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[Brobzoid]

"My proposal is simply to introduce a bracket that prohibits using any character that has a projectile attack"


:|

This is a really really minor insignificant thing, but I really hope that Capcom goes back to doing "fight intros" for Street Fighter games the way used before 4. No cinematics, just the two characters on screen doing whatever cool little intro animation the devs came up with.

Especially stuff like the special character specific intros. They really helped in giving characters personality and setting the mood for certain fights. You know Gen is a badass old man when he blocks Akuma's raging demon and then counters with his own super. Doesn't even have to be something as flashy as that, stuff like the classic Ryu-Ken fistbump tells you plenty about the characters and their relationship. I feel like something is lost in the mini cinematics they opted for this time around with 4 and SFxT (although at least that one has special team intros, so there is that).

And how in the fuck does Guy manage to find barrels to angrily kick in every stage anyways? Why the fuck are there barrels near some active volcano? Why does Guy have such a deep-seated grudge against barrels? So many questions.

quoting this shit to agree with it.

 

[El Sloth]

http://venturebeat.com/2013/07/21/adrift-in-a-sea-of-hadokens/



God it's like this thread

Last line confirms Beef is ghostwriting for Venture Beat.

 

[Skogen]

That Venture Beat article is a joke, right?

 

[kirblar]

Well, if we're not getting DS4, then long live Capcom All-Stars?

 

[A Pretty Panda]

That Venture Beat article is a joke, right?

You tell me

Watching two Evo competitors trade fireballs for nine rounds elicits some of the aforementioned frustrations, despite requiring a constant response of dodge, duck, and dive. I don’t think it’s feasible to just remove projectiles, but maybe we can find a middle ground. My proposal is simply to introduce a bracket that prohibits using any character that has a projectile attack. This would do a couple of things: give people bored of fireball spam an alternative and provide much-needed exposure for some of Street Fighter’s less popular combatants. The crowd this year went nuts when a player swapped from Hadouken-happy Akuma to grapple-focused Hakan.

 

[Passive Assassin]

http://venturebeat.com/2013/07/21/adrift-in-a-sea-of-hadokens/



God it's like this thread

Whens Mahvel?

 

[Stabby McSter]

That Venture Beat article is a joke, right?

if it is, it's an underwhelming joke

 

[Seasoned Badger]

Sounds like Tekken is the game for him......

 

[Beckx]

"Give exposure for less popular characters"

LOL.

Yes, in this bracket, finally Cammy and Fei Long will get their time in the sun!

 

[Passive Assassin]

Pick your poison! Zoning or rushdown!

 

[El Sloth]

I like the Editor's note put before the article. He definitely sensed the potential bee's hive the dude was kicking:

"Editor's Note from Eduardo Moutinho: Jeremy makes an interesting argument, but I believe high-level fighting-game competition is all about exploiting the strongest moves and play styles. If events ban projectiles, players will just go to the next most effective attack."

 

[Stabby McSter]

Sounds like Tekken is the game for him......

nop :<

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 is clunky and stiff compared to many of its modern peers.

 

[GuardianE]

http://venturebeat.com/2013/07/21/adrift-in-a-sea-of-hadokens/

What is this garbage?

It baffles me when people write something with such self importance combined with outright ignorance.

 

[KakesuSora]

I've never watched VxG before. How is it usually? What should I expect?

 

[Kalamari]

http://venturebeat.com/2013/07/21/adrift-in-a-sea-of-hadokens/



God it's like this thread

The author gets pretty blown up in the comments.

 

[DryEyeRelief]

That entire article belongs on the scrub quotes twitter.

 

[Karsticles]

Welp I guess that's it

http://www.siliconera.com/2013/07/2...ing-in-the-grave-for-now/#XFM9gPrbhhI0Dtzm.99



well this whomps.

Told ya.

 

[A Pretty Panda]

Skullgirls got a mention in that article before SFxT did lol

 

[kirblar]

I've never watched VxG before. How is it usually? What should I expect?

Have you watched Bifuteki?

 

[GuardianE]

Have you watched Bifuteki?

Bifuteki is streaming it? ....man.

 

[El Sloth]

Before folks get too mad at Venture Beast, it should probably noted that the author was a "community writer" aka just some dude not the guys at Venture Beat themselves.

 

[Kumubou]

[some awful article I don't even want to re-link]
God it's like this thread

That article is bad not just by FG standards, but by what one would expect from a sentient human being. I don't even want to give it additional impressions, yeesh.

 

[Shouta]

Have you watched Bifuteki?

No one ever watches Bifuteki. Bifuteki just yells at you.

 

[RockTurtle]

damn i wish i had photoshop for da beech

 

[Parallax Scroll]

http://venturebeat.com/2013/07/21/adrift-in-a-sea-of-hadokens/



God it's like this thread

lolololololol

 

[SloaneRisette]

Man that Venture Beat article was the worst thing I've ever read, probably.

 

[KakesuSora]

Have you watched Bifuteki?

Nope, why?

 

[Brobzoid]

Nope, why?

he's shit at it.

 

[SloaneRisette]

Nope, why?

Save yourself the pain, don't watch it.

 

[notworksafe]

http://venturebeat.com/2013/07/21/adrift-in-a-sea-of-hadokens/



God it's like this thread

Someone who doesn't play fighting games commenting on them like an expert? It's literally this thread in article form.

 

[Seasoned Badger]

nop :<

Well, he only hates Tekken for it's visuals and didn't say anything about it's gameplay. Dead of Alive would probably be more his cup of tea, that game have pretty smooth movements compare to Tekken.

 

[Cosmo Clock 21]

Before folks get too mad at Venture Beast, it should probably noted that the author was a "community writer" aka just some dude not the guys at Venture Beat themselves.

They still felt like it passed muster to publish. Like the blogs in Forbes. "They should put Monster Hunter on PS360 cause I don't own a Nintendo system"

 

[Dahbomb]

I am surprised that writer didn't go ham on Soul Fist. I guess he is fine with one person throwing fireballs and the other trying to get in but opposed to two people sitting back throwing fireballs.

Stuff like this is why that new LoL fighter could be big if done right. No one really likes "spammy" play it doesn't matter how high level it is you don't get respect for using the same few moves over and over again. A fighting game with cooldowns implemented for specials could just be the remedy.. as long as they keep that shit away from the main fighters like AE and Marvel.

Although people will still find some way to complain.

 

[Parallax Scroll]

Save yourself the pain, don't watch it.

Capcomfighters is doing the main stream.

 

[Seasoned Badger]

Capcomfighters is doing the main stream.

Yup, Bifuteki is doing all the non-capcom stuff that no one watches like Injustice.

 

[Parallax Scroll]

Has VxG said whether they will ban projectile characters?

 

[SloaneRisette]

Capcomfighters is doing the main stream.

Well, you can just watch the good stream then!

 

[sixteen-bit]

http://venturebeat.com/2013/07/21/adrift-in-a-sea-of-hadokens/

Has VxG said whether they will ban projectile characters?

Not enough :lol smileys

 

[Professor Beef]

Has VxG said whether they will ban projectile characters?

Well IRL Shang Tsung is gonna be there, so probably not.

 

[LordJim]

FGCPMSabin- Alioune vs. Wolfstreet (Trish/R. Raccoon/P. Wright)

Great avatars guys lol

This is like the 3d time I see the XF Anti-Phoenix tech done outside of casuals ever since it was discovered

 

["God's Beard!"]

A fighting game with cooldowns implemented for specials could just be the remedy..

You mean like Injustice?

What about Zero's Buster?

You can force a cooldown on your opponent's strongest moves in P4A and Jojo's.

 

[El Sloth]

quoting this shit to agree with it.

 

[SolarPowered]

I am surprised that writer didn't go ham on Soul Fist. I guess he is fine with one person throwing fireballs and the other trying to get in but opposed to two people sitting back throwing fireballs.

Stuff like this is why that new LoL fighter could be big if done right. No one really likes "spammy" play it doesn't matter how high level it is you don't get respect for using the same few moves over and over again. A fighting game with cooldowns implemented for specials could just be the remedy.. as long as they keep that shit away from the main fighters like AE and Marvel.

Although people will still find some way to complain.

Me thinks he only watched EVO and hasn't seen how the tournament season played out over time. All he probably knew is that everyone hated this one Morrigan player who made top 8 for whatever reason.

 

[Koop]

Anyone knows the projected numbers so far (registration) for the VxG tourney cause their site is horrible and I don't see anything getting pools lined up etc. I am also trying to figure out what to expect.

 

[Azure J]

Oh my God, why didn't I post in this thread any sooner?

Can someone please send my Mike Jones to da Beech? It'll be double relevant too given StarTropics takes place at da beech! :lol

 

[JeTmAn81]

This is like the 3d time I see the XF Anti-Phoenix tech done outside of casuals ever since it was discovered

How can we hold all these Phoenix Wright players at EVO?

Getting beat down by a Phoenix Wright player has to be the worst feeling in this game. Worse than watching Zero's movies or getting infinited. I had to go to therapy after playing SlasherMcGirk.

 

[El Sloth]

Well IRL Shang Tsung is gonna be there, so probably not.

When can we expect your debut Venture Beat community article on why Skullgirls is terrible for humanity and the #1 cause for prostate cancer?

 

[Cosmo Clock 21]

When can we expect your debut Venture Beat community article on why Skullgirls is terrible for humanity and the #1 cause for prostate cancer?

But jerkin it decreases your odds of prostate cancer???

 

[Uncle AJ]

Please don't give that guy hits on his shitty article.

 

[CrazyTank940]

Please don't give that guy hits on his shitty article.

I agree. Reading the first quote posted in here made me think "welp I'm sure the rest of the article is as bad as this if not worse, why should I give them the site view?"