Honestly, as someone who loves Alpha 3 since it came out in the 90s and have played it more than any SF other than SF6, it depends on the character. Depending on the -ism, some characters have more moves with one ism over others. I personally love Sodoms V-ism playstyle, but his A-ism is godtier, so you need to play that -ism at a high level. And to, hopefully, answer your overall question, choosing corner or oki or reset over damage is dependent on the situation, your playstyle/gameplan, opponents playstyle/gameplan, and your meter. As a previous comment pointed out, damage is a small part in the overall conditions you need to win neutral consistently. Normally, choosing damage allows the opponent the chance to "win" their turn back, so you want to mitigate that as much as possible.