New to SFV, is Laura a good main?

[Societies]

Still trying to understand the tier lists, but so far I have enjoyed using Laura. Am I putting myself at a disadvantage by trying to use her as my main? For people with just the base characters, are there any other ones you recommend I know?

[Gailim]

if your just starting then ignore tier lists completely

those lists assume the character is being played to max potential and thats not you

if your having fun with Laura then stick with her. She is all about mind games and bulldozing people with mixups. I would reccomend checking out Idom's matches as he seems to be the best Laura around right now

[Societies]

Originally posted by Gailim:

if your just starting then ignore tier lists completely

those lists assume the character is being played to max potential and thats not you

if your having fun with Laura then stick with her. She is all about mind games and bulldozing people with mixups. I would reccomend checking out Idom's matches as he seems to be the best Laura around right now

I actually just watched a video with him on YouTube. He suffocates people with the yellow-shield thing. Thank you for the feedback. Laura's combos have been easy to pickup.

[Gailim]

Originally posted by Sticky Sanders:

Originally posted by Gailim:

if your just starting then ignore tier lists completely

those lists assume the character is being played to max potential and thats not you

if your having fun with Laura then stick with her. She is all about mind games and bulldozing people with mixups. I would reccomend checking out Idom's matches as he seems to be the best Laura around right now

I actually just watched a video with him on YouTube. He suffocates people with the yellow-shield thing. Thank you for the feedback. Laura's combos have been easy to pickup.

here is his twitch

https://www.twitch.tv/idom_ny

he is also a regular at NLBC, the NY area wednesday weekly on team spooky

[Neo Supreme]

Many people use Laura, as she can spam...I mean suffocate opponents pretty easy. She can exploit her standing hard punch with great success, as it acts as an anti-air, opponent reset, crush counter and combo opener all in one!!!!!!!

[Midnight Meows]

Yeah I was going to say that I feel that Laura would be a good first character. She would be easy wins, at least at first, with a fairly easy rotation (performing a set of moves as in a rhythm game).

There are pros and cons to that. You'll get used to doing the same rotation which will lead to repetitive play. That may get boring for you, and it will become predictable for others. You may win a lot early on but then find yourself suddenly getting crushed and frustrated.

But that's just how these games go regardless, I suppose.

[Societies]

Originally posted by Neo Supreme:

Many people use Laura, as she can spam...I mean suffocate opponents pretty easy. She can exploit her standing hard punch with great success, as it acts as an anti-air, opponent reset, crush counter and combo opener all in one!!!!!!!

That's great info. Thanks for the response

[zoiks]

Laura's st. HP isn't a good anti-air, its hurt box is higher up than its hit box.

I think he may be thinking of her st. MP, which is a pretty decent anti-air if you can hit it early enough. But unless you've reached the point where you're using her v-skill dash cancel for mix-ups, better to just use her HP bolt charge as anti-air.