What I wouldn’t give to fight a Ryu or anything that’s not Akuma.

Nah u right they made him feels strong

He's definitely better. However, the rest of the cast is built around being anti-Ryu. So I personally don't see him as top tier or even top 8. He hits hard though.

@@AllFlashNoDash what does anti ryu mean though?

Ryu is much better but the fundamental reasons why any of the other shotos were picked over him hasn't changed. Short examples but, Akuma has a better fireball game than ryu (even with denjin since he has to get a knockdown to get denjin or a target combo with is low damage and no oki outside the corner), Luke has better buttons, corner carry and similar damage, Ken puts you in the corner in 1 hit and has better tools after HP to keep the opponent in check (ryu and Ken both have similar hps but ken jinrai and dragon lash). Also his neutral drive rush is probably the worst out of the 4. He can't really fireball drive rush. Akuma doesn't have a fast drive rush either but can fb drive rush +he has air fireballs.

@vincentFGC meaning everyone has tools to get around his zoning. Lily - Condor, Dee Jay - Sway and air slasher, Aki - Poison Ball and slide manuevers, etc. Most characters have built-in gimmicks to open up the opponent. Ryu, not so much.

yes

+7 on PC is referring to “Punish Counter” not “PC”.

@@javitsarias675 oh DUH lol! why I didnt think of that i dont know lol

+7 on STEAM

Yes, Light Donkey kick in the corner now sets up a safe jump. Light Donkey kick in general sets up the safe jump, but with the push back it may mess with the spacing on a jump in.

What?

PC as in Punish Counter, which I believe affects frame data and damage compared to a normal hit

PC adds +4 on hit for the majority of normals, though a lot of heavies have even more because it puts the opponent in different states like crumple

Go ahead. Give up your level 3. Not having your level 3 basically ensures youre going to lose vs high level players. Crit 3 and level 3 off any jump in combo is easy 50%+whereas your super 1 is lile 25% health. Watch high level matches dude. See how many times high level players actovely wait on level 3olololol

​@@yourstillwithmenot saying you're wrong or anything... but Ryu can get in the neighborhood of 4500 damage off a PC with his level 1.

​@@yourstillwithmehigh level players do not use super 3 unless it's the last round in a set (and they are going to win because of it) or are just trying to burn out the opponent. Most of the time they will settle for a combo that leads in to super 2 or super 1 because it leaves them with one super meter left. It is a get out of jail free card. And you can also build up one more super meter much faster than you can for three super meters. It is just much safer to keep at least one meter of super in case you run out of drive meter

I’m just saying that it’ll be great fun using my super meter more often; it gets old just hanging onto it until the last combo that will kill only with it/CA. Ik the “highest level of play” is cool and all, but I’m just a regular guy in Diamond; I think that obsessing about the top level of play is a bit draining

@@thegreatdnagaming6522 4500 doesnt create a 2 hit or sometimes even a 3 hit scenario if you do level 1. the purpose of holding onto level 3 is creating 2 or 3 hit touch of deaths. if you burn a level 1 off your first hit, youre not two touching.