HajinShinobi
[05] Battler
Honestly? Western Kokoro players are not that great if they have not found ways to compensate for her changes. I have respect for those that continue to main her (Vincent Rayne, Commmanda Panda, etc), but there are ways to make a character strong, and "no one" in the western region has done so because they have proven that they lack the ability to fully play their character well, despite character changes. Whereas the japanese actually have.
The same can be said about both the japanese and western players in regards to Ayane. Everyone said she was nerfed, and nerfed HARD. But guess who proved the western side wrong? Yours truly (you knew this already but I'm just saying so for everyone else). As soon as I started sharing things and competing offline in California, my Ayane brethren calmed down and began taking a look into things and we've done nothing but share tech since the beginning of 5U.
The japanese still believe Ayane isn't anything special because they don't have anyone over there that's been playing the character that well. Just decently.
About Jannlee; He's actually fair in the game as he is now. Fair speed, i10/i12/i13 (hi/mid/low), solid damage, good mix ups, incredible zoning. His Dragon Gunner is slower (which is fair) and that makes it easier to react to it. But that, his high hold on high kicks, and his mid punch hold make you pay if he has a correct read on you. Because he's rewarded a mix up for a Critical burst.
His stun > launch damage is decent, but it's main purpose is to score the knock back so he can zone you out, and a Jannlee that can do that well is a tough nut to crack.
He can fight pretty well while up close, but has problems in matches vs characters with tools that are that much better than his own. He doesn't have crushes like Ayane or Genfu that would allow him to stay up close longer then he has to. His 6K is i13, his 6P is i12, but also has an i12 K which does help vs characters like Jacky, Hitomi and Leifang.
He's a good character, but the fact that his 6P was a frame slower did change his match ups. But since it'll be i11 once again, it'll help those same match ups. But his 6K will remain i13, so he cannot use that to switch up his neutral poking with his 2P, since 2P will be -1 on normal hit again.
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