If I have to watch Azwel throw his big, dumb, telegraphed spear repeatedly only to see someone get bopped by it because the freestep responsiveness is fucked I'm going to sink further into my depression.
It's funny, 'cause DOA typically works the opposite way for me. One of the biggest differences in high-level DOA play vs low-level DOA play is the difference in defense. High-level players know how to deal with those pressure scenarios and punish random button-pressing hard.
Then there's SCVI, where patience is penalized by a fucking guard meter. I wonder if I'm doing something fundamentally wrong, so I look to the tournament players. Not really. Guards are getting broken left-and-right by random shit leading into R/O combos and YOLO spam. Opponent moves in with crazy, button-raping pressure. "Better press RE and hope for the best!"
God, I miss SCII.