Nah, I know Abel's not that bad, but people do baww about him a fair deal. At any rate, he doesn't get the love that other newbies get, in general. It's like, I personally kind of like Abel, but after seeing enough of him, I can see why people hate him. Kind of like people hate el fuerte, it's just like, THIS CHARACTER. I mean, I'd hate fighting a legit fuerte, but that doesn't make the character or the player that good. Just, **** this damn coffee-frenzied wreslter.
I don't have a setup to play regularly, but I'm no no big fan of the shotos, though I get the general playstyle (it's hard not to.)
Main chars I like are:
Gouken, Abel, C. Viper, Makoto, Cody. In short, every character that I'd be better off playing AE for. I love the makoto style, but she's just so bad and clunky in SSFIV that I can't even take a jab at her.
Ah well, I'll see what I like after I grind the 3DS version in a month or so. I'll kinda actually know stuff after practicing on that.
Last note: wouldn't Rose be shoto-ish too, goggles? Not that much but still. Her fireballs are pretty silly, especially since you can mash super out of hitting one on a character that might actually have a full gauge sometimes.
Ah, someday, someday I'll find a game where I just happen to want to play a top tier character. THEN YOU'LL ALL BE SORRY.