From what I remember of the last time I played it was definitely something like that.
I also remember people spamming the counters like no tomorrow. Are they harder to do in this version?
Or are you expected to bait them and punish?
They've been nerfed in sevral ways.
-They do less damage
-There are now stuns where it's impossible to hold out of or need to be slow escaped in order to do so.
-You can no longer hold when knocked into wall
-Enviormental hazards like getting knocked into a chair can not be held out of
-Everything that could punish it has remained the same or been buffed example: throw damage on a character that holds)
-Guard breaks can not be held out of immediately