I'm playing exclusively offline and loving the game. Started trying new characters and really enjoy Jamie, the letting down of his hair when he goes full level 4 drunken master is so stylish.
I played a good few hours of this yesterday and managed to get Manon into Gold rank.
I watch Justin Wong do a stream of Manon and it gave me ideas on how to deal with players who wake up neutral jump to avoid various mixup options. Really let me get the damage in. Next step will be learning how to turn a light confirm into a hit grab to get the medal count up.