Karsticles
Member
Regardless, you guys have had a crazy number of setbacks, and I really hope you can keep your heads up. I know I would find it difficult. I am pumped to play Big Band and Eliza. I hope your fanbase helps you feel energized.
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Skullgirls |OT| New age of Heroines
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Master Milk
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Apparently the online for the PC version was improved, so maybe my matches won't feel so terrible now.
DiscoShark
Banned
I only see notes for the Beta version, was the base game patched as well?
Master Milk
Member
Mike said it on stream last night, but I don't remember which version or if he even specified.
Hey Beats I don't know if I should be showing you this but here's a nasty corner reset with Squigly. My mind got blown seeing it in action.
I haven't seen this before thanks! I'll try it out later.
SolarPowered
Member
Yeah, it was some sort of frameskip bug fix. When I played early on Saturday morning it definitely felt improved with most 200 ping matches feeling like standard 50 ping experiences. It was pretty great, but then it all went to hell in the evening when all pings appeared to be 300-600 regardless of the region. It went away after I reset the modem and green pings actually started appearing again. The highlight was playing 16 matches with a Japanese guy who went by the name "Inamura"at ping of 230ms. Sixteen matches at delay of 4 with someone with Japan and it was smoother than 90% of my west coast experiences. I dare say the matches were comparable to smooth East Coast matches. Now that guy probably knew not to open youtube in the middle of a fight. American internet has a long ways to go.
Talk about how a minor bug fix made a big difference in netplay.
Also here's another episode of lol fortune. Need a corner in the middle of the stage ? No need for Squigly my friend ...
Some long sets (FT50 and FT30) recorded by Khaos Muffin ft. Wingzero, Duckator, MikeZ etc.
Match videos
Other good matches on the page as well.
Match videos
Other good matches on the page as well.
It'll be in the beta soon (if it isn't already), but you can hear the WIP version of the Under the Bridge stage theme here!
http://youtu.be/ITNnVgU-3lg
http://youtu.be/ITNnVgU-3lg
Huw_Dawson
Member
Looking forward to checking out the new stage tonight! 
And yes, Under the Bridge has a great theme. What is the song's name?
And yes, Under the Bridge has a great theme. What is the song's name?
Thomasorus
Member
Can't help but thinking about this : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwlogyj7nFE
We need a half naked singer as a NPC in this stage. :3
We need a half naked singer as a NPC in this stage. :3
Looking forward to checking out the new stage tonight!
And yes, Under the Bridge has a great theme. What is the song's name?
Doubt it'll be named until the very last second before it goes into the Digital OST.
Master Milk
Member
#CEOprivilege
SolarPowered
Member
Fan artists are the best.
Honestly my favorite piece of music from Yamane in the SG universe so far. It's got that certain energy to it that works for fighting games. I'm really liking Big Band as a character too. His rush punches look like musical blodia punches.
Well equipped for the cold season too.
excellent
That's pretty much it.
A lot of console-only players are pretty upset about how things turned out with Squigly, so we're just trying to make things as fair as possible for them moving forward, so they don't feel left out.
Except they paid for the development of the new content, unlike the publisher that paid for the PC version.
This decision is not based on platforms, it's based on being fair to the people that paid for this content.
lazybones18
Banned
Shirt looks great
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Why does that song give me Genesis Aladdin vibes lol
Master Milk
Member
The six months exclusivity for characters on PC was something I never wrapped my head around, mainly for what actually constituted six months.
Does this new policy work against that or just reemphasize it? Is being playable in the beta the start of that timer or is/was it something else?
Does this new policy work against that or just reemphasize it? Is being playable in the beta the start of that timer or is/was it something else?
Karsticles
Member
As someone who owns both versions, I respect this decision.
What is the ETA like on seeing a completed Big Band? Are we looking more at weeks, or months?
Sometime in March.
While his character is almost completely playable, there is a lot of ancillary stuff that needs to be finished before we can even think about putting him into console testing. So it's not like he's ready to go on PC or anything like that.
PandaPedinte
Member
Eliza > Beowulf > Robofortune
Karsticles
Member
Great to hear! Any idea on when we might see some Eliza in action? :-D
I hope someone makes a "this is everything Big Band can do" video on PC so I can get the info before he releases on consoles
Aren't patch fees gone now?
Yes, but testing isn't.
The Squigly patch cost us between $20-30k to test on consoles.
SolarPowered
Member
I got no problem with the delay. I consider this more of a synchronization if anything. I just can't wait for Eliza and Beowulf. Odds are that they won't have a level 3 as amazing as Big Band's, though.
The things companies can get away with. :/
I let out a sigh...
The things companies can get away with. :/
Karsticles
Member
Why not have a community testing team? Icefrog did this for years with DotA. It never cost him anything.
I got no problem with the delay. I consider this more of a synchronization if anything. I just can't wait for Eliza and Beowulf. Odds are that they won't have a level 3 as amazing as Big Band's, though.
I let out a sigh...
The things companies can get away with. :/
That's like six testers for three weeks, and a testing manager to oversee that they're not duplicating their efforts. Our guys are actually a good value.
Because devkits are expensive.
And there is nothing like professional testers - explaining the bugs and reproduction steps is often times more important than finding the bug.
Master Milk
Member
Probably nowhere near as thorough.
Probably wouldn't be allowed by the console makers either.
They'll allow it, but you want professionals to do TRC checks, which are the things that will REALLY slow you down.
Like, that's the stuff Konami screwed us on so badly with the 360 patch.
But the real issue is that you need to test it on debug kits, and we can't get a bunch of those to mail out to the community or whatever.
Karsticles
Member
Thanks for the insight! I wish I could get paid to test Skullgirls!
There is no better way to hate a game than to test it, let me assure you.
SolarPowered
Member
Schoolgirls has never been a better alternative title than now. So many tests.
Mike gushed about those guys on Salty several times stating that they were faster than Konami testers. I thought you meant console related fees, not the actual bug testers you guys hired.
You underestimate just how crazy this fanbase is. I thought you'd never make that mistake again after the IGG campaign.
darkblade77
Member
No... he's right. It's the definition of soul-crushing work.
Yeah, they were cheaper, faster and more thorough than Konami's testers.
There are no other console related fees at this point, besides pro testing.
Thomasorus
Member
Mike explained in a stream what is the job of a tester. That sounded horrible.