[Lulubop]

Was there ever any doubt. It has the large international appeal that no other current game has(no, not even KOFXIII) has. I guess this also means that SSF4AE 2012 is out pacing every other game right now in pre-regs. I mean they wouldn't do it unless it didn't.

Yes Wizard confirmed that.

[enzo_gt]

No, he said it was the "final game, just like last year", aka the main event. Everyone knew AE was gonna be the main event anyways after SFxTK turned out to be AaaaaAAaaAaaaAass

Marvel was the only real competition. SFxTK never looked like it'd have more.

[Anth0ny]

Happy to hear Evo will be on Twitch. The stream was flawless last year, I'm pretty sure Spooky said he just has problems with the East Coast Twitch servers.

AE needs to be the main event at Evo. I watch Marvel streams weekly, and even I admit that. Last year's AE top 8 was fucking electric. International players bring the hype like nothing else.

Interesting to hear KOF at #3. Wouldn't be surprised to see MK at #4 after the 20K announcement. Which would make SFxT... #5? Crazy.

[SolarPowered]

No, he said it was the "final game, just like last year", aka the main event. Everyone knew AE was gonna be the main event anyways after SFxTK turned out to be AaaaaAAaaAaaaAass

As if anyone could even consider SFxT before Mahvel as a main event. I don't believe for a second that they were considering the former over the latter for a main event if AE fell down a peg.

Edit: My bad if I come off as confrontational.

[WesternHeretic]

If I went to that Caribbean tournament I totally would not even touch video games at all.... Fuck you do playing video games in a place like that?

[sleepykyo]

Was there ever any doubt. It has the large international appeal that no other current game has(no, not even KOFXIII) has. I guess this also means that SSF4AE 2012 is out pacing every other game right now in pre-regs. I mean they wouldn't do it unless it didn't.

Marvel could have been it. Last year Poongko beating Daigo pretty much saved the finals. If it was just Fuudo v. Daigo, it probably would have demoralized everyone almost as badly Momochi v. Gamerbee for Season's Beatings 2010.

[Stabby McSter]

So what announcements did I miss? D:

[Sloosha]

Hah, the PSN messages are back.

[sleepykyo]

They still haven't turned off notifications?

[Lulubop]

Oh shit, Reggie is on ps3!

[Conceited]

As if anyone could even consider SFxT before Mahvel as a main event. I don't believe for a second that they were considering the former over the latter for a main event if AE fell down a peg.

Nah, I'm talking about pre-release of SFxTK. Back when SFxTK had hope, people thought it would kill AE and become the new international flavor and the main game at EVO.

[ViewtifulJC]

Street Fighter X Tekken "It's not completely horrible" "It's a decent game" ~MrWizard

So better then 3rd Strike(which MrWiz thinks is a pile of shit and a disgrace to SF)?

[Grecco]

If I went to that Caribbean tournament I totally would not even touch video games at all.... Fuck you do playing video games in a place like that?

Having investigated that tourney somewhat i dont think the tournament is really the priority either. (Theres 2 parties the first two nights, who the hell is going to play after that)

[FallingEdge]

So better then 3rd Strike(which MrWiz thinks is a pile of shit and a disgrace to SF)?

Wiz knows what he is talking about.

[crimzonflame]

So what announcements did I miss? D:

Mr. Wiz confirmed that SFxT is ass.

[Rice-Eater]

Marvel was the only real competition. SFxTK never looked like it'd have more.

It's not that people thought SFxT would overtake AE, it's that it was the game that would be most likely to hurt it. If tons of people stopped playing AE for SFxT, Street Fighter players would be split between the two and Marvel would probably go unscathed and become the top game. But that didn't happen as Japan, Europe, and nearly every other region ignored the game. The US on the other hand started pretty strong, but after just one month(or a few weeks in the case of NCR), people started dropping like flies.

[sixteen-bit]

Nah, I'm talking about pre-release of SFxTK. Back when SFxTK had hope, people thought it would kill AE and become the new international flavor and the main game at EVO.

No arcade release, no international flavor

[Conceited]

No arcade release, no international flavor

International doesn't exclusively mean Japan. AE has worldwide appeal, but not just because of its Arcade release.

But you're right, and personally I never thought SFxTK would have international appeal or kill/overtake AE.

[Terareflection]

I am a little saddened that KOF isn't getting any giant pot bonus, but it is to be expected.

[Busaiku]

I am a little saddened that KOF isn't getting any giant pot bonus, but it is to be expected.

Willing to bet that Atlus will be going big.
Hope they can get a Persona 4 Arena exhibition too.

[Conceited]

dat gootecks laugh

[ismk]

Do I hear Gooteck's laughter in the background?

[Lulubop]

Dat Gootecks.

[biosnake20]

Mike "Evo 2010 is my favorite" Ross

[Riposte]

No arcade release, no international flavor

I hold the theory that if SFxTK was released with the arcades in mind, it would be a better designed.

[Face it Tiger..]

"I need a new partner" Ross

[Capital_Five]

I'd recognize that laugh anywhere...

[Sloosha]

Gootecks haunting the thestream.tv studio.

[sleepykyo]

Not buying that anyone asked for Combofiend's Akuma.

[Infinite]

So better then 3rd Strike(which MrWiz thinks is a pile of shit and a disgrace to SF)?

I think this is how opinions work.

[ismk]

I love the zoom ins to the messages :lol

[sixteen-bit]

I hold the theory that if SFxTK was released with the arcades in mind, it would be a better designed.

This is the way I feel about all games

[Venfayth]

WE HEARD GOOTECKS

[Crocodile]

I never once considered it a possibility that IPW + Spooky wouldn't get EVO again so I'm not surprised by this announcement at all. Confirmation is nice though :)

[WesternHeretic]

Worst Akuma of all time...

[ismk]

Worst Akuma of all time...

What are you talking about? That was clearly the best :lol

[Edgeward]

Wow, Mike didn't keep track of his health.

[WesternHeretic]

We are about to see some domestic abuse...

[ismk]

For SFxT, we don't need commentators, we just need to mic the players and hear them go off on each other.

[ViewtifulJC]

Mike "They don't see me coming in from behind" Ross

[Rice-Eater]

Well I'm sure the MK guys are pretty thrilled. SCV people already got there money during the world tournament a little while back. KOF got some e-sports money(like MK and SCV). Now we're just waiting to hear from Capcom. I thought they would pour some of that cash into EVO, but it looks like they may keep it exclusively to their own future events. It would be nice if every game had some guaranteed money though just to make the event even more prestigious.

[kewlmyc]

haha, sending in messages is actually kinda fun.

[Toski]

I hold the theory that if SFxTK was released with the arcades in mind, it would be a better designed.

It would probably be the most played arcade game in Japan too. How long that'd last though is questionable.

[Grecco]

Well I'm sure the MK guys are pretty thrilled. SCV people already got there money during the world tournament a little while back. KOF got some e-sports money(like MK and SCV). Now we're just waiting to hear from Capcom. I thought they would pour some of that cash into EVO, but it looks like they may keep it exclusively to their own future events. It would be nice if every game had some guaranteed money though just to make the even even more prestigious.

Capcom already put in 25 thousand in that reality show that most people forget happened. Its not like they havent done anything. Albeit you could make an argument that Capcom would have been better off had they spent those 25k on a pot bonus for SF x T at Evo.




Also

[WesternHeretic]

He never dies does he?

[Edgeward]

goddam you

[sleepykyo]

Capcom already put in 25 thousand in that reality show that most people forget happened. Its not like they havent done anything. Albeit you could make an argument that Capcom would have been better off had they spent those 25k on a pot bonus for SF x T at Evo.

But Cross Assault made me pick up the game. Seeing wake up rolls and finding out that alpha counters were back, got me interested. Now I just want to see the CvS2 guard break meter back (A3's permanent reduction after break was a bit too extreme).

[scytheavatar]

I hold the theory that if SFxTK was released with the arcades in mind, it would be a better designed.

How is the present SFxT not designed with arcades in mind? Gems are extremely easy to implement into their card system.

[Rice-Eater]

Capcom already put in 25 thousand in that reality show that most people forget happened. Its not like they havent done anything. Albeit you could make an argument that Capcom would have been better off had they spent those 25k on a pot bonus for SF x T at Evo.

Dude, how could anybody forget that week. Maybe not the greatest, but one of the most memorable weeks of stream monstering that any of us have ever done. We broke 10k post in about a week, and it was on the strength of probably less than 100 FGC-GAF members. That has to be some kind of record.

But anyways, the point is that it was for a reality show that was exclusive to only a few members that applied for it. We want to see the best in the world go after that money in a traditional tournament. That would create tons of hype and anticipation. I'm sure you already knew what I meant, but I just wanted to say that anyways.

[Stabby McSter]

Dude, how could anybody forget that week. Maybe not the greatest, but one of the most memorable weeks of stream monstering that any of us have ever done. We broke 10k post in about a week, and it was on the strength of probably less than 100 FGC-GAF members. That has to be some kind of record. But anyways, the point is that it was for a reality show that was exclusive to only a few members that applied for it. We want to see the best in the world go after that money in a traditional tournament. That would create tons of hype and anticipation. I'm sure you already knew what I meant, but I just wanted to say that anyways.

NEVER FORGET CROSS ASSAULT