Diablohead
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Used to watch evo for SF4, now I watch it for smash (mostly)
amazing how things change
amazing how things change
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Evolution 2015 - The Fighting Game Tournament of the Year - July 17-19th
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Melee is on Sunday.
notworksafe
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No tournament is perfect, sadly. One day we'll go back to having only fighting games at EVO.
IMO they should've just flipped it. Put Melee on Saturday and Smash 4 on Sunday.
The Sarcastic Dude
Banned
The salt that Smash causes. Lol
notworksafe
Member
I don't mind Smash being at EVO, actually. Gives me a chance to hit the bar and refresh myself before the last games.
Exactly. Gives me time to order pizza, bathroom break and watch something else. Bring on smash!!!!
Last year I made the effort to try to give it a chance and watch it, never again.
same here lol
Projectjustice
Banned
Im so disappointed I couldnt go this year. Ill be there next year for sure to compete in SF5! This weekend all I will be doing is watching this stream! Its going to be glorious!
SF4 should be booted for killing sfxt.
SFxT did a fine job of dying by itself.
Had 2013 Edition been the release version of the game without the DLC fiasco... Who knows, we could be playing SFxT instead of USF4.
SloaneRisette
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GAF peeps heading to Evo, if y'all haven't checked my million posts in FGW
Gonna try and hold a hang out in my room Thursday night with some Ultra, if someone wants to bring a 360 with Ultra I can just bring my monitor, if not I'll bring my PS3/Ultra (though hope y'all have dual modded sticks/gamepads if so)
Hit me up on Thursday once I'm there and we get our room and I'll give info and can settle on a time for people to start heading in.
Gonna try and hold a hang out in my room Thursday night with some Ultra, if someone wants to bring a 360 with Ultra I can just bring my monitor, if not I'll bring my PS3/Ultra (though hope y'all have dual modded sticks/gamepads if so)
Hit me up on Thursday once I'm there and we get our room and I'll give info and can settle on a time for people to start heading in.
WhateverItTakes
Banned
Used to watch evo for SF4, now I watch it for smash (mostly)
amazing how things change
And I'm the reverse! Though it only took me one year to get me off that smash buzz...
I've tried to watch some matches, seeing how the recaps and blurst from promo videos seem to make it so hype.
NEVER AGAIN.
Captain Rage Quit 69
Banned
You guys are really mean to Smash D: but I guess it's an acquired taste like fighting games in general.
You could at least be respectful and acknowledge it as a fighting game though...
You could at least be respectful and acknowledge it as a fighting game though...
Yeah good luck with that. Got to be as insulting as possible.
WesternHeretic
Member
No. I rather not.
StriKeVillain
Banned
I'll try and hit you up on Twitter tomorrow when I fly in.
notworksafe
Member
Even Sakurai says it isn't a fighting game.
Disrespectful!
Disrespectful!
fighting games were a mistake. nothing but trash.
notworksafe
Member
fighting games: no good for azuza, no good for neogaf
Yup, same.
Professor Beef
Banned
Same here. I might wanna take a nap first since I'm coming in around 10.
If you do not enjoy my preferred games and more importantly do not attack my disliked games you are behaving MOST ILLEGALLY and will go to jail for crimes.
These crimes:
These crimes:
- the fuck, man?
- obey me
I'm looking forward to good times with pals watching EVO. Not so much looking forward to USFIV which I find to be quite shit but I'll watch it with friends.
bigmit3737
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Is Smash that bad? I was going to make an effort to watch it this year.
Is there a strong favorite winner for Melee?
How's the wiiu smash ? Is it more balanced ?
Is there a strong favorite winner for Melee?
How's the wiiu smash ? Is it more balanced ?
There's no EU-friendly restreams or anything this year right? Like, rebroadcasting the 'live' show during the 12 hours of overnight (local) downtime? As an Evo lover in the EU, I just don't know how much longer I can puzzle through the annual fucking acute prolonged nocturnal shift that this event demands. I assume twitch archives are subscriber only, but even then I think that's a crappy option for Europe-that-can't-be-awake-6pm-to-8am. A dedicated sister-channel for each official stream to cater to EU crowd would be so wonderful and friendly and really engender further community.
DryEyeRelief
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Weren't you in the other thread trying to do damage control on the Killer Instinct's timeslot?
Er..... no? Or how to downplay? I don't get it?
no, it's not. I find melee way more interesting and hype than SF or even Marvel. Wii U smash is slower though and not as interesting to watch.
ThatCrazyGuy
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Twitch archives can be viewed right after stream ends
DryEyeRelief
Member
I guess I gave you too much credit? You were just rubbing salt into people's wounds?
How long are they usually up for? I missed a lot of last year's EVO and was never able to find a way of watching it.
Salt? Or tongue in cheek? The world will never know.
For free or sub-only? CapcomFighters is sub-only which is a pain in the arse. I'd sub for one but there's eight channels or something this year.
60 days, but by that time, all the vods are ripped and put up on YouTube somewhere, by EVO or somebody who wanted to make sure they were out there.
Just type in EVO [game of chance]
Would be nice
DryEyeRelief
Member
just add /profile/past_broadcasts for the stream of choice and you'll see the archive.
example: www.twitch.tv/srkevo1/profile/past_broadcasts
This won't work for capcom fighters unless you subscribe to their channel
Seth Killian's new game.
A brand new character reveal for SFV. Ken's reveal at SDCC was a surprise, would have expected them to save him for Evo tbh.
Karsticles
Member
Knowing NWS, def. salt.
JB-the-Hunter
Member
Not bad at all. Wii U version is the best in the series IMO. Melee aight too.
It's not, people who say it's bad are being very hyperbolic. There's no reason to not give it a chance.
There's a few different people who could take Melee but right now Leffen is the favorite going in because he's won the last three American majors of the summer so far and has looked the most consistent. Then there's an uncertain player, PPMD, who hasn't gone to anything since he won Apex at the beginning of the year. Either of those two are the favorite depending on you talk to with Mang0, Armada, Hbox, and others closely behind them. It's a very player-focused competitive game in the sense that if you follow the players and know the stories, the game becomes that much more intense and exciting to watch. It also helps that the gameplay, for the most part, is fast-paced (with some exceptions).
In regards to Smash 4, it's too early to say if it's "more balanced" but balance isn't even the reason people scoff at either game. However, Smash 4 for EVO will have customs on so it's going to be wacky to watch and likely look a bit janky compared to customs off. I would still watch it anyway since it's the largest tournament for it so far that has customs on in a time where people could be withholding custom technology (as in, stuff people aren't aware of that works that could bring about advantages in matches and such) similarly to how Marvel players hid stuff until EVO a few years back.
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