Rolento’s EX Delta Roll might be a decent escape tool but he sacrifices a ton of positioning for that out. EX Patriot is like -1 on block (I think I heard that anyway) so that’s not the best option either against a grappler.
Delayed wake up is really something that change the game.
Sure you can with some os apply pressure, but due to delayed wake up, all reversal become effective.
let s take honda as exemple. after a cr hk with ryu you could jump os shoryu. it will counter all honda option.
now if you do the same the delayed wake up will trigger your OS and you will just wiff a big shoryu…
if you decide to wait couple of frame bettingthat honda will delay his wake up and jump you will be countered by the headbutt…
if you jump with hp and do a meaty down lk, you will guard the headbutt id he wake up directly but eat it if he delayed is wake up and counter your meaty cr lk…
basically, you can t anymore apply safe pressure on character that haven t a 3 frame reversal.
the reward for putting your opponent on the ground just disappeared in ultra… at least in SxT your could grab the roll, but here, delayed wake up come without any downside to use it.
what will be good is that you can t do a reversal if you used delayed wake up.
every time Honda will be on the floor he will just delay is wake up and do ex headbutt. he will be always safe…
this mechanism help too much defensive character. Guile will benefice a lot from it.
so you will fight hard to put guile on the ground and then you will not be able to capitalize on it.
I am afraid that this game is going to be too defensive… Capcom need to make the delayed wake up not a true safe option.
Being unable to do a reversal during the first 4 frame of delayed wake up will be the best option. it will allow safe meaty and okizem, but counter vortex .
Not seeing how this is even a thing, they already said it’s a substantial damage reduction on a majority of Ultra’s across the board…I said most and not all. Your sacrificing damage for utility…nothing more, nothing less.
slow rise will make games last much longer, less exiting to watch , deny every already existing setup, add another 50/50 situation, heavily hit characters who rely on setups ( who did not get any buff in exchange ) , give more defense to characters who already have a lot, direct buff to characters who have good normals since we will focus more on footsies rather then setups ect …
it will clearly not break the game , but some characters will be really struggling to get in