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[Mr. X]

Fgw | Capcom doing the Monster Nash

interested in the beta

 

[BumblebeeCody]

Better colors

Also his pants go down to his boots and don't look stupid. Also his jacket is now two colors

I don't really get why they had to "Zombify his coat".

 

[Anne]

Oh trust me, you weren't. It's one of the big reasons the game looks slow to me.

Cool cool haha. I like how ASW games were like "let's tone down hitstop" and now SF5 has so much hitstop I thought that gif was a KI combo for a second.

 

[Village]

I don't really get why they had to "Zombify his coat".

Better colors

 

[QisTopTier]

Cool cool haha. I like how ASW games were like "let's tone down hitstop" and now SF5 has so much hitstop I thought that gif was a KI combo for a second.

Them toning down the hitstop made everyone complain about online though

Maybe this is capcom's way of handling their own shit netcode

 

[hitsugi]

Pre-order for beta access.. love it.

I like Nash's move set being a hybrid of VS series and... Decapre/Seth. Not huge on the zombie-esque look he has going on, but I'll take him over Guile any day.

 

[Skab]

I wonder what Charlie's furry costume will be

 

[Dahbomb]

Pre-order for online beta is scummy but it's infinitely better than no beta at all.

 

[Anne]

Also I don't wanna have to preorder anything Capcom makes so I am not that hype about the beta :<

 

[『Inaba Resident』]

Just pre-order on Amazon.

 

[SquirrelSoup]

Beta should be good for getting lots of footage out early so that's cool.

 

[enzo_gt]

Pre-order for online beta is scummy but it's infinitely better than no beta at all.

What is scummy about something pretty much anyone with a limb can do without putting money down or being committed to?

 

[Mr. X]

You can cancel preorders guys...

 

[Karsticles]

Teleporting Guile...Chun-li and Ryu have to be more interesting, right?

Fgw | Capcom doing the Monster Nash

interested in the beta

This must be the title.

 

[Beckx]

Just pre-order on Amazon.

You know people are going to pre-order on PSN though and pay full price in advance.

 

[BumblebeeCody]

You can cancel preorders guys...

Don't tell Activision, EA and Ubisoft. They live off that shit.

 

[Uraizen]

Give Bison his fireball back.

 

[Tizoc]

You know people are going to pre-order on PSN though and pay full price in advance.

I'm double dipping...

 

[4r5]

Spoiler

Fake

 

[kirblar]

As long as I can use my BB GCU to pre-order and get into the Beta, I'll be square.

Definitely buying into a PS4 before MKX hits.

 

[DryEyeRelief]

As long as I can use my BB GCU to pre-order and get into the Beta, I'll be square.

Definitely buying into a PS4 before MKX hits.

When does MKX come out again?


Would be funny if Evo sold out before the game released

 

[kirblar]

When does MKX come out again?


Would be funny if Evo sold out before the game released

Early April. PC port is being outsourced, which made it easy to decide whether to get a PS4 or upgrade my PC first.

 

[Uraizen]

Them toning down the hitstop made everyone complain about online though

Maybe this is capcom's way of handling their own shit netcode

But they're using SFxT's netcode now.

 

[Dahbomb]

What is scummy about something pretty much anyone with a limb can do without putting money down or being committed to?

Then put out the beta without attaching it to a pre-order?

 

[Kumubou]

UNIEL is $24 for Plus members on US PSN
https://store.sonyentertainmentnetw...late/cid=UP1024-NPUB31593_00-UNIPS30000001000

2 GB? Wow...well getting it digital.

Damn, that's a crazy good price for launch. (I don't know if they're being very aggressive with it, or super desperate. Or both?) I was going to go buy a physical copy, but I already have a retail JP copy so I'll just cop that instead. And given the usual take on physical and digital releases, they still make more money on the digital version per unit, even at that price.

There was one other bit about the announcement with the main hall passes at Evo selling out:

We’re also proud to announce that in only 24 days, both Ultra Street Fighter IV and Smash Bros. Melee have surpassed 1000 registrations.

That SSBM number is insane -- they're already over the number of players at Evo last year (and Apex this year), only three weeks in. If you need a main hall pass now... you could always volunteer to judge. There's always a shortage of judges for UMvC3, damn slackers.

As for next year... if SF5 causes even a fraction of the growth SF4 did, everyone's gonna need a bigger boat.

 

[Professor Beef]

Then put out the beta without attaching it to a pre-order?

Honest question: how many games by major devs have public betas available to anyone for their games?

 

[kirblar]

They're likely going to need a big convention hall next year. They're in the right town to do it in though, GP Las Vegas had nearly 5K MTG players in 2013.

 

[A Pretty Panda]

FGW | Club going up

Hey I get that

I wish I didn't

 

[JeTmAn81]

Honest question: how many games by major devs have public betas available to anyone for their games?

Doesn't seem like many do, which I don't understand. If it's a matter of server and human resources, they could just limit the signups for the beta.

 

[Tripon]

Jeez Melee and Ultra is going to end up 2000+.

 

[Pappasman]

Pretty amazing that Melee already passed 1k. Too bad I won't be able to be a part of that number this year

 

[Kumubou]

Doesn't seem like many do, which I don't understand. If it's a matter of server and human resources, they could just limit the signups for the beta.

It's a lot of work -- you basically have to fork off a demo build and polish that up separately from the main game, and a lot of the time most of the work for that is just wasted as stuff changes in development. It might be a bit easier if it's a true beta (in that the game is largely content completely and is in the polish/QA phase), but someone still has to go in and strip content out, make UI/UX adjustments, handle certification on a non-final version, etc.. It may still be worth the PR benefit... or to dodge the PR hit games like The Master Chief Collection or Driveclub took.

 

[Imm0rt4l]

Pre-order for online beta is scummy but it's infinitely better than no beta at all.

I fail to see what is scummy about preordering to get into a beta

 

[sixteen-bit]

https://twitter.com/rsblackrose/status/570295440706560001

 

[twozerotwo]

UNIEL is $24 for Plus members on US PSN
https://store.sonyentertainmentnetw...late/cid=UP1024-NPUB31593_00-UNIPS30000001000

2 GB? Wow...well getting it digital.

Let me re-post what I said yesterday.

"Why couldn't have they released UNIEL on PS4!?!?!"

FGW | Bison in a dress doing the Monster Nash

Fixed.

Spoiler

I know it's a trenchcoat.

 

[Hot Coldman]

https://twitter.com/rsblackrose/status/570295440706560001

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=153501746#post153501746

I guess I'm not the only one who thought that

 

[Kumubou]

Let me re-post what I said yesterday.

"Why couldn't have they released UNIEL on PS4!?!?!"

What, so you can pay for new sticks and to play online? :V

Probably wouldn't even get AA for the backgrounds in the move to PS4 either.

 

[BumblebeeCody]

I fail to see what is scummy about preordering to get into a beta

I think it's just the idea that you they can't give out Betas anymore without having to satisfy their investors at the same time.
The whole point of a Beta is to test the game but also get the audience educated on your game, not to pretend that people actually want it; especially if it's a new game.

Basically:
I'd like to try to this game out, but in order to do so, I have to put pre-order money down. Which defeats the one of the reasons of a beta.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

So they're going to straight up call him nash? why can't they do this with akuma? gouki is a better name

One of the little pocket hopes I have for SF5 is that they finally unify the naming conventions. The reason for switching them in the first place is long since moot.

 

[Tripon]

One of the little pocket hopes I have for SF5 is that they finally unify the naming conventions. The reason for switching them in the first place is long since moot.

Mike Tyson is still alive.

 

[enzo_gt]

Then put out the beta without attaching it to a pre-order?

I don't quite get what the advantage with this is. At least with pre-orders you can allocate closed beta keys via retailers to players who you can be confident are slightly more inclined to follow through with a purchase. This isn't technically an open beta. Seems like only an advantage for the company with a negligible amount of nuisance on the consumers part.

I think it's just the idea that you they can't give out Betas anymore without having to satisfy their investors at the same time.
The whole point of a Beta is to test the game but also get the audience educated on your game, not to pretend that people actually want it; especially if it's a new game.

Basically:
I'd like to try to this game out, but in order to do so, I have to put pre-order money down. Which defeats the one of the reasons of a beta.

Where are you pre-ordering where you have to put money down? Not even EB does that here.

 

[JeTmAn81]

It's a lot of work -- you basically have to fork off a demo build and polish that up separately from the main game, and a lot of the time most of the work for that is just wasted as stuff changes in development. It might be a bit easier if it's a true beta (in that the game is largely content completely and is in the polish/QA phase), but someone still has to go in and strip content out, make UI/UX adjustments, handle certification on a non-final version, etc.. It may still be worth the PR benefit... or to dodge the PR hit games like The Master Chief Collection or Driveclub took.

I would think the purpose of a beta would be to stress-test the most important core features, which are less likely to change drastically later in the dev cycle. Just getting the netcode worked out satisfactorily would be a huge boon to a game like this, IMO.

 

[Professor Beef]

I think it's just the idea that you they can't give out Betas anymore without having to satisfy their investors at the same time.
The whole point of a Beta is to test the game but also get the audience educated on your game, not to pretend that people actually want it; especially if it's a new game.

Basically:
I'd like to try to this game out, but in order to do so, I have to put pre-order money down. Which defeats the one of the reasons of a beta.

You're paying $5 (which you can get back) for closed beta access. It's not the end of the world.

 

[A Pretty Panda]

So they're going to straight up call him nash? why can't they do this with akuma? gouki is a better name

Is it though?

 

[Busaiku]

America got it right, Japan needs to fix up.

 

[The Blackrose]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=153501746#post153501746

I guess I'm not the only one who thought that

Great minds, etc.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Mike Tyson is still alive.

1) he's still Mike Bison in the Japanese version of the game, so even if he DID want to sue (and he obviously doesn't, or he would have by now) he could have

2) Capcom can just claim parody.

The reasoning for changing it was always chintzy/stupid, and I don't believe it'd actually have worked as any sort of legal defense. Especially since now it's common knowledge Boxer is Mike Bison anyway.

 

[Mr. X]

Sauce of this mixtape meme pls?

 

[Thomasorus]

I did the Evolve beta by preordering the game. Then I canceled my preorder. Chill out guys.

 

[twozerotwo]

What, so you can pay for new sticks and to play online? :V

Probably wouldn't even get AA for the backgrounds in the move to PS4 either.

Already had my stick modded for PS4. Started playing Xrd.

I played UNIEL at my cousins house before we both moved away. I liked it but no PS3 means no UNIEL and that blows.