See ? Exactly. Akuma, Birdie and.Guile.
3 very dumb characters, you just proved my point lol. Guile is less so now since his mid range control isn’t nearly what it used to be but his S3 self was undeniably stupid.
You can’t give some characters tools to deal with everything and give others some blatant very exploitable weaknesses to compensate for their strength and expect the two to be equals.
Like Nash vs Guile is a very easy comparison. Karin vs Chun-li, Akuma vs other everyone etc,etc
Filipin0man said Menat nerfs are too powerful. He’s going full Chun this season he says.
Outside of v-trigger, what were her nerfs?
Most of her normals got nerfed in some way except for s.MP which got buffed. Said 3 bar trigger hurts a bit obviously because forced to burn v reversals or lose more health before getting it, but normal nerfs are too crippling.
Said he’d rather play a more consistent play style with Chun’s options than run s.HP perfectly times a bunch and hope v trigger works out.
So he doesn’t like that Menat have to work now and wanna go with a character that works even harder ?
I actually think any Menat player should just pocket Falke and the combo i feel will do fine in most MUs.
His assessment I don’t completely agree with at all either, but it’s nice that he’s throwing Chun a bone at least.
Buffing s.MP alone I feel is a big deal because that button was stupid before they buffed it. Soul Spark taking zero changes is hilarious also.
I gave up on Chun doing anything at any competitive level anymore. I am just way too invested in her to drop her from being a main.
Not like if i solo mained Cody that he would get anywhere either. Looks like he will still be in his irrelevance limbo
Chun and Cody pretty much repeating their SFIV woes. Although I still say there’s a still a shine of light for the Mayor.
Having to use s.MP instead of s.HP as your regular faraway move is a terrible exchange. Doing 60 damage each time won’t get you anywhere, especially without the chance of getting lucky crush counters. Now she plays G like in the sense that has to go all in on that golden chance but her V-trigger was never 3-bar good to begin with. Basically there’s now one character less that can win on a tournament by herself 
. I guess Bison can step in to fill that void.
What aspects or holes in the gameplan does Falke cover over Menat? Falke seems like a less extreme version of normal zoning that gains an EX DP in exchange, but characters with enough yolo tactics to get close will also beat her hard.
Lol replacing Menat with Chun, dudes on drugs. Boo hoo my characters not broken now , dropping.
He threw SFV out the window literally for Injustice 2 and well…
Stretch archetype is only playable when it’s literally broken otherwise its complete garbage and everyone gonna drop
SNK players, now it’s your chance
A newly announced addition to SNK’s esports program is aiming to help King of Fighters players make it out to more events around the world.
The “e-Sports Support Program for Top Players” will cover the costs of plane tickets to future tournaments for players who excel at events of the company’s choosing. In 2019, SNK will offer support to the three players who achieve the top three placings in King of Fighters XIV at Evo Japan 2019.
According to SNK, the support will last for one year and each player will have a cap on the amount of monetary support they will receive, although that amount was not disclosed at this time. Players will also have the option to bring one addition player with them to events, but the additional cost will count against their overall spending cap. In addition, it’s important to note that SNK clearly states only “flight ticket cost” will be covered, so other expenses like hotel, food and local travel will be covered by the players.
The SNK e-Sports Support Program for Top Players is open to all players from all regions, including those who are already sponsored by other teams, companies or organizations.
I hope Filipinoman runs into Sako or another good Menat at a tournament.
Everyone should have first-hand experience in that matchup, it’s ‘uninstall the game’ levels of fun.
Tuesday? Maintenance? PREDICTABO!!!
Which I’m completely fine with. Long time Dhalsim specialists are a nightmare to fight even when Sim is garbage.
So ZJZ, ET and Xiao Hai will have their expenses covered…
Just got my ass wooped by the best player we got. Dude called Somniac, plays Bison ranked 102 ( how do these dudes do it!).
Managed to take 6 games off him out of about 30. Total lesson, I’ll be reviewing this shit with lots of booze tonight.
Bison has to have the best set of EX moves period. I think only Ibuki can challenge him there.