Because this variation lacks ... *something*
It's decent, but so boring compared to the other two.
My friend beat PL with ronin once or twice but that was it. Ronin is a really easy character to beat once you learn the mu. He doesn't have that much options and SR does
He'd only be an easy character to beat if the person playing him hasn't put the time into learning how to properly play him. He has more than enough options.
Can I ask, who did you play that you're basing this on?
This is because almost everyone has determined that Shirai Ryu is more effective for competition. If you're competing, why put in in more work to get less?
Being a day one Ronin Takeda main, I'm basing this off my own experience. Once I put enough time into him, I've never felt like I was at a disadvantage against any character. In the end it comes down to execution.
The reason I ask is, I know a lot of people who feel this way until they are consistently playing top players. And once they are, the holes become readily apparent.
He has very few options and gimmicks as to where SR has more than enough. You can only do so much with ronin and only get so far
I feel like the "placement" aspect of Ronin strategy puts him at the same disadvantages as similar variations, like Hat Trick KL, which are also unpopular. What part of Ronin would you say gives it an edge over SR, aside from the B21 being a 50/50 string, which SR has 0 of? That and the faster-than-typical-Takeda-starters B11 are the only advantages I could find in the small bit of time I spent with Ronin before choosing SR.
I've never had an issue with placement of the saber. You have 3 spots for it to fall but all 3 cover every part of the screen. As far as what gives it an edge over SR... I never said it did. I just personally prefer Ronin over the rest. I tried SR and Lasher for like 5min when the game came out but knew right away that Ronin was for me over the other 2. And in such, I've gotten good enough with Ronin that I never feel like I'm at a disadvantage against any character. Sure he has bad matchups but I just call those fun challenges.
I can imagine you snickering while you typed this. lol!
its the troof
You are playing against really bad players online (and struggling against most of them in the five matches I watched), so what experiences inform your opinions likely do not pertain to a more competitive arena of play
Please explain..
What's it look like?
B2,1 2+4, close blade drop, f1,2,2+4 blade call, repeat