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Hi there,
I don't know if you have the same issue than me but I think valkyrie just need a real balance. Basically except of HP, this character is very strong in every part.
Total defense with a bash, very good dodge attack, totally crappy fast light attack with spam capacity, very short recovery time that allow light spam forever, mostly no free GB because of distance, deflect capacity with bleeding, etc
Seriously ?????
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If you block a dodge attack(anyone of the 3) you get a free GB (big punish). Shield bash can be dodged easily and hard punished. Sweep can be dodged and hard punished. Deflect is crap, the bleeding is like 1 PK stab only, and its very risky. The only good thing she has is the light speed. Everytime I got parried people GB from 3km away, but everytime I parry my GB misses and enemy then GB me. She is ok as she is, you only have to know her weaknesses, which are that every move is very risky because all of them can be punished.
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@OP - You just need to practice your dodging. There is a good reason she isn't competitive against good players. She is kind of like Orochi in Beta. Orochi slaughtered people in beta and people yelled to nerf him. Now he is the same as then but isn't considered good at all. When you learn to defend vs Valkyre she will feel very beatable.
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Valkyrie is ******edly strong, blocks on dodge, blocks on certain attacks the unblockable leg sweep (which is really ****ing ******ed because you don't have to even land the first hit so you can unlock, do your combo, then lock on and combo into the leg sweep so you aren't blocked).
While Conq. is just here with a nerfed shield. A big shield at that, a defensive player gets less defence than that of a ****ing valk with a small ****ty shield.
Coming out of leg sweep spam there's literally no window for movement, even if I spam it, it doesn't matter if I actually dodge or not, there is no recovery from it. For such a powerful move, it shouldn't be so easy to get off when you don't even have to have the first move or two connect. This should be a must for that follow up, that you must land the first hit.
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I think she is ok, you can basically punish her on anything she does, which what makes it balanced. I think the main issue is that people see that most of her attacks are viable in lots of situations, unlike orochi for example, who is just utter trash tier now that has two attacks.
The thing with valk is that you dodge her shield bash or sweep, it's free gb. Her dmg is also really bad, so this is why her spam is not as bad as pks, plus her attack animations are easier to read, so they are easier to block than pks. I do like every hero to be like her though, have all of their moves viable to use but all of them being punishable. Not the **** we got now, where some heroes can spam their ****, while others can't throw a single attack.
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Just get good.
She is fast, yet manageable. If Nobushi has no issues parrying/blocking them, then there is no problem.
A missed spear sweep & bash can cost her a lot, so she is probably one of the most balanced characters now.
P. S. Just don't let her get to the 3rd attack of the chain. But if does get there jus spam dodge if she goes for a sweep.
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First of all you should say what platform you're playing on. If you're playing on console then hopefully you will just have to live with it unless UBi plans to tailor balance patches specifically for PC and console separately. Valk is really not an issue in the slightest on PC. If you are having trouble with valk on PC then it is a definite "git gud" scenario. The 2nd post here did a good enough job pointing out her very punishable weaknesses. I will also add that valk light attack speed on PC is also completely fine, it is very rare a skilled player will let through a single light or second light after shield tackle/leg sweep knockdown. In fact they are pretty easily parried.
