Sonya has
1) Insane damage output. Don't deny it. If you had watched the video, then you would see that Sonya can deal up to 33% in a single combo without even using the launcher,
METERLESS. With her launcher, she can deal even more damage. I don't think that kind of damage output is fair to other characters, who right now cannot even reach 33% even when spending a bar of meter. Same goes for erron and geras. The damage scaling should be greater, at least for these three characters. The evidence is already there.
2) Mix-ups (OVERHEADs and LOWs in her kombo strings + Leg Breaker LOW kombo ender), her energy ring zoning (fast startup, fast projectile speed, can even be cast mid-air, Krushing Blow), and lastly abundance of special moves (projectiles, air grab that launches when amplified, Ass Whoopin' kombo ender). And these are all from just
DEFAULT Sonya.
3) Through variations she can get even more options, including more tech for her energy rings and an OVERHEAD turret drop in one variation, or another Anti-Air Grab as well as standing/crouching Parries in her other variation.
This is why Sonya is highly favored in tournaments. She may not have the mobility of dash attacks or teleportation, she has the damage, reliable zoning with her rings and turret drop, mix-ups and abundance of special moves for a wide range of gameplay style. Her kit has almost everything. Therefore, at least one change will do:
1) increase the damage scaling for Sonya's combos. Simple changes like 30 to 20, some 50 to 30, will defnitely do. Applies to Geras and erron as well.
2) remove the launcher tech (the aquaman treatment from injustice2) Make it only launch when its a krushing blow. Without it, Sonya is still a dangerous threat up close with her kombos, mix-ups and parries, and also a threat from afar with her energy rings and turret drop as well.
3) NRS can at least have the courtesy to modify the variations of characters such that they can contest with Sony more fairly in terms of damage and utility. But this change would be highly improbable, since players are already learning how to play against respective variations of characters, and changing them would mean players have to start all over again.
Finally, stop trying to always divert the attention of nerfing to other characters, we are talking about Sonya here. Don't worry, the other characters (eg. Geras) have their own discussion threads, and will definitely be tweaked as well together with Sonya.
To anyone else, please watch the video first before commenting. Don't go defending Sonya by trying to divert attention to other characters who are also in need of a nerf like Geras/Erron.
