Akihiko Sanada - General Discussion "I've been waiting for this!"

[Gilgamesh]

omg i wish i could read japanese lol but i noticed when watching akis matches and comparing him with chie, chie has a lot more option in terms of being able to lock people in a corner and in terms of a hi/low mix up game wow now i dont know who to main lol

Only time will tell, by far chie is a better character than akihiko, but we also don't know how hard she is going to be nerfed XD. Play whom you like regardless of if another character is better not due to the fact of if you have a character whom you like your more willing to put more time into that character thus being overall better. Being stuck with a character isnt fun at all unless you truely like the character its just a bother.

I like akihiko due to his style I mean how many people just walk in a match with so much respect for the other person. Chie has appealed to me too don't get me wrong. Shes stronger, mix-up is fantastic, persona is way better, R-action is really good (almost too good) shes better hands down. I feel there is so much more that needs to be explored with akihiko at least in my thinking of things that I don't see a lot of players use, IDK maybe its just a character envy thing I like having to work for what I do.


TLR whatever just my two cents.

@Seiyaria

Very Nice! So much damage.

[ludwig van]

I like having to work for what I do.

Then Aki's for you!

BTW, for those who haven't seen it yet, who likes 7K damage combos (requires 75 meter)?

[Chazmobile]

Sanada Akihiko Nerfs are -, buffs are +, +/- i'm not sure about haha
-5B, J.B: repeat proration... has been strengthened?
-J.C recovery increased, increased landing recovery as well
launch? amount has been greatly increased
+/-all D attacks: vacuum effect on airborne opponents has been adjusted
-weaving (C ver): lv 0 corkscrew etc followups are no longer possible
+specials followed up after sweep: startups are a little faster, startup is now low profile
+thunder fist: now paralyzes on block
+/-earth breaker: vacuum effect on airborne opponents has been adjusted

Changes for our man Akihiko, take em as you will.

[ludwig van]

Of all the things to nerf, they nerf j.C? Guess that means 5/2C are gonna get more use now. Thunder Fist buff is kinda nice though I guess. Also, we now have a name for his IK!

[Chazmobile]

Of all the things to nerf, they nerf j.C? Guess that means 5/2C are gonna get more use now. Thunder Fist buff is kinda nice though I guess. Also, we now have a name for his IK!

TBH I don't think Akihiko warranted any nerfs. Like, at all.

[Serph]

Version Up Akihiko = Extend Tsubaki

[Dacidbro]

So.. what you're saying is..

You haven't played this version of Akihiko..

And you haven't even seen anyone try to play the updated version of Akihiko..

but you're already complaining

I just want to make sure we're all on the same page here, personally being a very optimistic thinker and definitely seeing the logic behind many of these changes having used Akihiko before.

[Ragnarok]

I'm just sad about the short hop cancelling. That looked like fun, but I guess it was a glitch of sorts. Let's just see what the changes bring for Akihiko's future

[Dacidbro]

You're sad they took out a blockstring infinite from a fighting game?

[Chazmobile]

Nothing like watching him punch the shit into someone's guard.

Oh and sorry about that rather salty post before guys and girls, i've been pretty ill these few days and had no sleep because of it. As such i've been in a real shitty mood so this kinda ticked me off haha. Now that i'm all dosed up on meds and happy and shit, I better go take that down over fears of tarnishing my reputation as an optimistic thinker!