Haven’t played many SD noobs but I’m actually learning SD now so maybe I can get more info that way. Seems alright with me but I will suck at most MUs personally because I can’t FB to save my life.
For the most part yes, but just be careful not to spam it a bit TOO much, because certain characters with very long "pokes" can punish you if they react quick enough. It's good practice to scare them into "expecting" the DF2 so they hold block, then creep in for the throw.
I don’t get what you’re saying. When buffed the DF2 is -5 with pushback. No move in the game can punish it as far as I know. Unless they read you trying to move/press buttons and throw out an unreactable long range move to punish (unless that’s what you’re referring to). The stuff about staggering into throws is spot on though.
There’s actually a sizeable gap if you’re trying to do poke into DF2. Many characters can just D2 out or just poke out. Kind of sucks because you lose a useful counter-poke and in TW doing poke into storm cell can’t be interrupted. Kind of wish they could buff this aspect of Raijin but I’m afraid that might make him a bit too good.
It's like Shang's D4~DB1 in warlock, or D1~Kano ball, or D1~shoulder charge in night wolf . You can do it as sort of a way to make ppl respect you after your blocked poke. Stuff you can throw out once in a while to scare the opponent not to press. Of course you shouldn't base your strategy with this, especially in Raijin when you can do string into buffed DF2 and practically reset neutral. However, being able to cancel poke into DF2 on block without a gap is pretty huge especially since there's so little risk involved, maybe that's why there's such a huge gap there.
I was thinking what if Paulos vision for the character revolved around his spacing relationship with the opponent purely. What if raidens buttons are an elaborate ruse that make you think hes really bad, when in reality if your only pressing buttons to hit another player free instead of on block that's when he shines. That's the only fucking way raiden makes any sense which is totally not surprising that it would be fox who considers this.
I mean, it’s been clear at the start that Raiden has always been a whiff punisher. Most of his options on block are to create space and bait buttons from the opponent for Raiden to punish. His frames on block are bad but his frames on hit are great. He has good control of the mid range with longe range buttons and forward advancing Mids that are reasonably fast. People have been saying this since day 1.
I think what your saying and what I'm saying are two completely different things. Whif punishing within the flow of the game is a normal aspect of fighting games in general right, it's hard to describe what I'm talking about. It seems to me that the character design is to succeed by doing nothing. I took like 3 months off from this game came back today I noticed in my inability to remeber bnbs I found myself doing nothing not playing footsies not preparing a trip guard or whiff punish legitimately standing still only reacting to what my opponent did like a turn based game. Mixed results but maybe I'm exaggerating a bit I dont know. it's just the design philosophy is really the antithesis to most fighters but I wouldnt say it's not in line with the theme of this game. Raiden is a great character everywhere except where it matters in game. Theoretically hes amazing as a whif punisher practically hes shit.
Eh... I don’t get it... but... sure...?
I watched a little of that, he's got some nice thoughts on Raiden. Interesting perspective.
I noticed he would use discharge midscreen when he anticipates movement or jumps to shut down the opponent. Seems to work pretty well and you’re only -4. On hit is guarantees another QC setup
