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Combo Breaker & Stunfest | Fighting Game Tournaments | Rosemont,IL + France May 22-24
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Ivan Amiibo
Banned
Definitely whiff punish heavy.
Yeah, last time I saw him lose, it was last spring, as he hadn't figured out Martian Manhunter.
MikeBreezy92
Member
Is Corner play not considered neutral at all?
Justin called that it would be a corner game though.
corner pressure is not neutral lol
RellyRell28
Banned
You Ed Boon had to be smiling. He's got a master piece with this one. Is there any argument that this is the best MK in the series?
Passive Assassin
Member
fray honzo!
commanderpepper
Member
Rip GonzoHanzo.
WesternHeretic
Member
It's the only MK that I've actually watched so yes it's the best MK. Other MK = "When's Marvel?"
RellyRell28
Banned
RIP MarvelEmperor Bohe
Member
this is def the best game. UMK3 & MK9 were close, but they knocked it out of the park this time.
Passive Assassin
Member
where spooky be at
SloaneRisette
Member
That was a great tournament, from what I was able to watch
Already looking forward to next year, good stuff TheHadou and CurlyW and whoever else from the Combo Breaker team posts on GAF whom I can't remember and sorry about that
Already looking forward to next year, good stuff TheHadou and CurlyW and whoever else from the Combo Breaker team posts on GAF whom I can't remember and sorry about that
RaySpencer
Member
Great MKX finals. Im not a big MK guy, but that was fun to watch.
Ivan Amiibo
Banned
This was hype for now, but i hope it evolves nicely
Shadow_Lord
Member
Shoutouts to Goro in top 8 lol.
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ThatCrazyGuy
Member
I don't think it is.
This thing pushes corner to corner. Plus the way normals move forward, how much space is covered in moves, jabbing someone out of the air gets alot of damage, and block damage on normals and 50/50s everywhere.
I don't see the kind of neutral game i am used to (and want).
MikeBreezy92
Member
Makes sense, MK is just....different pretty much with regards to how things work.
are we really doing this AGAIN?
Hell no LOL!
Shadow_Lord
Member
Oh come on, he BARELY won against SonicFox, who sure as hell isn't a tester. Being a tester doesn't automatically = God-tier at the game. Not sure if he was a tester, but it doesn't make a difference. Dizzy played phenomenally and deserved the win.
Didn't some tournaments actually exercise rules for this with previous NRS games?
And what if he would've got bodied by SonicFox had he the same amount of time with the game?
It's an impossible question to answer but I still feel like it's an iffy situation.
yes. and the entire world laughed at them.
commanderpepper
Member
I think some did but everyone realizes that a month after release is more than enough time to learn how to play a game. Especially when you can talk with others on the game over the internet.
Ragingnight
Member
also the fact that the game is very different from testing stage. Look at injustice and mk9.
Immortal Technique
Member
a few MONTHS?? You way, way overrate testing.
I think a lot of people underrate the value in a top player thoroughly exploring every character in the game for months in advance and having actual input on game balance. Truly learning fighting games and fleshing out a character takes time. 6 months versus 1 month is a pretty drastic difference.
Granted I have no idea if any of these rumors are true or in what capacity.
they probably tested it for like a week. They were not hired as "real" QA Testers.
you cannot account player skill for a short time with a game. Also the game changes rapidly in testing, so what they played then is sure as hell different than what we are playing now. Also, the guys the called in for tested WERE ALREADY GREAT PLAYERS.
you cannot account player skill for a short time with a game. Also the game changes rapidly in testing, so what they played then is sure as hell different than what we are playing now. Also, the guys the called in for tested WERE ALREADY GREAT PLAYERS.
Osu 16 Bit
Member
Dizzy did not do 1 week balance testing. He was a "real" QA tester. He's in the credits in that section(Aaron Davis).
But he's also one of the best NRS players and plays in a super strong offline scene. He was the best Johnny Cage player in the world. He won 3 MK9 majors. He's that good.
But he's also one of the best NRS players and plays in a super strong offline scene. He was the best Johnny Cage player in the world. He won 3 MK9 majors. He's that good.
commanderpepper
Member
It's too bad Combofiend can't compete in USF4 but he was hype when he played GG Xrd. There aren't enough American Axls.
call_kotaku
Member
I feel like that argument would have more traction if the person in question actually demonstrated a sizable knowledge gap compared to the people who went in "cold" on the game. He wasn't doing anything other top Raidens or Sonicfox doesn't know about, he just had better reads and execution.
The other end of the argument is that people who work on the game but who also compete for money are incentivized to change the game or withhold information that might influence game balance, but since he's not the dude actually coding stuff into the game it's entirely on the development team at NRS to decide where and how to take their feedback.
But yeah, this got covered when MK9 came out and when Injustice came out; it was stupid then and it's stupid now.
The other end of the argument is that people who work on the game but who also compete for money are incentivized to change the game or withhold information that might influence game balance, but since he's not the dude actually coding stuff into the game it's entirely on the development team at NRS to decide where and how to take their feedback.
But yeah, this got covered when MK9 came out and when Injustice came out; it was stupid then and it's stupid now.