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Warrior
Yeah, i was a Staff guy all the time when i started playing him back when the game came out but after i started frametrapping them with the d1 F213 mix ups i started loving being in escrima... specially since i really love the options it has... now i still use staff but i rarely remain in it for very long... i love doing full screen spark and as soon as i get out of recovery do a stance change into staff for a groundblast.. its a great frame trap cause they cant jump, if they try the groundblast will catch them, and if you delay the MB just a bit you stil get the juggle its great for those impatient players that just want to jump full screen zooning from NWThe reason staff spin/ground blast/flip kick is a great option out of f213 is the risk/reward for your opponent to swing out is terrible.
They can interrupt ground blast, but if they mess it up they eat the full damage from the juggle, or if I do staff spin they get hit and are now getting their feet tickled by ground blasts or a j2 flipkick setup, or I use MB flip kick and get a full combo into the b2 setup.
The risk/reward for a blocked f213 is really, really good.