Skyll, one of the best SC players in the world and top Mitsurugi user, shared his opinion about current state of wandering samurai. Great read I highly recommend!
On release, Mitsu was given a strong backdash, good pokes, mixups and a very scary SC/CE.
— OPL | Skyll (@Skyll_13) December 3, 2020
To stop him from being too oppressive, devs gave him weak anti steps and his gap close tools were made so he couldn't get a knockdown with most of them.
More recently, a big global nerfs to pokes arrived.
— OPL | Skyll (@Skyll_13) December 3, 2020
Mitsu got hit very hard on this patch. So hard that it was almost impossible to keep in check people from just using a step into crusher in almost every situations against Mitsu.
Why, you ask?
— OPL | Skyll (@Skyll_13) December 3, 2020
A new rule was added to the game, it worked like that:
If you hit your opponent with a +10 move, your vertical i20 non thrust (66B for example) move would catch opponent during their step!
This was a blessing for Mitsu's 66K and 2A+B recently buffed to +10 on hit.
The recently installed rule of +10 i20 vertical tracking is no more!
— OPL | Skyll (@Skyll_13) December 3, 2020
Once again we live in the terror of steps, crushers and mashing in all kind of ways. Everything seems better than blocking against a lot of the cast in most situations, even on really high frame disadvantage.
The nerfs to special throws break advantage have also hurt Mitsu more than most of the cast, due to his lack of i18 or faster mid range hori.
— OPL | Skyll (@Skyll_13) December 3, 2020
People can just step guard almost everything after a break now.
The 5 damages buff doesn't compensate for that nerf at all in my opinion.
Mitsu's hurtbox needs adjustements too, he got hit by so many things while using 8wayrun. And this is a problem since release.
— OPL | Skyll (@Skyll_13) December 3, 2020
I was fine with having bad steps but not if they buff every other character hurtbox and step distance in each patch.
At least Hwang is very fun and unique, I guess I can just stay in the lab with him while waiting for some kind of patch.
— OPL | Skyll (@Skyll_13) December 3, 2020
I guess I should tag some people of power ahah! Maybe they will hear the cries of my poor samurai😭@achilles_Okubo #ソウルキャリバー6_QA