I'll second this question. Was away all weekend and didn't get a chance to watch anything. Any chance we could get a quick "What Happened at [tournament]" post in these threads after a tourney has happened? While reading results would be nice, getting all the other info (people are angry at MarkMan? There as pot splitting again?) would be awesome.
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Fighting Games Weekly | July 29 - August 4 | Obey your thirst
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I'll second this question. Was away all weekend and didn't get a chance to watch anything. Any chance we could get a quick "What Happened at [tournament]" post in these threads after a tourney has happened? While reading results would be nice, getting all the other info (people are angry at MarkMan? There as pot splitting again?) would be awesome.
Off the top of my head: they canceled several of the events they had announced (MVC2, actor appearance), the pot bonus for melee was withdrawn due to low pre-registration numbers which the people who came to play melee seemed to not know was possible, UMVC3 finalists split the pot and goofed off rather than play seriously.
Street Fighter finals were really good though, so to anyone who didn't watch the tournament I would recommend going back and watching those.
sixteen-bit
Member
Yeah, AE matches were fun to watch, even though my boy Gamerbee from Taiwan lost.
sixteen-bit
Member
always fun to have character specialists duking it out at a high level
Parallax Scroll
Banned
Also the FChamp/ChrisG/Jwong/Yipes exhibition for $5000 was cancelled, the Casino Royale money matches that would let players bet on matches at the local casino were cancelled, and the Mortal Kombat dinner scene with the original Shang Tsung actor from the MK movie was cancelled.
Please explain anyway.
sixteen-bit
Member
company sponsored vacation?
Yeah, she reacted just fine.
It probably helps that she seems very conscious of herself. I'd rather have girls like her, making good fun of the stupid trolls and comments she can get while enjoying herself, than ones pointing fingers and laying blames onto an entire community.
Still, really not a fan of this week's title; we had so much more interesting stuff to make fun of than Gootecks and Nigri.
Yes, and yes.
Shows how much people were bored watching da beech...
djplaeskool
Member
Avatar will get de-beech'd when I get home.
As people have already noted, there was some solid AE and a handful of good Marvel matches, but vxg was an extremely underwhelming experience overall.
Thank goodness SGDQ was on to save the weekend...
As people have already noted, there was some solid AE and a handful of good Marvel matches, but vxg was an extremely underwhelming experience overall.
Thank goodness SGDQ was on to save the weekend...
Ow Capcom let this game rest in peace FOR GOD'S SAKE! I LOVE this game and It kills me a little bit inside everytime they try to revive it and fail =/
It's not a revival, it's trying to squeeze more money out of the community. Especially if the fourth slot isn't free.
Man imagine if they added a 4th assist option for UMVC3...
Oh who the fuck am I kidding lol.
Parallax Scroll
Banned
more like crapcom
At this point, they just nickel and dime the ones left playing, rather than getting new people/reviving it
CrazyTank940
Member
I suppose they had this lying around (we heard about something like it a long time ago), and decided to finally release it. They were probably afraid it would "kill" the competitive scene, but now that there's nearly nothing to kill anymore, might as well try and get a few more money out of it.
I hope the 5th character is not an SFxT gem...
I hope the 5th character is not an SFxT gem...
Parallax Scroll
Banned
They should add a character who is made entirely out of gems
'Competitive' scene uses the presets either way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELhBTd8_adQ
In case you missed it, follow up to Jump Ultimate Stars for PS3/Vita, appears to run on the Ninja Storm engine.
I really hope this is good.
In case you missed it, follow up to Jump Ultimate Stars for PS3/Vita, appears to run on the Ninja Storm engine.
I really hope this is good.
scytheavatar
Member
Then yeah UMvC3 finals was a pot split, but who cares when the entire tourney is a joke.
Passive Assassin
Member
Most of those are debunked. Let's just say Friday never happened, Saturday was ok, Sunday AE was great, Marvel... was Marvel.
Parallax Scroll
Banned
Someone on reddit made up most of the things on that list.
Wolfgunblood Garopa
Member
Garou tier list talk: I participated in a Garou tournament recently, and Grant pretty much destroyed. It looked like character dominance on the level of any top tier character I've seen, but I was surprised to hear that he wasn't considered the best char, that B. Jenet and Kevin were above Grant. Grant in TOP is ridiculous.
sixteen-bit
Member
What do you think of the Jojo's game out next month?
Sometimes, great kevin players make you wonder if you needed to be present for the actual match.
Shouta
Member
Actually, my worry is that the game is running the Zenkai Battle Royale engine, the DBZ Arena/Fighting Game in the arcades. That game didn't play very well at all IMO. Have they announced if it was CyberConnect developing it?
Stabby McSter
Member
IT'S FINALLY HER TIME!
Lupinko post if you are ok pls
truly outrageous
ViewtifulJC
Banned
truly, truly, truly outrageous
I liken the pot splitting issue to how it's seen in poker -- where generally, no one cares (and it's actively facilitated by the poker rooms when all of the players remaining can come to an agreement) unless the tournament is televised. At that point, there are more considerations than just the players -- you have to worry about the viewing audience and the sponsors and advertisers. Nobody wants to watch a rigged final, and that's the issue I have
One way that these tournaments kind of enforce that is through taxes. Let's say a tournament is paying $10,000 for 1st and $1,000 for second. The two remaining players decide to split the pot at $5,500 each, but the winner is still responsible for taxes on the $10,000. Of course, that's assuming that most FG tournaments have that sort of documentation in the first place. (To be fair, it is something that occurs more frequently, but there's a reason a lot of these tournaments are cash-based affairs to begin with).
One way that these tournaments kind of enforce that is through taxes. Let's say a tournament is paying $10,000 for 1st and $1,000 for second. The two remaining players decide to split the pot at $5,500 each, but the winner is still responsible for taxes on the $10,000. Of course, that's assuming that most FG tournaments have that sort of documentation in the first place. (To be fair, it is something that occurs more frequently, but there's a reason a lot of these tournaments are cash-based affairs to begin with).
riskVSreward
Member
Grant is great. Kain is da best.
sixteen-bit
Member
What's the ETA on the Kotaku VxG article?
they were SO good. PR Balrog went completely apeshit on dieminion. and Guile vs Boxer is a bad matchup for puncho.
Riposte
Member
Hmmm, I only caught bits and pieces, but if the tournament really go as bad as it seems, that's too bad. As for Gootecks being "thirsty", the small part I caught was him laughing himself to death because Nigri made some minor comments on the kids in the background of a SFIV stage... so...
Tizoc
Member
Did someone say Garou tiers?
Far as I know Garou has no tiers. Any character, except Tizoc, can destroy any other character, but it all comes down to the player's skills.
I will admit though that Grant, Kevin, Gato and BJ are among the strongest characters in the game, but all in all, it's pretty balanced.
The 4th slot is free IIRC.
Far as I know Garou has no tiers. Any character, except Tizoc, can destroy any other character, but it all comes down to the player's skills.
I will admit though that Grant, Kevin, Gato and BJ are among the strongest characters in the game, but all in all, it's pretty balanced.
The 4th slot is free IIRC.
Tizoc
Member
BOVINE!
Sounds like Low Mine to me...
Ah fuck it, I'm posting these lame-o-ass combo vids I made of the game...just watch the combos and don't watch the end credits >_>;
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEAB4313245FC1CF4&feature=mh_lolz
I'LL GET TO MAKING GRANT'S VID WHEN I GET TO IT OK?!
shadowstar
Member
Jessica Nigri I thought was hilarious during commentary. I couldn't stop laughing when they were goofing on the kids in the background in that one SF4 level. Even though the questions she asked were not informative to me, I think in general explaining FGC terms and concepts publicly during a broadcast helps. NFL broadcasters often explain many concepts hardcore fans already know because it's informative to new viewers. In general I wish the FGC (or eSports in general) treated their viewers/audience with the same respect pro sports do, but that's another topic.
I didn't realize so many people were upset by her.
I didn't realize so many people were upset by her.
Only idiots were. In other words, the majority of people who participate in stream chats.
I think she was on the mic for a bit too long, but she was frankly better than some regular FGC commentators as a personality. The combination of Gootecks and Max for Marvel was more offensive to me.
Lambda Pie
Banned
Nigri was ok, but it was odd to see Big Two without Adnan and Glitch playing.
PartTimeWarrior
Banned
Exr
Member
Man I wish my scene was interested in Garou. Grant is really good, but a strong Kevin player will make you feel helpless.