
Originally Posted by
Damane
I agree that he cant zone Guile Seth Sagat Dhalsmi and Viper. But as for Rose Yun Yang Fei Bison etc. Ryu can zone them. A fireball match against Rose is pritty equal, while yes she can reflect fireballs, the recover and start up rate on her fireballs is a nightmare, which equals things out and once you knock her down she is pritty much sol...
The best range for ryu against Rose is mid range, just a bit outside of her poke range, but close enough to throw fireballs fast enough so that its hard for her to react to them. Most ryus do it wrong tough and throw fireballs at her from full range which gives her pritty much free meter ¬.¬. And you want rose players to work for their meter, since escape options all depend on meter.