"Soup" Discussion

[ZeroEffect317]

I find 1A to be extremely effective when facing off against characters that have useful high moves.

The best examples of this (or at least the people I use it most against) Nightmare/Siegfried throwing out 2-3 aGA's and especially against Maxi strings.

Because it TC's early on, it can be used to get out of most high attacks strings. Add on the bonus of a stun on CH and it becomes a fairly practical tool against any high game that an opponent wants to throw at you. If I had to say, the worst thing about it is that it is a 28 frame move, making it extremely "visible" to any experienced opponent.

The best part about using 1A on Maxi is that if he does the mid instead if the high, she gets hit side turned which causes his combos to whiff. 1A is a very good move just not great because, as you said, it's too slow. But at least it's safe and breaks guard so the "visibility" doesn't mean too much.