Hi everyone!
So I'been playing some matches and I had a lot of fun deflecting (somehow i manage to do it a lot, maybe the pause for the game was good).
Anyways, I noticed that my previous complaint about orochi's deflects still an issue (for me) and even worsened as the light attacks of every characters got faster.
My main complaint is that for Orochi there is no reason to deflect, and even is a bad move as he normally trade dmg.
1) If you do light deflect you do 35 dmg, but you trade with a lot of opponents. So is ALWAYS better to parry (stop combo, drain enemy stamina, and 35 dmg for up slow attack). Then no use of deflect at all.
2) If you do the charged one, you will trade for 50 dmg (quite good) even if it's very difficult. The main problem is that you trade normally for 30 dmg so 20 of difference, having orochi low HP, I dont think is worth, but the attack is ok.
3) you cannot deflect unblockables, so another thing that make you want to parry instead of deflect
CONCLUSION: Orochi, character based on deflect, must no deflect to have better chances on combat. The issue is that he doesn't have other moves, nothing apart lights easy to parry. So right now is an unviable character.
Solutions?:
They are a lot of threads about this already, so I will no add anything apart one idea! what if we made orochi unvulnerable during the fast deflect (so he can't trade as is not intended for the light one)
Or make his parries able to stop chains, as shinobi and berseker.
For last, To make him somehow especial, what if we make Orochi able to deflect Unblockables. This way, he could rely for real on a deflect game, be unique as an assassin (is the only one without anything especial) and make him stand more on fights 4vs1 without having to be parrying all the time...thing that all characters can do.
I hope to see your opinions on these ideas! thank you very much!


