i'm fairly good w/zangief, but i've had matches where my opponent nailed almost every standing HK he was supposed to and i was completely wiped out.

some things are just digusting. ex tiger knee is -1 on block. do most people know what can punish when they have a 1 frame advantage? i don't. is it a grab? if so, that's can be tech'd. which means that shit is perfectly safe. apparently, if you only land the second hit of the knee, in most cases it's safe as shit and sometimes sagat is at an advantage. the fuck? so, he's got keepaway tools and rushdown ability?

but, let's just keep it gief v. sagat. if i spend a bunch of time avoiding high shots, low shots, ex shots, tiger uppercuts, HK, c.MK into tiger shots -- and finally get close enough and sagat lands a tiger knee - i'm on the other side of the screen. grab - i'm on the other side of the screen, b-grab i'm on the other side of the screen. that shit is frustrating as all hell.

plus, this fuck can link his ultra off of all types of shit. and, he can juggle w/them fast ass fuckin' fireballs. i played a dude that cought me jumping in w/HK and would follow up w/low tiger shots before i hit the ground. you know what that shit does to your healthbar?

i could go on and on...

i don't think sagat needs to be nerfed, but let's not kid ourselves like he isn't the beast (yes, BEAST) in this game. and, we're talking mid level play here. at the pro level, you see great hondas and great guiles ((shitty characters w/fucked ultras)), but that's not where most of us are.


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