Big Pampering
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Okay so what is the misinformation I was spreading? Where did you see me mention any of that?
Okay so what is the misinformation I was spreading? Where did you see me mention any of that?
Cuz that string already works wonders on its own now, with its current frames. If it were neutral... it would be too good. Just pay attention to how often that string hits. or just f42 alone.
Exactly. They serve f412. so gotta use them. If the string was neutral... their wouldnt be a point in using anything else but that.
I don't think you understand. Those strings are + on block, F412 being neutral won't change their use. Let's stay 141 gets blocked in the corner, you're at +2 so F4 would come out in 7f. A regular F412 stagger would still have 9f gaps giving Reptile a slight offense boost against non-6f pokers. They can still always armor out. And those strings are only really effective in the corner where there's no pushback to them. 141 being +2 midscreen doesn't do shit for Reptile since his follow-up would be F21 which comes out in 13f, making it come out in 11f, yay, such usefulness.
I agree with you on the 141 being +2 mid screen. really doesnt do anything but id rather have it be plus then negative.
Can you explain to me why exactly you're acting like this tech is some kind of godsend that should propel him? His recovery on fbs currently don't allow for him to get in front of a slowball with an opponent grounded so how is this practical unless your opponent is sleeping?
The only thing that might be a saving grace is that meter is built based on damage as well
Aside B34 and F412, all his other strings are strictly for pressure and pressure alone does nothing unless it leads to damage. And B34 and F412 ENDS his pressure unless the opponent is scared to press a button. As of now, the only solid way to get an oppnent scared is EX Swipe. Reptile sacrifices 30% + potential health for a CHANCE to get damage? There's a clear problem in the risk/reward sector here.
I had the same issue. I picked him as a main when I first got the game, but it quickly became clear to me that he wasn't a top character. Top characters in my opinion have three things: A teleport, a "freeze", and a long distance directional attack. A perfect example of this is Scorpion. I did not choose him because that is boring, but I chose Quan Chi because he satisfies all of these criteria. I do miss using Reptile though and I want to start using him again as a secondary since I currently don't have a secondary. But I'm wondering if he is worth trying to learn given his limitations. His variations are horrible. What they should do to even the playing field is give him a special force ball that freezes the opponent.
What you wrote originally (force ball combos from a sweep) and "put a forceball then run and sweep" are 2 completely different things. You word things poorly and then you blow up people for not understanding you lol either way, why would that change anything and who is gonna just stand there waiting to get hit by that? Lawl
He still getting a ton of FB out at all kinds of different ranges contrary to what this thread says... and he's winning a lot more than he's losing. If the damage buff is really confirmed (and people already complaining that it isn't enough), then I think Reptile is sitting alright.
I am just asking whether you guys are aware of this and a lot of you guys were apparantly not aware of it. But you guys can shrug a low launcher off like you just did after hearing reptile will get buffs. You can go back to the beginning of this thread, I am not against reptile buffs neccessarily. I clearly said be reasonable with the buffs instead of asking for a 6 frame dash+ a bunch of other buffs.
I guess all reptile players think you can special cancel sweeps then.
