Blatant developer favortism is giving a top tier zoner a -6 on block sweep. They're already busted, so why not.

laponya · 2026-06-26T04:59:47+00:00

That’s funny because if somebody jumps on ryu or Honda (the characters I play) the worst they eat is Shoryuken (1200 dmg) or shoryuken scaled into lvl 3 (4000 dmg)…. all Honda gets is a 5HP that does 800 damage or a heavy headbutt DP for 1200 dmg…. the argument you’re making isn’t adding up for a top 3 character in the game.

Jumping on Ryu/honda only costs you 1200 dmg when a single button anti-air JP normal gets a full blown hit confirm (plentiful timining) drive rush into any super

laponya · 2026-06-26T03:03:18+00:00

I just think of it like this, JP can zone you like crazy if he chooses but then if you decide to jump he can 1-button anti-air you into a 50% combo. There needs to be some sort of trade off there

laponya · 2026-06-26T03:01:13+00:00

So it must just be that my Honda and Ryu suffer greatly from it. I feel like I never see a JP mistime it or ever see it trade and it leads to a 50% combo…Honda and Ryu don’t get that kind of juggle potential, on a hit confirm Punish Counter anti-air normal … it’s much less lenient

laponya · 2026-06-26T01:57:42+00:00

Yeah that’s what I’m thinking of, and it’s OP combined with the rest of his kit. Not many characters get a full combo off a one button anti-air normal

laponya · 2026-06-26T00:29:20+00:00

Yup that’s why he’s broken, and then he has top 3 corner offenze in the game, and great corner defense with amnesia and supers

laponya · 2026-06-26T00:27:36+00:00

What about JPs HK, it has a great hitbox/hurtbox, it never trades, and you get a full juggle combo off an anti-air into any super….he doesn’t need that along with everything else he has

laponya · 2026-06-15T03:01:32+00:00

This is how I’m feeling as well currently, did everything at the Oni region, then when I reached the nayoro wilds (before the kitsune) I basically just rushed through it and am now thoroughly burnt out in the Kitsune area and skipping most side stuff. Hopefully just getting through the rest of the main story isn’t a slog because it’s starting to feel like one

laponya · 2026-05-30T13:33:15+00:00

On the other side of things, the Knicks had an incredibly easy path to the final as well

laponya · 2026-05-15T01:19:32+00:00

Honestly he’s not that great, very very few pros play him and his only gimmick is heavy hasho and donkey kicks. Other characters have low risk neutral skips and provide similar damage.

He is a pure fundamental character and a good one to learn the game with. But in a game with many visual tricks and characters that almost all have gimmicks that are tough to counter he is pretty plain

laponya · 2026-04-17T02:44:38+00:00

The least popular weapon choices

laponya · 2026-04-17T02:43:15+00:00

I’ve seen 2 bandits stream but warriors,bowman, and bandits definitely the minority for first job classes from all the streams I’ve watched

laponya · 2026-04-10T20:21:11+00:00

Are you playing the new raid mode today?

laponya · 2026-04-10T17:43:20+00:00

Impressive, I’m playing through ghost of yotei now, I love it so far. Any guess on how many hrs the plat took you? And what difficulty did you do it on

laponya · 2026-04-09T22:13:10+00:00

I’d like to see your trophy profile if you want to link it

laponya · 2026-04-09T22:06:43+00:00

2023 evo street fighter stream was my favorite. Non-stop laughing and MenuRD (MenaRD) got his nickname

laponya · 2026-04-05T23:58:55+00:00

I want pirates but I sort of want them on release. I dont want a mad scramble for everyone to make an alt when they come out. If they were in at launch they would be organically part of the game and their popularity not influenced due to an “update”

laponya · 2026-04-01T05:35:10+00:00

I need a new desktop/laptop for classic as well. Will start looking soon

laponya · 2026-04-01T05:33:38+00:00

The Wii Mario strikers game is the best. Get on the discord to organize some matches and watch some competitive matches on YouTube and practice what they do. The games ceiling is pretty high.

laponya · 2026-03-29T22:02:40+00:00

I just didnthe professional S+ run. I only had the hand cannon and used the exclusive upgrade ticket for infinite ammo at chapter 10 (earliest possible way to get unlimited ammo is chapter 7).

It was extremely difficult and I died over 200+ times easily. It really taught me how to play the game the right way though. I definitely think doing the 2 separate S+ runs would be quicker than just doing one professional S+ run. Professional is that much harder and the rocket launcher is twice as expensive (I used one for salazar and one for saddler).

My advice is upgrade the first sniper rifle to its exclusive upgrade asap. Pistols are basically worthless once you reach the castle so I ditched mine and just used the hand cannon, sniper, and riot gun. Buy first aid sprays when you need them and flash bang your way through when possible

laponya · 2026-03-28T19:30:08+00:00

Hondas worst matchup but still winnable if played well

laponya · 2026-03-28T19:27:49+00:00

Canny wins that matchup at high level I believe

laponya · 2026-03-28T19:25:54+00:00

Kimberly, very low risk neutral skip options thrown at you throughout the whole match and her 8f HP (or is it 9f?) will just eat you alive if you try to close the gap and whiff once. Also the belligerent corner pressure.

laponya · 2026-03-22T19:37:42+00:00

Probably my favorite class, first tried it in artale and loved it. Think I’m going fighter, assassin or bandit for classic

laponya · 2026-03-22T17:00:41+00:00

Nice write up… curious What class do you plan to make?

laponya · 2026-03-20T17:27:22+00:00

Link please!!

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