Soul Calibur Character Selection STudy RESULTS

[TrippalHealicks]

Regarding Kilik's popularity--I think some have forgotten how this game appears to those who are new to the fighting genre. The up close short range game seems very fast and confusing. Within a second they're being bashed to the ground and in what appears to be the blink of an eye the rounds over. It's confusing, panic inducing and they don't possess the skills to counter. They feel more comfortable playing the range game b/c it slows down the speed to a point where they have some vision and control over the gameplay. Kilik's A+B line (along with BB) is their tool of choice because it is extremely easy to execute, inexperienced opponents fall for it and it causes substantial damage. As the less dedicated players start falling away I bet Kilik's popularity is going to swiftly decline.

This theory makes a lot of sense. I played a guy with him yesterday that was especially annoying. Pretty much did that stupid "E Honda-esque" move where he repeatedly stabs at you with his staff, over and over again. Sidestepping proved MORE than effective against this guy. He actually beat me the first time I played him, but the 2nd time was quite the opposite. He not only got beaten, but badly. I mean really bad. 3 rounds, done and over in like 1:30 total. lol

 

[TrippalHealicks]

i did a quick study myself a couple weeks ago, only about 2 hrs worth of ranked games, and the results are pretty similar!

I play Cass myself,,,

Talim-1
Rock-1
X-1
Yoshi-1
Taki-1
Voldo-1
Amy-1
Hilde-1
Sieg-2
Tira-2
Raph-2
Sets-3
Soph-3
Mits-5
Kilik-5
Cerv-7
Yun-7
Maxi-10

I can't believe you actually saw a Xianghua at all. I literally see about 1 maybe every 100 - 150 games. Maybe it was me? lol