for air-to-air purposes, but the methods for comboing into it aren't really there. You cannot combo out of a raw ex.Eagle Spike into it. Because j.MP is 7f now, you cannot juggle out of a grounded crush counter HK either (this only works when you get an aerial crush counter now...). On the subject of air-to-air purposes, the 3f difference is pretty big, it's much harder to air-to-air now with j.MP, but the fact that j.LK and j.MK still exist means that this is still a huge buff because Rashid can dish out solid damage (168-188) in an air-to-air scenario with good reads/reactions. You have to hit the opponent really low to the ground to juggle into super by the way, so that's not terribly realistic either.
The HP Mixer buff is the one I hoped for the most and it's awesome. No more random juggle drops and it actually anti-airs as intended now. The damage buff is so nice now.
They removed juggle properties from ex.Eagle Spike. Before you could do say, c.Fierce, s.Strong xx V-Trigger, ex.Eagle Spike, ex.Eagle spike, etc. Now you can't combo ex.Eagle Spike into ex.Eagle Spike after the V-Trigger. Other than this one specific juggle opportunity, ex.Eagle Spike retains all of its other juggle potential.
On the subject of the above combo: xx V-Trigger, ex.Eagle Spike, air.ex.Eagle Spike used to be his highest damage 2 bar combo. Now he can do even more with less effort: xx V-Trigger, ex.Spinner, ex.Eagle Spike carries full screen, does more damage and is braindead easy to execute now.
Half-mashed Jab Mixer is still +1, don't believe the hype. His corner throw loop is still in as well.
One unforeseen annoyance with the c.Fierce recovery: you have to alter your crush counter timing for dash into s.MP. Another annoyance, after a full-mashed Jab Mixer, dash-up c.Fierce is still a meaty set-up, but if they don't tech, double c.Fierce doesn't guarantee a meatie throw/short set-up. s.Forward, or c.Strong are better now for timing.
Certain block strings don't work any more: c.Short x3, Sweep doesn't reach now. c.Short, s.Jab, s.Fierce doesn't reach now either.
I can't perform xx WWS into meaty divekick anymore. From the looks of things, meaty divekick (ie, no bounce back, +3) is only possible out of well spaced raw V-Skill leaps. It won't work out of a WWS xx V-Skill xx Divekick set-up and it won't work out of raw jumps, only raw-V-Skill... Kind of sad about this one.
c.Fierce xx MP/EX.WWS is only interruptable with invulnerable moves, otherwise it's air-tight now.
The new forward moving trajectory on his super art makes comboing into it a breeze. C.Fierce xx MP.WWS is such an incredible hit-confirm now.
I'm still labbing and have other notes, but the above stood out the most. All in all, super happy with the changes, I just need to readjust my oki set-up timings and certain combo, timings, but those are just minor annoyances.
