Character lock is a BAD system!! noone says you have to counter pick but you basically just crippled your own argument by saying learn your bad match ups, DEF DO IT LEARN EM then who your opponent picks doesn’t matter right?!
Wasn’t much of an argument admittedly since people will do what they want. My point was that it seems like learning various characters is harder than just learning your bad matchups. Players play different characters all the time, but I’d bet they don’t know them as intimately as their main. Because of this common sense would say that you are inherently placing yourself at a disadvantage with a secondary versus someone’s main character. Unless of course your secondary has that pronounced an advantage over your opponents main character. I honestly can’t think of a matchup that would happen often enough where that would be the case though. Just tossin out some thoughts.:tup:
as fighting game rosters get bigger it is increasingly difficult to play just one character unless you pick one of the few that happens to be very good and well rounded. gief is a good character and he doesn’t want to fight any seths or sagats. furthermore, game engines with system mechanics like street fighter are much more apt to invite this kind of thing. I have no qualms with people playing multiple characters though it does seem like counterpicking just for the sake of it has taken some sort of priority. whatevs, something everybody has to deal with. counterpicking is not anything i would classify as being part of a metagame though, brian.
team tournies are generally character locked, you won’t get away with any singles tourney as character locked AND get a big turnout unless you are at a major and it’s like… a new character tourney or something.
I’m still calling for Mk9 2v2 tag tourney. all we would need is a hub and BAM, 4 sticks. i’ve got a 4 port usb hub for ps3, super cheap. also, the ps3 can assign up to 7 controllers at once but that’s neither here nor there. old ps3 units had 4 usb slots anyway and tom seems to believe the newer (?) xboxes have 4 now. pretty sure it wouldn’t be an issue.
bbcs2 tourney is a must. dustloop peeps seem excited at the prospect and it’s time to give some love to it.
Unfortunately it’s getting more prevalent across the board. Tekken is really the only game that where players tend to stick to their character. It also has a roster of 42 and other than Yoshimitsu, the matchups don’t take as drastic or volatile a turn like some matchups SF. Maybe that’s the difference?
The hubs are MEGA cheap, so MK9 Tag is alive and well.:rock:
MK9 Singles,MK9 2vs2 not tag (since one tag combos does more then 80% to 90% which is cheap) and SSF4 single… i would come out to that … but as for MK9 tag meh IMO its broken.
Here is what i am talking about lol
SUB and T.hawk
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hmmm… wasn’t aware the tag combos were so huge, trance. of course, i don’t think anybody actually knows how to play together right now so i doubt anybody is really doing those. i’ll watch that vid when i get home tonight since you claim it involves thawk.
i hit up that cs2 last night. my makoto is gonna be craaaaaazy once i get those D charge times back under my fingers. bbcs2 tourney gonna be hot!
laurence, you talked to adam about the tourney?
adam, what kind of arrangements do we need to make with you in order to stuff as many gamers as possible into that arcade on a saturday?
oh yea 107% combo lol
I can stream (on wireless)! I’m just trying to figure out audio, I am without a mixer and I don’t want to buy one… unless someone knows a decent cheap one?
Drs noobtron & Trance win teams in mk free? I THINK SO !
Daaaaaamn well, snip MK9 tag straight from the list, that’s messed up. Kraig you picked up the controller for TEN minutes and started dealing out 40% + combos with Ermac. I think any 2 decent fighting game players will be able to produce similar devestating results together with minimal effort.
I hate all Makoto’s, screw that character. Let’s give a rushdown character a projectile…smart!
So I went to PWA last night and found out some good information you all should know. First and foremost if you haven’t taken the time to get to know Sarah, who owns the place, do it. Adam has enough work to do so being able to speak with Sarah one on one will serve everyone better in the long run. She is usually fixing the pinball machines or behind the counter. Tall, Blonde, glasses, hair usually in ponytail. before business picked up last night I got a chance to pick her brain about the fight nights how the arcade makes money and what their goals are for the arcade in general. Suffice it to say sarah has enormous and ambitious plans for the arcade not the least of which is that massive empty space for rent directly next door to PWA. She opened the doors to me and I got to look around inside the vacant space and I can tell you now the space is large enough to house another PWA and then some. There are plans to add Laser Tag, More Games (new and old), and some surprises she was not quite ready to speak about. The lease for the facility is 5 years with hopes of making enough money from PWA to eventually have her own building to move into, rather than giving away rent checks every month.
That leads me to PWA expenses and why it is important for us to get on those machines. Sarah was extremely open and frank about the business and the hard numbers associated with keeping the lights on the place. Their rent alone is a tick over 10k, plus insurance(necessity and VERY expensive due to liability of children), Gas, ELECTRICITY(more on this in a bit), and of course maintenance. There is more obviously but this alone adds up to a very healthy monthly bill for the facility. When asked though Sarah said business is “very good.” When I inquired about how they make money I was told it all comes from the machines. There are no secondary resources to rake in the money as I once assumed. It’s all about the machines period.
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays attendance wise are their slowest days(“average” as Sarah described). Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday are the highest volume days. Sarah would ideally like to see that change and spread the wealth a bit more to those “average” days. I went ahead and mentioned the idea for a donation box and was promptly shut down. Instead she would like to see any money just go straight into the machines. It makes a bigger impact, and on Tuesdays we have an opportunity to make an impact with those fight nights. Not by charging venue fees or donation boxes, but by spending $1 on a machine while we wait for our matches makes all the difference. For those concerned with the few hours we have for Fight Nights, that too was addressed. Sarah has no problem staying open an extra hour if we need it and want it, but the love has to be spread to the arcade machines for part of that time…
Which brings me back to electricity. Sarah averaged out the total cost of electricity per hour for PWA to be around $25+. To stay open an extra hour means to expense them in the process. If we are gradually getting games in on the machines over the course of those few hours we essentially help offset the extra hour we want. With the attendance we have been gettign and will hopefully continue to get then .50 to 1$ per person isn’t a hell of a lot to ask. Sarah lowballed that number to $5-$10 over the course of the night, but we have numbers to surpass that figure. So bring some loose change from the coffees, subs, etc that you eat/drink/buy over the next two weeks and share some with the venue.:tup:
Lastly but certainly not least(ly?) we get to Tournaments. PWA supports our efforts 100% if not evidenced by what we have been provided thus far. Sarah will put any flyers etc under the “Events” section of the PWA website if we hand them to her or send via Adam in minutes. “The sooner, the better” according to her. The 18th looks good as well. We just need to talk it over and get the ok from Adam and we can start it up no problem. As for prizes and what the future may hold, just ask about what PWA is offering to participants in their upcoming Pinball Tournament. It’s literally a full package from T-shirts to Tokens and Local restaurant gift certificates. So all we need right now are the games, venue fee/tournament fee, and the date is all set. Any questions I may not have answered feel free to ask.
Aren’t you the only two playing it even remotely seriously?! Ain’t mad at ya, get that FREE paper!
Hahaha this is a valid point, but i know other people play some too, i played the top canadian sektor last night 3-0 kung, i think imma main kung then use wolf for matchups i like 
With that being said i would gladly train anyone with a good attitude and some freetime on how to play MK! I plan on my boy Matt getting GDLK too in time (slow learner) but i would like this game to pick up and really get some loving !
as of right now i think so!! lol
i will like to see matt get better but he has to drop Melina… he should play kang and practice his loops
I will pitch the idea, i think im going to pick him up too, we can learn together -_-
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Daaaaaamn well, snip MK9 tag straight from the list, that’s messed up. Kraig you picked up the controller for TEN minutes and started dealing out 40% + combos with Ermac. I think any 2 decent fighting game players will be able to produce similar devestating results together with minimal effort.
I hate all Makoto’s, screw that character. Let’s give a rushdown character a projectile…smart!
So I went to PWA last night and found out some good information you all should know. First and foremost if you haven’t taken the time to get to know Sarah, who owns the place, do it. Adam has enough work to do so being able to speak with Sarah one on one will serve everyone better in the long run. She is usually fixing the pinball machines or behind the counter. Tall, Blonde, glasses, hair usually in ponytail. before business picked up last night I got a chance to pick her brain about the fight nights how the arcade makes money and what their goals are for the arcade in general. Suffice it to say sarah has enormous and ambitious plans for the arcade not the least of which is that massive empty space for rent directly next door to PWA. She opened the doors to me and I got to look around inside the vacant space and I can tell you now the space is large enough to house another PWA and then some. There are plans to add Laser Tag, More Games (new and old), and some surprises she was not quite ready to speak about. The lease for the facility is 5 years with hopes of making enough money from PWA to eventually have her own building to move into, rather than giving away rent checks every month.
That leads me to PWA expenses and why it is important for us to get on those machines. Sarah was extremely open and frank about the business and the hard numbers associated with keeping the lights on the place. Their rent alone is a tick over 10k, plus insurance(necessity and VERY expensive due to liability of children), Gas, ELECTRICITY(more on this in a bit), and of course maintenance. There is more obviously but this alone adds up to a very healthy monthly bill for the facility. When asked though Sarah said business is “very good.” When I inquired about how they make money I was told it all comes from the machines. There are no secondary resources to rake in the money as I once assumed. It’s all about the machines period.
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays attendance wise are their slowest days(“average” as Sarah described). Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday are the highest volume days. Sarah would ideally like to see that change and spread the wealth a bit more to those “average” days. I went ahead and mentioned the idea for a donation box and was promptly shut down. Instead she would like to see any money just go straight into the machines. It makes a bigger impact, and on Tuesdays we have an opportunity to make an impact with those fight nights. Not by charging venue fees or donation boxes, but by spending $1 on a machine while we wait for our matches makes all the difference. For those concerned with the few hours we have for Fight Nights, that too was addressed. Sarah has no problem staying open an extra hour if we need it and want it, but the love has to be spread to the arcade machines for part of that time…
Which brings me back to electricity. Sarah averaged out the total cost of electricity per hour for PWA to be around $25+. To stay open an extra hour means to expense them in the process. If we are gradually getting games in on the machines over the course of those few hours we essentially help offset the extra hour we want. With the attendance we have been gettign and will hopefully continue to get then .50 to 1$ per person isn’t a hell of a lot to ask. Sarah lowballed that number to $5-$10 over the course of the night, but we have numbers to surpass that figure. So bring some loose change from the coffees, subs, etc that you eat/drink/buy over the next two weeks and share some with the venue.
Lastly but certainly not least(ly?) we get to Tournaments. PWA supports our efforts 100% if not evidenced by what we have been provided thus far. Sarah will put any flyers etc under the “Events” section of the PWA website if we hand them to her or send via Adam in minutes. “The sooner, the better” according to her. The 18th looks good as well. We just need to talk it over and get the ok from Adam and we can start it up no problem. As for prizes and what the future may hold, just ask about what PWA is offering to participants in their upcoming Pinball Tournament. It’s literally a full package from T-shirts to Tokens and Local restaurant gift certificates. So all we need right now are the games, venue fee/tournament fee, and the date is all set. Any questions I may not have answered feel free to ask.
that being said, i need some competition on that alpha 1 machine so get your tokens ready.
Anyone wanna play some mk tonight ? prob not well i mena i doubt anyone does buttttt anyhow, lemme know !
7pm tomorrow guys. 95 traffic is killer…Looking to try out my new team in Marvel so let’s get some good stuff going. Sweet that my Ban avatar is gone.
the new forum is a killer. i’m liking the homepage but ummm… i’m just gonna hope they’ll be adding back the things we used to be able to do. i really don’t care about “liking” somebody’s post on here. also, i just watched like 40 minutes of KoF13 matches… so smart, so stylish, such a great combo system. cannot wait for this game.
i’ve also got a wacky new team based around the one character i know how to play in marvel–my boy spencer, and it doesn’t involve any of the other characters i’ve played.