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notworksafe · Jun 17, 2016

As we close in on the Evolution Championship Series, it's time for a new thread as we celebrate what is truly near and dear to the heart of the Fighting Game Community:

Let's take a look at some of the current hot games on the tournament scene!

Waifu Simulator 2016

I Heard This Game Isn't Even Getting A Pot Bonus At CEO

Is This Still A Thing?

Everyone's Favorite NRS Title Until The One With Batman Drops

Hope You Like This Version, Cause You Aren't Getting A Sequel

Everyone's New Favorite Title, Totally Not Cause Of The Money

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Here are some quick links:

FGCPros Twitch Group and Jaxel's Stream Viewer for what to watch right now
Jaxel's customizable multiviewer to watch multiple streams simultaneously

On GAF we have various members that stream fighting games from time to time too. If you would like to add your channel to this thread, send me a PM.

Often, some fighting games can seem intimidating to players new and old. Below are a bunch of resources that may be of aid to new players, or handy as references.

Basics of BNB construction starring Hokuto no Ken
The Fighting Game Noob Thread: From Scrub to Master
Learn How To Play Fighting Games Free eBook from Shoryuken is a fantastic primer for new players to the genre.
Footsies Handbook is a guide to the potentially elusive, but integral part of doing well in any fighting game.
NeoGAF's Arcade Stick Thread is the place to go for questions about anything arcade stick-related.
Step Up Your Game is an editorial series by Justin Wong that covers a multitude of topics, notably focusing on strengthening your mental game and playing smarter instead of harder.
Tips for first time competitors will help you straighten out those nerves and expectations when you head out to your first tournament.
Domination 101 is almost a cult classic article in the FGC, which has Seth Killian telling us how he really feels about the idea of "cheapness" in fighting games.
Team-building Guide by our very own film lover-slash-cannibal Karsticles, which helps make it easier to approach team-building in MvC games, and games with similar synergistic elements.
FGW DIscord Chat Chat it up with FGW regulars and get matches in

ShinMaruku · Jun 17, 2016

I are here.

A Pretty Panda · Jun 17, 2016

low tier thread title

Tripon · Jun 17, 2016

Why isn't Overwatch at EVO.

FACE · Jun 17, 2016

Play Vampire Savior, it's a good game.

Chavelo · Jun 17, 2016

Professor Beef · Jun 17, 2016

Amazing OP

ZeroTheShadow · Jun 17, 2016

Wow, there is only one word to describe this new thread title.

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!

notworksafe · Jun 17, 2016

FACE said:
Play Vampire Savior, it's a good game.

this should just be the op, honestly

Perro · Jun 17, 2016

overwatch is lame

Lemstar · Jun 17, 2016

frauds among us

also, overwatch sucks

i seriously don't understand how blizzard conned everyone into believing that it wasn't just league of legends with guns

skLaFarebear · Jun 17, 2016

What about Ultimax?

Kumubou · Jun 17, 2016

Figures the cinematic thread expansion happens long after the thread ends up in community and all the casual posters left. Now I'm just stuck with this wack matchmaking that keeps putting me up against GAF Gold members.

Professor Beef · Jun 17, 2016

skLaFarebear said:
What about Ultimax?

What about it?

A Pretty Panda · Jun 17, 2016

skLaFarebear said:
What about Ultimax?

yeah what about it?

trickyhero · Jun 17, 2016

Just started playing Melty Blood, wow it's kind of a tough game to get into. Any tips for a beginner?

miku · Jun 17, 2016

Hey, GGXrdR at the top

skLaFarebear · Jun 17, 2016

Professor Beef said:
What about it?

A Pretty Panda said:
yeah what about it?

......nevermind

irfaanator · Jun 17, 2016

FACE said:
Play Vampire Savior, it's a good game.

it's the best

Nightii · Jun 17, 2016

trickyhero said:
Just started playing Melty Blood, wow it's kind of a tough game to get into. Any tips for a beginner?

1. Pick Nero
2. Impress yourself with the overwhelming size of his hitboxes and projectile zoning potential
3. Go online and have someone that knows how to play reveal to you the dead zones in your attacks
4. Pick a waifu

notworksafe · Jun 17, 2016

skLaFarebear said:
What about Ultimax?

We're All Anime Now

Dahbomb · Jun 17, 2016

Lemstar said:
frauds among us

also, overwatch sucks

i seriously don't understand how blizzard conned everyone into believing that it wasn't just league of legends with guns

You say that like it's a bad thing for Blizzard. Seems like Korea agrees because Overwatch is gaining huge traction over there.

Professor Beef · Jun 17, 2016

Lemstar said:
i seriously don't understand how blizzard conned everyone into believing that it wasn't just league of legends with guns

Because it isn't, it's Team Fortress 2.

CO_Andy · Jun 17, 2016

i wonder what game notworksafe has been playing

skLaFarebear · Jun 17, 2016

notworksafe said:
We're All Anime Now

Everything I love is dead.

Ruined by anime.

QisTopTier · Jun 17, 2016

Perro said:
overwatch is lame

Is that why it clicks with me?

Lemstar · Jun 17, 2016

Dahbomb said:
You say that like it's a bad thing for Blizzard. Seems like Korea agrees because Overwatch is gaining huge traction over there.

I don't think it's a bad thing, I just don't understand how things that people rag on all the time as flaws in League and Dota (~toxic~ community, difficulty, high burden of knowledge, inept or excessively tryhard teammates depending on which end of the skill spectrum you're on, poor solo queue experience in general) somehow magically don't exist anymore because it's a Blizzard shooter.

Line_HTX · Jun 17, 2016

Who the fuck is Mei supposed to be in Marvel?

Let's have a great CEO and EVO 2016!

Perro · Jun 17, 2016

ow is competitive tf2 but requires less skills, lots of counter picks not enough outplay your enemies.
also ow killed my tf2 pub server ;_;

Line_HTX · Jun 17, 2016

Perro said:
ow is competitive tf2 but requires less skills, lots of counter picks not enough outplay your enemies.
also ow killed my tf2 pub server ;_;

The worst part is they ripped off the gameplay modes that everyone hated with payload.

irfaanator · Jun 17, 2016

Perro said:
ow is competitive tf2 but requires less skills, lots of counter picks not enough outplay your enemies.
also ow killed my tf2 pub server ;_;

now you can go back to what tf2 is truly about. idling for hats

That Dude John · Jun 17, 2016

"You press up-forward with Akuma, and guess what? The bitch jumps."

-Max, 2016

RockTurtle · Jun 17, 2016

hats and waifus

Line_HTX · Jun 17, 2016

That Dude John said:
"You press up-forward with Akuma, and guess what? The bitch jumps."

-Max, 2016

I want to see Akuma with magic pixel left, then Messatsu for the GREAT for maximum hype.

biosnake20 · Jun 17, 2016

i love roflstomping newbies in overwatch

Dahbomb · Jun 17, 2016

Lemstar said:
I don't think it's a bad thing, I just don't understand how things that people rag on all the time as flaws in League and Dota (~toxic~ community, difficulty, high burden of knowledge, inept or excessively tryhard teammates depending on which end of the skill spectrum you're on, poor solo queue experience in general) somehow magically don't exist anymore because it's a Blizzard shooter.

Oh that will come with due time. Minus the high burden of knowledge, I don't think Overwatch is really comparable to LoL in that regard but the toxic community and inept teammates will come soon for sure.

Oichi · Jun 17, 2016

I rarely post, but good to have a nice, clean, new thread.

vulva · Jun 17, 2016

Perro said:
overwatch is lame

disgusting ableist slurs are fine I guess

CommandThrower · Jun 17, 2016

Aaand, subscribed.

King of Fighters XIV needs to come out so I can stop playing these hero shooters ~~for a while~~.

Sayad · Jun 17, 2016

So replaying SFV story mode on a harder dificulty will earn you more FM!

The second time you go through it, you earn more Fight Money. You will get a big payout, so there's a lot on the line if you do it again.

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ho...t-fighter-5/1100-6440989/?ftag=GSS-05-10aaa0b

We'll probably be able to pick up all season one characters without going online.

Lemstar · Jun 17, 2016

Dahbomb said:
Oh that will come with due time. Minus the high burden of knowledge, I don't think Overwatch is really comparable to LoL in that regard but the toxic community and inept teammates will come soon for sure.

The burden of knowledge is definitely much lower on account of 21 heroes with no progression compared to 131 champions/111 heroes with skill and item builds, but 21 heroes' worth of interaction (including knowing when to switch) on 12 maps that all play differently is still nontrivial.

I get the impression that the upcoming addition of a ranked queue is what people are counting on to solve their matchmaking woes. Once they realize that it'll probably do no such thing, maybe the general opinion might shift a little.

El Sabroso · Jun 17, 2016

it's High noon somewhere in the FGC, nice OT btw

SquirrelSoup · Jun 17, 2016

Sayad said:
So replaying SFV story mode on a harder dificulty will earn you more FM!

Yeah, they mentioned it in the capcom unity post. It's 30k the first time then 50k for the second.

BadWolf · Jun 17, 2016

SquirrelSoup said:
Yeah, they mentioned it in the capcom unity post. It's 30k the first time then 50k for the second.

So you get almost enough to purchase one character, not bad.

sixteen-bit · Jun 17, 2016

That new thread smell

mbpm1 · Jun 17, 2016

This is just what I've been looking for thanks

Dahbomb said:
Oh that will come with due time. Minus the high burden of knowledge, I don't think Overwatch is really comparable to LoL in that regard but the toxic community and inept teammates will come soon for sure.

Thar's already here though

JeTmAn81 · Jun 17, 2016

vulva said:
disgusting ableist slurs are fine I guess

Weird, that's the name of my new band

YoungOne · Jun 17, 2016

Uniel locktest featuring the new character mika https://twitter.com/AlzarathEX/status/743787805986459648

mbpm1 · Jun 17, 2016

Tripon · Jun 17, 2016

http://capcomprotour.com/schedule/

So that Brazilian Ranking Event that was supposed to happen during the same week as EVO was canceled, and replaced by a to be announced tournament in Brazil later in the year.

No collusion for anybody during EVO.

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