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Street Fighter V patch releasing March 28th, Alex on the 30th, more info
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Rocky_Balboa
Member
Yeah it's great. Although I got super salty when I lost to a scrubby Ken and he bailed after the first match.
Even more salty when you lose and get a rematch which ends in RQ.
New level of saltiness.
That is indeed that next level of Salt. So far I've only had RQ's on the first matches and none on the runbacks.
Being positive about a game or series you love (despite acknowledging its flaws) is not the same as being a company pr shill, nor is it "embarrasing" to want a game to do well enough in terms of sales to get (needed) updates and content patches.
I really don't get this negative attitude towards others on Gaf sometimes. If you don't agree with someone, and really can't keep silent about that, at least be like a gentleman in your rebuttal "bruh".
Edit: back on-topic: I like how Alex is shaping up but at the same time I am a bit baffled that PC people seem to be able to use him already in online ranked matches (I assume, going by some of those Twtich streamers) via data mining while I have to deal with being connected online to get FM for single player content in order for the game to verify my accomplishments. Isn't this two opposites in terms of security, with the hackers / data miners (who I have nothing against personally in terms of their efforts to uncover stuff, mind you) essentially doing the stuff that Capcom tried to prevent by complicating offline play for us single player folks?
I guess you just dont know The Lone Dragon. Pretty sure that dude is actually combofiend haha
Well if he actually is Combofiend, Lulubop must be "I'm Jim Goddamn Sterling Son" Jim Sterling, Marcus "AnnoyedGamer" Beer or a similarly crude critic then.
I guess the world / Gaf does need both to be balanced
katsubento
Member
If they release an Alex Launch trailer tomorrow with a teaser of April's character, I'll be okay with it.
Tizoc
Member
What do u want a bloody alex trailer for?
That will be great
I don't need it now after the leaks but Capcom should care more about the marketing and media of the game overall.
Its definitely better than it was before, but if you can't practice and internalize these things within the context of the tutorial, then it will be a bit harder to grasp the concepts. There's a massive difference between reading about something and watching some one else do it versus practicing it and finding out through the game if you're performing the technique/concept correctly. They need to update these demonstrations to be more interactive in the future. Its still worlds away from what games like KI, Skullgirls, BlazBlue, and GGXRD offer in their training and tutorial modes.
Poor would be implying that it had some semblance of tutorials? SFIV literally had nothing in terms of tutorials. The combo trials were full of filler that should have never been there. It had one frame links, but gave no indication that you need to input the moves with specific timing, all it looks like to someone new to SF is the move isn't connecting but I'm doing exactly what it says on screen. It didn't even have a pre-recorded demonstration so you can see what its supposed to look like and what timing you should aim for.
A long time ago I posted my hopes that Capcom wouldn't add any dumb looking alt costumes and they would have kept them in the 'cool' realm.
Capcom has let me down right off the bat.
Clearly unfinished but even so it looks way better than the banana hair.
Capcom has let me down right off the bat.
Clearly unfinished but even so it looks way better than the banana hair.
lucebuce12
Member
These aren't the only costumes we'll get. There will be a LOT of costumes in this game's lifetime and they'll have a variety of funny/badass/cool/witty costumes.
I know that this won't be the only ones left. What I said, though, is that I wish they wouldn't add any dumb costumes.
They added so many ugly "funny" costumes to SFIV by the end of the game that every character could look like a clone. It's the same thing that happened with TF2, they add so much ugly shit that it ruins the game's aesthetic. Stuff like R.Mika's alt costume are just a huge eyesore.
The worst part is that they'll just get uglier and dumber as they add more costumes.
Can't wait until the patch where they make everyone into a robot or an animal again.
lucebuce12
Member
Well they're not exactly going to change their strategy all of a sudden and not release goofy costumes. People like these costumes which is why they make them.
And some goofy costumes can be genuinely good like Zangief's Macho Man costume.
the_batman
Banned
trying these combo challenges with a controller is a pain in the ass.
...Improving the game for casual players one SF game at a time eh Capcom...Sigh...(not saying you're a casual player but in general I mean)...
Also, in case we forget: remember that free stage they promised Season pass holders as part of a future update? While cool that there will be more stages added via the shop at all, I have a very strong feeling it will be one of the day/night variants seen in story mode ( like the daytime Kanzuki Estate) that should have already been selectable if you ask me.
I mean, keeping in mind Capcom's habit of announcing things like they are the second coming of Christ to then deliver stuff that borders on lazy (like Decapre - yes I went there), I have trouble seeing them deliver actual new stages (like the missing character art ones) this soon in the game's life, especially if the easier option is to have people pay FM for far easier to make day/night versions instead. I'll happily eat my words if I'm wrong though.
lucebuce12
Member
"Additionally, we will be giving all Season Pass users a free, brand new stage in the near future!"
The brand new part implies it's gonna be a new stage not a day night version.
Trickster
Member
Street Fighter isn't really the type of game that should have for having everything be "cool" imo. If they did it would limit them quite a bit creatively and artistically.
Einchy said:
You take that back!
You'd be amazed by how well Capcom can stretch the meaning of "brand new" my friend. Would not be the first time. But like I said: let's hope I'm wrong.
Boogalogist
Member
Mika's costume is amazing. I can't wait to throw money at it!
BumblebeeCody
Member
Before monday's patch, to see how he plays whether you're using fight money or real mone-- resources are being put into "purchasing" this character either way.
And it also shows that Capcom are willing to communicate to let people know, Killer Instinct has not only shown how to do it, but they stole Capcom's Tuesday as well!
He has a free week trial
Baleoce
Member
The plan in general is for Capcom to at least try and sell these characters to the players. Yes you can buy them with ingame currency, you can also buy them with real money. With that in mind, it seems somewhat appropriate to actually advertise them, surely. It's not exactly a bizarre request.
Diprosalic
Banned
more like a free month and a half trial.
BumblebeeCody
Member
As in, he is available or free right away, then after a week you have to buy him with Fight Money/Real Money?
He's free until Capcom sorts out the zenny issue.
I thought he and any other characters were free until they got the shop up and running proper
BumblebeeCody
Member
They may do that eventually. They offered a season pass that included six premium costumes so they have a few costume "bundles" that will save you money by buying them directly. I figure they could match what you would get for buying Zenny in bundles.
Capcom Blog said:
So you would need 6400 Zenny to get all 16 costumes meaning it would cost you, at the cheapest, $50 buying Zenny bundles. I imagine it would have to be a little cheaper than that, though.
It's not wishful thinking for right now. Alex, and any DLC character, will be free until the Zenny system is implemented.
Yeah, like other GAFfers said, Alex will be free until Capcom implements real money purchasing on the Shop, which could be many weeks/months from now...
Subpar Scrub
Banned
Honestly at this point they should just make him free indefinitely.
Although with how much fight money you can earn quickly (I have nearly 450,000) I doubt they would, otherwise they'd have nearly no character sales.
The thing is.. are you really going to play all those characters? So far I'm only maining Zangief and the closest character I'm looking to play next would be Alex and even then I'm not sure if I'll take the time to focus on him..
Platinum Mad
Banned
Probably when Alex goes up. 10am PST
thelastword
Banned
What will a trailer do for you exactly?
Wow I may actually play him today...
The mass players will be hyped for Alex a lot more if he was presented officially / properly instead of leaked footage + I enjoy character trailers overall.
Baleoce
Member
Found another fan trailer for alex. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMU6Yhw9y_A
I think we're passed that at this point.. Hopefully, proper trailers will show up for the next DLCs.. I'm more curious as to what Ono is doing and why he is so quiet..
There are Street Fighter V commercials on TV constantly, during multiple shows I watch.
The stupid assed hyperbole on here about doomed game horse shit is really getting old.
They are marketing the game just fine, an Alex trailer will not change anything nor will it convince a damned person to buy the game.
People who give a damn about Alex have known he is coming for a long time and have been counting days.
The commercials on tv are marketing, the pro tour is marketing, the events at cons all across the US are marketing, every top player out there gushing about the game and constantly tweeting things about how they love this game and how great it is is marketing, pulling the numbers that they have in the first two events for SFV compared to SFIV last year is marketing, stream numbers have been fantastic, and that is marketing.
It is embarrassing reading some of the posts in here.
donkey show
Member
Warmed up to Jazzy NYC '16 really quick. Could be better, but it feels right with the other battle sound effects kicking in.
MegamanXZero
Member
Is anyone still able to log in to the game? Because I'm sitting here in the main menu and logged in right now while the servers are supposed to be down by now.
What I mean is if they will be available in training mode after the shop is implemented.
They haven't said so probably not.
I tried to convert the maintenance times to GMT last night before bed half asleep, and came out with 2pm-6pm GMT. It's just coming up for 2pm. Maybe they announced the maintenance starting too early? Either way I'd expect the online to go down in just under 20 minutes.