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So, Shinobi was limited before the patch. Against competent players there wasn't much to do, and I agree with the removed 50/50, even that limiting more what he can do.
Today against a competent player only I can do is light and melee heavy feint. I can't use any other tool risking be hard punished. Comparing with my Berserker, I have much more options with my axes and the same enemy my Shinobi super struggle to beat, my Berserker can 3-0. And one point is clear why: Berserker is much better in the melee feint technic.
Against both my heroes opponents tend to wait. The Berserker is because all my offensive with feint, fulling them with information and my fast reaction make them scared to try a move. Berserker handle this pretty well, even the super turtles who never parry and only block waiting a safe move. For more frustrating that face a turtle is, Berserker still have "a chance"...
Shinobi on the other side can't to this game very well. As against Berserker, people just wait and turtle. It's very, very rare the ones who walk foward and know that they can pressure a Shinobi. Most of them stay away, walk backwards, only try GB sometimes. They are waiting for a parry/CGB. All of them. It's frustrating and tiresome be the one attacking all the time, and worse, be the one which doesn't have tools for it.
The kick was always easy to deal, now it is more. There is no more 50/50 to force turtles do a move. I can't throw neutral ranged moves because I get hard punished or nothing happen. So I need to get close and use lights. all the time. Fast lights, indeed, but that doesn't do damage and are predictable. It's not rare see my lights being parried because people know I have no other tools. Sometimes a heavy melee feint work, until they realize it is easy just wait for a safer parry: the heavy is very telegraphed.
I don't want more light damage. I don't want a faster melee feint. I don't want need to fight at close range. I want to use my moves!
So after my ranged HEAVY attack be just blocked, let me continue the chain, like happen with any HEAVY attack. JUST IT!
This way I have more ways to fight. I'm not asking for you low the punishment, I'm ok with that. Just let me be the damn faster hero I want to be! After ANY blocked HEAVY attack, like any hero, you can continue the chain. I want do the same with Shinobi. I can roll and use the 3 options I have after that (light, heavy, kick) or I can throw another ranged heavy, all on my own risk.
Think about it.
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