It's pretty funny actually. The one game that will receive support is actually the one that is really balanced.
Maxi complainers don't understand Maxi. Without BE damage the character is mid tier at best. Almost all his strings/shenanigans can be interruped before u even get anything going or flat out hard punished if blocked or opponent steps or ducks correct during mixups.
a.Pat is beyond overrated. Upper mid character at best. The only thing stupid about this character is 100 it DK damage from 214b+g and a+g 90+ with half a meter. He has tracking issues, weak sc game, average mobility, and his abare ability to open you open outside of throws is ehhh.
Natsu damage is fucking retarded as even the simplest things like 66b mentioned above hurt like hell and it does catch step sometimes which is weird. Still this characters really dumb damage only comes by way of ch which means you simply need to relax on pressing buttons. Be a bit more calculated and less mashy. Definitely one of the top tier characters though.
As of now I don't see an S tier characters. The game so far to me seems really balanced characters wise. The fact is some characters will always be better than others but the gaps aren't huge.