64. "AND ALSO, now that I've done more cabinet battles in the BH" In response to In response to 63
I think I love the idea of allowing Classic vs. Modern in unranked fights, because for someone like me that only knows the old ways but accidentally burned the tomes (and was never that good to begin with) so long as you note the control mode early and catch what the other person is going for, it encourages more thoughtful play really quickly.
I've never thought about blocking/parrying, let alone even spacing, as much as some of these matches force me to. And to their credit, at least this early in the game (always a caveat with fighters these days, especially one like SF approaching MK levels of popularity) Classic definitely has the edge on Modern so long as Classic reads Modern and develops a gameplan.