SSF4 AE 2012 - Rufus Changes

This video highlights the changes made to Rufus in Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition 2012. It demonstrates how these changes affect his existing Bread and Butter combos, as well as punishes. Included would be some practical uses (combos/punishes) of these changes. Depending on how this video goes, I might do an extended version to cover more combos and match-ups.

Enjoy!

Changes:

• Ultra 2 - Big Bang Typhoon - Adjusted number of hits against airborne opponents to a maximum of 10.

• Messiah Kick - Made light derivation combo on a medium hit.

• Target Combo - Expanded second hit's hitbox downward to facilitate connecting with Blanka, etc. when crouching.

• EX Galactic Tornado - Increased opponent's stun by 7F when hit by the suction part of the move.Gives attacker a possible +8F advantage when completing EX Focus Dash in shortest possible time.

The combos in this video were performed, recorded and edited solely by me.

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[coldplayasian]

What is the music?

[derrace]

@coldplayasian It's Rufus's SF4 OST theme.

[T0R0RIKI]

im not a rufus user, but i really like the adjustment on u2 ! the damage now is honest on airborne . I like less the buff on u1 setups...too much damage from hitconfirming :P they should have nerfed the over all damage scaling : lp,ex tornado->FADC->targetCmb->u1 CANT do 600 dgm ... come one ! it should have been 450-500 , let's be be honest ^_^ it's 3bar mid screen combo from hit confirming ! what's the reason in dealing so much damage ?? it's not very fair in the overall balance.Nerf damage!!

[derrace]

@T0R0RIKI You are spot on about U2, this should have been what U2 was in Super. U2 AA in Super was insane, just as Abel's U2 was, and they both got nerfed real bad in AE. I fill that capcom got it right this time for U2. As for U1 doing 600 damage, the combo I showed started with a nj.hk, this hardest hitting normal (110). c.lp ex GT fadc TC U1 does about 420+, not 600, and is more pratical/achievable. Also, the 601 damage mid screen combo is only applicable to Claw, Gief and Boxer.

[soulfunknjazz]

Great vid...time to learn these ex tornado -- fadc tricks

[rhino111191]

@kaniverjayz I'm really excited that wong is back to Rufus

[RanserSSF4]

I really like rufus's changes espacially the EX GT>FADC>target combo or another combo>U1 change

I don't like the change for rufus's U2 :(

[derrace]

@HaikuWar U1 is equally effective as U2 as a AA in most situations. The spacing on that is almost similar to landing a anti-air ex SS. What I have noticed after experimenting more with Rufus's ex GT fadc is the amount of stun damage a non ultra combo involving ex GT fadc combo does. After the soft knockdown, you still have ample time for a dive kick mixup against a opponent on wakeup, which usually results in a stun if you are successful with making contact on that wakeup. Nasty stuff.

[Quake2815]

@kaniverjayz he already went back....he uses certain chars for bad matchups.

[HaikuWar]

@HaikuWar The Target thing is nice and I will admit it makes him WAY better then before, also his U2 isnt broken, LEARN NOT TO JUMP KIDDIES, if you jump you would eat 200+ from a a Snakestrike following a air to air Roundhouse so U2 doing half hits isnt broken. ALSO if it catches you on the ground that just means you did something stupid. Lastly the Forward ( Medium kick ) messiah with short follow up is gonna be good, looks like Rufus in 2012 isnt going to have as many bad match ups.

[HaikuWar]

Okay to everyone claiming Rufus is gonna be broken, he isnt going to be S tier, he was always a solid character but in AE he was WAY overshadowed by the top tier. His EX GT change isnt BROKEN its a stupid buff that just makes it so that if you have 3 meter you can punish something -4 or make a good read and catch a focus attack. THEY shouldve made it so that EX messiah didnt wiff or crouching opponents, its stupid you get PUNISHED for PUNISHING ?

[kaniverjayz]

Daigo has gone back to Ryu, so Wong will go back to Rufus now? lol