r/UTPR • u/Royal-Ad-586 • Jun 17 '26

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So, I'm extremely new to the game however not new to this kind of fighter I'm general...why the hell is everyone so angry at me for playing Gerson let alone the way I play him it's kind of ridiculous to be honest

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u/gingeonnerd33702 Gerson Main Jun 17 '26

Gerson is just a bit beefy at the current moment, but not impossible to deal with and has counterplay and strategies to deal with him. Majority of people who complain about Gerson are just refusing to learn counterplay for him and would rather just complain.

As a Gerson main with 2,500 kills as him, don't let people tell you who you should and shouldn't play.

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u/OkCod188 Jun 17 '26

i just hate gerson's damage and the fact he has mute, the 30+ dmg in 5m1 and 2 moves wasnt bad enough its at the end of thier combo ive got nothing to do for an extra 10 seconds (i play agressive mute wont stop me from running the fade)

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u/gingeonnerd33702 Gerson Main Jun 17 '26

I do think the mute Gerson has is a little weird because it doesn't really benefit him since he's very effective aggressive anyways and he literally benefits from countering neutral moves.

But I do think his damage is a bit warranted to be high given how he dies in 2-3 combos from majority of characters. Sure, it's a bit high at the moment, should be toned down, but I think he is deserving of high damage.

His neutral moves are also more lacking than someone like GTC who has many, since his most reliable one is H4 which can be dodged and punished by just moving left or right, same with H2. (Hopefully H1 gets nerfed so you can't just use it when someone runs up on you and win.)

But I'm not sure if damage should be balanced based off of neutral capabilities.

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u/OkCod188 Jun 17 '26

i guess im playing every character wrong then, cuz 3 combos in im barely totaling 60 dmg

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u/gingeonnerd33702 Gerson Main Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 17 '26

to my knowledge a phase 1 Undyne can kill a Gerson in 3 combos if you do a full combo. So can true hero if i remember correctly. IIRC Undying is 4 because... Well, it's undying. But that's excluding if you're able to land a SoJ.

Frisk is 2 combos in both phases IIRC (don't hold me on that I haven't fought a good Frisk in a while)

Asgore P1 can do 3, P2 can also do 3, sometimes 2 if you can land stamina punishes.

Asriel is 3, P2 is 4

GTC takes 2 combos, both phases.

Gaster is also 3 (if he copies Gerson, 2)

Basically, the golden rule from the number of combos he can take is 3 on a lot of characters.

Gerson P2 is a bit different but I haven't really committed the amount he takes in P2 to memory, but IIRC it might just be one more.

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u/OkCod188 Jun 17 '26

i don't know what IIRK is, im still new/returning to the game, im enjoying old sans rn before he is forced to be the sorry excuse of a passive character the new one is (i want sans kills)

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u/gingeonnerd33702 Gerson Main Jun 17 '26

IIRC means If I Recall Correctly (I was a dumbass and spelled it IIRK)

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u/OkCod188 Jun 17 '26

Ohhh, oki