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[10] Knight
From a competitive point of view, all big damage does is emphasize the neutral game more. This means that players will be forced to up their neutral games and avoid being random.Even with the 90% combos?
Look at the games that have been on the competitive FG circuit the longest, a good number of these are high damage games. Heck Super Turbo, the longest lived competitive fighting games has 100% combos for the entire cast. Not only does high-risk/high-damage promote more competitive play, it's also more hype for those involved. The environment it fosters, the pressure involved, is something in itself that players enjoy. Part of winning in a tournament involves learning to deal with that pressure.