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Fighting Games Weekly | July 20-26 | No Gods or Kings, Only Tears

Just saw the Woshige moment on Sportscenter. Lol the sportscasters loved the guilty gear commentators

Edit: yeah they got Ogawa right but butchered Woshige. I think the guy pronounced it like Woshuja or something
 
They just showed it on Sportscenter
Yo eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-sports.

But yeah it's really one the community to band together with the next game and try to grab a much bigger spread of people so the skill curve is more gradual. If somebody progresses on their own curve naturally it will go up in aggregate. I think that's how the Japanese scene goes with arcades. We need the perfect size of player pool to properly rank up lower skilled players. I spent like 6 months playing with folks too much better than me and I never really ranked up.
I think a lot of this is due to how badly online functionality is handled and how fractured communities in the US are. It's much less of an issue in Japan due to the population density. Yeah, there are tons of scrubs in Japan, especially in the more popular games. We just never see them. Even in the smaller games, there can be a much wider spread of skill (even if the overall floor or much higher than it would be with a more popular game).

If Capcom can really nail this with SF5, I suspect a lot of that gap is going to close.
 
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Anyone new picking up Xrd, or anyone suck at it and want to play? Need to test out my new stick.

It takes a special kind of idiot to write "I can care less".

speaking of conspiracies and shit.

I found some shit about fchamp and koogy today.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Kappa/comm...ips_to_not_to_get_swindled_in_the_fgc/celna56


Basically that evo where Yipes was "stranded" in norcal was a hoax setup by Fchamp if this is all true. I mean I believe that is koogy's reddit account.

It might not be neo that people have issue with, its who neo hangs out with
Unsurprising.

No one can make the "who he hangs out with" excuse, though. Neo can switch friends.

I will say this, I know some people don't like KBR for personal reasons outside the game and I am not going to tell them to put that aside to congratulate him over a game. Nobody should be sending him threats or harassing him, but seriously those people shouldn't be told they are just haters. Real life shit happens outside the game.

That being said anybody going in based on gameplay is pretty dumb.

Also it sucks Neo got hit but the instant gofundme is both sketch and in poor taste.
What personal reasons?

This.

All of y'all saying he should be getting respect and there's something wrong with you as a person if you don't like him

Just stop with that
Respect re: the game.

What has gotten into you lately? You are so venomous.
 
speaking of conspiracies and shit.

I found some shit about fchamp and koogy today.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Kappa/comm...ips_to_not_to_get_swindled_in_the_fgc/celna56


Basically that evo where Yipes was "stranded" in norcal was a hoax setup by Fchamp if this is all true. I mean I believe that is koogy's reddit account.

It might not be neo that people have issue with, its who neo hangs out with

This is the stupidest thing about reddit. That post is from a year ago and barely anyone ever saw it because Koogy made the post in response to someone who didn't have the full story on the donation drive. Enough people downvoted the misinformed post that the entire thread including Koogy's response was automatically hidden.
 
Unless they've never ever played League or Dota and just watched streams or something, I don't believe anyone would say that.

well I guess I should be clear, i meant top players and not just randoms. I think Dota 2 and League take the cake for just random online play for worst playerbase.
This is the stupidest thing about reddit. That post is from a year ago and barely anyone ever saw it because Koogy made the post in response to someone who didn't have the full story on the donation drive. Enough people downvoted the misinformed post that the entire thread including Koogy's response was automatically hidden.

well now you know!
 
Thanks for the set, man. Wish I was more in practice and better in SF4 form, even if it's a bad match-up.

Also that last line slays me considering how straight-laced you seem, lol

I guess as a quick side note I'll shed some light on my demeanor. I have this mild medical condition called Glbert's Syndrome. It's pretty much 100% a non-issue and doesn't matter much however the side effects are as follows: feeling tired all the time (fatigue), difficulty maintaining concentration, unusual patterns of anxiety, loss of appetite, nausea, abdominal pain, loss of weight, itching (with no rash), and others


Because of the bolded, I'm pretty much always just kinda quiet and I end up looking exhausted constantly. I'm kind of a piece of shit but the lack of energy sometimes doesn't allow it, especially after travelling across the continent compounded with a constant state of fatigue.
 
Anyone new picking up Xrd, or anyone suck at it and want to play? Need to test out my new stick.


It takes a special kind of idiot to write "I can care less".

I dunno, I'd say a good 95% of the English speaking population use could or can care less instead of couldn't.
 
Just got back from Evo, man what a crazy event. GAF saying duck monster status with me though -- except for Smedwicks, interestingly enough. Come on guys, anime games aren't scary. It's not like you're going to catch moeitis and start growing hugpillows out of your forehead due to exposure to Melty Blood or Arcana Heart.

I do agree with what was posted earlier with regards to Tekken 7. I originally was disappointed that the game wasn't reworked more in terms of both mechanics and character designs, but I suspect that they ultimately decided that all of the new stuff added in TTT2 was more offputting than anything else. I can see how that would stink for the hardcore TTT2 players, but it definitely felt less stressful playing T7 with less to worry about.


I don't think most of the salt is due to what you and Anne are hinting at. I've never had any problems with him myself (he's also been super welcoming and humble) but I also know some people in the greater FGC that I generally hold in high regard have some real problems with him (and not just "lol a non-god won UMvC3 at Evo this year with a scrubby team, fuck this noise") and honestly, I'm not really sure what to think.

If you wanna be happy for him then you do you but I'm not gonna congratulate him nor am I gonna not say shit. Though for the safety of my account I just won't say anything in the thread

Was nice meeting you though! Sorry if I seemed a bit stand-offish or distracted, was nervous for pools

I totally could have done better had I actually kept up on Ultimax :(

What personal reasons?


Respect re: the game.

What has gotten into you lately? You are so venomous.

If the personal reasons I know about are the same as Anne's, it's not either of our places to tell.

I just didn't like seeing him win because I'm not keen on him? I wouldn't see that as venomous tbh. Me and Vulva were bagging on the game during the whole weekend, lol. I like the game but also like, that Top 8 (aside from Frutsy, and I was damn mad when his momentum got thrown off because they had to restart that first match) wasn't my favorite of the day, especially not considering how great all of the others were (only caught GF of MKX though).
 
TBH I only wanted to get into doa because it was "easy" tekken and the female cast.

Tekken just got to daunting for me. + getting older and all that stuff makes it hard to get into the game. Its why I prefer Soul Cal over tekken.

I really wanted to get into GG as well... but never had the time or I procrastinate to much. Not even sure who I would play since I never took GG serious. I want to learn elphelt but I think sol is more fitting for me.
 
Man, the girlfriend reeeeaaaaally hated the MKX finals. She almost fell asleep during them but the bass in the ballroom was too fierce.

I'm glad our lunch took forever to get to us lol

Yeah, both last year with KI and this year with MKX the bass was heavy

And shit Ultra nearly blew my eardrums out the first bit lol
 
So what's the kbr gossip

if I had to go on twitter... its money related. I saw a twitter post about "so about that gas money for driving you to super and evo..." and various other mentions about "begging".

Seems like there are real reasons for why people don't like KBR. I don't know him personally and he looks like a swell guy. But then again so did flash metroid for a little bit...and early PL.

But in the end, you can't really talk shit about KBR performance at EVO. It was on point.
 
What personal reasons?

I actually don't know, and I don't care much. I just know people I like and trust have problems and I leave it at that. I just want to put it out there that some people can be offput by him being around and it's not without reason, so it's not fair to just tell them they're wrong.

I prefer the approach of saying nothing these days if I don't like somebody, so I did that. I don't really have anything to say on the guy cause I talked to him for 5 seconds, I just wanna point out the situation is entirely up in the air.
 
All this cloak and dagger shit needs to stop.

"All I am going to say is that.... I am not going to say anything".


No one needs to congratulate him or give him respect if they have a personal issue with him. But going on social media and name calling, diminishing the value of a huge achievement and sending out threats makes you out to be a complete asshat.

Most of the discussion here was game play related or character related. Now I am hearing there's personal issues involved. Either bring it into the forefront or don't bring it up at all... it's just mucking up the point of the discussion.


i need people to understand my pain
Flocker already won with Zero, we don't need to relive that pain.
 
if I had to go on twitter... its money related. I saw a twitter post about "so about that gas money for driving you to super and evo..."

Seems like there are real reasons for why people don't like KBR. I don't know him personally and he looks like a swell guy. But then again so did flash metroid for a little bit...and early PL.

Everybody should have known about PL. Knew this from the DOA days. :P
 
Still talking about marvel players on july 21st 2015? I thought the game died on Sunday. Let it go people, it's just another kusoge game. It's not a big deal.
 
He bummed off of people apparently. Ate their food and whatnot.
Well...yeah. That is pretty widely known. I even introduced him to my wife that way. He goes around, asks to stay at people's places, and chills there while focusing on Marvel. Simple solution seems to be to not let him stay at your place, or work that stuff out ahead of time.

I actually don't know, and I don't care much. I just know people I like and trust have problems and I leave it at that. I just want to put it out there that some people can be offput by him being around and it's not without reason, so it's not fair to just tell them they're wrong.

I prefer the approach of saying nothing these days if I don't like somebody, so I did that. I don't really have anything to say on the guy cause I talked to him for 5 seconds, I just wanna point out the situation is entirely up in the air.
It's hard to take objections seriously when they arent backed by reasoning.

I don't think his character was part of the conversation until a few folks here brought it up. All of the "respect" talk was with regard to his play. If folks have personal beef with him, then air it out within that context.
 
So Ricky is right in calling him a bum if that's the case. I could see it but then again when you do things you do it out of the goodness of your heart. Like for me If I helped someone up to their feet and years later they become millionaires or something I'm not expecting to get something from them nor would I want anything from them. That's just me though. Obviously everyone is different.
 
Back from EVO. I'll keep saying it until I'm proven wrong: hands-down the best annual event that has anything to do with video games.

Catching up with topics that are ages old by now:

Gamerbee
He's amazing and he wasn't robbed.

Momochi
He's amazing and his win is 100% legit. Not an asterisk in sight.

KBR
I respect his dedication but if he was a shitheap to people who helped him get to where he is, then I can't fault people who've been wronged (or had friends wronged) by him for speaking up.
 
well I take PL and Tom Brady word still when it comes to the DOA scene. Masters and them were hella shady. Like fucking Triforce and Rolando shady

Oh Master and Morris were shady indeed. But PL always had the air of drama queen around him. Scene was definatly disfunctional back then but Master has mellowed out somewhat and the old power structure is dead and that's why DOA is healthy at this moment.
 
I actually don't know, and I don't care much. I just know people I like and trust have problems and I leave it at that. I just want to put it out there that some people can be offput by him being around and it's not without reason, so it's not fair to just tell them they're wrong.

I prefer the approach of saying nothing these days if I don't like somebody, so I did that. I don't really have anything to say on the guy cause I talked to him for 5 seconds, I just wanna point out the situation is entirely up in the air.

You can still give props to someone even if you don't like them personally or just don't say anything at all

You don't get to be disrespectful and hide behind the "personal reasons" excuse and then not even say what those reasons are. Private stop being private when you put it in the public eye.
 
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