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EVO 2013: SF4 MVC3 TTT2 MK9 SFxT KOF P4A Player's Choice

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Justin Timberlake

Member
TruePrime said:
It's not like Smash Comm don't deserve some of it, some of it's members have been huge douche bags and have hurt them in the eyes of the FGC.
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Here's a quote from James Chen's blog after EVO 2k7 (which had Melee):

And Tekken definitely doesn't have to be bitter anymore. Although for a while they may have felt like the "outsiders" of Evo, that status has definitely been handed over to another game. Now, the most isolated community is the Super Smash Bros. Melee community. They have definitely taken the crown for the community that has every right to be bitter. Their game is never taken seriously by a large amount of Fighting Game players. Their game is always seen as "kiddie." Though they were a part of MLG, they were always relegated as a sideshow. Halo was the main event of MLG, and Smash was just a group of little kids, shunned by the Halo players and thrown into the back corner to play their tournament where they wouldn't disturb Halo. These players never seem to get any respect.


And yet, they are the furthest things from being bitter. I kept saying that the Guilty Gear community needs to learn to be professional and to take themselves seriously. Well, the Smash Bros. community is where they should look for an example. Just as with the Guilty Gear community, The Smash community has a game that some people frown upon. Both communities have players that have a bad stereotype associated with them (Guilty Gear players are often accused as being weird, anime-loving otakus and Smash players are always accused of being 6 year old Pokemon-loving kids or something). As a brand new community added to the Evolution line-up, the Smash Bros. players had every reason to come is very skeptical and behave very poorly.

But instead, they decided to prove why they deserve respect and why they deserve to remain at future Evolution tournaments. The players came out in droves, becoming instantly one of the largest tournaments at Evo in terms of number of contestants. The players showed up for the pools on time and were extremely cooperative with whoever was running the brackets. There wasn't even a big stink made over the decision to turn the pools and semis to best-of-1 game. The players were not happy with the decision, but they played through it. And no one seems to believe the results were "tainted" by that rule change. And on the Finals of Smash Bros., the community was there in full force, cheering their game on. It didn't seem like they were worried if non-Smash players were enjoying it because they were enjoying it too much themselves to care. But because their crowd added a lot of energy to the game, it ended up making it that much more fun for those unfamiliar with Smash to enjoy it as well.

And that's why I like this community so much. They know who they are and they know where they stand. And they are better off for it. There were two main things that surprised me about this community. First of all, they are all very competitive and skilled, but were extremely good natured and friendly to each other. There was a lot of respect among players. Someone joked to me how footage of Smash players involved more handshakes and hugs than any other game.

The other thing that really surprised me about Smash was how deep its history is. From talking to the top 8 players that qualified for the Finals, I was very pleased to discover just how much the community has gone through and grown. It was almost as if Evo had just walked into a movie that was already in progress. There were stories of Ken's early domination and subsequent early retirement... only to return to tournaments for this past Evo. There were stories of East Coast dominance being threatened by an emerging group of top-level West Coast Smash players. There were stories of wanting really badly to prove that certain perceived mid-tier characters could dominate. And there was a lot of stories regarding their history with MLG (both good and bad).

They already have their celebrities. And with them, they could have their upsets and grudges and hugely anticipated matches. They are already a fully established community and, frankly, even if Evo never picked them up or drops them next year, I can't imagine they would lose any momentum. And I took strong notice of that. This community has already built itself up and is already self-sustaining. It's a model Fighting Game community.

The Smash community should be used as a blue print for many of the other budding communities. Whether you are King of the Fighters fans, Melty Blood fans, Arcana Heart fans... hell, even Street Fighter Alpha 3 fans, the key to getting your game into the lime light is building up your community. Everyone likes to say that being included in Evo is what breathes life into games. While I do admit it helps a lot, I still believe that a game thrives solely on its community. It has very little to do with the inclusion into Evo. In fact, inclusion into Evo is usually the result of a strong community or a potential for a strong community.
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O

OceanBlue

Member
Nabs said:
Tony Cannon ‏@Pond3r
I am overjoyed to report that #MLP is currently leading the #evo2k BCRF Donation Drive. Good luck to everyone! #WSRK
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Tony Cannon ‏@Pond3r
@CEOJebailey It's fake of course, though if anyone wants donate a small fortune the Breast Cancer Research Foundation would appreciate it!
 
Q

QisTopTier

XisBannedTier
The MLP fighting game looks like the 3rd best fighting game on the horizon.

My current tier list is

BBCP > UMvC3 > MLP > TTT2 > everything else

I have no idea where sf x tk 2013 will be, but if the changes work for the best then it could pop up above UMvC3 for me.

GotchaForce said:
Was iffy on going to EVO this time but no doubt I will after all that. Hats off to them for trying for so many games this year.
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This looks like the best evo yet imo
 
G

"God's Beard!"

Member
QisTopTier said:
The MLP fighting game looks like the 3rd best fighting game on the horizon.

My current tier list is

BBCP > UMvC3 > MLP > TTT2 > everything else

I have no idea where sf x tk 2013 will be, but if the changes work for the best then it could pop up above UMvC3 for me.
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Are you still playing Persona?
 
S

Slamtastic

Member
Are we ranking 2013 fighters again?

JoJo (Couldn't make it to EVO 2013 because of no release date, will be in 2014) > Injustice (Didn't make it to EVO 2013 because it releases too close, will be in 2014) > MLP (Will win players choice with millions of dollars and be the hypest game at EVO 2013)
 
Y

YoungOne

Member
Did he say to be on the breast cancer voters list it had to be over 500 votes? Soul Calibur got more than that I thought, so why isn't it on the list?
 
R

ReiGun

Member
"I don't want to donate either way cause breast cancer gets too much money."

Is this real, what I'm reading? Is this life?

QisTopTier said:
MLP fans > Smash Bros fans. Smash fans getting ranked lower and lower in the world.
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Smash racking up them self-inflicted L's. smh
 
K

Kadey

Mrs. Harvey
YoungOne said:
Did he say to be on the breast cancer voters list it had to be over 500 votes? Soul Calibur got more than that I thought, so why isn't it on the list?
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It is on the list.

ReiGun said:
"I don't want to donate either way cause breast cancer gets too much money."

Is this real, what I'm reading? Is this life?

Smash racking up them self-inflicted L's. smh
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People like that usually have karma inflicted upon them.
 
W

Westlo

Member
KingItachi said:
So injustice is wait and see and SFXT 2013 is not, Yeah.
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Is injustice out in a few weeks time? People want to act like SFXTK didn't get the third most entrants last evo, oh wait it was kof even though it was riddled with no shows and people just wanted that tshirt
 
W

Westlo

Member
Teknopathetic said:
"Agreed. Same reason PR Rog went so well. Random and aggressive no fucks given play is just the thing to take down players like Infiltration."

Fuudo completely dismantled Latif in 2011.
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And for the tossers who said fuudo flukes it, he beat him in another 2 sets while drunk after evo on the salty suite.
 
T

The Abominable Snowman

Member
I won't argue over the lesser gamers, but Marvel is the only thing I'll be tuning into. It literally ruined me watching other games on stream except for some high level non-Guile/Ryu/Fei SSF4AE
 
J

Jenga

Banned
jojo all star battle will defy all expectations and be the true successor to capcom jjba, and will sell shitloads and have a fantastic fanbase in japan despite being console only

it will eventually make it's way to america near the end of the year and will become a niche but popular non capcom fighter

jojo all star battle will make evo 2014 and steal the show because people finally got tired of marvel and AE

the prophecy has been made
 
D

Dahbomb

Member
sephi22 said:
You don't get to do that bro. The bet's still on, and you will have to wear an avatar of my choice come Evo '13
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What are you talking about? This avatar was the chosen one and it was agreed upon. Plus I have admitted defeat and am wearing something that offends me for a month.
 
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