Tweedy
Champion
Lao's jump 3 is still super godlike. It's basically better than jump 2 in any situation. No complaints there, I just don't understand why arguably better jump ins remain. Does anyone understand how good Quan's jump 1 is? Imo it's better than pre patch Lao and Kotal.
EX spin is still a big deal. Taking a 3rd of your opponent's life into pressure is still incredible. As risky as spin is, the pay off is just as good.
With Lao being what I believe is the only character in the game with no normal that's faster than 8 frames as of March 1st, he's going to struggle up close vs more characters. If you're unable to poke out, yolo spin is an okay option, since the risk reward is even.
I don't know how much i'll use EX hat. I personally don't trust the 4 in 112124, because better players are starting to make it whiff consistently. It's harder to blow up backdashes when doing strings with gaps, and I believe more armored moves are guaranteed to blow Lao up, with the frame nerf. Correct me if i'm wrong. Maybe B32 EX hat will be something that Lao's will have to mix in now? Idk
But yeah, Lao still gets good damage, still gets good oki with his orbiting hat, still has good normals in the neutral, and still has a move in EX spin, that can either win or lose you the game on a read.
Oh and that buff to the frames on EX hat is useless. I found it much easier to land 44 with EX hat anyways, since you throw it right when it hits. Normal orb was always more difficult, since the link came during a period when the hat had bounced off, but was still on the screen. Useless buff.
EX spin is still a big deal. Taking a 3rd of your opponent's life into pressure is still incredible. As risky as spin is, the pay off is just as good.
With Lao being what I believe is the only character in the game with no normal that's faster than 8 frames as of March 1st, he's going to struggle up close vs more characters. If you're unable to poke out, yolo spin is an okay option, since the risk reward is even.
I don't know how much i'll use EX hat. I personally don't trust the 4 in 112124, because better players are starting to make it whiff consistently. It's harder to blow up backdashes when doing strings with gaps, and I believe more armored moves are guaranteed to blow Lao up, with the frame nerf. Correct me if i'm wrong. Maybe B32 EX hat will be something that Lao's will have to mix in now? Idk
But yeah, Lao still gets good damage, still gets good oki with his orbiting hat, still has good normals in the neutral, and still has a move in EX spin, that can either win or lose you the game on a read.
Oh and that buff to the frames on EX hat is useless. I found it much easier to land 44 with EX hat anyways, since you throw it right when it hits. Normal orb was always more difficult, since the link came during a period when the hat had bounced off, but was still on the screen. Useless buff.
