That guy again trying to lie he is maining Kabal, not his true main Liu Kang, and the downplay again and with his bulcrap talk about counterplay
Go tell that to SonicFox:
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Liu recieved ton of nerfs is another ridiculous statement by you. I have to start record them, cause i lose record of them, they are so many lol.
And close matches? Ninja lost only 1 set if im not wrong and totally destroyed SonicFox(the best player in MK11), who also lost 2x time to Rewind in the previous major, which tells you the whole story.
How you understand btw if a character is Broken or just strong?
Strong character may have all the tools, but will have drawback. Lets said Cassie Cage was a strong character before it gets nerfed. Firstly you needed very good footsie/neutral and to mix your tools to play her.
She all all round mixed character, but for example have things that lacks. She doesnt have full screen move like Liu Kang, she doesnt have Kbs on throws(most imba thing currently), her FB sucks(FB and KBs are most important mechanics currently). She also had no corner combo in 1 of her variation.
Jacqui Briggs - very solid pressure character, she had big ranged tool in her Bionic Dash, she had some good KB(but still not as much as Liu Kang), but she had zero zoning and sh*** FB.
Sonya - she had it all and needed balance, but she still have bad matchups, she doesnt have throw KB, she doesnt have single combo KB, she doesnt have full screen ranged tool, doesnt have low zoning tool, tho her zoning was rock solid, and she had like 1 or 2 useful KBs. She had solid FB, but it lacks some range.
This was a definition of strong character.
Let see what Kang have in there
Best pressure, best round and turn stealer ING, best zoning for all round mixed character(he is even better by most zoner character in the right hands(for example Rewind and ninjakilla who outzone almost all characters), he has best hit confirm in the game. Every hit he does, he easy confirm into combo. And it doesnt need some ultra reaction or else. His string/combos are super easy, you cant drop them in any moment, there is like zero chance in doing some mistake even if you are a bit early or late for the input, unlike many characters, that need strict input timing.
6 Very solid High damage KBs. 4 of them you simply land every single set on will. 2 of them are throw KBs which in this throw meta is obviously N1. Best overall FB ing, that is hands down the most landed FB to steal rounds.
Best anti-zoning and anti-air ING. Best ranged tool in the game in his Flying Dragon Kick. You litteraly cant use any wakeups against this character or you going to eat big punish, cause of his Parry.
He also have best staggers and move in the game. His F4 is the best move ING, and nothing come close to it. Also he has best frame trap move currently.
Should i also mention he is braindead easy to use it, and you can master it in no time ?
In my eyes this is what broken means.
P.P. I see someone mention Scorpion in there. There was nothing wrong in Scorpion, he had a move, that was annoying to the mass, who was low to mid level and didnt know the matchup. But no one at high-pro level have any problem with Scorpion or that move. Scorpion and Sub Zero are also one of the worst placing characters in MK11 tournaments so far.
Yeah there is always people who will complain about anything, and even against character that are nothing special, but the case is Liu Kang is not such for sure.
Even the Magician(Kang) player admit long ago that the character is obviously broken.
