Precisely DMC style players use whiffed attacks the most, especially with some chars like Vergil 4 and 5. It would be inefficient to make a 3D system where each one of the examples below implied a new move from the move-list, exclusively for movement.+

Also people are trying to educate you and you keep talking out of your ass, as if you could even tell how the most part of his clips were even done. Sometimes whiffed attacks don't have a structural function for movement, but that's a personal preference. The pattern to enjoy+

movement with whiffed attacks is obvious from the sheer success of high level players. There are outliers, sure. Assuming you are honest and not coping, maybe you enjoy more static clips. But good luck convincing most viewers that whiffed attacks are inherently "unstylish".

I literally don’t care. It doesn’t look cool

It does, retard. That's the whole point. You are the only dumbass coping with how "unstylish" it is. Get muted until you reach half the IQ of my left nut.

if i was better the amount of times i'd be doing shuffle cancels would be below sub-optimal

pardonmy ignorance, what is a whiffed attack?

This is another huge reason why everyone hated DMC4. People started missing on purpose because the game is easiest of all 6.

genuinely how do you do stuff like this 😭 my brain cannot replicate this

Some techniques are JdC cancels or similar ones, besides other regular stuff. But there are also some move-set modifications. So don't take this as an example of what can be done in absolute terms. For whiffed attacks in this case, the principles apply anyway though.

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