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Gundam Extreme VS Full Boost |OT| 3x Better Than Your Favorite Fighting/Mecha game
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Tyrant Rave
Banned
Play-Asia has the game for $73.99, dunno how much shipping would cost you though. AmiAmi does have it for ~$66 but they're sold out right now.
vas_a_morir
Banned
I"m guessing "Not viewable in your region" or sumthin'
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
yaz D:
Crimsonlink
Member
I cannot wait for Gundam The Origin anime to be announced. As much nostalgia is involved in the old anime, its one from the early 1980s where the animation isn't that good.
Seeing RX-78-2 and Char's Red Zaku in HD is going to be amazing.
I think it's a lot more charming than flat looking digitally colored scenes and ugly low-res CG mech fights.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
lol
djSyndrome
Member
Maybe Unicorn? I'm only up to Ep3 but so far nothing objectionable other than some blood violence.
Need to stop playing Lightning Returns and get back into this :|
Crimsonlink
Member
Read "charming" but old and made of cardboard. Besides not all series are Gundam Seed/Destiny where frames and panels are reused every episode.
Umm no, definitely not Unicorn. I don't remember where they say it but
Marida being a sex slave is mentioned. Also some stuff happens that I vaguely remember that isn't child friendly
G Gundam and Build Fighters are probably the most kid friendly shows in the franchise. Though in G Gundam I believe Rain
has a nudie moment when Devil Gundam steals her away and that one Russian girl fighter.
Gundam Wing is pretty tame and has no nudity except Trieze in a rose bath or some crap like that.
Gundam 00 has no nudity from what I remember but the violence level is pretty high.
Seed and Destiny is a big no with the openings it has and Meer's lewdness.
Dunno about the rest. Zeta and ZZ might have had some moments but its slipping my mind.
sixteen-bit
Member
I think you see Faa naked in Z and ZZ has a lot of Puru shit.
Char Aznable
Member
been days since last played....so i think i'll go full online today
if anyone is willing to play feel free to add me
PSN ID: fallenwivern08
if anyone is willing to play feel free to add me
PSN ID: fallenwivern08
vas_a_morir
Banned
get smacked, stoop'ed!
donkey show
Member
Streaming gundam gaf matches: http://www.twitch.tv/gevurah22
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
cool match, saw some good blocking go on
Crimsonlink
Member
I dunno to laugh or be shocked. Laugh at Amuro and Char get punched or that Kamille actually tried to punch Bright O_O!
SCR's brackets are up
http://challonge.com/scr2014_exvsfb_pool1
http://challonge.com/scr2014_exvsfb_pool2
http://challonge.com/scr2014_exvsfb_pool3
http://challonge.com/scr2014_exvsfb_pool4
There are 4 teams that did not register correctly that we are waiting to hear back from still. If they fix their stuff then we'll have a total of 25 teams.
http://challonge.com/scr2014_exvsfb_pool1
http://challonge.com/scr2014_exvsfb_pool2
http://challonge.com/scr2014_exvsfb_pool3
http://challonge.com/scr2014_exvsfb_pool4
There are 4 teams that did not register correctly that we are waiting to hear back from still. If they fix their stuff then we'll have a total of 25 teams.
vas_a_morir
Banned
Watched Donkey's stream for about 1 minute and I had to hop on Gundam. I ended up playing about 50 matches. So much for a day off.
donkey show
Member
bagandscalpel
Member
All of my shekels on Newtype Valle.
Still, going to be interesting to watch all these players I've never seen online.
10AM on saturday.
donkey show
Member
Shouta
Member
Nice! Gonna be watching this the entire time, I think. =o
It's been a few days but I was planning on writing something up about Front/Back for the new players. I was busy with a few things at the end of last week so I couldn't but I should have some time today.
What are the stage select rules?
donkey show
Member
Extreme Evo only.
As of right now its random select, I sent out emails to everyone who has paid for a spot to have them reply to me with Side 7 only or Random select. If side 7 gets 22 votes or more i'll switch the rule.
If you know someone who's registered and hasn't replied back to my email please remind them it'll make my life easier.
donkey show
Member
I agree that it should be like Premium Dogfight where it's random select as well. Handle dat.
bagandscalpel
Member
This or Colony Laser.
donkey show
Member
1k random only.
All Zaku Invitational, your Zaku determined by drawing from a hat.
Shouta
Member
I think PD was all Side 7 last year but pretty much all of the other PDs up until now have been random stage select.
Honestly, the only stages that present a problem in the game are the Extreme ones and maybe the Colony Laser stage. Otherwise, pretty much all the other stages are large enough and have been redesigned to make them varied without having ridiculous obstacles. It adds a lot to the game without obstructing players very much. Most won't be playing units that would suffer either too so.
In the case of the Extreme stages, just let them re-random if it pops up, otherwise let everything else rock.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
I would be so into 1k random matches
Shouta
Member
Bleh, got busy at work but I'll do a short breakdown.
There are two major ways to approach working as team in the game. One is to set roles (i.e. front/back) and the other is to not assign roles which is often what happens in shuffle games or free for alls. Both have their positives and negatives but generally, assigning roles is far more effective as there's a clear understanding of what needs to be done and who is managing what on the battlefield. It provides a general guideline for dealing with situations in the game as you face them whereas by not assigning a role, it can be quite a scramble. To split it a bit more in-depth
Assigned Roles -
Front: The player who takes on this position is the "forerunner" of the pair. They're the one usually being the aggressor for the team, taking damage, and helping to create/force damage situations though this will vary based on team comp and player style. They're the ones initiating contact with an opponent and are usually leading the pair during a fight. In general, they're the ones that want to be killed first to prevent a bad overcost situation as they're in the position to take more damage and to keep the attention of your opponents.
Back: The player with this role is the support of the group and follows their partner up in battle by helping them out during a bad situation (like getting melee'd) and to grab damage when presented with the chance They want to be taking as little damage as possible while doing this to keep the team stable and to prevent an over-cost situation.
No Assigned Roles -
In this case, the players will usually act as independent entities and change their gameplan on the fly to adapt to the situation. There isn't a front or back player explicitly and their movements, from a team perspective, will be all over the place. For these reasons, it's generally a very volatile play-style. With no clear person focusing on not taking damage, they can easily be overcosted. They can also be easily preyed on without a lot of discipline from the individual player because there's no guarantee that the partner is looking to cut or protect their partner, etc. This is not to say that you can't play without assigning roles but the amount of synergy between players and the skill required makes it a tough call for most teams. You'd basically have to both outplay the enemy team overall. It's certainly possible but not a good style of play for most people.
There are no set character arche-types that require you to play in either style, FYI. Even a God Gundam can be a back but it would require them to focus on dodging and looking for opportunities to get someone in the back. Like--wise, a team composed of two shooting units will have a "front" unit still that despite focusing on running away, can take a few more risks to get the damage they need.
That's kind of a simple explanation, so if anyone has any questions, please ask. It's a little easier to answer a specific question than to ramble on, heh.
There are two major ways to approach working as team in the game. One is to set roles (i.e. front/back) and the other is to not assign roles which is often what happens in shuffle games or free for alls. Both have their positives and negatives but generally, assigning roles is far more effective as there's a clear understanding of what needs to be done and who is managing what on the battlefield. It provides a general guideline for dealing with situations in the game as you face them whereas by not assigning a role, it can be quite a scramble. To split it a bit more in-depth
Assigned Roles -
Front: The player who takes on this position is the "forerunner" of the pair. They're the one usually being the aggressor for the team, taking damage, and helping to create/force damage situations though this will vary based on team comp and player style. They're the ones initiating contact with an opponent and are usually leading the pair during a fight. In general, they're the ones that want to be killed first to prevent a bad overcost situation as they're in the position to take more damage and to keep the attention of your opponents.
Back: The player with this role is the support of the group and follows their partner up in battle by helping them out during a bad situation (like getting melee'd) and to grab damage when presented with the chance They want to be taking as little damage as possible while doing this to keep the team stable and to prevent an over-cost situation.
No Assigned Roles -
In this case, the players will usually act as independent entities and change their gameplan on the fly to adapt to the situation. There isn't a front or back player explicitly and their movements, from a team perspective, will be all over the place. For these reasons, it's generally a very volatile play-style. With no clear person focusing on not taking damage, they can easily be overcosted. They can also be easily preyed on without a lot of discipline from the individual player because there's no guarantee that the partner is looking to cut or protect their partner, etc. This is not to say that you can't play without assigning roles but the amount of synergy between players and the skill required makes it a tough call for most teams. You'd basically have to both outplay the enemy team overall. It's certainly possible but not a good style of play for most people.
There are no set character arche-types that require you to play in either style, FYI. Even a God Gundam can be a back but it would require them to focus on dodging and looking for opportunities to get someone in the back. Like--wise, a team composed of two shooting units will have a "front" unit still that despite focusing on running away, can take a few more risks to get the damage they need.
That's kind of a simple explanation, so if anyone has any questions, please ask. It's a little easier to answer a specific question than to ramble on, heh.
donkey show
Member
Streaming some gundam gaf matches here: http://www.twitch.tv/gevurah22
sixteen-bit
Member
Is this a common occurrence? Consider buying a generator for such emergencies.
Good call, this is the final straw. I can take losing all the food in the fridge but not my Gundam.
In the middle of a battle...
R
Retro_
Unconfirmed Member
I read all your posts as if I'm reading the struggles of modern day Ramba Ral
Mr Fahrenheit
Member
I've been getting really impatient lately. I'm rushing in when I shouldn't, I'm running out of boost constantly, and I'm firing all over the place. I've become to complacent, I need to go back into hiding and find myself again.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
If he's coming straight you can block. I think stepping cuts tracking so that might work, not 100% sure on that though. If you have a nice attack that comes out fast and straight that's a good counter too. When I'm Strike Noir, for example, I usually just fire my sub-weapon and boost dash cancel backwards or something and it will beat out most melee attacks.
But it's really something you just get a feel for and a lot of units have their own solutions for dealing with it. I'm not very good at avoiding melee attacks but I've gotten better at not getting hit by units just rushing in straight at me.
I'm terrible at fighting Unicorn lol. I got destroyed by a guy using him tonight.
I have now accepted Wing Zero TV as my lord and savior. Zero system has shown me the future.
Also, Maxi Boost trailer.
Also, Maxi Boost trailer.