I don't remember if I posted before, but I've come full circle and now I'm back.
So I've got my main, and she's not going anywhere. But now that I'm fairly comfortable with Mu, I feel like Im ready to pick up a regular sub. I've "subbed" Platinum for awhile now, but as much as I love her I don't completely like how random her drive is. The inconsistency bugs me a bit, and I've tried to adapt but I can't find it in me to want to sit in training mode with her. :<
That said, I'm now venturing about and not sure what I want in my sub. I like characters with combos that aren't braindead but aren't insane in terms of execution, so intermediate level. I like good mobility and decent lockdown, I find being able to keep people immobile very rewarding and fun. I like having decent range too, but that isn't a deal killer, and I've decided I can deal with shorter range if the character is fun.
So far my top picks are Hazama, Makoto, Rachel, and Hakumen. I love Hazama's high mobility with his chains, and his high damage combos are attractive and flashy. (I'm a sucker for flashy combos) and don't feel very difficult in terms of execution. The only thing that bothers me is his mobility without using chains, I'm not used to characters that don't have a continuous run.
Makoto's pressure and combos are interesting and decently challenging but not infuriating, and her overall gameplay is pretty fun to watch. She's the rushdown character I'd play if I wanted to go full tilt opposite in regards to my usual character achetype (zoners) she feels heavier that Noel, and not quite as (sorry Noel players) braindead to play as. But her range kills me.
Rachel is probably the closet thing to my current main in terms of playstyle. She seems to have great mixup and her okizeme is awesomely fun. Her execution is pretty damned intimidating though, and her drive is so very strange to me.
My last pick (to some extent) is Hakumen. I really like his style, and how he's a tank who can kill you with the right read. He's my alternate pick to Tager (Who I do enjoy but...no dash, I can't 720 for shit...D: ) but his combos feel so damned awkward to me. I didn't let this rule him out though as I'm sure i would adjust to it with practice, but it's still a huge leap from what I'm accustomed to.
Anyways I'm heavily leaning towards Hazama and Makoto at this point, but I can't decide. I figured I'd get some input before deciding for sure.
