Ooh, you'll like this too cause I think I remember you complaining about it before: Aerial Exchanges aren't completely brain-dead now. If you successfully counter an Aerial Exchange, you can combo off of it. I've also heard rumors, but haven't noticed it myself, that the window for countering an exchange is longer, and that when one is attempted, a color which corresponds to the direction pressed flashes for a moment, so it's not a total guessing game.
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