“I think his damage might be a little low. He has a way to get people off of him, but it costs meter,” LI Joe said. Though as LPN pointed out, he is more of a “walking wall,” meaning he’s more creative when using his long range normals, shoulder dash, or V-Trigger Aegis Reflector. Since Urien doesn’t have a cross-up, it makes jumping in that much harder against better characters. Players are already concerned about trying to contend with top tier characters possessing three-frame jabs that can be used as an anti-air (Necalli, Ryu, and Chun-Li). If your setup begins with landing a clean jump-in or a crouching fierce – you’re not going to land those regularly against people that play well.” “No one is looking at how he’ll fight Chun. “People see these combos or setups and no one is really thinking about how practical they are or not,” LI Joe said. But surprisingly, he’s a bit more cautious about the DLC character than AutoMattock and LPN. Of all of the Street Fighter V players out there, everyone expected LI Joe to be first in line at the Urien Kool-Aid stand. Then there are players like Poongko who could go berserk.” You could play a meticulous, methodical style of Urien similar to how Momochi plays slow-paced, hit confirms, and barely takes any risks. “Daigo plays a pretty reserved Ryu and Tokido feeds on opponents’ fear and is more aggressive.

“Nash, Ryu, and Urien stand out the most in terms of self-expression,” LPN said. Like AutoMattock, LPN believes players will be able to express themselves through their desired playstyles with Urien. “He has everything all the DLC characters have individually, like zoning, a fast and slow fireball, a shoulder rush that can space opponents out, and a left/right mix-up with his Aegis Reflector ,” LPN said. He also appreciated Urien’s defensive capabilities that make him a “walking wall.”

LPN cited Urien’s tools as a plus when competing against most of the cast, especially his footsies. “Mobility, damage output, priority, flexibility, versatility,” he said, calling Urien an upgraded Alex because they both play more like actual Street Fighter characters in comparison to Laura and R. He couldn’t even wait until the end of the interview to give us a few words to describe the character. “Hands down the best DLC character,” LPN told Yahoo Esports. So it would only make sense to consult LPN on Urien for Street Fighter V. He wants to learn the ins and outs of every character for every possible match-up. He mains the game, meaning he isn’t beholden to any one character. Street Fighter V competitor Long “LPN” Nguyen (Michael Martin) Circa Esports Long “LPN” NguyenĪsk LPN who he mains in any fighting game and he’ll give you the same response every time. When asked to summarize Urien in a few words, AutoMattock chose creative, reactionary, diverse, and dangerous.

If you’re interested in Urien tech, you can see what AutoMattock is doing via his Twitter account. Show me a video of Chun-Li or Karin in Street Fighter V, I couldn’t tell you who is who. In other games, especially 3rd Strike, I could say ‘that’s Haitani’s Makoto, Daigo’s Ken, or MOV’s Chun-Li’ based on how they played. “If you work with the system in front of you, you can develop and expand on that. “If you’re looking for something that isn’t there, you’re going to be disappointed,” AutoMattock said. This could explain why players have been experiencing character crises over the course of the Capcom Pro Tour, something Team Secret’s Chung Gon “Poongko” Lee went through earlier in the year. He has a strong zoning game and he forces people to block, which is a Christmas miracle in this game.”ĪutoMattock believes some top players are struggling in Street Fighter V because they aren’t used to developing a character on their own. “Street Fighter V hasn’t played to my strengths with its characters, but Urien does. “I look at what a character is capable of and how I can apply it,” AutoMattock told Yahoo Esports. During the game’s relatively short run, he became one of the “tech monsters” the FGC sometimes relies on to find strategies and develop characters in fighting games. However, he excelled at the widely maligned Street Fighter x Tekken, placing top 8 at Evo 2013 with Sagat and Jin as his team. From there, he transitioned into Street Fighter IV, playing as Gen, but didn’t really take to the game. He grew up playing Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, so he’s very familiar with the last incarnation of the character. AutoMattock’s took a circuitous route to Street Fighter V and Urien.

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