You dont quite seem to understand. If thuggish picked character based on non-competetive reasons he'd stick to X like Kayane. Namco makes characters top tier, Damien picks it. not the other way around.
This statement is 100% correct.
I'm not trying to belittle Damien here, I'm just against that "TP makes characters top tier" nonsense. Omega makes chars top tier, Kura does, Keev does, Shen Yuan does, well, I do. To make char top tier you have to use it at its maximum or even above it. And Damien doesnt even use Amy to its full, as an "Amy expert" I assure you of this.
I'll use me as the forefront to respond to this since I can hit base here. I am not on the boat that believes TP makes characters top tier. I'm also in
disagreement that people like Omega, Kura, Keev, etc. make characters top tier regardless of how good they are. I know Omega is beast for a fact after competing against him but u could make an argument that he get's as far as he does cause people are oblivious fighting Zasalamel
(this is fact). This included me at one point. I sparred with Omega in a FT5 before the tournament in which he had me 4-0 before I began to understand what was going on. I had no idea how many +frames, -frames, or lack thereof was being thrown around. But proceeding that 4-0 I came back 3-4 straight (can't remember). Had I not competed against him in that set prior to the tournament he would have stomped me in the actual event. The U.S has no Zas or had a Zas
(that is also fact). There is no Zasalamel experience to obtain and that combined with Omega's talent which he has in spades well u can figure out the rest.
Post that set I could compete as u can see in the outcome of our match in the tournament [2-0]. Later in the hotel not known to the masses I also outpaced him. Do u see the complete 360? With all the above said one could make an argument that Omega gets as far as he does because of no Zasalamel experience and to be honest it would be a legit argument but... its tacky and ridiculous. The reason being is in the end Omega
wins, TP
wins, and their opponents ignorance toward their character is not their fault but the faults of their opponents. Go in the match knowing ur shit and if ur better than them u should win. Otherwise he wins because of "blah blah blah" is 100% bullshit cause again in the end who won?
What is true is that he wins b/c he is extremely talented, and is one of the best players in the world. Paired with great character is makes him win a bit more tournaments than other tops. Thats all there is to it, and all there ever will be.
There all people u can tell have talent and even more so when u compete against them. TP is talented and is the best SC4 player in the world not one of.
"Results come before all". The one time results fall short is when that person is inconsistent such as
"doing great at one event and tanking at a million others". TP is 100% consistent. Him using a great character means nothing other than the fact that his opponents need to be on notice/informed about that great character. That's all their is to it and a great character does not increase victories; a broken character does. His victories being enhanced are as a result of ridiculous character ignorance. How can I make such a bold statement? The PROOF is in the videos.
New Motto for the masses
"Step Ur Game Up". You can do so by spending less time crying about such and such characters tools and spend more time in the lab.
P.S. This is in response to ur post Belial but not directed at u :). Your view is warped in that u perceive Amy to be broken giving her to much theoretical credit, but u urself don't give enough credit to the fact that u spent time in the lab. The PROOF is in ur results and those sexy videos u put out hence why u can compete against her, I can, NoFace with more practice. That's three different characters and if this game lasts more will pop up I guarantee it.
