no one is saying that karma doesnt need skill lock what we are saying is it needs a nerf. icemens idea is by far the best suggestion put forward to fix this problem.
A simple combo is mobility seal use (instant rp ball skill) kd and 45m stun kd ez pz. also dont forget you can stack your stuns so petrify or confusion is great to get an rp ball charge. If you time it right like some top budokai karmas you will always win.
Are you sure NO ONE is saying Karma doesn't need skill lock? I'm quite certain Alda at the end stated that Karma Majin doesn't need it to be "op". Read his post. As for your "simple combo" Shout's usable 2 to 3x tops, but that's all there is to it. Petrify is only good for stalling, it won't win you the match; You can argue that it's an important move because if your opponent switches gears you can stop the cast and use confu/if they keep anti confu you cast antri petri(It's a matter of mind games really). However if they still have their senzu bean, it's all for naught. I strongly disagree with Iceman's change, unless the balance team manages to fine-tune his idea efficiently it'll just kill Karma. And like I said before, if they fine-tune it, then they might as well not have not made any changes.
Candy is a good player and a good representative of the Karma. However in that fight "DOUBTS" a lot and does not have enough Focus on his gear either.
at 2:57 min you can see that, with his focus buff reaches 1925 hit. Which is too little to fight against a SM or a fighter. Currently a Karma very well equipped to peel against a martial artist can get to have 240 to 250 of Focus in all his equipment (without considering his Buff). So it would be basically impossible for him to fail his Skills to any fighter that fights against it.
Lemme start off with I wasn't referring to any of the videos Sendoku posted on his channel. I also strongly disagree that Candy is a good representation of Karma Majins, at the very least he showcases basic knowledge concerning the class. However he hasn't managed to do anything since PoB when Karma Majin was in it's prime. The information I relayed about Sendoku having a high win rate against Karmas was based off of Horrid's own experience of fighting Sendoku's SM during OB, and the results of the budokai matches. I also don't see how Focus holds any relevance against a Prop/CD/Con Swordsmen, having more hit rate isn't going to decrease the chance of blocking your opponent's attacks with Scintilation. The strategy swordsmen use against Karma is simple really: Instead of charging at them like a jack ass, they dash to the edge of the arena and use Scint. Once they've got all their buffs up(including their speed ones), there's virtually nothing a Karma Majin can do to beat them(If they bothered to get anti confusion).