Well, it remains to be seen how well this is going to work. Capcom's servers have consistently gone to shit every time there's a spike in traffic. I'm not super confident, but I'll redownload SFV for this beta.
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Street Fighter V Offers Sneak Peek and Free Week to PC Players
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Well, it remains to be seen how well this is going to work. Capcom's servers have consistently gone to shit every time there's a spike in traffic. I'm not super confident, but I'll redownload SFV for this beta.
sixteen-bit
Member
It's still netplay though. I think a traditional location style test would be best for tuning local play like CPT events.
Not sure that really matters. Training mode settings being saved doesn't have much of anything to do with online or balance either. Just QoL stuff.
Still, looking forward to checking out those Vega buffs.
God, if these features had actually worked and these improvements implemented within the first month, I would still be playing SFV. We'll see if this actually improves anything or if it's just extremely minimal improvements (esp. in regards to loading times).
Only took them 1.5 years!
Only took them 1.5 years!
To be fair, it'd be abused about as much as it is on Overwatch.
CountBlack
Member
the actual netcode tho
will it still be trash or nah
will it still be trash or nah
klabautermann
Member
These all sound really promising. Still miffed a lot of this stuff wasn't at release, but as long as it's getting implemented, no point in being angry about it. Hope it all gets added and functions this time. Would like Capcom to be able to pull through with this game and stop dropping the ball.
A step in the right direction, but we still got a long way to go until it's up to snuff as far as QoL goes.
A step in the right direction, but we still got a long way to go until it's up to snuff as far as QoL goes.
Crazy Diamond
Member
I've been wanting to pick this back up since reading about the Samus mod. This game is easily the most disappointing of all time for me ...but I've given other games a chance to win me over with an update so maybe I should do the same for SFV. It is just sitting there in my library, after all... The update looks nice though.
sixteen-bit
Member
is that out for everyone or just a patreon exclusive?
thelastword
Banned
Nice improvements..
The connection bars will be improved and visible, rage-quitters will be punished and matched with similar minded persons. Country Flags will be visible in lounge. Why would you need to blacklist someone?
So ISDD can just blacklist every player that beats him on CFN and therefore he will find a certified way to boost his stats legally...It's just not a needed feature....Any bullying or bad sportsmanship can be covered better through other means....Also, you want people to play and learn the game, not to avoid players in general......
I fear the same, it's the only feature I think they should remove......
The connection bars will be improved and visible, rage-quitters will be punished and matched with similar minded persons. Country Flags will be visible in lounge. Why would you need to blacklist someone?
So ISDD can just blacklist every player that beats him on CFN and therefore he will find a certified way to boost his stats legally...It's just not a needed feature....Any bullying or bad sportsmanship can be covered better through other means....Also, you want people to play and learn the game, not to avoid players in general......
If they don't take care of the boosters out there, then the blacklist would be a way to avoid them. Preferably, though, Capcom would actually take care of them themselves.
What's this?
Hope so. Will be weird seeing not seeing the thumbs up anymore though.
Crazy Diamond
Member
Oops, didn't know about that. Never mind then.
Max Knight
Member
Right on. Not quite all the way there in my opinion, but I'm not going to complain about it.
I actually want to get to the next match as fast as possible always, regardless of whether I win or lose. I do not care at all about stats or rankings other than their ability to help matchmaking. If other people want to see that junk, they should just have the game log it so people can view it later. I feel like the game is constantly wasting my time--at this point that's really my only gripe with it.
demosthenes
Member
Awesome, will finally try it out.
Vangu Vegro
Member
Will they finally enable me to play the game without making me shut off my virus scanner? Sure hope so...
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That said: Why don't they just unlock the fucking characters permanently. The whole "fight money" scheme failed. If anything it makes me want to play the game less
the rootkit buried it six feet under
Jaded Alyx
Member
PTR = Public Test Region. Like in Overwatch on PC. Basically a beta server where PC players can experience updates and character changes before they go "live". Helps Blizzard balance the game and work out issues beforehand.
Yeh, like bringing Chun back from the dead.
Probably because you're talking out of your ass and it hasn't failed.
because people pay real money for new characters? as a season pass ownder id be pissed
this is like asking "why isnt dlc free?" for any game
.. lots of efforts went into making the new characters and it shows
NoctisVsStar
Member
That ain't happening
Seems like it's working to me.
Because characters are paid DLC that you can also unlock by playing the game. They aren't unlockable characters that you can also pay to unlock.
Which is the problem. You can't play offline to get the money. It's basically a grind. But we've been over this before in regards to how stupid fight money is.
Capcom basically put the rootkit in to try to stop PC players from shortening said grind (due to the bullshit AI in Survival mode). Which should've signaled they needed better ways of grinding said Fight Money. Maybe that introduced "daily quests" whatever thing actually has offline/easy ways of getting fast Fight Money. I wouldn't know. The Rootkit basically sealed me never installing Street 5 on my PC ever again though.
They removed/disabled it because it was used to avoid good players and those good players would end up paired with new/lower players ultimately.
So you would rather have just paid DLC and have no means to unlock it by FM?
So you admit you might not know what you're talking about because you won't install the game to find out and you're suggesting that Capcom needs to abandon the FM system, which you say is a failure, to win back players like you who will never install the game again regardless?
So just buy the characters with cash the way it's done in every other fighting game since time out of mind.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Nice! Been wanting to try it out. Put the game on sale during the trial and maybe I'll bite.
ãInaba Residentã
Banned
"Why isn't DLC free"
There are better monetary models for both Capcom and the players.
For example, free characters with more legendary $10 skins could easily make up the difference in season pass sales, without being a hindrance to the integrity of gameplay (haves vs. have nots). These season passes are only $20-$40 to begin with and only the dedicated players are actually buying them.
deadscreensky
Member
I've always been curious why Capcom didn't go that route. Their current unlock system is the worst scenario possible, being both a tremendous grind in itself and leading to them locking a bunch of traditional bonus content (stage and color variations, titles) behind extreme Fight Money walls. Giving people more characters also gives them more costume options they might want to spend real money on. Oh well, maybe they'll wise up for SF6.
Happy to see this public test week, I hope Capcom has made some real, significant changes.
Doubt the black list will work in ranked, that would just be stupid. It's probably for people you don't want to get messages and invites from.
The Lone Dragon
Member
lol original as per usual.
He's a known troll to be honest. It's as if this game murdered and dumped his pet on his doorstep.
Ah that's pretty cool. Looks like PC is where it's at with this game now.
TacosNSalsa
Member
Did they specify what the blacklist was for ? I couldn't imagine it being for ranked . Maybe to stop people from joining your battle lounge or adding you as fav so they can't see what you're doing/replays?
Blackage
Member
People that play fighting games competitively tend to focus on 1 or maybe 2 characters. It's not like team based f2p games where you might have to change roles, and there's a lot of different characters you play in that role.
The idea that having the entire rooster available for free will make people buy costumes for characters they don't play is flawed.
That said Capcom could be way more active in making skins for other chars. I think Chun in this game has like 12 different costumes vs like Birdie that has 3.
Weird how they didn't go into more detail on the blacklisting.
Harmondale
Member
Still hoping for an arcade mode as survival is Boring first 20 levels. Also prefer best of 5 rounds instead of single rounds..pretty please capcom