GGST ▰ UMISHO (Asuka) vs SauceQue (Sin). High Level Gameplay 

You haven't seen an aggressive Asuka player until you've watched ソリティアオーガB (Solitaire Ogre B), or コメコメ. ソリティアオーガB is a named derived from when Gobou used Case 2 - and there is a video on TY of his fearsome gameplay. But YT might hide the link...

theres plenty of rushdown asukas if u look hard enough

The problem is tc3 has all the broken shit so doing anything but apming for exodia is suboptimal

​@ripswf Well, it's not a matter of Case 3 being broken - Gobou said that Case 1/Case 2 are just too weak for competitive play - コメコメ makes it work to an extent, but he would win more if he used Case 3, unfortunately. Hence, why Case 1/2 aren't utilized in tournaments. Moreover, If every character in this game had a "strong" and "weak" version(s) that players could choose from, I'm positive that just about every competitive player would select the "strong" version; because in tournaments, the crux is increasing your chances of survival...

this is literally everyones day 1 to 3 asuka😂

Ride the lightning -> opponent RC backwards -> fuck it I'm out -> ride the lightning back

I feel the same way about Jack-O. So many interesting routes to take with that character, but things like countdown command are usually weaker than her other options so it's rare to see anything new.

Please do not take offense to this; but I'm not sure what floor you play on, but just about every Celestial Asuka user has a different playstyle than the other - even if they do all use Case 3. Regarding Asuka players who follow in Gobou's footsteps: Gobou has showed the world that not only is Asuka a technical character that can easily overwhelm the opponent, but that he's also top tier - however, Asuka is only top tier if you use Case 3 - as Gobou mentioned that Case 1 and Case 2 are not viable in competitive play. Moreover, Gobou is the best Asuka player in the world by far, and has showed other Asuka users the most optimal and safest way to operate the character; there is no debate to be had there - and Gobou does not really "zone" with Asuka unless he's low on resources - most times they will be fighting at 2/3 of the screen or in YRC distance; and when Gobou is fighting in YRC distance, he is playing very aggressive with the character - that's why the opponent cannot play - or gets solitaire'd, if you will. Regarding Asuka players needing to innovate or expand past Case 3: Gobou played Case 2 both on his stream and during an all-Asuka character event - during the Asuka Matsuri, Gobou played a fearsome Case 2 Asuka throughout the event, but had to switch to Case 3 vs. Gesui, because he is too strong of an opponent, and Case 2 is not strong against Case 3 - Case 1 is a better choice. Further, Gobou then experimented with Case 2 along with spells from other Test Cases, then said Case 2 was useless/weaker than Case 1. Gobou is easily the most innovative player with this character; he has tried to make Case 1 and 2 work, but was unable to, because they are not strong. I used to be in denial regarding Case 2 being weak, but after seeing コメコメ struggle in match-ups where Gobou or other Case 3 Asuka players do not, I see it now... Gobou did state that by using Case 1 and Case 2, you are only making things harder on yourself - meaning, you will have to win more interactions, good match-ups become less favorable, and bad match-ups only get harder. Moreover, no disrespect to Umisho, they're an amazing Sol player, but their "aggressive Asuka" is incredibly unsafe, un-optimal, and they are throwing rounds away by not regaining Mana to continue their aggression. I understand seeing an "aggressive Asuka" player is new and exciting to some, but let's be realistic here - this is the same playstyle us Asuka users had when we first picked up the character almost a year ago when we were learning the character. It is dangerous in competitive play, and is not the ideal way to play Asuka - as Gobou has already shown us the correct way. Last, about shuffling spells from other Test Cases around: This topic came up in Gobou's chat, and many non-pro overseas players talked about which spells should go in specific Test Cases - for example, they said Case 2 should get the Warp spell - then Gobou responded that the concept of Case 2 would collapse because of that. In addition to that, Case 3 has issues such as the Asuka player becoming "bricked" - where they have no attack spells and the character is rendered useless like a bricked mobile phone - Gobou lost to MiguMigu at EVO Japan because this happens to even the best, and fastest Asuka player in the world; switching out good Case 3 spells, while placing them in other Test Cases will only increase the possibility of this happening. Finally, after much discussion, Gobou seemed abit perturbed and mentioned in Japanese that they thought it was a very bad idea to shuffle spells from other Test Cases. Further, Gobou also mentioned that if Case 2 doesn't get any buffs to its spells, then it has no future... So, in conclusion, there are many "aggressive" Asuka players out there (I watch them, and fight them in Celestial); but Asuka is not a rushdown character - he's a unique setplay character - he needs Mana to continue his offense - unlike characters like Sol, Chipp, or Gio. You risk everything if you just decide to "go in" on your opponent, while replenishing your resources is an afterthought - Asuka can't win most times if he cant chant - and each spell costs Mana to do so. Chaos is better at aggressive play and rushdown than Asuka is, but you still need to think about your resources, because both Asuka and Chaos are resource management characters. To do otherwise goes against the character's concept, and will just hand you more loses in the long run... My apologies about the long post......

also most of his normals are trash so rushdown is even more risky

Asuka is most likely getting nerfed because of Gobou - like every character he's played has; so, this might be just for fun, or an experiment, if you will.

@@waitingforzato-1i-noinguil301 I really wish we could at least get info on when we get the new patch.

​@@sorenduscaiWith Season 4 in 4-ish months

asuka's in a good spot for now, he doesnt have any partcularly broken options