As a wise man once said, block mode is incredibly easy to beat. Ever tried an unblockable charge attack? Ever try a sweep when the AI periodically unblocks to check? Every try dash grabbing when the enemy didn't just attack? Ever try dashing in with an attack and then backdashing out to avoid the hit? I guess not, since you aren't aware of how pathetically easy it is to beat this simple mechanic.
Charge attacks take time to load up
What you don't realize is that there are ways to punish blocking, you just don't realize them. Unblockable charge attacks being one of those, grabs being another. Even if they break out, you don't get punished for trying unless against cerebella. Many fighters have unblockable grab attacks to get blocking enemies out of their block and deal a ton of damage.
Charge attacks take next to no time to charge.
Not all Charge attacks are made equal. Not all grabs are made equal. The problem is that characters like Eliza and Valentine have terrible grabs. Though Valentines charge attack can hit from far away, the AI typically punishes by stopping the attack mid flight and Eliza Has no range and her grab is slower than big bands giant step.
Sure blocking isn't an issue for majority characters. I'm simply putting out a suggestion "not as a bad player" but as a player concerned for the balance of all the playable characters, the present and the future.
1. Terrible grabs take them out of block for no cost to you, even though they should be buffed. You could also just wait blocking yourself for a few seconds and the AI will literally always come after you. They never sit there and block for more than a few seconds, if that.
2. If this was about certain characters needing buffs to their grabs then I agree. It's been talked about earlier, so I'm certain the devs are aware. I disagree with making blocking even more punishable by adding in a mechanic that only lets you play defensively for any short amount of time. If you're good, you shouldn't be blocking for more than a second or two to tank an attack anyways. And that's only if you don't kite them like you can.
I can definitely agree to that. I just wish that this game had more mechanics of the original game, like a joystick on the side. I suggested the block idea because I was hoping it would end up more like the original more skill and competitive and it would eventually lead to a multiplayer ladder. My wishfully thinking got the better of me.
Pretty sure that block is infinite in the game as well, only that you have high and low blocks. But ya, I would love to see controller support for sure...
Okay now spamming charge attacks is just fucking doing the AI dirty lol
Train me in the ways of holding down on the screen oh great master, how can you possibly get past these masterful blocks??
In all seriousness the AI in Skullgirls is such a fucking sleepwalk. I wanted blocks to be a handicap towards the player NOT the AI. I also refuse to bow to the meta and use 3 Harlequin Cerebella's and 18 Merrigorrila's
Why lol, the game is fun right now with the way blocks work, that'd just make it worse.
A: you meant 15
A: Lol you need to keep tapping to continue your combos, she literally can't break out mid combo git gud
A. Well she also recovers from her attack too fast as well.
