i don't know if that makes him net better or worse, but i hope we get some FANG specialists to stick with him and find out.

i know the plus frames have upped his combo potential.

i think a lot of people are struggling with how the game feels slower now, because everybody's normals have been made easier to punish.

Velociraptor just wrote about this on Eventhubs:
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2016/dec/21/frustrated-street-fighter-5-season-2s-underwater-play-youre-not-alone-and-it-wont-feel-way-long/

i think we all need to let the game settle in for a few weeks before we know how the changes really shake out.