The whole doa community is trash, with exception of like 5-6 players who are actually good. They swoon over doa3 which is much worse than 4 but idiots don't realize it simply because NOBODY PLAYED THIS GAME IN TOURNAMENTS. If doa3 was as solved as doa4, nobody is their right mind would consider it a good game.
Doa3 has a few simple downfalls, which makes it unplayable.
1. Frame advantage - which basically makes it possible to keep poking and have advantage and the only way to get out of the loop is to guess with a counter. No really, thats the only way.
2. Move priority, some moves will always win over others, for example you are poking with Jann Lee and opponent keeps blocking you throw 236+k into his face and practically nothing you can do against it except to duck in time but seeing as how most pokes are mid and give frame advantage + how fast 236+k is its not as easy as it sounds to dodge it + its worth the risk because doing 236+k from close ranges does almost 100 dmg even without a wall because of ''close hit'' and is unblockable.
3. stuff like 2 frame grab from Hayate which he can combo you into the wall for a guranteed half bar or a 5 frame OFFENSIVE HOLD with guaranteed followup which can push you half way across the map or combo you into half bar from Jann Lee.
doa3 is broken as **** and anyone who thinks otherwise is a moron who hasn't played it enough. Its 100 times more fun than 4 but thats beside the point. From the looks of it doa5 is the exact same game as 4 but slower, so don't really expect it to be more than once in EVO.