JAGTHEGEMINI
[12] Conqueror
You said, "Large update maybe coming in October? I hope so, Helena and Rachel are really strong." It was implied you thought Helena and Rachel needed to be nerfed. Mentioning them and saying they're really strong doesn't necessarily convey you wanting to buff everyone else.
But i didn´t say that they are OP either. ;)
You can still play Ein according to your own "personal playstile", you just won't be as effective because of your stubbornness. If you don't know what's so special about adaptation then you're not playing fighting games properly. Adaptation is the essence of competitive fighting games. Adapt or die.
"Adapt or die"... I am sorry to say this, but fighting games are not only about adaptation. Heck, how could i win tournaments if it was all about adaptation?
Giving everyone lows like Helena would turn the game into a Low spamfest and would defeat the point of Helena's individuality. Helena's strong but she's not OP (though her BKO duck is fucking annoying) and is perfectly fine offline. If you're having trouble against her, you're probably having trouble against other characters too. On the otherhand, Helena is unbearable to fight in lag though.
It´s a difference if you loose and it is because the other player is just plain better or if he is winning because his character has advantages that are maybe to strong. And that applies to most peolpe who use Helena imo. I am not convinced by their skill, but by the abilities that character has.
... Okay, first off: if your personal playstyle is efficient and exactly how you want to play your character, you're horribly lucky.
Otherwise, your opinion is yours alone. Adapting to the game allows you to try and keep up with the best of the best, especially if you're a character loyalist. How do you think the greats like Rikuto and Master keep in the Top 8 with the characters they have fielded since their earlier days? They adapted their styles to fit with their character's good tech in the current game.
In the end, though, it's your call. Do what you want.
I am a "character loyalist" through and through. Used Ein since DOA2 and was very strong in DOA4 with him. Maybe I am just not interested in DOA nowadays in general.