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Still don't know who I want the third person on my team to be. I know I want Kyo and Athena, but not sure who to choose for #3.

All I know is that I'd preferably want a grappler tho, maybe I should go for King of Dinosaurs.

Going Team mexico Dino and Angel with the 3rd member replaced with Terry or Geese

 

[RellyRell28]

Ya it was pretty bad, Kumite was better in every way possible. Lupe made TS worth it though.

I mean the top 8 was pretty good despite the mirrors. Rog vs. Hsien was probably the best match in that top 8 though. Of course Kumite was better though as it had all the big names.

 

[DryEyeRelief]

Does KoF let you pick 3 characters freely or forced to take the teams they are sorted in?

you pick 3 freely. the teams are just story junk

 

[oneida]

Texas Showdown top 8 was a Ken Necalli fest huh?

If it wasn't a capcom game, that would have given everybody ammunition

Spoiler

youre right

 

[ShadowSoldier89]

My tentative prerelease team for KOF is just straight up team women fighters. Though swapping Mai for Angel is possible.

 

[Karsticles]

Really, Ken was highly used? Looks like my launch tier list is looking more and more accurate. :-D

 

[Bizazedo]

Really, Ken was highly used? Looks like my launch tier list is looking more and more accurate. :-D

I giggle as I see Bison in freefall among the tiers.

There was one in top 8, but he got wrecked, so curious how he made it that far / would love to see his matches.

 

[Skilletor]

Texas Showdown top 8 was a Ken Necalli fest huh?

If it wasn't a capcom game, that would have given everybody ammunition

Because if we've learned one thing about SF5's launch, it's that SF gets a free pass because it's a Capcom game.

 

[Karsticles]

I giggle as I see Bison in freefall among the tiers.

There was one in top 8, but he got wrecked, so curious how he made it that far / would love to see his matches.

I think you are confused, sir. Bison is an S tier character that is completely ridiculous and without flaws. Any concerns his playerbase had pre-release are groundless.

 

[CountBlack]

I giggle as I see Bison in freefall among the tiers.

There was one in top 8, but he got wrecked, so curious how he made it that far / would love to see his matches.

I think you are confused, sir. Bison is an S tier character that is completely ridiculous and without flaws. Any concerns his playerbase had pre-release are groundless.

Problem X just won a CPT event like a week or two ago with Bison and Phenom won a CPT event last weekend with Bison lol stop it

 

[BadWolf]

Why not?

Execution.

Does KoF let you pick 3 characters freely or forced to take the teams they are sorted in?

We have been able to pick freely in KOF since KOF95.

 

[Karsticles]

Problem X just won a CPT event like a week or two ago with Bison and Phenom won a CPT event last weekend with Bison lol stop it

Who was his opponent in Grand Finals?

 

[CountBlack]

Who was his opponent in Grand Finals?

Problem X went against Luffy in grand finals and Phenom went against Coungster.

Problem X got 3rd at the Italy CPT event too

 

[Karsticles]

Problem X went against Luffy in grand finals and Phenom went against Coungster.

Problem X got 3rd at the Italy CPT event too

Oh, so Europe. I can see how Bison might succeed at that level of competitive play.

 

[CountBlack]

Oh, so Europe. I can see how Bison might succeed at that level of competitive play.

lmao guess I got my excuse for Laura winning anything too then

 

[Tripon]

American best players were at Redbull Kumite and PAX arena. Or do people think Julio could beat either Ricki or NuckleDu right now.

 

[Bizazedo]

Problem X just won a CPT event like a week or two ago with Bison and Phenom won a CPT event last weekend with Bison lol stop it

Well, Phenom at least agrees, or used to agree, with my thought process that as time passes Bison will drop in the tiers. I still think he'll be mid (Phenom thinks slightly higher, which is reasonable), but a lot of his stuff is reactable to / invincible reversal punishable on offense so he has to play D against those characters....and his defense sucks.

It's SF5, though, and the tiers are still close, so he can still win, but eh.

Problem seems more optimistic -

Problem defeated Ultra Street Fighter 4 EVO champion RB|Luffy in Grand Finals of Hypespotting, becoming the first player to win a Pro Tour event with M. Bison. He took a moment to contest naysayers, especially those in America, who would say Bison isn't a very strong character.

"I'm happy to put Bison on the map. I know there's been a lot talk about [Bison] not being that good. I know that talk has been in America, and that is definitely one of my destinations I will be going to this year..." said Problem.

I want to be wrong, btw, as Bison has always been my dude .

 

[Sayad]

I giggle as I see Bison in freefall among the tiers.

There was one in top 8, but he got wrecked, so curious how he made it that far / would love to see his matches.

4th place in CPT global points is a Bison player who won a ranking event and got second place in another, 5th place is another Bison player who won a CPT ranking event. I imagine watching those guys runs would be better than some player making top 8 in an event with less top players than a So-Cal weekly.

 

[CountBlack]

American best players were at Redbull Kumite and PAX arena. Or do people think Julio could beat either Ricki or NuckleDu right now.

If he beat Ricki in grand finals and PR Rog was at PAX instead the question would be different lol

 

[Bizazedo]

4th place in CPT global points is a Bison player who won a ranking event and got second place in another, 5th place is another Bison player who won a CPT ranking event. I imagine watching those guys runs would be better than some player making top 8 in an event with less top players than a So-Cal weekly.

Like I said, I want to be wrong .

 

[mbpm1]

I think he could beat Ricki tho

 

[Tizoc]

Not even shitty ISP can stop these weekly posts

1+ Hours of Bravo man playthroughs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iQpgicDIQg

Street Fighter Zero/Alpha 3 matches
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0g8LZ69o-E

90 mins. of Virtua Fighter 5 matches
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X74T-ThOME4

3 hours of Melty Blood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTgXiiKU1GY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfpjPKlKmFU

6+ Hours of BlazBlue CF
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bohbwr2xFgw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f1HN-rOaCQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y35ko3Z1GbE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1rCTB_DtgY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifUykEJBW_k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-FnxNO4TwI

Hokuto no Ken matches
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgSi8HPi1t4

 

[Sayad]

Oh, so Europe. I can see how Bison might succeed at that level of competitive play.

No you should judge the character based on his results in a country where the best player using him is a Marvel player who doesn't even win Marvel weeklies.

 

[Onemic]

Anyone know why crackfiend changed his name to hypefiend?

 

[DryEyeRelief]

Because if we've learned one thing about SF5's launch, it's that SF gets a free pass because it's a Capcom game.

SF5's launch showed us that the game's reception in tournaments doesn't align with the people outside that bubble.

 

[mbpm1]

Anyone know why crackfiend changed his name to hypefiend?

To pick up sponsors/be more esports

 

[Tripon]

Anyone know why crackfiend changed his name to hypefiend?

John Choi gave him the name, doesn't like it. He also wants to be sponsored and thinks the name is partly preventing him from that.

I think people still call him Crackfiend anyway.

 

[Beckx]

@CEOGaming
Dear KOF Community. #KOFXIV will BE at #CEOtaku on October 1-2 as an official tournament! Let's make it special. Event info after #ceo2016.

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[BadWolf]

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Awesome, KOFXIV for Evo pls.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Will that be the first KOF14 major?

 

[Tizoc]

I'm worried still that KoF 14 will devolve into being King of MAX Mode >_>;
Unless someone can clear up on how MAX mode works in 14?

 

[ShadowSoldier89]

I'm pretty excited to be going to CEOtaku this year, heard good things about last year's event

 

[BadWolf]

I'm worried still that KoF 14 will devolve into being King of MAX Mode >_>;
Unless someone can clear up on how MAX mode works in 14?

What would you like to know?

- Takes one bar to activate
- There are no drive cancels in XIV so no canceling specials into specials
- Activating in the middle of a combo halves the max mode timer bar
- Activating max mode gives access to EX moves
- EX moves can't be super canceled (I think I heard this during today's stream)

KOFXIII style long combos aren't possible.

 

[oneida]

i hope kof14 does really well

 

[Numb]

i hope kof14 does really well

Yup

 

[Perro]

i hope kof14 does really well

It won't.

 

[NEO0MJ]

No you should judge the character based on his results in a country where the best player using him is a Marvel player who doesn't even win Marvel weeklies.

Maybe he found his true calling!

 

[Nuu]

i hope kof14 does really well

I hope so too. But than again KOFXIII didn't do well.

 

[BadWolf]

I hope so too. But than again KOFXIII didn't do well.

It did well, both on console and Steam.

How well it did on Steam was one of the reasons they greenlit XIV actually.

 

[AAK]

hope to see u next month AAK!

I'm looking forward to it brother.

 

[Skilletor]

SF5's launch showed us that the game's reception in tournaments doesn't align with the people outside that bubble.

The complaints about SF5 have never been about gameplay on either side of that bubble. If gameplay starts to suffer, if the game becomes boring to watch because of dominant characters, then people will call Capcom out for it as well. Especially because the game is so "esports" and keeping people that care more about upsets and less high level Street Fighter play entertained is probably a focal point.

 

[Amedo310]

It won't.

It did, both on console and Steam.

How well it did on Steam was one of the reasons they greenlit XIV actually.

Yeah. SNK expectations are surprisingly reasonable when it comes to sales. People keep mixing FGC popularity with casual sales.

Edit:

Spooky spending more time in Asia to work for Xsplit: https://www.facebook.com/vmfontanez/posts/1011003475604280?pnref=story

 

[sixteen-bit]

How well it did on Steam was one of the reasons they greenlit XIV actually.

Strange it's PS4 exclusive then.

 

[RellyRell28]

Yahoo literally has an esport app now

What a time to be alive

 

[pizzacat]

Yahoo literally has an esport app now

What a time to be alive

Why is that IV map there?

It's not ready yet, take it back to the kitchen yahoo

 

[BadWolf]

Strange it's PS4 exclusive then.

Only in 2016.

 

[CountBlack]

Why is that IV map there?

It's not ready yet, take it back to the kitchen yahoo

overpass > SFV stages

 

[sixteen-bit]

overpass > SFV stages

I miss that stage

 

[CountBlack]

I miss that stage

I hope it comes back and is Sakura's stage tbh

 

[sixteen-bit]

I hope it comes back and is Sakura's stage tbh

I'd prefer her SFA2 stage remade (kinda like how Guile's SF2 stage got remade).

Would be hilarious if the NPC got salty and threw the controller when Sak loses just like in the original too.