Are you for real now? You actually bank on ppl not playing correctly in such major ways like punishing b11+3 or pressing anything after b1 on block or 212 or f221? Yeah noob is very good if so.
There is zero sense in building your gameplay without game theory optimal in mind. So no you can't stagger with b1 you can't ever confirm it also, ppl will do various shit vs any of your blocked buttons. B11+3 is punishable and so is b3 ghostball. Also breakaway is a thing so no 40% when you finally land sth
What's actually great about noob? D1/d3/d4 and F22 and 212.
Also top tier anti airs in f3 and db4.
Another thing I read all the time is how noob is great at whiff punishing. How is he any better than let's say sub or scorp.
Again, it's not about beating ppl with yolo risky shit and wake up roll into fb kinda shit (that I always eat) or because they don't know you can press pretty much anything after all of his moves.
The issue with Noob as I see it (logged about 400-500 games with him) is that he IS bad ass at whiff punishing, he is a great counter character. But to exel with this type of character requires more knowledge of your opponent and the matchup than a superficial knowledge that would be good enough for other types of characters.
To exel you need to be very good at reactions, adjustment, and knowledge of your opponents range, punishable gaps, strings, etc.
It requires a bigger knowledge base to succeed with Noob than others, and it requires extreme patience bc the opponent knows this.
Most times I find myself gettin shit on with Noob against a character of comparable skill I realize it's bc I start pressing. I should prob switch mains bc it's clearly not my playstyle but it's still fun to use him so I'm sticking with him.
