i think staff stance comes down to making a simple read and you can escape the pressure.
You THINK that, but it's not the reality. You can escape almost any offense with the right read.
i think its the player needs to learn the how staff works and its draw backs and you will see its nothing that threatening. staff stance is weak once u get to know how it works for example ground plast can be dashed out of and full combo punish , flying grayson can be ducked and punished and in staff all u need to do is duck and wait till u see the over head and ur out.
All ground pounds can be dashed. You can't full combo punish me if your dash doesn't bring you in range. There is a lot of offense in this game that can be dashed out of - it doesn't stop some of those things from being bullshit.
"Wait for the overhead" is pure theory, and is thus invalid. If if were that easy, people would NEVER get hit by any overhead, ever. Dick has actual high and low options in staff, and he can land actual damage no matter which way he goes. The opponent needs to fear both of them. You'll pretty much never react to 1F2 if you're expecting 1F1. It's just like Street Fighter - you condition someone to fear the lows, then clip them with an overhead. Even if 2 or 1F2 are blocked, it doesn't matter. They're safe.
There are slower overheads in this game, and other fighting games, that people still get hit by. Don't blame the tools because you can't use them.
Grayson is safe on block. You'll have to crouch it. If your opponent is expecting an overhead or jump in, they'll stand, which means they'll block Grayson. It has more benefits than drawbacks - make the right read.
because most of the top tier has the most bull shit. am not saying staff is not good but that whats gives him the edge sometimes
Staff is a character power. It is not a full character unto itself. Staff is not meant to be a replacement for Escrima. Dick sucks because his main stance, Escrima, sucks.
