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Immortal Technique
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No, a qualifier from the Latin America region is having visa issues. KBrad would, potentially, be in line to inherit that guy's spot
Rice-Eater
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If I were Chris T I would feel pretty good about my chances of making it. From the looks of it, XSK is the one most in danger of losing his spot, but even the chances of that happening don't seem likely. It would take a combination of very high finishes by a few players to knock out XSK.
It would make for a less interesting tourney but I actually hope all the guys with a lot of points in Asia don't participate in the final two ranking events. I want all the desperate dudes in there like Poongko, Itabashi, Nemo, Humanbomb, or John Takeuchi fighting to try and take one of the Asian spots. Would make for a more interesting race in the CPT although the quality of the tournament would drop. But I'd actually be OK with that.
It would make for a less interesting tourney but I actually hope all the guys with a lot of points in Asia don't participate in the final two ranking events. I want all the desperate dudes in there like Poongko, Itabashi, Nemo, Humanbomb, or John Takeuchi fighting to try and take one of the Asian spots. Would make for a more interesting race in the CPT although the quality of the tournament would drop. But I'd actually be OK with that.
Hopefully Shouta and I will also be at the regional finals. D
sixteen-bit
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do it for gaf
Tallshortman
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Oh okay, I would have thought kbrad was in already.
.la1n
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Can't wait for this week's ATP.
D:
It's going to one for the books.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
When was the last time they had an episode
Immortal Technique
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Happy trails, Mike Ross. I never really understood exactly what you did at Twitch but I still am sad that it's over.
Illegal Urien ep.
ViewtifulJC
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sixteen-bit
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CommandThrower
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It seemed inevitable after such a long hiatus. Oh well.
This.
Curious where he winds up next, guess it depends on if he left or if he was let go for whatever reason. My initial reaction would be Capcom because of how closely he worked with them and he's roommates (I think?) with Combofiend etc, but I'm not sure what he would even really do there. Could be doing the Evo thing full-time similar to Markman (although he also works for Namco in some capacity), or something totally different, he's a decent public face that someone might have wanted.
Unless he is going to Capcom and they're going to do CPT themselves next year I really wonder if they'll fill the void with anything next year for the Pro Tour/Season 2. Not that CPT was necessary per se with website updates, social media etc, but it was still ostensibly a US face for the Pro Tour. WSO probably actually performed it's job much better than CPT ever did, but with time zones and being based out of the UK (IIRC?) it probably didn't get the broader audience here.
Interesting times. Hope Mike is doing well and lands on his feet, but I'm also curious what this means going forward for Pro Tour stuff.
LOL
Immortal Technique
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Adam says:
CountBlack
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Mike needs to win for the squad
Mike Ross unleashed? https://twitter.com/ThatMikeRossGuy/status/788180126831898625?s=09
Floe is in NorCal.
I fucking love this.
Also Mike going back to SoCal makes sense, I know he had said he really didn't like Norcal.
Edit: beaten
Edit 2: Oh my god Adam put up a link to a pdf that compiles every email he wrote to the winners of the Turbos from 2015, this shit is amazing:
https://www.scribd.com/document/327950716/Your-Turbo-Book-for-PDF-FINAL
Also Mike going back to SoCal makes sense, I know he had said he really didn't like Norcal.
Edit: beaten
Edit 2: Oh my god Adam put up a link to a pdf that compiles every email he wrote to the winners of the Turbos from 2015, this shit is amazing:
https://www.scribd.com/document/327950716/Your-Turbo-Book-for-PDF-FINAL
sixteen-bit
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Cindi Mayweather
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Who plays fgs during the day time around here? I work nights and miss fighting games but y'all aren't around for my shitty schedule. 
sixteen-bit
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Maybe Mike is gonna join Riot?
Professor Beef
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Who plays fgs during the day time around here? I work nights and miss fighting games but y'all aren't around for my shitty schedule.
the marvel players do i'm sure, since most of them ain't got no job
Tekken players are usually too tired to play though since they all work hard 9-5 career jobs.
Cindi Mayweather
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savage
oh, derp
ViewtifulJC
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Adam was the unsung hero of Capcom Pro Talk. I think I'll miss him the most...
I was sure the spoiler was gonna say "because they're at school."
Professor Beef
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same lol
DryEyeRelief
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I'm not sure what Mike's relationship with Capcom is but even back in 2012, he was hosting the Street Fighter 25th anniversary tournament. His twitch job wasn't even the first opportunity that made him move to Norcal. Initially Street Fighter was going to do some sort of esports thing with IPL. Mike was going to be heavily involved and started internet segments called "Mike Ross' Neighboorhood." It was basically Capcom Pro Talk.
It's just speculation but perhaps Mike not being at twitch any more means that twitch won't be heavily involved in the street fighter esports initiative as they have been in the last couple of years.
call_kotaku
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I didn't realize how much I was looking forward to CPT coming back
This is more for me setting it up for this weekend than anything else.
For Redbull Proving Grounds, 16 players total:
Atlanta:
1. Dregamasta (950 points)
2. Ice Effect (925 points)
3. Terrance (875 points)
Chicago
1. The Cool Kid93 (1050 points)
2. GLB (1000 points)
3. BxA Squall (950 points)
Seattle
1. JLMN (950 points)
2. Nightmare2450 (850 points)
3. KyleP (700 points)
Philly
1. Dieminion (775 points)
2. TS|Sabin (750 points)
3. GTG MikeandIke12 (725 points)
Los Angeles
1. Rom (750 points)
2. Filipino Man (600 points)
3. NYChrisG (525 points)
Toronto
1. STDx Van Nguyen
Note: Toronto only gets 1 spot in the Red Bull Proving Ground, while every other city gets 3 entries.
https://smash.gg/proving-grounds/standings
irfaanator
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see that kylep has taken the throne of seattle's best laura player
shaowebb
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Hmm...I wonder when "Chaos Code: New Sign of Catastrophe " will finally hit PS4?
It was supposed to launch this year and give folks some much needed netplay and life for this game series.
Main character is fun as hell BTW. Nice rekkas for in and out play plus really fun zoning tools.
Fun game if you like footsies
You get to select supers and movment options before the match starts in this title too.
It was supposed to launch this year and give folks some much needed netplay and life for this game series.
Main character is fun as hell BTW. Nice rekkas for in and out play plus really fun zoning tools.
Fun game if you like footsies
You get to select supers and movment options before the match starts in this title too.
CPT Latin America Regional Finals ep.
http://capcomprotour.com/announcing-the-capcom-pro-tour-latin-america-finals/
http://capcomprotour.com/announcing-the-capcom-pro-tour-latin-america-finals/
Who plays fgs during the day time around here? I work nights and miss fighting games but y'all aren't around for my shitty schedule.
I do cause I'm unemployed.
Edit: I don't play SF5.
El Sabroso
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I hope Gama and Kusanagi do well in this
SquirrelSoup
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November in Asia. I do hope it makes it to the west. Super fun game and now it has netplay.
Edit: KoF14 is getting patched TODAY.
Street Fighter V pros talk about their biggest issues with the CPT
Kind of interesting. I still don't think the point structure should be flatter, but the people calling for it are exactly those you would expect. Like Ricki, LPN or Flash. Players that travel a lot but never win a tournament. They barely have a chance to make it.
I do like the idea of restricting the regional finals a little bit, though. They don't really fulfill the role they're supposed to have.
And lol at Snake Eyez.
Kind of interesting. I still don't think the point structure should be flatter, but the people calling for it are exactly those you would expect. Like Ricki, LPN or Flash. Players that travel a lot but never win a tournament. They barely have a chance to make it.
I do like the idea of restricting the regional finals a little bit, though. They don't really fulfill the role they're supposed to have.
And lol at Snake Eyez.
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