PC fighting game thread

[Takeda Shingen]

Howdy all. Devs are starting to release a greater number of tournament fighters for PC, which I think is great. If you play one, please consider posting what/who you play here. I'm always looking to add contacts and find sparring partners. As more games are released for PC, I will update as I play them.


I play

Super Street Fighter 4 AE 2012 -- Chun-Li (main), Vega/Claw, Zangief (alts)

Street Fighter x Tekken--Chun-Li/Lili (main), Ryu, Juri, Hworang, Jin (alts)

Skullgirls -- Cerebella/Valentine/Squigly

King of Fighters XIII -- Chin/Mai/Takuma

[HunterICX]

Right here's mine.

My Info:

Steam ID: HunterICX
Games for Windows Live: HunterICX

Tournament Fighters:

Super Street Fighter 4 AE 2012
Main: Dudley
Secondary: Oni

Street Fighter x Tekken
Main Team: Ken & Yoshimitsu
Sec. Team: Elena & Dudley (or Law)

King of Fighters XIII
Main Team: N/A (Game still in Beta)

HunterICX

[Takeda Shingen]

Skullgirls beta is out on Steam, yo. $14.99 US. Good stuff.

[Dowly]

Dunno if this applies to anyone here, but:
Major Tournaments Agree to Rules Standardization on Player Collusion, Event Coverage Determined by Rule Inclusion and Enforcement

Collusion of any kind with your competitors is considered cheating. If the
Tournament Director determines that any competitor is colluding to manipulate
the results or intentionally underperforming, the collaborating players may be
immediately disqualified. This determination is to be made at the sole
discretion of the Tournament Director. Anyone disqualified in this manner
forfeits all rights to any titles or prizes they might have otherwise earned for
that tournament.

As of this writing, the following tournaments have agreed to institute this rule:

• Evolution Championship Series (Includes all Road to Evo events)
• Big E Gaming Events (Northeast Championships, Summer Jam, and Winter Brawl)
• Canada Cup Gaming (Canada Cup, April Duels)
• Community Effort Orlando
• Civil War
• East Coast Throwdown
• The Fall Classic
• Final Round
• Level|Up Events (SoCal Regionals, Wednesday Night Fights, and The Runback)
• MTLSF Events
• Northwest Majors
• Shadowloo Showdown
• NorCal Regionals
• Toronto Top Tiers (TORYUKEN, Canadian East Coast Championships)
• Treta Championship
• Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament
• Armshouse

[Takeda Shingen]

^^

For those not in the know, this stems from the Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (UMVC3) finals at the Video X Games two weekends ago. In that match, EMP Flocker and AGE Chris G picked joke non-standard teams and split the pot afterward.

Note: Video language not safe for work.



In the wake of that both Capcom and MadCatz (the two main sponsors of fighting game tournaments) came out and said that they wouldn't be taking part in any tournament, regional or weekly, that featured players that acted as such. And so, the tournament organizers made the public pledge that Dowly linked to.

Well, fast forward to this previous Wednesday night at the weekly Next Level Battle Circuit tourney in New York, which was also part of the pledge. The finals of Street Fighter 4 this time featured the same AGE Chris G versus EMP Sanford Kelly this time. After playing seriously with their mains (Sakura and Sagat respectively), they both switch to random characters (Yang and Balrog/Boxer) and have a laugh at the newly instated rules. In response Victor Fontaine, the tournament organizer and the guy running the stream, shut the finals down.

Again, video not at all safe for work due to language. There be some angry, angry people:



Now it seems that sponsors, what few there are, are pulling out. FGC drama best drama.

[Dowly]

Losing for a benefit has been and will always be there. You just can't prove it,
if it's done right.

For a fighting game, I would imagine something like "accidentally" pressing the
wrong button at the wrong time and losing the fight would be pretty hard to prove.

[Takeda Shingen]

Originally Posted by Dowly

Losing for a benefit has been and will always be there. You just can't prove it,
if it's done right.

For a fighting game, I would imagine something like "accidentally" pressing the
wrong button at the wrong time and losing the fight would be pretty hard to prove.

You can't prove that there was collusion, but you can prove that they didn't take the event seriously. That drives away both the fans that watch the event and the sponsors that put up the money, as they only do so in order to sell their products to said fans. Ironically, it was Chris G who was complaining about how little FGC tournament prize money was relative to shooters and MOBAs. The difference, of course is sponsors, which he clearly didn't consider both at the last major and on Wednesday.

[HunterICX]

Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

it was Chris G who was complaining about how little FGC tournament prize money was relative to shooters and MOBAs.

What...he can't live of the prize money? guess he should....get a job or better, get a life? Anyway if he wishes to piss on the hands that keeps these tournaments going is his call but I'm pretty sure by who he is sponsored will appreciate it as much as the Tournament Fighter fans are.

Also he really lives in a small world as he hasn't notice how much of a underdog the Tournament Fighters are compared to the online community of the FPS and MOBAs. This might ofcourse improve if more developers port their tournament fighters to the best platform for online play the PC.

HunterICX

[the_tyrant]

I'm a huge fan of fighter games (personal favorite is Dead or Alive 5+).


When it comes to fighting games, I find that the input device is a huge factor. Of course, always follow the advice of using wired and not wireless controllers.

A common favorite is the Xbox 360 controller. I personally HATE it for fighters. The D-pad on that is PATHETIC. The PS3 duelshock is much, much better. I actually love the Vita's buttons, they are just firm enough and cramped enough (but not too cramped).

Now if you are a keyboard guy, trust me, invest in an IBM model M keyboard. unicomp now licensed the legendary design, and are selling brand new ones. If you use the keyboard for more than 2 hours a day typing or gaming, you should really invest in a model m, it is orgasm on the fingertips.

[Takeda Shingen]

While I agree that the input device is important, I have to disagree about the D-Pad. I know a lot of players that find the D-Pad inputs to be far more precise when using pad. Mad Catz actually makes pads with a six-button layout designed for fighters specifically.

However, that being said, the arcade stick is generally regarded as the device of choice. I own both a Mad Catz Fightstick Pro and the Hori Fighting Edge. Both are very fine sticks, but you should be prepared to drop some cash for the latter.

In my experience, keyboard controls are not desirable at all for a fighting game.

[Takeda Shingen]

Originally Posted by HunterICX

What...he can't live of the prize money? guess he should....get a job or better, get a life? Anyway if he wishes to piss on the hands that keeps these tournaments going is his call but I'm pretty sure by who he is sponsored will appreciate it as much as the Tournament Fighter fans are.

Also he really lives in a small world as he hasn't notice how much of a underdog the Tournament Fighters are compared to the online community of the FPS and MOBAs. This might ofcourse improve if more developers port their tournament fighters to the best platform for online play the PC.

HunterICX

That's just the thing; you need the sponsors. Capcom will lend their name and handle the streaming, but they have thus far stayed away from supporting the tournament financially. A lot of that has to do with the image of the community, which has burned Capcom in the past. So the results end up being an insultingly small pot.

Take the big DoTA 2 world championships running this weekend. The winning team takes home something like $1.7 million US. Split 5 ways, that's $340k before taxes. Contrast that with Xian, who took home something like $7000 US for winning AE at EVO, which is considered the fighting game world championships.

[Takeda Shingen]

TB reviews Skullgirls.

[Takeda Shingen]

King of Fighters XIII coming to Steam.

http://shoryuken.com/2013/08/07/anno...steam-edition/

[HunterICX]

Cool!

HunterICX

[HunterICX]

Could've posted it in the bit of news thread but since both SSF and SFxT uses the service.

“Games for Windows Live will be discontinued on July 1, 2014. Although it is available through Steam, Age of Empires Online requires features of the Games for Windows Live service. You can continue to enjoy all the features of Age of Empires Online as the service will remain 100% operational until July 1, 2014 when the server will shut down.”

Microsoft still hasn’t responded to requests for comment.
Assuming it’s sticking with those terms, however, that leaves titles previously tethered to GFWL’s hissing tendrils in a tight spot. Games like Bulletstorm, Dark Souls, Resident Evil 5 (which is abysmal without co-op), Street Fighter X Tekken, Iron Brigade, and Dirt 3 may well lose significant chunks of their functionality unless something changes between now and July.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013...ing-next-july/

Great good riddance it stinked anyway....but what would it mean for the SSF and SFxT MP because it uses the GFWL service.

HunterICX