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Rice-Eater
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I think that's going to be a given. And who knows, Smash 4 might overtake Marvel as well. But the idea of having Smash 4 and Melee back to back....well I guess you should either not look at the stream chat or relish in their pain lol.
Cosmo Clock 21
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Saw this cool flyer on Twitter
I tweeted to show support. I know people want Smash 4 to take the stage, but I just like Melee way too much.
Karsticles
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Elphelt is mega kawaii.Saw this cool flyer on Twitter
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
WOW LOOK AT THIS GUY AND HIS NOSTALGIA
It truly is one of the best ever.
I've been part of several niche communities that have been very passionate (and crazy); it's definitely part of it but that can't just be it. I think the documentary and initial Evo donation drive did help (as MajinSweet4 mentioned), but... well, it's all just weird.
If you're purely going by numbers, SSB4 would be the game at risk being cut, not SSBM. Not to say that would happen, especially with decent numbers so far and Nintendo cutting checks. I really think if SSBM is at Evo this year, it'll outdraw UMvC3 (which has fallen below the
I could actually see Evo going down to 7 games this year. I expect USF4 to have a stupidly high turn-out with 2,000+ players (if the bonus from Capcom goes up at the same rate the main CPT payouts did, Evo is going to have what, a $100k pot? Crazy.) and SSBM/SSBM is also going to have a ton of players, which means they're going to be more pressed for space. Furthermore, adding an eighth spot gets kind of awkward... who do you give it to? Do you retread TTT2 for another year? What about P4AU or UNIEL, with most of their players having moved over to (or at least distracted by) Xrd? Injustice? There's no easy pick, unless you want to go nuts and expand the line-up to 10+ games (which I think would be amazing, but I can't see it being possible logistically).
SloaneRisette
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I love Melee
SloaneRisette
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This would be a great lineup. Just about everyone gets something.
I'm always sad
hitsugi
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We can just have Aris tell some stories in place of hosting a 3D fighter. Fuck it I'd watch that.
theprodigy
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if Melee does make it in (not convinced as long as Mr. Wizard is involved), it should easily beat Marvel, which is continuing to decline (Smash 4 might even beat it too, imagine seeing Marvel at 4th in entrants :lol)
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
Evo would need a really good excuse to not run both SSB4 and SSBM imo.
Shouta
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Markman would probably take care of TTT2 if it didn't make it in this year.
It got really low numbers last year too so I don't think you can really justify the slot aside from arguing you need a 3D fighter in the mix.
USF4
UMVC3
Melee
Smash 4
P4U2
Xrd
MKX
That would be my list. KI would be next if we got another spot. In reality, if we got two anime games, BBCPEX is gonna take the spot though but I'd prefer P4U2.
It got really low numbers last year too so I don't think you can really justify the slot aside from arguing you need a 3D fighter in the mix.
USF4
UMVC3
Melee
Smash 4
P4U2
Xrd
MKX
That would be my list. KI would be next if we got another spot. In reality, if we got two anime games, BBCPEX is gonna take the spot though but I'd prefer P4U2.
I didn't even realize how ridiculous this acronym was until now; I hope a 2.0 version comes out.
Something something CRTs.
Smash guys are dedicated, I've seen CRTs pushed around on all sorts of carts, trolleys, dollies, etc.
I admire their passion a lot personally.
theprodigy
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"logistical nightmare" (even though the community provided everything at Evo 2014), "most of them will play SSB4 anyway" (despite Apex 2015 having ~25% crossover between the two using the lower SSB4 totals as a base, using Melee's total it's less than 20%)
we're talking about the guy that ran an items ruleset for Brawl at Evo 2008 despite widespread community resistance
edit: meanwhile Smash 4's total places it as the 3rd largest tournament for any Smash game, behind Apex 2015 and Evo 2014 for Melee, this is as high as it goes though unless there's some ridiculous explosion at the end
Are the Smash guys illuminati enough yet to pay the requisite marketing cash to get into EVO? Doubtful
Huw_Dawson
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I edited this down a bit, but I think this is pretty close to what's sensible for Evo 2015, but it all depends on if Smash 4 is actually good enough to be at Evo.
BBCPEX is the 2.0 version, and it's pretty much universally considered to be worse than 1.1. Good job, good effort ArcSys.
Uh... they already did? Did you miss the donation drive from Evo 2013?
I'm totally down to drop a hot vote on double Smash if it comes to it.
Edit: Shouta's list is great.
Holy Order Sol
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KING LEFFEN
KidA Seven
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Air's weekly tournament featuring Pepeday, Gootecks, and Kazunoko.
http://www.twitch.tv/canadianjoysticks
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irfaanator
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theprodigy
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Leffen's got that anime hair Kappa
One of the coolest things about the art is how it manages to be stylized yet wholly represent the players being done. On another note, I'd watch the fuck out of a PPMD Falco show based on that art posted on the previous page. :lol
Melee has to be in. With the large numbers its getting in tournaments still it would be messed up not to have it.
The choice is obvious here. Girl Fight!
The choice is obvious here. Girl Fight!
Smash 4 has to be a lock since it's fairly safe to assume Nintendo will still be involved and they will of course want their new game there. I could see Melee potentially not making it as a combination of Nintendo wanting their new game only + CRT/logistical nightmare (if you'll remember last year a ton of people said they were going to bring CRTs and didn't, and they were mad scrambling to still get TVs the first morning of EVO). Outside of that unlikely combination scenario though I think both Melee and Smash 4 will probably make it.
Dahbomb's list is pretty spot on IMO, and I agree with Shouta that the only conceivable argument you could make for Tekken is if you want to make the argument that there HAS to be a 3D fighter, but that's it.
Dahbomb's list is pretty spot on IMO, and I agree with Shouta that the only conceivable argument you could make for Tekken is if you want to make the argument that there HAS to be a 3D fighter, but that's it.
Karsticles
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Lol, why is Injustice on your list?
I think the Evo list should reflect what is hot with competition. What are people playing and burning their time on? Melee is undoubtedly such a game, which is why it shouldn't be discounted. Smash 4 gets in on "New game" status and the auto-interest that comes with that, but I wouldn't doubt seeing Melee outlive it. The high school kids where I work still play Melee during lunch.
Doesn't MS pay for KI to be in?
Is P4U2 still widely played?
Ideally, Mr. Wizard finds a way to include another game. While 3D fighters haven't had a release that picked up steam in a while, I would still like to see one present just for the sake of that community. Evo would be best if it could at least celebrate one game from each kind of lineage.
I like how he has the glock pointing out
He's like Gary Oak in it. It's great. lol
Karsticles
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Smash 4: Falco Dair Cancel: http://youtu.be/spHWz-9F7cQ
Oh, is it big over there? That is worth considering, then.
ShinMaruku
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I just want doa at evo. But I know it won't.
Bolded: That was EVO 2013, not 2014. 2014 the Smash community had a Smash Vault of CRTs and some Gamecubes + copies of Melee which CrimsonBlur lugged over 40+ CRTs to EVO. The EVO staff did *nothing* to contribute to the setups. The only thing they were scrambling for in 2014 were copies of Melee and a few more Gamecubes.
CrimsonBlur still has the Smash Vault afaik as well so it actually wouldn't be a logistical nightmare -- Mr. Wizard was exaggerating it completely. Outside of having to scramble for Cubes/Melee they had all the CRTs they could have ever needed.
I think that with both these games it would just come down to sponsorship in the end, but Microsoft has a more vested interest in EVO than Atlus does, I think.
More av quote baiting
I saw this earlier and very strongly considered picking him up again. If I do that, I'll technically main Marth/Falco in every game they've been available in.
Falco's still wack compared to his previous versions, but he's slightly less so now.
Edit: Still though, getting the dair to even connect is hard though considering its startup. And it's not safe on shield for Falco, unfortunately.