Reiko General Discussion

[Eldriken]

To me; he needs a low parry to compliment his counter game.

His 2,1,4 string should have a mix option (2,1, to F2 (overhead smash)).

Pale Rider should be available in the air to finish combos.

He should have a muay thai kick string that goes low, medium, high.

Like Takeda with his run, Reiko should have multiple button options; slide, stop, spear (tackle) and superman punch.

Terminator has complete run options in MK11; why can't Reiko and Takeda have the same?

His knee from run dash should be a separate move.

Takeda should also have a grab option from his run, btw.

There; hybrid character (grappler/distance striker) complete.

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I don't understand the point of him being able to cancel his run. It leads to nothing more than you leaving yourself wide open to get clickity-clapped. If it allowed you to dash cancel shit like Rain, then sure, that would be great. As it currently stands, however? I don't understand its purpose.

 

[kantboy2]

He can already do that; instead of a command motion, make it a one button option.

And I've seen matched where players stop run and pale rider opponents. It's an option not meant to be done for half the match. Heh.

 

[Eldriken]

He can already do that; instead of a command motion, make it a one button option.

And I've seen matched where players stop run and pale rider opponents. It's an option not meant to be done for half the match. Heh.

He can already do what? He can't dash cancel like Rain at all.

 

[kantboy2]

I'm not talking about dash cancels, I'm talking about a special move cancel.

 

[Eldriken]

If it was 2-in-1 cancellable, it would probably be better. It's just as it stands, I don't see the benefit of cancelling his run at all.

 

[kantboy2]

So, everyone happy with that change to F2?

I'm on the 'meh' camp myself.

 

[Eldriken]

So, everyone happy with that change to F2?

I'm on the 'meh' camp myself.

I don't really care for it myself. The scaling it causes is unreal. You get sub-30% for a bar and Kameo bar. I'd have preferred it remain the way it was. Maybe my mind will change if some real dirt is come up with.

I abuse the fuck out of Reiko's f2 and I never once wished I could combo off of it. >_>

 

[M2Dave]

What are the new f+2 combos?

 

[Eldriken]

It annoys the shit out of me that they changed Reiko's newest Brutalities. When they first came out, you could do them both on an airborne opponent and they would work. The Brutalities came from holding down after 34 and holding down after his slide from bf3. It would work so long as it killed or if it was during a combo the opponent was already dead from and while airborne. Now? You have to land 34 raw or a raw bf3 slide and it has to be what kills them. They have to be on the ground, so chances of landing this is slim because his 3 is a high and is better served as an AA. It can be used to punish certain moves at point blank range, sure, but not in most cases. And going for a raw bf3 slide is absolutely bonkers unless the chip will kill them.

Why they changed this is beyond me because I absolutely love the 34 Brutality. The overall animation is great and I love how crazy the ragdoll physics get with the corpse.

 

[kantboy2]

The ragdoll physics are no longer there, like the whole purpose of F2. Heh.

What they should have given Reiko if they're not willing to add new moves to his kit is a variation to his 2,1,4 that went 2,1,2; that last 2 being his F2.

But all you read and hear is opponents bitch about shurikens. Heh.

 

[Eldriken]

The ragdoll physics are no longer there, like the whole purpose of F2. Heh.

What they should have given Reiko if they're not willing to add new moves to his kit is a variation to his 2,1,4 that went 2,1,2; that last 2 being his F2.

But all you read and hear is opponents bitch about shurikens. Heh.

Reiko needed something that made him less honest. He's the most honest upper tier character in the game.

And you're so right. All people ever do is bitch about his shurikens or his god damn command grab. Can you imagine if he could actually tick throw you? What if you only needed one bar to make his command grab a mid?

He only has ONE launching string that doesn't require a special move to combo off of. One. It's also fully punishable on block and I think you can neutral duck the 4 in f124. His 123 leads to nothing, his 214 leads to nothing, his f4 leads to nothing, his 434 leads to nothing, his b34 leads to nothing. It's like, why are all of these fucking strings of his so useless? They lead to nothing and can get him full combo punished. Let's not forget they all send you fullscreen on hit excluding 214.

Oh, also! His f4 is -14 on block. NEGATIVE FUCKING FOURTEEN. WHY?

I can't stand how f2 knocks them further away from you instead of just splatting them in front of you.

I could go on, but it'll fall on deaf ears because people will be like, "hurrr command grab shurikens b3 b2 and d4 lololol character not bad character good top one character best game character in game command grab shuriken durrrrrr."

 

[kantboy2]

Reiko needed something that made him less honest. He's the most honest upper tier character in the game.

And you're so right. All people ever do is bitch about his shurikens or his god damn command grab. Can you imagine if he could actually tick throw you? What if you only needed one bar to make his command grab a mid?

He only has ONE launching string that doesn't require a special move to combo off of. One. It's also fully punishable on block and I think you can neutral duck the 4 in f124. His 123 leads to nothing, his 214 leads to nothing, his f4 leads to nothing, his 434 leads to nothing, his b34 leads to nothing. It's like, why are all of these fucking strings of his so useless? They lead to nothing and can get him full combo punished. Let's not forget they all send you fullscreen on hit excluding 214.

Oh, also! His f4 is -14 on block. NEGATIVE FUCKING FOURTEEN. WHY?

I can't stand how f2 knocks them further away from you instead of just splatting them in front of you.

I could go on, but it'll fall on deaf ears because people will be like, "hurrr command grab shurikens b3 b2 and d4 lololol character not bad character good top one character best game character in game command grab shuriken durrrrrr."

HA! Exactly.

Perfectly summarized. Nothing needed to be added. The exact reason why this characters NEEDS new moves and string paths.

Still, I love to check people with F4 with the right kameo. Heh.

 

[Eldriken]

Reiko's b2 doesn't jail into s1 on block against Ghostface if he's crouch blocking. If he's standing when blocking, it still works as intended.

Credit to Rewind.