My brief impressions on this beta:
-Load times can get kind of long. 20+ seconds to get into a training session offline.
Seems much better online. Just had a match that took 25 seconds to get into.
-Online lobbies still suck. I don't like the interface at all and they seem to have done nothing to change things from the last beta. Stop doing the avatar shit- it sucks.
-Matches online are massively improved, holy SHIT is everything so smooth! Only had one bad match.
-Started on 4F in the tower and won. Went to 5F. Won again. 6F. Won two more times. 7F. Finally lost to someone. No rematch options available?
-Nagoriyuki seems pretty popular. Kept getting matched against him.
-I don't really see this as being more like Street Fighter and I do think it's toned down and more accessible compared to the previous games. Why? It's just easier to pick up and play anyone compared to the last entry, IMO.
-I'm by no means a GG expert, but I hopped into training mode and messed around and it wasn't difficult to do combos, so sorry Bebpo- I have no idea what you're going on about with this unless you just mean that it's less of a "mashy" game in that sense. Toned down, though, yeah.
-Damage needs some adjustment- With Potemkin, I can win a match by doing just two of his "SPD" grab moves. I beat a much better player than me who was working his ass off just because I hit those moves a couple of times.