FACTS
1) Despite his mix-up versatility, Sub-Zero
LACKS in raw damage department compared to most other characters (eg. ErronBlack, SonyaBlade, NoobSaibot just to name a few). His 1 meter combos are
LOWER than meterless combos of some characters in the game, requiring Sub-Zero players to play very smartly and utilize his KBs and Fatal Blow to cash out damage. Sub-Zero players know this, but other players choose to ignore this (out of spite perhaps).
2) His amplified IceBall is only available in 1 variation (Dead on Winter), not to mention his Slide (hits LOW) is also replaced by Cold Shoulder (hits MID and slightly harder, but is slower and dashes a shorter distance) in this variation as well. Hence, Sub-Zero only has
TWO special moves in this so-called OP variation, limiting his playstyle in a game where teleporting (Scorpion/Noob/KungLao etc) and projectile spamming (ahem Skarlet, thus requiring him to use ExIceBall duh) is so common. Also, he can't punish his opponents from afar with Slide anymore as well, not to mention his Slide/Cold Shoulder are very unsafe on block.
3) While the ExIceBall grants Sub-Zero ability to execute full Overhead combos as well as absorb projectiles, it requires Sub-Zero to utilise 1 bar of meter, and the damage output for this 1 meter overhead combo is not spectacular at all, proven by the video. It's laughable that people do not mention about ErronBlack's pistol special move that can swiftly destroy enemy projectiles as well (both meterless and amplified), even Sub-Zero's amplified IceBall @.@
3) People always define Sub-Zero as a mix-up god, but they do not realise that aside from the first hit of his kombos, Sub-Zero is the
ONLY character in the game where
ALL of his kombo strings only hit MID. Therefore, if someone manages to block Sub-Zero successfully on the first hit, all he/she needs to do is to block LOW. Example, his overhead string hits OVERHEAD, MID, MID, and his low string hits LOW, MID, MID, you get my drift. Therefore, he is not as OP as losers portray him to be.
In conclusion, no, Sub-Zero does not need a nerf. Players need to learn how to counter and overcome each character in the game through
TRAINING, and not
RAGE and
COMPLAIN about Sub-Zero being OP whenever they lose to Sub-Zero's exIceBall @.@ I feel that his low damage output already justifies the reason that he should not be nerfed. As what MKTomBrady said in his other video, ragers be like "
Imma do my mix, and you gonna do your mix, and if your mix beat my mix, your mix got to go". Quite ironic that aside from his one OVERHEAD starter (
19 startup btw, easily punished and kountered by faster moves) and one LOW starter (
13 startup), his kombo strings all hit MID, so his mix-ups are not that strong as people say. So no more hating on Sub-Zero alright, just practice and be better at playing the game before you complain next time. Cheers
