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Birdie making you British mate?
Birdie making you British mate?
I still haven't heard why. What tools or situations cause this. I don't see it. I like the characters equally and main neither. No agenda.
Chris also said the MU was super weird. I knew it. Where's Slaj?
See if you can catch Smug and ask him.
Chris also said the MU was super weird. I knew it. Where's Slaj?
Is that saying Rog beats Guile? Lol
Chris also said the MU was super weird. I knew it. Where's Slaj?
Rog does beat Guile.
Only if I'm using Guile lol, seriously though, I know these pro/top players know much much more than me but sometimes you have to take what they say with a grain of salt. Sometimes someone might say something and be believed and even after results and years of placings, the opposite proves right, or better said, they're proven wrong, so we'll see I guess. And before anyone says "placings or results don't tell the whole story", while it's true that it doesn't tell the whole story it still plays an important role in the story, I'd say very important. Shout out to xian for sticking with Fang!
I know you're being facetious but... I'd be Ok with that, lol. I literally have one combo which whiffs a lot, and they have GOT to give us something. Literally every unofficial universal change hurts Zangief. If I could combo into EX SPD, that would be great. But goddamn, we need something! Everyone is talking about Ken and Guile, and Mika, but play any of them with Zangief. You literally spend the whole match blocking or chasing your opponent, waiting for them to fuck up and hoping you don't miss your punish. And Nash? Sweet god. I just got done playing a few against him and we just walked from one end of the stage to the other, me accruing chip damage and him doing whatever he wants. As soon as you get damage, he's immediately out with V-Reversal or V-Skill. Not fun.
I now feel that pain with Birdie :/
I also think rog beats guile, he beats ryu too.
Gief vs Mika isn't that bad. I'd personally say it's even, but I think you could argue it's in giefs favor if you felt like it.
I feel you brother
As a Zangief player, I call it 5-5, because we can both beat the crap out of one another. Mika is a way better character, but Zangief can guess right a few times or get his pressure going and the match is over. If he makes her guess wrong, she's dead. But I don't think he wins because you can punish anything I press fairly well, and a good Mika makes you sit on your heels half the match. And for the record, all the people crying that Mika is cheap (or even Top 5) I think are full of shit. She's about to get nerfed to hell, and I feel it is undeserved.
Ono bless Balrog. He's the one character Zangief cleanly beats 6-4 no matter who you ask! I feel Zangief beats a few other characters, but no one ever argues that match. I think it's very fun because Rog has INSANE come back potential, so the end of the match is always a thrill, but until he gets V-Gauge and Critical Art (unless he spends his meter very well, which is terrifying with Zangief) I can rock him. So much fun!
Right on brother! Have you ever tried FANG? Dude is crazy hard to play. I really hope he gets buffs because he deserves them. No one should have to work that hard for damage. What's his crush counter combo (without CA)? 350? Big deal. Leave the top tiers alone and BUFF US LOW TIER WARRIORS!!
I play em both(Mika way more though) and I just feel like it's the kinda match zamgief likes. One where his mobility isn't an issue. That plus he's got a great punish to drop kick and probably the best poke in the game to check cr hp. That being said Mika will still kill your ass dead if you let her in and guess wrong 2-3 times in a row.
Damn skippy! That's exactly how I feel about it. Like I said, Mika is a better character with more tools, but you said it exactly. Her tools all involve on the ground, mid and close range fighting which is all Zangief can do. And my buttons actually work! And not just "jab jab, 80 damage and they are gonna run now, FUCK." Like actual footsies, lol. Very fun.
Don't be so quick to judge Season 2 Gief. Alot depends on his dash and his knockdown advantage after lariat and spd. If they buffed his knockdown adv on Lariat, or made his dash faster, he could be really scary. Ultradavid already said you can't back tech after a lariat, so his oki is already improved.
Who do you play?
Alex and Rashid are my two main characters but I play a little bit of Gief on the side. Really, I'm waiting for season 2 to decide on a new main.
Hopefully that's it >.>
I think it's more that some matchups play out very differently at different skill levels.
