agreed, it's so freaking difficult to deal with. Especially Alex's which leaves you in range for a Powah bomb when done close enough.
And my friend who's an Alex player keeps arguing that fang is a braindead character and that Alex is really weak. Dude should just stick to usfiv
Edit: same dude is now arguing that netherrealm sucks at making competent fighting games.
Your friend is crazy, but he's right about NR.