I'm a bit confused about some stuff regarding meter usage in this game. Does an EX Special take the same amount of meter as a Super Special move? If so, does that mean that an EX move is as good as a Super Special?
P.S. Do we have a page where all the game mechanics are explained?
Yes an Ex special takes the same amount of meter as a Super (DM). In essence, yes, but in reality no. Ex Specials have different attributes increased invincibility, faster recovery, increased damage and so forth. What you have to take into consideration is that you can drive cancel out of that move where as a DM you can only MaxCancel.
Let's say I'm Shen and I'm half a screen away from my opponent, if they throw a projectile at me I could do qcf x2+P DM or Ex qcf +P. Both go thru projectiles, the DM does more damage but the Ex qcf +P leads to more
potential damage as I can drive cancel it into different moves.
Indeed we need a Game Mechanics/System's thread.