I don’t think online play is bad at all. I got ALL of my Brawl experience from online, and even then I was able to win a state tourney without ever going to a gathering.
I got all my fundamentals in SF2 from online. Other than at the tourney at Gamefrog, I haven’t played the game in person. Learned how to fight half the cast in SC4 online. But yeah, it definitely has its uses, even if play does change a bit when you’re online when having to deal with lag. Reaction based punishing styles really don’t work online well, so a lot of the time you see a ton of aggro stuff that you normally can’t get away with in person. I think online helps level up your anticipation too though, depending on how bad the lag is. Online Brawl was like 100% anticipation. Sometimes I had to punish a move before I blocked it in order to get it to work correctly. Shit was gay.
But hey, when you switch back to offline, your reaction time and anticipation are like super leveled up. I feel incredibly fast after playing online for a few days before I readjust to in person.
Anyway, going to bed “early” so I can go nab SF4 before work. Night all.
The gamestop over at Hanes mall is having the SF4 tourney this Sat. also, if Jimmy da Killa is not entering, then I shall be the strongest of Winston; then I’ll conquer the rest of NC and piss on you guys like R. Kelly did to Sakura! MuHahahhahahahahahaha (Bison laugh)!!!
LOLOLOL, can’t believe GameStop is pulling that bullshit on a game like SF4!!! I’m SPEECHLESS I TELL YA, I HAVE NO SPEECHHH!!! MGS4 got a midnight release… so now it clearly shows how much America loves fighter games. The heart of fighting is NOT in this land!!! Will Fit = God and America = In God We Trust, therefore America = In Wii We Trust!? Blame Nintendo!!! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
I flat out told Gamestop that if I find it somewhere else, I’m getting it there and getting my money back. I don’t think it’s the store’s fault- I blame corporate. Thankfully, it will be six months at least before I buy another console game.
I was told that I couldn’t get it today and I preordered the game. I was told I would get a call when the night before the game came in…Gamestop…WHAT ARE YOU THINKING!?
That they don’t have to care about their customers.
I know this- from now on we should get our releases the way we did SC4. Hold a Lucky’s tourney before majors come out, have the people who can get it early get it early, then run shit and have fun.
Also, day 1 tournies are the most fun cause it becomes a contest of adaptability.
Jeff has a right to be upset guys. Lots of the bigger GameStop stores got their shipments today. Matt probably ordered from the Arlington Blvd location which is one of the biggest in the region. The “diamond” stores as they are called will typically get more copies b/c they have a higher number of pre-orders to satisfy. I know it sucks for alot of people who ordered, but thats just how they do business.