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[Shadow780]

Played a couple of matches with local friend who's nearby (NYC, <15 miles)

My connection: 35/20 Fios (wired, host)
His connection: 15/.768 Cable (wireless)

4 bars, the first fight was ugly, laggy as hell. I told him to try installing the game first and tried again. From second match on and it was much much better. Still noticed a slight input delay, but largely playable. Tried a couple ranked matches and the latency was all over the place. 3 bars seems fairly okay to play, but not as good as SSFIV netcode.

Currently online is passable if you get a decent connection going. But I hope they can patch it to make it better. I'm gonna play with him again once he wires his PS3 and put it into DMZ mode.

 

[Urban Scholar]

East coast psn kof gaf. I'll be free for matches around 8pm. Hope to see there with my shirtless benimaru :3

 

[sixteen-bit]

Easy coast psn kof gaf. I'll be free for matches around 8pm. Hope to see there with my shirtless benimaru :3

Who is your team? It would be hilarious if we end up picking the same characters considering our roster choices in BB.

 

[Shadow780]

Also I fought a dude with EX Iori, so I guess he's a 148k unlock?

 

[Fersis]

Also I fought a dude with EX Iori, so I guess he's a 148k unlock?

Are you on PS3?

 

[alstein]

I think people are going to end up rejecting this online- I tried playing today and it was a lot less busy then I felt it should be day 2 of a game.

A patch would help keep it alive, it is playable online, even if it's not good enough.

 

[Shadow780]

Are you on PS3?

yeah.

 

[Urban Scholar]

Who is your team? It would be hilarious if we end up picking the same characters considering our roster choices in BB.

Not sure on the order but k, ash, & benimaru

 

[Volcynika]

I'll hopefully be able to play tonight. I've never played KoF, so I expect to be easy wins for whoever tries. D:

 

[xero273]

I'll hopefully be able to play tonight. I've never played KoF, so I expect to be easy wins for whoever tries. D:

nub, let's play tonight

 

[Shadow780]

I'll hopefully be able to play tonight. I've never played KoF, so I expect to be easy wins for whoever tries. D:

I'll teach you, gently!

 

[GotchaForce]

Pure. Honest. Fighting indeed. Got my ass handed to me at first but starting to get what the drive meters can do and it's fantastic. Really digging Kula, Yuri and King. The presentation is phenomenal and the combat engine keeps me wanting to come back over and over. Holidays are crazy but next week I should be able to throw down with a bunch of people locally and I can't wait!

 

[Grokbu]

Bah. I hope I don't have to wait till next week to get this (I probably will).

I am so nervous about the online, it's not even true.

 

[Lyte Edge]

Can anyone in the PSN KOF chat room invite me? If there's still no room, I'm gonna start one instead. (Yes, I am aware of the OP) PSN ID is lyteedge2.

And again: How do you taunt? XD

 

[DiscoShark]

Offline comp for KoF. You're funny. It is to laugh.

Looking to be a pretty strong game for the Charlotte, NC scene. We're having our first tournament tonight!

 

[ShinobiFist]

Super Turbo buffering FTW! Got those shortcuts down with everyone now I figured it was some dumb shit like that.

 

[Shadow780]

I'm eager to hear some 360 online impressions, if it's better then I'll switch.

 

[luka]

Played last night, it was awesome until the very last boss (emo Ash or whatever) which, of course, was a lesson in horrible game design once again given to you by SNK.

Frustrating, cheap, not fun, doesnt teach you anything. Bad game design.

I was really frustrated fighting them, but at the same time, I wasn't angry. It was like someone was punching me in the face repeatedly screaming SNK IS BACK!!!

I wouldn't have it any other way.

edit- the biggest problem with Saiki is his super long grab move that takes away control for a good 5 seconds, and he does it constantly whenever you get close. It's actually low on the list of SNK bosses, but it's definitely annoying. At least there isn't a boss that suddenly decides to turn a fighting game into a bullet hell shooter.

So if no friends are around and the Online is kind of shitty then what? Practice mode all day?

Yep!

 

[LowParry]

I'm eager to hear some 360 online impressions, if it's better then I'll switch.

Haven't been too successful this morning. Mostly 2 bar games which is laggy. Playable in a way but can't do cancels. I did find one 4 bar game which was fantastic. Problem was, the guy destroyed me.

 

[OSHAN]

The ten matches I played on PSN were playable, with the 3 bar games being something I woudn't complain about, but not exactly marvel about, either.

2 bar games were hit and miss. It would synchronize for each round, sometimes to something decent, other times not so much.

Far and away better than 12, but that's not saying much.

 

[Fersis]

I played almost four hours already between last night and a few minutes this morning. My two online matches last night were very good. You can feel a slight delay sometimes, but it's NOTHING like XII was. This morning I fired it up at like 6:45 EDT and must have hooked up with someone outside the US. That was ugly. But that's to be expected.

Living in the northeast, I expect it'll be easy to find good connections on a weeknight or weekend.

And let me tell you, it's the gameplay that makes me want to sit there for hours! KoF just feels like fighting someone. It pisses you off when someone gives you a complete boot in the ass of a whipping, because all the hits feel so meaty! Throw in some awesome stages (love the building in NYC) and of course that fantastic soundtrack and this is the fighter I've waited all this generation to play. I love these characters, all the back and forth in single player arcade mode before a fight, and just watching them move. Super job by SNK. The King has returned!!

BTW, Yuri's top exploded AOF-style last night on a finisher. Red bra FTW.

I knew how i would totally quote your avatar.
So glad to see you and Lyte Edge enjoying XIII after the dissapointment known as XII

 

[Holy Order Sol]

Had some smooth 3-bar games with someone in my area earlier in the day. Also, they weren't kidding when they said Takuma's jump CD was faster.

 

[SolarKnight]

Also I fought a dude with EX Iori, so I guess he's a 148k unlock?

Well, he was the pre-order bonus for Asia IIRC, so yeah, that's what the the EX characters are.

 

[OSHAN]

Well, he was the pre-order bonus for Asia IIRC, so yeah, that's what the the EX characters are.

I wish they would just pad it, so I don't feel completely ripped off.

 

[ShinobiFist]

I'm eager to hear some 360 online impressions, if it's better then I'll switch.

3-4bars are awesome, 2bars...Hit or Miss for me. Mine you, my DL speed is 5mbs.

 

[LowParry]

Eeesh, any tips on linking Leona's charge moves? Hard as hell for some reason. And I'm starting to like Eliza much. Open that window to glory

 

[FallingEdge]

Super Turbo buffering FTW! Got those shortcuts down with everyone now I figured it was some dumb shit like that.

Yeah, I didn't realize the amount of buffering you had to do. Raiden is all about buffers, holy shit.

 

[luka]

I wish they would just pad it, so I don't feel completely ripped off.

DLC characters suck, but I'm not too fussed about these ones. I'm not an Iori or Takuma player, so I don't feel like I'm missing out not having a few alternate movesets for them. At least it's not giving me a bunch of empty character select slots as a constant reminder that I didn't pay for a complete game.

 

[OSHAN]

DLC characters suck, but I'm not too fussed about these ones. I'm not an Iori or Takuma player, so I don't feel like I'm missing out not having a few alternate movesets for them. At least it's not giving me a bunch of empty character select slots as a constant reminder that I didn't pay for a complete game.

That's true, but frankly in this case I'm used to having the alternates as free, which is something you'll find in previous KOFs.

Suppose I should be used to it by now.

 

[Shadow780]

3-4bars are awesome, 2bars...Hit or Miss for me. Mine you, my DL speed is 5mbs.

Haven't been too successful this morning. Mostly 2 bar games which is laggy. Playable in a way but can't do cancels. I did find one 4 bar game which was fantastic. Problem was, the guy destroyed me.

I'll try 360 version tonight.

 

[SolarKnight]

That's true, but frankly in this case I'm used to having the alternates as free, which is something you'll find in previous KOFs.

Suppose I should be used to it by now.

Yeah, although to be fair, the EX versions in previous games were pretty much 100% recycled sprites most of the time. Sure, it'd be nice if they were included already, but I want them so much anyways that I stopped caring.

 

[luka]

In case anyone doesn't know, unlocking Saiki depends on the number of target actions you perform leading up to the first midboss, not DM finishers.

 

[OSHAN]

Yeah, although to be fair, the EX versions in previous games were pretty much 100% recycled sprites most of the time. Sure, it'd be nice if they were included already, but I want them so much anyways that I stopped caring.

Are the EX versions not recycled sprites? I actually thought they were. That's a bit better, I suppose. I really don't care what they're wearing; I just want the move sets.

 

[Shadow780]

In case anyone doesn't know, unlocking Saiki depends on the number of target actions you perform leading up to the first midboss, not DM finishers.

Cool, thanks. Do you know how many?

 

[Holy Order Sol]

Cool, thanks. Do you know how many?

I was told 30, but just did as many as I could to be sure. I need to mess with Saiki for a while, he seems to be really unique.

Are the EX versions not recycled sprites? I actually thought they were. That's a bit better, I suppose. I really don't care what they're wearing; I just want the move sets.

Well for each of them you're also paying for a stage, two music tracks and a full set of trials so it's sort of a full package you're getting each time.

 

[Skilletor]

Eeesh, any tips on linking Leona's charge moves? Hard as hell for some reason. And I'm starting to like Eliza much. Open that window to glory

I don't know the names of her moves and I'm a Street Fighter player, so forgive me.

If you want to do the flash kick motion into the sonic boom motion, end the down charge in u/b, and then from u/b go to forward.

Same thing for the reverse. Go from back to d/f, and then to u/b.

So the motion for the combo would be charge d/b and then go to u/b + p. This maintains your charge since you are still techically holding back. From u/b to do forward for the next move (or d/f if you want to maintain a down charge for further cancels).
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I hope that makes sense. lol.

 

[BadWolf]

Cool, thanks. Do you know how many?

From dreamcancel:

The way you fight Saiki is if your score is above 2000000 right after the 3rd match.
The reason it seems like you have to do target actions is because they greatly affect your score.

-MaruchanSoup

 

[SolarKnight]

Are the EX versions not recycled sprites? I actually thought they were. That's a bit better, I suppose. I really don't care what they're wearing; I just want the move sets.

Well, obviously they do recycle them in some way because normals should be the same animation wise, but it's not to the extend of previous games at least. If this was any KoF other than XIII then, yeah, they'd be entirely recycled, but where are you going to get any of the sprites for Kyo's rekkas in XIII's style? or Iori's fireball, the followup to his DM, etc? Nowhere, they have to be redrawn in this new style.

 

[gundamkyoukai]

yes finally get my copy and comes with OST also which is good since i did not expect that .

 

[luka]

From dreamcancel:

i stand corrected

 

[LowParry]

I don't know the names of her moves and I'm a Street Fighter player, so forgive me.

If you want to do the flash kick motion into the sonic boom motion, end the down charge in u/b, and then from u/b go to forward.

Same thing for the reverse. Go from back to d/f, and then to u/b.

So the motion for the combo would be charge d/b and then go to u/b + p. This maintains your charge since you are still techically holding back. From u/b to do forward for the next move (or d/f if you want to maintain a down charge for further cancels).
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I hope that makes sense. lol.

Yeah that does. I'll have to play around with that. That all makes sense cause I play Bison/Vega in SF

 

[Skilletor]

Yeah that does. I'll have to play around with that. That all makes sense cause I play Bison/Vega in SF

I play Guile/Charlie

I <3 Leona. My favorite character in KoF13.

 

[Dave Long]

OST is phenomenal BTW. So... much... music...

 

[LowParry]

OST is phenomenal BTW. So... much... music...

One of my favorite things about the game. The music is solid. Though I have to turn up the voice option a little cause I can't hear the characters on default.

 

[haunts]

OST is phenomenal BTW. So... much... music...

I doesnt have the character select theme BOOOOOOOOOO

 

[GuardianE]

And again: How do you taunt? XD

Took me a little while to figure it out. You have to set a button to Personal Action in the button config.

 

[Muchi Muchi Pink]

Well, obviously they do recycle them in some way because normals should be the same animation wise, but it's not to the extend of previous games at least. If this was any KoF other than XIII then, yeah, they'd be entirely recycled, but where are you going to get any of the sprites for Kyo's rekkas in XIII's style? or Iori's fireball, the followup to his DM, etc? Nowhere, they have to be redrawn in this new style.

They also had to redraw Iori's old outfit with the new sprites. The XII one is a totally different outfit/sprite. So it's at least some work not just copy/paste. Also the stages, right.

 

[KingJ2002]

I picked up the game yesterday and WOW... this is what i've been waiting for!

since billy cane is there... it would be dope is Geese & Yamazaki showed up as DLC... or even Rugal.


i have no problem with DLC characters as long as they're broken fighters that can be disabled in online play.

 

[patrickthehedgehog]

It's very strange that the option to remove the blur wasn't included at all. The sprites look fine at normal distance, but when you zoom in for Neomaxes they look pretty muddy.

The new backgrounds are GLORIOUS.

 

[Skilletor]

I picked up the game yesterday and WOW... this is what i've been waiting for!

since billy cane is there... it would be dope is Geese & Yamazaki showed up as DLC... or even Rugal.


i have no problem with DLC characters as long as they're broken fighters that can be disabled in online play.

weird.