I want a grappler. My desire for a fireball character has gone away. Cause I'll prob just play Urien, since he's the neutral, clean play character I want, with a fireball and bullshit mixup game ducttaped on the side.
So, who to choose?
Gief seems the obvious choice if I want to win. He's probably in the running for the best character in the game already - Not that I think he is, but I think arguments can be made - and after the patch, I dont see how he wont end up top 2. at worst. So, a definite maybe. My issue is I find him a little boring.
Alex is a choice. He's poopy right now, but after the patch he wont be runny poopy. He'll probably be like, solid poopy. Maybe even urine. He may get upgraded to pee. A fun character to play for sure. He has some interesting tools and he isnt seen terribly often, which is nice. I have VERY limited play time on him, but have found him more fun than Gief.
Laura is a grappler. She's not so much the somewhat more traditional grappler I kind of want, but she's one of the best characters in the game right now and she's def fun to play. I have limited experience with her but ultimately, I dont think she's what I really want out of a character.
Necalli/Vega dont count, they arent grapplers, they just have command grabs.
Birdie.. I gave some thought to maining Birdie when I first got the game. I dont enjoy playing him that much. Lots going for him, he's very strong.. But just boring. probably not on my list.
Mika - Honestly? Id like to give her a fair run and see if I can take playing her seriously. I think she's quite good, but obviously not the complete powerhouse she was. Lots of fun stuff in addition to being able to play a pretty straight forward game as well.
Who am I forgetting here?
So its really kinda down to Alex, Gief and Mika.