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Ed officially revealed for Street Fighter V
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yurinka
Member
Maybe they weren't tattoos, or were non-permanent tattoos.
If there is a 2nd season for the story mode (something I'd love), I see Sagat -who would be the 1st character for S3- coming back and kicking Fang's ass.
It also would be nice to use all the DLC stages released until now in this 2nd story mode, plus in survival and arcade modes. At least for those who unlocked them.
I'd bet this space always has been there. But maybe was smaller. Someone could double check it by watching the previous trailers, including the S2 announcement.
lucebuce12
Member
I KNOW right?
A poison character would have fit in that game a heck of a lot better than "my projectiles can all get parried" Remy.
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
PR_Balrog new main?
phantasmic_glaive
Member
Dude is cheap as hell.. it doesn't make it any better that nobody picks him, so when you do run into one that mildly knows what they are doing, you get smashed.
But it wouldn't be Street Fighter without a guy like that :/
not unless Ed can do 50% damage off a random crush counter.
he's like the worst character in the game...
lucebuce12
Member
FANG? Cheap? I don't think so friendo
Have you ever thought maybe there's a reason nobody picks him?
abstract alien
Member
All of this FANG hate is pissing me off! He is the best new character, and thankfully they kicked out that bum loser Sagat so Bison could have a legit Four Kings stable.
This had to have been said in jest lol
FANG is one of the worst characters in the game, lmao.
I'll admit that I was skeptical of Ed Boy when he was first announced and when he was first seen. ((Also I'm sorry, but I will be calling him Ed Boy because life has many doors...)) From the gameplay though, Ed Boy looked pretty good since he isn't just a straight out Boxer like Balrog is. I like the idea that he does kicks too in some of his moves and how he utilizes some moves form Bison as well in combat.
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Actually now that I think about it, would it be fair to say that Ed Boy is the "Rock" of Street Fighter V? Much like how Rock Howard was kind of a mix of Terry and Geese, you have this character that is kind of a mix of Balrog and Bison. Hopefully we'll see some good things come out from him when he gets released... some time later since I don't think I saw a release date for him.
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Actually now that I think about it, would it be fair to say that Ed Boy is the "Rock" of Street Fighter V? Much like how Rock Howard was kind of a mix of Terry and Geese, you have this character that is kind of a mix of Balrog and Bison. Hopefully we'll see some good things come out from him when he gets released... some time later since I don't think I saw a release date for him.
lucebuce12
Member
Yup. His damage output is on average the LOWEST in the game.
Which would be fine if poison was good. But it isn't.
It would be fine if he did a lot of stun. But he doesn't.
Even Kolin who does comparably low damage, counters it by having setups out the wazoo, a LOT of stun output and very reliable corner carry.
I think Kolin has more damage. She converts more damage reliably off a jab when she has meter, counterhit or not, and can put you in a mixup off of that too
His intro also looks like Balrogs.
I like that their connection is more than just the story mode.
And a fan just released shortly before the official Ed trailer a nicely done edit of Balrog (and Ed) vs Dudley battle video.
lucebuce12
Member
That's true. She gets reliable positioning and damage off of lights, something FANG can't really say.
I feel like those two may be in Season 3, especially Sagat.
Kaleinc
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phantasmic_glaive
Member
Oh I know this.. but I don't give a shit who you are, a sporadic ass scrub with a Fang is dangerous 😤
Yes, man! I kid, I kid... but it was this Super gold came into the lobby the other day and ran us cause we never play him that much. That's all..
Hours Left
Member
It's been there since the beginning, but they changed the background now. It's odd to me to have a seventh empty space, so I'm guessing that it's there to hint at a seventh character, who will most likely be a veteran SF character, and I think Sagat is the most likely candidate for that.
abstract alien
Member
Ha, I thought so. I get destroyed by any character I don't get to face off much, like Rashid. I have no idea what to do about anything he does.
Gai Murakumo
Member
I guess R. Mika is going all in with the "Muscle Spirit!"
Im not sorry.
phantasmic_glaive
Member
For Rashid, I try to knock him down. CC his ass and bait his srk. V-R's help too.
OT tho.. ED might be a problem for pad players if his move set doesn't have quarters. What y'all think?
SneakersSO
Member
You're assuming they're saving them? Please feel free to correct me.
No, they're saving them. You think they didn't know Sagat & Sakura were huge fan requests? They're some of the most popular characters in the franchise, bar none. Their reintroduction is being planned.
Sakura mos def. Sagat i have doubts.
Good point. There isn't a corner obscuring the top left of the silhouette banner so the bottom right has to be there for a reason.
I can't tell anything about him by looking at him. He's a boxer due to the gloves I guess. He looks like one of Bison's mooks, or the leader of the mooks since his outfit is sleeveless and he has a "named character" haircut.
In the last 12 years:
- Tekken had Raven, Bob, Leo, and Shaheen.
- SoulCalibur had Setsuka, Tira, Hilde, and Viola.
- King of Fighters had Ash, Elizabeth, Nelson, and Luong.
- Street Fighter had Abel, Juri, Rashid, and Fang.
I actually really love how much Street Fighter V is digging back and using their own ridiculous lore for new characters. This is now a game where you can play as Gill's butler and Balrog's adopted son.
That alone is enough for me to try out Ed, but his moveset looks cool and his control scheme is intriguing! Can't wait to get my hands on him.
That alone is enough for me to try out Ed, but his moveset looks cool and his control scheme is intriguing! Can't wait to get my hands on him.
NoctisVsStar
Member
This week for a few days
The rest are cool, but Abel?
Nice. I hope they change them up in some way to make them feel a little fresh; costume change and a new move or two.
But what about Marvel QCF or QCB+2 buttons or Blazblue's Mai QCF or QCB+D as super inputs then? It's weird going for double QCF instead of one of those if you still want motion inputs.
Heck, in Blazblue Kokonoe has a special that automatically turns into a super if you have enough meter and KoF2002 has a F,B,F,B,F,B,F,B super.
Going for double QCF seem kinda half-assed, like they were afraid of doing the whole character unorthodox for SF standards.
At least those guys have something standing out. Abel is Generic McGeneric Fighter design wise.
Fortunately he had a good playstyle.
Could be a balance issue too. Having a super move with invul frames with no motion would be incredibly good.
Shen Woo's EX super in KOFXIII was just pressing C, A, B, C (HP, LP, LK, HP) one after the other.
People didn't have issues with doing it by mistake and nor did it make him broken (despite the super doing big damage, being fully invincible, having 3 frame start up and giving him a power boost for 15 seconds or so afterwards).
So yeah, there is plenty they could have done without resorting to QCF QCF.
Dreams-Visions
Member
Looks dope.
Comparing to to KoF is unfair, the games are very different mechanically. Saying it works fine in KoF doesn't mean it can't have balancing issues in SF.
Shen Woo's input is no different from Shun Goku Satsu sans the directional input though. If SGS works fine in SF...
The CFN Update pushed everything back, including the balance changes.
That said, the balance update will be in the CFN Beta later this week (alongside Ed himself).