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Fighting Games Weekly | August 6-12
- Thread starter enzo_gt
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A new game came out this week...
WesternHeretic
Member
SF 25 year tourney bro.
Wasn't Triforce being stupid this week or last week? Or is that every week? There's some drama for you.
News? Combofiend out of coL?
Professor Beef
Banned
Yep, I remember that. It caused quite a stir over in RealPicGAF's thread.
:3
As an introvert who's not the most photogenic guy, I don't understand the "real pic on forums" thing at all.
I much prefer looking at cute digital avatars.
Oh yeah forgot about that.
Oh and I was talking about a major tournament. I know tournaments are held every week but I was talking more in line with a road to evo event.
Triforce drama is stupid and he does it every week.
crimzonflame
Member
I dunno if I should go out and buy Persona or not.
Why do you think the other games lost hype so quickly? Is it just because they're new games? Or maybe it's because of something specific to the games that might not apply to P4U?
It's true. Gaming is scary.
I like FGC and particularly (most of) MarvelGAF, though
If you're expecting the game to be as big as MVC3/SF4, then no. The game is being picked up by BB/GG, so of there is going to be a community around it.
All those games you mentioned have people playing still playing them...
It's been #1 in Japanese arcades for a while now, right?
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Japanese interest does not reflect American interest. If it did BB would have been bigger than Marvel.
No 2d fighters in the states will ever surpass the mindshare that capcom owns for fighters. Just like how 3d fighters will never be able to touch Namco's games in the states.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
See guys? Mod confirmed. Gaming=Minefield
Oh, of course. But the combo of license + "simplified" controls + very popular Japanese community makes it look like it has a really good shot at sticking around a bit.
Atlus has also done a phenomenal job promoting this in the right places so far.
Karsticles
Member
It always seems the opposite to me. Especially since race and gender are daily topics in the OT. There's almost always one person who blows his lid and gets banned.
You play Marvel?
i've been posting there since i joined and i've never been banned. my one and only ban is from gaming. oh and simpsons gaf is best gaf. fgc gaf is way better than nba gaf.
you play marvel? lets play if you are on 360! i've never beaten a mod before. i think kagari might of bought vanilla but i don't remember her ever being involved in the community.
It's just hard to tell if it's just GAF getting ultra-hype for a new game or if people legitimately see themselves playing that game for months.
Doesn't have to be that big, just some sort of community besides online ranked grinding. Look at SG... the OT gets a few new posts a week and the few times it gets streamed nobody talks about it despite how excited people were at release. I'm all for buying and getting into new fighting games but I hate feeling like I've wasted money when nobody cares shortly after release.
Mumei lurks MahvelGAF, mentioned it in another thread. 
Thoughts on latest Big Two:
- Fooblat wrecking Jago first game made me laugh so hard oh man. Raw level 3 on incoming Zero. DEFINITE mindfuck. "THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU JOIN EMPIRE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
- MrPavySRK caught on stream AND at Big Two!
- That Flux/Noel Brown match made me realize that even when Marvel has timeouts, they're never tiring. Shit is intense right up until the timer hits zero. The volatility of the game aids in this sense I believe.
- Megaman Steve looking hella solid. Using his Crystal and Acid Rain to block all of RayRay's options was godlike. Great set.
- Moons went beast mode on Chris G. Both times. Him and Flux.. both people to watch in Marvel. Moons goes above and beyond with his tech too, he really knows his characters well. He made some fantastic reads all throughout the tournament and even got air grabs on Chris G.
- Dang had Arthur combos I've never seen before that allowed for relaunch. Sick stuff.
- There was so much tech in those grand finals, god damn. I learned so much Nova stuff. Moons and RayRay were playing like it was EVO GF. At this point I think I can say confidently Moons has the best Nova, even better than DragonGod's. The hit confirms from both of them throughout grand finals had me going all OOOOOH GAW DAMN.
Thoughts on latest Big Two:
- Fooblat wrecking Jago first game made me laugh so hard oh man. Raw level 3 on incoming Zero. DEFINITE mindfuck. "THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU JOIN EMPIRE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
- MrPavySRK caught on stream AND at Big Two!
- That Flux/Noel Brown match made me realize that even when Marvel has timeouts, they're never tiring. Shit is intense right up until the timer hits zero. The volatility of the game aids in this sense I believe.
- Megaman Steve looking hella solid. Using his Crystal and Acid Rain to block all of RayRay's options was godlike. Great set.
- Moons went beast mode on Chris G. Both times. Him and Flux.. both people to watch in Marvel. Moons goes above and beyond with his tech too, he really knows his characters well. He made some fantastic reads all throughout the tournament and even got air grabs on Chris G.
- Dang had Arthur combos I've never seen before that allowed for relaunch. Sick stuff.
- There was so much tech in those grand finals, god damn. I learned so much Nova stuff. Moons and RayRay were playing like it was EVO GF. At this point I think I can say confidently Moons has the best Nova, even better than DragonGod's. The hit confirms from both of them throughout grand finals had me going all OOOOOH GAW DAMN.
Ragingnight
Member
I'll be playing Persona for awhile. Its the most fun I have had since 3rd strike. I think it will be bigger than the KOF scene. Hopefully atlus promotes the shit out of it and it be big enough to hold a spot for a few years.
edit
If its any consideration theres 152 pages on the p4a thread. And not to mention a neogaf tournament that happened already + a 360 one next week.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
Yeah, but it was posted earlier than most OT's since it was for the Japanese release.
And it's 76 pages for those who use 100 ppp
Not like that stuff matters though
Flavor of the month hype means nothing. The real test is how the game performs in the scene down the line and when the OT is moved to community when most people don't care to venture there unless they truly care about the games.
There was a time when lots of people acted like they cared about Tekken, Blazblue, Skullgirls and so forth. Preview threads, early OTs, all sorts of news, all these people posted and put their two cents in only to abandon the game some time after it coming out.
There was a time when lots of people acted like they cared about Tekken, Blazblue, Skullgirls and so forth. Preview threads, early OTs, all sorts of news, all these people posted and put their two cents in only to abandon the game some time after it coming out.
Ragingnight
Member
well to draw the comparison.
BB:CS2 has only 154 pages
SG has 68
BB:Ext has 41
SC5 with 90
and the official tekken thread has 95
If there is any correlation between thread activity and level of interest.
And I'll agree with this.
You have to factor in all iterations of the threads. For Tekken as an example, you have to factor in the original T6 thread as well. AAK made the regular Tekken OT well after most people stopped caring about T6 and Tekken in general on GAF. I wanted to run a T6 tourney with Mad Catz sponsoring but there was less than half of the people interested in what I would consider the minimum amount of participants to run a tournament.
Ragingnight
Member
ah did not see/know that. Hopefully the interest for P4A stays. CDjr just recently picked the game up but I think he is approaching the game wrong (he claims akihiko sucks...lol?). Other members of the community are trying it. I think Justin and Ricky both want to try out the game but have been traveling this week.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
When are the Evo games announced? By then we'll see if a significant amount of people give a shit about the game or not.
Thanks for reminding me about this.
Thanks for reminding me about this.
SolarPowered
Member
Indeed
The OT brings out the worst in people because of the range of topics being discussed. I rarely have to worry about gaf members outing themselves as homophobes, religious nuts, misogynists or anything majorly bad when it is gaming side. That is why I prefer gaming. Nerds are lower on the totem pole of discrimination and hate. I also don't want to go to the OT and see that guys I talk with are actually hateful people. That is no fun.
January
Terareflection
Member
I think around the end of the year/beginning of the next year..
Ragingnight
Member
EVO2k11 was around Feb IIRC. It was before MK9 release.
EVO2k12 was around Jan.
ThatCrazyGuy
Member
I've posted in OT for years, mostly Sports threads. Only been banned once. Don't even remember why.
I am never in fear of being banned for what I post. I guess I am too reasonable/lame.
I am never in fear of being banned for what I post. I guess I am too reasonable/lame.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
I've seen some ignorant ass nerds.
Professor Beef
Banned
Yep, my sole ban came from Gaming side too.
And you're not going to get mod powers from beating a mod.
Project M legit stinks.
Ragingnight
Member
I think I remember seeing you banned during that SFxT cross assault fiasco happen. Could of been sephii, not sure its been awhile.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
Yep, my sole ban came from Gaming side too.
And you're not going to get mod powers from beating a mod.
I thought it's like Green Lantern powers. Or The Santa Clause.
finalboss2
Member
Mumei lurks MahvelGAF, mentioned it in another thread.
Thoughts on latest Big Two:
- Fooblat wrecking Jago first game made me laugh so hard oh man. Raw level 3 on incoming Zero. DEFINITE mindfuck. "THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU JOIN EMPIRE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
- MrPavySRK caught on stream AND at Big Two!
- That Flux/Noel Brown match made me realize that even when Marvel has timeouts, they're never tiring. Shit is intense right up until the timer hits zero. The volatility of the game aids in this sense I believe.
- Megaman Steve looking hella solid. Using his Crystal and Acid Rain to block all of RayRay's options was godlike. Great set.
- Moons went beast mode on Chris G. Both times. Him and Flux.. both people to watch in Marvel. Moons goes above and beyond with his tech too, he really knows his characters well. He made some fantastic reads all throughout the tournament and even got air grabs on Chris G.
- Dang had Arthur combos I've never seen before that allowed for relaunch. Sick stuff.
- There was so much tech in those grand finals, god damn. I learned so much Nova stuff. Moons and RayRay were playing like it was EVO GF. At this point I think I can say confidently Moons has the best Nova, even better than DragonGod's. The hit confirms from both of them throughout grand finals had me going all OOOOOH GAW DAMN.
one thing i'm noticing is how strange the team selection are all around the country. Aside from a few random people, nobody uses Strider. Meanwhile Wesker+Doom are all over New York while you see a lot more Sentinel on the West o_0
ThatCrazyGuy
Member
naw, never been banned on gaming side. That thread was contentious though
I think I got banned for saying something about Big Ben like 7~8 years ago, I think. I do hate the Steelers, lol.
Parallax Scroll
Banned
Oh yeah. Plus New York has a bunch of Haggars and Morrigan/Doom players, while Texas has all those Zeros.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
Man Project M is so fun, a shame there's no competent (or any?) online. Also there's no one near me to play 
Porkay?
Strider is most prevalent in Norcal, plus Clockw0rk. Those guys know how to use Strider effectively, and I think it's something a lot of the East Coast would have trouble with. I believe Chou from Japan runs a Strider team too.
Seems like a lot of people agree Strider is a really good character, but in a game where TODs are not just for MarlinPie anymore, the reset-dependence of the character seems less appealing to most I guess.
The geographic distribution of characters is certainly interesting. The rise of Haggars in the East coast, Spencers in the West, etc. I think that's really cool.
WesternHeretic
Member
Chou's original team was Strider on mother fucking POINT!
Norcal is also what Magnus called "Land of the rising Varja." Houston is land of the Zero's, but Socal is slowly catching up with more Zero and Dorm post EVO. Also was once land of the Magnus.
EC is land of the Wesker, and I have no idea where all the Vergil are but they seemed spread out everywhere.
Professor Beef
Banned
I should be more specific. Project M is fun to play, but from a design standpoint it's completely terrible. There are clear biases towards the Melee characters (which is to be expected, since it's called "Project M" after all), and the Brawl characters either got changes nobody wanted/asked for, or had their playstyles and movesets changed so they play nothing like their Brawl selves.
In short: Project M is for Melee enthusiasts, and Brawl fans can hit the bricks.
I thought it fixed a lot of problems from Brawl?
EDIT: Oh, I see. Yeah, they should of kept the Brawl characters with some of their playstyle intact.
finalboss2
Member
I guess the big thing with Vergil is that on the EC I see a lot of anchor Vergils who throw up swords+xf3, while WC is more point/second.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
Exactly!
I like some of the changes they made to those characters, though I never really played them in Brawl. Wario getting his shoulder tackle is neat. The Lucario specific combo thing is pretty cool too.