The current state of Kensei | Forums

[BeefMan_]

So, seeing as how Ubisoft is beginning to give stupid buffs to perfectly balanced characters (Raider), I figured the next one up should be Kensei. After all, there's no point in leaving balanced characters around when they can just as easily be buffed into "Broken gimmick" tier.
I suggest at least 2-3 of the following buffs.

- Kensei can feint top heavies into top unblockables
- Kensei can now soft feint side heavies into lights from the opposite direction
- Kensei can soft feint all heavies into dodge attack
- Kensei can now feint dodge attacks
- Kensei's side lights be sped up at least 100ms
- Kensei can dodge forward into a top unblockable

Thoughts?

[dekot11]

top UB from neutral because why not?

[Thr3shHo1d]

I think Kensei may need a couple of minor changes, but for the most part, he's good. As far as the Raider being perfectly balanced, he wasn't. I don't even main Raider. I main Nobushi and was never worried about a Raider.. now however, I Am. His changes were much needed. Now Kensei.. If you come across a really good one, you know it. They can destroy. Kensei's feint game just needs to be on point in order for that to happen.

[BeefMan_]

I think Kensei may need a couple of minor changes, but for the most part, he's good. As far as the Raider being perfectly balanced, he wasn't. I don't even main Raider. I main Nobushi and was never worried about a Raider.. now however, I Am. His changes were much needed. Now Kensei.. If you come across a really good one, you know it. They can destroy. Kensei's feint game just needs to be on point in order for that to happen.

Kensei is arguably the worst character in the game right now, beside Berserker. Feinting is literally all he has, and Ken can be 100% countered by standing still and not parrying.
Raider was propelled from "Thinking man's class" tier and was given a myriad of garbage he didn't need

- Almost everything he does is unsafe to parry
- Can flicker every heavy
- Best exhaust punish in the game
- Can CBG while dodging
- Can GB mid dodge
- Massive punishes

[dekot11]

I think Kensei may need a couple of minor changes, but for the most part, he's good. As far as the Raider being perfectly balanced, he wasn't. I don't even main Raider. I main Nobushi and was never worried about a Raider.. now however, I Am. His changes were much needed. Now Kensei.. If you come across a really good one, you know it. They can destroy. Kensei's feint game just needs to be on point in order for that to happen.

raider didn't get much help, the best thing he got imo was increased stamina drain.

imo the main thing that separates a good kensei and a great kensei is the ability to parry lights. nothing about his kit factors into it, any decent kensei can do all variations of his feints with a little practice.

[BeefMan_]

imo the main thing that separates a good kensei and a great kensei is the ability to parry lights. nothing about his kit factors into it, any decent kensei can do all variations of his feints with a little practice.

Every character can do this, and most of them get for more off of it than Ken

[sif084]

Kensei is arguably the worst character in the game right now, beside Berserker. Feinting is literally all he has, and Ken can be 100% countered by standing still and not parrying.
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this about sums it up. i main kensei. against someone zipped up who doesn't play into fents, you are completely shut down. any tools to add his mind game combos to help break open a turtle would help a ton. the unblockable is parry bait, so adding from neutral would be great to have, but not a solution in and of itself, though id still welcome it if you can chain off it

[dekot11]

Every character can do this, and most of them get for more off of it than Ken

Exactly

[UbiJurassic]

We're planning on adjusting some of the main samurai classes in general.No word on the exact changes yet, but we should be sharing more information soon.

[sif084]

We're planning on adjusting some of the main samurai classes in general.No word on the exact changes yet, but we should be sharing more information soon.

Thank you for the reply! You have no idea how excited i am for updates to Kensei, I love the class so much, he will def be my first to rep 30