I feel there is a massive difference with the community in the West and the one in Japan.
The guys in Japan seem more focussed on mastering their individual characters and think about tiers second, where as it's the other way round over here. I mean how often do you get threads about guys "well, I play X, but I need another letter so I can beat Y". We seem obsessed with tiers, hence why these threads get made. I'm also guilty about complaining about Kabal, but I think in time people will find a way around him. I personally think the three best characters in the game are Skarlet, Kung Lao and Kabal, but for all we know, there is a Kano player out there that is so good, because his footsies and spacing is superior, that he can beat the majority of Skarlet, Kung Lao and Kabal players. I think Slips proved recently, that even though people think Scorpion is garbage, look how well he did with him at UFGT.
However, like mentioned, it doesn't help when top players make troll threads.