Welp, I'm going by what Pig listed in the OP as viable: "Definition of tournament viable - proven to be able to either win or place top 5 at a major in its current state."
You were the only one. ;_; I still think he is top ten though...only because all the other characters in this game are garbage.
I think it can be fixed though.
So then play him. You'll see.
meeeh. we are assuming that these people are ONLY playing these characters? with no secondarys? honestly it ultimately comes down to player skill more than MU's imo... unless the MU is 7-3 or greater. i think a couple of those characters should be taken off, not just smoke (surprised myself in saying this) especially when we are talking top 5, not top 8. that means you are coming out in winners. like i said player skill is a huge factor and i think is > MU #s.
kitana is one of the best tournament characters in the game. top 5 probably. not top 5 best characters overall, but in terms of tournament? great.
on paper and at gga reptile is good lol. no1 has seen the light (i feel like we say this too often)
lol you and xSmokeX say the exact same thing. i agree with this 100%. her playstyle and diversity is great for tourney play.
two of the greatest minds think alike
How is he any less viable than a number of characters, when he is MORE STABLE AS A WHOLE VS TOP CHARACTERS THAN THESE PARTICULAR CHARACTERS???
Whao, lets not travel down the Player Skill or Character MU+Player skill road again.... But yes I agree characters being used SOLO should be taken off the list soloy becasue of the major imbalances MK9 has with certain character MU's.
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Even so, this is a discussion for viable CHARACTERS not about viable characters in certain peoples hands playing against other specific people... People need to stop looking at who plays who but how each character can be used and their corrisponding MU's
This right here is his biggest problem
He isn't though, just because he goes 4-6 with Kenshi (or 5-5 whatever you believe) and Kabal doesn't mean he is more stable when he still gets bopped by characters like Sonya and Freddy for free. I really believe the only thing that makes this characters completely not viable are his completely unorthodox footsies. If he had one legit poke that was at least 7 frames he would be just fine, but he doesn't. So when you want to get out of Sonya or Cage's bullshit, and you can't hit your low pokes to stop that shit, you have to take risks. Even when they work, you aren't rewarded very highly for them.
This is his biggest problem.
He gets beat by Sonya hard (who also "loses badly" to Kabal and Kenshi). He does not lose to Freddy for free, however. Nor is Kenshi a 4-6 for him.
Yeah thats not great.
maybe if you spent as much time levelling up as you did making penises for snowmen youd get top 8
Rain takes half your life with no meter, 42% meterless antiair, good pressure and the most versatile armor in the game. Kenshi is his only possible 7-3 but Pig is the only Kenshi I've played that can make it hard for Rain.
