Top 5 SF6 characters? (your EXPERIENCE)

[mach77]

People make all sorts of tier lists, but my experiences don't seem to chime with the general wisdom on the game.

1. JP
2. Dee Jay
3. Guile
4. Cammy
5. Ryu

Maybe Chun Li > Ryu, but I find it difficult to pace my game, to play against Ryu properly.

I honestly think Ken is hugely overrated. I'd put him in the top 8, maybe. Definitely not the top 3 as most do!

[Castyles]

1)Ken.
2)Luke.
3)Deejay.
4)Marisa.
5)Guile.

[SeeNoWeevil]

Ken/JP/Luke/Deejay are top 4 for me with Deejay being slightly below the others.

[Danny DeVito with a Gun]

JP
Ken
Luke
Dee Jay
Chun-Li

[ShadowSplit]

1. JP
2a. Ken
2b. Dee Jay
4. Juri
5. Honda/Dhalsim (these two are sleeper hits)

[ParhamPlaysVideoGames]

1. .Jamie
2. Jamie
3. Jamie
4. Jamie
5. Jamie

[$OULJA $TRIFE]

Ken
Luke
DJ
JP
Guile

all these characters do ridiculous damage, great buttons, all of them except JP are easy (JP is borderline EZ) and they dominate the fireball game.

[CrimsonZako]

Ken
JP
Luke
DeeJay
Guile

[Thick-Six]

Just curious why you think Ken is so overrated and why you put Ryu above him?

Ken is just better in every single way besides maybe zoning.

[iRaged]

S+: JP
S: Ken. Luke, DJ
A: Guile, Blanka, Chun
B: Cammy, Juri, Dhalsim, Marisa
C: Ryu, Kim, Manon, Jamie, Honda
D: Gief, Lily, Aki

[stun]

JP
Chun
Luke
DJ
rashid
ryu/ken/juri/guile are the same character
marisa
cammy/jamie
blanka
characters without reversals who aren't marisa

Top5 outside of JP are the hardest to play though so it's mostly a wash. Honda/lily/gief/aki/dhalsim and to a lesser extent blanka have to hold something vile in the corner.
I think based on usage these are pretty accurate impressions, too. JP/chun/rashid aren't that popular but overperform, DJ/luke are semipopular and overperform, ken is ultrapopular and performs about in line with his usage.

Originally posted by Thick-Six:

Ken is just better in every single way besides maybe zoning.

His normals are considerably worse, his air normals are considerably worse. He has a lot less damage (insomuch as damage can vary in this game) than ryu.
His fireball is better than ryu's anyway, not worse. His movement speed and low pushback/high reward on his lights gives ken the best strike/throw game outside of JP/jamie though and that alone makes him probably the best of the rest.

[mach77]

Originally posted by Thick-Six:

Just curious why you think Ken is so overrated and why you put Ryu above him?

Ken is just better in every single way besides maybe zoning.

Ryu just seems a more matured version of Ken. You play slower, more considered and more efficient as Ryu. Ken does a blur of combos and jabs but deals sod all in terms of damage. Ryu does a donkey kick and a couple of punches and achieves the same if not more damage.

Also, my win-rate against Ken is far better than against Ryu.

[a normal guy]

i want gief's lariat to hit both sides but other than that, big grab is funy

[iRaged]

Originally posted by a normal human:

i want gief's lariat to hit both sides but other than that, big grab is funy

if it did that would mean no one could jump at gief. Having a 1 button AA that works universally is a bad idea.

[Holografix]

i can deal just fine with Ken, but Ryu just scares me.

[Wanda]

500 hours of gaming time. (Cammy Master)

1 : Ken (because too many mix-up/set-up)
2 : Dj
3 : Luke
4 : JP