Low parry not optimal or just too inconsistent?

[Zabelfrie]

Watching a lot of Tekken both back in 7 and nowadays, a lot of people don't bother with low parries, opting to block even slower low attacks. Even in character lab tutorials don't mention low parries for these slower, seeable lows. I really focus in on low parries but I'm only purple ranks. Are low parries not optimal damage-wise or just too inconsistent to use?

[C.C. 折オリ枝 の 夫]

For the slower big lows, they are almost all launch punishable on block, so it's better to outright block them.

The same was in Tekken 7, but people low parry more because in that one, a low parry would still give a full combo, now it's no longer a full combo.

[Zabelfrie]

Originally posted by C.C. スパークル:

For the slower big lows, they are almost all launch punishable on block, so it's better to outright block them.

The same was in Tekken 7, but people low parry more because in that one, a low parry would still give a full combo, now it's no longer a full combo.

Yeah I did notice that it tornados or bounds or spins or whatever the opponent preemptively but does that mean that low parries are worse than just blocking these lows? I'll definitely remember that

[Lenpi]

I would say that Low parrys are still useful. Sure you dont get a full combo and also all damage from a low parry will be converted into grey life but it still gives you more damage than a 12f or 13f punisher that you would get from blocking a low poke. Plus and that maybe character specific but you can get a wall carry from a low parry with a full wall combo at the end of it.

[C.C. 折オリ枝 の 夫]

Originally posted by Zabelfrie:

Originally posted by C.C. スパークル:

For the slower big lows, they are almost all launch punishable on block, so it's better to outright block them.

The same was in Tekken 7, but people low parry more because in that one, a low parry would still give a full combo, now it's no longer a full combo.

Yeah I did notice that it tornados or bounds or spins or whatever the opponent preemptively but does that mean that low parries are worse than just blocking these lows? I'll definitely remember that

They always were worse when compared to blocking a launch punishable move.

Even tho it gave full combo in Tekken 7, it was scaled damage, so you'd only get around 50 damage, give or take, while a full combo from the launch punish would give you around 80 damage on average.

So yea, it's always better to low block the big slow lows, unless it's Paul or King's snake edges, no clue why those two are -12 on block, so in the case of those, low parry is better.

[pablonesmrtelny]

Originally posted by Zabelfrie:

Watching a lot of Tekken both back in 7 and nowadays, a lot of people don't bother with low parries, opting to block even slower low attacks. Even in character lab tutorials don't mention low parries for these slower, seeable lows. I really focus in on low parries but I'm only purple ranks. Are low parries not optimal damage-wise or just too inconsistent to use?

Its the input. df is much less convenient than db.

If you had a choice you wanna low parry 75% of the lows coming your way.

Also you need some frames for it so on wakeup or such you might not have the option to low parry at all.

[FerSantander]

Originally posted by pablonesmrtelny:

Its the input. df is much less convenient than db.

^This

And the distance too. Low parry won't work if you are not relatively close to your opponent (in t7 was like this too) regardless of a flawless input sync with the low.

In short. Take your chances with low parry only if you're very close to your opponent, kinda like the distance you need to connect Kazuya's df,1, more or less.

[Spooky7.62]

Its consistent but you barely get any combo damage from it so its not really worth it unless your at a critical point and your going to use rage or heat.

[pablonesmrtelny]

Originally posted by Spooky7.62:

Its consistent but you barely get any combo damage from it so its not really worth it unless your at a critical point and your going to use rage or heat.

Nah man its still HELLA worth it in majority of cases for majority of chars. Even without T! its still a giant carry and of course you got HB to make it even bigger, OKI of your choosing. Often wall...or other stage hazards

If that input wasn't getting you clipped I'd low parry like crazy.

That low parry nerf imho is heavily overrated.

That being said T8 has issues with clipping even in KBD not to even mention LPs.

[Astroyohan]

depends on what low tbh.