I legit think Leroy was released like this to take the focus off akuma (who is still dumb after the nerfs)
Some of leroy's problems can be solved with frames for sure like why can he freely sidestep and blow you up after orbital/ that d+2+1 at the right range can be thrown twice since its 0 on block etc. but his parry is real real good. On any other character the ability to parry entire strings into free launcher would define the character imo, but leroy players can get well into red ranks without even acquiring that skill lol. Imo Lei is really strong atm but leroy just makes me salty as fuck. How do you feel kazuya v leroy is?
Akuma's power is balanced by one of the most rigorous execution requirements in the game. Both Arslan Ash and Knee tried the character and quit.
Akuma has tight execution but that isn't some excuse to just let him rip your hp pool to shreds given how easy he opens you up. Also if that was how Namco saw balancing, Lee wouldn't have had his output nerfed in season 3. Leroy is dumb as hell tho. When I watch players using leroy land a combo or open someone up I just roll my eyes. It's so boring that it really is bad for the game. It is like watching aquaman or some crap in the same game with kazuya and all these other hype ass characters to watch. Even akuma is more fun to watch by a mile.
Hope we don't have a mkx Tanya situation with Leroy this weekend. I honestly thought they would have toned him down by now.
From what I have played it's a very momentum based match up but not unwinnable. He just has so much to look out for.in saying that I don't think I have played against a high level Leroy yet just some good players I know playing around with him. Found a couple of funny things. Sugar if sent out at a close enough range Kaz can u,f 4444 over her and hit him lol. But realistically there is no reason to use the dog at all.
This is worse than tekken 6 bob. IMO they need to nerf his frames into the ground save for maybe 1 move and leave his parry game god like. Hed still be good.
I have to do some research, but if I recall correctly, even Tekken 4 Jin, who is one of the most broken 3D characters in fighting game history, only had five appearances at EVO.
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It is terrible. Leroy is really far from the point of balance. On top of that he has a Jin parry and a stance that auto parrys lows. I feel even if he had booboo frames the combination of those 2 would still make character loyalist able to do something with it but he has amazing frames/tracking as well. Stupid.
Yeah same here and you could tell the commentators were embarrassed as well.
You gotta be crazy to call MK11 the most balnced game.
The only good thing that can come out of this is new balance. This shit is a joke and to be honest it was funny but Namco must address this shit asap to avoid destroying this game from a tournament perspective.
What game do you think is the most balanced at this point in time?
Dead or Alive 5/6. Tekken is more balanced than MK and it’s a fact. Leroy is gonna be fixed. Nothing is worse than Geras or prepatched Erron.
I suggest you do your research on Street Fighter 5's and Tekken 7's balance eight or nine months into the games' lifespan.
And? Have you forgotten MK11 prepatch? NRS released 3 games since 2015 and they’re all unbalanced while T7 devs have been focusing on perfecting the game since launch. Should I bring up Panda player winning a tourney? I’m not even talking about T7 being a 3d fighter that has more difficulties with patching than a 2d fighter.
I have not forgotten. I am still waiting for you to do your research about the various pre-patch versions of Street Fighter 5 and Tekken 7 before criticizing any pre-patch version of Mortal Kombat 11. Please share what you discover.
