The problem is all the big threads, including FGW used to push the crap off the front page, like "who is your favourite final fantasy character with blue hair?"
Now they are in community, and part of anime, those question or opinion threads are gaming, which attracts more people who like those threads which means more of them.
FGW put in a lot of work over the years and even if some of the posts were about Mortal Kombat or Killer Instinct, at least they were for the greater good.
No doubt.
I wish moderators would crack down on that crap. And forum games - when did that become a thing here? Next we'll see the "seconds game".
I wonder if 'optimized' v-trigger usage will end up with it being only used in certain specific situations (only mid-combo, after a knockdown, during a block string, etc.) to guarantee a return rather than just randomly using it in a neutral situation.
I think it'll pan out just like X-Factor, because the two features are similar in a lot of ways:
1) Buff on a timer.
2) If you pop it mid-combo, you are rewarded with big damage.
3) If you pop it in the neutral, there's a chance it'll be wasted.
Letting Bison pop V-Trigger out of a Knee Press hit is pretty scary, and arguably not a good idea. Since I saw Knee Press, V-Trigger, c.MK all hit in that video, the following combo might also be possible:
Knee Press
V-Trigger
c.MP
Knee Press
VEX Psycho Inferno
VEX Psycho Blast
VEX Head Stomp
That's probably ~500 damage, since his other VEX chains are around there. That's about 70% of the life bar right now, and off of a random Knee Press hit. Even as a potential Bison main, that seems like something you wouldn't want to let people do...