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NKZero

Warrior
IMO Kung lao is still Bs. The problem is that OG Lao players don't want to adjust and forget about 2,4 low hat. Very little has changed for Lao apart from that. His spin was always punishable and his overhead got buffed so I think he's still very good:). You just need to think (a bit) now.
How is he BS? He's a very solid characters with a ton of tools but he has problems vs low hit-box characters and those who punish hard....he's no different to Sektor as I stated earlier. They both have many tools to contend but they have a weakness or two. Is Sektor BS?
 

bipolar_shango

" Bros before Hoes"
How is he BS? He's a very solid characters with a ton of tools but he has problems vs low hit-box characters and those who punish hard....he's no different to Sektor as I stated earlier. They both have many tools to contend but they have a weakness or two. Is Sektor BS?
Don't get your panties in a bunch:) by Bs I mean very good and yes Sektor is Bs. He is the real Easy-Mac. I know cuz i main him:D.
 

NKZero

Warrior
Don't get your panties in a bunch:) by Bs I mean very good and yes Sektor is Bs. He is the real Easy-Mac. I know cuz i main him:D.
no dude i'm not dont worry. just healthy banter :). i main Sektor as well and I think he is the epitomy of what a perfectly balanced character should be like in this game at tournament level.
 

ZtrideRz

Apprentice
I say bring back the old Kung Lao.

Let's face it nobody cryed about other chars when he was around. A true champion he was. How I used to fall asleep with my joypad inputing the 24 low hat string harnessing my skills for the next day. Good times.
 
IMO Kung lao is still Bs. The problem is that OG Lao players don't want to adjust and forget about 2,4 low hat. Very little has changed for Lao apart from that. His spin was always punishable and his overhead got buffed so I think he's still very good:). You just need to think (a bit) now.
Lol thats so not true. 24 low hat is not gonna make you win against those characters. and so what the overhead is buffed? you still need to hit them before anything can start both 1 and 2 will whiff. his only low attack starter is b3 which needs to be done at point blank range so thats never gonna win against pokes, you get full punished for a bad attempt.

BTW, pressure ends after blocked cartwheel? oh damn cartwheel is such a bad move, you attempted a full combo and lost pressure....? who are you kidding man, that bitch is right in your face and has safe armor and a dive kick that kills pokes with full combo into reset. no offense but lao is good as he is, if only 1 or 2 would actually connect so he could actually do some shit, cuz as of right now it doesn't matter wtf you do even after a +10 d3 you can't start shit. or either make the low hat -7 again.

Also there is no way kl is anywhere as ridiculous as sonya and cage. good luck with the mobility when you dive kick right into a nutpunch.
 

Squeaker101

Show me what you can do
lol at all these threads about johnny cage in the middle of all the co-motion.
cage :LUI KANGZ CUM QUIK I IZ NEUTRALZ ON F3
kang : KOOLZ
kang : WAITZ RNT U NEUTRALZ ON ALLL UR STRINGZZZ???????
cage : kang pls
:REO
lol! It's funny cause Liu is neutral on alot of stuff as well. Maybe not as much as Cage, but still pretty decent.
 

bipolar_shango

" Bros before Hoes"
Lol thats so not true. 24 low hat is not gonna make you win against those characters. and so what the overhead is buffed? you still need to hit them before anything can start both 1 and 2 will whiff. his only low attack starter is b3 which needs to be done at point blank range so thats never gonna win against pokes, you get full punished for a bad attempt.

BTW, pressure ends after blocked cartwheel? oh damn cartwheel is such a bad move, you attempted a full combo and lost pressure....? who are you kidding man, that bitch is right in your face and has safe armor and a dive kick that kills pokes with full combo into reset. no offense but lao is good as he is, if only 1 or 2 would actually connect so he could actually do some shit, cuz as of right now it doesn't matter wtf you do even after a +10 d3 you can't start shit. or either make the low hat -7 again.

Also there is no way kl is anywhere as ridiculous as sonya and cage. good luck with the mobility when you dive kick right into a nutpunch.
So many characters strings whiff. Why is that a big deal? Sonya's 11 whiffs, and Sektors 12 just to name a few. If you are too scared to hit a button because this or that may happen even Kano will own you lol.
 

MK_Al

Apprentice
(I feel like sonya is a lot worst though)
She sure is. In my opinion, she's the #1 charcater. High/low mixups, Cartwheel, armor, divekick, 6 frame d+1, 7 frame standing 1, 7 frame uppercut, >40% midscreen combos, recovering after her projectiles like nothing happened... man, it's ridiculuos.
I think she was supposed to be the games endboss. The only tool she's missing is an instant kill button.
 
So many characters strings whiff. Why is that a big deal? Sonya's 11 whiffs, and Sektors 12 just to name a few. If you are too scared to hit a button because this or that may happen even Kano will own you lol.
Yeah? But kung lao doesnt have an armor cartwheel, dive kick into full combo, and a d4 into military stance which all hit crouching, problem is sonya has a lot more strings to use than kung lao has. and lao's pokes are slow.

Also it isn't about being afraid of hitting buttons, it whiffs, it doesn't even matter. not being able to build meter because your strings whiff is also damnn horrible and her projectile is also better than his.
 

bipolar_shango

" Bros before Hoes"
Yeah? But kung lao doesnt have an armor cartwheel, dive kick into full combo, and a d4 into military stance which all hit crouching, problem is sonya has a lot more strings to use than kung lao has. and lao's pokes are slow.

Also it isn't about being afraid of hitting buttons, it whiffs, it doesn't even matter. not being able to build meter because your strings whiff is also damnn horrible and her projectile is also better than his.
Yes, he ONLY has armour teleport into full combo and 6 frame spin that launches into combo. GTFO!!
 
Yes, he ONLY has armour teleport into full combo and 6 frame spin that launches into combo. GTFO!!
Seriously, you even mentioning the armor teleport when you have that cartwheel is just rediculous. and spin is at least not safe and naked spins don't lead into anything big or a reset situation at all. Lol, just admit it sonya is crazy.
 

M2Dave

Zoning Master
Hey man, I was wondering, does Freddy have the same problem as Noob once Cage gets in? Does he have anything other than :x and breaker to get him off?
Freddy has EX teleport and EX sweet dreams. EX teleport is similar to Smoke's EX teleport but with longer recovery frames. EX sweet dreams is only useful when you are cornered. EX teleport is Freddy's best escape option, but the Cage player can bait it and make you block more f+3s. I think Freddy's EX teleport has almost twice as many recovery frames as Smoke's.

Noob sucks. Seriously, that character is atrocious. At the highest level of play, he may be bottom 5. I would not feel confident picking him vs. Cage because he does no damage and has no armor. Those Kung Lao players who complain should try playing this piece of shit character.
 

UsedForGlue

"Strength isn't everything"
Freddy has EX teleport and EX sweet dreams. EX teleport is similar to Smoke's EX teleport but with longer recovery frames. EX sweet dreams is only useful when you are cornered. EX teleport is Freddy's best escape option, but the Cage player can bait it and make you block more f+3s. I think Freddy's EX teleport has almost twice as many recovery frames as Smoke's.

Noob sucks. Seriously, that character is atrocious. At the highest level of play, he may be bottom 5. I would not feel confident picking him vs. Cage because he does no damage and has no armor. Those Kung Lao players who complain should try playing this piece of shit character.
I tried noob for a while because I saw that he is +10 after blocked upknees, seemed good in theory, but in practicality, it didn't mean shit against a really skilled player.

So, Freddy's :ex Teleport goes through normals and specials?

I never even bought the character when he came out...
 

Khaotic_xShangx

Fear the Skulls
have u ever looked at the baraka frame data?
4 -20
b11 -14
b2 -20
b31 -11
b31f1 -15
b32 - 18
b322 -14
f22 -22
u4 -29 (thats on a move with 33 frames start up!)

and im not even counting all the normals -10 and below
ok baraka's up overhead is -29 on block cause he jumps with a damn wrestling drop kick. If you do that move instead of your other overhead that your fault for getting blown up. Next baraka is not a rushdown character. he is an anti-zoning one imo. He has all the AA tools in the world and solid wake up moves. Go ask perm for some tips on how not to lose with him and he will tell you stay in one place. Im sorry but i meant to put full strings that leave people negative on block and not just a normal. When skarlet got nerfed, she got screwed worse than anyone. Thats why you hardly see anyone using her especially at high level. A we know no one cares about baraka after his nerfing.
 

NogunYesknife

Kombatant
This game has four "scrubby" characters. They are Kabal, Sonya, Johnny Cage, and Kenshi. If a patch ever comes out, (which I doubt at this point in the game) they should be addressed above all other characters. No more random nerfs like taking away Jade's u+3 and Kano's knives. Target the best characters, not the rest with nerfs.

At least with Kabal, people can't just pick him up as a side character on the fly, and then run through match ups easily like you can with some of the other top tiers.
Are you making a "Real kenshi MU chart"?
 

1man3letters

Alpha Tarkatan - Moderator
Moderator
ok baraka's up overhead is -29 on block cause he jumps with a damn wrestling drop kick. If you do that move instead of your other overhead that your fault for getting blown up. Next baraka is not a rushdown character. he is an anti-zoning one imo. He has all the AA tools in the world and solid wake up moves. Go ask perm for some tips on how not to lose with him and he will tell you stay in one place. Im sorry but i meant to put full strings that leave people negative on block and not just a normal. When skarlet got nerfed, she got screwed worse than anyone. Thats why you hardly see anyone using her especially at high level. A we know no one cares about baraka after his nerfing.
whats with the agro buddy?
did i say i use u4,no, i was just pointing out that u said a -27 normal for skarlet was unheard off in the game,which its not
, baraka a anti zoner? LMFAO! i must of missed his tele command,mileena is a anti zoner, i dont know what the hell u talking about there. please dont say ex charge,thats 1 move, that costs meter
baraka wakeups are only good when u rush him like a idiot on wakeup or dont know how to deal with them,all are punishable.
"tips on how not to lose" what your problem guy?
and no disrespect to "perm" whoever he is but i get on fine with my baraka just fine,offline, at tournies , with success
 

Khaotic_xShangx

Fear the Skulls
whats with the agro buddy?
did i say i use u4,no, i was just pointing out that u said a -27 normal for skarlet was unheard off in the game,which its not
, baraka a anti zoner? LMFAO! i must of missed his tele command,mileena is a anti zoner, i dont know what the hell u talking about there. please dont say ex charge,thats 1 move, that costs meter
baraka wakeups are only good when u rush him like a idiot on wakeup or dont know how to deal with them,all are punishable.
"tips on how not to lose" what your problem guy?
and no disrespect to "perm" who he is but i get on with my baraka just fine,offline, at tournies , with success
im not downing your character and yes i was talking bout your blade charge. I just noticed that you have to footsie baraka to death to keep him from doin certain specials. Perm is Permodious for the RM clan who stopped playing MK9 a while ago. He was pretty much the best baraka player. Ask around about him and see how not sorry ur character is.
 

1man3letters

Alpha Tarkatan - Moderator
Moderator
im not downing your character and yes i was talking bout your blade charge. I just noticed that you have to footsie baraka to death to keep him from doin certain specials. Perm is Permodious for the RM clan who stopped playing MK9 a while ago. He was pretty much the best baraka player. Ask around about him and see how not sorry ur character is.
when did i say my char was sorry? i was just pointing out to u a char can have normals big on minus frames and not be ass.
yea baraka is a footsies char, not a anti-zoner
never heard of him, online clan im guessing? he can be the best baraka online all day if he wants, doesnt bother me, shame i never seen him post in the forum if hes a good as ya say, anyway have a nice day
 

crosstalk

Kombatant
I don't care how "brainless" people think Cage is, I'll never stop playing him. What other character allows you to punch people in the balls?