I like how people are going "+43 is enough time to hitconfirm into a string breh", conveniently forgetting that up missile has like, 50+ frames of startup.
If you do it at a range where you can "confirm" into a string, then you're taking a huge risk - not to mention your up missiles will more likely be punished before they even come out.
But never mind, back to people telling Sektor players that they suck at the game when they themselves are too lazy to make a read and run under them.
Precisely. People either don't know what they're talking about or they simply want characters they don't use to suck instead of a balanced cast.
The move will have borderline no use from afar after being butchered. It did need some tweaks, but there is absolutely no sense in cutting THAT many frames of hitstun. The only thing it needed was reduced tracking and less plus frames on TRADE. That's it. Sure, some hitstun on non-trade could very well go too, but not to the extent where hitconfirming into it is borderline impossible.
Before release it was obvious that Sektor was overpowered, with that ex flameburner being both armored and plus on block, and with up missiles that supposedly broke armor. I was quick to acknowledge that. Now? Ex flamethrower is a mediocre wakeup move that deals little damage and is very punishable; up missiles are quite terrible for long range purposes; flamethrower is very inconsistent as an anti-air; teleport uppercut whiffs randomly and so on.
Up missiles is now a non factor for zoning, and you're left with a jumpable projectile that deals 8% damage -- while Triborg's other versions, specifically Cyrax and Sub-Zero, are left with projectiles that lead to big combos and then back into a vortex. No one in their right minds can assess that these variations are properly balanced, currently.
MKX is far less zoning friendly than MK9, which means MK9's mid tier Sektor needs buffs to his moveset to compete in MKX. Instead, he's gotten weaker. Worse armored move (both unsafe and less damage), much worse flamethrower (no restand; worse as an anti-air), freaking worse up missile since it no longer hits on ascension, and no infinite backdashes to help him zone with straight missiles.
Now people are hoping for up missiles to be turned into overhead to make up for it. Like we needed more "hard-to-blockables" in this game ...
NRS has shown numerous times now that they are unable or unwilling to balance the game properly. Seems they just want to show how considerate they are by destroying every viable strategy there is. Unless you're Kung Lao, Kabal or Cyrax.
Sektor had something fun to make up for his lack of a stun projectile and bomb setups here. Not anymore.
my character sucks!
