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Thanks, for the reply. It's good to know that I'm not the only one seeing a slideshow.
Next Level internet on blast.
Professor Beef
Banned
Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy did Zangief Fan try to go in on ChrisG right there? Cost him the round.
Guess ill have to stay till 4am to watch West coast Marvel now? Its already super late cause KOF 13 goes first blegh....
Also the guys on commentary on Big 2 are terrrible
SFxT, in it's current state, is boring as shit.
I can watch anyone play Mahvel though.
WesternHeretic
Member
It just really depends on the player and atmosphere from a viewer perspective imo. If the players themselves aren't enjoying it chances are we won't either.
Super Arcade made it pretty fun with the player mics, and cutting into player cam after the match though. Pretty fun watching teammates with salty faces and expression. Especially any time Watson/Valle, Ross/Gootecks, and ClakeyD/Marn played.
Tonight should be a good one Floe and Justin finally going to come out. Probably going to be Justin/Floe, Marn/ClakeyD, Watson/Valle, and Snakeeyez/random partner in top 4 (hope he goes with Mike Ross).
SFxT, in it's current state, is boring as shit.
I can watch anyone play Mahvel though.
I hope I don't get killed for this, but is Mahvel after SFxT? Thank you.
It's not the fault of the players, it's hard for me to get into a SFxT stream because SFxT just isn't that exciting to watch.
I love watching SF and Marvel, and even KOF even though I don't play it. But not SFxT.
No clue, I just tuned in now myself. I hope so.
From a gameplay perspective, there will never be anything that makes SFxT interesting to the Marvel crowd. No x-factors or even the SF4 vortexes. There simply isn't going to be that one mistake that leads to flashy death. All losses in SFxT come down to the player losing the match.
It feels like SFxT has a huge learning curb that everyone is still trying to learn how to play properly. Until we don't see the full potential of this game, watching SFxT is going to boring to watch.
I personally hope the community makes some huge strides in figuring out SFxT by EVO or else we are going to UMVC3 and SF4 on stream a lot.
I personally hope the community makes some huge strides in figuring out SFxT by EVO or else we are going to UMVC3 and SF4 on stream a lot.
To be honest, I don't think a learning curve has any implication on how well a game fares from a spectating standpoint.
The way the combos look and the fighting system functions is not really conducive to being hype. It's stuck between the ridiculous hype of UMvC3 and the chess-like quality of AE. The balance of tension isn't interesting in the slightest, and a damage boost/health nerf/timer extension won't fix it.
Just like in every other fighting game.
EDIT: Did this dude really say he hoped Ono died? SMH.
WNF Starting http://www.twitch.tv/leveluplive
Yes, take it at the most literal reading. Put it this way, did Justin really play that much worse than Tokido at Final Round or did he get thrown 3 times and lose 3 games? Ditto for Justin losing to Wolfkrone (or practically any match versus Cammy, Yun, Rufus, Ibuki, Akuma and Seth)? Since it is highly improbable and arguably impossible to set up the fatal sequence in SFxT, it does translate into a rather drawn out series of errors that ends up being fatal.
CookedChocobo
Member
lol at the music.
Does this count as racist or glorious?
Even DragonGod dropped Iron Fist
You got thrown? Your fault, not the games. I know what your trying to say but it's a bullshit argument. Just because it's high stakes and there are extra dangers to account for doesn't mean results are removed from the player errors that cause them. I understand people not fancying matches that get more tense as they go on, but that's something different. At the end of the day, if you fuck up, you fuck up, and there are no get out of jail free cards.
Glorious racism.
Professor Beef
Banned
Welp, lemme know when SG isn't on stream anymore.
Terareflection
Member
Who is streaming KOF?
CookedChocobo
Member
I hope AJ has the mariachi music playing all night lol.
Even DragonGod dropped Iron Fist
You got thrown? Your fault, not the games. I know what your trying to say but it's a bullshit argument. Just because it's high stakes and there are extra dangers to account for doesn't mean results are removed from the player errors that cause them. I understand people not fancying matches that get more tense as they go on, but that's something different. At the end of the day, if you fuck up, you fuck up, and there are no get out of jail free cards.
Shrugs. I feel like that is actually the case with Marvel, where it just takes one throw into 2 50/50s where that one error is the get out of jail free card.
Or has experience shown that SFxT has more crazy comebacks? NCR was pretty Chris G being made to look free because he couldn't consistently get in while Infiltration did. Even the last second photo finish comebacks are just making sure that the life totals doesn't run away from you.
scytheavatar
Member
JWong lost to Tokido because he never took the threat of Phoenix seriously and never developed a solid plan to deal with her. Not only that he never took the threat of Wolverine + drones seriously and couldn't think of a way to beat it without using Tron. That's why Tokido could throw his Wolverine and use up his X Factor without fear, he knows that once J Wong's Wolverine is gone he's finished. Similarly he lost to Wolfkrone because he never took the threat of C Viper seriously, and C Viper is one of Rufus's worst matchup. The whole idea that he deserves to win everytime because he's J Wong is stupid and extremely disrespectful to the guys who worked hard to beat him.
Seraphinianus
Banned
The timeouts in sfxt are so bad, they're making other games revert to timeouts
secretanchitman
Member
wow at noel brown - props to him! dude knows how to make a comeback, even after screwing around with the first two matches..
Seraphinianus
Banned
But that's Marvel. I understand people not liking it, wanting longer matches with more meta-strategy, more conservative meter management, etc. You have AE for that, and I believe it's a huge reason why people like and prefer watching AE over Marvel.
I think Marvel will always hold the title for crazy comebacks, for the simple reason that the amount of random shit that can kill you is far greater, so it's a bit more appreciative, especially without X-Factor. Sometimes it's a case of using Force Choke on your opponents, others it's biding your resources when they actually matter (meter, X-Factor) and using them effectively. That's also where a lot of the spectating appeal comes from.
These words are like poison for my eyes.
ThatCrazyGuy
Member
OG memories going on. Hot.
ThatCrazyGuy
Member
Guys, tune into the levelup stream. It's godlike right now.
WesternHeretic
Member
Stroll down memory lane with old man Valle.