+ Increased hitstun allows for better combos, namely more combo followups after fully charged C Mighty Smash anywhere on screen. Allows Thor to perform solo 700K+ damaging combos!
Tip submitted by tyc45.
Also, Chun-Li.
Thor at least had the most health in the game, so he could last longer while trying for some damage. Chun-Li had less health than the completely naked catwoman, for reference...
@1 "one" of the weakest. Can you read? You even typed it out.
I know this is off the subject, but this explains why there is no Blade, no Doc Oct, and no Black Panther in the game it's an interview with Marvels Vice President of games:
@5 It's sad when you have to consider someone who got blown up by Noah the "authority" on a character.
As a Thor player, I can agree about him being "one" of the weakest characters in the game. He may hit like a semi-truck but that's only if he isn't hit out of all of his normals or specials by a rush down character or even half the cast that can simply crouch under his projectile without needing to block. With that said, excellent video RoyalFlush.
One of the weakest in MVC3? My most basic bread and butter combo from Thor does 750k with no DHC or XF. Not to mention the way I play him, on point, is hell for some players unless they get in real good on me because his healthpool is so damn high. I never knew he was a weak character, underplayed yeah, but weakest? Guy does damage out the ying yang!
Yes he is one the weakest.
People who win with Thor are either facing inexperience in the matchup vs. Thor or they get open up WAY too much.
Everything he does, more than half of the cast does WAY better.
For instance, Magnetic Shockwave beats his similar hyper.
A mashing Fierce Hulk destroys any possibilities of Thor getting in physically.
Spencer can punish ALL his moves, hypers included, from 1/3 of the screen away with Bionic Lancer, even a Jab. Strong can be punished on reaction.
His tri-dash with Jab can be easily air grabbed by Spencer, She-Hulk; easily countered with Rhino Charge, hell, any super with a fast start up.
I admire you character loyalty, but don't act like he is OH SO GRAND, because undeniably he has issues, many of them.
I dare you guys recording a fight against a good Wesker, Magneto, Dormammu, Spencer or even Iron Man.
I just expected the God of Thunder to be a bit more like Thunder itself.
He flies at light speed, so why does he move like a broken truck?
Since I wrote the Thor forum guide here on Eventhubs I thought i'd chime in.
Thor always seemed like he was being held back, as if the developers thought he would be too strong. You can feel it in his combos. Thats why people never played him; his combos were very limited. Why play Thor when you could have Magneto. Hopefully these changes will give people a better reason to choose Thor over others.
- Extended range in command grabs means anti-chicken guard stratagies are better.
- Longer Hitstun opens up more longer combos for Thor which means more damage.
- Faster Mighty Strike and bigger hitbox on close Mighty Spark strengthens his Anti-Zoning/Zoning game.
- Faster Mighty Strike really helps extend his combos especially with assist.
I can't wait to update my guide on him. I just need to get my copy.
Looking very good for the God of thunder. Thank you for posting this information RF .... @xshonuffx I always thought thor was held back you just can see how ridiculous he could be with very minor tweaks. I am just hoping Ground L mighty strike got the same benefits as the others if it did.... oh boy.
@12 I understand what your saying (though you took way too long to say it). I don't have character loyalty to Thor I just play him now and again on point, but the difference I think between the type of Thor player your thinking of and me is completely different. If your trying to open ppl up with Thor your doing something wrong because thats kinda hard to do. I play Thor as a 100% grappler, thats my style with him. I'm a rushdown player and I love to be all in that ass with my other characters but with Thor....I'm super lame. Like the lamest of the lame, almost like MVC2 Storm lame, I'm usually just up in the air mixing up my Mighty Strikes and running away from you until you make the mistake of coming up close to me. Besides that I sit and do L Spark's for anti air and wait for my moment to grab you out of the air or whatever your doing with a Mighty Punish. Meh, thats just me.
As a Thor player I can agree that in vanilla he was a pretty weak character, but some of us still made him work. Hopefully with these buffs those of us who stick with him will be able to do much better
Ahem, Thor is Strong,just very slow. I'm a Thor fanboy period, but putting that aside Thor was done in horribly in vanilla. Now, the truth is that when he lands a precise combo someone dies. Now with some reach on that grab and stuff he can pose a threat, and for those that main him out like me, good luck...We'll get a Beta Ray Bill to make up for Thor's speed. Capcom bring in Sentry!!
lol @ thor being one of the weakest. Shuma and Hsien-ko say hi.