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[Gentle Rodriguez]

I would not want to be the guy to tell them it's over

 

[JB-the-Hunter]

I would not want to be the guy to tell them it's over

This is like Hbox vs. Wobbles at EVO '13.

 

[Astarte]

Bananaken got BTFO
The Arcsys tease went nowhere

what a great last few minutes

 

[def sim]

It would suck. USF4 has a variety of viable characteres- SF4/AE would just overpower everything else.

Oh I'm not looking for balance anymore at that point. I want to see the best SF4 characters fight it out and see where everybody stands.

It's vanilla Akuma up top, though.

 

[Ultra Numb]

Solid performance from Armada and Shroomed.

 

[mStudios]

fucking 9
fucking rng

 

[Fandangox]

lol they just kept playing.

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

This would be fun.

You'd think it would be, but if there was actual money on the line everyone would just be picking the one character that's slightly more OP than the other ones, and it would become boring real fast. Overpowered modes always become boring af once people inevitably figure them out.

Oh I'm not looking for balance anymore at that point. I want to see the best SF4 characters fight it out and see where everybody stands.

It's vanilla Akuma up top, though.

That'd maybe be fun for a side tourney, nothing more.

 

[kirblar]

Mike Ross getting 4th entrance? Rigged!

You'd think it would be, but if there was actual money on the line everyone would just be picking the one character that's slightly more OP than the other ones, and it would become boring real fast. Overpowered modes always become boring af once people inevitably figure them out.

Yeah, but there likely wouldn't' be enough time for it to get stale before SF5 completely takes over.

 

[pixelish]

Mike Ross getting 4th entrance? Rigged!

too hollywood for the exhibition

 

[The Lone Dragon]

You'd think it would be, but if there was actual money on the line everyone would just be picking the one character that's slightly more OP than the other ones, and it would become boring real fast. Overpowered modes always become boring af once people inevitably figure them out.

No one has any idea what that "one character" is, though, because Omega hasn't been explored at all.

And, that's the most exciting period in any fighting game. The learning period.

Who knows, Omega mode might actually turn out to be fairly balanced. No one knows yet.

 

[def sim]

You'd think it would be, but if there was actual money on the line everyone would just be picking the one character that's slightly more OP than the other ones, and it would become boring real fast. Overpowered modes always become boring af once people inevitably figure them out.


That'd maybe be fun for a side tourney, nothing more.

That's kind of the point, SF4 will be a side tourney soon enough with V coming out.

 

[Spinosaurus]

 

[StriKeVillain]

UltraDavid is great so far. He has the perfect amount of snark.

 

[Rainy]

lmao they mislabeled winners finals as losers quarters?

 

[Conceited]

where are the good players

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

No one has any idea what that "one character" is, though, because Omega hasn't been explored at all.

And, that's the most exciting period in any fighting game. The learning period.

Who knows, Omega mode might actually turn out to be fairly balanced. No one knows yet.

It doesn't take long for players to find the stronger characters in a game that's supposed to be balanced, let alone Omega that was never supposed to be balanced. By putting money on the line you're turning a fun mode into an super imbalanced fighting game, and I don't see the fun in that.

 

[TheOGB]

"I call him Weedle cuz that boy on point!"

EE

 

[pixelish]

i will be so disappointed if sanford doesn't pick vanilla sagat

 

[ThirtyPlus]

DA KANG

 

[FSLink]

Someone needs to convert this to Twitch sized ASCII art.

 

[The Lone Dragon]

It doesn't take long for players to find the stronger characters in a game that's supposed to be balanced, let alone Omega that was never supposed to be balanced. By putting money on the line you're turning a fun mode into an super imbalanced fighting game, and I don't see the fun in that.

"Unbalanced" fighting games have often enjoyed great success in the tournament scene...with money on the line. And, people had great fun.

Omega mode wouldn't be the first time of the last time (assuming it actually is THAT unbalanced in the first place, which we don't know.)

 

[TheChits]

Oni? Son come on

 

[StriKeVillain]

Boooooo Sanford.

 

[pixelish]

do the players even know they're playing edition select?

 

[Lulubop]

Ryu is shit in Smash?

 

[JB-the-Hunter]

Ryu is shit in Smash?

Nah

 

[Conceited]

this adon

 

[A Pretty Panda]

Need a Sanford cam damn it!

 

[ldcommando]

dat round, son

 

[Rainy]

SALTFORD INCOMING?

 

[StriKeVillain]

WOW

Sanford GTFO.

 

[TheChits]

LOL Sanford.

 

[MrDaravon]

I'm just tuning into Ultra, what exactly is the format here?

 

[joe2187]

Does anybody even realize you can edition select besides tahj!?

 

[jwillenn]

Ok, THIS time CJ gets eliminated.

 

[ThirtyPlus]

PUERTO ROCK!

 

[swx]

eduardo pls do it!!

 

[vocab]

Edition select tourney. Picks ultra oni. Sanford is the most try hard guy I have ever seen, and he just got destroyed.

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

Faulty buttons Sanford?

Better break your stick

 

[StriKeVillain]

I'm just tuning into Ultra, what exactly is the format here?

If you go over the top rope and if your feet touch the ground you're eliminated.

 

[A Pretty Panda]

I'm just tuning into Ultra, what exactly is the format here?

Winner stays on, 30 people, edition select, one game 3 rounds

 

[ldcommando]

pr rog too stronk

 

[MrDaravon]

Winner stays on, 30 people, edition select, one game 3 rounds

So is it whoever makes it to the end, or whoever has the most wins total? I'd assume it was just whoever was left at the end, but they're tracking wins.

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

Chen pls

 

[Horseress]

LOL oh god I love James

 

[TheChits]

So is it whoever makes it to the end, or whoever has the most wins total? I'd assume it was just whoever was left at the end, but they're tracking wins.

Whoever is left at the end fights whoever gets the most wins

 

[A Pretty Panda]

Is the stream laggy for anyone right now or is it on my end?

 

[Conceited]

talk about throwing it away

so obvious

 

[MrDaravon]

Whoever is left at the end fights whoever gets the most wins

Ah okay, that makes sense then.