Picking either one string or the other is foolhardy and your only limiting yourself, especially since both strings work so complimentary with each other. 2,1 is what I like to call the bait string. The whole point of it is to get your opponent to do something, anything. The important thing here is for your brain to become a mental camcorder, recording every move your opponent makes.
Lets say you do 2,1 on two seperate occasions in a round and both times your opponent downpokes you after it. This tells you your opponent has no respect for the follow up and knows you will always stop at 2,1. So the next time you go ahead and finish with 2,1,2,ice blast. Granted this is a guess if he blocks 2,1 as you cant hit confirm it, BUT his previous actions make it an EDUCATED guess. Of course it could be a super saiyan yomi bait as well but thats what breakers are for.
One of my favorites against jump happy opponents is 2,1- 2,2. Just like that. 2,1 and if blocked immediatly do 2,2. I cant tell you how manytimes Ive knocked people out of the air with that.
Another one is 2,2-2,2. This is actually an old Tom Brady one that most people dont use anymore but goddamn is it good. So many people think 2,2 is so negative on block its a free crossover jump. It is not. It aint that negative. Like most people I had stopped using this and turned to 2,1-2,1 stuff because it is less negative on block. But recently Ive started bringing it back and having good success with it. In the newest patch variety and flexibility are the spice of life with Subby
Once your 2,2 teaches them not to jump you can really pour it on. 2,1,2,1,D4,2,2(Caught you jumpin!)
Subzero really is one of those characters where the player makes the character. Guessing and reading are so much a part of his play. Ive had nights where I could do no wrong and I guess right every single time. Ive had nights where all I do is guess wrong. Trying to find that happy mental zen place in your head is the hardest thing about playing Sub. The tools are always there though.
