Ok so i'm finally able to get a little mor time with May (in xrd) and even though i've been playing only against bots (not even sure if they're Easy or Normal), i'm having TONS of fun with her. like, ungodly amounts of it. I feel like she's easy to pick up becaue of her straightforward oki plan, delicious air game (*cough* jH), and fun/challenging combos to execute. Though I'm not ready for some of these crazy corner combos or even 2D xx [4]6S xx RC conversions (I'm usually too low after the RC and just land)
Anyway. am i safe to assume May can make up for Faust's inherent weaknesses while not completely abandoning the mid/long range game I'm used to? Axl seems too similar to Faust so i think May might be a better secondary.
also is P Ball oki better or Applause?
The really great thing about May is that she's a fluid character in this game.
I feel she's one of the few characters who is outright improved on her old design, along with Sol and maybe Venom/Chipp.
Want to play her like a brute? Go for it. Want to be Ruu and play her full screen? Go for it. Want to be setup oriented? Go for it.
P ball, K ball, and ALL the applauses have their uses.
ALL of her options lead back into the same situation, she IS a vortex character in this game.
Sweep>Dolphin, Overhead into knockdown into ball into low into microdash into air combo for knockdown, into ball yrc crossup into air combo into dead.
I have played May for a serious bit of time, but never have I felt so satisfied. She's just so complete.
The only thing that comes this close to the satisfaction of having 10 different ways to put someone in the dirt is the FB blowback bnb she got in +r.
No scratch that, corner Hoop pressure is too good, THE fastest overhead/low mixup into THE SAME SITUATION in the game? Check.
Though the more you play people who actually play the game you'll see the effort her air footsies takes. All of her beefier jump ins are so slow they'll get blitz/close slash/2hs'ed by about 95% of the cast. I don't recommend flying in with j.h. You're better off with j.k, has a great amount of hitstun, startups up well, and the box twists itself so May has a less likely chance of getting air thrown.