Fighting Games Weekly | September 10-16

haunts said:
I'll be posting up Aftershock details today on IPW.

This will most likely be my last broadcast on IPW for quite sometime -- maybe forever -- so hope you enjoy it. I'll be passing the torch to Harrison who handles the Starbase Streams and the past few Southtown streams.
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smurfx said:
haunt is betraying norcal and will move to socal? imagine if at aftershock champ is about to win and haunts then smacks him with a chair. the announcers reaction would be this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=8oA1AtmTUPw#t=219s
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Also note that Haunts wear a NorCal shirt in black/white and after he slams Champ he rips it off to reveal a SoCal shirt in black/red scheme.

Oh and of course he has a can of spray paint which he proceed to tag the back of the fallen NorCal member.
 
Parallax Scroll said:
Enzo, what's the significance of your new color scheme?
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New Iron Man armor in the comics as a part of Marvel NOW:

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smurfx said:
all enzo ever does is change the color scheme of his avatar so its not really changing.
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Yeah I was planning on changing it to Kanye or a different Iron Man, but people said it has a kind of charm, and I always wanted an avatar with some sort of recognizability but one that I could vary. What I was going to do was a picture of Kanye and have the reflection in his glasses change, but it didn't crop right.
 
Late to the post but:

haunts said:
I'll be posting up Aftershock details today on IPW.

This will most likely be my last broadcast on IPW for quite sometime -- maybe forever -- so hope you enjoy it. I'll be passing the torch to Harrison who handles the Starbase Streams and the past few Southtown streams.
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I hope you do well with whatever your future endeavors might be.

Stabby McSter said:
Which reminds me, Corimon posted this on Twitter a couple of days ago.

Corimon （*´▽｀*） ‏@Coriimon
Why pad players are at a REAL disadvantage:
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Wow, I can't believe I know where that's from/haven't used it before in a FGW thread. :lol

Solune, I bet you've seen this one before too.
 
haunts said:
I'll be posting up Aftershock details today on IPW.

This will most likely be my last broadcast on IPW for quite sometime -- maybe forever -- so hope you enjoy it. I'll be passing the torch to Harrison who handles the Starbase Streams and the past few Southtown streams.
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Haunts will stop streaming under the IPW name and start under the IPL Fighters brand. /esports

I read this differently than most people did. Seems a lot of people interpreted that as him retiring from streaming. I just thought he's no longer streaming on IPW.
 
xCobalt said:
Haunts will stop streaming under the IPW name and start under the IPL Fighters brand. /esports

I read this differently than most people did. Seems a lot of people interpreted that as him retiring from streaming. I just thought he's no longer streaming on IPW.
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That's how I read it, too. That doesn't stop me from getting misty-eyed, though =(

Whatever Haunts does after he stops streaming with IPW, I'm sure he'll do well. And Harrison does good work, so he's a good choice.

But I don't like sudden changes, damnit! #FightingGameConservatism
 
xCobalt said:
Haunts will stop streaming under the IPW name and start under the IPL Fighters brand. /esports

I read this differently than most people did. Seems a lot of people interpreted that as him retiring from streaming. I just thought he's no longer streaming on IPW.
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Since I learned he quit his job or whatever and he does IPW full-time, it crossed my head that he may have hit us with the gootecks and decided doing content for the FGC couldn't pay his bills anymore.

But really, with haunts' experience, it's more likely he got a more professional gig. Sp00ky is next. Maybe he's going to Superbot LOL
 
Stabby McSter said:
MINE says Ironman suxxxxxxx~


sauce

he needs to proofread his posts, though.
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Disregarding the characters actually chosen but more focusing on his reasoning... they range from just plain awful to factually incorrect.

Hsien Ko and Chun Li - Ranking these 2 characters low based off of low health and low damage output is now not that relevant in the current meta game. Characters like Firebrand, Strider, Morrigan, Storm all do low damage while having low health. Health in particular is not a major factor in determining character worth unless your health is so low like Phoenix where you don't even need a clean hit to kill her. Character tools matter more and these characters either lack tool or their "good" tools just aren't good enough.

Chun Li is better than Hsien Ko because she has very good anti-rushdown tools, has actual mix ups and mobility plus a good assist that doesn't need to be powered up to be used. Chun Li requires high execution to be a character that is Mid tier so often she is lumped down with the Low tier. Hsien Ko while does have some legit tools is too bogged down by awful mobility and that's a death sentence in this game.

Thor - Thor can do high damage fairly easily with even just one combo extending assist. He doesn't have good normals for the most part but he does have solid tools and importantly as a tank his air mobility is insanely good. No where near bottom 8.

Iron Man - Everything stated about Iron Man is FACTUALLY incorrect. IM can do 1 million damage combos relatively easy with assists and most of his BnBs are above 800k... all for only 1 meter spent. Unlike most of the other low tiers, IM can fully convert combos from super jump height and can convert combos from longer spaces than a lot of characters. His health is also considered to be in the "average" range at 950K, that is just enough health to avoid death from a BnB of an average character. Finally, no good mix ups is also factually incorrect as IM has legit incoming mix ups (Repulsar trap), an unreactable up/down air dash high/low, fuzzy guards, throw mix ups and some cross ups. IM's up to down dash is one of the fastest in the game, like top 3 so normals coming out of it can't be reacted to (basically he is in competition with Nova, Viper and Magneto in this air dash range).

Rocket Raccoon - Again the same conundrum as Hsien Ko and Chun Li only he is correct in saying he lacks a good/reliable SJ confirm. RR CAN apparently confirm from that height but it's very strict/difficult. However, this character has legit tools and is a threat. Plus Log Trap. Not bottom 8 at all especially if you have the execution. Pretty sure Boulder Trap loops break 900K.

Deadpool - While it's true that his normals aren't that great have some recovery, Deadpool is more like Viper where he survives on the strength of his specials and tools. His keepaway is very effective and having a fast 0 recovery teleport means he is always within range to kill you. Through Bolo trap he CAN convert off of SJ height plus his anti-air jabs are legit. Very underrated and underused character, I would argue he is High tier caliber. Bottom 8 is lol.


Honestly speaking Iron Fist and Ghost Rider are the characters that should've been on the list of bottom 8. No SJ height confirms, 0 air mobility or even air specials, unsafe hypers, lose badly to chicken block, lose badly to teleport/sword normal characters and lose badly to runaway/keepaway.
 
Dahbomb said:
Disregarding the characters actually chosen but more focusing on his reasoning... they range from just plain awful to factually incorrect.

Hsien Ko and Chun Li - Ranking these 2 characters low based off of low health and low damage output is now not that relevant in the current meta game. Characters like Firebrand, Strider, Morrigan, Storm all do low damage while having low health. Health in particular is not a major factor in determining character worth unless your health is so low like Phoenix where you don't even need a clean hit to kill her. Character tools matter more and these characters either lack tool or their "good" tools just aren't good enough.

Chun Li is better than Hsien Ko because she has very good anti-rushdown tools, has actual mix ups and mobility plus a good assist that doesn't need to be powered up to be used. Chun Li requires high execution to be a character that is Mid tier so often she is lumped down with the Low tier. Hsien Ko while does have some legit tools is too bogged down by awful mobility and that's a death sentence in this game.

Thor - Thor can do high damage fairly easily with even just one combo extending assist. He doesn't have good normals for the most part but he does have solid tools and importantly as a tank his air mobility is insanely good. No where near bottom 8.

Iron Man - Everything stated about Iron Man is FACTUALLY incorrect. IM can do 1 million damage combos relatively easy with assists and most of his BnBs are above 800k... all for only 1 meter spent. Unlike most of the other low tiers, IM can fully convert combos from super jump height and can convert combos from longer spaces than a lot of characters. His health is also considered to be in the "average" range at 950K, that is just enough health to avoid death from a BnB of an average character. Finally, no good mix ups is also factually incorrect as IM has legit incoming mix ups (Repulsar trap), an unreactable up/down air dash high/low, fuzzy guards, throw mix ups and some cross ups. IM's up to down dash is one of the fastest in the game, like top 3 so normals coming out of it can't be reacted to (basically he is in competition with Nova, Viper and Magneto in this air dash range).

Rocket Raccoon - Again the same conundrum as Hsien Ko and Chun Li only he is correct in saying he lacks a good/reliable SJ confirm. RR CAN apparently confirm from that height but it's very strict/difficult. However, this character has legit tools and is a threat. Plus Log Trap. Not bottom 8 at all especially if you have the execution. Pretty sure Boulder Trap loops break 900K.

Deadpool - While it's true that his normals aren't that great have some recovery, Deadpool is more like Viper where he survives on the strength of his specials and tools. His keepaway is very effective and having a fast 0 recovery teleport means he is always within range to kill you. Through Bolo trap he CAN convert off of SJ height plus his anti-air jabs are legit. Very underrated and underused character, I would argue he is High tier caliber. Bottom 8 is lol.


Honestly speaking Iron Fist and Ghost Rider are the characters that should've been on the list of bottom 8. No SJ height confirms, 0 air mobility or even air specials, unsafe hypers, lose badly to chicken block, lose badly to teleport/sword normal characters and lose badly to runaway/keepaway.
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I actually don't agree with anything he ever says, soooooo... D:
 
AzureJericho said:
950K makes for a healthy chick. Seriously, I feel like if you sit at 900K - 1 Mil, you're pretty damn gifted in this game.
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Agreed. My Morrigan survives a lot of stuff. Maybe Capcom Female tendencies have trained me well, because I'm always thinking "How is Morrigan not dead yet?"
 
Unless someone lets go of the stick, that combo wouldn't be possible on a player mashing side exchange. It's super impractical.
 
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