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Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown |OT| Top Tier Fighting, Top Tier Pricing

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Grifter

Member
ugh, tried to have a DLC pack ready for a hangout and the d/l took FOREVER on 360, then I guess I can't even pick costumes C through S w/o setting them up in the terminal as customs. thought those would just show up on character select.
 
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grap3fruitman

Banned
Any Sonic related items? I want to re-create Sonic the Fighters. =P

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Death Dealer

Death Dealer

Member
Woo Hoo. I just beat "Lion_Rafale_" 3 out of 5. I've played him before and he creamed me.

He's only a raider and is about #1000 on the scoreboards based on ranking, but he's #25 on the list in battle points with around 2500.

One thing I don't get, how can someone have such high BP and not hold that high of a rank?

I guess just have a really good winning % ?

What actually determines your rank ? BP or just the number of matches you've won ?

Oh, can someone add me to the OP ?

PSN: LotusSapphire
 
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Teknopathetic

Member
"One thing I don't get, how can someone have such high BP and not hold that high of a rank?"

So far as I know, you don't actually lose BP. BP is just there to make people feel like they're still making progress even if they're not winning much. You either gain 4 points for a win or 1-2 for a loss.


"What actually determines your rank ? BP or just the number of matches you've won ?"

Rank is determined by a "Danisen" style system. You gain progress to the next rank depending on winning and losing. However, if it's anything like it was in VF5 + the arcade versions and tekken, once you reach a certain rank (usually past the "Dans" and into the named ranks, Hunter, Raider, etc.) you can actually be demoted from your rank if you lose too much. How much you lose or gain progress to the next rank is determined by how close your opponent's rank is.
 
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alstein

Member
Death Dealer said:
Woo Hoo. I just beat "Lion_Rafale_" 3 out of 5. I've played him before and he creamed me.

He's only a raider and is about #1000 on the scoreboards based on ranking, but he's #25 on the list in battle points with around 2500.

One thing I don't get, how can someone have such high BP and not hold that high of a rank?

I guess just have a really good winning % ?

What actually determines your rank ? BP or just the number of matches you've won ?

Oh, can someone add me to the OP ?

PSN: LotusSapphire
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It's a sign of someone who plays a lot, and hasn't tried to learned how to play.

General rule of thumb, if someone's score/matches is < 3, they probably aren't any good at ranked mode-style VF. (ranked VF and set play VF are two different animals entirely)


Just ran into one of my nuisances a few minutes ago. Was working on Jeff, played some player matches, ran into a Jacky who kept doing variations of the same thing- wasn't spamming any particular move, but he wouldn't do anything that would allow me to play in a non-boring way.
 
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Daigoro

Member
i love Virtua Fighter. been having so much fun this time around.

it's nice to play actual humans for a change. :p

alstein said:
Someone on VFDC was saying up+guard triggers item poses, but that's unconfirmed.
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it depends on the item.

try G with up, down, left or right. there may be more. those are the only ones ive done so far though.

KimonoNoNo said:
I'm kind of feeling the same way.

It's like I've hit a skill wall or something, where I'm no longer just mashing buttons, but the more I try to think of what I'm doing the less successful I am.
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everyone learning goes through this. like everything its all about practice. if you're having fun, keep going. you will get over the hump.
 
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galvatron

Member
Grifter said:
what characters have customizations to look like characters from outside franchises? I saw that kage that looked like geese howard, for example.
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I think Jean can be every shoto minus Kushnood Butt.

He also has passable Iori and Kyo looks.

So far I like my Sean and Ryo outfits the best.
 
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opticalmace

Member
Any Wolf players? I'm still travelling so I haven't picked this up yet, but I will in about a week.

Any major changes you've noticed to his playstyle? Good/bad/neutral? I know he's probably not a "top tier" kinda guy, but I find him way too fun to use. Also you could put a bear on his head in VF4:Evo, I think.
 
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hiro4

Member
opticalmace said:
Any Wolf players? I'm still travelling so I haven't picked this up yet, but I will in about a week.

Any major changes you've noticed to his playstyle? Good/bad/neutral? I know he's probably not a "top tier" kinda guy, but I find him way too fun to use. Also you could put a bear on his head in VF4:Evo, I think.
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Wolf player here.
Biggest change for me is that he is much slower now and his moves takes longer to execute.
I have to change my whole rhythm from 4 Evo.
Also his 46K+G move is gone :(
 
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opticalmace

Member
hiro4 said:
Wolf player here.
Biggest change for me is that he is much slower now and his moves takes longer to execute.
I have to change my whole rhythm from 4 Evo.
Also his 46K+G move is gone :(
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Slower? wtf. really. :|

I don't understand the convention. What is 46? I did know all of his moves in Evo and VF5, but I guess I never read about them.
 
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SousedLouse

Member
Terareflection said:
SousedLouse, I think we fought an incomplete match, sorry for the strange disconnect. If you want, we can start over.

I was the Lion, btw.
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I appreciate the offer, but I'm all burnt out on VF for today. Thanks for the match, though; you're the first Lion Player I've come across, so it was a learning experience for me.
 
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isamu

OMFG HOLY MOTHER OF MARY IN HEAVEN I CANT BELIEVE IT WTF WHERE ARE MY SEDATIVES AAAAHHH
The PS3 version of VF5 FS online seems like it's already becoming dead during late night hours(between 9:00-12:00). Maybe see like 1 or 2 rooms open. What's the deal with that?
 
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Shearie

Member
isamu said:
The PS3 version of VF5 FS online seems like it's already becoming dead during late night hours(between 9:00-12:00). Maybe see like 1 or 2 rooms open. What's the deal with that?
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I can always get ranked matches on PS3 anytime so far. Player matches there are noticible dead times though. Only played a room match once since its not my thing.
 
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Kyouji

Haman Discharged... she smells nice
Hmm, seems like I have a tenuous connection to Bronson. Sorry. =(

I'm in Montreal (and on wired), if that matters?

Blargh, that runaway game... I have much to learn about fighting it.
 
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GekigangerV

Member
soakrates said:
I'll probably be playing on PSN or XBL at around 10pm Pacific if anyone wants to join.

Also, Daily Blowup: http://www.twitch.tv/iplaywinner
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I think my Kage was on there today. I fought Haunts for sure and lost 0-3. It was a good experience though, but all day I have been messing up my 6+K+G cartwheel kick. I use it as a counter to wake up options so I back up a little bit, but I always get 4,6+K+G which is a knee that has no range on it.

I haven't seriously played on a stick for nearly a decade so maybe I need to switch back to pad, but the 360 controller is also busting my balls especially when it comes to Marvel. I am having problems getting the TFT command out which is weird since it is 4,6 which always comes out when I don't want it with the knee. Then there is also the fact that I am still fighting with 4 Evo muscle memory.

I also fought Zero-chan, but lost also due to the same problem with the knee. I had her 2-0 but she bounced back rather well regardless.

Shidosha also popped up on my ready list, but he didn't confirm the fight.

Overall, the online experience has been great. I've only had 3 sessions of about 15 matches each. Had two rage quitters so far and the people with lag have been far in between. However, when you do fight someone with lag it is truly a bummer. I am pleasantly surprised to see quite a few people with 500 matches under their belt already. I am sure it helps that a VF match can be blazing fast. I don't think I even had that many ranked matches in Vanilla MvC3 before I picked up Ultimate.
 
beat

beat

Member
Terareflection said:
Because that's what VF players generally use? Honestly, I think fighting game players should understand both ways.
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Back in the day, VF2 & VF3 terminology was typically "f" or "d/f", not "6" or "3". Who changed to number pad notation, and whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?
 
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Kyouji

Haman Discharged... she smells nice
Good games everyone! That was a lot of fun (and a learning experience against Bronson's El Blaze, haha).

Hope to play more with you all tomorrow and over the weekend.
 
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