Is Ryu and Alex still considered 'bad'? I'm trash at SFV, getting that out of the way, despite owning the game at launch, I've only really dabbled and messed around with the game.

Now, I'm trying to take the game a bit more seriously and trying to learn to get good at the game, I've always enjoyed playing Ryu in Street Fighter games for his basic game plan and commitment to fundamentals, I just like that style of play.

However, I've been looking around for tips around the character and I mostly really see how Ryu is a bad character now these days with alongside Alex (the only Season 1 character I find interesting and want to learn) now, I know these statements were made around the start of Season 2 but I'm curious about if these still hold true with the updates to Season 2 of the game.