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Fan Creations / Re: nondescript username-based title for a shoddy fanart thread
« on: April 26, 2010, 07:03:27 AM »
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Gaming / Re: ITS MAHVEL 3 BAYBEE (The MvC3 topic)
« on: April 26, 2010, 07:01:15 AM »
Okay, since I don't feel like pointing out the hypocrisy of the majority of your post, I'll simply stick to your response to me...
Listen Reggie, I fully agree with what Nintendo is doing, and I applaud them for it. I love my Wii, probably a lot more than my "hardcore PS3 or 360" and Nintendo has been proving themselves right for a few years now with their appeal to the untapped market. However, what your describing is a lot more like Comic Book fandom than it is the VG market. Sadly, Comic Books aren't drawing in any new fans, and people like myself are really the only ones who reads them. Comics will have to evolve in order to stay alive past my generation.
LoL, as for Video Games not being a sponsored sport, Perhaps you are unaware of this. Video games, to my surprise actually, have indeed become a sponsored sport. Believe me, I can see it when I go online and play Halo every Tues. and Thurs. We sometimes CLEARLY play with people a lot better than we are. I can see it when I go to PAX and watch pro SFIV players just going toe to toe with one another. And what you describe as "didactic" is the same as Flame's discussion as how he finds bad, glitch filled games to be enjoyable. It's all within the eye of the beholder.
We ALL do WTF stuff in Brawl. Hell, I have a 2GB Memory Card inside my Wii FILLED with all the WTF moments that have taken place in Brawl, with or without lag. Also again, if you're judging Falco by one-on-one play, then according to the SSBB Tier List, he's currently #4, and that's behind abusively cheap Metaknight, Priority Boy Snake, and I'm not quite sure why Diddy Kong. None of us like the lag factor, and it's a valid reason to get rid of the game. And hey, life definitely tends to get in the way of gaming. Lord knows I have so many games I still need to play, beat, or get back into. But judging by this...
...it really seems like your problem was that you simply wanted to play the game, have fun, AND win constantly. If you were just in it for fun, why not continue to play as Falco, despite what happens or how good Marth is? As you said, you dropped Brawl because of the lag, which is fine, but judging by this and other statements saying how you didn't have the time or effort or even the desire to learn how to fully utilize a character in a game, you picked a character you didn't want to pick because his Down Smash is insanely good. All this does is remind me of the same people who pick Cable, Sentinel, and Misc. in MvC2 because they can be played cheaply to win. But hey, that's neither here nor there at this point.
LoL, so your argument is based on the fact that Video Games aren't a sponsored sport. Well, besides the fact that I've proven that it is, what you've stated here is simply mindboggling. If I am reading this correctly, you're saying that if a novice player utilizes some simple "easy mode" chain of commands, then does indeed learn how to input the correct combo commands in correctly, they should be rewarded by doing EXTRA DAMAGE OR GOING FASTER? What sense does that make? If you learn how to do the combo commands, then you can compete. If you learn how to implement the strategies, then you can compete. What you've stated is not only illogical, it's also unfair to the people who actual have spent time and effort learning how to play said game.
And here we have much MUCH more over-drama. What you consider "my business mind and empathy for the public clashing with the fanbases" is simply a difference of [tornado fang]ing opinion, one which you've completely overblown to the point of you having left RPM over. You say you want to appreciate games, but yet you get so hyper emotional over a difference in opinion that you clearly take games JUST as seriously as the competitive, "hardcore" gamers that you seem to dislike, cause if you didn't, there wouldn't be all this dramatic false-heroic gamer bullshit you seem to have in your head. But hey, don't let me dissuade you from your beliefs, if that's what keeps you going. If you indeed stay off RPM, then by all means, enjoy gaming for whatever it means to you.
Really? Cause I think MvC2's main problem was Cable, Sentinel, etc.!
Of course it sounds dramatic, but the point is, the series may have a bunch of hardcore fans, but those are likely half to less of the current buying market. And appealing to the same market, basic business logic, they're going to eventually fade and disappear, then what?
This isn't a sponsored sport; it's a video game. It's software. It's gotta be purchased by the same mass public as...well, I'm not gonna get into that topic.
So, the game needs to be as didactic as it is hardcore, up-to-snuff, balanced, etc.
Listen Reggie, I fully agree with what Nintendo is doing, and I applaud them for it. I love my Wii, probably a lot more than my "hardcore PS3 or 360" and Nintendo has been proving themselves right for a few years now with their appeal to the untapped market. However, what your describing is a lot more like Comic Book fandom than it is the VG market. Sadly, Comic Books aren't drawing in any new fans, and people like myself are really the only ones who reads them. Comics will have to evolve in order to stay alive past my generation.
LoL, as for Video Games not being a sponsored sport, Perhaps you are unaware of this. Video games, to my surprise actually, have indeed become a sponsored sport. Believe me, I can see it when I go online and play Halo every Tues. and Thurs. We sometimes CLEARLY play with people a lot better than we are. I can see it when I go to PAX and watch pro SFIV players just going toe to toe with one another. And what you describe as "didactic" is the same as Flame's discussion as how he finds bad, glitch filled games to be enjoyable. It's all within the eye of the beholder.
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Because that's all I could get a lag-ridden Falco to do! You probably also saw me do some really "WTF?" stuff, too; I got rid of Brawl because the online component was constantly serving to be an unknown variable in trying to judge my performance or change in tactics, MUCH LESS trying to deal with a nerfed Dair. That's right, that spike's timing was nerfed. In Melee? If you ran into that thing, you were going down. Brawl? Pfft, nah, you MIGHT get hit with it at just the right time. Other than that, Falco's severely outgunned trying to deal with a Marth; Marth's sword gets ALL SORTS of priority over Falco's Standard, Strong, and Air attacks. Smashes are all you can do! That and projectile spam. Especially in a lag setting, whereas Marth can fairly well do whatever and get a wide, sweeping strike (see: all his Aerials, FFS). If I lost IRL, eh, I might be a little upset that I'm not doing better, but true, I don't spend a lot of time on any game. I'll gladly admit that, because I'm just in it for fun, not to mention I've got work, workout, dating, MBA, and tons of other things to do.
We ALL do WTF stuff in Brawl. Hell, I have a 2GB Memory Card inside my Wii FILLED with all the WTF moments that have taken place in Brawl, with or without lag. Also again, if you're judging Falco by one-on-one play, then according to the SSBB Tier List, he's currently #4, and that's behind abusively cheap Metaknight, Priority Boy Snake, and I'm not quite sure why Diddy Kong. None of us like the lag factor, and it's a valid reason to get rid of the game. And hey, life definitely tends to get in the way of gaming. Lord knows I have so many games I still need to play, beat, or get back into. But judging by this...
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That's why I had to pick Pikachu, and you know what? I was doing pretty good. See if Marth or Capitan can get near me when I DSmash!
But! It wasn't who I wanted to be.
...it really seems like your problem was that you simply wanted to play the game, have fun, AND win constantly. If you were just in it for fun, why not continue to play as Falco, despite what happens or how good Marth is? As you said, you dropped Brawl because of the lag, which is fine, but judging by this and other statements saying how you didn't have the time or effort or even the desire to learn how to fully utilize a character in a game, you picked a character you didn't want to pick because his Down Smash is insanely good. All this does is remind me of the same people who pick Cable, Sentinel, and Misc. in MvC2 because they can be played cheaply to win. But hey, that's neither here nor there at this point.
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Is it silly to nerf a game? In a competitive setting, obviously. Pro golfers and tennis players don't bloody use handicaps or get to use the lanes. But that's a perfect example of where I'm going with this; especially online, FG's don't offer at least the control fluidity to every player. I think some sort of simplification is in order, then, IF a player learns the inputs, they're rewarded with the competitive edge of extra timing or damage, whatever Capcom (or any dev) decides on.
LoL, so your argument is based on the fact that Video Games aren't a sponsored sport. Well, besides the fact that I've proven that it is, what you've stated here is simply mindboggling. If I am reading this correctly, you're saying that if a novice player utilizes some simple "easy mode" chain of commands, then does indeed learn how to input the correct combo commands in correctly, they should be rewarded by doing EXTRA DAMAGE OR GOING FASTER? What sense does that make? If you learn how to do the combo commands, then you can compete. If you learn how to implement the strategies, then you can compete. What you've stated is not only illogical, it's also unfair to the people who actual have spent time and effort learning how to play said game.
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I still love playing video games, always will. But my business mind and empathy for the public is starting to clash with the fanbases. Can't count how many topics and times I've dreaded coming to the Gaming sub-forum to have to argue with Hypershell, HokutoNoBen, or whoever. I want to appreciate games, and make them accessible to more people so that there can be more shared passion for it. But that clashes with the people that are already playing.
Done conflicting. Done arguing. Not what I'm here to do. I'm here to wonder at distant galaxies with head-shaped planets, puzzle my brain with falling blocks, and be the funny, timeless hero when I can't myself. And if I get shell-shocked? Grab some pizza, and get back to making the party cuh-raz-uh.
And here we have much MUCH more over-drama. What you consider "my business mind and empathy for the public clashing with the fanbases" is simply a difference of [tornado fang]ing opinion, one which you've completely overblown to the point of you having left RPM over. You say you want to appreciate games, but yet you get so hyper emotional over a difference in opinion that you clearly take games JUST as seriously as the competitive, "hardcore" gamers that you seem to dislike, cause if you didn't, there wouldn't be all this dramatic false-heroic gamer bullshit you seem to have in your head. But hey, don't let me dissuade you from your beliefs, if that's what keeps you going. If you indeed stay off RPM, then by all means, enjoy gaming for whatever it means to you.
To me though, MvC2's problem wasn't that it utilized the 4 button system, it was that Capcom didn't really transfer the characters from past games to that system very well.
Really? Cause I think MvC2's main problem was Cable, Sentinel, etc.!
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Fan Creations / Re: RabidGolfCart's Thread of stuff
« on: April 26, 2010, 05:40:03 AM »
Best of luck finding a place to live, Yoshi. LoL, and AWESOME!
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Fan Creations / Re: Art of DarkWaltz *4-25-10 Update*
« on: April 26, 2010, 05:33:12 AM »
I do love the way you draw armor, DW!
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Original / Re: Top Spin is not useless
« on: April 25, 2010, 10:56:17 PM »But, it can't one shot a few things Top Spin Can.
....it can one shot Metal Man. It's so powerful it can one-shot it's creator.
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Gaming / Re: ITS MAHVEL 3 BAYBEE (The MvC3 topic)
« on: April 25, 2010, 10:54:59 PM »What WILL be the end of the world is if there are no more games out, and the best way to ensure that is to SEPARATE THEIR ASSES and nitpicking into one game series which gets downloadable updates, then have a mass-appealing, but training, fighter that might teach people into the competitive scene if they so desire, and if not, is just a fun romp.
LoL, the END OF THE WORLD? I think you are being a tad bit dramatic here.
Also, you keep bringing up Smash Bros. Keep in mind, I don't play competitively with Smash, nor do I have any intention too. However, Smash Bros. is definitely not Marvel vs. Capcom in any way. MvC, like all the VS series games are still pretty traditional FG's, just a little bit more flashy. They still require Combo systems. Now, Brawl has combos as well, but not on the level of real FGs, plus with the Items, Slipping, Smash Balls, etc., it adds a level of craziness, randomness, and silliness that makes the game not a traditional fighter.
There are people who like to play Smash like a competitive fighting game, and that's there right. I simply don't play those people, cause I don't find it fun. But it seems to me that your problem is that people, I'm guessing like Jericho & I, tend to get so good in the game that it becomes un-fun for you, as judged by this comment here...
That's mostly what I play.
And you and Jelly seem to have some tricks I just don't bother to practice up on in that much detail.
'Course Falco's also been nerfed, so that wasn't cool either...
What you call tricks is really just our specific style of playing a character. I play Marth differently than Jericho does (I like to call it....Not-As-Good Marth), just like he plays Capt. Falcon differently than I do (cept for the PANCH, because PANCHING is universal. ALSO, PICK YOUR OWN COSTUME, JELLY!). These are just how we develop and learn with specific characters. From what I remember of playing your Falco, you pretty much just Blaster spammed and smashed (I could be confusing you with someone else, so I apologize if I am). If this is the case, then I can see why you think Falco was nerfed. Falco was NOT nerfed, in ANY way whatsoever. If anything, he either kept his Melee awesomicity, or he was improved. Jigglypuff was nerfed (I STILL cannot understand why Rest was weakened), Fox was nerfed, Sheik was nerfed, but Falco is easily one of the best characters in the game. But again, you're only judging based on one-on-one play, because like I said, when 3 to 4 people are playing, anything goes.
MvC may be a mash-up of characters, but it's still a FG and thus the same rules of how one plays a FG still apply. Listen, I suck at fighting games. I have little to no chance against people like Lou, or my friend Joshmack, because they've been playing fighting games all their life. TatsuCap is the only one I stand somewhat of a chance in because it's simple enough where I can do some combos, and plus both Lou & Joshmack don't practice as much. So either I can get better and try to learn how to truly play and do combos, or simply play for fun and lose. But to nerf the game so that I have a chance to win is kinda silly. It's why I think MvC2 is such an awful game. Any game in which I can pick a certain 3-5 characters and even come close or beat people like Lou or Joshmack means there is something wrong with the game, cause it's CERTAINLY not my skill level. I hope they fix this in MvC3.
So, honestly, that all said, the less MvC:FTW is like TvC, the better off the game may be already. Casual appeal is fine and good, but not if it sacrifices the game's long-lasting appeal in the process.
Personally though, I hope MvC3 is more like TatsuCap than MvC2, just in regards to no Cable, Sentinel, misc.
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Original / Re: Top Spin is not useless
« on: April 25, 2010, 08:56:01 PM »
Wait, who ever said Top Spin was useless?
Nothing beats Metal Blade. Nothing.
But, it turns out that weapon if used after training kicks more ass then the Metal Blade.
Nothing beats Metal Blade. Nothing.
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Off The Wall / Re: Post Pictures Of Yourself
« on: April 25, 2010, 08:51:14 AM »I love that jacket. I assume you're a pretty stylin' person
Stylin' and Profilin', Gotham!
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Off The Wall / Re: Post Pictures Of Yourself
« on: April 25, 2010, 08:16:57 AM »
You should totally get one. Leather Jackets are what it's all about!
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Gaming / Re: ITS MAHVEL 3 BAYBEE (The MvC3 topic)
« on: April 25, 2010, 08:16:19 AM »But what your friend also demonstrates is that he knows the basics that govern tactics and strategy. If he's already a decent Zangief player in any other SF game, he already knows the fundamentals that govern how to play the Red Cyclone. And it works for the sake of SF4, because a number of those old strategies still apply.
Oh, he's not just a decent Zangief player. As of right now, I'd venture to say he's the best Gief player on the planet, because in all my years of watching people play SF, I've never seen or met anyone as good as him, or really even close to how good he is with 360 characters like him. Hell, he's been banned in SFII XBLA because they think he's cheating somehow, or something. Honestly, I wish he was at PAX with us, because I think he could take on the EVO fighters and beat them. LoL, he just doesn't care enough.
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Couple that with the fact that SF4 'Gief is a BEAST, with likelihood that the majority of the people there at that GStop tourney were probably newbies, and it's enough to dictate how your friend was able to do just fine. Proper training, combined with certain other things in his favor = RESULTS!
Yeah, from what he and Lou tell me, Gief's reach in SFIV is ridiculously good, to the point of grabbing Akuma out of said super before he can do it! He also told me that MvC Gief was the best Gief ever in a fighting game! But yeah, he's very good with tactics and strategy I believe. He mastered Rolento in SFA3 (which he says is the best FG character ever created) to a point where he is 231-0. Friendships former in Boston from people trying to beat him.
What makes it worse is that he's an arrogant prick too. LoL, not to random strangers, but to us, his closest friends!
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Off The Wall / Re: Post Pictures Of Yourself
« on: April 25, 2010, 07:49:51 AM »
Then it's even better than I thought.
And you're right, I think your boobs did get bigger.
And you're right, I think your boobs did get bigger.
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Gaming / Re: ITS MAHVEL 3 BAYBEE (The MvC3 topic)
« on: April 25, 2010, 07:36:20 AM »But in any case, this goes back to my original response. These types of "muscle memory" things are just another facet of what makes FGs what they are. Learning the execution for a Shoryuken is only the first step, where learning how to adequately use it and integrate it into your overall strategy comes later. This is where the notion of how learning a fighting game is akin to learning a martial art definitely rings true. FGs, by nature, can be such that you can spend many months learning one character/fighting style inside-out. Then after you learn that much, tactics and strategy (MIND GAMES, SON!
Of course, with that, you come across players like my friend Joshmack. To say he is a beast in FGs is an understatement. I'll just simply go back to when SFIV was released. GameStop had a tourney, and since Lou couldn't enter cause he worked there, he signed Joshmack up. Joshmack had never played SFIV before, so while he's online he talking with someone and he asks him...
Joshmack - "So, have you played this before?"
Chump - "Yeah, it's awesome!"
Joshmack - "Does Zangief play the same way!"
Chump - "Yep."
Joshmack - "That's all I needed to know!"
He then proceeds to not just beat everyone there, but easily mop the [tornado fang]ing floor with them, to the point where they all feared playing him. Since the top 2 got to go to the next round, the #2 guy who Joshmack wiped the floor with before just looked at him and said, "Well.....at least I get to go to the next round" and then proceeded to lose. Joshmack had zero intention of moving on to the next round too, which sadly made him feel pretty good.
From what I've seen, Joshmack has mastered characters like Zangief to a point in which no matter what type of 360 character is in the game, he can instantly use him, and be devastating with him. Alex, Hugo, and so on. LoL, like you said Ben, I guess it's just muscle memory.
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Fan Creations / Re: Lili's art :D (Boobs, Concept Art, and more!)
« on: April 25, 2010, 07:25:18 AM »
I say try the Virtual On or ZOE mechs! They're awesome!
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Gaming / Re: New Gundam Vs. title countdown
« on: April 25, 2010, 07:22:57 AM »
Ooooooooh the FAZZ as well. Nice!
Lou will be extremely happy with the Astray Red Frame as well.
Lou will be extremely happy with the Astray Red Frame as well.
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Gaming / Re: ITS MAHVEL 3 BAYBEE (The MvC3 topic)
« on: April 23, 2010, 06:05:34 AM »
Brawl is only really unbalanced one or one. Anything more and it's anything goes.
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Gaming / Re: ITS MAHVEL 3 BAYBEE (The MvC3 topic)
« on: April 23, 2010, 05:13:34 AM »
Blues still has a chance!
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Gaming / Re: ITS MAHVEL 3 BAYBEE (The MvC3 topic)
« on: April 23, 2010, 01:39:54 AM »TC is admittedly the most balanced entrant in the series. Dunno how much that says when all of the other entries were BUSTED AS ALL GET OUT, but it was definitely a nice showcase that such a thing is not impossible.
Was the original Marvel vs. Capcom unfair? I mean, I do know that my friend, who is a DEMON in fighting games, said that MvC Gief was one of the greatest characters ever in ANY fighting game.
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Gaming / Re: ITS MAHVEL 3 BAYBEE (The MvC3 topic)
« on: April 23, 2010, 01:27:50 AM »
TatsuCap seems pretty balanced to me, but that could just be cause I suck!
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Gaming / Re: Monster Hunter General Thread
« on: April 22, 2010, 11:22:38 PM »
See, told you! 
Monster Hunter Cephi & Monster Hunter Vixy look like sisters!
Monster Hunter Cephi & Monster Hunter Vixy look like sisters!
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Gaming / Re: Monster Hunter General Thread
« on: April 22, 2010, 11:21:09 PM »Cut the crap and show yourself!
I saw her when she streamed. She's a hottie!
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Gaming / Re: Monster Hunter General Thread
« on: April 22, 2010, 11:16:32 PM »Hey PB, make sure to give your character red hair, because there's this thing in MH3:
Counts as special helmet.
Oh my character will always have Red Hair, but thanks for pointing these out!
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Gaming / Re: Monster Hunter General Thread
« on: April 22, 2010, 11:10:57 PM »
Okay, I have free time finally. Gonna play this after dinner.
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News and Announcements / Mega Man: The Fan Film coming out on May 7th
« on: April 22, 2010, 10:19:04 PM »
Greetings RPMers one and all. As all of you know, or at least some of you, a Mr. Eddie LeBron has been working on a live action Mega Man movie for some time now. Well, after a year or so of tireless film making, we are getting closer to the boss gates. The film will be released on May 7th, only two weeks away. Mr. LeBron has released a new trailer for the movie on Screw Attack.
Mega Man Trailer
I am hoping to get a chance to speak with Mr. LeBron in person either before or after the movie, as I just so love getting to know people, especially in the film industry. Either way, I have been looking forward to this for a long time now, so I can wait another 2 weeks.
Mega Man Trailer
I am hoping to get a chance to speak with Mr. LeBron in person either before or after the movie, as I just so love getting to know people, especially in the film industry. Either way, I have been looking forward to this for a long time now, so I can wait another 2 weeks.
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Gaming / Re: Monster Hunter General Thread
« on: April 22, 2010, 09:53:42 PM »
Hey I might actually have some time to play this, this afternoon.