Let's review the options of the stun system for a bit.
Person in stun is likely to use these options:
High hold (in expectation of high launcher)
Beats 1 option, can be punished reactively
Mid hold (in expectation of launcher)
Beats 1 option, can be punished reactively
Low hold (to recover faster/avoid high launchers)
Beats 2 options, can be punished reactively
Slow escape (to avoid slow launchers/getting thrown)
Beats 2 options, lose to fast launchers and stun extenders
These are the only things that they are capable of doing during critical state, even if they slow escape out of it their options remain very limited due to being in heavy frame disadvantage, most commonly people used block or mid crush afterwards.
Person out of stun:
High launcher (in expectation of mid hold/slow escape)
Beats 2 options, loses to 2
Mid launcher (in expectation of slow escape/low hold)
Beats 2 options, loses to 1
Early 5f throw (punishes high/mid holds, recovers before slow escape/low hold)
Beats 2 options, loses to none, keeps momentum
Early low throw (punishes low holds, recovers before slow escape/mid/high hold)
Beats 1 option, loses to none, keeps momentum
Early 7f throw (punishes mid/high holds, recovers in disadvantage from slow escape/low hold)
Beats 2 options, loses to none, oppnent has advantage if whiffed
Buffered 12f throw (punishes mid/high holds on reaction, low hold unavailable to punish low holds, keeps advantage against slow escape)
Beats 2 options, unable to punish 1, keeps advantage
Wait (punishes holds on reaction, advantage against slow escape attempts)
Beats 3 options, advantage against remaining option
As anyone can see from looking at this quick breakdown, not only does the attacker have more options at disposal, but a lot of them are completely safe and beat more options than what the player in critical state does.
Very interesting!
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The fact is still what I was saying before, most people don't know how to utilize the stun system to their favour, but some players did. This is why a few players were much more successful than the rest of them.