Here’s an interesting discussion about that…
I guess we’ll see at NCR. Forces were being measured at FR19, so we’ll see if people make the necessary adjustments.
so his argument against “Japan has a better and geographically favorable scene” is he can think of two whole players from Asia (who also happen to have playable online connections to Japan) who are also good? c’mon lol.
the distance between Los Angeles and NYC is about 3x the distance between Seoul and Tokyo. Playing against Japan online from Korea or Singapore is definitely doable and we’ve seen streams of those players doing exactly that.
Having lots of arcades and an arcade culture + very close proximity for online play is absolutely a big advantage. The more numbers of dedicated guys you can put in one place, the better they will all make each other.
Expect to see more of the same at NCR. I don’t think a week alone is going to give us what we need to not have all asians on the top 3 podium.
Don’t know how to explain something so simple to someone who does’t even know how to read…
Real-life OS. But there are professional American players too, who can spend their entire waking hours getting better at fighting games and they were steamrolled, too.
If you are talking about the ken players maybe they weren’t used to such a high pressure situation. I don’t recall seeing them in top 8 at majors let alone playing against players of Tokido’s level. As for the others yes they are behind japanese players level but they were definitely not steamrolled. Top US players definitely have a chance at winning.
@Emil, is it weird that you were the first person I thought of right after the SFV finals? I just knew this post was coming lol. The US is still x-copy central, once players get out of that mindset then we’ll have a chance against the Asian players.
No, the Ken trio did really well and we can chalk it up to inexperience. Also they are all uni students AFAIK, so not pro players. My comment was directed at the guy who said it was lack of time.
Merica 'aint never done
'Aint never.
Just throwing my thoughts into the mix:
America isn’t finished - They’ll go back, put time in the lab, learn and improve.
Future wins/bragging rights are still up for grabs - although based on stats and performance from Final Round it appears as though America has more catching up to do, with Korea (Infiltration) and Japan as the favorites.
The question is, can America catch up? If so, will it be enough or will the Asian players just keep raising the bar?
It’ll be interesting to see how NCR plays out and if this “gap” gets closed.
Ain’t never has, is or ever will be.
aaaahhh
the sacred 3 Ken Trio
penis rises
Do top American players attend international tournament as much as the top jp/Korean do?
it really has nothing to do with japanese or korean or american or whatever. if someone puts in the work they will beat anyone. that is why people like tokido have been strong for so long, he is very intelligent about how he approaches the game and studies it, and he trains every single possible thing he can in every matchup. a new player could pop up from argentina that bodies the entire planet free if they go about their training in a similar way. many players just outside the top tier are more concerned with their stream or perhaps have to work a job or have too much other personal things to manage to be able to work as hard and train as those in the very top echelon.
lol while I understand this a jokey thread…
you need to use better numbers. the only players that go to foreign events are those who are sponsored or who believe they have a strong chance of winning. the domestic players are basically anyone who wants to have fun and compete.
so of course the international players who go are going to show up in top 64-8.
lol a decade later and this Japanese dick-rider weeaboo still won’t shut up about Asian superiority in fighting games.
All you’ve done is state the obvious and try to stir shit up. It’s like you’re 12…but we both know you’re like 40. We get it. Stop.
Or you could just show yourself out of this thread if it bothers you so much.
Lets see who puts more time in training U_U