I kinda feel like I'm inspired to make this thread after the Evo Top 8 last night. I've been playing the game since it launched, and while I can agree that the launch was AWFUL, the game itself is not nearly as bad as people make it out to be, and the Capcom hate is ridiculous and out of control.
Firstly, almost every single problem that the game had at launch has been addressed, outside of the request for an arcade mode. In my opinion, that doesn't really matter anyway, because you can just play survival mode for an "arcade" experience and if you care about story, you'll just play the story mode. Online has been improved. Modes have been added. Online metrics are better.
It also feels like there are so many common complaints. "The game is entirely offense based, there aren't many options, blah blah blah." To that I just really wonder if people actually watched Evo this year, or if they really actually give a shit about the game at all. Yeah, the game puts an emphasis on offense, but not in a broken way. Also, the fact that sooooooooo many people seem to cite pro players and their dislike for the game (despite that their opinion is basically irrelevant due to their inherent bias) is ridiculous.
I'm just going to bold the rest because I know that people probably won't read the entire OP, and I know I can't really adequately communicate everything needed, especially in a forum post.
I'm not saying the game doesn't have problems. I'm just saying that the hate for this game borders on ridiculous, and it's still a really entertaining, really fun game to play.
EVO Top 8, for anyone who actually wants to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec8yHxCT_tk&feature=youtu.be new link that has decent audio.
Firstly, almost every single problem that the game had at launch has been addressed, outside of the request for an arcade mode. In my opinion, that doesn't really matter anyway, because you can just play survival mode for an "arcade" experience and if you care about story, you'll just play the story mode. Online has been improved. Modes have been added. Online metrics are better.
It also feels like there are so many common complaints. "The game is entirely offense based, there aren't many options, blah blah blah." To that I just really wonder if people actually watched Evo this year, or if they really actually give a shit about the game at all. Yeah, the game puts an emphasis on offense, but not in a broken way. Also, the fact that sooooooooo many people seem to cite pro players and their dislike for the game (despite that their opinion is basically irrelevant due to their inherent bias) is ridiculous.
I'm just going to bold the rest because I know that people probably won't read the entire OP, and I know I can't really adequately communicate everything needed, especially in a forum post.
I'm not saying the game doesn't have problems. I'm just saying that the hate for this game borders on ridiculous, and it's still a really entertaining, really fun game to play.
EVO Top 8, for anyone who actually wants to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec8yHxCT_tk&feature=youtu.be new link that has decent audio.