That__John__Guy
Patzer
Does Killer Frost have one of the most useless traits in the game? I have yet to see it used in high-level play. Balrog never used it that I saw. 16 Bit never used it as far as I saw. I know folks had fun making videos showing high-damage combos using the trait, which is probably part of what freaked everyone out in what I thought was an overestimation of how good she was. Now, I'm not necessarily calling for a buff here. Whether she 'needs' a better trait is a separate issue. Replying, "Dude, she's fine, she doesn't need anything else," is non-responsive to the question. My query is just whether her trait has any use or do we have basically a useless button. The only time her trait was ever 'used' that I saw was for trait cancels and that was taken away. It is pretty sad when the only time the trait was ever used was for a trait cancel, and even that gets nixed. Ok, I guess you can use it for an Iceburg fake, but how often does that happen? And if the best use for the trait is to fake another move, that is not saying much. I mean, is there a single example of tournament play where someone actually managed to charge her trait and land one of those u3x9 combos or is that just something that is fun to make videos in the lab?
Most of the cast have traits that are useful. Some are great, like Superman, Black Adam, Batman, Aquaman, and more. The newest characters, Zod, MMH, Zatanna, all have cool-looking traits. Some characters are lower tier, but their trait is still really useful, like Ares. Even Bane actually has a trait that gets used. Scorpion's trait is useful. Right now though, it seems Frost is in the company of a handful of characters, like Cyborg, who have a trait that is really too slow to get going. Maybe Deathstroke's because his is slow. Lobo's is kind of lame b/c you just get 4% more damage, whoop-dee-do. Still, most of the cast, 20+ of them, almost all but a handful, have a trait that actually gets USED during high-level play. Are there any high-level players running KF who actually incorporate the trait in their game plan? Did I miss a tournament stream where someone actually charged up the trait and used it effectively? Or am I right, that it is just too slow to charge up to be worthwhile? Normally it seems no one even bothers trying to charge it up and use it, just don't even bother with it all. Thoughts?
Most of the cast have traits that are useful. Some are great, like Superman, Black Adam, Batman, Aquaman, and more. The newest characters, Zod, MMH, Zatanna, all have cool-looking traits. Some characters are lower tier, but their trait is still really useful, like Ares. Even Bane actually has a trait that gets used. Scorpion's trait is useful. Right now though, it seems Frost is in the company of a handful of characters, like Cyborg, who have a trait that is really too slow to get going. Maybe Deathstroke's because his is slow. Lobo's is kind of lame b/c you just get 4% more damage, whoop-dee-do. Still, most of the cast, 20+ of them, almost all but a handful, have a trait that actually gets USED during high-level play. Are there any high-level players running KF who actually incorporate the trait in their game plan? Did I miss a tournament stream where someone actually charged up the trait and used it effectively? Or am I right, that it is just too slow to charge up to be worthwhile? Normally it seems no one even bothers trying to charge it up and use it, just don't even bother with it all. Thoughts?
