james1926
Kombatant
@LionHeart i dont know to me it looks slower than ground sais. especially recovery is too slow.
I also play SF exclusively on a stick. Can't wrap my head around holding a button on the stick in order to block though
But Kitana doesn't have mixups and teleport) Unfair?
Mileena doesn't need those things. She doesn't live and die by her sai game, it's simply complimentary to her toolset.
I won't lie I use a ds4 and I have nothing but good experiences with it., prefer it over the X1 pad. The hori fc looks solid but I have heard mixed reviews, same with the pdp pad.I also play SF exclusively on a stick. Can't wrap my head around holding a button on the stick in order to block though
Honestly, with the DS4 inconsistencies I might consider switching to the stick although combos and general movement are very easy on MKX to warrant the amount of extra effort relearning the game would be....
Main issue is doing bf motions. If you don't let go of the dpad, i.e. when in a hurry to perform said move, you risk ghost inputs of Up or Down and I've been punished/ not been able to punish multiple times. X1 pad at least uses switches instead of that membrane shit they used on the DS4 for its d-pad, although I disagree with its placement...
Ahh man, was just going to recommend the Hori FC4. I use the pad and think its awesome so if you get the opportunity sometime you should purchase thatMain issue is doing bf motions. If you don't let go of the dpad, i.e. when in a hurry to perform said move, you risk ghost inputs of Up or Down and I've been punished/ not been able to punish multiple times. X1 pad at least uses switches instead of that membrane shit they used on the DS4 for its d-pad, although I disagree with its placement...
I agree FC looks tight, but can't import right now if you live in Greece
I made the switch from DS4 to fightstick recently, a HORI Real Arcade Pro 4 Kai. I was expecting it to be a rough transition, but after only a few hours of playing like a total asshole, I felt a lot better about it. I find most things are actually easier, having multiple fingers on buttons. Run canceling takes a bit of getting used to, as does push-to-block. The rest feels far superior to pad.I also play SF exclusively on a stick. Can't wrap my head around holding a button on the stick in order to block though
Honestly, with the DS4 inconsistencies I might consider switching to the stick although combos and general movement are very easy on MKX to warrant the amount of extra effort relearning the game would be....
It feels like a glitch though. Air sai is in nearly every combo she has, but do it raw and you're stuck? Compared to what we already see in this game I find it hard to believe this was done to prevent her from being OP. Sure she'd be harder to navigate, especially in Piercing, but she still wouldn't have the BEST zoning.
I think it is because of her design, her design could easily become fucked up if they make one bad move IMO.
If they made one bad move it would just affect the area of design that used the tool they changed. In order for Mileena to be completely busted they would have to make a few mistakes at least... Like if they simply gave the general Mileena request of making F3 faster and let's say made it like 20-25 frames start-up but gave Mileena no additional adjustments for the buff. So no scaling, no reduced hitbox, no adjustment just made F3 straight up 20-25 frames start-up. That would be a mistake on their part because there isn't really any balance in that decision. However, it wouldn't plummet Mileena into top 10 or even top 15 imo. It would just make her alot more stronger in her mix-up and damage areas than any other of her areas like zoning or spacing. Now if they did that and then gave her air sai like no recovery. Then that would start to change Mileena into a monster. Not only would her mixup and damage go up but then her zoning and spacing gets a lot better too. But those were just using 2 examples of extreme buffs with no balancing adjustments, which NRS would never do. So from my perspective NRS would have to be very generous, which they have been nice to her but they haven't spoiled her, with Mileena in order to f up with her character's balance. Air sai being adjusted so it doesn't feel like Mileena falls like a rock wouldn't be too devastating to her character.
See I disagree... Not singling you out, as you're not the only one to say that, but what one fix would make her OP? Obviously making Roll safe/low or making TK safe/overhead could be overkill, but outside of that I can't imagine she's hovering on the line of brokenness.
If anything, F44 should be + on block, like most interrupt-able strings in the game that lead to a knockdown.
I think the problem that lies with low roll though is the amount of BS mixup potential behind it. It's kind of too big of a buff to regulate fairly imo. But if they did it I think we would have to say goodbye to Mileena's awesome damage or something. I know it's a bad example because she was broken and in a completely different game, but Killer Frost had a fast advancing low that launched and it was safe so who knows.I think roll hitting low would be insta-busted, for instance. The obvious stuff. I'm not sure about faster F3, but if you could start converting off certain things with F3 (with the current damage scaling), her meterless damage would hulk out. Depends how the launcher scales as you get deeper into combos. Overhead TK maybe, but I'd actually like to see that.
Things like better frames (within reason), universal low sai, IAS recovery, I don't see those breaking her outright. But there are a few buffs I've seen mentioned that, in my opinion, could potentially be OTT given her current design. I'd love to see low hitting roll, but can you imagine ...?
I could be wrong. Wtf do I know? I'm just a guy in a basement.
I'm not saying she doesn't need love, because she does. Bottom line is, I agree with NRS' slow and steady approach to buffing Milly (and most characters, in general). I'd really like to see her be safer, with improved frames and pressure potential. Anything else would be icing on the cake.
... or just make her roll hit low and let's get this party started.
I've heard it said that only Mileena mains consider low roll OP. Of course I'd love an insta-low meterless launcher, even if it's hella unsafe. With meter, every cancellable string becomes a potential guessing game. Seems crazy to me.
Indeed. I'd love to see EX sai (ground) lose the gap and be more plus on block for pressure purposes. Another useful way to spend meter.
Frame data is wrong. It's -5.
F44 AND 21u4.
Honestly I don't think it would make a great difference but on what is your opinion based?