Only lie detected is "as popular".
Don't think he has been used much in SFV since they made SPD significantly slower to startup, which makes him instantly harder to use.
There are lots of ways to measure popularity at this ponit now. Right now he is probably the least popular grappler in SFV which means he isn't even competing with an Alpha character's second appearance and a brand new character. I don't think green hand or faster SPDs (especially when he has a neat air SPD now) would change his situation.
I never thought Gief and Sim's inclusion was about popularity, but more about diversity of playstyles.
Yeah, it's about both. Not that they're the only ones that can represent their archetypes. Something tells me few people would have freaked out about his absence with Mika and Laura in the game. Sim is definitely more specialized. Necro is the only other guy that could really replace him and that isn't happening.
It's both. There's also the part where they made Zangief into a purer grappler by removing Green Hand and the second Lariat, which would distort too much the other grapplers in the roster.
They clearly were biased towards SF2 characters too.
All of this is true. I don't get the need to make him a pure grappler in a game where characters like Ryu, Chun, Bison, Vega and Ken have evolved to play quite differently than they used to. If anything it seems like SFV favors hybrids and off the wall grapplers like Mika and Laura more. Can't wait for Alex. He should thrive in this environment if Capcom doesn't lobotomize him.
Besides....everybody loves gief
but they'll play T Hawk instead.
I'd rather fight Gief five times in a row than deal with T-Hawk once. Something about the guy is supremely offputting to me. Probably up there with Blanka and Rufus in terms of dislike.
Well then this is the one place I hope Capcom turns a deaf ear to the community...
I can't tell you how many times I've snuck a match of SFV in while my wife was still getting ready to go out...make up, hair, etc.
But if she had to sit around and wait for best 2 of 3 matches to go on date night? Well I'm sure I wouldn't need to worry about my LP, because I'd be dead.
My friend, 2/3 matches are not the issue here. You are playing the most dangerous game already.
the character lock has to be related to load times, right?
Yes, and I'm glad they went with this setup. Load times are bad enough as it is without procrastinators on character select.
Any update on an actual date for the update. I've beat all the story modes and easy survival with Ken and Karin but have no where else to go cause there is no Vs. CPU, no challenges yet, and I don't really play online.
There is nothing else to do.
I hope when DLC characters get revealed they show off the premium costume at the same time/ Also has PC pricing been decided for the UK, i'm assuming 3 pound each atm
Ditto
It'll soften the blow if their redesign sucks. I can tell you that a lot of people will be disappointed with Alex if his redesign makes him look stupid.
Can you imagine if this was their sinister plan to make people amenable to the idea of selling colors for actual money? Locking them behind a game mode SO BAD people would literally BEG Capcom to let them buy the colors.
Devious...
Fuck them if that is the case.