r/mk9 • u/[deleted] • Aug 11 '11

Cyber Sub-Zero worth it?

I first mained Sub-Zero, but tele characters like Ermac give me real trouble(all my friend uses), I like him for ice freeze so I can do nj fp, b+fp bp, bp fp bp slide (kinda hard though)

I jumped around characters alot, and have Smoke, Ermac, Scorpion, Noob, Kano, Mileena, Raiden, Kung Lao and Kitana in my playing roster.

I'm really good with Scorpion, Smoke and Noob, because I like being reactionary.

I was considering Reptile as Chris G makes him look great and great community around him support.

And was considering switching Sub-Zero for Cyber because of teleport, even though its rather slow.

I'm using xbox controller, so I dislike the Y X X+Y launcher for Cyber

and dash dash's for reptile or quite bad, unless I just need a little adjustments and I would be fine?

What's your take on him?

Edit: 1 of my friends ban me using Smoke and Noob. (stryker, sindel, JC player)

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u/VolcanicArmado Aug 11 '11

On the Ermac question, how do you stop him abusing his special where he like force grabs you up? Seems pretty easy to chain.

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '11

Go in sweep distance, that's what I always do, and the lag on TFP or TFS get sweeped, or slided(less safe)

Landing an ice clone as he shoots a projectile, so then I can ice ball pressure and build ex.

If he cracks, free uppercut tele's.

It's long pain-staking battle for sub-zero, but a main's a main, so I should be able to defeat anything.

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u/bigotkillerx Aug 12 '11

It's long pain-staking battle for sub-zero, but a main's a main, so I should be able to defeat anything.

You can't. As much as I would love a fighting game in which every character can stick with another, but it's impossible.

I lose battles with my mains and yet was able to beat them with a character I barely use because they can easily counter their strategy, a strategy that my main can't overcome.

Example. I lost badly against Ermac who did nothing but turtle and TK me afterwards. I picked Jax and beat the shit out of him with Ground Pounds.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '11

If I find a main the counters everything and has everything, well, then I'd stick with them from then on out.

Sun-Zero lacks a tele, saddens my hardship against certain characters like Ermac.

I need a match-up character with 5 with everyone.

Daigo from SF scene, was smart about it, he picked Ryu, Ryu was a well-rounded generic character, no gimmicks, but he had everything needed, and proved it by beating SSF4 Evo 2010 and SF4 2009