I have read some threads and I gathered the general consensus is the hardest characters are in this order:
- Viper
- Gen
- Elf
- Hakan
- Dhalsim
But I would make a case that Dhalsim is the hardest to master for the following reasons:
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The way he wins is mainly from zoning (hard to do in this game), and making correct reads 20x more than the oppenent
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He has two sets of moves like Gen.
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unorthodox fighting style
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Execution. I think beginners have a lot of trouble with his bnb cancel into lp.flame and the IAT bnb which are crucial to his game but take a while to get 100%
What I am saying is that he is the hardest to use for a beginner. Has the highest learning curve to get to intermediate. And at high levels he remains the hardest to use. What do you fellows think? am I wrong in my assessment?