My god I thought I was going crazy with this.
I keep going to shoot takedowns when i see an opportunity only for my guy to stand there doing nothing, then the opportunity passes and my opponent tees off on my static fighters face. Incredibly frustrating! And even worse when you are rocked and try to score the takedown to kill time, only to get knocked out because your fighter stands on the spot doing nothing.
I like the idea of pre loading combinations in theory but it doesn't work in practice. In a fight you need to be reactive and work in the moment. You can't work in the moment when strikes are pre loaded.
If My opponent throws a jab I want to be able to counter with a hook over the top. Not pre load a hook on the hope that my opponent throws a jab. Or try and throw a hook to counter only for it to take 2 seconds and in the meantime my opponent has landed a combo.
Another issue I've found is being countered by a high kick due to the Input lag. I go to throw a jab, but by the time it's actualized I'm rocked by a head kick that I saw coming a mile away. This has ended so many fights now it's not even funny.