Well tell that to Coach Steve and Showtime and all the Commandos that don't do them in tournaments because if they're not that hard they should be doing them all the time.
Lack of damage output isn't a talking point at high level? So if your opponent's character has a higher damage output than you it doesn't matter at high level? I disagree with that. I think it's dependent on the opportunities the character has to get that damage and in Commando Kanos case he doesn't have a lot of great ways to open up opponents to get his combo damage. It's probably why his parries and grabs do so much.
Jax has arguably harder combos than Commando. I can land OHDP run cancel F21 more than I can land ball cancel dash njp but I don't play Commando as much as Cyber so take that however you may.
But the Commando mains will know better than me how easy landing it is and how much of a point his damage is so I'll let them chime in if they're going to.
Lack of damage isn't a talking point at high level when the damage is available, come on man. He can do the damage, the players can't. Jax's combos are inconsistent across hurtboxes/genders.
About Coach Steve, I think he's a great player and I love watching him play but 1). He's doing lower damage corner combos, 2). He's not executing the midscreen njp combos 3). He's hit confirming things into choke instead of regular kano ball 4). He's using d4 point blank instead of d3. Just because he is a high level plaer doesn't mean he can't improve on specific aspects of his game, nor does it mean that the character can't be pushed further. This is not a call out or disrespectful, it is the truth.
And yes, they should be doing the ball cancel combos all the time. If you're going to take this variation to a tournament, then you need to level up your execution. The Kano forums would have you believe that they are virtually impossible and wholy inconsistent, when in fact they are doable with practice and completely consistant.
This 'low damage' thing needs to die, and people need to level up.
